Nations Approve WHO Membership Fee Increase as US Exit Squeezes Budget 20/05/2025 Stefan Anderson Nations at the 78th World Health Assembly approved a new budget and a 20% increase in annual membership fees for the World Health Organisation (WHO), handing the embattled UN health agency a crucial lifeline as it grapples with the financial bomb dropped on Geneva by the United States’ withdrawal from international institutions. The vote marks […] Continue reading -> Uganda to End Ebola Emergency; Africa CDC May Follow Suit with Mpox 24/04/2025 Stefan Anderson Uganda is set to declare an end to its Ebola outbreak on April 26 if no new cases emerge, Africa’s top public health agency announced Thursday. The country’s 83% recovery rate among confirmed cases significantly exceeds the typical 30-40% survival rate for Ebola outbreaks, with Uganda managing to contain the disease while simultaneously responding to […] Continue reading -> Child Marriage Driving Adolescent Pregnancy Crisis, WHO Warns 24/04/2025 Stefan Anderson The World Health Organization (WHO) has issued its first update in 13 years to guidelines aimed at preventing adolescent pregnancies, identifying child marriage as a primary driver behind millions of early pregnancies that endanger girls’ lives and futures. The document published Thursday by the UN health agency pinpoints uptake and access to safe contraception, barriers […] Continue reading -> US to Stop Reporting Majority of Climate Emissions 11/04/2025 Stefan Anderson The federal agency responsible for protecting the environment in the United States will stop requiring most polluters to report their emissions of carbon dioxide, methane and other greenhouse gases that cause climate change. The upcoming policy shift by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), first reported by ProPublica on Thursday, will effectively render the second-largest greenhouse […] Continue reading -> UN Agency Chiefs Warn of ‘Utter Disregard for Human Life’ as Gaza Blockade Enters Second Month 08/04/2025 Stefan Anderson Heads of six UN agencies including the World Health Organization, UNICEF, and the World Food Programme issued a desperate warning that blockades of aid, food, medicine and life-saving supplies to Gaza since Israel resumed its attack on the enclave show “utter disregard for human life.” “For over a month, no commercial or humanitarian supplies have […] Continue reading -> Myanmar’s Collapsing Health System Crushed Beneath Earthquake and Civil War 04/04/2025 Stefan Anderson Myanmar’s health system was collapsing. Then the earthquake hit. “The houses, which were all built on the water, were gone — all flattened,” 15-year-old Myat Nyein from Inle Lake in Shan State, recalled in testimony to Save the Children. His mother died in the disaster, her body found covered in bruises with stitches on her […] Continue reading -> US Slashes Quarter of Federal Health Workforce 28/03/2025 Stefan Anderson The Department of Health and Human Services will cut an additional 10,000 full-time employees, bringing total reductions to nearly a quarter of the federal workforce responsible for Americans’ health. HHS Secretary Robert Kennedy Jr., who rose to prominence as the leader of the world’s largest anti-vaccine activist group before taking control of the US health […] Continue reading -> Russia Opposes Updated WHO Assessment of Health Effects of Nuclear Weapons 08/02/2025 Stefan Anderson Russia has rejected a World Health Organization initiative to update its assessment of the health effects of nuclear weapons use, breaking with nations still grappling with the devastating legacy of Cold War-era explosions. The opposition comes as Russia has threatened to resume nuclear testing amid its war in Ukraine. In regions known as “sacrifice zones,” […] Continue reading -> WHO Faces China Pushback on Member State Fee Increase – Even After Slashing Budget Following US Exit 04/02/2025 Stefan Anderson China has signalled it could oppose a planned increase in national membership fees to the World Health Organization (WHO) aimed at increasing the reliability of its funding, threatening to deepen the financial crisis at the UN health agency as it faces the loss of its largest donor, the United States. The proposed 20% increase in […] Continue reading -> Trump, Musk Tell USAID: ‘Time to Die’ 03/02/2025 Stefan Anderson The richest man in the world and the President of the United States sent a message over the weekend to USAID, the world’s largest provider of humanitarian assistance depended on for survival by millions of the world’s poorest people: “Time to die.” Two weeks into Donald Trump’s return to the Oval Office, the Washington headquarters […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts
Uganda to End Ebola Emergency; Africa CDC May Follow Suit with Mpox 24/04/2025 Stefan Anderson Uganda is set to declare an end to its Ebola outbreak on April 26 if no new cases emerge, Africa’s top public health agency announced Thursday. The country’s 83% recovery rate among confirmed cases significantly exceeds the typical 30-40% survival rate for Ebola outbreaks, with Uganda managing to contain the disease while simultaneously responding to […] Continue reading -> Child Marriage Driving Adolescent Pregnancy Crisis, WHO Warns 24/04/2025 Stefan Anderson The World Health Organization (WHO) has issued its first update in 13 years to guidelines aimed at preventing adolescent pregnancies, identifying child marriage as a primary driver behind millions of early pregnancies that endanger girls’ lives and futures. The document published Thursday by the UN health agency pinpoints uptake and access to safe contraception, barriers […] Continue reading -> US to Stop Reporting Majority of Climate Emissions 11/04/2025 Stefan Anderson The federal agency responsible for protecting the environment in the United States will stop requiring most polluters to report their emissions of carbon dioxide, methane and other greenhouse gases that cause climate change. The upcoming policy shift by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), first reported by ProPublica on Thursday, will effectively render the second-largest greenhouse […] Continue reading -> UN Agency Chiefs Warn of ‘Utter Disregard for Human Life’ as Gaza Blockade Enters Second Month 08/04/2025 Stefan Anderson Heads of six UN agencies including the World Health Organization, UNICEF, and the World Food Programme issued a desperate warning that blockades of aid, food, medicine and life-saving supplies to Gaza since Israel resumed its attack on the enclave show “utter disregard for human life.” “For over a month, no commercial or humanitarian supplies have […] Continue reading -> Myanmar’s Collapsing Health System Crushed Beneath Earthquake and Civil War 04/04/2025 Stefan Anderson Myanmar’s health system was collapsing. Then the earthquake hit. “The houses, which were all built on the water, were gone — all flattened,” 15-year-old Myat Nyein from Inle Lake in Shan State, recalled in testimony to Save the Children. His mother died in the disaster, her body found covered in bruises with stitches on her […] Continue reading -> US Slashes Quarter of Federal Health Workforce 28/03/2025 Stefan Anderson The Department of Health and Human Services will cut an additional 10,000 full-time employees, bringing total reductions to nearly a quarter of the federal workforce responsible for Americans’ health. HHS Secretary Robert Kennedy Jr., who rose to prominence as the leader of the world’s largest anti-vaccine activist group before taking control of the US health […] Continue reading -> Russia Opposes Updated WHO Assessment of Health Effects of Nuclear Weapons 08/02/2025 Stefan Anderson Russia has rejected a World Health Organization initiative to update its assessment of the health effects of nuclear weapons use, breaking with nations still grappling with the devastating legacy of Cold War-era explosions. The opposition comes as Russia has threatened to resume nuclear testing amid its war in Ukraine. In regions known as “sacrifice zones,” […] Continue reading -> WHO Faces China Pushback on Member State Fee Increase – Even After Slashing Budget Following US Exit 04/02/2025 Stefan Anderson China has signalled it could oppose a planned increase in national membership fees to the World Health Organization (WHO) aimed at increasing the reliability of its funding, threatening to deepen the financial crisis at the UN health agency as it faces the loss of its largest donor, the United States. The proposed 20% increase in […] Continue reading -> Trump, Musk Tell USAID: ‘Time to Die’ 03/02/2025 Stefan Anderson The richest man in the world and the President of the United States sent a message over the weekend to USAID, the world’s largest provider of humanitarian assistance depended on for survival by millions of the world’s poorest people: “Time to die.” Two weeks into Donald Trump’s return to the Oval Office, the Washington headquarters […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts
Child Marriage Driving Adolescent Pregnancy Crisis, WHO Warns 24/04/2025 Stefan Anderson The World Health Organization (WHO) has issued its first update in 13 years to guidelines aimed at preventing adolescent pregnancies, identifying child marriage as a primary driver behind millions of early pregnancies that endanger girls’ lives and futures. The document published Thursday by the UN health agency pinpoints uptake and access to safe contraception, barriers […] Continue reading -> US to Stop Reporting Majority of Climate Emissions 11/04/2025 Stefan Anderson The federal agency responsible for protecting the environment in the United States will stop requiring most polluters to report their emissions of carbon dioxide, methane and other greenhouse gases that cause climate change. The upcoming policy shift by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), first reported by ProPublica on Thursday, will effectively render the second-largest greenhouse […] Continue reading -> UN Agency Chiefs Warn of ‘Utter Disregard for Human Life’ as Gaza Blockade Enters Second Month 08/04/2025 Stefan Anderson Heads of six UN agencies including the World Health Organization, UNICEF, and the World Food Programme issued a desperate warning that blockades of aid, food, medicine and life-saving supplies to Gaza since Israel resumed its attack on the enclave show “utter disregard for human life.” “For over a month, no commercial or humanitarian supplies have […] Continue reading -> Myanmar’s Collapsing Health System Crushed Beneath Earthquake and Civil War 04/04/2025 Stefan Anderson Myanmar’s health system was collapsing. Then the earthquake hit. “The houses, which were all built on the water, were gone — all flattened,” 15-year-old Myat Nyein from Inle Lake in Shan State, recalled in testimony to Save the Children. His mother died in the disaster, her body found covered in bruises with stitches on her […] Continue reading -> US Slashes Quarter of Federal Health Workforce 28/03/2025 Stefan Anderson The Department of Health and Human Services will cut an additional 10,000 full-time employees, bringing total reductions to nearly a quarter of the federal workforce responsible for Americans’ health. HHS Secretary Robert Kennedy Jr., who rose to prominence as the leader of the world’s largest anti-vaccine activist group before taking control of the US health […] Continue reading -> Russia Opposes Updated WHO Assessment of Health Effects of Nuclear Weapons 08/02/2025 Stefan Anderson Russia has rejected a World Health Organization initiative to update its assessment of the health effects of nuclear weapons use, breaking with nations still grappling with the devastating legacy of Cold War-era explosions. The opposition comes as Russia has threatened to resume nuclear testing amid its war in Ukraine. In regions known as “sacrifice zones,” […] Continue reading -> WHO Faces China Pushback on Member State Fee Increase – Even After Slashing Budget Following US Exit 04/02/2025 Stefan Anderson China has signalled it could oppose a planned increase in national membership fees to the World Health Organization (WHO) aimed at increasing the reliability of its funding, threatening to deepen the financial crisis at the UN health agency as it faces the loss of its largest donor, the United States. The proposed 20% increase in […] Continue reading -> Trump, Musk Tell USAID: ‘Time to Die’ 03/02/2025 Stefan Anderson The richest man in the world and the President of the United States sent a message over the weekend to USAID, the world’s largest provider of humanitarian assistance depended on for survival by millions of the world’s poorest people: “Time to die.” Two weeks into Donald Trump’s return to the Oval Office, the Washington headquarters […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts
US to Stop Reporting Majority of Climate Emissions 11/04/2025 Stefan Anderson The federal agency responsible for protecting the environment in the United States will stop requiring most polluters to report their emissions of carbon dioxide, methane and other greenhouse gases that cause climate change. The upcoming policy shift by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), first reported by ProPublica on Thursday, will effectively render the second-largest greenhouse […] Continue reading -> UN Agency Chiefs Warn of ‘Utter Disregard for Human Life’ as Gaza Blockade Enters Second Month 08/04/2025 Stefan Anderson Heads of six UN agencies including the World Health Organization, UNICEF, and the World Food Programme issued a desperate warning that blockades of aid, food, medicine and life-saving supplies to Gaza since Israel resumed its attack on the enclave show “utter disregard for human life.” “For over a month, no commercial or humanitarian supplies have […] Continue reading -> Myanmar’s Collapsing Health System Crushed Beneath Earthquake and Civil War 04/04/2025 Stefan Anderson Myanmar’s health system was collapsing. Then the earthquake hit. “The houses, which were all built on the water, were gone — all flattened,” 15-year-old Myat Nyein from Inle Lake in Shan State, recalled in testimony to Save the Children. His mother died in the disaster, her body found covered in bruises with stitches on her […] Continue reading -> US Slashes Quarter of Federal Health Workforce 28/03/2025 Stefan Anderson The Department of Health and Human Services will cut an additional 10,000 full-time employees, bringing total reductions to nearly a quarter of the federal workforce responsible for Americans’ health. HHS Secretary Robert Kennedy Jr., who rose to prominence as the leader of the world’s largest anti-vaccine activist group before taking control of the US health […] Continue reading -> Russia Opposes Updated WHO Assessment of Health Effects of Nuclear Weapons 08/02/2025 Stefan Anderson Russia has rejected a World Health Organization initiative to update its assessment of the health effects of nuclear weapons use, breaking with nations still grappling with the devastating legacy of Cold War-era explosions. The opposition comes as Russia has threatened to resume nuclear testing amid its war in Ukraine. In regions known as “sacrifice zones,” […] Continue reading -> WHO Faces China Pushback on Member State Fee Increase – Even After Slashing Budget Following US Exit 04/02/2025 Stefan Anderson China has signalled it could oppose a planned increase in national membership fees to the World Health Organization (WHO) aimed at increasing the reliability of its funding, threatening to deepen the financial crisis at the UN health agency as it faces the loss of its largest donor, the United States. The proposed 20% increase in […] Continue reading -> Trump, Musk Tell USAID: ‘Time to Die’ 03/02/2025 Stefan Anderson The richest man in the world and the President of the United States sent a message over the weekend to USAID, the world’s largest provider of humanitarian assistance depended on for survival by millions of the world’s poorest people: “Time to die.” Two weeks into Donald Trump’s return to the Oval Office, the Washington headquarters […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts
UN Agency Chiefs Warn of ‘Utter Disregard for Human Life’ as Gaza Blockade Enters Second Month 08/04/2025 Stefan Anderson Heads of six UN agencies including the World Health Organization, UNICEF, and the World Food Programme issued a desperate warning that blockades of aid, food, medicine and life-saving supplies to Gaza since Israel resumed its attack on the enclave show “utter disregard for human life.” “For over a month, no commercial or humanitarian supplies have […] Continue reading -> Myanmar’s Collapsing Health System Crushed Beneath Earthquake and Civil War 04/04/2025 Stefan Anderson Myanmar’s health system was collapsing. Then the earthquake hit. “The houses, which were all built on the water, were gone — all flattened,” 15-year-old Myat Nyein from Inle Lake in Shan State, recalled in testimony to Save the Children. His mother died in the disaster, her body found covered in bruises with stitches on her […] Continue reading -> US Slashes Quarter of Federal Health Workforce 28/03/2025 Stefan Anderson The Department of Health and Human Services will cut an additional 10,000 full-time employees, bringing total reductions to nearly a quarter of the federal workforce responsible for Americans’ health. HHS Secretary Robert Kennedy Jr., who rose to prominence as the leader of the world’s largest anti-vaccine activist group before taking control of the US health […] Continue reading -> Russia Opposes Updated WHO Assessment of Health Effects of Nuclear Weapons 08/02/2025 Stefan Anderson Russia has rejected a World Health Organization initiative to update its assessment of the health effects of nuclear weapons use, breaking with nations still grappling with the devastating legacy of Cold War-era explosions. The opposition comes as Russia has threatened to resume nuclear testing amid its war in Ukraine. In regions known as “sacrifice zones,” […] Continue reading -> WHO Faces China Pushback on Member State Fee Increase – Even After Slashing Budget Following US Exit 04/02/2025 Stefan Anderson China has signalled it could oppose a planned increase in national membership fees to the World Health Organization (WHO) aimed at increasing the reliability of its funding, threatening to deepen the financial crisis at the UN health agency as it faces the loss of its largest donor, the United States. The proposed 20% increase in […] Continue reading -> Trump, Musk Tell USAID: ‘Time to Die’ 03/02/2025 Stefan Anderson The richest man in the world and the President of the United States sent a message over the weekend to USAID, the world’s largest provider of humanitarian assistance depended on for survival by millions of the world’s poorest people: “Time to die.” Two weeks into Donald Trump’s return to the Oval Office, the Washington headquarters […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts
Myanmar’s Collapsing Health System Crushed Beneath Earthquake and Civil War 04/04/2025 Stefan Anderson Myanmar’s health system was collapsing. Then the earthquake hit. “The houses, which were all built on the water, were gone — all flattened,” 15-year-old Myat Nyein from Inle Lake in Shan State, recalled in testimony to Save the Children. His mother died in the disaster, her body found covered in bruises with stitches on her […] Continue reading -> US Slashes Quarter of Federal Health Workforce 28/03/2025 Stefan Anderson The Department of Health and Human Services will cut an additional 10,000 full-time employees, bringing total reductions to nearly a quarter of the federal workforce responsible for Americans’ health. HHS Secretary Robert Kennedy Jr., who rose to prominence as the leader of the world’s largest anti-vaccine activist group before taking control of the US health […] Continue reading -> Russia Opposes Updated WHO Assessment of Health Effects of Nuclear Weapons 08/02/2025 Stefan Anderson Russia has rejected a World Health Organization initiative to update its assessment of the health effects of nuclear weapons use, breaking with nations still grappling with the devastating legacy of Cold War-era explosions. The opposition comes as Russia has threatened to resume nuclear testing amid its war in Ukraine. In regions known as “sacrifice zones,” […] Continue reading -> WHO Faces China Pushback on Member State Fee Increase – Even After Slashing Budget Following US Exit 04/02/2025 Stefan Anderson China has signalled it could oppose a planned increase in national membership fees to the World Health Organization (WHO) aimed at increasing the reliability of its funding, threatening to deepen the financial crisis at the UN health agency as it faces the loss of its largest donor, the United States. The proposed 20% increase in […] Continue reading -> Trump, Musk Tell USAID: ‘Time to Die’ 03/02/2025 Stefan Anderson The richest man in the world and the President of the United States sent a message over the weekend to USAID, the world’s largest provider of humanitarian assistance depended on for survival by millions of the world’s poorest people: “Time to die.” Two weeks into Donald Trump’s return to the Oval Office, the Washington headquarters […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts
US Slashes Quarter of Federal Health Workforce 28/03/2025 Stefan Anderson The Department of Health and Human Services will cut an additional 10,000 full-time employees, bringing total reductions to nearly a quarter of the federal workforce responsible for Americans’ health. HHS Secretary Robert Kennedy Jr., who rose to prominence as the leader of the world’s largest anti-vaccine activist group before taking control of the US health […] Continue reading -> Russia Opposes Updated WHO Assessment of Health Effects of Nuclear Weapons 08/02/2025 Stefan Anderson Russia has rejected a World Health Organization initiative to update its assessment of the health effects of nuclear weapons use, breaking with nations still grappling with the devastating legacy of Cold War-era explosions. The opposition comes as Russia has threatened to resume nuclear testing amid its war in Ukraine. In regions known as “sacrifice zones,” […] Continue reading -> WHO Faces China Pushback on Member State Fee Increase – Even After Slashing Budget Following US Exit 04/02/2025 Stefan Anderson China has signalled it could oppose a planned increase in national membership fees to the World Health Organization (WHO) aimed at increasing the reliability of its funding, threatening to deepen the financial crisis at the UN health agency as it faces the loss of its largest donor, the United States. The proposed 20% increase in […] Continue reading -> Trump, Musk Tell USAID: ‘Time to Die’ 03/02/2025 Stefan Anderson The richest man in the world and the President of the United States sent a message over the weekend to USAID, the world’s largest provider of humanitarian assistance depended on for survival by millions of the world’s poorest people: “Time to die.” Two weeks into Donald Trump’s return to the Oval Office, the Washington headquarters […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts
Russia Opposes Updated WHO Assessment of Health Effects of Nuclear Weapons 08/02/2025 Stefan Anderson Russia has rejected a World Health Organization initiative to update its assessment of the health effects of nuclear weapons use, breaking with nations still grappling with the devastating legacy of Cold War-era explosions. The opposition comes as Russia has threatened to resume nuclear testing amid its war in Ukraine. In regions known as “sacrifice zones,” […] Continue reading -> WHO Faces China Pushback on Member State Fee Increase – Even After Slashing Budget Following US Exit 04/02/2025 Stefan Anderson China has signalled it could oppose a planned increase in national membership fees to the World Health Organization (WHO) aimed at increasing the reliability of its funding, threatening to deepen the financial crisis at the UN health agency as it faces the loss of its largest donor, the United States. The proposed 20% increase in […] Continue reading -> Trump, Musk Tell USAID: ‘Time to Die’ 03/02/2025 Stefan Anderson The richest man in the world and the President of the United States sent a message over the weekend to USAID, the world’s largest provider of humanitarian assistance depended on for survival by millions of the world’s poorest people: “Time to die.” Two weeks into Donald Trump’s return to the Oval Office, the Washington headquarters […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts
WHO Faces China Pushback on Member State Fee Increase – Even After Slashing Budget Following US Exit 04/02/2025 Stefan Anderson China has signalled it could oppose a planned increase in national membership fees to the World Health Organization (WHO) aimed at increasing the reliability of its funding, threatening to deepen the financial crisis at the UN health agency as it faces the loss of its largest donor, the United States. The proposed 20% increase in […] Continue reading -> Trump, Musk Tell USAID: ‘Time to Die’ 03/02/2025 Stefan Anderson The richest man in the world and the President of the United States sent a message over the weekend to USAID, the world’s largest provider of humanitarian assistance depended on for survival by millions of the world’s poorest people: “Time to die.” Two weeks into Donald Trump’s return to the Oval Office, the Washington headquarters […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts
Trump, Musk Tell USAID: ‘Time to Die’ 03/02/2025 Stefan Anderson The richest man in the world and the President of the United States sent a message over the weekend to USAID, the world’s largest provider of humanitarian assistance depended on for survival by millions of the world’s poorest people: “Time to die.” Two weeks into Donald Trump’s return to the Oval Office, the Washington headquarters […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts