WHO Issues First-Ever Guidelines for GLP-1 Drugs – Including Obesity 04/12/2025 Sophia Samantaroy First-ever WHO guidelines recommending the use of glucagon-like peptide-1 (GLP-1) therapies for the treatment of obesity in adults has been issued by the World Health Organization – in what the global health agency said is a “conditional” sign of approval for the cutting edge medications that have become widely popular. The new WHO recommendations go […] Continue reading -> Global Malaria Threat Deepens as Drug Resistance Rises 04/12/2025 Arsalan Bukhari Global malaria programmes have helped to save an estimated 14 million lives between 2000 and 2024, but growing drug resistance is threatening to undermine years of hard-won gains, a new World Health Organization (WHO) report has shown. Last year, the world recorded 282 million malaria cases and more than 600,000 deaths, with Africa accounting for […] Continue reading -> How South Africa Got Chronic Medicine to Millions of Patients and Why It’s Now at Risk 03/12/2025 Kerry Cullinan JOHANNESBURG – Over 3.7 million South Africans on monthly chronic medication can now get their medicine faster and closer to home, thanks to a vast network involving government officials, private companies and couriers – some on bicycles. But cuts to aid for global health will leave a hole in the programme that will be hard […] Continue reading -> Children’s IQ Plummets by Almost 20 Points in Indian State with High Air Pollution 02/12/2025 Chetan Bhattacharji Air pollution not only affects lung health but also brain development in children, according to two studies presented at the World Conference on Lung Health (WCLH) held in Denmark recently. One study from India found that children living in highly polluted areas scored nearly 20 points lower on the intelligence quotient (IQ) than their peers […] Continue reading -> Africa is Stuck Between Global Pathogen-Sharing Talks and Conflicting US Bilateral Agreements 01/12/2025 Kerry Cullinan African countries affirmed their commitment to a global agreement to share information about pathogens that may cause pandemics on Monday – yet several of these countries are also in talks with the United States to conclude conflicting bilateral deals on pathogen access in exchange for the resumption of US health aid. The onerous US demands […] Continue reading -> Infertility is One of the Most Overlooked Public Health Challenges: WHO 28/11/2025 Kerry Cullinan One in six people of reproductive age will be affected by infertility, yet health services to address this are “severely limited” and largely funded out-of-pocket, according to the first ever global guideline on the issue by the World Health Organization (WHO). “In some settings, even a single round of in vitro fertilization (IVF) can cost […] Continue reading -> New Diplomatic Effort Underway to Reduce the Costs of Menstrual Products 27/11/2025 Kerry Cullinan Millions of girls miss school each month when they menstruate, as their families cannot afford sanitary pads or tampons – something that a Geneva-based diplomatic effort is seeking to address. Ambassador Matthew Wilson of Barbados described improving access to menstrual as a “global moral imperative” at a meeting of diplomats this week. “[Caribbean] surveys show […] Continue reading -> Phasing Out Mercury in Cosmetics Requires ‘Detoxifying’ Perceptions of Beauty 25/11/2025 Disha Shetty “Why is it always those who have light skin that win,” asks a young Senegalese man tasked with handing out flyers for a local beauty pageant. The setting is Dakar, where the newly-released film Timpi Tampa tells the story of a young man, Khalilou, whose mother is diagnosed with cancer, potentially from using skin-lightening products […] Continue reading -> UNAIDS: Funding Cuts Pose ‘Perilous Risks’ for HIV Response 25/11/2025 Kerry Cullinan Abrupt funding cuts have resulted in “perilous risks” for the global HIV response that threaten the health and well-being of millions of people throughout the world, according to the 2025 UNAIDS report released on Tuesday. “People living with HIV have died due to service disruptions, millions of people at high risk of acquiring HIV have […] Continue reading -> COP30 Ends With No Text on Fossil Fuels Phase-Out – but Plans for a Conference in 2026 24/11/2025 Stefan Anderson The UN climate summit marking the tenth anniversary of the Paris Agreement to keep global warming under 1.5 °C ended in trademark UN fashion: a text laying out next steps to speak about plans to agree to make more plans. The package of voluntary measures dubbed the “Global Mutirão,” Portuguese for collective effort, nixed any […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts
Global Malaria Threat Deepens as Drug Resistance Rises 04/12/2025 Arsalan Bukhari Global malaria programmes have helped to save an estimated 14 million lives between 2000 and 2024, but growing drug resistance is threatening to undermine years of hard-won gains, a new World Health Organization (WHO) report has shown. Last year, the world recorded 282 million malaria cases and more than 600,000 deaths, with Africa accounting for […] Continue reading -> How South Africa Got Chronic Medicine to Millions of Patients and Why It’s Now at Risk 03/12/2025 Kerry Cullinan JOHANNESBURG – Over 3.7 million South Africans on monthly chronic medication can now get their medicine faster and closer to home, thanks to a vast network involving government officials, private companies and couriers – some on bicycles. But cuts to aid for global health will leave a hole in the programme that will be hard […] Continue reading -> Children’s IQ Plummets by Almost 20 Points in Indian State with High Air Pollution 02/12/2025 Chetan Bhattacharji Air pollution not only affects lung health but also brain development in children, according to two studies presented at the World Conference on Lung Health (WCLH) held in Denmark recently. One study from India found that children living in highly polluted areas scored nearly 20 points lower on the intelligence quotient (IQ) than their peers […] Continue reading -> Africa is Stuck Between Global Pathogen-Sharing Talks and Conflicting US Bilateral Agreements 01/12/2025 Kerry Cullinan African countries affirmed their commitment to a global agreement to share information about pathogens that may cause pandemics on Monday – yet several of these countries are also in talks with the United States to conclude conflicting bilateral deals on pathogen access in exchange for the resumption of US health aid. The onerous US demands […] Continue reading -> Infertility is One of the Most Overlooked Public Health Challenges: WHO 28/11/2025 Kerry Cullinan One in six people of reproductive age will be affected by infertility, yet health services to address this are “severely limited” and largely funded out-of-pocket, according to the first ever global guideline on the issue by the World Health Organization (WHO). “In some settings, even a single round of in vitro fertilization (IVF) can cost […] Continue reading -> New Diplomatic Effort Underway to Reduce the Costs of Menstrual Products 27/11/2025 Kerry Cullinan Millions of girls miss school each month when they menstruate, as their families cannot afford sanitary pads or tampons – something that a Geneva-based diplomatic effort is seeking to address. Ambassador Matthew Wilson of Barbados described improving access to menstrual as a “global moral imperative” at a meeting of diplomats this week. “[Caribbean] surveys show […] Continue reading -> Phasing Out Mercury in Cosmetics Requires ‘Detoxifying’ Perceptions of Beauty 25/11/2025 Disha Shetty “Why is it always those who have light skin that win,” asks a young Senegalese man tasked with handing out flyers for a local beauty pageant. The setting is Dakar, where the newly-released film Timpi Tampa tells the story of a young man, Khalilou, whose mother is diagnosed with cancer, potentially from using skin-lightening products […] Continue reading -> UNAIDS: Funding Cuts Pose ‘Perilous Risks’ for HIV Response 25/11/2025 Kerry Cullinan Abrupt funding cuts have resulted in “perilous risks” for the global HIV response that threaten the health and well-being of millions of people throughout the world, according to the 2025 UNAIDS report released on Tuesday. “People living with HIV have died due to service disruptions, millions of people at high risk of acquiring HIV have […] Continue reading -> COP30 Ends With No Text on Fossil Fuels Phase-Out – but Plans for a Conference in 2026 24/11/2025 Stefan Anderson The UN climate summit marking the tenth anniversary of the Paris Agreement to keep global warming under 1.5 °C ended in trademark UN fashion: a text laying out next steps to speak about plans to agree to make more plans. The package of voluntary measures dubbed the “Global Mutirão,” Portuguese for collective effort, nixed any […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts
How South Africa Got Chronic Medicine to Millions of Patients and Why It’s Now at Risk 03/12/2025 Kerry Cullinan JOHANNESBURG – Over 3.7 million South Africans on monthly chronic medication can now get their medicine faster and closer to home, thanks to a vast network involving government officials, private companies and couriers – some on bicycles. But cuts to aid for global health will leave a hole in the programme that will be hard […] Continue reading -> Children’s IQ Plummets by Almost 20 Points in Indian State with High Air Pollution 02/12/2025 Chetan Bhattacharji Air pollution not only affects lung health but also brain development in children, according to two studies presented at the World Conference on Lung Health (WCLH) held in Denmark recently. One study from India found that children living in highly polluted areas scored nearly 20 points lower on the intelligence quotient (IQ) than their peers […] Continue reading -> Africa is Stuck Between Global Pathogen-Sharing Talks and Conflicting US Bilateral Agreements 01/12/2025 Kerry Cullinan African countries affirmed their commitment to a global agreement to share information about pathogens that may cause pandemics on Monday – yet several of these countries are also in talks with the United States to conclude conflicting bilateral deals on pathogen access in exchange for the resumption of US health aid. The onerous US demands […] Continue reading -> Infertility is One of the Most Overlooked Public Health Challenges: WHO 28/11/2025 Kerry Cullinan One in six people of reproductive age will be affected by infertility, yet health services to address this are “severely limited” and largely funded out-of-pocket, according to the first ever global guideline on the issue by the World Health Organization (WHO). “In some settings, even a single round of in vitro fertilization (IVF) can cost […] Continue reading -> New Diplomatic Effort Underway to Reduce the Costs of Menstrual Products 27/11/2025 Kerry Cullinan Millions of girls miss school each month when they menstruate, as their families cannot afford sanitary pads or tampons – something that a Geneva-based diplomatic effort is seeking to address. Ambassador Matthew Wilson of Barbados described improving access to menstrual as a “global moral imperative” at a meeting of diplomats this week. “[Caribbean] surveys show […] Continue reading -> Phasing Out Mercury in Cosmetics Requires ‘Detoxifying’ Perceptions of Beauty 25/11/2025 Disha Shetty “Why is it always those who have light skin that win,” asks a young Senegalese man tasked with handing out flyers for a local beauty pageant. The setting is Dakar, where the newly-released film Timpi Tampa tells the story of a young man, Khalilou, whose mother is diagnosed with cancer, potentially from using skin-lightening products […] Continue reading -> UNAIDS: Funding Cuts Pose ‘Perilous Risks’ for HIV Response 25/11/2025 Kerry Cullinan Abrupt funding cuts have resulted in “perilous risks” for the global HIV response that threaten the health and well-being of millions of people throughout the world, according to the 2025 UNAIDS report released on Tuesday. “People living with HIV have died due to service disruptions, millions of people at high risk of acquiring HIV have […] Continue reading -> COP30 Ends With No Text on Fossil Fuels Phase-Out – but Plans for a Conference in 2026 24/11/2025 Stefan Anderson The UN climate summit marking the tenth anniversary of the Paris Agreement to keep global warming under 1.5 °C ended in trademark UN fashion: a text laying out next steps to speak about plans to agree to make more plans. The package of voluntary measures dubbed the “Global Mutirão,” Portuguese for collective effort, nixed any […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts
Children’s IQ Plummets by Almost 20 Points in Indian State with High Air Pollution 02/12/2025 Chetan Bhattacharji Air pollution not only affects lung health but also brain development in children, according to two studies presented at the World Conference on Lung Health (WCLH) held in Denmark recently. One study from India found that children living in highly polluted areas scored nearly 20 points lower on the intelligence quotient (IQ) than their peers […] Continue reading -> Africa is Stuck Between Global Pathogen-Sharing Talks and Conflicting US Bilateral Agreements 01/12/2025 Kerry Cullinan African countries affirmed their commitment to a global agreement to share information about pathogens that may cause pandemics on Monday – yet several of these countries are also in talks with the United States to conclude conflicting bilateral deals on pathogen access in exchange for the resumption of US health aid. The onerous US demands […] Continue reading -> Infertility is One of the Most Overlooked Public Health Challenges: WHO 28/11/2025 Kerry Cullinan One in six people of reproductive age will be affected by infertility, yet health services to address this are “severely limited” and largely funded out-of-pocket, according to the first ever global guideline on the issue by the World Health Organization (WHO). “In some settings, even a single round of in vitro fertilization (IVF) can cost […] Continue reading -> New Diplomatic Effort Underway to Reduce the Costs of Menstrual Products 27/11/2025 Kerry Cullinan Millions of girls miss school each month when they menstruate, as their families cannot afford sanitary pads or tampons – something that a Geneva-based diplomatic effort is seeking to address. Ambassador Matthew Wilson of Barbados described improving access to menstrual as a “global moral imperative” at a meeting of diplomats this week. “[Caribbean] surveys show […] Continue reading -> Phasing Out Mercury in Cosmetics Requires ‘Detoxifying’ Perceptions of Beauty 25/11/2025 Disha Shetty “Why is it always those who have light skin that win,” asks a young Senegalese man tasked with handing out flyers for a local beauty pageant. The setting is Dakar, where the newly-released film Timpi Tampa tells the story of a young man, Khalilou, whose mother is diagnosed with cancer, potentially from using skin-lightening products […] Continue reading -> UNAIDS: Funding Cuts Pose ‘Perilous Risks’ for HIV Response 25/11/2025 Kerry Cullinan Abrupt funding cuts have resulted in “perilous risks” for the global HIV response that threaten the health and well-being of millions of people throughout the world, according to the 2025 UNAIDS report released on Tuesday. “People living with HIV have died due to service disruptions, millions of people at high risk of acquiring HIV have […] Continue reading -> COP30 Ends With No Text on Fossil Fuels Phase-Out – but Plans for a Conference in 2026 24/11/2025 Stefan Anderson The UN climate summit marking the tenth anniversary of the Paris Agreement to keep global warming under 1.5 °C ended in trademark UN fashion: a text laying out next steps to speak about plans to agree to make more plans. The package of voluntary measures dubbed the “Global Mutirão,” Portuguese for collective effort, nixed any […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts
Africa is Stuck Between Global Pathogen-Sharing Talks and Conflicting US Bilateral Agreements 01/12/2025 Kerry Cullinan African countries affirmed their commitment to a global agreement to share information about pathogens that may cause pandemics on Monday – yet several of these countries are also in talks with the United States to conclude conflicting bilateral deals on pathogen access in exchange for the resumption of US health aid. The onerous US demands […] Continue reading -> Infertility is One of the Most Overlooked Public Health Challenges: WHO 28/11/2025 Kerry Cullinan One in six people of reproductive age will be affected by infertility, yet health services to address this are “severely limited” and largely funded out-of-pocket, according to the first ever global guideline on the issue by the World Health Organization (WHO). “In some settings, even a single round of in vitro fertilization (IVF) can cost […] Continue reading -> New Diplomatic Effort Underway to Reduce the Costs of Menstrual Products 27/11/2025 Kerry Cullinan Millions of girls miss school each month when they menstruate, as their families cannot afford sanitary pads or tampons – something that a Geneva-based diplomatic effort is seeking to address. Ambassador Matthew Wilson of Barbados described improving access to menstrual as a “global moral imperative” at a meeting of diplomats this week. “[Caribbean] surveys show […] Continue reading -> Phasing Out Mercury in Cosmetics Requires ‘Detoxifying’ Perceptions of Beauty 25/11/2025 Disha Shetty “Why is it always those who have light skin that win,” asks a young Senegalese man tasked with handing out flyers for a local beauty pageant. The setting is Dakar, where the newly-released film Timpi Tampa tells the story of a young man, Khalilou, whose mother is diagnosed with cancer, potentially from using skin-lightening products […] Continue reading -> UNAIDS: Funding Cuts Pose ‘Perilous Risks’ for HIV Response 25/11/2025 Kerry Cullinan Abrupt funding cuts have resulted in “perilous risks” for the global HIV response that threaten the health and well-being of millions of people throughout the world, according to the 2025 UNAIDS report released on Tuesday. “People living with HIV have died due to service disruptions, millions of people at high risk of acquiring HIV have […] Continue reading -> COP30 Ends With No Text on Fossil Fuels Phase-Out – but Plans for a Conference in 2026 24/11/2025 Stefan Anderson The UN climate summit marking the tenth anniversary of the Paris Agreement to keep global warming under 1.5 °C ended in trademark UN fashion: a text laying out next steps to speak about plans to agree to make more plans. The package of voluntary measures dubbed the “Global Mutirão,” Portuguese for collective effort, nixed any […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts
Infertility is One of the Most Overlooked Public Health Challenges: WHO 28/11/2025 Kerry Cullinan One in six people of reproductive age will be affected by infertility, yet health services to address this are “severely limited” and largely funded out-of-pocket, according to the first ever global guideline on the issue by the World Health Organization (WHO). “In some settings, even a single round of in vitro fertilization (IVF) can cost […] Continue reading -> New Diplomatic Effort Underway to Reduce the Costs of Menstrual Products 27/11/2025 Kerry Cullinan Millions of girls miss school each month when they menstruate, as their families cannot afford sanitary pads or tampons – something that a Geneva-based diplomatic effort is seeking to address. Ambassador Matthew Wilson of Barbados described improving access to menstrual as a “global moral imperative” at a meeting of diplomats this week. “[Caribbean] surveys show […] Continue reading -> Phasing Out Mercury in Cosmetics Requires ‘Detoxifying’ Perceptions of Beauty 25/11/2025 Disha Shetty “Why is it always those who have light skin that win,” asks a young Senegalese man tasked with handing out flyers for a local beauty pageant. The setting is Dakar, where the newly-released film Timpi Tampa tells the story of a young man, Khalilou, whose mother is diagnosed with cancer, potentially from using skin-lightening products […] Continue reading -> UNAIDS: Funding Cuts Pose ‘Perilous Risks’ for HIV Response 25/11/2025 Kerry Cullinan Abrupt funding cuts have resulted in “perilous risks” for the global HIV response that threaten the health and well-being of millions of people throughout the world, according to the 2025 UNAIDS report released on Tuesday. “People living with HIV have died due to service disruptions, millions of people at high risk of acquiring HIV have […] Continue reading -> COP30 Ends With No Text on Fossil Fuels Phase-Out – but Plans for a Conference in 2026 24/11/2025 Stefan Anderson The UN climate summit marking the tenth anniversary of the Paris Agreement to keep global warming under 1.5 °C ended in trademark UN fashion: a text laying out next steps to speak about plans to agree to make more plans. The package of voluntary measures dubbed the “Global Mutirão,” Portuguese for collective effort, nixed any […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts
New Diplomatic Effort Underway to Reduce the Costs of Menstrual Products 27/11/2025 Kerry Cullinan Millions of girls miss school each month when they menstruate, as their families cannot afford sanitary pads or tampons – something that a Geneva-based diplomatic effort is seeking to address. Ambassador Matthew Wilson of Barbados described improving access to menstrual as a “global moral imperative” at a meeting of diplomats this week. “[Caribbean] surveys show […] Continue reading -> Phasing Out Mercury in Cosmetics Requires ‘Detoxifying’ Perceptions of Beauty 25/11/2025 Disha Shetty “Why is it always those who have light skin that win,” asks a young Senegalese man tasked with handing out flyers for a local beauty pageant. The setting is Dakar, where the newly-released film Timpi Tampa tells the story of a young man, Khalilou, whose mother is diagnosed with cancer, potentially from using skin-lightening products […] Continue reading -> UNAIDS: Funding Cuts Pose ‘Perilous Risks’ for HIV Response 25/11/2025 Kerry Cullinan Abrupt funding cuts have resulted in “perilous risks” for the global HIV response that threaten the health and well-being of millions of people throughout the world, according to the 2025 UNAIDS report released on Tuesday. “People living with HIV have died due to service disruptions, millions of people at high risk of acquiring HIV have […] Continue reading -> COP30 Ends With No Text on Fossil Fuels Phase-Out – but Plans for a Conference in 2026 24/11/2025 Stefan Anderson The UN climate summit marking the tenth anniversary of the Paris Agreement to keep global warming under 1.5 °C ended in trademark UN fashion: a text laying out next steps to speak about plans to agree to make more plans. The package of voluntary measures dubbed the “Global Mutirão,” Portuguese for collective effort, nixed any […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts
Phasing Out Mercury in Cosmetics Requires ‘Detoxifying’ Perceptions of Beauty 25/11/2025 Disha Shetty “Why is it always those who have light skin that win,” asks a young Senegalese man tasked with handing out flyers for a local beauty pageant. The setting is Dakar, where the newly-released film Timpi Tampa tells the story of a young man, Khalilou, whose mother is diagnosed with cancer, potentially from using skin-lightening products […] Continue reading -> UNAIDS: Funding Cuts Pose ‘Perilous Risks’ for HIV Response 25/11/2025 Kerry Cullinan Abrupt funding cuts have resulted in “perilous risks” for the global HIV response that threaten the health and well-being of millions of people throughout the world, according to the 2025 UNAIDS report released on Tuesday. “People living with HIV have died due to service disruptions, millions of people at high risk of acquiring HIV have […] Continue reading -> COP30 Ends With No Text on Fossil Fuels Phase-Out – but Plans for a Conference in 2026 24/11/2025 Stefan Anderson The UN climate summit marking the tenth anniversary of the Paris Agreement to keep global warming under 1.5 °C ended in trademark UN fashion: a text laying out next steps to speak about plans to agree to make more plans. The package of voluntary measures dubbed the “Global Mutirão,” Portuguese for collective effort, nixed any […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts
UNAIDS: Funding Cuts Pose ‘Perilous Risks’ for HIV Response 25/11/2025 Kerry Cullinan Abrupt funding cuts have resulted in “perilous risks” for the global HIV response that threaten the health and well-being of millions of people throughout the world, according to the 2025 UNAIDS report released on Tuesday. “People living with HIV have died due to service disruptions, millions of people at high risk of acquiring HIV have […] Continue reading -> COP30 Ends With No Text on Fossil Fuels Phase-Out – but Plans for a Conference in 2026 24/11/2025 Stefan Anderson The UN climate summit marking the tenth anniversary of the Paris Agreement to keep global warming under 1.5 °C ended in trademark UN fashion: a text laying out next steps to speak about plans to agree to make more plans. The package of voluntary measures dubbed the “Global Mutirão,” Portuguese for collective effort, nixed any […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts
COP30 Ends With No Text on Fossil Fuels Phase-Out – but Plans for a Conference in 2026 24/11/2025 Stefan Anderson The UN climate summit marking the tenth anniversary of the Paris Agreement to keep global warming under 1.5 °C ended in trademark UN fashion: a text laying out next steps to speak about plans to agree to make more plans. The package of voluntary measures dubbed the “Global Mutirão,” Portuguese for collective effort, nixed any […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts