Italian Health Minister Moves To Replace Key Architect of WHA Resolution On Drug Price Transparency 07/11/2019 Elaine Ruth Fletcher In a move fraught with international political overtones, Italy’s new Minister of Health is moving to replace the Director General of the Italian Drug Agency (AIFA), Dr Luca Li Bassi, who was the key architect of the May World Health Assembly (WHA) resolution supporting greater price transparency in medicines markets, Health Policy Watch has learned. […] Continue reading -> Urgent Climate Change Message By Over 11,000 Scientists; Reduce Air Pollution To Slow Warming & Save “Millions Of Lives” 05/11/2019 Elaine Ruth Fletcher Some 11,258 scientists from 153 countries have issued a sharp warning in the journal BioScience, about the climate emergency faced by the global community. The scientists calls for “bold and drastic transformations” in six key areas to pull earth from the precipice of potentially catastrophic deterioration in basic life support systems. Their prescription includes: a […] Continue reading -> Delhi Air Pollution Emergency Triggers Protests, Political Squabbles – But No Real Action 04/11/2019 Elaine Ruth Fletcher & Grace Ren Demonstrators poured onto the streets and politicians pointed fingers as Delhi’s air pollution levels soared above the threshold air quality monitoring stations could record on Sunday. The Indian Supreme Court issued a scathing statement calling for politicians to stop “passing the buck” on the air pollution issue and take urgent action in the “public health […] Continue reading -> Delhi Declares “Public Health Emergency” As City Residents Choke On Air Pollution 01/11/2019 Elaine Ruth Fletcher Delhi declared a public health emergency as air pollution levels soared on Friday, while Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal said that the mega-city had “turned into a gas chamber”. According to official government monitoring stations, levels of tiny PM10 air pollution particles had risen as high as 20 times WHO Air Quality Guideline levels in parts […] Continue reading -> Spain To Host Climate Conference On Behalf Of Chile From December 2-13 In Madrid 31/10/2019 Elaine Ruth Fletcher The UN COP Bureau has accepted Spain’s offer to host the COP25 Climate Conference in Madrid from December 2-13, following a tumultuous few days after Chile suddenly withdrew from hosting the conference due to a massive wave of protests in Santiago. In a short statement released Friday, UN Climate Change Executive Secretary Patricia Espinosa said, […] Continue reading -> Lessons Learned And Challenges Ahead: DNDi Celebrates 15 Years 30/10/2019 Elaine Ruth Fletcher Berlin, Germany – The Drugs for Neglected Diseases Initiative (DNDi) is celebrating its 15th anniversary and in a special event Tuesday night, founders and supporters of the product development partnership (PDP) gathered in Berlin to reflect on lessons learned and challenges that still lie ahead. Here below are excerpts of what they had to say. […] Continue reading -> Eight New Treatments For World’s Most Neglected Diseases: DNDi’s Pécoul Reflects On Milestones At 15 Year Mark 30/10/2019 Elaine Ruth Fletcher The Drugs for Neglected Diseases Initiative (DNDi) celebrates its 15th anniversary this week, as a non-profit drug R&D organization that sought to create an alternative model for developing drug treatments for the most neglected diseases and the world’s poorest populations. Since DNDi’s launch in 2003, the organization has developed eight new treatments, including the first-ever […] Continue reading -> Health Experts Push To Centre Health In Climate Action At World Health Summit 29/10/2019 Elaine Ruth Fletcher Berlin, Germany (29 October 2019) – Experts called on policy-makers to put human health and wellbeing at the centre of climate action decisions at the World Health Summit, which entered its third and final day Tuesday. “There is a need for urgent action to reduce greenhouse emissions to protect health, because we have less than […] Continue reading -> From Climate To AMR: World Health Summit 2019 Tackles Broad Agenda 28/10/2019 Elaine Ruth Fletcher Berlin, Germany – From antimicrobial resistance to drug access, climate change and emerging trends such as growing obesity in Africa alongside under-nutrition, this year’s World Health Summit’s is packed with an imposing agenda, dwarfed only by the staggering dimensions of the real-world challenges. “Polio has almost been eradicated, HIV/AIDS has been driven back and we […] Continue reading -> Mayors Stepping Up To Reduce Air Pollution 23/10/2019 Grace Ren & Elaine Ruth Fletcher Although it was governments that made the big commitments to tackle climate change in the 2015 Paris Agreement, mayors are leading the charge in reducing air pollution on the ground. At a first-ever World Air Quality Conference, hosted by the City of London, mayors and city leaders from around the world convened Wednesday, to confer […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts
Urgent Climate Change Message By Over 11,000 Scientists; Reduce Air Pollution To Slow Warming & Save “Millions Of Lives” 05/11/2019 Elaine Ruth Fletcher Some 11,258 scientists from 153 countries have issued a sharp warning in the journal BioScience, about the climate emergency faced by the global community. The scientists calls for “bold and drastic transformations” in six key areas to pull earth from the precipice of potentially catastrophic deterioration in basic life support systems. Their prescription includes: a […] Continue reading -> Delhi Air Pollution Emergency Triggers Protests, Political Squabbles – But No Real Action 04/11/2019 Elaine Ruth Fletcher & Grace Ren Demonstrators poured onto the streets and politicians pointed fingers as Delhi’s air pollution levels soared above the threshold air quality monitoring stations could record on Sunday. The Indian Supreme Court issued a scathing statement calling for politicians to stop “passing the buck” on the air pollution issue and take urgent action in the “public health […] Continue reading -> Delhi Declares “Public Health Emergency” As City Residents Choke On Air Pollution 01/11/2019 Elaine Ruth Fletcher Delhi declared a public health emergency as air pollution levels soared on Friday, while Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal said that the mega-city had “turned into a gas chamber”. According to official government monitoring stations, levels of tiny PM10 air pollution particles had risen as high as 20 times WHO Air Quality Guideline levels in parts […] Continue reading -> Spain To Host Climate Conference On Behalf Of Chile From December 2-13 In Madrid 31/10/2019 Elaine Ruth Fletcher The UN COP Bureau has accepted Spain’s offer to host the COP25 Climate Conference in Madrid from December 2-13, following a tumultuous few days after Chile suddenly withdrew from hosting the conference due to a massive wave of protests in Santiago. In a short statement released Friday, UN Climate Change Executive Secretary Patricia Espinosa said, […] Continue reading -> Lessons Learned And Challenges Ahead: DNDi Celebrates 15 Years 30/10/2019 Elaine Ruth Fletcher Berlin, Germany – The Drugs for Neglected Diseases Initiative (DNDi) is celebrating its 15th anniversary and in a special event Tuesday night, founders and supporters of the product development partnership (PDP) gathered in Berlin to reflect on lessons learned and challenges that still lie ahead. Here below are excerpts of what they had to say. […] Continue reading -> Eight New Treatments For World’s Most Neglected Diseases: DNDi’s Pécoul Reflects On Milestones At 15 Year Mark 30/10/2019 Elaine Ruth Fletcher The Drugs for Neglected Diseases Initiative (DNDi) celebrates its 15th anniversary this week, as a non-profit drug R&D organization that sought to create an alternative model for developing drug treatments for the most neglected diseases and the world’s poorest populations. Since DNDi’s launch in 2003, the organization has developed eight new treatments, including the first-ever […] Continue reading -> Health Experts Push To Centre Health In Climate Action At World Health Summit 29/10/2019 Elaine Ruth Fletcher Berlin, Germany (29 October 2019) – Experts called on policy-makers to put human health and wellbeing at the centre of climate action decisions at the World Health Summit, which entered its third and final day Tuesday. “There is a need for urgent action to reduce greenhouse emissions to protect health, because we have less than […] Continue reading -> From Climate To AMR: World Health Summit 2019 Tackles Broad Agenda 28/10/2019 Elaine Ruth Fletcher Berlin, Germany – From antimicrobial resistance to drug access, climate change and emerging trends such as growing obesity in Africa alongside under-nutrition, this year’s World Health Summit’s is packed with an imposing agenda, dwarfed only by the staggering dimensions of the real-world challenges. “Polio has almost been eradicated, HIV/AIDS has been driven back and we […] Continue reading -> Mayors Stepping Up To Reduce Air Pollution 23/10/2019 Grace Ren & Elaine Ruth Fletcher Although it was governments that made the big commitments to tackle climate change in the 2015 Paris Agreement, mayors are leading the charge in reducing air pollution on the ground. At a first-ever World Air Quality Conference, hosted by the City of London, mayors and city leaders from around the world convened Wednesday, to confer […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts
Delhi Air Pollution Emergency Triggers Protests, Political Squabbles – But No Real Action 04/11/2019 Elaine Ruth Fletcher & Grace Ren Demonstrators poured onto the streets and politicians pointed fingers as Delhi’s air pollution levels soared above the threshold air quality monitoring stations could record on Sunday. The Indian Supreme Court issued a scathing statement calling for politicians to stop “passing the buck” on the air pollution issue and take urgent action in the “public health […] Continue reading -> Delhi Declares “Public Health Emergency” As City Residents Choke On Air Pollution 01/11/2019 Elaine Ruth Fletcher Delhi declared a public health emergency as air pollution levels soared on Friday, while Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal said that the mega-city had “turned into a gas chamber”. According to official government monitoring stations, levels of tiny PM10 air pollution particles had risen as high as 20 times WHO Air Quality Guideline levels in parts […] Continue reading -> Spain To Host Climate Conference On Behalf Of Chile From December 2-13 In Madrid 31/10/2019 Elaine Ruth Fletcher The UN COP Bureau has accepted Spain’s offer to host the COP25 Climate Conference in Madrid from December 2-13, following a tumultuous few days after Chile suddenly withdrew from hosting the conference due to a massive wave of protests in Santiago. In a short statement released Friday, UN Climate Change Executive Secretary Patricia Espinosa said, […] Continue reading -> Lessons Learned And Challenges Ahead: DNDi Celebrates 15 Years 30/10/2019 Elaine Ruth Fletcher Berlin, Germany – The Drugs for Neglected Diseases Initiative (DNDi) is celebrating its 15th anniversary and in a special event Tuesday night, founders and supporters of the product development partnership (PDP) gathered in Berlin to reflect on lessons learned and challenges that still lie ahead. Here below are excerpts of what they had to say. […] Continue reading -> Eight New Treatments For World’s Most Neglected Diseases: DNDi’s Pécoul Reflects On Milestones At 15 Year Mark 30/10/2019 Elaine Ruth Fletcher The Drugs for Neglected Diseases Initiative (DNDi) celebrates its 15th anniversary this week, as a non-profit drug R&D organization that sought to create an alternative model for developing drug treatments for the most neglected diseases and the world’s poorest populations. Since DNDi’s launch in 2003, the organization has developed eight new treatments, including the first-ever […] Continue reading -> Health Experts Push To Centre Health In Climate Action At World Health Summit 29/10/2019 Elaine Ruth Fletcher Berlin, Germany (29 October 2019) – Experts called on policy-makers to put human health and wellbeing at the centre of climate action decisions at the World Health Summit, which entered its third and final day Tuesday. “There is a need for urgent action to reduce greenhouse emissions to protect health, because we have less than […] Continue reading -> From Climate To AMR: World Health Summit 2019 Tackles Broad Agenda 28/10/2019 Elaine Ruth Fletcher Berlin, Germany – From antimicrobial resistance to drug access, climate change and emerging trends such as growing obesity in Africa alongside under-nutrition, this year’s World Health Summit’s is packed with an imposing agenda, dwarfed only by the staggering dimensions of the real-world challenges. “Polio has almost been eradicated, HIV/AIDS has been driven back and we […] Continue reading -> Mayors Stepping Up To Reduce Air Pollution 23/10/2019 Grace Ren & Elaine Ruth Fletcher Although it was governments that made the big commitments to tackle climate change in the 2015 Paris Agreement, mayors are leading the charge in reducing air pollution on the ground. At a first-ever World Air Quality Conference, hosted by the City of London, mayors and city leaders from around the world convened Wednesday, to confer […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts
Delhi Declares “Public Health Emergency” As City Residents Choke On Air Pollution 01/11/2019 Elaine Ruth Fletcher Delhi declared a public health emergency as air pollution levels soared on Friday, while Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal said that the mega-city had “turned into a gas chamber”. According to official government monitoring stations, levels of tiny PM10 air pollution particles had risen as high as 20 times WHO Air Quality Guideline levels in parts […] Continue reading -> Spain To Host Climate Conference On Behalf Of Chile From December 2-13 In Madrid 31/10/2019 Elaine Ruth Fletcher The UN COP Bureau has accepted Spain’s offer to host the COP25 Climate Conference in Madrid from December 2-13, following a tumultuous few days after Chile suddenly withdrew from hosting the conference due to a massive wave of protests in Santiago. In a short statement released Friday, UN Climate Change Executive Secretary Patricia Espinosa said, […] Continue reading -> Lessons Learned And Challenges Ahead: DNDi Celebrates 15 Years 30/10/2019 Elaine Ruth Fletcher Berlin, Germany – The Drugs for Neglected Diseases Initiative (DNDi) is celebrating its 15th anniversary and in a special event Tuesday night, founders and supporters of the product development partnership (PDP) gathered in Berlin to reflect on lessons learned and challenges that still lie ahead. Here below are excerpts of what they had to say. […] Continue reading -> Eight New Treatments For World’s Most Neglected Diseases: DNDi’s Pécoul Reflects On Milestones At 15 Year Mark 30/10/2019 Elaine Ruth Fletcher The Drugs for Neglected Diseases Initiative (DNDi) celebrates its 15th anniversary this week, as a non-profit drug R&D organization that sought to create an alternative model for developing drug treatments for the most neglected diseases and the world’s poorest populations. Since DNDi’s launch in 2003, the organization has developed eight new treatments, including the first-ever […] Continue reading -> Health Experts Push To Centre Health In Climate Action At World Health Summit 29/10/2019 Elaine Ruth Fletcher Berlin, Germany (29 October 2019) – Experts called on policy-makers to put human health and wellbeing at the centre of climate action decisions at the World Health Summit, which entered its third and final day Tuesday. “There is a need for urgent action to reduce greenhouse emissions to protect health, because we have less than […] Continue reading -> From Climate To AMR: World Health Summit 2019 Tackles Broad Agenda 28/10/2019 Elaine Ruth Fletcher Berlin, Germany – From antimicrobial resistance to drug access, climate change and emerging trends such as growing obesity in Africa alongside under-nutrition, this year’s World Health Summit’s is packed with an imposing agenda, dwarfed only by the staggering dimensions of the real-world challenges. “Polio has almost been eradicated, HIV/AIDS has been driven back and we […] Continue reading -> Mayors Stepping Up To Reduce Air Pollution 23/10/2019 Grace Ren & Elaine Ruth Fletcher Although it was governments that made the big commitments to tackle climate change in the 2015 Paris Agreement, mayors are leading the charge in reducing air pollution on the ground. At a first-ever World Air Quality Conference, hosted by the City of London, mayors and city leaders from around the world convened Wednesday, to confer […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts
Spain To Host Climate Conference On Behalf Of Chile From December 2-13 In Madrid 31/10/2019 Elaine Ruth Fletcher The UN COP Bureau has accepted Spain’s offer to host the COP25 Climate Conference in Madrid from December 2-13, following a tumultuous few days after Chile suddenly withdrew from hosting the conference due to a massive wave of protests in Santiago. In a short statement released Friday, UN Climate Change Executive Secretary Patricia Espinosa said, […] Continue reading -> Lessons Learned And Challenges Ahead: DNDi Celebrates 15 Years 30/10/2019 Elaine Ruth Fletcher Berlin, Germany – The Drugs for Neglected Diseases Initiative (DNDi) is celebrating its 15th anniversary and in a special event Tuesday night, founders and supporters of the product development partnership (PDP) gathered in Berlin to reflect on lessons learned and challenges that still lie ahead. Here below are excerpts of what they had to say. […] Continue reading -> Eight New Treatments For World’s Most Neglected Diseases: DNDi’s Pécoul Reflects On Milestones At 15 Year Mark 30/10/2019 Elaine Ruth Fletcher The Drugs for Neglected Diseases Initiative (DNDi) celebrates its 15th anniversary this week, as a non-profit drug R&D organization that sought to create an alternative model for developing drug treatments for the most neglected diseases and the world’s poorest populations. Since DNDi’s launch in 2003, the organization has developed eight new treatments, including the first-ever […] Continue reading -> Health Experts Push To Centre Health In Climate Action At World Health Summit 29/10/2019 Elaine Ruth Fletcher Berlin, Germany (29 October 2019) – Experts called on policy-makers to put human health and wellbeing at the centre of climate action decisions at the World Health Summit, which entered its third and final day Tuesday. “There is a need for urgent action to reduce greenhouse emissions to protect health, because we have less than […] Continue reading -> From Climate To AMR: World Health Summit 2019 Tackles Broad Agenda 28/10/2019 Elaine Ruth Fletcher Berlin, Germany – From antimicrobial resistance to drug access, climate change and emerging trends such as growing obesity in Africa alongside under-nutrition, this year’s World Health Summit’s is packed with an imposing agenda, dwarfed only by the staggering dimensions of the real-world challenges. “Polio has almost been eradicated, HIV/AIDS has been driven back and we […] Continue reading -> Mayors Stepping Up To Reduce Air Pollution 23/10/2019 Grace Ren & Elaine Ruth Fletcher Although it was governments that made the big commitments to tackle climate change in the 2015 Paris Agreement, mayors are leading the charge in reducing air pollution on the ground. At a first-ever World Air Quality Conference, hosted by the City of London, mayors and city leaders from around the world convened Wednesday, to confer […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts
Lessons Learned And Challenges Ahead: DNDi Celebrates 15 Years 30/10/2019 Elaine Ruth Fletcher Berlin, Germany – The Drugs for Neglected Diseases Initiative (DNDi) is celebrating its 15th anniversary and in a special event Tuesday night, founders and supporters of the product development partnership (PDP) gathered in Berlin to reflect on lessons learned and challenges that still lie ahead. Here below are excerpts of what they had to say. […] Continue reading -> Eight New Treatments For World’s Most Neglected Diseases: DNDi’s Pécoul Reflects On Milestones At 15 Year Mark 30/10/2019 Elaine Ruth Fletcher The Drugs for Neglected Diseases Initiative (DNDi) celebrates its 15th anniversary this week, as a non-profit drug R&D organization that sought to create an alternative model for developing drug treatments for the most neglected diseases and the world’s poorest populations. Since DNDi’s launch in 2003, the organization has developed eight new treatments, including the first-ever […] Continue reading -> Health Experts Push To Centre Health In Climate Action At World Health Summit 29/10/2019 Elaine Ruth Fletcher Berlin, Germany (29 October 2019) – Experts called on policy-makers to put human health and wellbeing at the centre of climate action decisions at the World Health Summit, which entered its third and final day Tuesday. “There is a need for urgent action to reduce greenhouse emissions to protect health, because we have less than […] Continue reading -> From Climate To AMR: World Health Summit 2019 Tackles Broad Agenda 28/10/2019 Elaine Ruth Fletcher Berlin, Germany – From antimicrobial resistance to drug access, climate change and emerging trends such as growing obesity in Africa alongside under-nutrition, this year’s World Health Summit’s is packed with an imposing agenda, dwarfed only by the staggering dimensions of the real-world challenges. “Polio has almost been eradicated, HIV/AIDS has been driven back and we […] Continue reading -> Mayors Stepping Up To Reduce Air Pollution 23/10/2019 Grace Ren & Elaine Ruth Fletcher Although it was governments that made the big commitments to tackle climate change in the 2015 Paris Agreement, mayors are leading the charge in reducing air pollution on the ground. At a first-ever World Air Quality Conference, hosted by the City of London, mayors and city leaders from around the world convened Wednesday, to confer […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts
Eight New Treatments For World’s Most Neglected Diseases: DNDi’s Pécoul Reflects On Milestones At 15 Year Mark 30/10/2019 Elaine Ruth Fletcher The Drugs for Neglected Diseases Initiative (DNDi) celebrates its 15th anniversary this week, as a non-profit drug R&D organization that sought to create an alternative model for developing drug treatments for the most neglected diseases and the world’s poorest populations. Since DNDi’s launch in 2003, the organization has developed eight new treatments, including the first-ever […] Continue reading -> Health Experts Push To Centre Health In Climate Action At World Health Summit 29/10/2019 Elaine Ruth Fletcher Berlin, Germany (29 October 2019) – Experts called on policy-makers to put human health and wellbeing at the centre of climate action decisions at the World Health Summit, which entered its third and final day Tuesday. “There is a need for urgent action to reduce greenhouse emissions to protect health, because we have less than […] Continue reading -> From Climate To AMR: World Health Summit 2019 Tackles Broad Agenda 28/10/2019 Elaine Ruth Fletcher Berlin, Germany – From antimicrobial resistance to drug access, climate change and emerging trends such as growing obesity in Africa alongside under-nutrition, this year’s World Health Summit’s is packed with an imposing agenda, dwarfed only by the staggering dimensions of the real-world challenges. “Polio has almost been eradicated, HIV/AIDS has been driven back and we […] Continue reading -> Mayors Stepping Up To Reduce Air Pollution 23/10/2019 Grace Ren & Elaine Ruth Fletcher Although it was governments that made the big commitments to tackle climate change in the 2015 Paris Agreement, mayors are leading the charge in reducing air pollution on the ground. At a first-ever World Air Quality Conference, hosted by the City of London, mayors and city leaders from around the world convened Wednesday, to confer […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts
Health Experts Push To Centre Health In Climate Action At World Health Summit 29/10/2019 Elaine Ruth Fletcher Berlin, Germany (29 October 2019) – Experts called on policy-makers to put human health and wellbeing at the centre of climate action decisions at the World Health Summit, which entered its third and final day Tuesday. “There is a need for urgent action to reduce greenhouse emissions to protect health, because we have less than […] Continue reading -> From Climate To AMR: World Health Summit 2019 Tackles Broad Agenda 28/10/2019 Elaine Ruth Fletcher Berlin, Germany – From antimicrobial resistance to drug access, climate change and emerging trends such as growing obesity in Africa alongside under-nutrition, this year’s World Health Summit’s is packed with an imposing agenda, dwarfed only by the staggering dimensions of the real-world challenges. “Polio has almost been eradicated, HIV/AIDS has been driven back and we […] Continue reading -> Mayors Stepping Up To Reduce Air Pollution 23/10/2019 Grace Ren & Elaine Ruth Fletcher Although it was governments that made the big commitments to tackle climate change in the 2015 Paris Agreement, mayors are leading the charge in reducing air pollution on the ground. At a first-ever World Air Quality Conference, hosted by the City of London, mayors and city leaders from around the world convened Wednesday, to confer […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts
From Climate To AMR: World Health Summit 2019 Tackles Broad Agenda 28/10/2019 Elaine Ruth Fletcher Berlin, Germany – From antimicrobial resistance to drug access, climate change and emerging trends such as growing obesity in Africa alongside under-nutrition, this year’s World Health Summit’s is packed with an imposing agenda, dwarfed only by the staggering dimensions of the real-world challenges. “Polio has almost been eradicated, HIV/AIDS has been driven back and we […] Continue reading -> Mayors Stepping Up To Reduce Air Pollution 23/10/2019 Grace Ren & Elaine Ruth Fletcher Although it was governments that made the big commitments to tackle climate change in the 2015 Paris Agreement, mayors are leading the charge in reducing air pollution on the ground. At a first-ever World Air Quality Conference, hosted by the City of London, mayors and city leaders from around the world convened Wednesday, to confer […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts
Mayors Stepping Up To Reduce Air Pollution 23/10/2019 Grace Ren & Elaine Ruth Fletcher Although it was governments that made the big commitments to tackle climate change in the 2015 Paris Agreement, mayors are leading the charge in reducing air pollution on the ground. At a first-ever World Air Quality Conference, hosted by the City of London, mayors and city leaders from around the world convened Wednesday, to confer […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts