Humanitarian Aid Trucks Enter Gaza – Second Convey Crosses On Sunday 20/10/2023 Kerry Cullinan UPDATED ( 22:30 CEST 22.10.2023) The first convoy of 20 trucks carrying humanitarian aid to besieged Palestinians, including four trucks of WHO emergency medical supplies, entered southern Gaza via Egypt’s Rafah crossing Saturday. Another aid convoy of 14 trucks, including food water and medical supplies, entered Gaza on Sunday, UN officials confirmed. They expressed hopes […] Continue reading -> Air Pollution Rising Again in Delhi –10 years After it Was Named ‘Most Polluted City’ 19/10/2023 Chetan Bhattacharji There have been some gains in the past decade, but peak pollution is still 30 times WHO’s safe limit. Top Delhi government advisor Reena Gupta speaks with Health Policy Watch about progress and obstacles. Come October and millions of people in and around Delhi brace for a sharp rise in pollution in the last quarter […] Continue reading -> Israel Agrees to Allow Humanitarian Aid Into Gaza Following US President Joe Biden’s Visit 18/10/2023 Elaine Ruth Fletcher Israel on Wednesday confirmed that it would agree to allow humanitarian aid into Gaza via its Rafiah crossing from Egypt, where truckloads of food, water and medicines have already been positioned in the hopes that a humanitarian corridor could soon be opened to reach some 2.3 million Gazans in a deepening humanitarian crisis. The Israeli […] Continue reading -> BioNTech Highlights African Vaccine Partnerships – But is Challenged to Ensure Real Tech Transfer 18/10/2023 Vijay Shankar Balakrishnan BERLIN – German mRNA vaccine maker BioNTech’s partnerships with vaccine manufacturing facilities in Rwanda, Senegal and South Africa will support the African Union’s ambition to produce 60% of the continent’s vaccine needs by 2040, the company told the World Health Summit. But Ayaode Alakija, former Chief Humanitarian Coordinator for Nigeria and World Health Summit Ambassador, […] Continue reading -> New Scorecard Finds Big Polluters Are Doing Little to Address Air Pollution – With Saudi Arabia Ranked Worst 18/10/2023 Kerry Cullinan The world’s biggest greenhouse gas emitters are doing very little to address air pollution, with Saudi Arabia scoring worst of the group, according to a new global air pollution evaluation released on Wednesday. The 2023 Clean Air Scorecard analyses how governments’ climate commitments – called nationally determined contributions (NDCs) – recognise and contribute to ensuring […] Continue reading -> Exclusive: COP28 Climate and Health Draft Declaration Ignores Fossil Fuels as Driver of Health Harms 18/10/2023 Elaine Ruth Fletcher BERLIN – A draft “health and climate ministerial declaration” set to be released at the upcoming UN Climate Conference in Dubai (COP28) 30 November-12 December, omits any reference to fossil fuels and their health harms, Health Policy Watch has learned. While the declaration mentions the need for climate mitigation, as well as the related health […] Continue reading -> Draft Pandemic Accord: IP Waivers and Benefits for Sharing Pathogen Information Are In – For Now 17/10/2023 Kerry Cullinan Time-bound waivers of intellectual property (IP) rights and benefits for countries that share information about threatening pathogens are some of the key components of the draft pandemic accord sent to World Health Organization (WHO) member states by the Intergovernmental Negotiating Body (INB) on Monday. These two issues have been major bones of contention in negotiations and […] Continue reading -> As Israel Tightens Grip, Gaza’s Health Workers Face ‘Agonising Choices’ 16/10/2023 Kerry Cullinan Health workers in Gaza face “agonising choices” in the face of Israel’s order that all people evacuate the north of the territory: “abandon ill patients amid a bombing campaign, put their lives at risk while remaining on-site to treat patients or endanger patients’ lives while attempting to transport them to facilities that have no capacity […] Continue reading -> No Pandemic Accord Without Intellectual Property Protection, says German Health Minister 16/10/2023 Stefan Anderson BERLIN, Germany — Hours before the release of the second draft of the Pandemic Accord on Monday, German Health Minister Karl Lauterbach told the World Health Summit that a pandemic agreement with “major limitations” on intellectual property (IP) rights protection will “not fly” for Germany and most of its fellow European Union (EU) members. “For […] Continue reading -> Pandemic Accord Negotiators Are ‘Cautiously Optimistic’ 16/10/2023 Vijay Shankar Balakrishnan BERLIN – Negotiations to produce a pandemic agreement still face a number of challenges, but some of the key negotiators in the International Negotiating Body (INB) told the World Health Summit that they are cautiously optimistic. As protestors gathered outside the summit venue, the JW Mariott Hotel in Berlin, to express their distrust of the […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts
Air Pollution Rising Again in Delhi –10 years After it Was Named ‘Most Polluted City’ 19/10/2023 Chetan Bhattacharji There have been some gains in the past decade, but peak pollution is still 30 times WHO’s safe limit. Top Delhi government advisor Reena Gupta speaks with Health Policy Watch about progress and obstacles. Come October and millions of people in and around Delhi brace for a sharp rise in pollution in the last quarter […] Continue reading -> Israel Agrees to Allow Humanitarian Aid Into Gaza Following US President Joe Biden’s Visit 18/10/2023 Elaine Ruth Fletcher Israel on Wednesday confirmed that it would agree to allow humanitarian aid into Gaza via its Rafiah crossing from Egypt, where truckloads of food, water and medicines have already been positioned in the hopes that a humanitarian corridor could soon be opened to reach some 2.3 million Gazans in a deepening humanitarian crisis. The Israeli […] Continue reading -> BioNTech Highlights African Vaccine Partnerships – But is Challenged to Ensure Real Tech Transfer 18/10/2023 Vijay Shankar Balakrishnan BERLIN – German mRNA vaccine maker BioNTech’s partnerships with vaccine manufacturing facilities in Rwanda, Senegal and South Africa will support the African Union’s ambition to produce 60% of the continent’s vaccine needs by 2040, the company told the World Health Summit. But Ayaode Alakija, former Chief Humanitarian Coordinator for Nigeria and World Health Summit Ambassador, […] Continue reading -> New Scorecard Finds Big Polluters Are Doing Little to Address Air Pollution – With Saudi Arabia Ranked Worst 18/10/2023 Kerry Cullinan The world’s biggest greenhouse gas emitters are doing very little to address air pollution, with Saudi Arabia scoring worst of the group, according to a new global air pollution evaluation released on Wednesday. The 2023 Clean Air Scorecard analyses how governments’ climate commitments – called nationally determined contributions (NDCs) – recognise and contribute to ensuring […] Continue reading -> Exclusive: COP28 Climate and Health Draft Declaration Ignores Fossil Fuels as Driver of Health Harms 18/10/2023 Elaine Ruth Fletcher BERLIN – A draft “health and climate ministerial declaration” set to be released at the upcoming UN Climate Conference in Dubai (COP28) 30 November-12 December, omits any reference to fossil fuels and their health harms, Health Policy Watch has learned. While the declaration mentions the need for climate mitigation, as well as the related health […] Continue reading -> Draft Pandemic Accord: IP Waivers and Benefits for Sharing Pathogen Information Are In – For Now 17/10/2023 Kerry Cullinan Time-bound waivers of intellectual property (IP) rights and benefits for countries that share information about threatening pathogens are some of the key components of the draft pandemic accord sent to World Health Organization (WHO) member states by the Intergovernmental Negotiating Body (INB) on Monday. These two issues have been major bones of contention in negotiations and […] Continue reading -> As Israel Tightens Grip, Gaza’s Health Workers Face ‘Agonising Choices’ 16/10/2023 Kerry Cullinan Health workers in Gaza face “agonising choices” in the face of Israel’s order that all people evacuate the north of the territory: “abandon ill patients amid a bombing campaign, put their lives at risk while remaining on-site to treat patients or endanger patients’ lives while attempting to transport them to facilities that have no capacity […] Continue reading -> No Pandemic Accord Without Intellectual Property Protection, says German Health Minister 16/10/2023 Stefan Anderson BERLIN, Germany — Hours before the release of the second draft of the Pandemic Accord on Monday, German Health Minister Karl Lauterbach told the World Health Summit that a pandemic agreement with “major limitations” on intellectual property (IP) rights protection will “not fly” for Germany and most of its fellow European Union (EU) members. “For […] Continue reading -> Pandemic Accord Negotiators Are ‘Cautiously Optimistic’ 16/10/2023 Vijay Shankar Balakrishnan BERLIN – Negotiations to produce a pandemic agreement still face a number of challenges, but some of the key negotiators in the International Negotiating Body (INB) told the World Health Summit that they are cautiously optimistic. As protestors gathered outside the summit venue, the JW Mariott Hotel in Berlin, to express their distrust of the […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts
Israel Agrees to Allow Humanitarian Aid Into Gaza Following US President Joe Biden’s Visit 18/10/2023 Elaine Ruth Fletcher Israel on Wednesday confirmed that it would agree to allow humanitarian aid into Gaza via its Rafiah crossing from Egypt, where truckloads of food, water and medicines have already been positioned in the hopes that a humanitarian corridor could soon be opened to reach some 2.3 million Gazans in a deepening humanitarian crisis. The Israeli […] Continue reading -> BioNTech Highlights African Vaccine Partnerships – But is Challenged to Ensure Real Tech Transfer 18/10/2023 Vijay Shankar Balakrishnan BERLIN – German mRNA vaccine maker BioNTech’s partnerships with vaccine manufacturing facilities in Rwanda, Senegal and South Africa will support the African Union’s ambition to produce 60% of the continent’s vaccine needs by 2040, the company told the World Health Summit. But Ayaode Alakija, former Chief Humanitarian Coordinator for Nigeria and World Health Summit Ambassador, […] Continue reading -> New Scorecard Finds Big Polluters Are Doing Little to Address Air Pollution – With Saudi Arabia Ranked Worst 18/10/2023 Kerry Cullinan The world’s biggest greenhouse gas emitters are doing very little to address air pollution, with Saudi Arabia scoring worst of the group, according to a new global air pollution evaluation released on Wednesday. The 2023 Clean Air Scorecard analyses how governments’ climate commitments – called nationally determined contributions (NDCs) – recognise and contribute to ensuring […] Continue reading -> Exclusive: COP28 Climate and Health Draft Declaration Ignores Fossil Fuels as Driver of Health Harms 18/10/2023 Elaine Ruth Fletcher BERLIN – A draft “health and climate ministerial declaration” set to be released at the upcoming UN Climate Conference in Dubai (COP28) 30 November-12 December, omits any reference to fossil fuels and their health harms, Health Policy Watch has learned. While the declaration mentions the need for climate mitigation, as well as the related health […] Continue reading -> Draft Pandemic Accord: IP Waivers and Benefits for Sharing Pathogen Information Are In – For Now 17/10/2023 Kerry Cullinan Time-bound waivers of intellectual property (IP) rights and benefits for countries that share information about threatening pathogens are some of the key components of the draft pandemic accord sent to World Health Organization (WHO) member states by the Intergovernmental Negotiating Body (INB) on Monday. These two issues have been major bones of contention in negotiations and […] Continue reading -> As Israel Tightens Grip, Gaza’s Health Workers Face ‘Agonising Choices’ 16/10/2023 Kerry Cullinan Health workers in Gaza face “agonising choices” in the face of Israel’s order that all people evacuate the north of the territory: “abandon ill patients amid a bombing campaign, put their lives at risk while remaining on-site to treat patients or endanger patients’ lives while attempting to transport them to facilities that have no capacity […] Continue reading -> No Pandemic Accord Without Intellectual Property Protection, says German Health Minister 16/10/2023 Stefan Anderson BERLIN, Germany — Hours before the release of the second draft of the Pandemic Accord on Monday, German Health Minister Karl Lauterbach told the World Health Summit that a pandemic agreement with “major limitations” on intellectual property (IP) rights protection will “not fly” for Germany and most of its fellow European Union (EU) members. “For […] Continue reading -> Pandemic Accord Negotiators Are ‘Cautiously Optimistic’ 16/10/2023 Vijay Shankar Balakrishnan BERLIN – Negotiations to produce a pandemic agreement still face a number of challenges, but some of the key negotiators in the International Negotiating Body (INB) told the World Health Summit that they are cautiously optimistic. As protestors gathered outside the summit venue, the JW Mariott Hotel in Berlin, to express their distrust of the […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts
BioNTech Highlights African Vaccine Partnerships – But is Challenged to Ensure Real Tech Transfer 18/10/2023 Vijay Shankar Balakrishnan BERLIN – German mRNA vaccine maker BioNTech’s partnerships with vaccine manufacturing facilities in Rwanda, Senegal and South Africa will support the African Union’s ambition to produce 60% of the continent’s vaccine needs by 2040, the company told the World Health Summit. But Ayaode Alakija, former Chief Humanitarian Coordinator for Nigeria and World Health Summit Ambassador, […] Continue reading -> New Scorecard Finds Big Polluters Are Doing Little to Address Air Pollution – With Saudi Arabia Ranked Worst 18/10/2023 Kerry Cullinan The world’s biggest greenhouse gas emitters are doing very little to address air pollution, with Saudi Arabia scoring worst of the group, according to a new global air pollution evaluation released on Wednesday. The 2023 Clean Air Scorecard analyses how governments’ climate commitments – called nationally determined contributions (NDCs) – recognise and contribute to ensuring […] Continue reading -> Exclusive: COP28 Climate and Health Draft Declaration Ignores Fossil Fuels as Driver of Health Harms 18/10/2023 Elaine Ruth Fletcher BERLIN – A draft “health and climate ministerial declaration” set to be released at the upcoming UN Climate Conference in Dubai (COP28) 30 November-12 December, omits any reference to fossil fuels and their health harms, Health Policy Watch has learned. While the declaration mentions the need for climate mitigation, as well as the related health […] Continue reading -> Draft Pandemic Accord: IP Waivers and Benefits for Sharing Pathogen Information Are In – For Now 17/10/2023 Kerry Cullinan Time-bound waivers of intellectual property (IP) rights and benefits for countries that share information about threatening pathogens are some of the key components of the draft pandemic accord sent to World Health Organization (WHO) member states by the Intergovernmental Negotiating Body (INB) on Monday. These two issues have been major bones of contention in negotiations and […] Continue reading -> As Israel Tightens Grip, Gaza’s Health Workers Face ‘Agonising Choices’ 16/10/2023 Kerry Cullinan Health workers in Gaza face “agonising choices” in the face of Israel’s order that all people evacuate the north of the territory: “abandon ill patients amid a bombing campaign, put their lives at risk while remaining on-site to treat patients or endanger patients’ lives while attempting to transport them to facilities that have no capacity […] Continue reading -> No Pandemic Accord Without Intellectual Property Protection, says German Health Minister 16/10/2023 Stefan Anderson BERLIN, Germany — Hours before the release of the second draft of the Pandemic Accord on Monday, German Health Minister Karl Lauterbach told the World Health Summit that a pandemic agreement with “major limitations” on intellectual property (IP) rights protection will “not fly” for Germany and most of its fellow European Union (EU) members. “For […] Continue reading -> Pandemic Accord Negotiators Are ‘Cautiously Optimistic’ 16/10/2023 Vijay Shankar Balakrishnan BERLIN – Negotiations to produce a pandemic agreement still face a number of challenges, but some of the key negotiators in the International Negotiating Body (INB) told the World Health Summit that they are cautiously optimistic. As protestors gathered outside the summit venue, the JW Mariott Hotel in Berlin, to express their distrust of the […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts
New Scorecard Finds Big Polluters Are Doing Little to Address Air Pollution – With Saudi Arabia Ranked Worst 18/10/2023 Kerry Cullinan The world’s biggest greenhouse gas emitters are doing very little to address air pollution, with Saudi Arabia scoring worst of the group, according to a new global air pollution evaluation released on Wednesday. The 2023 Clean Air Scorecard analyses how governments’ climate commitments – called nationally determined contributions (NDCs) – recognise and contribute to ensuring […] Continue reading -> Exclusive: COP28 Climate and Health Draft Declaration Ignores Fossil Fuels as Driver of Health Harms 18/10/2023 Elaine Ruth Fletcher BERLIN – A draft “health and climate ministerial declaration” set to be released at the upcoming UN Climate Conference in Dubai (COP28) 30 November-12 December, omits any reference to fossil fuels and their health harms, Health Policy Watch has learned. While the declaration mentions the need for climate mitigation, as well as the related health […] Continue reading -> Draft Pandemic Accord: IP Waivers and Benefits for Sharing Pathogen Information Are In – For Now 17/10/2023 Kerry Cullinan Time-bound waivers of intellectual property (IP) rights and benefits for countries that share information about threatening pathogens are some of the key components of the draft pandemic accord sent to World Health Organization (WHO) member states by the Intergovernmental Negotiating Body (INB) on Monday. These two issues have been major bones of contention in negotiations and […] Continue reading -> As Israel Tightens Grip, Gaza’s Health Workers Face ‘Agonising Choices’ 16/10/2023 Kerry Cullinan Health workers in Gaza face “agonising choices” in the face of Israel’s order that all people evacuate the north of the territory: “abandon ill patients amid a bombing campaign, put their lives at risk while remaining on-site to treat patients or endanger patients’ lives while attempting to transport them to facilities that have no capacity […] Continue reading -> No Pandemic Accord Without Intellectual Property Protection, says German Health Minister 16/10/2023 Stefan Anderson BERLIN, Germany — Hours before the release of the second draft of the Pandemic Accord on Monday, German Health Minister Karl Lauterbach told the World Health Summit that a pandemic agreement with “major limitations” on intellectual property (IP) rights protection will “not fly” for Germany and most of its fellow European Union (EU) members. “For […] Continue reading -> Pandemic Accord Negotiators Are ‘Cautiously Optimistic’ 16/10/2023 Vijay Shankar Balakrishnan BERLIN – Negotiations to produce a pandemic agreement still face a number of challenges, but some of the key negotiators in the International Negotiating Body (INB) told the World Health Summit that they are cautiously optimistic. As protestors gathered outside the summit venue, the JW Mariott Hotel in Berlin, to express their distrust of the […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts
Exclusive: COP28 Climate and Health Draft Declaration Ignores Fossil Fuels as Driver of Health Harms 18/10/2023 Elaine Ruth Fletcher BERLIN – A draft “health and climate ministerial declaration” set to be released at the upcoming UN Climate Conference in Dubai (COP28) 30 November-12 December, omits any reference to fossil fuels and their health harms, Health Policy Watch has learned. While the declaration mentions the need for climate mitigation, as well as the related health […] Continue reading -> Draft Pandemic Accord: IP Waivers and Benefits for Sharing Pathogen Information Are In – For Now 17/10/2023 Kerry Cullinan Time-bound waivers of intellectual property (IP) rights and benefits for countries that share information about threatening pathogens are some of the key components of the draft pandemic accord sent to World Health Organization (WHO) member states by the Intergovernmental Negotiating Body (INB) on Monday. These two issues have been major bones of contention in negotiations and […] Continue reading -> As Israel Tightens Grip, Gaza’s Health Workers Face ‘Agonising Choices’ 16/10/2023 Kerry Cullinan Health workers in Gaza face “agonising choices” in the face of Israel’s order that all people evacuate the north of the territory: “abandon ill patients amid a bombing campaign, put their lives at risk while remaining on-site to treat patients or endanger patients’ lives while attempting to transport them to facilities that have no capacity […] Continue reading -> No Pandemic Accord Without Intellectual Property Protection, says German Health Minister 16/10/2023 Stefan Anderson BERLIN, Germany — Hours before the release of the second draft of the Pandemic Accord on Monday, German Health Minister Karl Lauterbach told the World Health Summit that a pandemic agreement with “major limitations” on intellectual property (IP) rights protection will “not fly” for Germany and most of its fellow European Union (EU) members. “For […] Continue reading -> Pandemic Accord Negotiators Are ‘Cautiously Optimistic’ 16/10/2023 Vijay Shankar Balakrishnan BERLIN – Negotiations to produce a pandemic agreement still face a number of challenges, but some of the key negotiators in the International Negotiating Body (INB) told the World Health Summit that they are cautiously optimistic. As protestors gathered outside the summit venue, the JW Mariott Hotel in Berlin, to express their distrust of the […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts
Draft Pandemic Accord: IP Waivers and Benefits for Sharing Pathogen Information Are In – For Now 17/10/2023 Kerry Cullinan Time-bound waivers of intellectual property (IP) rights and benefits for countries that share information about threatening pathogens are some of the key components of the draft pandemic accord sent to World Health Organization (WHO) member states by the Intergovernmental Negotiating Body (INB) on Monday. These two issues have been major bones of contention in negotiations and […] Continue reading -> As Israel Tightens Grip, Gaza’s Health Workers Face ‘Agonising Choices’ 16/10/2023 Kerry Cullinan Health workers in Gaza face “agonising choices” in the face of Israel’s order that all people evacuate the north of the territory: “abandon ill patients amid a bombing campaign, put their lives at risk while remaining on-site to treat patients or endanger patients’ lives while attempting to transport them to facilities that have no capacity […] Continue reading -> No Pandemic Accord Without Intellectual Property Protection, says German Health Minister 16/10/2023 Stefan Anderson BERLIN, Germany — Hours before the release of the second draft of the Pandemic Accord on Monday, German Health Minister Karl Lauterbach told the World Health Summit that a pandemic agreement with “major limitations” on intellectual property (IP) rights protection will “not fly” for Germany and most of its fellow European Union (EU) members. “For […] Continue reading -> Pandemic Accord Negotiators Are ‘Cautiously Optimistic’ 16/10/2023 Vijay Shankar Balakrishnan BERLIN – Negotiations to produce a pandemic agreement still face a number of challenges, but some of the key negotiators in the International Negotiating Body (INB) told the World Health Summit that they are cautiously optimistic. As protestors gathered outside the summit venue, the JW Mariott Hotel in Berlin, to express their distrust of the […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts
As Israel Tightens Grip, Gaza’s Health Workers Face ‘Agonising Choices’ 16/10/2023 Kerry Cullinan Health workers in Gaza face “agonising choices” in the face of Israel’s order that all people evacuate the north of the territory: “abandon ill patients amid a bombing campaign, put their lives at risk while remaining on-site to treat patients or endanger patients’ lives while attempting to transport them to facilities that have no capacity […] Continue reading -> No Pandemic Accord Without Intellectual Property Protection, says German Health Minister 16/10/2023 Stefan Anderson BERLIN, Germany — Hours before the release of the second draft of the Pandemic Accord on Monday, German Health Minister Karl Lauterbach told the World Health Summit that a pandemic agreement with “major limitations” on intellectual property (IP) rights protection will “not fly” for Germany and most of its fellow European Union (EU) members. “For […] Continue reading -> Pandemic Accord Negotiators Are ‘Cautiously Optimistic’ 16/10/2023 Vijay Shankar Balakrishnan BERLIN – Negotiations to produce a pandemic agreement still face a number of challenges, but some of the key negotiators in the International Negotiating Body (INB) told the World Health Summit that they are cautiously optimistic. As protestors gathered outside the summit venue, the JW Mariott Hotel in Berlin, to express their distrust of the […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts
No Pandemic Accord Without Intellectual Property Protection, says German Health Minister 16/10/2023 Stefan Anderson BERLIN, Germany — Hours before the release of the second draft of the Pandemic Accord on Monday, German Health Minister Karl Lauterbach told the World Health Summit that a pandemic agreement with “major limitations” on intellectual property (IP) rights protection will “not fly” for Germany and most of its fellow European Union (EU) members. “For […] Continue reading -> Pandemic Accord Negotiators Are ‘Cautiously Optimistic’ 16/10/2023 Vijay Shankar Balakrishnan BERLIN – Negotiations to produce a pandemic agreement still face a number of challenges, but some of the key negotiators in the International Negotiating Body (INB) told the World Health Summit that they are cautiously optimistic. As protestors gathered outside the summit venue, the JW Mariott Hotel in Berlin, to express their distrust of the […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts
Pandemic Accord Negotiators Are ‘Cautiously Optimistic’ 16/10/2023 Vijay Shankar Balakrishnan BERLIN – Negotiations to produce a pandemic agreement still face a number of challenges, but some of the key negotiators in the International Negotiating Body (INB) told the World Health Summit that they are cautiously optimistic. As protestors gathered outside the summit venue, the JW Mariott Hotel in Berlin, to express their distrust of the […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts