WHO Recommends Cannabis Be Reclassified In UN Convention On Narcotic Drugs 07/02/2019 Elaine Ruth Fletcher The World Health Organization has recommended to the UN Secretary General that cannabis and cannabis resin be removed from Schedule IV of the 1961 Single Convention on Narcotic Drugs – a classification of drugs with “particularly dangerous properties”, including narcotics such as fentanyl, heroin and other opioids. Continue reading -> Cancer Patients Need Greater Access To Pain Relief, Including Opioids, Says WHO 04/02/2019 Elaine Ruth Fletcher Cancer patients in developing countries often cannot get drugs for moderate and severe pain relief, due to the lack of access to opioid drugs. Access to cancer pain treatment needs to be eased, despite legitimate concerns about opioid abuse in some countries, says the World Health Organization (WHO). Continue reading -> Beat NCDs: Rwanda Celebrates First Car-Free Day, While Kenya Plans Air Pollution Sensors 04/02/2019 Elaine Ruth Fletcher Rwanda’s capital city, Kigali, celebrated its first car-free day today, while a Kenyan telecom company was reported to have launched a major initiative to install 3,000 low-cost air pollution sensors around the country, in response to growing fears about air pollution’s health impacts. Continue reading -> WHO Aims To Broaden Dialogue With Civil Society 31/01/2019 Elaine Ruth Fletcher The World Health Organization is exploring ways to expand relationships with non-governmental organizations, including broader collaborations on key global health priorities and a possible informal consultation with civil society every year, Director General Dr Tedros Adhanom Gheyebresus told WHO’s Executive Board today. Continue reading -> Italy & United States: Remove Reference To Sugary Drink Tax From WHO NCDs Report 30/01/2019 Elaine Ruth Fletcher Representatives of Italy and the United States today asked the World Health Organization to remove a summary of evidence on how taxes on sugar-sweetened drinks may help reduce unhealthy sugar consumption from its latest progress report on tackling non-communicable disease (NCDs). Continue reading -> Vested Interests & Misplaced Economic Incentives Drive Obesity, Undernutrition & Climate Change, Lancet Report Finds 28/01/2019 Elaine Ruth Fletcher Policy leaders must redesign global economic incentives to advance healthy diets, and take a harder line against commercial interests promoting excessive production and consumption of unhealthy foods. Current trends are driving the inter-related pandemics of obesity and undernutrition as well as climate change, according to a new report by The Lancet Commission on Obesity. Continue reading -> WHO Director Tedros: World Must Redouble Efforts On Health-Related SDGs 27/01/2019 Elaine Ruth Fletcher Health-related Sustainable Development Goals won’t be met unless global, regional and country efforts are intensified, declared WHO Director General Dr Tedros Adhanom Gheyebresus, yesterday. Continue reading -> Board Debates WHO Plans For Efficiencies At Headquarters & Funding Shifts To Countries 25/01/2019 Elaine Ruth Fletcher A massive restructuring of WHO’s 2020-2021 budget should see a shift away from siloed disease control programmes to a more integrated approach, focused on building health systems and strengthening country operations. These were the key strategic features of the proposed budget of US$ 4.785 billion, reviewed by WHO’s Executive Board in a lengthy session today. Continue reading -> Next On Stage: WHO Academy & Foundation 25/01/2019 Elaine Ruth Fletcher A WHO Academy where millions around the world can be trained in the health policy guidelines, methods and practical tools that WHO develops and promotes, is one of the big new dreams of WHO Director General Dr. Tedros Adhanom Gheyebresus – wrapped into WHO’s strategic planning for coming years. Continue reading -> More Funds for Non-Communicable Diseases Needed Say WHO EB Members 24/01/2019 Elaine Ruth Fletcher A proposed request by World Health Organization Director General Tedros Adhanom Gheyebresus for an 8 percent budget hike for the 2020-2021 budget period received a rocky initial reception from leading member states at the WHO’s Executive Board meeting that began today. Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts
Cancer Patients Need Greater Access To Pain Relief, Including Opioids, Says WHO 04/02/2019 Elaine Ruth Fletcher Cancer patients in developing countries often cannot get drugs for moderate and severe pain relief, due to the lack of access to opioid drugs. Access to cancer pain treatment needs to be eased, despite legitimate concerns about opioid abuse in some countries, says the World Health Organization (WHO). Continue reading -> Beat NCDs: Rwanda Celebrates First Car-Free Day, While Kenya Plans Air Pollution Sensors 04/02/2019 Elaine Ruth Fletcher Rwanda’s capital city, Kigali, celebrated its first car-free day today, while a Kenyan telecom company was reported to have launched a major initiative to install 3,000 low-cost air pollution sensors around the country, in response to growing fears about air pollution’s health impacts. Continue reading -> WHO Aims To Broaden Dialogue With Civil Society 31/01/2019 Elaine Ruth Fletcher The World Health Organization is exploring ways to expand relationships with non-governmental organizations, including broader collaborations on key global health priorities and a possible informal consultation with civil society every year, Director General Dr Tedros Adhanom Gheyebresus told WHO’s Executive Board today. Continue reading -> Italy & United States: Remove Reference To Sugary Drink Tax From WHO NCDs Report 30/01/2019 Elaine Ruth Fletcher Representatives of Italy and the United States today asked the World Health Organization to remove a summary of evidence on how taxes on sugar-sweetened drinks may help reduce unhealthy sugar consumption from its latest progress report on tackling non-communicable disease (NCDs). Continue reading -> Vested Interests & Misplaced Economic Incentives Drive Obesity, Undernutrition & Climate Change, Lancet Report Finds 28/01/2019 Elaine Ruth Fletcher Policy leaders must redesign global economic incentives to advance healthy diets, and take a harder line against commercial interests promoting excessive production and consumption of unhealthy foods. Current trends are driving the inter-related pandemics of obesity and undernutrition as well as climate change, according to a new report by The Lancet Commission on Obesity. Continue reading -> WHO Director Tedros: World Must Redouble Efforts On Health-Related SDGs 27/01/2019 Elaine Ruth Fletcher Health-related Sustainable Development Goals won’t be met unless global, regional and country efforts are intensified, declared WHO Director General Dr Tedros Adhanom Gheyebresus, yesterday. Continue reading -> Board Debates WHO Plans For Efficiencies At Headquarters & Funding Shifts To Countries 25/01/2019 Elaine Ruth Fletcher A massive restructuring of WHO’s 2020-2021 budget should see a shift away from siloed disease control programmes to a more integrated approach, focused on building health systems and strengthening country operations. These were the key strategic features of the proposed budget of US$ 4.785 billion, reviewed by WHO’s Executive Board in a lengthy session today. Continue reading -> Next On Stage: WHO Academy & Foundation 25/01/2019 Elaine Ruth Fletcher A WHO Academy where millions around the world can be trained in the health policy guidelines, methods and practical tools that WHO develops and promotes, is one of the big new dreams of WHO Director General Dr. Tedros Adhanom Gheyebresus – wrapped into WHO’s strategic planning for coming years. Continue reading -> More Funds for Non-Communicable Diseases Needed Say WHO EB Members 24/01/2019 Elaine Ruth Fletcher A proposed request by World Health Organization Director General Tedros Adhanom Gheyebresus for an 8 percent budget hike for the 2020-2021 budget period received a rocky initial reception from leading member states at the WHO’s Executive Board meeting that began today. Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts
Beat NCDs: Rwanda Celebrates First Car-Free Day, While Kenya Plans Air Pollution Sensors 04/02/2019 Elaine Ruth Fletcher Rwanda’s capital city, Kigali, celebrated its first car-free day today, while a Kenyan telecom company was reported to have launched a major initiative to install 3,000 low-cost air pollution sensors around the country, in response to growing fears about air pollution’s health impacts. Continue reading -> WHO Aims To Broaden Dialogue With Civil Society 31/01/2019 Elaine Ruth Fletcher The World Health Organization is exploring ways to expand relationships with non-governmental organizations, including broader collaborations on key global health priorities and a possible informal consultation with civil society every year, Director General Dr Tedros Adhanom Gheyebresus told WHO’s Executive Board today. Continue reading -> Italy & United States: Remove Reference To Sugary Drink Tax From WHO NCDs Report 30/01/2019 Elaine Ruth Fletcher Representatives of Italy and the United States today asked the World Health Organization to remove a summary of evidence on how taxes on sugar-sweetened drinks may help reduce unhealthy sugar consumption from its latest progress report on tackling non-communicable disease (NCDs). Continue reading -> Vested Interests & Misplaced Economic Incentives Drive Obesity, Undernutrition & Climate Change, Lancet Report Finds 28/01/2019 Elaine Ruth Fletcher Policy leaders must redesign global economic incentives to advance healthy diets, and take a harder line against commercial interests promoting excessive production and consumption of unhealthy foods. Current trends are driving the inter-related pandemics of obesity and undernutrition as well as climate change, according to a new report by The Lancet Commission on Obesity. Continue reading -> WHO Director Tedros: World Must Redouble Efforts On Health-Related SDGs 27/01/2019 Elaine Ruth Fletcher Health-related Sustainable Development Goals won’t be met unless global, regional and country efforts are intensified, declared WHO Director General Dr Tedros Adhanom Gheyebresus, yesterday. Continue reading -> Board Debates WHO Plans For Efficiencies At Headquarters & Funding Shifts To Countries 25/01/2019 Elaine Ruth Fletcher A massive restructuring of WHO’s 2020-2021 budget should see a shift away from siloed disease control programmes to a more integrated approach, focused on building health systems and strengthening country operations. These were the key strategic features of the proposed budget of US$ 4.785 billion, reviewed by WHO’s Executive Board in a lengthy session today. Continue reading -> Next On Stage: WHO Academy & Foundation 25/01/2019 Elaine Ruth Fletcher A WHO Academy where millions around the world can be trained in the health policy guidelines, methods and practical tools that WHO develops and promotes, is one of the big new dreams of WHO Director General Dr. Tedros Adhanom Gheyebresus – wrapped into WHO’s strategic planning for coming years. Continue reading -> More Funds for Non-Communicable Diseases Needed Say WHO EB Members 24/01/2019 Elaine Ruth Fletcher A proposed request by World Health Organization Director General Tedros Adhanom Gheyebresus for an 8 percent budget hike for the 2020-2021 budget period received a rocky initial reception from leading member states at the WHO’s Executive Board meeting that began today. Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts
WHO Aims To Broaden Dialogue With Civil Society 31/01/2019 Elaine Ruth Fletcher The World Health Organization is exploring ways to expand relationships with non-governmental organizations, including broader collaborations on key global health priorities and a possible informal consultation with civil society every year, Director General Dr Tedros Adhanom Gheyebresus told WHO’s Executive Board today. Continue reading -> Italy & United States: Remove Reference To Sugary Drink Tax From WHO NCDs Report 30/01/2019 Elaine Ruth Fletcher Representatives of Italy and the United States today asked the World Health Organization to remove a summary of evidence on how taxes on sugar-sweetened drinks may help reduce unhealthy sugar consumption from its latest progress report on tackling non-communicable disease (NCDs). Continue reading -> Vested Interests & Misplaced Economic Incentives Drive Obesity, Undernutrition & Climate Change, Lancet Report Finds 28/01/2019 Elaine Ruth Fletcher Policy leaders must redesign global economic incentives to advance healthy diets, and take a harder line against commercial interests promoting excessive production and consumption of unhealthy foods. Current trends are driving the inter-related pandemics of obesity and undernutrition as well as climate change, according to a new report by The Lancet Commission on Obesity. Continue reading -> WHO Director Tedros: World Must Redouble Efforts On Health-Related SDGs 27/01/2019 Elaine Ruth Fletcher Health-related Sustainable Development Goals won’t be met unless global, regional and country efforts are intensified, declared WHO Director General Dr Tedros Adhanom Gheyebresus, yesterday. Continue reading -> Board Debates WHO Plans For Efficiencies At Headquarters & Funding Shifts To Countries 25/01/2019 Elaine Ruth Fletcher A massive restructuring of WHO’s 2020-2021 budget should see a shift away from siloed disease control programmes to a more integrated approach, focused on building health systems and strengthening country operations. These were the key strategic features of the proposed budget of US$ 4.785 billion, reviewed by WHO’s Executive Board in a lengthy session today. Continue reading -> Next On Stage: WHO Academy & Foundation 25/01/2019 Elaine Ruth Fletcher A WHO Academy where millions around the world can be trained in the health policy guidelines, methods and practical tools that WHO develops and promotes, is one of the big new dreams of WHO Director General Dr. Tedros Adhanom Gheyebresus – wrapped into WHO’s strategic planning for coming years. Continue reading -> More Funds for Non-Communicable Diseases Needed Say WHO EB Members 24/01/2019 Elaine Ruth Fletcher A proposed request by World Health Organization Director General Tedros Adhanom Gheyebresus for an 8 percent budget hike for the 2020-2021 budget period received a rocky initial reception from leading member states at the WHO’s Executive Board meeting that began today. Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts
Italy & United States: Remove Reference To Sugary Drink Tax From WHO NCDs Report 30/01/2019 Elaine Ruth Fletcher Representatives of Italy and the United States today asked the World Health Organization to remove a summary of evidence on how taxes on sugar-sweetened drinks may help reduce unhealthy sugar consumption from its latest progress report on tackling non-communicable disease (NCDs). Continue reading -> Vested Interests & Misplaced Economic Incentives Drive Obesity, Undernutrition & Climate Change, Lancet Report Finds 28/01/2019 Elaine Ruth Fletcher Policy leaders must redesign global economic incentives to advance healthy diets, and take a harder line against commercial interests promoting excessive production and consumption of unhealthy foods. Current trends are driving the inter-related pandemics of obesity and undernutrition as well as climate change, according to a new report by The Lancet Commission on Obesity. Continue reading -> WHO Director Tedros: World Must Redouble Efforts On Health-Related SDGs 27/01/2019 Elaine Ruth Fletcher Health-related Sustainable Development Goals won’t be met unless global, regional and country efforts are intensified, declared WHO Director General Dr Tedros Adhanom Gheyebresus, yesterday. Continue reading -> Board Debates WHO Plans For Efficiencies At Headquarters & Funding Shifts To Countries 25/01/2019 Elaine Ruth Fletcher A massive restructuring of WHO’s 2020-2021 budget should see a shift away from siloed disease control programmes to a more integrated approach, focused on building health systems and strengthening country operations. These were the key strategic features of the proposed budget of US$ 4.785 billion, reviewed by WHO’s Executive Board in a lengthy session today. Continue reading -> Next On Stage: WHO Academy & Foundation 25/01/2019 Elaine Ruth Fletcher A WHO Academy where millions around the world can be trained in the health policy guidelines, methods and practical tools that WHO develops and promotes, is one of the big new dreams of WHO Director General Dr. Tedros Adhanom Gheyebresus – wrapped into WHO’s strategic planning for coming years. Continue reading -> More Funds for Non-Communicable Diseases Needed Say WHO EB Members 24/01/2019 Elaine Ruth Fletcher A proposed request by World Health Organization Director General Tedros Adhanom Gheyebresus for an 8 percent budget hike for the 2020-2021 budget period received a rocky initial reception from leading member states at the WHO’s Executive Board meeting that began today. Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts
Vested Interests & Misplaced Economic Incentives Drive Obesity, Undernutrition & Climate Change, Lancet Report Finds 28/01/2019 Elaine Ruth Fletcher Policy leaders must redesign global economic incentives to advance healthy diets, and take a harder line against commercial interests promoting excessive production and consumption of unhealthy foods. Current trends are driving the inter-related pandemics of obesity and undernutrition as well as climate change, according to a new report by The Lancet Commission on Obesity. Continue reading -> WHO Director Tedros: World Must Redouble Efforts On Health-Related SDGs 27/01/2019 Elaine Ruth Fletcher Health-related Sustainable Development Goals won’t be met unless global, regional and country efforts are intensified, declared WHO Director General Dr Tedros Adhanom Gheyebresus, yesterday. Continue reading -> Board Debates WHO Plans For Efficiencies At Headquarters & Funding Shifts To Countries 25/01/2019 Elaine Ruth Fletcher A massive restructuring of WHO’s 2020-2021 budget should see a shift away from siloed disease control programmes to a more integrated approach, focused on building health systems and strengthening country operations. These were the key strategic features of the proposed budget of US$ 4.785 billion, reviewed by WHO’s Executive Board in a lengthy session today. Continue reading -> Next On Stage: WHO Academy & Foundation 25/01/2019 Elaine Ruth Fletcher A WHO Academy where millions around the world can be trained in the health policy guidelines, methods and practical tools that WHO develops and promotes, is one of the big new dreams of WHO Director General Dr. Tedros Adhanom Gheyebresus – wrapped into WHO’s strategic planning for coming years. Continue reading -> More Funds for Non-Communicable Diseases Needed Say WHO EB Members 24/01/2019 Elaine Ruth Fletcher A proposed request by World Health Organization Director General Tedros Adhanom Gheyebresus for an 8 percent budget hike for the 2020-2021 budget period received a rocky initial reception from leading member states at the WHO’s Executive Board meeting that began today. Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts
WHO Director Tedros: World Must Redouble Efforts On Health-Related SDGs 27/01/2019 Elaine Ruth Fletcher Health-related Sustainable Development Goals won’t be met unless global, regional and country efforts are intensified, declared WHO Director General Dr Tedros Adhanom Gheyebresus, yesterday. Continue reading -> Board Debates WHO Plans For Efficiencies At Headquarters & Funding Shifts To Countries 25/01/2019 Elaine Ruth Fletcher A massive restructuring of WHO’s 2020-2021 budget should see a shift away from siloed disease control programmes to a more integrated approach, focused on building health systems and strengthening country operations. These were the key strategic features of the proposed budget of US$ 4.785 billion, reviewed by WHO’s Executive Board in a lengthy session today. Continue reading -> Next On Stage: WHO Academy & Foundation 25/01/2019 Elaine Ruth Fletcher A WHO Academy where millions around the world can be trained in the health policy guidelines, methods and practical tools that WHO develops and promotes, is one of the big new dreams of WHO Director General Dr. Tedros Adhanom Gheyebresus – wrapped into WHO’s strategic planning for coming years. Continue reading -> More Funds for Non-Communicable Diseases Needed Say WHO EB Members 24/01/2019 Elaine Ruth Fletcher A proposed request by World Health Organization Director General Tedros Adhanom Gheyebresus for an 8 percent budget hike for the 2020-2021 budget period received a rocky initial reception from leading member states at the WHO’s Executive Board meeting that began today. Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts
Board Debates WHO Plans For Efficiencies At Headquarters & Funding Shifts To Countries 25/01/2019 Elaine Ruth Fletcher A massive restructuring of WHO’s 2020-2021 budget should see a shift away from siloed disease control programmes to a more integrated approach, focused on building health systems and strengthening country operations. These were the key strategic features of the proposed budget of US$ 4.785 billion, reviewed by WHO’s Executive Board in a lengthy session today. Continue reading -> Next On Stage: WHO Academy & Foundation 25/01/2019 Elaine Ruth Fletcher A WHO Academy where millions around the world can be trained in the health policy guidelines, methods and practical tools that WHO develops and promotes, is one of the big new dreams of WHO Director General Dr. Tedros Adhanom Gheyebresus – wrapped into WHO’s strategic planning for coming years. Continue reading -> More Funds for Non-Communicable Diseases Needed Say WHO EB Members 24/01/2019 Elaine Ruth Fletcher A proposed request by World Health Organization Director General Tedros Adhanom Gheyebresus for an 8 percent budget hike for the 2020-2021 budget period received a rocky initial reception from leading member states at the WHO’s Executive Board meeting that began today. Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts
Next On Stage: WHO Academy & Foundation 25/01/2019 Elaine Ruth Fletcher A WHO Academy where millions around the world can be trained in the health policy guidelines, methods and practical tools that WHO develops and promotes, is one of the big new dreams of WHO Director General Dr. Tedros Adhanom Gheyebresus – wrapped into WHO’s strategic planning for coming years. Continue reading -> More Funds for Non-Communicable Diseases Needed Say WHO EB Members 24/01/2019 Elaine Ruth Fletcher A proposed request by World Health Organization Director General Tedros Adhanom Gheyebresus for an 8 percent budget hike for the 2020-2021 budget period received a rocky initial reception from leading member states at the WHO’s Executive Board meeting that began today. Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts
More Funds for Non-Communicable Diseases Needed Say WHO EB Members 24/01/2019 Elaine Ruth Fletcher A proposed request by World Health Organization Director General Tedros Adhanom Gheyebresus for an 8 percent budget hike for the 2020-2021 budget period received a rocky initial reception from leading member states at the WHO’s Executive Board meeting that began today. Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts