WHO Targets European Funds in World Health Summit ‘Investment Round’ 13/10/2024 Elaine Ruth Fletcher & Stefan Anderson BERLIN — The World Health Organization is kicking off its first European “investment round” Monday at the World Health Summit, seeking to secure backing for its $11.1 billion four-year strategic plan. The Berlin summit, a marquee event on the global health calendar, draws thousands of health leaders, researchers, and advocacy groups. On the agenda: pandemic […] Continue reading -> Child Strokes Now ‘Common’ in Wartime Ukraine as Citizens Are Under Constant Stress 27/09/2024 Stefan Anderson BAD HOFGASTEIN, Austria — Strokes in children are now common in Ukraine as Russian air strikes rain down death, stress and trauma on civilians for a 947th day, Ukrainian Health Minister Viktor Liashko said on Wednesday. “We see strokes in children aged 12 to 13,” Liashko said. “Before the war, such cases were really unique. […] Continue reading -> Europeans’ Declining Health Boosts Support for Far-Right, Warns Think Tank 25/09/2024 Stefan Anderson BAD HOFGASTEIN, Austria — Declining health is driving more citizens to support far-right, populist parties and reducing overall participation in the democratic process, according to a new review of studies from a World Health Organization-backed (WHO) think tank. The report, released Wednesday by the European Observatory on Health Systems and Policies, analyzed 97 studies at […] Continue reading -> European CDC Chief Announces Partnership with Japan 25/09/2024 Stefan Anderson The European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC) will sign an official memorandum of understanding with its Japanese counterpart next month, the director of Europe’s largest public health agency announced Wednesday. “Next month I will sign a cooperation agreement with the Japanese Center for Disease Control,” said Pamela Rendi-Wagner, who took over the agency […] Continue reading -> Air Pollution and Lack of Green Spaces Increase Risk of Respiratory Hospitalizations 13/09/2024 Stefan Anderson Long-term exposure to air pollution and lack of green spaces significantly increases the risk of hospitalization for respiratory conditions, according to new research presented at the European Respiratory Society (ERS) International Congress in Vienna this week. Researchers from the University of Bergen, Norway, found that even in Northern Europe, where air pollution levels are relatively […] Continue reading -> Ukraine’s Health System Braces for Toughest Winter as Russia Targets Critical Infrastructure 13/09/2024 Stefan Anderson As Russian missiles rain down on hospitals and critical energy infrastructure keeping their lights on, Ukraine’s health system faces what could be its most challenging season yet in its third winter of full-scale war, the World Health Organization’s top European official warned Thursday. “This will likely be the toughest winter of the three that Ukraine […] Continue reading -> WHO Declares Mpox a Global Health Emergency 14/08/2024 Stefan Anderson The World Health Organization has declared an international public health emergency for mpox, its highest level of alarm, as the virus experiences a resurgence across Africa less than two years after ending the previous emergency. The declaration comes as the case total in Africa this year has already surpassed the total from 2023. Over 2,500 […] Continue reading -> Africa CDC to Declare First-Ever Continental Health Emergency as Mpox Surges 08/08/2024 Paul Adepoju & Stefan Anderson The Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) plans to declare mpox a public health emergency of continental concern next week, marking the first such declaration in the agency’s history. The decision follows a surge in mpox cases across Africa in 2024, matching 2023’s total in just six months. Since January 2022, over […] Continue reading -> WHO Weighs Second Mpox Emergency As New Variant Escapes DRC 07/08/2024 Stefan Anderson A surge in mpox cases in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) has spilled over to neighbouring countries, prompting the World Health Organization (WHO) to consider declaring a new international emergency as several nations report their first-ever cases of the virus. WHO Director-General Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus announced Wednesday he will convene an emergency committee […] Continue reading -> Climate Change Impacts ‘Every Aspect’ of Child Health, UNICEF Warns 05/08/2024 Disha Shetty & Stefan Anderson Climate change is endangering children’s health at every stage of development, threatening to reverse decades of progress in reducing child mortality worldwide, according to a new UNICEF report. The U.N. children’s agency’s “Threat to Progress” report released last week consolidates growing evidence of climate change’s effects on children’s health, identifying six major hazards: extreme heat, […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts
Child Strokes Now ‘Common’ in Wartime Ukraine as Citizens Are Under Constant Stress 27/09/2024 Stefan Anderson BAD HOFGASTEIN, Austria — Strokes in children are now common in Ukraine as Russian air strikes rain down death, stress and trauma on civilians for a 947th day, Ukrainian Health Minister Viktor Liashko said on Wednesday. “We see strokes in children aged 12 to 13,” Liashko said. “Before the war, such cases were really unique. […] Continue reading -> Europeans’ Declining Health Boosts Support for Far-Right, Warns Think Tank 25/09/2024 Stefan Anderson BAD HOFGASTEIN, Austria — Declining health is driving more citizens to support far-right, populist parties and reducing overall participation in the democratic process, according to a new review of studies from a World Health Organization-backed (WHO) think tank. The report, released Wednesday by the European Observatory on Health Systems and Policies, analyzed 97 studies at […] Continue reading -> European CDC Chief Announces Partnership with Japan 25/09/2024 Stefan Anderson The European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC) will sign an official memorandum of understanding with its Japanese counterpart next month, the director of Europe’s largest public health agency announced Wednesday. “Next month I will sign a cooperation agreement with the Japanese Center for Disease Control,” said Pamela Rendi-Wagner, who took over the agency […] Continue reading -> Air Pollution and Lack of Green Spaces Increase Risk of Respiratory Hospitalizations 13/09/2024 Stefan Anderson Long-term exposure to air pollution and lack of green spaces significantly increases the risk of hospitalization for respiratory conditions, according to new research presented at the European Respiratory Society (ERS) International Congress in Vienna this week. Researchers from the University of Bergen, Norway, found that even in Northern Europe, where air pollution levels are relatively […] Continue reading -> Ukraine’s Health System Braces for Toughest Winter as Russia Targets Critical Infrastructure 13/09/2024 Stefan Anderson As Russian missiles rain down on hospitals and critical energy infrastructure keeping their lights on, Ukraine’s health system faces what could be its most challenging season yet in its third winter of full-scale war, the World Health Organization’s top European official warned Thursday. “This will likely be the toughest winter of the three that Ukraine […] Continue reading -> WHO Declares Mpox a Global Health Emergency 14/08/2024 Stefan Anderson The World Health Organization has declared an international public health emergency for mpox, its highest level of alarm, as the virus experiences a resurgence across Africa less than two years after ending the previous emergency. The declaration comes as the case total in Africa this year has already surpassed the total from 2023. Over 2,500 […] Continue reading -> Africa CDC to Declare First-Ever Continental Health Emergency as Mpox Surges 08/08/2024 Paul Adepoju & Stefan Anderson The Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) plans to declare mpox a public health emergency of continental concern next week, marking the first such declaration in the agency’s history. The decision follows a surge in mpox cases across Africa in 2024, matching 2023’s total in just six months. Since January 2022, over […] Continue reading -> WHO Weighs Second Mpox Emergency As New Variant Escapes DRC 07/08/2024 Stefan Anderson A surge in mpox cases in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) has spilled over to neighbouring countries, prompting the World Health Organization (WHO) to consider declaring a new international emergency as several nations report their first-ever cases of the virus. WHO Director-General Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus announced Wednesday he will convene an emergency committee […] Continue reading -> Climate Change Impacts ‘Every Aspect’ of Child Health, UNICEF Warns 05/08/2024 Disha Shetty & Stefan Anderson Climate change is endangering children’s health at every stage of development, threatening to reverse decades of progress in reducing child mortality worldwide, according to a new UNICEF report. The U.N. children’s agency’s “Threat to Progress” report released last week consolidates growing evidence of climate change’s effects on children’s health, identifying six major hazards: extreme heat, […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts
Europeans’ Declining Health Boosts Support for Far-Right, Warns Think Tank 25/09/2024 Stefan Anderson BAD HOFGASTEIN, Austria — Declining health is driving more citizens to support far-right, populist parties and reducing overall participation in the democratic process, according to a new review of studies from a World Health Organization-backed (WHO) think tank. The report, released Wednesday by the European Observatory on Health Systems and Policies, analyzed 97 studies at […] Continue reading -> European CDC Chief Announces Partnership with Japan 25/09/2024 Stefan Anderson The European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC) will sign an official memorandum of understanding with its Japanese counterpart next month, the director of Europe’s largest public health agency announced Wednesday. “Next month I will sign a cooperation agreement with the Japanese Center for Disease Control,” said Pamela Rendi-Wagner, who took over the agency […] Continue reading -> Air Pollution and Lack of Green Spaces Increase Risk of Respiratory Hospitalizations 13/09/2024 Stefan Anderson Long-term exposure to air pollution and lack of green spaces significantly increases the risk of hospitalization for respiratory conditions, according to new research presented at the European Respiratory Society (ERS) International Congress in Vienna this week. Researchers from the University of Bergen, Norway, found that even in Northern Europe, where air pollution levels are relatively […] Continue reading -> Ukraine’s Health System Braces for Toughest Winter as Russia Targets Critical Infrastructure 13/09/2024 Stefan Anderson As Russian missiles rain down on hospitals and critical energy infrastructure keeping their lights on, Ukraine’s health system faces what could be its most challenging season yet in its third winter of full-scale war, the World Health Organization’s top European official warned Thursday. “This will likely be the toughest winter of the three that Ukraine […] Continue reading -> WHO Declares Mpox a Global Health Emergency 14/08/2024 Stefan Anderson The World Health Organization has declared an international public health emergency for mpox, its highest level of alarm, as the virus experiences a resurgence across Africa less than two years after ending the previous emergency. The declaration comes as the case total in Africa this year has already surpassed the total from 2023. Over 2,500 […] Continue reading -> Africa CDC to Declare First-Ever Continental Health Emergency as Mpox Surges 08/08/2024 Paul Adepoju & Stefan Anderson The Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) plans to declare mpox a public health emergency of continental concern next week, marking the first such declaration in the agency’s history. The decision follows a surge in mpox cases across Africa in 2024, matching 2023’s total in just six months. Since January 2022, over […] Continue reading -> WHO Weighs Second Mpox Emergency As New Variant Escapes DRC 07/08/2024 Stefan Anderson A surge in mpox cases in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) has spilled over to neighbouring countries, prompting the World Health Organization (WHO) to consider declaring a new international emergency as several nations report their first-ever cases of the virus. WHO Director-General Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus announced Wednesday he will convene an emergency committee […] Continue reading -> Climate Change Impacts ‘Every Aspect’ of Child Health, UNICEF Warns 05/08/2024 Disha Shetty & Stefan Anderson Climate change is endangering children’s health at every stage of development, threatening to reverse decades of progress in reducing child mortality worldwide, according to a new UNICEF report. The U.N. children’s agency’s “Threat to Progress” report released last week consolidates growing evidence of climate change’s effects on children’s health, identifying six major hazards: extreme heat, […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts
European CDC Chief Announces Partnership with Japan 25/09/2024 Stefan Anderson The European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC) will sign an official memorandum of understanding with its Japanese counterpart next month, the director of Europe’s largest public health agency announced Wednesday. “Next month I will sign a cooperation agreement with the Japanese Center for Disease Control,” said Pamela Rendi-Wagner, who took over the agency […] Continue reading -> Air Pollution and Lack of Green Spaces Increase Risk of Respiratory Hospitalizations 13/09/2024 Stefan Anderson Long-term exposure to air pollution and lack of green spaces significantly increases the risk of hospitalization for respiratory conditions, according to new research presented at the European Respiratory Society (ERS) International Congress in Vienna this week. Researchers from the University of Bergen, Norway, found that even in Northern Europe, where air pollution levels are relatively […] Continue reading -> Ukraine’s Health System Braces for Toughest Winter as Russia Targets Critical Infrastructure 13/09/2024 Stefan Anderson As Russian missiles rain down on hospitals and critical energy infrastructure keeping their lights on, Ukraine’s health system faces what could be its most challenging season yet in its third winter of full-scale war, the World Health Organization’s top European official warned Thursday. “This will likely be the toughest winter of the three that Ukraine […] Continue reading -> WHO Declares Mpox a Global Health Emergency 14/08/2024 Stefan Anderson The World Health Organization has declared an international public health emergency for mpox, its highest level of alarm, as the virus experiences a resurgence across Africa less than two years after ending the previous emergency. The declaration comes as the case total in Africa this year has already surpassed the total from 2023. Over 2,500 […] Continue reading -> Africa CDC to Declare First-Ever Continental Health Emergency as Mpox Surges 08/08/2024 Paul Adepoju & Stefan Anderson The Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) plans to declare mpox a public health emergency of continental concern next week, marking the first such declaration in the agency’s history. The decision follows a surge in mpox cases across Africa in 2024, matching 2023’s total in just six months. Since January 2022, over […] Continue reading -> WHO Weighs Second Mpox Emergency As New Variant Escapes DRC 07/08/2024 Stefan Anderson A surge in mpox cases in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) has spilled over to neighbouring countries, prompting the World Health Organization (WHO) to consider declaring a new international emergency as several nations report their first-ever cases of the virus. WHO Director-General Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus announced Wednesday he will convene an emergency committee […] Continue reading -> Climate Change Impacts ‘Every Aspect’ of Child Health, UNICEF Warns 05/08/2024 Disha Shetty & Stefan Anderson Climate change is endangering children’s health at every stage of development, threatening to reverse decades of progress in reducing child mortality worldwide, according to a new UNICEF report. The U.N. children’s agency’s “Threat to Progress” report released last week consolidates growing evidence of climate change’s effects on children’s health, identifying six major hazards: extreme heat, […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts
Air Pollution and Lack of Green Spaces Increase Risk of Respiratory Hospitalizations 13/09/2024 Stefan Anderson Long-term exposure to air pollution and lack of green spaces significantly increases the risk of hospitalization for respiratory conditions, according to new research presented at the European Respiratory Society (ERS) International Congress in Vienna this week. Researchers from the University of Bergen, Norway, found that even in Northern Europe, where air pollution levels are relatively […] Continue reading -> Ukraine’s Health System Braces for Toughest Winter as Russia Targets Critical Infrastructure 13/09/2024 Stefan Anderson As Russian missiles rain down on hospitals and critical energy infrastructure keeping their lights on, Ukraine’s health system faces what could be its most challenging season yet in its third winter of full-scale war, the World Health Organization’s top European official warned Thursday. “This will likely be the toughest winter of the three that Ukraine […] Continue reading -> WHO Declares Mpox a Global Health Emergency 14/08/2024 Stefan Anderson The World Health Organization has declared an international public health emergency for mpox, its highest level of alarm, as the virus experiences a resurgence across Africa less than two years after ending the previous emergency. The declaration comes as the case total in Africa this year has already surpassed the total from 2023. Over 2,500 […] Continue reading -> Africa CDC to Declare First-Ever Continental Health Emergency as Mpox Surges 08/08/2024 Paul Adepoju & Stefan Anderson The Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) plans to declare mpox a public health emergency of continental concern next week, marking the first such declaration in the agency’s history. The decision follows a surge in mpox cases across Africa in 2024, matching 2023’s total in just six months. Since January 2022, over […] Continue reading -> WHO Weighs Second Mpox Emergency As New Variant Escapes DRC 07/08/2024 Stefan Anderson A surge in mpox cases in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) has spilled over to neighbouring countries, prompting the World Health Organization (WHO) to consider declaring a new international emergency as several nations report their first-ever cases of the virus. WHO Director-General Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus announced Wednesday he will convene an emergency committee […] Continue reading -> Climate Change Impacts ‘Every Aspect’ of Child Health, UNICEF Warns 05/08/2024 Disha Shetty & Stefan Anderson Climate change is endangering children’s health at every stage of development, threatening to reverse decades of progress in reducing child mortality worldwide, according to a new UNICEF report. The U.N. children’s agency’s “Threat to Progress” report released last week consolidates growing evidence of climate change’s effects on children’s health, identifying six major hazards: extreme heat, […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts
Ukraine’s Health System Braces for Toughest Winter as Russia Targets Critical Infrastructure 13/09/2024 Stefan Anderson As Russian missiles rain down on hospitals and critical energy infrastructure keeping their lights on, Ukraine’s health system faces what could be its most challenging season yet in its third winter of full-scale war, the World Health Organization’s top European official warned Thursday. “This will likely be the toughest winter of the three that Ukraine […] Continue reading -> WHO Declares Mpox a Global Health Emergency 14/08/2024 Stefan Anderson The World Health Organization has declared an international public health emergency for mpox, its highest level of alarm, as the virus experiences a resurgence across Africa less than two years after ending the previous emergency. The declaration comes as the case total in Africa this year has already surpassed the total from 2023. Over 2,500 […] Continue reading -> Africa CDC to Declare First-Ever Continental Health Emergency as Mpox Surges 08/08/2024 Paul Adepoju & Stefan Anderson The Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) plans to declare mpox a public health emergency of continental concern next week, marking the first such declaration in the agency’s history. The decision follows a surge in mpox cases across Africa in 2024, matching 2023’s total in just six months. Since January 2022, over […] Continue reading -> WHO Weighs Second Mpox Emergency As New Variant Escapes DRC 07/08/2024 Stefan Anderson A surge in mpox cases in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) has spilled over to neighbouring countries, prompting the World Health Organization (WHO) to consider declaring a new international emergency as several nations report their first-ever cases of the virus. WHO Director-General Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus announced Wednesday he will convene an emergency committee […] Continue reading -> Climate Change Impacts ‘Every Aspect’ of Child Health, UNICEF Warns 05/08/2024 Disha Shetty & Stefan Anderson Climate change is endangering children’s health at every stage of development, threatening to reverse decades of progress in reducing child mortality worldwide, according to a new UNICEF report. The U.N. children’s agency’s “Threat to Progress” report released last week consolidates growing evidence of climate change’s effects on children’s health, identifying six major hazards: extreme heat, […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts
WHO Declares Mpox a Global Health Emergency 14/08/2024 Stefan Anderson The World Health Organization has declared an international public health emergency for mpox, its highest level of alarm, as the virus experiences a resurgence across Africa less than two years after ending the previous emergency. The declaration comes as the case total in Africa this year has already surpassed the total from 2023. Over 2,500 […] Continue reading -> Africa CDC to Declare First-Ever Continental Health Emergency as Mpox Surges 08/08/2024 Paul Adepoju & Stefan Anderson The Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) plans to declare mpox a public health emergency of continental concern next week, marking the first such declaration in the agency’s history. The decision follows a surge in mpox cases across Africa in 2024, matching 2023’s total in just six months. Since January 2022, over […] Continue reading -> WHO Weighs Second Mpox Emergency As New Variant Escapes DRC 07/08/2024 Stefan Anderson A surge in mpox cases in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) has spilled over to neighbouring countries, prompting the World Health Organization (WHO) to consider declaring a new international emergency as several nations report their first-ever cases of the virus. WHO Director-General Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus announced Wednesday he will convene an emergency committee […] Continue reading -> Climate Change Impacts ‘Every Aspect’ of Child Health, UNICEF Warns 05/08/2024 Disha Shetty & Stefan Anderson Climate change is endangering children’s health at every stage of development, threatening to reverse decades of progress in reducing child mortality worldwide, according to a new UNICEF report. The U.N. children’s agency’s “Threat to Progress” report released last week consolidates growing evidence of climate change’s effects on children’s health, identifying six major hazards: extreme heat, […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts
Africa CDC to Declare First-Ever Continental Health Emergency as Mpox Surges 08/08/2024 Paul Adepoju & Stefan Anderson The Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) plans to declare mpox a public health emergency of continental concern next week, marking the first such declaration in the agency’s history. The decision follows a surge in mpox cases across Africa in 2024, matching 2023’s total in just six months. Since January 2022, over […] Continue reading -> WHO Weighs Second Mpox Emergency As New Variant Escapes DRC 07/08/2024 Stefan Anderson A surge in mpox cases in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) has spilled over to neighbouring countries, prompting the World Health Organization (WHO) to consider declaring a new international emergency as several nations report their first-ever cases of the virus. WHO Director-General Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus announced Wednesday he will convene an emergency committee […] Continue reading -> Climate Change Impacts ‘Every Aspect’ of Child Health, UNICEF Warns 05/08/2024 Disha Shetty & Stefan Anderson Climate change is endangering children’s health at every stage of development, threatening to reverse decades of progress in reducing child mortality worldwide, according to a new UNICEF report. The U.N. children’s agency’s “Threat to Progress” report released last week consolidates growing evidence of climate change’s effects on children’s health, identifying six major hazards: extreme heat, […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts
WHO Weighs Second Mpox Emergency As New Variant Escapes DRC 07/08/2024 Stefan Anderson A surge in mpox cases in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) has spilled over to neighbouring countries, prompting the World Health Organization (WHO) to consider declaring a new international emergency as several nations report their first-ever cases of the virus. WHO Director-General Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus announced Wednesday he will convene an emergency committee […] Continue reading -> Climate Change Impacts ‘Every Aspect’ of Child Health, UNICEF Warns 05/08/2024 Disha Shetty & Stefan Anderson Climate change is endangering children’s health at every stage of development, threatening to reverse decades of progress in reducing child mortality worldwide, according to a new UNICEF report. The U.N. children’s agency’s “Threat to Progress” report released last week consolidates growing evidence of climate change’s effects on children’s health, identifying six major hazards: extreme heat, […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts
Climate Change Impacts ‘Every Aspect’ of Child Health, UNICEF Warns 05/08/2024 Disha Shetty & Stefan Anderson Climate change is endangering children’s health at every stage of development, threatening to reverse decades of progress in reducing child mortality worldwide, according to a new UNICEF report. The U.N. children’s agency’s “Threat to Progress” report released last week consolidates growing evidence of climate change’s effects on children’s health, identifying six major hazards: extreme heat, […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts