Unitaid Focuses On Malaria Chemoprevention For Infants & Pilots New ‘Agility Mechanism’ 25/11/2019 Editorial team Unitaid will expand its work in malaria to include chemoprevention for infants in the first year of life and pilot a new “agility” mechanism to support global health innovation in 2020, following approval granted by Unitaid’s Executive Board on November 20 to 21. The Board’s approval will allow Unitaid to launch a call for proposals […] Continue reading -> Behind The Scenes Of The MMV Story – From Coartem Dispersible’s ‘Opening Act’ To A New Drug For Relapsing Malaria 23/11/2019 Editorial team Over the last 20 years, MMV has worked with over 400 partner organizations in 55 countries; involving tens of thousands of individuals. At a recent anniversary event held in Geneva, some of those key players told their stories – bringing to life the contributions made by so many more people over the past 20 years. […] Continue reading -> US$ 2.6 Billion Pledged To “Reach The Last Mile” To Eradicate Polio 20/11/2019 Editorial team Global leaders pledged US$2.6 billion to the global fight to eradicate polio at the Reaching the Last Mile (RLM) forum in Abu Dhabi on Tuesday, just one day ahead of World Children’s Day. The commitment fulfills part of the first phase of funding requested by the Global Polio Eradication Initiative to finance their 2019 – […] Continue reading -> Pakistan Becomes First Country To Add Typhoid Vaccine To National Immunization Programme 15/11/2019 Editorial team Pakistan became the first country in the world to introduce the typhoid conjugate vaccine (TCV) into its routine immunization program on Friday. The government of Pakistan is launching the national vaccine with a campaign in Sindh Province, which has already been deploying the vaccine on an emergency basis since April 2019 to tackle an ongoing […] Continue reading -> Chile Pulls Out Of Hosting COP25 Climate Conference Amid Massive Protests 30/10/2019 Editorial team Chile pulled out of hosting the COP25 Climate Change Conference on Wednesday, following two weeks of protests in the hosting city of Santiago. The announcement throws preparations for the conference, scheduled for December, into disarray for the second time, after Brazil withdrew its request to host the 2019 conference late last year. It casts a […] Continue reading -> Climate Change And Unsustainable Development Can Increase Risk Of Ebola Outbreaks 16/10/2019 Editorial team The risk of future Ebola outbreaks could be greatly reduced by more aggressive climate mitigation measures along with rapid progress on the Sustainable Development Goals, according to a new paper published in Nature Communications. Led by researchers at University College London, the article is the first study to examine the potential effects of global warming […] Continue reading -> Climate Change Exacerbating Global Hunger 15/10/2019 Editorial team Some 822 million people worldwide suffer from hunger, and climate change is driving rising food insecurity in countries struck by worsening patterns of drought, flooding and other extreme weather that reduces crop yields and livestock production among for the rural poor, as well as causing food price spikes for urban populations, according to the 2018 […] Continue reading -> Sweden Steps Up Fight Against Epidemics With Strong Pledge to Global Fund 03/10/2019 Editorial team Sweden pledged to increase its support to the Global Fund by 14%, committing some SEK 2.85 billion (US $290 million) over the next three years, one of the latest in a line of donors to step to the call of the Global Fund’s Sixth Replenishment Conference, coming up next week on October 9-10 in Lyon. […] Continue reading -> Norway Becomes Latest Donor To Scale Up Pledges To The Global Fund 30/09/2019 Editorial team Norway pledged to scale up their investments to NOK 2.020 billion (over US $220 million) to The Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria over the next three years. Norway joins other European donors such as Spain, Luxembourg, Ireland, Portugal, the United Kingdom, Switzerland, the European Commission, Germany, and Italy, who have stepped up […] Continue reading -> Video: Greta Visits The “Pollution Pods” 27/09/2019 Editorial team Greta Thunberg, young climate activist, visits the “Pollution Pods” with Dr. Maria Neira, director of Public Health at the WHO. The “Pollution Pods” allows visitors to experience simulated air pollution levels in different cities around the world, bringing attention to the connection between climate change, air pollution, and respiratory health. Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts
Behind The Scenes Of The MMV Story – From Coartem Dispersible’s ‘Opening Act’ To A New Drug For Relapsing Malaria 23/11/2019 Editorial team Over the last 20 years, MMV has worked with over 400 partner organizations in 55 countries; involving tens of thousands of individuals. At a recent anniversary event held in Geneva, some of those key players told their stories – bringing to life the contributions made by so many more people over the past 20 years. […] Continue reading -> US$ 2.6 Billion Pledged To “Reach The Last Mile” To Eradicate Polio 20/11/2019 Editorial team Global leaders pledged US$2.6 billion to the global fight to eradicate polio at the Reaching the Last Mile (RLM) forum in Abu Dhabi on Tuesday, just one day ahead of World Children’s Day. The commitment fulfills part of the first phase of funding requested by the Global Polio Eradication Initiative to finance their 2019 – […] Continue reading -> Pakistan Becomes First Country To Add Typhoid Vaccine To National Immunization Programme 15/11/2019 Editorial team Pakistan became the first country in the world to introduce the typhoid conjugate vaccine (TCV) into its routine immunization program on Friday. The government of Pakistan is launching the national vaccine with a campaign in Sindh Province, which has already been deploying the vaccine on an emergency basis since April 2019 to tackle an ongoing […] Continue reading -> Chile Pulls Out Of Hosting COP25 Climate Conference Amid Massive Protests 30/10/2019 Editorial team Chile pulled out of hosting the COP25 Climate Change Conference on Wednesday, following two weeks of protests in the hosting city of Santiago. The announcement throws preparations for the conference, scheduled for December, into disarray for the second time, after Brazil withdrew its request to host the 2019 conference late last year. It casts a […] Continue reading -> Climate Change And Unsustainable Development Can Increase Risk Of Ebola Outbreaks 16/10/2019 Editorial team The risk of future Ebola outbreaks could be greatly reduced by more aggressive climate mitigation measures along with rapid progress on the Sustainable Development Goals, according to a new paper published in Nature Communications. Led by researchers at University College London, the article is the first study to examine the potential effects of global warming […] Continue reading -> Climate Change Exacerbating Global Hunger 15/10/2019 Editorial team Some 822 million people worldwide suffer from hunger, and climate change is driving rising food insecurity in countries struck by worsening patterns of drought, flooding and other extreme weather that reduces crop yields and livestock production among for the rural poor, as well as causing food price spikes for urban populations, according to the 2018 […] Continue reading -> Sweden Steps Up Fight Against Epidemics With Strong Pledge to Global Fund 03/10/2019 Editorial team Sweden pledged to increase its support to the Global Fund by 14%, committing some SEK 2.85 billion (US $290 million) over the next three years, one of the latest in a line of donors to step to the call of the Global Fund’s Sixth Replenishment Conference, coming up next week on October 9-10 in Lyon. […] Continue reading -> Norway Becomes Latest Donor To Scale Up Pledges To The Global Fund 30/09/2019 Editorial team Norway pledged to scale up their investments to NOK 2.020 billion (over US $220 million) to The Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria over the next three years. Norway joins other European donors such as Spain, Luxembourg, Ireland, Portugal, the United Kingdom, Switzerland, the European Commission, Germany, and Italy, who have stepped up […] Continue reading -> Video: Greta Visits The “Pollution Pods” 27/09/2019 Editorial team Greta Thunberg, young climate activist, visits the “Pollution Pods” with Dr. Maria Neira, director of Public Health at the WHO. The “Pollution Pods” allows visitors to experience simulated air pollution levels in different cities around the world, bringing attention to the connection between climate change, air pollution, and respiratory health. Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts
US$ 2.6 Billion Pledged To “Reach The Last Mile” To Eradicate Polio 20/11/2019 Editorial team Global leaders pledged US$2.6 billion to the global fight to eradicate polio at the Reaching the Last Mile (RLM) forum in Abu Dhabi on Tuesday, just one day ahead of World Children’s Day. The commitment fulfills part of the first phase of funding requested by the Global Polio Eradication Initiative to finance their 2019 – […] Continue reading -> Pakistan Becomes First Country To Add Typhoid Vaccine To National Immunization Programme 15/11/2019 Editorial team Pakistan became the first country in the world to introduce the typhoid conjugate vaccine (TCV) into its routine immunization program on Friday. The government of Pakistan is launching the national vaccine with a campaign in Sindh Province, which has already been deploying the vaccine on an emergency basis since April 2019 to tackle an ongoing […] Continue reading -> Chile Pulls Out Of Hosting COP25 Climate Conference Amid Massive Protests 30/10/2019 Editorial team Chile pulled out of hosting the COP25 Climate Change Conference on Wednesday, following two weeks of protests in the hosting city of Santiago. The announcement throws preparations for the conference, scheduled for December, into disarray for the second time, after Brazil withdrew its request to host the 2019 conference late last year. It casts a […] Continue reading -> Climate Change And Unsustainable Development Can Increase Risk Of Ebola Outbreaks 16/10/2019 Editorial team The risk of future Ebola outbreaks could be greatly reduced by more aggressive climate mitigation measures along with rapid progress on the Sustainable Development Goals, according to a new paper published in Nature Communications. Led by researchers at University College London, the article is the first study to examine the potential effects of global warming […] Continue reading -> Climate Change Exacerbating Global Hunger 15/10/2019 Editorial team Some 822 million people worldwide suffer from hunger, and climate change is driving rising food insecurity in countries struck by worsening patterns of drought, flooding and other extreme weather that reduces crop yields and livestock production among for the rural poor, as well as causing food price spikes for urban populations, according to the 2018 […] Continue reading -> Sweden Steps Up Fight Against Epidemics With Strong Pledge to Global Fund 03/10/2019 Editorial team Sweden pledged to increase its support to the Global Fund by 14%, committing some SEK 2.85 billion (US $290 million) over the next three years, one of the latest in a line of donors to step to the call of the Global Fund’s Sixth Replenishment Conference, coming up next week on October 9-10 in Lyon. […] Continue reading -> Norway Becomes Latest Donor To Scale Up Pledges To The Global Fund 30/09/2019 Editorial team Norway pledged to scale up their investments to NOK 2.020 billion (over US $220 million) to The Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria over the next three years. Norway joins other European donors such as Spain, Luxembourg, Ireland, Portugal, the United Kingdom, Switzerland, the European Commission, Germany, and Italy, who have stepped up […] Continue reading -> Video: Greta Visits The “Pollution Pods” 27/09/2019 Editorial team Greta Thunberg, young climate activist, visits the “Pollution Pods” with Dr. Maria Neira, director of Public Health at the WHO. The “Pollution Pods” allows visitors to experience simulated air pollution levels in different cities around the world, bringing attention to the connection between climate change, air pollution, and respiratory health. Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts
Pakistan Becomes First Country To Add Typhoid Vaccine To National Immunization Programme 15/11/2019 Editorial team Pakistan became the first country in the world to introduce the typhoid conjugate vaccine (TCV) into its routine immunization program on Friday. The government of Pakistan is launching the national vaccine with a campaign in Sindh Province, which has already been deploying the vaccine on an emergency basis since April 2019 to tackle an ongoing […] Continue reading -> Chile Pulls Out Of Hosting COP25 Climate Conference Amid Massive Protests 30/10/2019 Editorial team Chile pulled out of hosting the COP25 Climate Change Conference on Wednesday, following two weeks of protests in the hosting city of Santiago. The announcement throws preparations for the conference, scheduled for December, into disarray for the second time, after Brazil withdrew its request to host the 2019 conference late last year. It casts a […] Continue reading -> Climate Change And Unsustainable Development Can Increase Risk Of Ebola Outbreaks 16/10/2019 Editorial team The risk of future Ebola outbreaks could be greatly reduced by more aggressive climate mitigation measures along with rapid progress on the Sustainable Development Goals, according to a new paper published in Nature Communications. Led by researchers at University College London, the article is the first study to examine the potential effects of global warming […] Continue reading -> Climate Change Exacerbating Global Hunger 15/10/2019 Editorial team Some 822 million people worldwide suffer from hunger, and climate change is driving rising food insecurity in countries struck by worsening patterns of drought, flooding and other extreme weather that reduces crop yields and livestock production among for the rural poor, as well as causing food price spikes for urban populations, according to the 2018 […] Continue reading -> Sweden Steps Up Fight Against Epidemics With Strong Pledge to Global Fund 03/10/2019 Editorial team Sweden pledged to increase its support to the Global Fund by 14%, committing some SEK 2.85 billion (US $290 million) over the next three years, one of the latest in a line of donors to step to the call of the Global Fund’s Sixth Replenishment Conference, coming up next week on October 9-10 in Lyon. […] Continue reading -> Norway Becomes Latest Donor To Scale Up Pledges To The Global Fund 30/09/2019 Editorial team Norway pledged to scale up their investments to NOK 2.020 billion (over US $220 million) to The Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria over the next three years. Norway joins other European donors such as Spain, Luxembourg, Ireland, Portugal, the United Kingdom, Switzerland, the European Commission, Germany, and Italy, who have stepped up […] Continue reading -> Video: Greta Visits The “Pollution Pods” 27/09/2019 Editorial team Greta Thunberg, young climate activist, visits the “Pollution Pods” with Dr. Maria Neira, director of Public Health at the WHO. The “Pollution Pods” allows visitors to experience simulated air pollution levels in different cities around the world, bringing attention to the connection between climate change, air pollution, and respiratory health. Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts
Chile Pulls Out Of Hosting COP25 Climate Conference Amid Massive Protests 30/10/2019 Editorial team Chile pulled out of hosting the COP25 Climate Change Conference on Wednesday, following two weeks of protests in the hosting city of Santiago. The announcement throws preparations for the conference, scheduled for December, into disarray for the second time, after Brazil withdrew its request to host the 2019 conference late last year. It casts a […] Continue reading -> Climate Change And Unsustainable Development Can Increase Risk Of Ebola Outbreaks 16/10/2019 Editorial team The risk of future Ebola outbreaks could be greatly reduced by more aggressive climate mitigation measures along with rapid progress on the Sustainable Development Goals, according to a new paper published in Nature Communications. Led by researchers at University College London, the article is the first study to examine the potential effects of global warming […] Continue reading -> Climate Change Exacerbating Global Hunger 15/10/2019 Editorial team Some 822 million people worldwide suffer from hunger, and climate change is driving rising food insecurity in countries struck by worsening patterns of drought, flooding and other extreme weather that reduces crop yields and livestock production among for the rural poor, as well as causing food price spikes for urban populations, according to the 2018 […] Continue reading -> Sweden Steps Up Fight Against Epidemics With Strong Pledge to Global Fund 03/10/2019 Editorial team Sweden pledged to increase its support to the Global Fund by 14%, committing some SEK 2.85 billion (US $290 million) over the next three years, one of the latest in a line of donors to step to the call of the Global Fund’s Sixth Replenishment Conference, coming up next week on October 9-10 in Lyon. […] Continue reading -> Norway Becomes Latest Donor To Scale Up Pledges To The Global Fund 30/09/2019 Editorial team Norway pledged to scale up their investments to NOK 2.020 billion (over US $220 million) to The Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria over the next three years. Norway joins other European donors such as Spain, Luxembourg, Ireland, Portugal, the United Kingdom, Switzerland, the European Commission, Germany, and Italy, who have stepped up […] Continue reading -> Video: Greta Visits The “Pollution Pods” 27/09/2019 Editorial team Greta Thunberg, young climate activist, visits the “Pollution Pods” with Dr. Maria Neira, director of Public Health at the WHO. The “Pollution Pods” allows visitors to experience simulated air pollution levels in different cities around the world, bringing attention to the connection between climate change, air pollution, and respiratory health. Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts
Climate Change And Unsustainable Development Can Increase Risk Of Ebola Outbreaks 16/10/2019 Editorial team The risk of future Ebola outbreaks could be greatly reduced by more aggressive climate mitigation measures along with rapid progress on the Sustainable Development Goals, according to a new paper published in Nature Communications. Led by researchers at University College London, the article is the first study to examine the potential effects of global warming […] Continue reading -> Climate Change Exacerbating Global Hunger 15/10/2019 Editorial team Some 822 million people worldwide suffer from hunger, and climate change is driving rising food insecurity in countries struck by worsening patterns of drought, flooding and other extreme weather that reduces crop yields and livestock production among for the rural poor, as well as causing food price spikes for urban populations, according to the 2018 […] Continue reading -> Sweden Steps Up Fight Against Epidemics With Strong Pledge to Global Fund 03/10/2019 Editorial team Sweden pledged to increase its support to the Global Fund by 14%, committing some SEK 2.85 billion (US $290 million) over the next three years, one of the latest in a line of donors to step to the call of the Global Fund’s Sixth Replenishment Conference, coming up next week on October 9-10 in Lyon. […] Continue reading -> Norway Becomes Latest Donor To Scale Up Pledges To The Global Fund 30/09/2019 Editorial team Norway pledged to scale up their investments to NOK 2.020 billion (over US $220 million) to The Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria over the next three years. Norway joins other European donors such as Spain, Luxembourg, Ireland, Portugal, the United Kingdom, Switzerland, the European Commission, Germany, and Italy, who have stepped up […] Continue reading -> Video: Greta Visits The “Pollution Pods” 27/09/2019 Editorial team Greta Thunberg, young climate activist, visits the “Pollution Pods” with Dr. Maria Neira, director of Public Health at the WHO. The “Pollution Pods” allows visitors to experience simulated air pollution levels in different cities around the world, bringing attention to the connection between climate change, air pollution, and respiratory health. Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts
Climate Change Exacerbating Global Hunger 15/10/2019 Editorial team Some 822 million people worldwide suffer from hunger, and climate change is driving rising food insecurity in countries struck by worsening patterns of drought, flooding and other extreme weather that reduces crop yields and livestock production among for the rural poor, as well as causing food price spikes for urban populations, according to the 2018 […] Continue reading -> Sweden Steps Up Fight Against Epidemics With Strong Pledge to Global Fund 03/10/2019 Editorial team Sweden pledged to increase its support to the Global Fund by 14%, committing some SEK 2.85 billion (US $290 million) over the next three years, one of the latest in a line of donors to step to the call of the Global Fund’s Sixth Replenishment Conference, coming up next week on October 9-10 in Lyon. […] Continue reading -> Norway Becomes Latest Donor To Scale Up Pledges To The Global Fund 30/09/2019 Editorial team Norway pledged to scale up their investments to NOK 2.020 billion (over US $220 million) to The Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria over the next three years. Norway joins other European donors such as Spain, Luxembourg, Ireland, Portugal, the United Kingdom, Switzerland, the European Commission, Germany, and Italy, who have stepped up […] Continue reading -> Video: Greta Visits The “Pollution Pods” 27/09/2019 Editorial team Greta Thunberg, young climate activist, visits the “Pollution Pods” with Dr. Maria Neira, director of Public Health at the WHO. The “Pollution Pods” allows visitors to experience simulated air pollution levels in different cities around the world, bringing attention to the connection between climate change, air pollution, and respiratory health. Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts
Sweden Steps Up Fight Against Epidemics With Strong Pledge to Global Fund 03/10/2019 Editorial team Sweden pledged to increase its support to the Global Fund by 14%, committing some SEK 2.85 billion (US $290 million) over the next three years, one of the latest in a line of donors to step to the call of the Global Fund’s Sixth Replenishment Conference, coming up next week on October 9-10 in Lyon. […] Continue reading -> Norway Becomes Latest Donor To Scale Up Pledges To The Global Fund 30/09/2019 Editorial team Norway pledged to scale up their investments to NOK 2.020 billion (over US $220 million) to The Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria over the next three years. Norway joins other European donors such as Spain, Luxembourg, Ireland, Portugal, the United Kingdom, Switzerland, the European Commission, Germany, and Italy, who have stepped up […] Continue reading -> Video: Greta Visits The “Pollution Pods” 27/09/2019 Editorial team Greta Thunberg, young climate activist, visits the “Pollution Pods” with Dr. Maria Neira, director of Public Health at the WHO. The “Pollution Pods” allows visitors to experience simulated air pollution levels in different cities around the world, bringing attention to the connection between climate change, air pollution, and respiratory health. Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts
Norway Becomes Latest Donor To Scale Up Pledges To The Global Fund 30/09/2019 Editorial team Norway pledged to scale up their investments to NOK 2.020 billion (over US $220 million) to The Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria over the next three years. Norway joins other European donors such as Spain, Luxembourg, Ireland, Portugal, the United Kingdom, Switzerland, the European Commission, Germany, and Italy, who have stepped up […] Continue reading -> Video: Greta Visits The “Pollution Pods” 27/09/2019 Editorial team Greta Thunberg, young climate activist, visits the “Pollution Pods” with Dr. Maria Neira, director of Public Health at the WHO. The “Pollution Pods” allows visitors to experience simulated air pollution levels in different cities around the world, bringing attention to the connection between climate change, air pollution, and respiratory health. Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts
Video: Greta Visits The “Pollution Pods” 27/09/2019 Editorial team Greta Thunberg, young climate activist, visits the “Pollution Pods” with Dr. Maria Neira, director of Public Health at the WHO. The “Pollution Pods” allows visitors to experience simulated air pollution levels in different cities around the world, bringing attention to the connection between climate change, air pollution, and respiratory health. Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts