COVID Highlighted Problems in Accessing Medicine for Non-Communicable Diseases – But They Can be Fixed 12/07/2023 Bente Mikkelsen The COVID-19 pandemic exacerbated patients’ difficulties in accessing medication for non-communicable diseases (NCDs), but there is a range of measures countries can take to mitigate this – and a pandemic accord could address some of the structural weaknesses. COVID-19 had a disproportionate and far-reaching impact on people living with NCDs. Not only were they more […] Continue reading -> After Seven Years of Planning, World Rehabilitation Alliance is Finally Launched 11/07/2023 Kerry Cullinan After seven years of planning, the World Rehabilitation Alliance (WRA) was launched in Geneva on Tuesday with a founding membership of 82 organisations. Welcoming the launch, actress Emilia Clarke, who played Daenerys Targaryen (Khaleesi) in Game of Thrones, said that it was an “absolute joy” that her organisation, SameYou, is a founding member of the […] Continue reading -> Decline Recorded in India’s Air Pollution – But Not When it Matters Most 11/07/2023 Chetan Bhattacharji On the face of it, it’s good news. India’s infamous air pollution has shown a significant decline across almost all states, according to a new three-year government-backed report known as SAANS – the Satellite-Based Monitoring of Ambient PM2.5 At National Scale for Air Quality Management. But there appears to be little decline during the winter […] Continue reading -> ‘A Lifelong Journey’: Two Billion People Need Rehabilitation Globally 10/07/2023 Stefan Anderson Six years, five months and six days after suffering a stroke that paralyzed her left side, Madeline Niebanck shared her story of recovery at World Health Organization (WHO) headquarters. Niebanck, 28, spoke to delegates on Monday gathered for a global summit to strengthen financing for and access to rehabilitation care in health systems. She called […] Continue reading -> New WHO and UN-wide System to Aid Victims of Sexual Exploitation Needed, says Independent Investigator 07/07/2023 Stefan Anderson The World Health Organiztion (WHO) has been far too slow in providing financial, psychological and legal assistance to victims of sexual assault and exploitation committed by its staff in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) during the 2018-2020 Ebola response, a veteran international investigator said at a WHO press conference on Friday. Hervé Gogo, presenting […] Continue reading -> Air Pollution Victims Could Sue For Damages Under Proposed New EU Rules 06/07/2023 Stefan Anderson BRUSSELS – European Union citizens suffering from health effects caused by air pollution could soon be entitled to seek financial compensation from polluters under a proposed revision of the EU’s pollution regulations. The proposal is part of a broader overhaul of EU air pollution laws, expected to be completed in late 2023 or early 2024, […] Continue reading -> Water and Sanitation Crises Hit Women and Girls Harder than Men 06/07/2023 Megha Kaveri Water and sanitation crises across the world affect women and girls more than men and boys, particularly since the responsibility to collect water in seven out of 10 households without individual water supply falls on the female family members. This is a key message in the latest edition of the joint WHO/UNICEF report on progress […] Continue reading -> 18 Million Doses of Malaria Vaccine Due to Be Distributed Soon to 12 Countries in Africa 05/07/2023 Megha Kaveri Twenty-two months after the world’s first malaria vaccine RTS,S was approved by the World Health Organization (WHO), 12 countries in Africa will soon receive 18 million doses. A second, arguably more efficient, vaccine against malaria is currently in the queue for WHO approval. Meanwhile, distribution of the 18 million RTS,S doses is to be carried […] Continue reading -> European and Central Asian Nations Pledge to Reduce Climate Change and Pollution Responsible for 1.4 Million Deaths Annually 05/07/2023 Disha Shetty & Elaine Ruth Fletcher Ministers of Health and Environment from WHO’s European Region, meeting this week in Budapest, are poised to adopt a Declaration pledging to tackle climate, pollution and biodiversity risks that account for about 15% of disease burden in the 53-nation region. Health and environment ministers from WHO’s 53-member strong WHO European Region are meeting in Budapest […] Continue reading -> Sentenced to Tuberculosis: How Prisoners Are Denied the Right to Health 05/07/2023 Stefan Anderson Karabo Rafube was born to a single mother in 1982 in Soweto, a sprawling township south of Johannesburg, South Africa. His mother abandoned him three months later, and Rafube was taken to live with his father. In the final years of apartheid, Soweto was a harsh place to grow up. His father already had an […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts
After Seven Years of Planning, World Rehabilitation Alliance is Finally Launched 11/07/2023 Kerry Cullinan After seven years of planning, the World Rehabilitation Alliance (WRA) was launched in Geneva on Tuesday with a founding membership of 82 organisations. Welcoming the launch, actress Emilia Clarke, who played Daenerys Targaryen (Khaleesi) in Game of Thrones, said that it was an “absolute joy” that her organisation, SameYou, is a founding member of the […] Continue reading -> Decline Recorded in India’s Air Pollution – But Not When it Matters Most 11/07/2023 Chetan Bhattacharji On the face of it, it’s good news. India’s infamous air pollution has shown a significant decline across almost all states, according to a new three-year government-backed report known as SAANS – the Satellite-Based Monitoring of Ambient PM2.5 At National Scale for Air Quality Management. But there appears to be little decline during the winter […] Continue reading -> ‘A Lifelong Journey’: Two Billion People Need Rehabilitation Globally 10/07/2023 Stefan Anderson Six years, five months and six days after suffering a stroke that paralyzed her left side, Madeline Niebanck shared her story of recovery at World Health Organization (WHO) headquarters. Niebanck, 28, spoke to delegates on Monday gathered for a global summit to strengthen financing for and access to rehabilitation care in health systems. She called […] Continue reading -> New WHO and UN-wide System to Aid Victims of Sexual Exploitation Needed, says Independent Investigator 07/07/2023 Stefan Anderson The World Health Organiztion (WHO) has been far too slow in providing financial, psychological and legal assistance to victims of sexual assault and exploitation committed by its staff in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) during the 2018-2020 Ebola response, a veteran international investigator said at a WHO press conference on Friday. Hervé Gogo, presenting […] Continue reading -> Air Pollution Victims Could Sue For Damages Under Proposed New EU Rules 06/07/2023 Stefan Anderson BRUSSELS – European Union citizens suffering from health effects caused by air pollution could soon be entitled to seek financial compensation from polluters under a proposed revision of the EU’s pollution regulations. The proposal is part of a broader overhaul of EU air pollution laws, expected to be completed in late 2023 or early 2024, […] Continue reading -> Water and Sanitation Crises Hit Women and Girls Harder than Men 06/07/2023 Megha Kaveri Water and sanitation crises across the world affect women and girls more than men and boys, particularly since the responsibility to collect water in seven out of 10 households without individual water supply falls on the female family members. This is a key message in the latest edition of the joint WHO/UNICEF report on progress […] Continue reading -> 18 Million Doses of Malaria Vaccine Due to Be Distributed Soon to 12 Countries in Africa 05/07/2023 Megha Kaveri Twenty-two months after the world’s first malaria vaccine RTS,S was approved by the World Health Organization (WHO), 12 countries in Africa will soon receive 18 million doses. A second, arguably more efficient, vaccine against malaria is currently in the queue for WHO approval. Meanwhile, distribution of the 18 million RTS,S doses is to be carried […] Continue reading -> European and Central Asian Nations Pledge to Reduce Climate Change and Pollution Responsible for 1.4 Million Deaths Annually 05/07/2023 Disha Shetty & Elaine Ruth Fletcher Ministers of Health and Environment from WHO’s European Region, meeting this week in Budapest, are poised to adopt a Declaration pledging to tackle climate, pollution and biodiversity risks that account for about 15% of disease burden in the 53-nation region. Health and environment ministers from WHO’s 53-member strong WHO European Region are meeting in Budapest […] Continue reading -> Sentenced to Tuberculosis: How Prisoners Are Denied the Right to Health 05/07/2023 Stefan Anderson Karabo Rafube was born to a single mother in 1982 in Soweto, a sprawling township south of Johannesburg, South Africa. His mother abandoned him three months later, and Rafube was taken to live with his father. In the final years of apartheid, Soweto was a harsh place to grow up. His father already had an […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts
Decline Recorded in India’s Air Pollution – But Not When it Matters Most 11/07/2023 Chetan Bhattacharji On the face of it, it’s good news. India’s infamous air pollution has shown a significant decline across almost all states, according to a new three-year government-backed report known as SAANS – the Satellite-Based Monitoring of Ambient PM2.5 At National Scale for Air Quality Management. But there appears to be little decline during the winter […] Continue reading -> ‘A Lifelong Journey’: Two Billion People Need Rehabilitation Globally 10/07/2023 Stefan Anderson Six years, five months and six days after suffering a stroke that paralyzed her left side, Madeline Niebanck shared her story of recovery at World Health Organization (WHO) headquarters. Niebanck, 28, spoke to delegates on Monday gathered for a global summit to strengthen financing for and access to rehabilitation care in health systems. She called […] Continue reading -> New WHO and UN-wide System to Aid Victims of Sexual Exploitation Needed, says Independent Investigator 07/07/2023 Stefan Anderson The World Health Organiztion (WHO) has been far too slow in providing financial, psychological and legal assistance to victims of sexual assault and exploitation committed by its staff in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) during the 2018-2020 Ebola response, a veteran international investigator said at a WHO press conference on Friday. Hervé Gogo, presenting […] Continue reading -> Air Pollution Victims Could Sue For Damages Under Proposed New EU Rules 06/07/2023 Stefan Anderson BRUSSELS – European Union citizens suffering from health effects caused by air pollution could soon be entitled to seek financial compensation from polluters under a proposed revision of the EU’s pollution regulations. The proposal is part of a broader overhaul of EU air pollution laws, expected to be completed in late 2023 or early 2024, […] Continue reading -> Water and Sanitation Crises Hit Women and Girls Harder than Men 06/07/2023 Megha Kaveri Water and sanitation crises across the world affect women and girls more than men and boys, particularly since the responsibility to collect water in seven out of 10 households without individual water supply falls on the female family members. This is a key message in the latest edition of the joint WHO/UNICEF report on progress […] Continue reading -> 18 Million Doses of Malaria Vaccine Due to Be Distributed Soon to 12 Countries in Africa 05/07/2023 Megha Kaveri Twenty-two months after the world’s first malaria vaccine RTS,S was approved by the World Health Organization (WHO), 12 countries in Africa will soon receive 18 million doses. A second, arguably more efficient, vaccine against malaria is currently in the queue for WHO approval. Meanwhile, distribution of the 18 million RTS,S doses is to be carried […] Continue reading -> European and Central Asian Nations Pledge to Reduce Climate Change and Pollution Responsible for 1.4 Million Deaths Annually 05/07/2023 Disha Shetty & Elaine Ruth Fletcher Ministers of Health and Environment from WHO’s European Region, meeting this week in Budapest, are poised to adopt a Declaration pledging to tackle climate, pollution and biodiversity risks that account for about 15% of disease burden in the 53-nation region. Health and environment ministers from WHO’s 53-member strong WHO European Region are meeting in Budapest […] Continue reading -> Sentenced to Tuberculosis: How Prisoners Are Denied the Right to Health 05/07/2023 Stefan Anderson Karabo Rafube was born to a single mother in 1982 in Soweto, a sprawling township south of Johannesburg, South Africa. His mother abandoned him three months later, and Rafube was taken to live with his father. In the final years of apartheid, Soweto was a harsh place to grow up. His father already had an […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts
‘A Lifelong Journey’: Two Billion People Need Rehabilitation Globally 10/07/2023 Stefan Anderson Six years, five months and six days after suffering a stroke that paralyzed her left side, Madeline Niebanck shared her story of recovery at World Health Organization (WHO) headquarters. Niebanck, 28, spoke to delegates on Monday gathered for a global summit to strengthen financing for and access to rehabilitation care in health systems. She called […] Continue reading -> New WHO and UN-wide System to Aid Victims of Sexual Exploitation Needed, says Independent Investigator 07/07/2023 Stefan Anderson The World Health Organiztion (WHO) has been far too slow in providing financial, psychological and legal assistance to victims of sexual assault and exploitation committed by its staff in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) during the 2018-2020 Ebola response, a veteran international investigator said at a WHO press conference on Friday. Hervé Gogo, presenting […] Continue reading -> Air Pollution Victims Could Sue For Damages Under Proposed New EU Rules 06/07/2023 Stefan Anderson BRUSSELS – European Union citizens suffering from health effects caused by air pollution could soon be entitled to seek financial compensation from polluters under a proposed revision of the EU’s pollution regulations. The proposal is part of a broader overhaul of EU air pollution laws, expected to be completed in late 2023 or early 2024, […] Continue reading -> Water and Sanitation Crises Hit Women and Girls Harder than Men 06/07/2023 Megha Kaveri Water and sanitation crises across the world affect women and girls more than men and boys, particularly since the responsibility to collect water in seven out of 10 households without individual water supply falls on the female family members. This is a key message in the latest edition of the joint WHO/UNICEF report on progress […] Continue reading -> 18 Million Doses of Malaria Vaccine Due to Be Distributed Soon to 12 Countries in Africa 05/07/2023 Megha Kaveri Twenty-two months after the world’s first malaria vaccine RTS,S was approved by the World Health Organization (WHO), 12 countries in Africa will soon receive 18 million doses. A second, arguably more efficient, vaccine against malaria is currently in the queue for WHO approval. Meanwhile, distribution of the 18 million RTS,S doses is to be carried […] Continue reading -> European and Central Asian Nations Pledge to Reduce Climate Change and Pollution Responsible for 1.4 Million Deaths Annually 05/07/2023 Disha Shetty & Elaine Ruth Fletcher Ministers of Health and Environment from WHO’s European Region, meeting this week in Budapest, are poised to adopt a Declaration pledging to tackle climate, pollution and biodiversity risks that account for about 15% of disease burden in the 53-nation region. Health and environment ministers from WHO’s 53-member strong WHO European Region are meeting in Budapest […] Continue reading -> Sentenced to Tuberculosis: How Prisoners Are Denied the Right to Health 05/07/2023 Stefan Anderson Karabo Rafube was born to a single mother in 1982 in Soweto, a sprawling township south of Johannesburg, South Africa. His mother abandoned him three months later, and Rafube was taken to live with his father. In the final years of apartheid, Soweto was a harsh place to grow up. His father already had an […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts
New WHO and UN-wide System to Aid Victims of Sexual Exploitation Needed, says Independent Investigator 07/07/2023 Stefan Anderson The World Health Organiztion (WHO) has been far too slow in providing financial, psychological and legal assistance to victims of sexual assault and exploitation committed by its staff in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) during the 2018-2020 Ebola response, a veteran international investigator said at a WHO press conference on Friday. Hervé Gogo, presenting […] Continue reading -> Air Pollution Victims Could Sue For Damages Under Proposed New EU Rules 06/07/2023 Stefan Anderson BRUSSELS – European Union citizens suffering from health effects caused by air pollution could soon be entitled to seek financial compensation from polluters under a proposed revision of the EU’s pollution regulations. The proposal is part of a broader overhaul of EU air pollution laws, expected to be completed in late 2023 or early 2024, […] Continue reading -> Water and Sanitation Crises Hit Women and Girls Harder than Men 06/07/2023 Megha Kaveri Water and sanitation crises across the world affect women and girls more than men and boys, particularly since the responsibility to collect water in seven out of 10 households without individual water supply falls on the female family members. This is a key message in the latest edition of the joint WHO/UNICEF report on progress […] Continue reading -> 18 Million Doses of Malaria Vaccine Due to Be Distributed Soon to 12 Countries in Africa 05/07/2023 Megha Kaveri Twenty-two months after the world’s first malaria vaccine RTS,S was approved by the World Health Organization (WHO), 12 countries in Africa will soon receive 18 million doses. A second, arguably more efficient, vaccine against malaria is currently in the queue for WHO approval. Meanwhile, distribution of the 18 million RTS,S doses is to be carried […] Continue reading -> European and Central Asian Nations Pledge to Reduce Climate Change and Pollution Responsible for 1.4 Million Deaths Annually 05/07/2023 Disha Shetty & Elaine Ruth Fletcher Ministers of Health and Environment from WHO’s European Region, meeting this week in Budapest, are poised to adopt a Declaration pledging to tackle climate, pollution and biodiversity risks that account for about 15% of disease burden in the 53-nation region. Health and environment ministers from WHO’s 53-member strong WHO European Region are meeting in Budapest […] Continue reading -> Sentenced to Tuberculosis: How Prisoners Are Denied the Right to Health 05/07/2023 Stefan Anderson Karabo Rafube was born to a single mother in 1982 in Soweto, a sprawling township south of Johannesburg, South Africa. His mother abandoned him three months later, and Rafube was taken to live with his father. In the final years of apartheid, Soweto was a harsh place to grow up. His father already had an […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts
Air Pollution Victims Could Sue For Damages Under Proposed New EU Rules 06/07/2023 Stefan Anderson BRUSSELS – European Union citizens suffering from health effects caused by air pollution could soon be entitled to seek financial compensation from polluters under a proposed revision of the EU’s pollution regulations. The proposal is part of a broader overhaul of EU air pollution laws, expected to be completed in late 2023 or early 2024, […] Continue reading -> Water and Sanitation Crises Hit Women and Girls Harder than Men 06/07/2023 Megha Kaveri Water and sanitation crises across the world affect women and girls more than men and boys, particularly since the responsibility to collect water in seven out of 10 households without individual water supply falls on the female family members. This is a key message in the latest edition of the joint WHO/UNICEF report on progress […] Continue reading -> 18 Million Doses of Malaria Vaccine Due to Be Distributed Soon to 12 Countries in Africa 05/07/2023 Megha Kaveri Twenty-two months after the world’s first malaria vaccine RTS,S was approved by the World Health Organization (WHO), 12 countries in Africa will soon receive 18 million doses. A second, arguably more efficient, vaccine against malaria is currently in the queue for WHO approval. Meanwhile, distribution of the 18 million RTS,S doses is to be carried […] Continue reading -> European and Central Asian Nations Pledge to Reduce Climate Change and Pollution Responsible for 1.4 Million Deaths Annually 05/07/2023 Disha Shetty & Elaine Ruth Fletcher Ministers of Health and Environment from WHO’s European Region, meeting this week in Budapest, are poised to adopt a Declaration pledging to tackle climate, pollution and biodiversity risks that account for about 15% of disease burden in the 53-nation region. Health and environment ministers from WHO’s 53-member strong WHO European Region are meeting in Budapest […] Continue reading -> Sentenced to Tuberculosis: How Prisoners Are Denied the Right to Health 05/07/2023 Stefan Anderson Karabo Rafube was born to a single mother in 1982 in Soweto, a sprawling township south of Johannesburg, South Africa. His mother abandoned him three months later, and Rafube was taken to live with his father. In the final years of apartheid, Soweto was a harsh place to grow up. His father already had an […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts
Water and Sanitation Crises Hit Women and Girls Harder than Men 06/07/2023 Megha Kaveri Water and sanitation crises across the world affect women and girls more than men and boys, particularly since the responsibility to collect water in seven out of 10 households without individual water supply falls on the female family members. This is a key message in the latest edition of the joint WHO/UNICEF report on progress […] Continue reading -> 18 Million Doses of Malaria Vaccine Due to Be Distributed Soon to 12 Countries in Africa 05/07/2023 Megha Kaveri Twenty-two months after the world’s first malaria vaccine RTS,S was approved by the World Health Organization (WHO), 12 countries in Africa will soon receive 18 million doses. A second, arguably more efficient, vaccine against malaria is currently in the queue for WHO approval. Meanwhile, distribution of the 18 million RTS,S doses is to be carried […] Continue reading -> European and Central Asian Nations Pledge to Reduce Climate Change and Pollution Responsible for 1.4 Million Deaths Annually 05/07/2023 Disha Shetty & Elaine Ruth Fletcher Ministers of Health and Environment from WHO’s European Region, meeting this week in Budapest, are poised to adopt a Declaration pledging to tackle climate, pollution and biodiversity risks that account for about 15% of disease burden in the 53-nation region. Health and environment ministers from WHO’s 53-member strong WHO European Region are meeting in Budapest […] Continue reading -> Sentenced to Tuberculosis: How Prisoners Are Denied the Right to Health 05/07/2023 Stefan Anderson Karabo Rafube was born to a single mother in 1982 in Soweto, a sprawling township south of Johannesburg, South Africa. His mother abandoned him three months later, and Rafube was taken to live with his father. In the final years of apartheid, Soweto was a harsh place to grow up. His father already had an […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts
18 Million Doses of Malaria Vaccine Due to Be Distributed Soon to 12 Countries in Africa 05/07/2023 Megha Kaveri Twenty-two months after the world’s first malaria vaccine RTS,S was approved by the World Health Organization (WHO), 12 countries in Africa will soon receive 18 million doses. A second, arguably more efficient, vaccine against malaria is currently in the queue for WHO approval. Meanwhile, distribution of the 18 million RTS,S doses is to be carried […] Continue reading -> European and Central Asian Nations Pledge to Reduce Climate Change and Pollution Responsible for 1.4 Million Deaths Annually 05/07/2023 Disha Shetty & Elaine Ruth Fletcher Ministers of Health and Environment from WHO’s European Region, meeting this week in Budapest, are poised to adopt a Declaration pledging to tackle climate, pollution and biodiversity risks that account for about 15% of disease burden in the 53-nation region. Health and environment ministers from WHO’s 53-member strong WHO European Region are meeting in Budapest […] Continue reading -> Sentenced to Tuberculosis: How Prisoners Are Denied the Right to Health 05/07/2023 Stefan Anderson Karabo Rafube was born to a single mother in 1982 in Soweto, a sprawling township south of Johannesburg, South Africa. His mother abandoned him three months later, and Rafube was taken to live with his father. In the final years of apartheid, Soweto was a harsh place to grow up. His father already had an […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts
European and Central Asian Nations Pledge to Reduce Climate Change and Pollution Responsible for 1.4 Million Deaths Annually 05/07/2023 Disha Shetty & Elaine Ruth Fletcher Ministers of Health and Environment from WHO’s European Region, meeting this week in Budapest, are poised to adopt a Declaration pledging to tackle climate, pollution and biodiversity risks that account for about 15% of disease burden in the 53-nation region. Health and environment ministers from WHO’s 53-member strong WHO European Region are meeting in Budapest […] Continue reading -> Sentenced to Tuberculosis: How Prisoners Are Denied the Right to Health 05/07/2023 Stefan Anderson Karabo Rafube was born to a single mother in 1982 in Soweto, a sprawling township south of Johannesburg, South Africa. His mother abandoned him three months later, and Rafube was taken to live with his father. In the final years of apartheid, Soweto was a harsh place to grow up. His father already had an […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts
Sentenced to Tuberculosis: How Prisoners Are Denied the Right to Health 05/07/2023 Stefan Anderson Karabo Rafube was born to a single mother in 1982 in Soweto, a sprawling township south of Johannesburg, South Africa. His mother abandoned him three months later, and Rafube was taken to live with his father. In the final years of apartheid, Soweto was a harsh place to grow up. His father already had an […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts