Swiss, Singapore and Korean Regulatory Agencies Become First to Receive New WHO Listing 03/11/2023 Disha Shetty The drug regulatory authorities of Switzerland, the Republic of Korea and Singapore have become the first three countries to be listed as WHO-Listed Authorities (WLA) that can be used as a point of reference for other countries’ deliberations on approval of new drugs and vaccines. The WHO’s recently established WLA framework is intended to create […] Continue reading -> Bangladesh Becomes World’s First Country to Eliminate Visceral Leishmaniasis 01/11/2023 Disha Shetty Bangladesh has become the first country globally to be validated by the World Health Organization for the elimination of visceral leishmaniasis or kala azar, as a public health problem. VL, a life-threatening neglected tropical disease (NTD) caused by a parasite transmitted by sandflies, affects some one million people worldwide every year, mostly in Southeast Asia […] Continue reading -> Human Activity Pushing Planet Towards Point of No Return, UN Warns 26/10/2023 Disha Shetty Human activity is pushing the world towards multiple tipping points that will cause rapid and fundamental change to the planet, according to a new report by the United Nations University Institute for Environment and Human Security (UNU-EHS). The Interconnected Disaster Risks report, released on Wednesday, identifies six key tipping points: accelerating extinctions, groundwater depletion, mountain […] Continue reading -> WHO Establishes Group to Advise on Medicine Pricing Policy 16/10/2023 Disha Shetty The World Health Organization (WHO) has announced a technical advisory group that will advise it on pricing policies for medicines, particularly the prices of medicines on the essential medicine list (EML).The 17-member Technical Advisory Group on Pricing Policies for Medicines (TAG-PPM) will support WHO to help strengthen policies, improve transparency about prices and improve access […] Continue reading -> Rapid Methane Cuts Essential to Meet Climate Targets – Would Generate Health Co-Benefits 31/08/2023 Disha Shetty International climate targets cannot be met without rapid and drastic cuts to global methane emissions, according to a series of reports published on Wednesday by the Global Climate and Health Alliance (GCHA). The reports found that reducing methane emissions by 45% by 2030 would avert nearly 0.3C degrees of global warming by 2045, a margin […] Continue reading -> Concern About WHO Messaging at First Traditional Medicine Summit 21/08/2023 Disha Shetty PUNE, India – The World Health Organization’s (WHO) two-day summit on traditional medicine, held last week in the Indian city of Gandhinagar, was an attempt to start a dialogue about how to integrate evidence-based traditional medicine into modern medicine – but many were disconcerted about social media posts from the global health body that appeared […] Continue reading -> India Hosts Global Summit to Explore Evidence Base for Traditional Medicine 10/08/2023 Disha Shetty PUNE, India – The first global summit to explore the role of traditional, complementary, and integrative medicine in addressing health challenges is being convened in India next week by the World Health Organization (WHO). The WHO Traditional Medicine Global Summit will be co-hosted by the Indian government in Gandhinagar on 17 and 18 August. “Advancing science in traditional […] Continue reading -> July Likely to be Hottest Month Ever Recorded 27/07/2023 Disha Shetty July 2023 may have experienced temperatures last seen in prehistoric times, as climate scientists confirm that once rare heatwaves are now routine events. Record heatwaves have been seen this year from the US to India, and according to the latest analysis, this July may be the hottest ever recorded. Dr Karsten Haustein, a climate scientist […] Continue reading -> European and Central Asian Nations Pledge to Reduce Climate Change and Pollution Responsible for 1.4 Million Deaths Annually 05/07/2023 Disha Shetty & Elaine Ruth Fletcher Ministers of Health and Environment from WHO’s European Region, meeting this week in Budapest, are poised to adopt a Declaration pledging to tackle climate, pollution and biodiversity risks that account for about 15% of disease burden in the 53-nation region. Health and environment ministers from WHO’s 53-member strong WHO European Region are meeting in Budapest […] Continue reading -> Climate Change Driving India’s Unseasonably Severe Heat Wave 22/06/2023 Disha Shetty PUNE, India – Close to 200 people have died in Central India as a result of a severe heat wave in the region with temperatures in the range of 40-43 degrees Celsius, according to India’s Meteorological Department. While there has been no official confirmation of the death toll, Associated Press has estimated that close to […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts
Bangladesh Becomes World’s First Country to Eliminate Visceral Leishmaniasis 01/11/2023 Disha Shetty Bangladesh has become the first country globally to be validated by the World Health Organization for the elimination of visceral leishmaniasis or kala azar, as a public health problem. VL, a life-threatening neglected tropical disease (NTD) caused by a parasite transmitted by sandflies, affects some one million people worldwide every year, mostly in Southeast Asia […] Continue reading -> Human Activity Pushing Planet Towards Point of No Return, UN Warns 26/10/2023 Disha Shetty Human activity is pushing the world towards multiple tipping points that will cause rapid and fundamental change to the planet, according to a new report by the United Nations University Institute for Environment and Human Security (UNU-EHS). The Interconnected Disaster Risks report, released on Wednesday, identifies six key tipping points: accelerating extinctions, groundwater depletion, mountain […] Continue reading -> WHO Establishes Group to Advise on Medicine Pricing Policy 16/10/2023 Disha Shetty The World Health Organization (WHO) has announced a technical advisory group that will advise it on pricing policies for medicines, particularly the prices of medicines on the essential medicine list (EML).The 17-member Technical Advisory Group on Pricing Policies for Medicines (TAG-PPM) will support WHO to help strengthen policies, improve transparency about prices and improve access […] Continue reading -> Rapid Methane Cuts Essential to Meet Climate Targets – Would Generate Health Co-Benefits 31/08/2023 Disha Shetty International climate targets cannot be met without rapid and drastic cuts to global methane emissions, according to a series of reports published on Wednesday by the Global Climate and Health Alliance (GCHA). The reports found that reducing methane emissions by 45% by 2030 would avert nearly 0.3C degrees of global warming by 2045, a margin […] Continue reading -> Concern About WHO Messaging at First Traditional Medicine Summit 21/08/2023 Disha Shetty PUNE, India – The World Health Organization’s (WHO) two-day summit on traditional medicine, held last week in the Indian city of Gandhinagar, was an attempt to start a dialogue about how to integrate evidence-based traditional medicine into modern medicine – but many were disconcerted about social media posts from the global health body that appeared […] Continue reading -> India Hosts Global Summit to Explore Evidence Base for Traditional Medicine 10/08/2023 Disha Shetty PUNE, India – The first global summit to explore the role of traditional, complementary, and integrative medicine in addressing health challenges is being convened in India next week by the World Health Organization (WHO). The WHO Traditional Medicine Global Summit will be co-hosted by the Indian government in Gandhinagar on 17 and 18 August. “Advancing science in traditional […] Continue reading -> July Likely to be Hottest Month Ever Recorded 27/07/2023 Disha Shetty July 2023 may have experienced temperatures last seen in prehistoric times, as climate scientists confirm that once rare heatwaves are now routine events. Record heatwaves have been seen this year from the US to India, and according to the latest analysis, this July may be the hottest ever recorded. Dr Karsten Haustein, a climate scientist […] Continue reading -> European and Central Asian Nations Pledge to Reduce Climate Change and Pollution Responsible for 1.4 Million Deaths Annually 05/07/2023 Disha Shetty & Elaine Ruth Fletcher Ministers of Health and Environment from WHO’s European Region, meeting this week in Budapest, are poised to adopt a Declaration pledging to tackle climate, pollution and biodiversity risks that account for about 15% of disease burden in the 53-nation region. Health and environment ministers from WHO’s 53-member strong WHO European Region are meeting in Budapest […] Continue reading -> Climate Change Driving India’s Unseasonably Severe Heat Wave 22/06/2023 Disha Shetty PUNE, India – Close to 200 people have died in Central India as a result of a severe heat wave in the region with temperatures in the range of 40-43 degrees Celsius, according to India’s Meteorological Department. While there has been no official confirmation of the death toll, Associated Press has estimated that close to […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts
Human Activity Pushing Planet Towards Point of No Return, UN Warns 26/10/2023 Disha Shetty Human activity is pushing the world towards multiple tipping points that will cause rapid and fundamental change to the planet, according to a new report by the United Nations University Institute for Environment and Human Security (UNU-EHS). The Interconnected Disaster Risks report, released on Wednesday, identifies six key tipping points: accelerating extinctions, groundwater depletion, mountain […] Continue reading -> WHO Establishes Group to Advise on Medicine Pricing Policy 16/10/2023 Disha Shetty The World Health Organization (WHO) has announced a technical advisory group that will advise it on pricing policies for medicines, particularly the prices of medicines on the essential medicine list (EML).The 17-member Technical Advisory Group on Pricing Policies for Medicines (TAG-PPM) will support WHO to help strengthen policies, improve transparency about prices and improve access […] Continue reading -> Rapid Methane Cuts Essential to Meet Climate Targets – Would Generate Health Co-Benefits 31/08/2023 Disha Shetty International climate targets cannot be met without rapid and drastic cuts to global methane emissions, according to a series of reports published on Wednesday by the Global Climate and Health Alliance (GCHA). The reports found that reducing methane emissions by 45% by 2030 would avert nearly 0.3C degrees of global warming by 2045, a margin […] Continue reading -> Concern About WHO Messaging at First Traditional Medicine Summit 21/08/2023 Disha Shetty PUNE, India – The World Health Organization’s (WHO) two-day summit on traditional medicine, held last week in the Indian city of Gandhinagar, was an attempt to start a dialogue about how to integrate evidence-based traditional medicine into modern medicine – but many were disconcerted about social media posts from the global health body that appeared […] Continue reading -> India Hosts Global Summit to Explore Evidence Base for Traditional Medicine 10/08/2023 Disha Shetty PUNE, India – The first global summit to explore the role of traditional, complementary, and integrative medicine in addressing health challenges is being convened in India next week by the World Health Organization (WHO). The WHO Traditional Medicine Global Summit will be co-hosted by the Indian government in Gandhinagar on 17 and 18 August. “Advancing science in traditional […] Continue reading -> July Likely to be Hottest Month Ever Recorded 27/07/2023 Disha Shetty July 2023 may have experienced temperatures last seen in prehistoric times, as climate scientists confirm that once rare heatwaves are now routine events. Record heatwaves have been seen this year from the US to India, and according to the latest analysis, this July may be the hottest ever recorded. Dr Karsten Haustein, a climate scientist […] Continue reading -> European and Central Asian Nations Pledge to Reduce Climate Change and Pollution Responsible for 1.4 Million Deaths Annually 05/07/2023 Disha Shetty & Elaine Ruth Fletcher Ministers of Health and Environment from WHO’s European Region, meeting this week in Budapest, are poised to adopt a Declaration pledging to tackle climate, pollution and biodiversity risks that account for about 15% of disease burden in the 53-nation region. Health and environment ministers from WHO’s 53-member strong WHO European Region are meeting in Budapest […] Continue reading -> Climate Change Driving India’s Unseasonably Severe Heat Wave 22/06/2023 Disha Shetty PUNE, India – Close to 200 people have died in Central India as a result of a severe heat wave in the region with temperatures in the range of 40-43 degrees Celsius, according to India’s Meteorological Department. While there has been no official confirmation of the death toll, Associated Press has estimated that close to […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts
WHO Establishes Group to Advise on Medicine Pricing Policy 16/10/2023 Disha Shetty The World Health Organization (WHO) has announced a technical advisory group that will advise it on pricing policies for medicines, particularly the prices of medicines on the essential medicine list (EML).The 17-member Technical Advisory Group on Pricing Policies for Medicines (TAG-PPM) will support WHO to help strengthen policies, improve transparency about prices and improve access […] Continue reading -> Rapid Methane Cuts Essential to Meet Climate Targets – Would Generate Health Co-Benefits 31/08/2023 Disha Shetty International climate targets cannot be met without rapid and drastic cuts to global methane emissions, according to a series of reports published on Wednesday by the Global Climate and Health Alliance (GCHA). The reports found that reducing methane emissions by 45% by 2030 would avert nearly 0.3C degrees of global warming by 2045, a margin […] Continue reading -> Concern About WHO Messaging at First Traditional Medicine Summit 21/08/2023 Disha Shetty PUNE, India – The World Health Organization’s (WHO) two-day summit on traditional medicine, held last week in the Indian city of Gandhinagar, was an attempt to start a dialogue about how to integrate evidence-based traditional medicine into modern medicine – but many were disconcerted about social media posts from the global health body that appeared […] Continue reading -> India Hosts Global Summit to Explore Evidence Base for Traditional Medicine 10/08/2023 Disha Shetty PUNE, India – The first global summit to explore the role of traditional, complementary, and integrative medicine in addressing health challenges is being convened in India next week by the World Health Organization (WHO). The WHO Traditional Medicine Global Summit will be co-hosted by the Indian government in Gandhinagar on 17 and 18 August. “Advancing science in traditional […] Continue reading -> July Likely to be Hottest Month Ever Recorded 27/07/2023 Disha Shetty July 2023 may have experienced temperatures last seen in prehistoric times, as climate scientists confirm that once rare heatwaves are now routine events. Record heatwaves have been seen this year from the US to India, and according to the latest analysis, this July may be the hottest ever recorded. Dr Karsten Haustein, a climate scientist […] Continue reading -> European and Central Asian Nations Pledge to Reduce Climate Change and Pollution Responsible for 1.4 Million Deaths Annually 05/07/2023 Disha Shetty & Elaine Ruth Fletcher Ministers of Health and Environment from WHO’s European Region, meeting this week in Budapest, are poised to adopt a Declaration pledging to tackle climate, pollution and biodiversity risks that account for about 15% of disease burden in the 53-nation region. Health and environment ministers from WHO’s 53-member strong WHO European Region are meeting in Budapest […] Continue reading -> Climate Change Driving India’s Unseasonably Severe Heat Wave 22/06/2023 Disha Shetty PUNE, India – Close to 200 people have died in Central India as a result of a severe heat wave in the region with temperatures in the range of 40-43 degrees Celsius, according to India’s Meteorological Department. While there has been no official confirmation of the death toll, Associated Press has estimated that close to […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts
Rapid Methane Cuts Essential to Meet Climate Targets – Would Generate Health Co-Benefits 31/08/2023 Disha Shetty International climate targets cannot be met without rapid and drastic cuts to global methane emissions, according to a series of reports published on Wednesday by the Global Climate and Health Alliance (GCHA). The reports found that reducing methane emissions by 45% by 2030 would avert nearly 0.3C degrees of global warming by 2045, a margin […] Continue reading -> Concern About WHO Messaging at First Traditional Medicine Summit 21/08/2023 Disha Shetty PUNE, India – The World Health Organization’s (WHO) two-day summit on traditional medicine, held last week in the Indian city of Gandhinagar, was an attempt to start a dialogue about how to integrate evidence-based traditional medicine into modern medicine – but many were disconcerted about social media posts from the global health body that appeared […] Continue reading -> India Hosts Global Summit to Explore Evidence Base for Traditional Medicine 10/08/2023 Disha Shetty PUNE, India – The first global summit to explore the role of traditional, complementary, and integrative medicine in addressing health challenges is being convened in India next week by the World Health Organization (WHO). The WHO Traditional Medicine Global Summit will be co-hosted by the Indian government in Gandhinagar on 17 and 18 August. “Advancing science in traditional […] Continue reading -> July Likely to be Hottest Month Ever Recorded 27/07/2023 Disha Shetty July 2023 may have experienced temperatures last seen in prehistoric times, as climate scientists confirm that once rare heatwaves are now routine events. Record heatwaves have been seen this year from the US to India, and according to the latest analysis, this July may be the hottest ever recorded. Dr Karsten Haustein, a climate scientist […] Continue reading -> European and Central Asian Nations Pledge to Reduce Climate Change and Pollution Responsible for 1.4 Million Deaths Annually 05/07/2023 Disha Shetty & Elaine Ruth Fletcher Ministers of Health and Environment from WHO’s European Region, meeting this week in Budapest, are poised to adopt a Declaration pledging to tackle climate, pollution and biodiversity risks that account for about 15% of disease burden in the 53-nation region. Health and environment ministers from WHO’s 53-member strong WHO European Region are meeting in Budapest […] Continue reading -> Climate Change Driving India’s Unseasonably Severe Heat Wave 22/06/2023 Disha Shetty PUNE, India – Close to 200 people have died in Central India as a result of a severe heat wave in the region with temperatures in the range of 40-43 degrees Celsius, according to India’s Meteorological Department. While there has been no official confirmation of the death toll, Associated Press has estimated that close to […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts
Concern About WHO Messaging at First Traditional Medicine Summit 21/08/2023 Disha Shetty PUNE, India – The World Health Organization’s (WHO) two-day summit on traditional medicine, held last week in the Indian city of Gandhinagar, was an attempt to start a dialogue about how to integrate evidence-based traditional medicine into modern medicine – but many were disconcerted about social media posts from the global health body that appeared […] Continue reading -> India Hosts Global Summit to Explore Evidence Base for Traditional Medicine 10/08/2023 Disha Shetty PUNE, India – The first global summit to explore the role of traditional, complementary, and integrative medicine in addressing health challenges is being convened in India next week by the World Health Organization (WHO). The WHO Traditional Medicine Global Summit will be co-hosted by the Indian government in Gandhinagar on 17 and 18 August. “Advancing science in traditional […] Continue reading -> July Likely to be Hottest Month Ever Recorded 27/07/2023 Disha Shetty July 2023 may have experienced temperatures last seen in prehistoric times, as climate scientists confirm that once rare heatwaves are now routine events. Record heatwaves have been seen this year from the US to India, and according to the latest analysis, this July may be the hottest ever recorded. Dr Karsten Haustein, a climate scientist […] Continue reading -> European and Central Asian Nations Pledge to Reduce Climate Change and Pollution Responsible for 1.4 Million Deaths Annually 05/07/2023 Disha Shetty & Elaine Ruth Fletcher Ministers of Health and Environment from WHO’s European Region, meeting this week in Budapest, are poised to adopt a Declaration pledging to tackle climate, pollution and biodiversity risks that account for about 15% of disease burden in the 53-nation region. Health and environment ministers from WHO’s 53-member strong WHO European Region are meeting in Budapest […] Continue reading -> Climate Change Driving India’s Unseasonably Severe Heat Wave 22/06/2023 Disha Shetty PUNE, India – Close to 200 people have died in Central India as a result of a severe heat wave in the region with temperatures in the range of 40-43 degrees Celsius, according to India’s Meteorological Department. While there has been no official confirmation of the death toll, Associated Press has estimated that close to […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts
India Hosts Global Summit to Explore Evidence Base for Traditional Medicine 10/08/2023 Disha Shetty PUNE, India – The first global summit to explore the role of traditional, complementary, and integrative medicine in addressing health challenges is being convened in India next week by the World Health Organization (WHO). The WHO Traditional Medicine Global Summit will be co-hosted by the Indian government in Gandhinagar on 17 and 18 August. “Advancing science in traditional […] Continue reading -> July Likely to be Hottest Month Ever Recorded 27/07/2023 Disha Shetty July 2023 may have experienced temperatures last seen in prehistoric times, as climate scientists confirm that once rare heatwaves are now routine events. Record heatwaves have been seen this year from the US to India, and according to the latest analysis, this July may be the hottest ever recorded. Dr Karsten Haustein, a climate scientist […] Continue reading -> European and Central Asian Nations Pledge to Reduce Climate Change and Pollution Responsible for 1.4 Million Deaths Annually 05/07/2023 Disha Shetty & Elaine Ruth Fletcher Ministers of Health and Environment from WHO’s European Region, meeting this week in Budapest, are poised to adopt a Declaration pledging to tackle climate, pollution and biodiversity risks that account for about 15% of disease burden in the 53-nation region. Health and environment ministers from WHO’s 53-member strong WHO European Region are meeting in Budapest […] Continue reading -> Climate Change Driving India’s Unseasonably Severe Heat Wave 22/06/2023 Disha Shetty PUNE, India – Close to 200 people have died in Central India as a result of a severe heat wave in the region with temperatures in the range of 40-43 degrees Celsius, according to India’s Meteorological Department. While there has been no official confirmation of the death toll, Associated Press has estimated that close to […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts
July Likely to be Hottest Month Ever Recorded 27/07/2023 Disha Shetty July 2023 may have experienced temperatures last seen in prehistoric times, as climate scientists confirm that once rare heatwaves are now routine events. Record heatwaves have been seen this year from the US to India, and according to the latest analysis, this July may be the hottest ever recorded. Dr Karsten Haustein, a climate scientist […] Continue reading -> European and Central Asian Nations Pledge to Reduce Climate Change and Pollution Responsible for 1.4 Million Deaths Annually 05/07/2023 Disha Shetty & Elaine Ruth Fletcher Ministers of Health and Environment from WHO’s European Region, meeting this week in Budapest, are poised to adopt a Declaration pledging to tackle climate, pollution and biodiversity risks that account for about 15% of disease burden in the 53-nation region. Health and environment ministers from WHO’s 53-member strong WHO European Region are meeting in Budapest […] Continue reading -> Climate Change Driving India’s Unseasonably Severe Heat Wave 22/06/2023 Disha Shetty PUNE, India – Close to 200 people have died in Central India as a result of a severe heat wave in the region with temperatures in the range of 40-43 degrees Celsius, according to India’s Meteorological Department. While there has been no official confirmation of the death toll, Associated Press has estimated that close to […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts
European and Central Asian Nations Pledge to Reduce Climate Change and Pollution Responsible for 1.4 Million Deaths Annually 05/07/2023 Disha Shetty & Elaine Ruth Fletcher Ministers of Health and Environment from WHO’s European Region, meeting this week in Budapest, are poised to adopt a Declaration pledging to tackle climate, pollution and biodiversity risks that account for about 15% of disease burden in the 53-nation region. Health and environment ministers from WHO’s 53-member strong WHO European Region are meeting in Budapest […] Continue reading -> Climate Change Driving India’s Unseasonably Severe Heat Wave 22/06/2023 Disha Shetty PUNE, India – Close to 200 people have died in Central India as a result of a severe heat wave in the region with temperatures in the range of 40-43 degrees Celsius, according to India’s Meteorological Department. While there has been no official confirmation of the death toll, Associated Press has estimated that close to […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts
Climate Change Driving India’s Unseasonably Severe Heat Wave 22/06/2023 Disha Shetty PUNE, India – Close to 200 people have died in Central India as a result of a severe heat wave in the region with temperatures in the range of 40-43 degrees Celsius, according to India’s Meteorological Department. While there has been no official confirmation of the death toll, Associated Press has estimated that close to […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts