Global Fund Blitz Aims to Offset Shortfall 20/09/2022 Kerry Cullinan The Global Fund goes into its pledging conference on Wednesday substantially short of its $18 billion minimum target to fight HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis and malaria over the next five years. Hosted by US President Joe Biden on the sidelines of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA), the seventh replenishment conference is the culmination of a months-long […] Continue reading -> Closing the Treatment Gap for Children with Severe NCDs 16/09/2022 Kerry Cullinan Children with type 1 diabetes living in rural parts of the world’s poorest countries often struggle to get life-saving insulin as programmes addressing non-communicable diseases (NCDs) tend to be urban-based and adult-focused. But an initiative to address life-threatening NCDs affecting children and young adults – particularly type 1 diabetes, rheumatic and congenital heart disease, and […] Continue reading -> COVID-19 Cases Drop to Lowest Level Since Start of Pandemic – But WHO Urges Vaccination Of All At Risk 15/09/2022 Kerry Cullinan Global COVID-19 cases have dropped to their lowest level since the start of the pandemic in March 2020, World Health Organization (WHO) Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus told a media briefing on Wednesday. In the past week alone (5-11 September), the number of new weekly cases decreased by 28% while new weekly deaths decreased by 22%, […] Continue reading -> Global Fund Replenishment Gains Steam 13/09/2022 Kerry Cullinan As the push for adequate funds to address HIV, tuberculosis and malaria reaches its climax with next week’s replenishment meeting of the Global Fund, the fund’s latest report reveals it has saved 50 million lives between 2002 and 2021. The Global Fund raises money in three-year cycles and seeks $18 billion for its seventh replenishment, […] Continue reading -> Time to Invest in Preventing and Treating NCDs 08/09/2022 Kerry Cullinan If all countries significantly raise taxes on tobacco, alcohol and sugary beverages, this could prevent 50 million premature deaths over the next 50 years, according to Michael Bloomberg, World Health Organization (WHO) Global Ambassador for Noncommunicable Diseases (NCDs) and Injuries. “Plus, the taxes would raise more than $20 trillion in revenue to support public health […] Continue reading -> WHO Warns Against ‘Complacency’ over COVID-19 and Monkeypox 07/09/2022 Kerry Cullinan Although COVID-19 and monkeypox cases are declining globally, World Health Organization (WHO) Director-General Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus warned against complacency on Wednesday. Although COVID-19 cases were down by 80% since February, “last week, one person died with COVID-19 every 44 seconds and most of those those those deaths are avoidable,” said Tedros. “There is no […] Continue reading -> New Initiative Will Enable Speedy Introduction of COVID-19 Antivirals in Africa and Southeast Asia 07/09/2022 Kerry Cullinan A new initiative to introduce COVID-19 oral antivirals and national test-and-treat programmes in 10 countries in Africa and Southeast Asia was launched on Wednesday by the COVID Treatment Quick Start Consortium. The consortium will support governments to introduce and scale up access to antivirals, starting with Pfizer’s Paxlovid, in high-risk populations in Ghana, Kenya, Laos, […] Continue reading -> Unitaid Invests in New TB Tests, as South Africa Study Reports Importance of Better Screening 06/09/2022 Kerry Cullinan Two-fifths of people with tuberculosis are unaware that they are infected because their diagnosis relies on outdated tests – something Unitaid and partners aim to change with a $30 million investment in new diagnostic technologies to enable same-day results. Announcing the investment on Tuesday, the global health agency explained that the current diagnosis in low and […] Continue reading -> WHO Advises Condom Use as Monkeypox is Detected in Semen 01/09/2022 Kerry Cullinan Although it is not yet entirely clear whether monkeypox is sexually transmitted, the World Health Organization (WHO) has advised those at risk to use condoms during sex as monkeypox DNA has now been detected in semen. “There have definitely been reports of the detection of the monkeypox virus DNA in semen,” Dr Rosamund Lewis, the […] Continue reading -> Searching for ‘Pathogen X’ That Will Drive the Next Pandemic 30/08/2022 Kerry Cullinan Drug-resistant bacteria, influenza, Crimean-Congo haemorrhagic fever – all have the potential to be the ‘pathogen X’ that could drive the next pandemic, according to scientists sharing notes at a two-day meeting convened by the World Health Organization (WHO) R&D Blueprint. Dr Ana Maria Restrepo, WHO head of research and development, said that while predicting the […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts
Closing the Treatment Gap for Children with Severe NCDs 16/09/2022 Kerry Cullinan Children with type 1 diabetes living in rural parts of the world’s poorest countries often struggle to get life-saving insulin as programmes addressing non-communicable diseases (NCDs) tend to be urban-based and adult-focused. But an initiative to address life-threatening NCDs affecting children and young adults – particularly type 1 diabetes, rheumatic and congenital heart disease, and […] Continue reading -> COVID-19 Cases Drop to Lowest Level Since Start of Pandemic – But WHO Urges Vaccination Of All At Risk 15/09/2022 Kerry Cullinan Global COVID-19 cases have dropped to their lowest level since the start of the pandemic in March 2020, World Health Organization (WHO) Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus told a media briefing on Wednesday. In the past week alone (5-11 September), the number of new weekly cases decreased by 28% while new weekly deaths decreased by 22%, […] Continue reading -> Global Fund Replenishment Gains Steam 13/09/2022 Kerry Cullinan As the push for adequate funds to address HIV, tuberculosis and malaria reaches its climax with next week’s replenishment meeting of the Global Fund, the fund’s latest report reveals it has saved 50 million lives between 2002 and 2021. The Global Fund raises money in three-year cycles and seeks $18 billion for its seventh replenishment, […] Continue reading -> Time to Invest in Preventing and Treating NCDs 08/09/2022 Kerry Cullinan If all countries significantly raise taxes on tobacco, alcohol and sugary beverages, this could prevent 50 million premature deaths over the next 50 years, according to Michael Bloomberg, World Health Organization (WHO) Global Ambassador for Noncommunicable Diseases (NCDs) and Injuries. “Plus, the taxes would raise more than $20 trillion in revenue to support public health […] Continue reading -> WHO Warns Against ‘Complacency’ over COVID-19 and Monkeypox 07/09/2022 Kerry Cullinan Although COVID-19 and monkeypox cases are declining globally, World Health Organization (WHO) Director-General Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus warned against complacency on Wednesday. Although COVID-19 cases were down by 80% since February, “last week, one person died with COVID-19 every 44 seconds and most of those those those deaths are avoidable,” said Tedros. “There is no […] Continue reading -> New Initiative Will Enable Speedy Introduction of COVID-19 Antivirals in Africa and Southeast Asia 07/09/2022 Kerry Cullinan A new initiative to introduce COVID-19 oral antivirals and national test-and-treat programmes in 10 countries in Africa and Southeast Asia was launched on Wednesday by the COVID Treatment Quick Start Consortium. The consortium will support governments to introduce and scale up access to antivirals, starting with Pfizer’s Paxlovid, in high-risk populations in Ghana, Kenya, Laos, […] Continue reading -> Unitaid Invests in New TB Tests, as South Africa Study Reports Importance of Better Screening 06/09/2022 Kerry Cullinan Two-fifths of people with tuberculosis are unaware that they are infected because their diagnosis relies on outdated tests – something Unitaid and partners aim to change with a $30 million investment in new diagnostic technologies to enable same-day results. Announcing the investment on Tuesday, the global health agency explained that the current diagnosis in low and […] Continue reading -> WHO Advises Condom Use as Monkeypox is Detected in Semen 01/09/2022 Kerry Cullinan Although it is not yet entirely clear whether monkeypox is sexually transmitted, the World Health Organization (WHO) has advised those at risk to use condoms during sex as monkeypox DNA has now been detected in semen. “There have definitely been reports of the detection of the monkeypox virus DNA in semen,” Dr Rosamund Lewis, the […] Continue reading -> Searching for ‘Pathogen X’ That Will Drive the Next Pandemic 30/08/2022 Kerry Cullinan Drug-resistant bacteria, influenza, Crimean-Congo haemorrhagic fever – all have the potential to be the ‘pathogen X’ that could drive the next pandemic, according to scientists sharing notes at a two-day meeting convened by the World Health Organization (WHO) R&D Blueprint. Dr Ana Maria Restrepo, WHO head of research and development, said that while predicting the […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts
COVID-19 Cases Drop to Lowest Level Since Start of Pandemic – But WHO Urges Vaccination Of All At Risk 15/09/2022 Kerry Cullinan Global COVID-19 cases have dropped to their lowest level since the start of the pandemic in March 2020, World Health Organization (WHO) Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus told a media briefing on Wednesday. In the past week alone (5-11 September), the number of new weekly cases decreased by 28% while new weekly deaths decreased by 22%, […] Continue reading -> Global Fund Replenishment Gains Steam 13/09/2022 Kerry Cullinan As the push for adequate funds to address HIV, tuberculosis and malaria reaches its climax with next week’s replenishment meeting of the Global Fund, the fund’s latest report reveals it has saved 50 million lives between 2002 and 2021. The Global Fund raises money in three-year cycles and seeks $18 billion for its seventh replenishment, […] Continue reading -> Time to Invest in Preventing and Treating NCDs 08/09/2022 Kerry Cullinan If all countries significantly raise taxes on tobacco, alcohol and sugary beverages, this could prevent 50 million premature deaths over the next 50 years, according to Michael Bloomberg, World Health Organization (WHO) Global Ambassador for Noncommunicable Diseases (NCDs) and Injuries. “Plus, the taxes would raise more than $20 trillion in revenue to support public health […] Continue reading -> WHO Warns Against ‘Complacency’ over COVID-19 and Monkeypox 07/09/2022 Kerry Cullinan Although COVID-19 and monkeypox cases are declining globally, World Health Organization (WHO) Director-General Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus warned against complacency on Wednesday. Although COVID-19 cases were down by 80% since February, “last week, one person died with COVID-19 every 44 seconds and most of those those those deaths are avoidable,” said Tedros. “There is no […] Continue reading -> New Initiative Will Enable Speedy Introduction of COVID-19 Antivirals in Africa and Southeast Asia 07/09/2022 Kerry Cullinan A new initiative to introduce COVID-19 oral antivirals and national test-and-treat programmes in 10 countries in Africa and Southeast Asia was launched on Wednesday by the COVID Treatment Quick Start Consortium. The consortium will support governments to introduce and scale up access to antivirals, starting with Pfizer’s Paxlovid, in high-risk populations in Ghana, Kenya, Laos, […] Continue reading -> Unitaid Invests in New TB Tests, as South Africa Study Reports Importance of Better Screening 06/09/2022 Kerry Cullinan Two-fifths of people with tuberculosis are unaware that they are infected because their diagnosis relies on outdated tests – something Unitaid and partners aim to change with a $30 million investment in new diagnostic technologies to enable same-day results. Announcing the investment on Tuesday, the global health agency explained that the current diagnosis in low and […] Continue reading -> WHO Advises Condom Use as Monkeypox is Detected in Semen 01/09/2022 Kerry Cullinan Although it is not yet entirely clear whether monkeypox is sexually transmitted, the World Health Organization (WHO) has advised those at risk to use condoms during sex as monkeypox DNA has now been detected in semen. “There have definitely been reports of the detection of the monkeypox virus DNA in semen,” Dr Rosamund Lewis, the […] Continue reading -> Searching for ‘Pathogen X’ That Will Drive the Next Pandemic 30/08/2022 Kerry Cullinan Drug-resistant bacteria, influenza, Crimean-Congo haemorrhagic fever – all have the potential to be the ‘pathogen X’ that could drive the next pandemic, according to scientists sharing notes at a two-day meeting convened by the World Health Organization (WHO) R&D Blueprint. Dr Ana Maria Restrepo, WHO head of research and development, said that while predicting the […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts
Global Fund Replenishment Gains Steam 13/09/2022 Kerry Cullinan As the push for adequate funds to address HIV, tuberculosis and malaria reaches its climax with next week’s replenishment meeting of the Global Fund, the fund’s latest report reveals it has saved 50 million lives between 2002 and 2021. The Global Fund raises money in three-year cycles and seeks $18 billion for its seventh replenishment, […] Continue reading -> Time to Invest in Preventing and Treating NCDs 08/09/2022 Kerry Cullinan If all countries significantly raise taxes on tobacco, alcohol and sugary beverages, this could prevent 50 million premature deaths over the next 50 years, according to Michael Bloomberg, World Health Organization (WHO) Global Ambassador for Noncommunicable Diseases (NCDs) and Injuries. “Plus, the taxes would raise more than $20 trillion in revenue to support public health […] Continue reading -> WHO Warns Against ‘Complacency’ over COVID-19 and Monkeypox 07/09/2022 Kerry Cullinan Although COVID-19 and monkeypox cases are declining globally, World Health Organization (WHO) Director-General Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus warned against complacency on Wednesday. Although COVID-19 cases were down by 80% since February, “last week, one person died with COVID-19 every 44 seconds and most of those those those deaths are avoidable,” said Tedros. “There is no […] Continue reading -> New Initiative Will Enable Speedy Introduction of COVID-19 Antivirals in Africa and Southeast Asia 07/09/2022 Kerry Cullinan A new initiative to introduce COVID-19 oral antivirals and national test-and-treat programmes in 10 countries in Africa and Southeast Asia was launched on Wednesday by the COVID Treatment Quick Start Consortium. The consortium will support governments to introduce and scale up access to antivirals, starting with Pfizer’s Paxlovid, in high-risk populations in Ghana, Kenya, Laos, […] Continue reading -> Unitaid Invests in New TB Tests, as South Africa Study Reports Importance of Better Screening 06/09/2022 Kerry Cullinan Two-fifths of people with tuberculosis are unaware that they are infected because their diagnosis relies on outdated tests – something Unitaid and partners aim to change with a $30 million investment in new diagnostic technologies to enable same-day results. Announcing the investment on Tuesday, the global health agency explained that the current diagnosis in low and […] Continue reading -> WHO Advises Condom Use as Monkeypox is Detected in Semen 01/09/2022 Kerry Cullinan Although it is not yet entirely clear whether monkeypox is sexually transmitted, the World Health Organization (WHO) has advised those at risk to use condoms during sex as monkeypox DNA has now been detected in semen. “There have definitely been reports of the detection of the monkeypox virus DNA in semen,” Dr Rosamund Lewis, the […] Continue reading -> Searching for ‘Pathogen X’ That Will Drive the Next Pandemic 30/08/2022 Kerry Cullinan Drug-resistant bacteria, influenza, Crimean-Congo haemorrhagic fever – all have the potential to be the ‘pathogen X’ that could drive the next pandemic, according to scientists sharing notes at a two-day meeting convened by the World Health Organization (WHO) R&D Blueprint. Dr Ana Maria Restrepo, WHO head of research and development, said that while predicting the […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts
Time to Invest in Preventing and Treating NCDs 08/09/2022 Kerry Cullinan If all countries significantly raise taxes on tobacco, alcohol and sugary beverages, this could prevent 50 million premature deaths over the next 50 years, according to Michael Bloomberg, World Health Organization (WHO) Global Ambassador for Noncommunicable Diseases (NCDs) and Injuries. “Plus, the taxes would raise more than $20 trillion in revenue to support public health […] Continue reading -> WHO Warns Against ‘Complacency’ over COVID-19 and Monkeypox 07/09/2022 Kerry Cullinan Although COVID-19 and monkeypox cases are declining globally, World Health Organization (WHO) Director-General Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus warned against complacency on Wednesday. Although COVID-19 cases were down by 80% since February, “last week, one person died with COVID-19 every 44 seconds and most of those those those deaths are avoidable,” said Tedros. “There is no […] Continue reading -> New Initiative Will Enable Speedy Introduction of COVID-19 Antivirals in Africa and Southeast Asia 07/09/2022 Kerry Cullinan A new initiative to introduce COVID-19 oral antivirals and national test-and-treat programmes in 10 countries in Africa and Southeast Asia was launched on Wednesday by the COVID Treatment Quick Start Consortium. The consortium will support governments to introduce and scale up access to antivirals, starting with Pfizer’s Paxlovid, in high-risk populations in Ghana, Kenya, Laos, […] Continue reading -> Unitaid Invests in New TB Tests, as South Africa Study Reports Importance of Better Screening 06/09/2022 Kerry Cullinan Two-fifths of people with tuberculosis are unaware that they are infected because their diagnosis relies on outdated tests – something Unitaid and partners aim to change with a $30 million investment in new diagnostic technologies to enable same-day results. Announcing the investment on Tuesday, the global health agency explained that the current diagnosis in low and […] Continue reading -> WHO Advises Condom Use as Monkeypox is Detected in Semen 01/09/2022 Kerry Cullinan Although it is not yet entirely clear whether monkeypox is sexually transmitted, the World Health Organization (WHO) has advised those at risk to use condoms during sex as monkeypox DNA has now been detected in semen. “There have definitely been reports of the detection of the monkeypox virus DNA in semen,” Dr Rosamund Lewis, the […] Continue reading -> Searching for ‘Pathogen X’ That Will Drive the Next Pandemic 30/08/2022 Kerry Cullinan Drug-resistant bacteria, influenza, Crimean-Congo haemorrhagic fever – all have the potential to be the ‘pathogen X’ that could drive the next pandemic, according to scientists sharing notes at a two-day meeting convened by the World Health Organization (WHO) R&D Blueprint. Dr Ana Maria Restrepo, WHO head of research and development, said that while predicting the […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts
WHO Warns Against ‘Complacency’ over COVID-19 and Monkeypox 07/09/2022 Kerry Cullinan Although COVID-19 and monkeypox cases are declining globally, World Health Organization (WHO) Director-General Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus warned against complacency on Wednesday. Although COVID-19 cases were down by 80% since February, “last week, one person died with COVID-19 every 44 seconds and most of those those those deaths are avoidable,” said Tedros. “There is no […] Continue reading -> New Initiative Will Enable Speedy Introduction of COVID-19 Antivirals in Africa and Southeast Asia 07/09/2022 Kerry Cullinan A new initiative to introduce COVID-19 oral antivirals and national test-and-treat programmes in 10 countries in Africa and Southeast Asia was launched on Wednesday by the COVID Treatment Quick Start Consortium. The consortium will support governments to introduce and scale up access to antivirals, starting with Pfizer’s Paxlovid, in high-risk populations in Ghana, Kenya, Laos, […] Continue reading -> Unitaid Invests in New TB Tests, as South Africa Study Reports Importance of Better Screening 06/09/2022 Kerry Cullinan Two-fifths of people with tuberculosis are unaware that they are infected because their diagnosis relies on outdated tests – something Unitaid and partners aim to change with a $30 million investment in new diagnostic technologies to enable same-day results. Announcing the investment on Tuesday, the global health agency explained that the current diagnosis in low and […] Continue reading -> WHO Advises Condom Use as Monkeypox is Detected in Semen 01/09/2022 Kerry Cullinan Although it is not yet entirely clear whether monkeypox is sexually transmitted, the World Health Organization (WHO) has advised those at risk to use condoms during sex as monkeypox DNA has now been detected in semen. “There have definitely been reports of the detection of the monkeypox virus DNA in semen,” Dr Rosamund Lewis, the […] Continue reading -> Searching for ‘Pathogen X’ That Will Drive the Next Pandemic 30/08/2022 Kerry Cullinan Drug-resistant bacteria, influenza, Crimean-Congo haemorrhagic fever – all have the potential to be the ‘pathogen X’ that could drive the next pandemic, according to scientists sharing notes at a two-day meeting convened by the World Health Organization (WHO) R&D Blueprint. Dr Ana Maria Restrepo, WHO head of research and development, said that while predicting the […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts
New Initiative Will Enable Speedy Introduction of COVID-19 Antivirals in Africa and Southeast Asia 07/09/2022 Kerry Cullinan A new initiative to introduce COVID-19 oral antivirals and national test-and-treat programmes in 10 countries in Africa and Southeast Asia was launched on Wednesday by the COVID Treatment Quick Start Consortium. The consortium will support governments to introduce and scale up access to antivirals, starting with Pfizer’s Paxlovid, in high-risk populations in Ghana, Kenya, Laos, […] Continue reading -> Unitaid Invests in New TB Tests, as South Africa Study Reports Importance of Better Screening 06/09/2022 Kerry Cullinan Two-fifths of people with tuberculosis are unaware that they are infected because their diagnosis relies on outdated tests – something Unitaid and partners aim to change with a $30 million investment in new diagnostic technologies to enable same-day results. Announcing the investment on Tuesday, the global health agency explained that the current diagnosis in low and […] Continue reading -> WHO Advises Condom Use as Monkeypox is Detected in Semen 01/09/2022 Kerry Cullinan Although it is not yet entirely clear whether monkeypox is sexually transmitted, the World Health Organization (WHO) has advised those at risk to use condoms during sex as monkeypox DNA has now been detected in semen. “There have definitely been reports of the detection of the monkeypox virus DNA in semen,” Dr Rosamund Lewis, the […] Continue reading -> Searching for ‘Pathogen X’ That Will Drive the Next Pandemic 30/08/2022 Kerry Cullinan Drug-resistant bacteria, influenza, Crimean-Congo haemorrhagic fever – all have the potential to be the ‘pathogen X’ that could drive the next pandemic, according to scientists sharing notes at a two-day meeting convened by the World Health Organization (WHO) R&D Blueprint. Dr Ana Maria Restrepo, WHO head of research and development, said that while predicting the […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts
Unitaid Invests in New TB Tests, as South Africa Study Reports Importance of Better Screening 06/09/2022 Kerry Cullinan Two-fifths of people with tuberculosis are unaware that they are infected because their diagnosis relies on outdated tests – something Unitaid and partners aim to change with a $30 million investment in new diagnostic technologies to enable same-day results. Announcing the investment on Tuesday, the global health agency explained that the current diagnosis in low and […] Continue reading -> WHO Advises Condom Use as Monkeypox is Detected in Semen 01/09/2022 Kerry Cullinan Although it is not yet entirely clear whether monkeypox is sexually transmitted, the World Health Organization (WHO) has advised those at risk to use condoms during sex as monkeypox DNA has now been detected in semen. “There have definitely been reports of the detection of the monkeypox virus DNA in semen,” Dr Rosamund Lewis, the […] Continue reading -> Searching for ‘Pathogen X’ That Will Drive the Next Pandemic 30/08/2022 Kerry Cullinan Drug-resistant bacteria, influenza, Crimean-Congo haemorrhagic fever – all have the potential to be the ‘pathogen X’ that could drive the next pandemic, according to scientists sharing notes at a two-day meeting convened by the World Health Organization (WHO) R&D Blueprint. Dr Ana Maria Restrepo, WHO head of research and development, said that while predicting the […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts
WHO Advises Condom Use as Monkeypox is Detected in Semen 01/09/2022 Kerry Cullinan Although it is not yet entirely clear whether monkeypox is sexually transmitted, the World Health Organization (WHO) has advised those at risk to use condoms during sex as monkeypox DNA has now been detected in semen. “There have definitely been reports of the detection of the monkeypox virus DNA in semen,” Dr Rosamund Lewis, the […] Continue reading -> Searching for ‘Pathogen X’ That Will Drive the Next Pandemic 30/08/2022 Kerry Cullinan Drug-resistant bacteria, influenza, Crimean-Congo haemorrhagic fever – all have the potential to be the ‘pathogen X’ that could drive the next pandemic, according to scientists sharing notes at a two-day meeting convened by the World Health Organization (WHO) R&D Blueprint. Dr Ana Maria Restrepo, WHO head of research and development, said that while predicting the […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts
Searching for ‘Pathogen X’ That Will Drive the Next Pandemic 30/08/2022 Kerry Cullinan Drug-resistant bacteria, influenza, Crimean-Congo haemorrhagic fever – all have the potential to be the ‘pathogen X’ that could drive the next pandemic, according to scientists sharing notes at a two-day meeting convened by the World Health Organization (WHO) R&D Blueprint. Dr Ana Maria Restrepo, WHO head of research and development, said that while predicting the […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts