Toxic Winter Smoke Begins to Sweep Across Northern India; Court Calls for Government Action 18/10/2024 Jyoti Pande Lavakare DELHI, INDIA – North India’s air quality index (AQI) is rising sharply, having already crossed 300 in parts of the region, indicating “very poor” levels. And it is expected to worsen as winds shift towards Delhi and farmers intensify their autumnal practice of burning crop waste. The sharp seasonal increases have come yet again this […] Continue reading -> Rwanda’s Marburg Outbreak Wanes But Mpox Continues to Spread 17/10/2024 Kerry Cullinan While Rwanda appears to have its Marburg virus outbreak under control with no new cases reported in the past three days in Rwanda, mpox continues to spread – now affecting 18 countries with 3051 new cases in the past week. Since declaring the Marburg outbreak three weeks ago, Rwanda has confirmed 62 cases, of which […] Continue reading -> Gaza Polio Vaccinations: ‘What’s the Point Without Peace’ – Tedros 16/10/2024 Kerry Cullinan Two days into the second round of vaccinating children against polio in Gaza, World Health Organization’s (WHO) Director-General Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus made an urgent appeal for a political solution to the war. “People we have saved today or vaccinated today, end up being killed tomorrow, so what’s the point?” Tedros asked at a media […] Continue reading -> World Can Halve Premature Deaths by 2050, Lancet Commission Reports 15/10/2024 Stefan Anderson BERLIN – Countries worldwide, regardless of income level, can halve premature death rates by 2050, a new Lancet report presented at the closing of the World Health Summit in Berlin suggests. Fifteen key health threats are driving premature deaths worldwide, with tobacco use leading the pack “by far”, the Lancet Commission for Investing in Health […] Continue reading -> WHO Secures $1 Billion at First European Investment Round 15/10/2024 Stefan Anderson & Elaine Ruth Fletcher BERLIN – The World Health Organization secured $1 billion in pledges at a landmark fundraising event in Berlin on Monday, kickstarting a major campaign by the UN agency to overhaul its funding model and enhance its ability to tackle global health emergencies. The billion-dollar total includes $700 million in new pledges from European nations and […] Continue reading -> Human Behaviour Drives Pandemics – And Rebuilding Trust is Essential 14/10/2024 Kerry Cullinan While the next pathogen with pandemic potential may be lurking in a faraway creature, human behaviour will drive it to become a pandemic, according to the Global Preparedness Monitoring Board (GPMB), which issued its first comprehensive pandemic risk report on Monday. The four riskiest human behaviours involve our global mobility, agricultural and farming practices, mis- […] Continue reading -> Transformative Potential of Long-Acting Preventive Drugs Takes Centre Stage at HIV Conference 14/10/2024 Edith Magak LIMA, Peru – The infection-prevention potential of Lenacapavir, the long-acting anti-HIV injectable administered just twice a year, took centre stage at the fifth HIV Research for Prevention Conference (HIVR4P) held last week. However, several other important studies were also unveiled, including an injectable that combines contraception and HIV protection, results from a three-month vaginal ring, […] Continue reading -> WHO Targets European Funds in World Health Summit ‘Investment Round’ 13/10/2024 Elaine Ruth Fletcher & Stefan Anderson BERLIN — The World Health Organization is kicking off its first European “investment round” Monday at the World Health Summit, seeking to secure backing for its $11.1 billion four-year strategic plan. The Berlin summit, a marquee event on the global health calendar, draws thousands of health leaders, researchers, and advocacy groups. On the agenda: pandemic […] Continue reading -> Governments Provide More Development Aid for Fossil Fuels Expansion Than Clean Outdoor Air Projects 10/10/2024 Kerry Cullinan Governments worldwide allocated almost $700 million (15%) more international development aid to fossil fuel expansion in 2022 than to projects improving better air quality – which typically also promote green energy and reduce climate emissions, according to a new report from the Clean Air Fund. This marks a sharp reversal from 2021 when international aid […] Continue reading -> New and More Effective Vaccine Strategies Could Reduce Antibiotics Use by One-Fifth: New WHO Analysis 10/10/2024 Elaine Ruth Fletcher Better use of existing pneumonia and typhoid vaccines as well as new TB and pneumonia vaccines that are currently in clinical trials, could save over half a million deaths annually from drug resistant pathogens that don’t respond to antibiotics, according to a new WHO report on how vaccine strategies can reduce antimicrobial resistance (AMR). And […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts
Rwanda’s Marburg Outbreak Wanes But Mpox Continues to Spread 17/10/2024 Kerry Cullinan While Rwanda appears to have its Marburg virus outbreak under control with no new cases reported in the past three days in Rwanda, mpox continues to spread – now affecting 18 countries with 3051 new cases in the past week. Since declaring the Marburg outbreak three weeks ago, Rwanda has confirmed 62 cases, of which […] Continue reading -> Gaza Polio Vaccinations: ‘What’s the Point Without Peace’ – Tedros 16/10/2024 Kerry Cullinan Two days into the second round of vaccinating children against polio in Gaza, World Health Organization’s (WHO) Director-General Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus made an urgent appeal for a political solution to the war. “People we have saved today or vaccinated today, end up being killed tomorrow, so what’s the point?” Tedros asked at a media […] Continue reading -> World Can Halve Premature Deaths by 2050, Lancet Commission Reports 15/10/2024 Stefan Anderson BERLIN – Countries worldwide, regardless of income level, can halve premature death rates by 2050, a new Lancet report presented at the closing of the World Health Summit in Berlin suggests. Fifteen key health threats are driving premature deaths worldwide, with tobacco use leading the pack “by far”, the Lancet Commission for Investing in Health […] Continue reading -> WHO Secures $1 Billion at First European Investment Round 15/10/2024 Stefan Anderson & Elaine Ruth Fletcher BERLIN – The World Health Organization secured $1 billion in pledges at a landmark fundraising event in Berlin on Monday, kickstarting a major campaign by the UN agency to overhaul its funding model and enhance its ability to tackle global health emergencies. The billion-dollar total includes $700 million in new pledges from European nations and […] Continue reading -> Human Behaviour Drives Pandemics – And Rebuilding Trust is Essential 14/10/2024 Kerry Cullinan While the next pathogen with pandemic potential may be lurking in a faraway creature, human behaviour will drive it to become a pandemic, according to the Global Preparedness Monitoring Board (GPMB), which issued its first comprehensive pandemic risk report on Monday. The four riskiest human behaviours involve our global mobility, agricultural and farming practices, mis- […] Continue reading -> Transformative Potential of Long-Acting Preventive Drugs Takes Centre Stage at HIV Conference 14/10/2024 Edith Magak LIMA, Peru – The infection-prevention potential of Lenacapavir, the long-acting anti-HIV injectable administered just twice a year, took centre stage at the fifth HIV Research for Prevention Conference (HIVR4P) held last week. However, several other important studies were also unveiled, including an injectable that combines contraception and HIV protection, results from a three-month vaginal ring, […] Continue reading -> WHO Targets European Funds in World Health Summit ‘Investment Round’ 13/10/2024 Elaine Ruth Fletcher & Stefan Anderson BERLIN — The World Health Organization is kicking off its first European “investment round” Monday at the World Health Summit, seeking to secure backing for its $11.1 billion four-year strategic plan. The Berlin summit, a marquee event on the global health calendar, draws thousands of health leaders, researchers, and advocacy groups. On the agenda: pandemic […] Continue reading -> Governments Provide More Development Aid for Fossil Fuels Expansion Than Clean Outdoor Air Projects 10/10/2024 Kerry Cullinan Governments worldwide allocated almost $700 million (15%) more international development aid to fossil fuel expansion in 2022 than to projects improving better air quality – which typically also promote green energy and reduce climate emissions, according to a new report from the Clean Air Fund. This marks a sharp reversal from 2021 when international aid […] Continue reading -> New and More Effective Vaccine Strategies Could Reduce Antibiotics Use by One-Fifth: New WHO Analysis 10/10/2024 Elaine Ruth Fletcher Better use of existing pneumonia and typhoid vaccines as well as new TB and pneumonia vaccines that are currently in clinical trials, could save over half a million deaths annually from drug resistant pathogens that don’t respond to antibiotics, according to a new WHO report on how vaccine strategies can reduce antimicrobial resistance (AMR). And […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts
Gaza Polio Vaccinations: ‘What’s the Point Without Peace’ – Tedros 16/10/2024 Kerry Cullinan Two days into the second round of vaccinating children against polio in Gaza, World Health Organization’s (WHO) Director-General Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus made an urgent appeal for a political solution to the war. “People we have saved today or vaccinated today, end up being killed tomorrow, so what’s the point?” Tedros asked at a media […] Continue reading -> World Can Halve Premature Deaths by 2050, Lancet Commission Reports 15/10/2024 Stefan Anderson BERLIN – Countries worldwide, regardless of income level, can halve premature death rates by 2050, a new Lancet report presented at the closing of the World Health Summit in Berlin suggests. Fifteen key health threats are driving premature deaths worldwide, with tobacco use leading the pack “by far”, the Lancet Commission for Investing in Health […] Continue reading -> WHO Secures $1 Billion at First European Investment Round 15/10/2024 Stefan Anderson & Elaine Ruth Fletcher BERLIN – The World Health Organization secured $1 billion in pledges at a landmark fundraising event in Berlin on Monday, kickstarting a major campaign by the UN agency to overhaul its funding model and enhance its ability to tackle global health emergencies. The billion-dollar total includes $700 million in new pledges from European nations and […] Continue reading -> Human Behaviour Drives Pandemics – And Rebuilding Trust is Essential 14/10/2024 Kerry Cullinan While the next pathogen with pandemic potential may be lurking in a faraway creature, human behaviour will drive it to become a pandemic, according to the Global Preparedness Monitoring Board (GPMB), which issued its first comprehensive pandemic risk report on Monday. The four riskiest human behaviours involve our global mobility, agricultural and farming practices, mis- […] Continue reading -> Transformative Potential of Long-Acting Preventive Drugs Takes Centre Stage at HIV Conference 14/10/2024 Edith Magak LIMA, Peru – The infection-prevention potential of Lenacapavir, the long-acting anti-HIV injectable administered just twice a year, took centre stage at the fifth HIV Research for Prevention Conference (HIVR4P) held last week. However, several other important studies were also unveiled, including an injectable that combines contraception and HIV protection, results from a three-month vaginal ring, […] Continue reading -> WHO Targets European Funds in World Health Summit ‘Investment Round’ 13/10/2024 Elaine Ruth Fletcher & Stefan Anderson BERLIN — The World Health Organization is kicking off its first European “investment round” Monday at the World Health Summit, seeking to secure backing for its $11.1 billion four-year strategic plan. The Berlin summit, a marquee event on the global health calendar, draws thousands of health leaders, researchers, and advocacy groups. On the agenda: pandemic […] Continue reading -> Governments Provide More Development Aid for Fossil Fuels Expansion Than Clean Outdoor Air Projects 10/10/2024 Kerry Cullinan Governments worldwide allocated almost $700 million (15%) more international development aid to fossil fuel expansion in 2022 than to projects improving better air quality – which typically also promote green energy and reduce climate emissions, according to a new report from the Clean Air Fund. This marks a sharp reversal from 2021 when international aid […] Continue reading -> New and More Effective Vaccine Strategies Could Reduce Antibiotics Use by One-Fifth: New WHO Analysis 10/10/2024 Elaine Ruth Fletcher Better use of existing pneumonia and typhoid vaccines as well as new TB and pneumonia vaccines that are currently in clinical trials, could save over half a million deaths annually from drug resistant pathogens that don’t respond to antibiotics, according to a new WHO report on how vaccine strategies can reduce antimicrobial resistance (AMR). And […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts
World Can Halve Premature Deaths by 2050, Lancet Commission Reports 15/10/2024 Stefan Anderson BERLIN – Countries worldwide, regardless of income level, can halve premature death rates by 2050, a new Lancet report presented at the closing of the World Health Summit in Berlin suggests. Fifteen key health threats are driving premature deaths worldwide, with tobacco use leading the pack “by far”, the Lancet Commission for Investing in Health […] Continue reading -> WHO Secures $1 Billion at First European Investment Round 15/10/2024 Stefan Anderson & Elaine Ruth Fletcher BERLIN – The World Health Organization secured $1 billion in pledges at a landmark fundraising event in Berlin on Monday, kickstarting a major campaign by the UN agency to overhaul its funding model and enhance its ability to tackle global health emergencies. The billion-dollar total includes $700 million in new pledges from European nations and […] Continue reading -> Human Behaviour Drives Pandemics – And Rebuilding Trust is Essential 14/10/2024 Kerry Cullinan While the next pathogen with pandemic potential may be lurking in a faraway creature, human behaviour will drive it to become a pandemic, according to the Global Preparedness Monitoring Board (GPMB), which issued its first comprehensive pandemic risk report on Monday. The four riskiest human behaviours involve our global mobility, agricultural and farming practices, mis- […] Continue reading -> Transformative Potential of Long-Acting Preventive Drugs Takes Centre Stage at HIV Conference 14/10/2024 Edith Magak LIMA, Peru – The infection-prevention potential of Lenacapavir, the long-acting anti-HIV injectable administered just twice a year, took centre stage at the fifth HIV Research for Prevention Conference (HIVR4P) held last week. However, several other important studies were also unveiled, including an injectable that combines contraception and HIV protection, results from a three-month vaginal ring, […] Continue reading -> WHO Targets European Funds in World Health Summit ‘Investment Round’ 13/10/2024 Elaine Ruth Fletcher & Stefan Anderson BERLIN — The World Health Organization is kicking off its first European “investment round” Monday at the World Health Summit, seeking to secure backing for its $11.1 billion four-year strategic plan. The Berlin summit, a marquee event on the global health calendar, draws thousands of health leaders, researchers, and advocacy groups. On the agenda: pandemic […] Continue reading -> Governments Provide More Development Aid for Fossil Fuels Expansion Than Clean Outdoor Air Projects 10/10/2024 Kerry Cullinan Governments worldwide allocated almost $700 million (15%) more international development aid to fossil fuel expansion in 2022 than to projects improving better air quality – which typically also promote green energy and reduce climate emissions, according to a new report from the Clean Air Fund. This marks a sharp reversal from 2021 when international aid […] Continue reading -> New and More Effective Vaccine Strategies Could Reduce Antibiotics Use by One-Fifth: New WHO Analysis 10/10/2024 Elaine Ruth Fletcher Better use of existing pneumonia and typhoid vaccines as well as new TB and pneumonia vaccines that are currently in clinical trials, could save over half a million deaths annually from drug resistant pathogens that don’t respond to antibiotics, according to a new WHO report on how vaccine strategies can reduce antimicrobial resistance (AMR). And […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts
WHO Secures $1 Billion at First European Investment Round 15/10/2024 Stefan Anderson & Elaine Ruth Fletcher BERLIN – The World Health Organization secured $1 billion in pledges at a landmark fundraising event in Berlin on Monday, kickstarting a major campaign by the UN agency to overhaul its funding model and enhance its ability to tackle global health emergencies. The billion-dollar total includes $700 million in new pledges from European nations and […] Continue reading -> Human Behaviour Drives Pandemics – And Rebuilding Trust is Essential 14/10/2024 Kerry Cullinan While the next pathogen with pandemic potential may be lurking in a faraway creature, human behaviour will drive it to become a pandemic, according to the Global Preparedness Monitoring Board (GPMB), which issued its first comprehensive pandemic risk report on Monday. The four riskiest human behaviours involve our global mobility, agricultural and farming practices, mis- […] Continue reading -> Transformative Potential of Long-Acting Preventive Drugs Takes Centre Stage at HIV Conference 14/10/2024 Edith Magak LIMA, Peru – The infection-prevention potential of Lenacapavir, the long-acting anti-HIV injectable administered just twice a year, took centre stage at the fifth HIV Research for Prevention Conference (HIVR4P) held last week. However, several other important studies were also unveiled, including an injectable that combines contraception and HIV protection, results from a three-month vaginal ring, […] Continue reading -> WHO Targets European Funds in World Health Summit ‘Investment Round’ 13/10/2024 Elaine Ruth Fletcher & Stefan Anderson BERLIN — The World Health Organization is kicking off its first European “investment round” Monday at the World Health Summit, seeking to secure backing for its $11.1 billion four-year strategic plan. The Berlin summit, a marquee event on the global health calendar, draws thousands of health leaders, researchers, and advocacy groups. On the agenda: pandemic […] Continue reading -> Governments Provide More Development Aid for Fossil Fuels Expansion Than Clean Outdoor Air Projects 10/10/2024 Kerry Cullinan Governments worldwide allocated almost $700 million (15%) more international development aid to fossil fuel expansion in 2022 than to projects improving better air quality – which typically also promote green energy and reduce climate emissions, according to a new report from the Clean Air Fund. This marks a sharp reversal from 2021 when international aid […] Continue reading -> New and More Effective Vaccine Strategies Could Reduce Antibiotics Use by One-Fifth: New WHO Analysis 10/10/2024 Elaine Ruth Fletcher Better use of existing pneumonia and typhoid vaccines as well as new TB and pneumonia vaccines that are currently in clinical trials, could save over half a million deaths annually from drug resistant pathogens that don’t respond to antibiotics, according to a new WHO report on how vaccine strategies can reduce antimicrobial resistance (AMR). And […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts
Human Behaviour Drives Pandemics – And Rebuilding Trust is Essential 14/10/2024 Kerry Cullinan While the next pathogen with pandemic potential may be lurking in a faraway creature, human behaviour will drive it to become a pandemic, according to the Global Preparedness Monitoring Board (GPMB), which issued its first comprehensive pandemic risk report on Monday. The four riskiest human behaviours involve our global mobility, agricultural and farming practices, mis- […] Continue reading -> Transformative Potential of Long-Acting Preventive Drugs Takes Centre Stage at HIV Conference 14/10/2024 Edith Magak LIMA, Peru – The infection-prevention potential of Lenacapavir, the long-acting anti-HIV injectable administered just twice a year, took centre stage at the fifth HIV Research for Prevention Conference (HIVR4P) held last week. However, several other important studies were also unveiled, including an injectable that combines contraception and HIV protection, results from a three-month vaginal ring, […] Continue reading -> WHO Targets European Funds in World Health Summit ‘Investment Round’ 13/10/2024 Elaine Ruth Fletcher & Stefan Anderson BERLIN — The World Health Organization is kicking off its first European “investment round” Monday at the World Health Summit, seeking to secure backing for its $11.1 billion four-year strategic plan. The Berlin summit, a marquee event on the global health calendar, draws thousands of health leaders, researchers, and advocacy groups. On the agenda: pandemic […] Continue reading -> Governments Provide More Development Aid for Fossil Fuels Expansion Than Clean Outdoor Air Projects 10/10/2024 Kerry Cullinan Governments worldwide allocated almost $700 million (15%) more international development aid to fossil fuel expansion in 2022 than to projects improving better air quality – which typically also promote green energy and reduce climate emissions, according to a new report from the Clean Air Fund. This marks a sharp reversal from 2021 when international aid […] Continue reading -> New and More Effective Vaccine Strategies Could Reduce Antibiotics Use by One-Fifth: New WHO Analysis 10/10/2024 Elaine Ruth Fletcher Better use of existing pneumonia and typhoid vaccines as well as new TB and pneumonia vaccines that are currently in clinical trials, could save over half a million deaths annually from drug resistant pathogens that don’t respond to antibiotics, according to a new WHO report on how vaccine strategies can reduce antimicrobial resistance (AMR). And […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts
Transformative Potential of Long-Acting Preventive Drugs Takes Centre Stage at HIV Conference 14/10/2024 Edith Magak LIMA, Peru – The infection-prevention potential of Lenacapavir, the long-acting anti-HIV injectable administered just twice a year, took centre stage at the fifth HIV Research for Prevention Conference (HIVR4P) held last week. However, several other important studies were also unveiled, including an injectable that combines contraception and HIV protection, results from a three-month vaginal ring, […] Continue reading -> WHO Targets European Funds in World Health Summit ‘Investment Round’ 13/10/2024 Elaine Ruth Fletcher & Stefan Anderson BERLIN — The World Health Organization is kicking off its first European “investment round” Monday at the World Health Summit, seeking to secure backing for its $11.1 billion four-year strategic plan. The Berlin summit, a marquee event on the global health calendar, draws thousands of health leaders, researchers, and advocacy groups. On the agenda: pandemic […] Continue reading -> Governments Provide More Development Aid for Fossil Fuels Expansion Than Clean Outdoor Air Projects 10/10/2024 Kerry Cullinan Governments worldwide allocated almost $700 million (15%) more international development aid to fossil fuel expansion in 2022 than to projects improving better air quality – which typically also promote green energy and reduce climate emissions, according to a new report from the Clean Air Fund. This marks a sharp reversal from 2021 when international aid […] Continue reading -> New and More Effective Vaccine Strategies Could Reduce Antibiotics Use by One-Fifth: New WHO Analysis 10/10/2024 Elaine Ruth Fletcher Better use of existing pneumonia and typhoid vaccines as well as new TB and pneumonia vaccines that are currently in clinical trials, could save over half a million deaths annually from drug resistant pathogens that don’t respond to antibiotics, according to a new WHO report on how vaccine strategies can reduce antimicrobial resistance (AMR). And […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts
WHO Targets European Funds in World Health Summit ‘Investment Round’ 13/10/2024 Elaine Ruth Fletcher & Stefan Anderson BERLIN — The World Health Organization is kicking off its first European “investment round” Monday at the World Health Summit, seeking to secure backing for its $11.1 billion four-year strategic plan. The Berlin summit, a marquee event on the global health calendar, draws thousands of health leaders, researchers, and advocacy groups. On the agenda: pandemic […] Continue reading -> Governments Provide More Development Aid for Fossil Fuels Expansion Than Clean Outdoor Air Projects 10/10/2024 Kerry Cullinan Governments worldwide allocated almost $700 million (15%) more international development aid to fossil fuel expansion in 2022 than to projects improving better air quality – which typically also promote green energy and reduce climate emissions, according to a new report from the Clean Air Fund. This marks a sharp reversal from 2021 when international aid […] Continue reading -> New and More Effective Vaccine Strategies Could Reduce Antibiotics Use by One-Fifth: New WHO Analysis 10/10/2024 Elaine Ruth Fletcher Better use of existing pneumonia and typhoid vaccines as well as new TB and pneumonia vaccines that are currently in clinical trials, could save over half a million deaths annually from drug resistant pathogens that don’t respond to antibiotics, according to a new WHO report on how vaccine strategies can reduce antimicrobial resistance (AMR). And […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts
Governments Provide More Development Aid for Fossil Fuels Expansion Than Clean Outdoor Air Projects 10/10/2024 Kerry Cullinan Governments worldwide allocated almost $700 million (15%) more international development aid to fossil fuel expansion in 2022 than to projects improving better air quality – which typically also promote green energy and reduce climate emissions, according to a new report from the Clean Air Fund. This marks a sharp reversal from 2021 when international aid […] Continue reading -> New and More Effective Vaccine Strategies Could Reduce Antibiotics Use by One-Fifth: New WHO Analysis 10/10/2024 Elaine Ruth Fletcher Better use of existing pneumonia and typhoid vaccines as well as new TB and pneumonia vaccines that are currently in clinical trials, could save over half a million deaths annually from drug resistant pathogens that don’t respond to antibiotics, according to a new WHO report on how vaccine strategies can reduce antimicrobial resistance (AMR). And […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts
New and More Effective Vaccine Strategies Could Reduce Antibiotics Use by One-Fifth: New WHO Analysis 10/10/2024 Elaine Ruth Fletcher Better use of existing pneumonia and typhoid vaccines as well as new TB and pneumonia vaccines that are currently in clinical trials, could save over half a million deaths annually from drug resistant pathogens that don’t respond to antibiotics, according to a new WHO report on how vaccine strategies can reduce antimicrobial resistance (AMR). And […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts