Who will steer the World Health Organization through its next chapter? Explore Health Policy Watch’s daily series examining the platforms, records, and institutional hurdles facing each contender for WHO Director-General, starting today with Hanan Al Kuwari. Access all candidate profiles on our dedicated election site. The State of Qatar has nominated former minister of public […] Continue reading ->
Presented as part of our brand-new series on the Election of the WHO Director General. See our DG Election website for profiles of all the candidates and latest campaign news. What is the WHO Director-General election? The Director-General is WHO’s chief technical and administrative officer. The WHO Member States will elect the next Director-General at […] Continue reading ->
KUALA LUMPUR – As scientists, economists, financiers, and policymakers gathered to discuss the impact of climate at the Global Tipping Points conference last week, the air quality in the Malaysian capital was ranked among the worst in the world. Toxic smog from fires in Indonesia enveloped the city and closed schools as conference delegates discussed […] Continue reading ->
Low- and middle-income countries that contribute little to global warming have done the most to plan for its toll on health, while the major economies behind more than half the world’s emissions barely consider it in their latest climate commitments, filed with the UN ahead of next month’s COP31 summit. The findings come from a […] Continue reading ->
Independent journalism is increasingly important to understanding the political and financial forces shaping global health, yet the reporters covering these decisions face growing pressure and an uncertain financial future, according to Priti Patnaik, founder and editor of Geneva Health Files. Speaking with Dr Garry Aslanyan on the Global Health Matters podcast’s Trailblazers with Garry series, […] Continue reading ->
BANGKOK- Act fast and use the super-pollutant emergency brake to save lives and limit global warming. This is the message to governments and the private sector delivered by experts at the UN-hosted Climate and Clean Air Coalition (CCAC) annual conference this week in Bangkok. They are urging climate negotiators at the upcoming Climate Change Conference […] Continue reading ->
KHAN YOUNIS, Gaza –For Faten Youssef Ayyash, the gap between promises and action is measured in an earthen pit. She dug the drainage pit around her tent in Al-Mawasi, a crowded coastal area west of Khan Younis in southern Gaza, so that water would not pool around the living quarters for her and her six […] Continue reading ->
On this International Day of Rural Women (15 October), countries need to commit to addressing the disparity between health services in urban and rural areas Despite significant improvements in maternal health globally over the last few decades, where a woman lives can still determine whether she gets the health care she needs. For millions of […] Continue reading ->
BERLIN – Germany’s top climate civil servant pushed back on Monday against a call from the world’s poorest countries for more climate finance for health. The money fight of COP31 opens officially in Antalya, Türkiye, next month. In the halls of the World Health Summit in Berlin, it’s already started. Less than 0.5% of climate […] Continue reading ->
HARIPUR, Pakistan – Unregulated industrial pollution and lead exposure are poisoning a generation, with four in 10 children in high-risk cities carrying unsafe blood-lead levels, exacerbated by toxic smog and weak enforcement, according to a UNICEF study. Few months ago, Malik Ayaz Ahmed, 22, took a job at a lead-processing factory in Hattar, an industrial […] Continue reading ->