US Accused of Supporting ‘Veil of Secrecy’ Over Pandemic Accord Negotiations, As WHO Extends Countries’ Textual Deadline 06/04/2023 Kerry Cullinan International NGOs and activists have called out the US for siding with China to exclude the public from seeing drafts of the pandemic accord as it is being negotiated by World Health Organization (WHO) member states. “The attempt to create a veil of secrecy now surrounding the substantive and technical text-based negotiations on the WHO […] Continue reading -> Climate Change Pushing an ‘Alarming’ Spread of Dengue, Chikungunya and Zika 06/04/2023 Megha Kaveri Climate change is driving the spread of mosquito-borne arboviruses – dengue, chikungunya and Zika – into new areas, thus leading the world to newer crises, the World Health Organization (WHO) warned this week. Several countries in the Americas region have reported an increase in dengue, zika and chikungunya cases and that the pattern might repeat […] Continue reading -> Time to ‘Walk the Talk’ in Addressing Health Worker Shortages 05/04/2023 Kerry Cullinan Around half of the world’s health workers experienced burnout during the COVID-19 pandemic, while 55 countries face serious shortages of health workers – exacerbated by the poaching of skilled staff by wealthier countries. Many countries are struggling to retain health workers, ensure they are equitably distributed, there is an adequate skills mix, and battling to […] Continue reading -> One in Six People Affected by Infertility 04/04/2023 Stefan Anderson One in six people worldwide experiences infertility at some point in their lifetime, according to a World Health Organization (WHO) report containing the first global infertility estimates in over a decade. Around 17.5% of adults experience infertility with little variation across regions and country income groups. Lifetime prevalence was 17.8% in high-income countries and 16.5% […] Continue reading -> Key COVID Lessons: Nuture Healthworkers and Build Primary Care 03/04/2023 Kerry Cullinan Strong primary health care, nurturing the health workforce and legal flexibility emerged as key COVID-19 lessons at a high-level roundtable at the Fifth Global Forum for Human Resources for Health, which opened on Monday. Chile gave its healthworkers life insurance, more holidays and extra pay during the pandemic, said Chilean health official Dr Raquel Child […] Continue reading -> Time is Tight for Pandemic Accord Negotiations, Tedros Acknowledges 03/04/2023 Kerry Cullinan The fifth meeting of the Intergovernmental Negotiating Body (INB) to draft a pandemic accord started on Monday with acknowledgement by World Health Organization (WHO) Director-General Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus that it faces a very tight timeframe. “There is now only one year until the World Health Assembly in May 2024, which will consider the outcome […] Continue reading -> IMF ‘Falling Short’ in Climate Crisis 31/03/2023 Stefan Anderson The International Monetary Fund’s (IMF) climate change policies are obstructing access to the financing required to prepare for and adapt to climate change in countries on the frontline, a new report by a task force representing finance ministers from climate-vulnerable nations said. The Task Force on Climate, Development and the International Monetary fund – the […] Continue reading -> EU Prioritises ‘Common Good’ in Its Pandemic Accord Draft Proposals 29/03/2023 Kerry Cullinan The European Union (EU) has prioritised “common good” proposals and “legal provisions” in its initial text-based proposals for the pandemic accord, according to a rationale published alongside these proposals. Both documents were initially published late Monday on the Delegation of the European Union to the UN and other international organisations in Geneva page of the […] Continue reading -> WHO Ready For Marburg Vaccine Trials, Awaits Nod From Governments of Tanzania and Equatorial Guinea 29/03/2023 Megha Kaveri The World Health Organization (WHO) said that it is poised to begin clinical trials of three Marburg disease vaccine candidates if Tanzania and Equatorial Guinea, both struggling with outbreaks of the deadly disease, give the green light. About 2000 finished doses are available from vaccine developers and could be administered to the identified contacts of […] Continue reading -> No More COVID-19 Boosters for Healthy People, WHO Experts Recommend 28/03/2023 Kerry Cullinan Additional COVID-19 vaccine boosters are not recommended for people at low to medium risk of the disease who have been vaccinated and boosted once, according to the World Health Organization’s (WHO) Strategic Advisory Group of Experts on Immunization (SAGE). SAGE recommends an additional booster six to 12 months after the last dose for “high priority” […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts
Climate Change Pushing an ‘Alarming’ Spread of Dengue, Chikungunya and Zika 06/04/2023 Megha Kaveri Climate change is driving the spread of mosquito-borne arboviruses – dengue, chikungunya and Zika – into new areas, thus leading the world to newer crises, the World Health Organization (WHO) warned this week. Several countries in the Americas region have reported an increase in dengue, zika and chikungunya cases and that the pattern might repeat […] Continue reading -> Time to ‘Walk the Talk’ in Addressing Health Worker Shortages 05/04/2023 Kerry Cullinan Around half of the world’s health workers experienced burnout during the COVID-19 pandemic, while 55 countries face serious shortages of health workers – exacerbated by the poaching of skilled staff by wealthier countries. Many countries are struggling to retain health workers, ensure they are equitably distributed, there is an adequate skills mix, and battling to […] Continue reading -> One in Six People Affected by Infertility 04/04/2023 Stefan Anderson One in six people worldwide experiences infertility at some point in their lifetime, according to a World Health Organization (WHO) report containing the first global infertility estimates in over a decade. Around 17.5% of adults experience infertility with little variation across regions and country income groups. Lifetime prevalence was 17.8% in high-income countries and 16.5% […] Continue reading -> Key COVID Lessons: Nuture Healthworkers and Build Primary Care 03/04/2023 Kerry Cullinan Strong primary health care, nurturing the health workforce and legal flexibility emerged as key COVID-19 lessons at a high-level roundtable at the Fifth Global Forum for Human Resources for Health, which opened on Monday. Chile gave its healthworkers life insurance, more holidays and extra pay during the pandemic, said Chilean health official Dr Raquel Child […] Continue reading -> Time is Tight for Pandemic Accord Negotiations, Tedros Acknowledges 03/04/2023 Kerry Cullinan The fifth meeting of the Intergovernmental Negotiating Body (INB) to draft a pandemic accord started on Monday with acknowledgement by World Health Organization (WHO) Director-General Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus that it faces a very tight timeframe. “There is now only one year until the World Health Assembly in May 2024, which will consider the outcome […] Continue reading -> IMF ‘Falling Short’ in Climate Crisis 31/03/2023 Stefan Anderson The International Monetary Fund’s (IMF) climate change policies are obstructing access to the financing required to prepare for and adapt to climate change in countries on the frontline, a new report by a task force representing finance ministers from climate-vulnerable nations said. The Task Force on Climate, Development and the International Monetary fund – the […] Continue reading -> EU Prioritises ‘Common Good’ in Its Pandemic Accord Draft Proposals 29/03/2023 Kerry Cullinan The European Union (EU) has prioritised “common good” proposals and “legal provisions” in its initial text-based proposals for the pandemic accord, according to a rationale published alongside these proposals. Both documents were initially published late Monday on the Delegation of the European Union to the UN and other international organisations in Geneva page of the […] Continue reading -> WHO Ready For Marburg Vaccine Trials, Awaits Nod From Governments of Tanzania and Equatorial Guinea 29/03/2023 Megha Kaveri The World Health Organization (WHO) said that it is poised to begin clinical trials of three Marburg disease vaccine candidates if Tanzania and Equatorial Guinea, both struggling with outbreaks of the deadly disease, give the green light. About 2000 finished doses are available from vaccine developers and could be administered to the identified contacts of […] Continue reading -> No More COVID-19 Boosters for Healthy People, WHO Experts Recommend 28/03/2023 Kerry Cullinan Additional COVID-19 vaccine boosters are not recommended for people at low to medium risk of the disease who have been vaccinated and boosted once, according to the World Health Organization’s (WHO) Strategic Advisory Group of Experts on Immunization (SAGE). SAGE recommends an additional booster six to 12 months after the last dose for “high priority” […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts
Time to ‘Walk the Talk’ in Addressing Health Worker Shortages 05/04/2023 Kerry Cullinan Around half of the world’s health workers experienced burnout during the COVID-19 pandemic, while 55 countries face serious shortages of health workers – exacerbated by the poaching of skilled staff by wealthier countries. Many countries are struggling to retain health workers, ensure they are equitably distributed, there is an adequate skills mix, and battling to […] Continue reading -> One in Six People Affected by Infertility 04/04/2023 Stefan Anderson One in six people worldwide experiences infertility at some point in their lifetime, according to a World Health Organization (WHO) report containing the first global infertility estimates in over a decade. Around 17.5% of adults experience infertility with little variation across regions and country income groups. Lifetime prevalence was 17.8% in high-income countries and 16.5% […] Continue reading -> Key COVID Lessons: Nuture Healthworkers and Build Primary Care 03/04/2023 Kerry Cullinan Strong primary health care, nurturing the health workforce and legal flexibility emerged as key COVID-19 lessons at a high-level roundtable at the Fifth Global Forum for Human Resources for Health, which opened on Monday. Chile gave its healthworkers life insurance, more holidays and extra pay during the pandemic, said Chilean health official Dr Raquel Child […] Continue reading -> Time is Tight for Pandemic Accord Negotiations, Tedros Acknowledges 03/04/2023 Kerry Cullinan The fifth meeting of the Intergovernmental Negotiating Body (INB) to draft a pandemic accord started on Monday with acknowledgement by World Health Organization (WHO) Director-General Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus that it faces a very tight timeframe. “There is now only one year until the World Health Assembly in May 2024, which will consider the outcome […] Continue reading -> IMF ‘Falling Short’ in Climate Crisis 31/03/2023 Stefan Anderson The International Monetary Fund’s (IMF) climate change policies are obstructing access to the financing required to prepare for and adapt to climate change in countries on the frontline, a new report by a task force representing finance ministers from climate-vulnerable nations said. The Task Force on Climate, Development and the International Monetary fund – the […] Continue reading -> EU Prioritises ‘Common Good’ in Its Pandemic Accord Draft Proposals 29/03/2023 Kerry Cullinan The European Union (EU) has prioritised “common good” proposals and “legal provisions” in its initial text-based proposals for the pandemic accord, according to a rationale published alongside these proposals. Both documents were initially published late Monday on the Delegation of the European Union to the UN and other international organisations in Geneva page of the […] Continue reading -> WHO Ready For Marburg Vaccine Trials, Awaits Nod From Governments of Tanzania and Equatorial Guinea 29/03/2023 Megha Kaveri The World Health Organization (WHO) said that it is poised to begin clinical trials of three Marburg disease vaccine candidates if Tanzania and Equatorial Guinea, both struggling with outbreaks of the deadly disease, give the green light. About 2000 finished doses are available from vaccine developers and could be administered to the identified contacts of […] Continue reading -> No More COVID-19 Boosters for Healthy People, WHO Experts Recommend 28/03/2023 Kerry Cullinan Additional COVID-19 vaccine boosters are not recommended for people at low to medium risk of the disease who have been vaccinated and boosted once, according to the World Health Organization’s (WHO) Strategic Advisory Group of Experts on Immunization (SAGE). SAGE recommends an additional booster six to 12 months after the last dose for “high priority” […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts
One in Six People Affected by Infertility 04/04/2023 Stefan Anderson One in six people worldwide experiences infertility at some point in their lifetime, according to a World Health Organization (WHO) report containing the first global infertility estimates in over a decade. Around 17.5% of adults experience infertility with little variation across regions and country income groups. Lifetime prevalence was 17.8% in high-income countries and 16.5% […] Continue reading -> Key COVID Lessons: Nuture Healthworkers and Build Primary Care 03/04/2023 Kerry Cullinan Strong primary health care, nurturing the health workforce and legal flexibility emerged as key COVID-19 lessons at a high-level roundtable at the Fifth Global Forum for Human Resources for Health, which opened on Monday. Chile gave its healthworkers life insurance, more holidays and extra pay during the pandemic, said Chilean health official Dr Raquel Child […] Continue reading -> Time is Tight for Pandemic Accord Negotiations, Tedros Acknowledges 03/04/2023 Kerry Cullinan The fifth meeting of the Intergovernmental Negotiating Body (INB) to draft a pandemic accord started on Monday with acknowledgement by World Health Organization (WHO) Director-General Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus that it faces a very tight timeframe. “There is now only one year until the World Health Assembly in May 2024, which will consider the outcome […] Continue reading -> IMF ‘Falling Short’ in Climate Crisis 31/03/2023 Stefan Anderson The International Monetary Fund’s (IMF) climate change policies are obstructing access to the financing required to prepare for and adapt to climate change in countries on the frontline, a new report by a task force representing finance ministers from climate-vulnerable nations said. The Task Force on Climate, Development and the International Monetary fund – the […] Continue reading -> EU Prioritises ‘Common Good’ in Its Pandemic Accord Draft Proposals 29/03/2023 Kerry Cullinan The European Union (EU) has prioritised “common good” proposals and “legal provisions” in its initial text-based proposals for the pandemic accord, according to a rationale published alongside these proposals. Both documents were initially published late Monday on the Delegation of the European Union to the UN and other international organisations in Geneva page of the […] Continue reading -> WHO Ready For Marburg Vaccine Trials, Awaits Nod From Governments of Tanzania and Equatorial Guinea 29/03/2023 Megha Kaveri The World Health Organization (WHO) said that it is poised to begin clinical trials of three Marburg disease vaccine candidates if Tanzania and Equatorial Guinea, both struggling with outbreaks of the deadly disease, give the green light. About 2000 finished doses are available from vaccine developers and could be administered to the identified contacts of […] Continue reading -> No More COVID-19 Boosters for Healthy People, WHO Experts Recommend 28/03/2023 Kerry Cullinan Additional COVID-19 vaccine boosters are not recommended for people at low to medium risk of the disease who have been vaccinated and boosted once, according to the World Health Organization’s (WHO) Strategic Advisory Group of Experts on Immunization (SAGE). SAGE recommends an additional booster six to 12 months after the last dose for “high priority” […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts
Key COVID Lessons: Nuture Healthworkers and Build Primary Care 03/04/2023 Kerry Cullinan Strong primary health care, nurturing the health workforce and legal flexibility emerged as key COVID-19 lessons at a high-level roundtable at the Fifth Global Forum for Human Resources for Health, which opened on Monday. Chile gave its healthworkers life insurance, more holidays and extra pay during the pandemic, said Chilean health official Dr Raquel Child […] Continue reading -> Time is Tight for Pandemic Accord Negotiations, Tedros Acknowledges 03/04/2023 Kerry Cullinan The fifth meeting of the Intergovernmental Negotiating Body (INB) to draft a pandemic accord started on Monday with acknowledgement by World Health Organization (WHO) Director-General Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus that it faces a very tight timeframe. “There is now only one year until the World Health Assembly in May 2024, which will consider the outcome […] Continue reading -> IMF ‘Falling Short’ in Climate Crisis 31/03/2023 Stefan Anderson The International Monetary Fund’s (IMF) climate change policies are obstructing access to the financing required to prepare for and adapt to climate change in countries on the frontline, a new report by a task force representing finance ministers from climate-vulnerable nations said. The Task Force on Climate, Development and the International Monetary fund – the […] Continue reading -> EU Prioritises ‘Common Good’ in Its Pandemic Accord Draft Proposals 29/03/2023 Kerry Cullinan The European Union (EU) has prioritised “common good” proposals and “legal provisions” in its initial text-based proposals for the pandemic accord, according to a rationale published alongside these proposals. Both documents were initially published late Monday on the Delegation of the European Union to the UN and other international organisations in Geneva page of the […] Continue reading -> WHO Ready For Marburg Vaccine Trials, Awaits Nod From Governments of Tanzania and Equatorial Guinea 29/03/2023 Megha Kaveri The World Health Organization (WHO) said that it is poised to begin clinical trials of three Marburg disease vaccine candidates if Tanzania and Equatorial Guinea, both struggling with outbreaks of the deadly disease, give the green light. About 2000 finished doses are available from vaccine developers and could be administered to the identified contacts of […] Continue reading -> No More COVID-19 Boosters for Healthy People, WHO Experts Recommend 28/03/2023 Kerry Cullinan Additional COVID-19 vaccine boosters are not recommended for people at low to medium risk of the disease who have been vaccinated and boosted once, according to the World Health Organization’s (WHO) Strategic Advisory Group of Experts on Immunization (SAGE). SAGE recommends an additional booster six to 12 months after the last dose for “high priority” […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts
Time is Tight for Pandemic Accord Negotiations, Tedros Acknowledges 03/04/2023 Kerry Cullinan The fifth meeting of the Intergovernmental Negotiating Body (INB) to draft a pandemic accord started on Monday with acknowledgement by World Health Organization (WHO) Director-General Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus that it faces a very tight timeframe. “There is now only one year until the World Health Assembly in May 2024, which will consider the outcome […] Continue reading -> IMF ‘Falling Short’ in Climate Crisis 31/03/2023 Stefan Anderson The International Monetary Fund’s (IMF) climate change policies are obstructing access to the financing required to prepare for and adapt to climate change in countries on the frontline, a new report by a task force representing finance ministers from climate-vulnerable nations said. The Task Force on Climate, Development and the International Monetary fund – the […] Continue reading -> EU Prioritises ‘Common Good’ in Its Pandemic Accord Draft Proposals 29/03/2023 Kerry Cullinan The European Union (EU) has prioritised “common good” proposals and “legal provisions” in its initial text-based proposals for the pandemic accord, according to a rationale published alongside these proposals. Both documents were initially published late Monday on the Delegation of the European Union to the UN and other international organisations in Geneva page of the […] Continue reading -> WHO Ready For Marburg Vaccine Trials, Awaits Nod From Governments of Tanzania and Equatorial Guinea 29/03/2023 Megha Kaveri The World Health Organization (WHO) said that it is poised to begin clinical trials of three Marburg disease vaccine candidates if Tanzania and Equatorial Guinea, both struggling with outbreaks of the deadly disease, give the green light. About 2000 finished doses are available from vaccine developers and could be administered to the identified contacts of […] Continue reading -> No More COVID-19 Boosters for Healthy People, WHO Experts Recommend 28/03/2023 Kerry Cullinan Additional COVID-19 vaccine boosters are not recommended for people at low to medium risk of the disease who have been vaccinated and boosted once, according to the World Health Organization’s (WHO) Strategic Advisory Group of Experts on Immunization (SAGE). SAGE recommends an additional booster six to 12 months after the last dose for “high priority” […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts
IMF ‘Falling Short’ in Climate Crisis 31/03/2023 Stefan Anderson The International Monetary Fund’s (IMF) climate change policies are obstructing access to the financing required to prepare for and adapt to climate change in countries on the frontline, a new report by a task force representing finance ministers from climate-vulnerable nations said. The Task Force on Climate, Development and the International Monetary fund – the […] Continue reading -> EU Prioritises ‘Common Good’ in Its Pandemic Accord Draft Proposals 29/03/2023 Kerry Cullinan The European Union (EU) has prioritised “common good” proposals and “legal provisions” in its initial text-based proposals for the pandemic accord, according to a rationale published alongside these proposals. Both documents were initially published late Monday on the Delegation of the European Union to the UN and other international organisations in Geneva page of the […] Continue reading -> WHO Ready For Marburg Vaccine Trials, Awaits Nod From Governments of Tanzania and Equatorial Guinea 29/03/2023 Megha Kaveri The World Health Organization (WHO) said that it is poised to begin clinical trials of three Marburg disease vaccine candidates if Tanzania and Equatorial Guinea, both struggling with outbreaks of the deadly disease, give the green light. About 2000 finished doses are available from vaccine developers and could be administered to the identified contacts of […] Continue reading -> No More COVID-19 Boosters for Healthy People, WHO Experts Recommend 28/03/2023 Kerry Cullinan Additional COVID-19 vaccine boosters are not recommended for people at low to medium risk of the disease who have been vaccinated and boosted once, according to the World Health Organization’s (WHO) Strategic Advisory Group of Experts on Immunization (SAGE). SAGE recommends an additional booster six to 12 months after the last dose for “high priority” […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts
EU Prioritises ‘Common Good’ in Its Pandemic Accord Draft Proposals 29/03/2023 Kerry Cullinan The European Union (EU) has prioritised “common good” proposals and “legal provisions” in its initial text-based proposals for the pandemic accord, according to a rationale published alongside these proposals. Both documents were initially published late Monday on the Delegation of the European Union to the UN and other international organisations in Geneva page of the […] Continue reading -> WHO Ready For Marburg Vaccine Trials, Awaits Nod From Governments of Tanzania and Equatorial Guinea 29/03/2023 Megha Kaveri The World Health Organization (WHO) said that it is poised to begin clinical trials of three Marburg disease vaccine candidates if Tanzania and Equatorial Guinea, both struggling with outbreaks of the deadly disease, give the green light. About 2000 finished doses are available from vaccine developers and could be administered to the identified contacts of […] Continue reading -> No More COVID-19 Boosters for Healthy People, WHO Experts Recommend 28/03/2023 Kerry Cullinan Additional COVID-19 vaccine boosters are not recommended for people at low to medium risk of the disease who have been vaccinated and boosted once, according to the World Health Organization’s (WHO) Strategic Advisory Group of Experts on Immunization (SAGE). SAGE recommends an additional booster six to 12 months after the last dose for “high priority” […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts
WHO Ready For Marburg Vaccine Trials, Awaits Nod From Governments of Tanzania and Equatorial Guinea 29/03/2023 Megha Kaveri The World Health Organization (WHO) said that it is poised to begin clinical trials of three Marburg disease vaccine candidates if Tanzania and Equatorial Guinea, both struggling with outbreaks of the deadly disease, give the green light. About 2000 finished doses are available from vaccine developers and could be administered to the identified contacts of […] Continue reading -> No More COVID-19 Boosters for Healthy People, WHO Experts Recommend 28/03/2023 Kerry Cullinan Additional COVID-19 vaccine boosters are not recommended for people at low to medium risk of the disease who have been vaccinated and boosted once, according to the World Health Organization’s (WHO) Strategic Advisory Group of Experts on Immunization (SAGE). SAGE recommends an additional booster six to 12 months after the last dose for “high priority” […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts
No More COVID-19 Boosters for Healthy People, WHO Experts Recommend 28/03/2023 Kerry Cullinan Additional COVID-19 vaccine boosters are not recommended for people at low to medium risk of the disease who have been vaccinated and boosted once, according to the World Health Organization’s (WHO) Strategic Advisory Group of Experts on Immunization (SAGE). SAGE recommends an additional booster six to 12 months after the last dose for “high priority” […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts