Lives Are At Risk as Anti-Abortion Groups Attack HIV Programme PEPFAR 20/06/2023 Kerry Cullinan One of the most successful US aid programmes, the US President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR) – which has saved 25 million lives in its 20 years of existence – is facing a right-wing backlash based on misinformation. PEPFAR’s five-year budget is due for re-funding by the US Senate and Congress by 30 September, […] Continue reading -> 30 Countries Sign Political Declaration to Include Refugees in National Health Systems 19/06/2023 Stefan Anderson & Elaine Ruth Fletcher Thirty countries signed a political declaration at an international meeting in Morocco last week calling for the health of refugees and migrants to be included in national health systems and universal health coverage. A total of 50 UN member and observer states attended the talks. The Rabat Declaration, signed on Friday, is the first official […] Continue reading -> Pandemic Accord Negotiations: ‘It’s Not Easy’ 16/06/2023 Kerry Cullinan At the end of this week’s negotiation on the pandemic accord, Roland Driece, co-chair of the Intergovernmental Negotiating Body (INB) charged with drafting a pandemic accord, told the final plenary on Friday that “it’s not easy” – a phrase that he repeated four times in the space of minutes. To ease difficulties, the INB piloted […] Continue reading -> Obesity, Climate, Reliance on Imported Foods: Small Islands’ Declaration Spells Out a Litany of Challenges 16/06/2023 Kerry Cullinan Overburdened by non-communicable diseases (NCDs) and threatened by climate change, health ministers of Small Islands Developing States (SIDS) met in Barbados over the past few days and adopted the Bridgetown Declaration on NCDs and Mental Health. The declaration commits the SIDS to a number of actions including implementing the World Health Organization’s (WHO) recommended “Best […] Continue reading -> Small Island Developing States at Nexus of Climate, Unhealthy Foods and Mental Health Challenges 14/06/2023 Elaine Ruth Fletcher The burgeoning health issues of small island developing states – which are on the front lines of climate change, but also awash in handguns and ultra-processed food imports – is the focus of a high level ministerial meeting taking place in the Caribbean island of Barbados today and tomorrow. The SIDS Ministerial Conference on NCDs […] Continue reading -> Gavi is On Track to Vaccinate 300 Million More Children by 2025 13/06/2023 Disha Shetty International vaccine alliance Gavi is on track to immunize 300 million more children by 2025 despite setbacks caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, it announced on Tuesday. “Despite the huge strain placed on countries’ health systems by the COVID-19 pandemic, we’re on or ahead of schedule on eight of the 11 key commitments that we made […] Continue reading -> Call for Legal Reform After UK Woman is Jailed Under 1861 Abortion Law 13/06/2023 Stefan Anderson There have been calls for abortion law reforms in the UK after a woman was sentenced to 28 months in prison on Monday for carrying out an abortion after the legal term limit. The 44-year-old mother of three was sentenced under a law passed in 1861 that carries a maximum penalty of life imprisonment, sparking […] Continue reading -> Africa Decries Weakening of Equity Provisions in New Pandemic Accord Draft 12/06/2023 Kerry Cullinan The African region of the World Health Organization (WHO) has condemned the weakening of equity clauses in latest draft of the pandemic accord and called for this week’s negotiations to focus on principles and key areas of concern rather than the detailed text. The 47 WHO Africa group countries made their submission at the resumption […] Continue reading -> WHO Staff Member Killed in Terrorist Attack in Somalia 12/06/2023 Stefan Anderson A staff member of the World Health Organization (WHO) in Somalia was among the 16 civilians killed in a terrorist attack on a hotel in the capital Mogadishu on Friday night, the WHO confirmed. The attack by al-Qaeda affiliate al-Shabaab targeted the Pearl Beach Hotel and Restaurant, an upscale location on Lido beach often frequented […] Continue reading -> How Global Action Can Meet Local Needs in Emerging Outbreaks 09/06/2023 Paul Adepoju More R&D into already known emerging disease threats, from Mpox to Lassa fever would go a long way to both bolster developing countries’ preparedness as well as protecting the world, experts argue. Member state negotiations resume next week over a draft WHO convention on pandemic prevention, preparedness and response – which is supposed to be […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts
30 Countries Sign Political Declaration to Include Refugees in National Health Systems 19/06/2023 Stefan Anderson & Elaine Ruth Fletcher Thirty countries signed a political declaration at an international meeting in Morocco last week calling for the health of refugees and migrants to be included in national health systems and universal health coverage. A total of 50 UN member and observer states attended the talks. The Rabat Declaration, signed on Friday, is the first official […] Continue reading -> Pandemic Accord Negotiations: ‘It’s Not Easy’ 16/06/2023 Kerry Cullinan At the end of this week’s negotiation on the pandemic accord, Roland Driece, co-chair of the Intergovernmental Negotiating Body (INB) charged with drafting a pandemic accord, told the final plenary on Friday that “it’s not easy” – a phrase that he repeated four times in the space of minutes. To ease difficulties, the INB piloted […] Continue reading -> Obesity, Climate, Reliance on Imported Foods: Small Islands’ Declaration Spells Out a Litany of Challenges 16/06/2023 Kerry Cullinan Overburdened by non-communicable diseases (NCDs) and threatened by climate change, health ministers of Small Islands Developing States (SIDS) met in Barbados over the past few days and adopted the Bridgetown Declaration on NCDs and Mental Health. The declaration commits the SIDS to a number of actions including implementing the World Health Organization’s (WHO) recommended “Best […] Continue reading -> Small Island Developing States at Nexus of Climate, Unhealthy Foods and Mental Health Challenges 14/06/2023 Elaine Ruth Fletcher The burgeoning health issues of small island developing states – which are on the front lines of climate change, but also awash in handguns and ultra-processed food imports – is the focus of a high level ministerial meeting taking place in the Caribbean island of Barbados today and tomorrow. The SIDS Ministerial Conference on NCDs […] Continue reading -> Gavi is On Track to Vaccinate 300 Million More Children by 2025 13/06/2023 Disha Shetty International vaccine alliance Gavi is on track to immunize 300 million more children by 2025 despite setbacks caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, it announced on Tuesday. “Despite the huge strain placed on countries’ health systems by the COVID-19 pandemic, we’re on or ahead of schedule on eight of the 11 key commitments that we made […] Continue reading -> Call for Legal Reform After UK Woman is Jailed Under 1861 Abortion Law 13/06/2023 Stefan Anderson There have been calls for abortion law reforms in the UK after a woman was sentenced to 28 months in prison on Monday for carrying out an abortion after the legal term limit. The 44-year-old mother of three was sentenced under a law passed in 1861 that carries a maximum penalty of life imprisonment, sparking […] Continue reading -> Africa Decries Weakening of Equity Provisions in New Pandemic Accord Draft 12/06/2023 Kerry Cullinan The African region of the World Health Organization (WHO) has condemned the weakening of equity clauses in latest draft of the pandemic accord and called for this week’s negotiations to focus on principles and key areas of concern rather than the detailed text. The 47 WHO Africa group countries made their submission at the resumption […] Continue reading -> WHO Staff Member Killed in Terrorist Attack in Somalia 12/06/2023 Stefan Anderson A staff member of the World Health Organization (WHO) in Somalia was among the 16 civilians killed in a terrorist attack on a hotel in the capital Mogadishu on Friday night, the WHO confirmed. The attack by al-Qaeda affiliate al-Shabaab targeted the Pearl Beach Hotel and Restaurant, an upscale location on Lido beach often frequented […] Continue reading -> How Global Action Can Meet Local Needs in Emerging Outbreaks 09/06/2023 Paul Adepoju More R&D into already known emerging disease threats, from Mpox to Lassa fever would go a long way to both bolster developing countries’ preparedness as well as protecting the world, experts argue. Member state negotiations resume next week over a draft WHO convention on pandemic prevention, preparedness and response – which is supposed to be […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts
Pandemic Accord Negotiations: ‘It’s Not Easy’ 16/06/2023 Kerry Cullinan At the end of this week’s negotiation on the pandemic accord, Roland Driece, co-chair of the Intergovernmental Negotiating Body (INB) charged with drafting a pandemic accord, told the final plenary on Friday that “it’s not easy” – a phrase that he repeated four times in the space of minutes. To ease difficulties, the INB piloted […] Continue reading -> Obesity, Climate, Reliance on Imported Foods: Small Islands’ Declaration Spells Out a Litany of Challenges 16/06/2023 Kerry Cullinan Overburdened by non-communicable diseases (NCDs) and threatened by climate change, health ministers of Small Islands Developing States (SIDS) met in Barbados over the past few days and adopted the Bridgetown Declaration on NCDs and Mental Health. The declaration commits the SIDS to a number of actions including implementing the World Health Organization’s (WHO) recommended “Best […] Continue reading -> Small Island Developing States at Nexus of Climate, Unhealthy Foods and Mental Health Challenges 14/06/2023 Elaine Ruth Fletcher The burgeoning health issues of small island developing states – which are on the front lines of climate change, but also awash in handguns and ultra-processed food imports – is the focus of a high level ministerial meeting taking place in the Caribbean island of Barbados today and tomorrow. The SIDS Ministerial Conference on NCDs […] Continue reading -> Gavi is On Track to Vaccinate 300 Million More Children by 2025 13/06/2023 Disha Shetty International vaccine alliance Gavi is on track to immunize 300 million more children by 2025 despite setbacks caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, it announced on Tuesday. “Despite the huge strain placed on countries’ health systems by the COVID-19 pandemic, we’re on or ahead of schedule on eight of the 11 key commitments that we made […] Continue reading -> Call for Legal Reform After UK Woman is Jailed Under 1861 Abortion Law 13/06/2023 Stefan Anderson There have been calls for abortion law reforms in the UK after a woman was sentenced to 28 months in prison on Monday for carrying out an abortion after the legal term limit. The 44-year-old mother of three was sentenced under a law passed in 1861 that carries a maximum penalty of life imprisonment, sparking […] Continue reading -> Africa Decries Weakening of Equity Provisions in New Pandemic Accord Draft 12/06/2023 Kerry Cullinan The African region of the World Health Organization (WHO) has condemned the weakening of equity clauses in latest draft of the pandemic accord and called for this week’s negotiations to focus on principles and key areas of concern rather than the detailed text. The 47 WHO Africa group countries made their submission at the resumption […] Continue reading -> WHO Staff Member Killed in Terrorist Attack in Somalia 12/06/2023 Stefan Anderson A staff member of the World Health Organization (WHO) in Somalia was among the 16 civilians killed in a terrorist attack on a hotel in the capital Mogadishu on Friday night, the WHO confirmed. The attack by al-Qaeda affiliate al-Shabaab targeted the Pearl Beach Hotel and Restaurant, an upscale location on Lido beach often frequented […] Continue reading -> How Global Action Can Meet Local Needs in Emerging Outbreaks 09/06/2023 Paul Adepoju More R&D into already known emerging disease threats, from Mpox to Lassa fever would go a long way to both bolster developing countries’ preparedness as well as protecting the world, experts argue. Member state negotiations resume next week over a draft WHO convention on pandemic prevention, preparedness and response – which is supposed to be […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts
Obesity, Climate, Reliance on Imported Foods: Small Islands’ Declaration Spells Out a Litany of Challenges 16/06/2023 Kerry Cullinan Overburdened by non-communicable diseases (NCDs) and threatened by climate change, health ministers of Small Islands Developing States (SIDS) met in Barbados over the past few days and adopted the Bridgetown Declaration on NCDs and Mental Health. The declaration commits the SIDS to a number of actions including implementing the World Health Organization’s (WHO) recommended “Best […] Continue reading -> Small Island Developing States at Nexus of Climate, Unhealthy Foods and Mental Health Challenges 14/06/2023 Elaine Ruth Fletcher The burgeoning health issues of small island developing states – which are on the front lines of climate change, but also awash in handguns and ultra-processed food imports – is the focus of a high level ministerial meeting taking place in the Caribbean island of Barbados today and tomorrow. The SIDS Ministerial Conference on NCDs […] Continue reading -> Gavi is On Track to Vaccinate 300 Million More Children by 2025 13/06/2023 Disha Shetty International vaccine alliance Gavi is on track to immunize 300 million more children by 2025 despite setbacks caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, it announced on Tuesday. “Despite the huge strain placed on countries’ health systems by the COVID-19 pandemic, we’re on or ahead of schedule on eight of the 11 key commitments that we made […] Continue reading -> Call for Legal Reform After UK Woman is Jailed Under 1861 Abortion Law 13/06/2023 Stefan Anderson There have been calls for abortion law reforms in the UK after a woman was sentenced to 28 months in prison on Monday for carrying out an abortion after the legal term limit. The 44-year-old mother of three was sentenced under a law passed in 1861 that carries a maximum penalty of life imprisonment, sparking […] Continue reading -> Africa Decries Weakening of Equity Provisions in New Pandemic Accord Draft 12/06/2023 Kerry Cullinan The African region of the World Health Organization (WHO) has condemned the weakening of equity clauses in latest draft of the pandemic accord and called for this week’s negotiations to focus on principles and key areas of concern rather than the detailed text. The 47 WHO Africa group countries made their submission at the resumption […] Continue reading -> WHO Staff Member Killed in Terrorist Attack in Somalia 12/06/2023 Stefan Anderson A staff member of the World Health Organization (WHO) in Somalia was among the 16 civilians killed in a terrorist attack on a hotel in the capital Mogadishu on Friday night, the WHO confirmed. The attack by al-Qaeda affiliate al-Shabaab targeted the Pearl Beach Hotel and Restaurant, an upscale location on Lido beach often frequented […] Continue reading -> How Global Action Can Meet Local Needs in Emerging Outbreaks 09/06/2023 Paul Adepoju More R&D into already known emerging disease threats, from Mpox to Lassa fever would go a long way to both bolster developing countries’ preparedness as well as protecting the world, experts argue. Member state negotiations resume next week over a draft WHO convention on pandemic prevention, preparedness and response – which is supposed to be […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts
Small Island Developing States at Nexus of Climate, Unhealthy Foods and Mental Health Challenges 14/06/2023 Elaine Ruth Fletcher The burgeoning health issues of small island developing states – which are on the front lines of climate change, but also awash in handguns and ultra-processed food imports – is the focus of a high level ministerial meeting taking place in the Caribbean island of Barbados today and tomorrow. The SIDS Ministerial Conference on NCDs […] Continue reading -> Gavi is On Track to Vaccinate 300 Million More Children by 2025 13/06/2023 Disha Shetty International vaccine alliance Gavi is on track to immunize 300 million more children by 2025 despite setbacks caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, it announced on Tuesday. “Despite the huge strain placed on countries’ health systems by the COVID-19 pandemic, we’re on or ahead of schedule on eight of the 11 key commitments that we made […] Continue reading -> Call for Legal Reform After UK Woman is Jailed Under 1861 Abortion Law 13/06/2023 Stefan Anderson There have been calls for abortion law reforms in the UK after a woman was sentenced to 28 months in prison on Monday for carrying out an abortion after the legal term limit. The 44-year-old mother of three was sentenced under a law passed in 1861 that carries a maximum penalty of life imprisonment, sparking […] Continue reading -> Africa Decries Weakening of Equity Provisions in New Pandemic Accord Draft 12/06/2023 Kerry Cullinan The African region of the World Health Organization (WHO) has condemned the weakening of equity clauses in latest draft of the pandemic accord and called for this week’s negotiations to focus on principles and key areas of concern rather than the detailed text. The 47 WHO Africa group countries made their submission at the resumption […] Continue reading -> WHO Staff Member Killed in Terrorist Attack in Somalia 12/06/2023 Stefan Anderson A staff member of the World Health Organization (WHO) in Somalia was among the 16 civilians killed in a terrorist attack on a hotel in the capital Mogadishu on Friday night, the WHO confirmed. The attack by al-Qaeda affiliate al-Shabaab targeted the Pearl Beach Hotel and Restaurant, an upscale location on Lido beach often frequented […] Continue reading -> How Global Action Can Meet Local Needs in Emerging Outbreaks 09/06/2023 Paul Adepoju More R&D into already known emerging disease threats, from Mpox to Lassa fever would go a long way to both bolster developing countries’ preparedness as well as protecting the world, experts argue. Member state negotiations resume next week over a draft WHO convention on pandemic prevention, preparedness and response – which is supposed to be […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts
Gavi is On Track to Vaccinate 300 Million More Children by 2025 13/06/2023 Disha Shetty International vaccine alliance Gavi is on track to immunize 300 million more children by 2025 despite setbacks caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, it announced on Tuesday. “Despite the huge strain placed on countries’ health systems by the COVID-19 pandemic, we’re on or ahead of schedule on eight of the 11 key commitments that we made […] Continue reading -> Call for Legal Reform After UK Woman is Jailed Under 1861 Abortion Law 13/06/2023 Stefan Anderson There have been calls for abortion law reforms in the UK after a woman was sentenced to 28 months in prison on Monday for carrying out an abortion after the legal term limit. The 44-year-old mother of three was sentenced under a law passed in 1861 that carries a maximum penalty of life imprisonment, sparking […] Continue reading -> Africa Decries Weakening of Equity Provisions in New Pandemic Accord Draft 12/06/2023 Kerry Cullinan The African region of the World Health Organization (WHO) has condemned the weakening of equity clauses in latest draft of the pandemic accord and called for this week’s negotiations to focus on principles and key areas of concern rather than the detailed text. The 47 WHO Africa group countries made their submission at the resumption […] Continue reading -> WHO Staff Member Killed in Terrorist Attack in Somalia 12/06/2023 Stefan Anderson A staff member of the World Health Organization (WHO) in Somalia was among the 16 civilians killed in a terrorist attack on a hotel in the capital Mogadishu on Friday night, the WHO confirmed. The attack by al-Qaeda affiliate al-Shabaab targeted the Pearl Beach Hotel and Restaurant, an upscale location on Lido beach often frequented […] Continue reading -> How Global Action Can Meet Local Needs in Emerging Outbreaks 09/06/2023 Paul Adepoju More R&D into already known emerging disease threats, from Mpox to Lassa fever would go a long way to both bolster developing countries’ preparedness as well as protecting the world, experts argue. Member state negotiations resume next week over a draft WHO convention on pandemic prevention, preparedness and response – which is supposed to be […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts
Call for Legal Reform After UK Woman is Jailed Under 1861 Abortion Law 13/06/2023 Stefan Anderson There have been calls for abortion law reforms in the UK after a woman was sentenced to 28 months in prison on Monday for carrying out an abortion after the legal term limit. The 44-year-old mother of three was sentenced under a law passed in 1861 that carries a maximum penalty of life imprisonment, sparking […] Continue reading -> Africa Decries Weakening of Equity Provisions in New Pandemic Accord Draft 12/06/2023 Kerry Cullinan The African region of the World Health Organization (WHO) has condemned the weakening of equity clauses in latest draft of the pandemic accord and called for this week’s negotiations to focus on principles and key areas of concern rather than the detailed text. The 47 WHO Africa group countries made their submission at the resumption […] Continue reading -> WHO Staff Member Killed in Terrorist Attack in Somalia 12/06/2023 Stefan Anderson A staff member of the World Health Organization (WHO) in Somalia was among the 16 civilians killed in a terrorist attack on a hotel in the capital Mogadishu on Friday night, the WHO confirmed. The attack by al-Qaeda affiliate al-Shabaab targeted the Pearl Beach Hotel and Restaurant, an upscale location on Lido beach often frequented […] Continue reading -> How Global Action Can Meet Local Needs in Emerging Outbreaks 09/06/2023 Paul Adepoju More R&D into already known emerging disease threats, from Mpox to Lassa fever would go a long way to both bolster developing countries’ preparedness as well as protecting the world, experts argue. Member state negotiations resume next week over a draft WHO convention on pandemic prevention, preparedness and response – which is supposed to be […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts
Africa Decries Weakening of Equity Provisions in New Pandemic Accord Draft 12/06/2023 Kerry Cullinan The African region of the World Health Organization (WHO) has condemned the weakening of equity clauses in latest draft of the pandemic accord and called for this week’s negotiations to focus on principles and key areas of concern rather than the detailed text. The 47 WHO Africa group countries made their submission at the resumption […] Continue reading -> WHO Staff Member Killed in Terrorist Attack in Somalia 12/06/2023 Stefan Anderson A staff member of the World Health Organization (WHO) in Somalia was among the 16 civilians killed in a terrorist attack on a hotel in the capital Mogadishu on Friday night, the WHO confirmed. The attack by al-Qaeda affiliate al-Shabaab targeted the Pearl Beach Hotel and Restaurant, an upscale location on Lido beach often frequented […] Continue reading -> How Global Action Can Meet Local Needs in Emerging Outbreaks 09/06/2023 Paul Adepoju More R&D into already known emerging disease threats, from Mpox to Lassa fever would go a long way to both bolster developing countries’ preparedness as well as protecting the world, experts argue. Member state negotiations resume next week over a draft WHO convention on pandemic prevention, preparedness and response – which is supposed to be […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts
WHO Staff Member Killed in Terrorist Attack in Somalia 12/06/2023 Stefan Anderson A staff member of the World Health Organization (WHO) in Somalia was among the 16 civilians killed in a terrorist attack on a hotel in the capital Mogadishu on Friday night, the WHO confirmed. The attack by al-Qaeda affiliate al-Shabaab targeted the Pearl Beach Hotel and Restaurant, an upscale location on Lido beach often frequented […] Continue reading -> How Global Action Can Meet Local Needs in Emerging Outbreaks 09/06/2023 Paul Adepoju More R&D into already known emerging disease threats, from Mpox to Lassa fever would go a long way to both bolster developing countries’ preparedness as well as protecting the world, experts argue. Member state negotiations resume next week over a draft WHO convention on pandemic prevention, preparedness and response – which is supposed to be […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts
How Global Action Can Meet Local Needs in Emerging Outbreaks 09/06/2023 Paul Adepoju More R&D into already known emerging disease threats, from Mpox to Lassa fever would go a long way to both bolster developing countries’ preparedness as well as protecting the world, experts argue. Member state negotiations resume next week over a draft WHO convention on pandemic prevention, preparedness and response – which is supposed to be […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts