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Can Healthcare Systems Decarbonize While Scaling Up Healthcare?
16/11/2022 Rossella Tercatin
The healthcare sector is responsible for over 5% of global carbon emissions, double the amount of the aviation sector. But there is a way for healthcare actors to reduce this while at the same maintaining the quality of care in developed countries and expanding access to healthcare in developing countries.  This is according to panellists […] Continue reading ->
Can Civil Society Have a Seat at the Pandemic Treaty Negotiating Table?
08/11/2022 Rossella Tercatin
The World Health Organization (WHO) member states are currently negotiating a pandemic treaty to prepare for the next pandemic – but how can representatives of civil society have a seat at the table? What are the rules of civil society participation inside and outside decision-making spaces and what should they be? These questions were discussed […] Continue reading ->
Shortage of Health Workers is a ‘Ticking Time Bomb’ – Even in Europe
15/09/2022 Rossella Tercatin
TEL AVIV – Ageing doctors and overworked staff are just two of the consequences of the severe shortage of health care workers, even in the comparatively wealthy Europe region of the World Health Organization (WHO). “In one out of three countries in the region, more than 40% of the doctors are older than 55 years […] Continue reading ->
Long COVID Affected 17 Million in Europe in First Two Years of Pandemic
13/09/2022 Rossella Tercatin
TEL AVIV – When Belgian Ann Li got sick with COVID in March 2020, she did not know that the disease would follow her for years. “Even though I’m standing here in front of you looking seemingly healthy, I still suffer the consequences of the initial infection,” she told the audience of a panel devoted […] Continue reading ->
WHO Chief: War in Ukraine will ‘Reverberate for Many Years to Come’
13/09/2022 Rossella Tercatin
TEL AVIV – Russia’s invasion of Ukraine will likely have long-lasting impacts on public health in Europe, both directly and in terms of global challenges related to food security and climate. That was among the key messages from the World Health Organization’s Director-General Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus and Regional Director for Europe Hans Kluge at […] Continue reading ->
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