Sand and Dust Storms are Taking a Rising Toll on Health and Economies 14/07/2025 Disha Shetty In 2024, sand and dust storms affected 330 million people across 150 countries taking a toll on health and economies, according to a new report by the World Meteorological Organization (WMO). While the annual mean dust surface concentrations was slightly lower in 2024 when compared to 2023, there were big regional variations. In the most […] Continue reading -> Asia is Warming Twice the Rate of Global Average, WMO Warns 23/06/2025 Disha Shetty Asia, the world’s most populous continent, is warming twice as fast as the rest of the world, according to the latest State of the Climate in Asia 2024 report by the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) released on Monday. In 2024, Asia’s average temperature was about 1.04°C above the average for 1991 to 2020, ranking as […] Continue reading -> Global Temperatures Expected to Remain at Record Levels Over Next Five Years 29/05/2025 Disha Shetty Global temperatures are expected to remain near record levels over the next five years, and there is an 80% chance that at least one of the next five years will exceed 2024 as the warmest on record. This is the key takeaway from a new report from the World Meteorological Organization (WMO). The temperature rise […] Continue reading -> WHO’s Big Push to Integrate Traditional Medicine into Global Healthcare Framework 27/05/2025 Disha Shetty The World Health Assembly delivered a landmark victory for traditional medicine and indigenous cultures Monday evening, approving a strategy that calls for increased investment in research and integrating ancient healing practices into modern healthcare systems worldwide. The approval marks a breakthrough moment for advocates of traditional medicine, with nations across Asia, Africa, the Middle East […] Continue reading -> Polio Eradication Imperiled by $2.3 Billion Funding Gap 24/05/2025 Disha Shetty & Stefan Anderson The world’s leading polio eradication programme faces a 40% budget cut next year as the paralysis-causing virus surges in its last strongholds of Afghanistan and Pakistan and war-torn regions, threatening to reverse decades of progress toward eradicating the disease. “The Global Polio Eradication Initiative is facing a 40% budget cut in 2026,” Dr Hanan Balkhy, […] Continue reading -> African Nations Ask WHO for Increased Funding as Global Health Aid Hits Decade-Low 22/05/2025 Disha Shetty & Stefan Anderson African countries at the World Health Assembly called for increased support to health systems across the continent following major cuts to all World Health Organization (WHO) regional office budgets amid a financial crisis triggered by the US withdrawal from the agency and falling global health spending. The African region suffered the largest total cut, losing […] Continue reading -> Violence against Nurses, Stagnant Salaries and Professional Exodus Signal Deepening Global Crisis 16/04/2025 Disha Shetty Nearly half of national nursing associations (48.4%) report a significant increase in nurses’ migration or exodus from the profession altogether since 2021 – against stagnant salaries, poor health system performance, and growing violence directed at nurses along with a continually increasing workload. These are among the key findings in a new report by the International […] Continue reading -> Europe is World’s Fastest Warming Continent With Record Temperatures in 2024 15/04/2025 Disha Shetty Europe is the world’s fastest-warming continent and 2024 was the warmest year on record, with record temperatures in the central, eastern and southeastern regions, according to the latest European State of the Climate 2024 report published jointly by the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) and Copernicus Climate Change Service (C3S). Severe storms and flooding claimed 335 […] Continue reading -> Spotlight on Increasing Evidence of Air Pollution’s Impact on Mental Health At WHO Conference 28/03/2025 Disha Shetty & Elaine Ruth Fletcher Air pollution has been linked to poor brain development, as well as a higher risk of dementia and stroke. A link has also been established between exposure to air pollution and depression as well as higher suicide rates. The subject received attention at the second WHO’s global conference on air pollution and health in Cartagena, […] Continue reading -> Many of the World’s Glaciers Will Not Survive This Century With Dire Consequences for Hundreds of Millions 21/03/2025 Disha Shetty Many glaciers in western Canada, the United States, Scandinavia, Central Europe, the Caucasus, New Zealand and the tropics will not survive the 21st century – and this will have a “dramatic impact” on mountain communities and hundreds of millions of people who depend on water that originates from these glaciers. These are the key findings […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts
Asia is Warming Twice the Rate of Global Average, WMO Warns 23/06/2025 Disha Shetty Asia, the world’s most populous continent, is warming twice as fast as the rest of the world, according to the latest State of the Climate in Asia 2024 report by the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) released on Monday. In 2024, Asia’s average temperature was about 1.04°C above the average for 1991 to 2020, ranking as […] Continue reading -> Global Temperatures Expected to Remain at Record Levels Over Next Five Years 29/05/2025 Disha Shetty Global temperatures are expected to remain near record levels over the next five years, and there is an 80% chance that at least one of the next five years will exceed 2024 as the warmest on record. This is the key takeaway from a new report from the World Meteorological Organization (WMO). The temperature rise […] Continue reading -> WHO’s Big Push to Integrate Traditional Medicine into Global Healthcare Framework 27/05/2025 Disha Shetty The World Health Assembly delivered a landmark victory for traditional medicine and indigenous cultures Monday evening, approving a strategy that calls for increased investment in research and integrating ancient healing practices into modern healthcare systems worldwide. The approval marks a breakthrough moment for advocates of traditional medicine, with nations across Asia, Africa, the Middle East […] Continue reading -> Polio Eradication Imperiled by $2.3 Billion Funding Gap 24/05/2025 Disha Shetty & Stefan Anderson The world’s leading polio eradication programme faces a 40% budget cut next year as the paralysis-causing virus surges in its last strongholds of Afghanistan and Pakistan and war-torn regions, threatening to reverse decades of progress toward eradicating the disease. “The Global Polio Eradication Initiative is facing a 40% budget cut in 2026,” Dr Hanan Balkhy, […] Continue reading -> African Nations Ask WHO for Increased Funding as Global Health Aid Hits Decade-Low 22/05/2025 Disha Shetty & Stefan Anderson African countries at the World Health Assembly called for increased support to health systems across the continent following major cuts to all World Health Organization (WHO) regional office budgets amid a financial crisis triggered by the US withdrawal from the agency and falling global health spending. The African region suffered the largest total cut, losing […] Continue reading -> Violence against Nurses, Stagnant Salaries and Professional Exodus Signal Deepening Global Crisis 16/04/2025 Disha Shetty Nearly half of national nursing associations (48.4%) report a significant increase in nurses’ migration or exodus from the profession altogether since 2021 – against stagnant salaries, poor health system performance, and growing violence directed at nurses along with a continually increasing workload. These are among the key findings in a new report by the International […] Continue reading -> Europe is World’s Fastest Warming Continent With Record Temperatures in 2024 15/04/2025 Disha Shetty Europe is the world’s fastest-warming continent and 2024 was the warmest year on record, with record temperatures in the central, eastern and southeastern regions, according to the latest European State of the Climate 2024 report published jointly by the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) and Copernicus Climate Change Service (C3S). Severe storms and flooding claimed 335 […] Continue reading -> Spotlight on Increasing Evidence of Air Pollution’s Impact on Mental Health At WHO Conference 28/03/2025 Disha Shetty & Elaine Ruth Fletcher Air pollution has been linked to poor brain development, as well as a higher risk of dementia and stroke. A link has also been established between exposure to air pollution and depression as well as higher suicide rates. The subject received attention at the second WHO’s global conference on air pollution and health in Cartagena, […] Continue reading -> Many of the World’s Glaciers Will Not Survive This Century With Dire Consequences for Hundreds of Millions 21/03/2025 Disha Shetty Many glaciers in western Canada, the United States, Scandinavia, Central Europe, the Caucasus, New Zealand and the tropics will not survive the 21st century – and this will have a “dramatic impact” on mountain communities and hundreds of millions of people who depend on water that originates from these glaciers. These are the key findings […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts
Global Temperatures Expected to Remain at Record Levels Over Next Five Years 29/05/2025 Disha Shetty Global temperatures are expected to remain near record levels over the next five years, and there is an 80% chance that at least one of the next five years will exceed 2024 as the warmest on record. This is the key takeaway from a new report from the World Meteorological Organization (WMO). The temperature rise […] Continue reading -> WHO’s Big Push to Integrate Traditional Medicine into Global Healthcare Framework 27/05/2025 Disha Shetty The World Health Assembly delivered a landmark victory for traditional medicine and indigenous cultures Monday evening, approving a strategy that calls for increased investment in research and integrating ancient healing practices into modern healthcare systems worldwide. The approval marks a breakthrough moment for advocates of traditional medicine, with nations across Asia, Africa, the Middle East […] Continue reading -> Polio Eradication Imperiled by $2.3 Billion Funding Gap 24/05/2025 Disha Shetty & Stefan Anderson The world’s leading polio eradication programme faces a 40% budget cut next year as the paralysis-causing virus surges in its last strongholds of Afghanistan and Pakistan and war-torn regions, threatening to reverse decades of progress toward eradicating the disease. “The Global Polio Eradication Initiative is facing a 40% budget cut in 2026,” Dr Hanan Balkhy, […] Continue reading -> African Nations Ask WHO for Increased Funding as Global Health Aid Hits Decade-Low 22/05/2025 Disha Shetty & Stefan Anderson African countries at the World Health Assembly called for increased support to health systems across the continent following major cuts to all World Health Organization (WHO) regional office budgets amid a financial crisis triggered by the US withdrawal from the agency and falling global health spending. The African region suffered the largest total cut, losing […] Continue reading -> Violence against Nurses, Stagnant Salaries and Professional Exodus Signal Deepening Global Crisis 16/04/2025 Disha Shetty Nearly half of national nursing associations (48.4%) report a significant increase in nurses’ migration or exodus from the profession altogether since 2021 – against stagnant salaries, poor health system performance, and growing violence directed at nurses along with a continually increasing workload. These are among the key findings in a new report by the International […] Continue reading -> Europe is World’s Fastest Warming Continent With Record Temperatures in 2024 15/04/2025 Disha Shetty Europe is the world’s fastest-warming continent and 2024 was the warmest year on record, with record temperatures in the central, eastern and southeastern regions, according to the latest European State of the Climate 2024 report published jointly by the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) and Copernicus Climate Change Service (C3S). Severe storms and flooding claimed 335 […] Continue reading -> Spotlight on Increasing Evidence of Air Pollution’s Impact on Mental Health At WHO Conference 28/03/2025 Disha Shetty & Elaine Ruth Fletcher Air pollution has been linked to poor brain development, as well as a higher risk of dementia and stroke. A link has also been established between exposure to air pollution and depression as well as higher suicide rates. The subject received attention at the second WHO’s global conference on air pollution and health in Cartagena, […] Continue reading -> Many of the World’s Glaciers Will Not Survive This Century With Dire Consequences for Hundreds of Millions 21/03/2025 Disha Shetty Many glaciers in western Canada, the United States, Scandinavia, Central Europe, the Caucasus, New Zealand and the tropics will not survive the 21st century – and this will have a “dramatic impact” on mountain communities and hundreds of millions of people who depend on water that originates from these glaciers. These are the key findings […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts
WHO’s Big Push to Integrate Traditional Medicine into Global Healthcare Framework 27/05/2025 Disha Shetty The World Health Assembly delivered a landmark victory for traditional medicine and indigenous cultures Monday evening, approving a strategy that calls for increased investment in research and integrating ancient healing practices into modern healthcare systems worldwide. The approval marks a breakthrough moment for advocates of traditional medicine, with nations across Asia, Africa, the Middle East […] Continue reading -> Polio Eradication Imperiled by $2.3 Billion Funding Gap 24/05/2025 Disha Shetty & Stefan Anderson The world’s leading polio eradication programme faces a 40% budget cut next year as the paralysis-causing virus surges in its last strongholds of Afghanistan and Pakistan and war-torn regions, threatening to reverse decades of progress toward eradicating the disease. “The Global Polio Eradication Initiative is facing a 40% budget cut in 2026,” Dr Hanan Balkhy, […] Continue reading -> African Nations Ask WHO for Increased Funding as Global Health Aid Hits Decade-Low 22/05/2025 Disha Shetty & Stefan Anderson African countries at the World Health Assembly called for increased support to health systems across the continent following major cuts to all World Health Organization (WHO) regional office budgets amid a financial crisis triggered by the US withdrawal from the agency and falling global health spending. The African region suffered the largest total cut, losing […] Continue reading -> Violence against Nurses, Stagnant Salaries and Professional Exodus Signal Deepening Global Crisis 16/04/2025 Disha Shetty Nearly half of national nursing associations (48.4%) report a significant increase in nurses’ migration or exodus from the profession altogether since 2021 – against stagnant salaries, poor health system performance, and growing violence directed at nurses along with a continually increasing workload. These are among the key findings in a new report by the International […] Continue reading -> Europe is World’s Fastest Warming Continent With Record Temperatures in 2024 15/04/2025 Disha Shetty Europe is the world’s fastest-warming continent and 2024 was the warmest year on record, with record temperatures in the central, eastern and southeastern regions, according to the latest European State of the Climate 2024 report published jointly by the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) and Copernicus Climate Change Service (C3S). Severe storms and flooding claimed 335 […] Continue reading -> Spotlight on Increasing Evidence of Air Pollution’s Impact on Mental Health At WHO Conference 28/03/2025 Disha Shetty & Elaine Ruth Fletcher Air pollution has been linked to poor brain development, as well as a higher risk of dementia and stroke. A link has also been established between exposure to air pollution and depression as well as higher suicide rates. The subject received attention at the second WHO’s global conference on air pollution and health in Cartagena, […] Continue reading -> Many of the World’s Glaciers Will Not Survive This Century With Dire Consequences for Hundreds of Millions 21/03/2025 Disha Shetty Many glaciers in western Canada, the United States, Scandinavia, Central Europe, the Caucasus, New Zealand and the tropics will not survive the 21st century – and this will have a “dramatic impact” on mountain communities and hundreds of millions of people who depend on water that originates from these glaciers. These are the key findings […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts
Polio Eradication Imperiled by $2.3 Billion Funding Gap 24/05/2025 Disha Shetty & Stefan Anderson The world’s leading polio eradication programme faces a 40% budget cut next year as the paralysis-causing virus surges in its last strongholds of Afghanistan and Pakistan and war-torn regions, threatening to reverse decades of progress toward eradicating the disease. “The Global Polio Eradication Initiative is facing a 40% budget cut in 2026,” Dr Hanan Balkhy, […] Continue reading -> African Nations Ask WHO for Increased Funding as Global Health Aid Hits Decade-Low 22/05/2025 Disha Shetty & Stefan Anderson African countries at the World Health Assembly called for increased support to health systems across the continent following major cuts to all World Health Organization (WHO) regional office budgets amid a financial crisis triggered by the US withdrawal from the agency and falling global health spending. The African region suffered the largest total cut, losing […] Continue reading -> Violence against Nurses, Stagnant Salaries and Professional Exodus Signal Deepening Global Crisis 16/04/2025 Disha Shetty Nearly half of national nursing associations (48.4%) report a significant increase in nurses’ migration or exodus from the profession altogether since 2021 – against stagnant salaries, poor health system performance, and growing violence directed at nurses along with a continually increasing workload. These are among the key findings in a new report by the International […] Continue reading -> Europe is World’s Fastest Warming Continent With Record Temperatures in 2024 15/04/2025 Disha Shetty Europe is the world’s fastest-warming continent and 2024 was the warmest year on record, with record temperatures in the central, eastern and southeastern regions, according to the latest European State of the Climate 2024 report published jointly by the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) and Copernicus Climate Change Service (C3S). Severe storms and flooding claimed 335 […] Continue reading -> Spotlight on Increasing Evidence of Air Pollution’s Impact on Mental Health At WHO Conference 28/03/2025 Disha Shetty & Elaine Ruth Fletcher Air pollution has been linked to poor brain development, as well as a higher risk of dementia and stroke. A link has also been established between exposure to air pollution and depression as well as higher suicide rates. The subject received attention at the second WHO’s global conference on air pollution and health in Cartagena, […] Continue reading -> Many of the World’s Glaciers Will Not Survive This Century With Dire Consequences for Hundreds of Millions 21/03/2025 Disha Shetty Many glaciers in western Canada, the United States, Scandinavia, Central Europe, the Caucasus, New Zealand and the tropics will not survive the 21st century – and this will have a “dramatic impact” on mountain communities and hundreds of millions of people who depend on water that originates from these glaciers. These are the key findings […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts
African Nations Ask WHO for Increased Funding as Global Health Aid Hits Decade-Low 22/05/2025 Disha Shetty & Stefan Anderson African countries at the World Health Assembly called for increased support to health systems across the continent following major cuts to all World Health Organization (WHO) regional office budgets amid a financial crisis triggered by the US withdrawal from the agency and falling global health spending. The African region suffered the largest total cut, losing […] Continue reading -> Violence against Nurses, Stagnant Salaries and Professional Exodus Signal Deepening Global Crisis 16/04/2025 Disha Shetty Nearly half of national nursing associations (48.4%) report a significant increase in nurses’ migration or exodus from the profession altogether since 2021 – against stagnant salaries, poor health system performance, and growing violence directed at nurses along with a continually increasing workload. These are among the key findings in a new report by the International […] Continue reading -> Europe is World’s Fastest Warming Continent With Record Temperatures in 2024 15/04/2025 Disha Shetty Europe is the world’s fastest-warming continent and 2024 was the warmest year on record, with record temperatures in the central, eastern and southeastern regions, according to the latest European State of the Climate 2024 report published jointly by the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) and Copernicus Climate Change Service (C3S). Severe storms and flooding claimed 335 […] Continue reading -> Spotlight on Increasing Evidence of Air Pollution’s Impact on Mental Health At WHO Conference 28/03/2025 Disha Shetty & Elaine Ruth Fletcher Air pollution has been linked to poor brain development, as well as a higher risk of dementia and stroke. A link has also been established between exposure to air pollution and depression as well as higher suicide rates. The subject received attention at the second WHO’s global conference on air pollution and health in Cartagena, […] Continue reading -> Many of the World’s Glaciers Will Not Survive This Century With Dire Consequences for Hundreds of Millions 21/03/2025 Disha Shetty Many glaciers in western Canada, the United States, Scandinavia, Central Europe, the Caucasus, New Zealand and the tropics will not survive the 21st century – and this will have a “dramatic impact” on mountain communities and hundreds of millions of people who depend on water that originates from these glaciers. These are the key findings […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts
Violence against Nurses, Stagnant Salaries and Professional Exodus Signal Deepening Global Crisis 16/04/2025 Disha Shetty Nearly half of national nursing associations (48.4%) report a significant increase in nurses’ migration or exodus from the profession altogether since 2021 – against stagnant salaries, poor health system performance, and growing violence directed at nurses along with a continually increasing workload. These are among the key findings in a new report by the International […] Continue reading -> Europe is World’s Fastest Warming Continent With Record Temperatures in 2024 15/04/2025 Disha Shetty Europe is the world’s fastest-warming continent and 2024 was the warmest year on record, with record temperatures in the central, eastern and southeastern regions, according to the latest European State of the Climate 2024 report published jointly by the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) and Copernicus Climate Change Service (C3S). Severe storms and flooding claimed 335 […] Continue reading -> Spotlight on Increasing Evidence of Air Pollution’s Impact on Mental Health At WHO Conference 28/03/2025 Disha Shetty & Elaine Ruth Fletcher Air pollution has been linked to poor brain development, as well as a higher risk of dementia and stroke. A link has also been established between exposure to air pollution and depression as well as higher suicide rates. The subject received attention at the second WHO’s global conference on air pollution and health in Cartagena, […] Continue reading -> Many of the World’s Glaciers Will Not Survive This Century With Dire Consequences for Hundreds of Millions 21/03/2025 Disha Shetty Many glaciers in western Canada, the United States, Scandinavia, Central Europe, the Caucasus, New Zealand and the tropics will not survive the 21st century – and this will have a “dramatic impact” on mountain communities and hundreds of millions of people who depend on water that originates from these glaciers. These are the key findings […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts
Europe is World’s Fastest Warming Continent With Record Temperatures in 2024 15/04/2025 Disha Shetty Europe is the world’s fastest-warming continent and 2024 was the warmest year on record, with record temperatures in the central, eastern and southeastern regions, according to the latest European State of the Climate 2024 report published jointly by the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) and Copernicus Climate Change Service (C3S). Severe storms and flooding claimed 335 […] Continue reading -> Spotlight on Increasing Evidence of Air Pollution’s Impact on Mental Health At WHO Conference 28/03/2025 Disha Shetty & Elaine Ruth Fletcher Air pollution has been linked to poor brain development, as well as a higher risk of dementia and stroke. A link has also been established between exposure to air pollution and depression as well as higher suicide rates. The subject received attention at the second WHO’s global conference on air pollution and health in Cartagena, […] Continue reading -> Many of the World’s Glaciers Will Not Survive This Century With Dire Consequences for Hundreds of Millions 21/03/2025 Disha Shetty Many glaciers in western Canada, the United States, Scandinavia, Central Europe, the Caucasus, New Zealand and the tropics will not survive the 21st century – and this will have a “dramatic impact” on mountain communities and hundreds of millions of people who depend on water that originates from these glaciers. These are the key findings […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts
Spotlight on Increasing Evidence of Air Pollution’s Impact on Mental Health At WHO Conference 28/03/2025 Disha Shetty & Elaine Ruth Fletcher Air pollution has been linked to poor brain development, as well as a higher risk of dementia and stroke. A link has also been established between exposure to air pollution and depression as well as higher suicide rates. The subject received attention at the second WHO’s global conference on air pollution and health in Cartagena, […] Continue reading -> Many of the World’s Glaciers Will Not Survive This Century With Dire Consequences for Hundreds of Millions 21/03/2025 Disha Shetty Many glaciers in western Canada, the United States, Scandinavia, Central Europe, the Caucasus, New Zealand and the tropics will not survive the 21st century – and this will have a “dramatic impact” on mountain communities and hundreds of millions of people who depend on water that originates from these glaciers. These are the key findings […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts
Many of the World’s Glaciers Will Not Survive This Century With Dire Consequences for Hundreds of Millions 21/03/2025 Disha Shetty Many glaciers in western Canada, the United States, Scandinavia, Central Europe, the Caucasus, New Zealand and the tropics will not survive the 21st century – and this will have a “dramatic impact” on mountain communities and hundreds of millions of people who depend on water that originates from these glaciers. These are the key findings […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts