Africa Launches Single Mpox Response Plan as DRC Prepares to Get Vaccine Donations to Hotspots 06/09/2024 Kerry Cullinan Now that the first mpox vaccines have arrived in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) courtesy of a European Union donation, the challenge is to ensure that they get to where they are needed most. This includes war-torn eastern DRC, camps of displaced people in North and South Kivu, and the immediate family members of […] Continue reading -> Scientists, Officials Call for Change in India’s Air Pollution Battle Plans 06/09/2024 Chetan Bhattacharji Fundamental policy changes aimed at fixing India’s seemingly intractable air pollution health crisis were suggested at the India Clean Air Summit (ICAS) held in Bengaluru recently. Among the dozens of presentations by air quality scientists and officials, five key elements emerged for policy action that can speed up the reduction of air pollutants. These involve: […] Continue reading -> Climate Change, Wildfires and Air Pollution Damaging Global Health, WMO Warns 05/09/2024 Disha Shetty Climate change, wildfires and air pollution are locked in a deadly cycle threatening human health, ecosystems and agriculture worldwide, the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) warned on Thursday. The WMO sounded the alarm in its latest bulletin on air quality and climate, the fourth such publication this year. With a special focus on wildfires, the report […] Continue reading -> Polio Vaccinations in Gaza Surpass Expectation, While DRC Prepares Weekend Roll out of Mpox Vaccine 04/09/2024 Kerry Cullinan UN agencies have vaccinated more than 187,000 children against polio in central Gaza over the past three days, which was more than expected, The World Health Organization (WHO) Director-General Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus told a media briefing on Wednesday. The vaccination drive, aimed at children up to 10 years of age, continues in southern Gaza […] Continue reading -> Will DRC Finally Get Mpox Vaccines This Week? 02/09/2024 Kerry Cullinan While the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), the epicentre of mpox, has yet to get a single vaccine dose despite battling large outbreaks since 2022, a flurry of activity last week aims to finally change this. Last Friday, UNICEF announced it had issued an emergency tender for the procurement of mpox vaccines. Usually, the […] Continue reading -> Afghanistan’s Drug Users Face Violence, Stigma and Segregation 30/08/2024 Manija Mirzaie KABUL, Afghanistan — On Kabul’s eastern outskirts, far from the bustling city centre, lies what locals call “the camp of addicts.” The Avicenna Drug Treatment Center, a massive compound enclosed by towering concrete walls, looms over the Afghan capital. Within its gates, Afghans face forced rehabilitation in the Taliban’s escalating war on drug addiction, a […] Continue reading -> Warming Oceans Fuel Tropical Storms in Asia – and Threaten Pacific Islands 29/08/2024 Kerry Cullinan Japan issued a rare Level 4 evacuation advisory for its southern island, Kyushu, affecting 3.7 million residents as Typhoon Shanshan made landfall on Thursday. The storm is the strongest to hit the country this year, and has caused widespread power cuts as well as floods. Level 4 is the country’s second-highest alert level. In Bangladesh, […] Continue reading -> Nigeria’s Preparedness Enables it to Get First Mpox Vaccine Donations 28/08/2024 Paul Adepoju Nigeria, accounting for just 1% of Africa’s confirmed mpox cases, has become the first African country to receive a vaccine shipment outside a clinical trial. This week, Nigeria received 10,000 doses of Jynneos, a vaccine manufactured by Bavarian Nordic and donated by the United States government. “We are pleased to receive this modest initial donation […] Continue reading -> Hong Kong and London Ranked Top for Tackling Heart Health 28/08/2024 Disha Shetty Hong Kong and London topped the list of 50 cities ranked for their efforts to prevent and address cardiovascular diseases – while Kathmandu and Cairo languished at the bottom. The City Heartbeat Index is a first-of-its-kind initiative of the World Heart Federation (WHF), a Geneva-based non-profit that works on cardiovascular disease (CVD) prevention. CVD is […] Continue reading -> Japan Poised to Donate the Only Mpox Vaccine Licensed for Children to DRC 27/08/2024 Kerry Cullinan The government of Japan is preparing to send donations of mpox vaccines to the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), the epicentre of the global outbreak, according to the Africa Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC). The Japan-based KM Biologics makes LC16, the only mpox vaccine currently licensed for children. This is essential for […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts
Scientists, Officials Call for Change in India’s Air Pollution Battle Plans 06/09/2024 Chetan Bhattacharji Fundamental policy changes aimed at fixing India’s seemingly intractable air pollution health crisis were suggested at the India Clean Air Summit (ICAS) held in Bengaluru recently. Among the dozens of presentations by air quality scientists and officials, five key elements emerged for policy action that can speed up the reduction of air pollutants. These involve: […] Continue reading -> Climate Change, Wildfires and Air Pollution Damaging Global Health, WMO Warns 05/09/2024 Disha Shetty Climate change, wildfires and air pollution are locked in a deadly cycle threatening human health, ecosystems and agriculture worldwide, the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) warned on Thursday. The WMO sounded the alarm in its latest bulletin on air quality and climate, the fourth such publication this year. With a special focus on wildfires, the report […] Continue reading -> Polio Vaccinations in Gaza Surpass Expectation, While DRC Prepares Weekend Roll out of Mpox Vaccine 04/09/2024 Kerry Cullinan UN agencies have vaccinated more than 187,000 children against polio in central Gaza over the past three days, which was more than expected, The World Health Organization (WHO) Director-General Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus told a media briefing on Wednesday. The vaccination drive, aimed at children up to 10 years of age, continues in southern Gaza […] Continue reading -> Will DRC Finally Get Mpox Vaccines This Week? 02/09/2024 Kerry Cullinan While the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), the epicentre of mpox, has yet to get a single vaccine dose despite battling large outbreaks since 2022, a flurry of activity last week aims to finally change this. Last Friday, UNICEF announced it had issued an emergency tender for the procurement of mpox vaccines. Usually, the […] Continue reading -> Afghanistan’s Drug Users Face Violence, Stigma and Segregation 30/08/2024 Manija Mirzaie KABUL, Afghanistan — On Kabul’s eastern outskirts, far from the bustling city centre, lies what locals call “the camp of addicts.” The Avicenna Drug Treatment Center, a massive compound enclosed by towering concrete walls, looms over the Afghan capital. Within its gates, Afghans face forced rehabilitation in the Taliban’s escalating war on drug addiction, a […] Continue reading -> Warming Oceans Fuel Tropical Storms in Asia – and Threaten Pacific Islands 29/08/2024 Kerry Cullinan Japan issued a rare Level 4 evacuation advisory for its southern island, Kyushu, affecting 3.7 million residents as Typhoon Shanshan made landfall on Thursday. The storm is the strongest to hit the country this year, and has caused widespread power cuts as well as floods. Level 4 is the country’s second-highest alert level. In Bangladesh, […] Continue reading -> Nigeria’s Preparedness Enables it to Get First Mpox Vaccine Donations 28/08/2024 Paul Adepoju Nigeria, accounting for just 1% of Africa’s confirmed mpox cases, has become the first African country to receive a vaccine shipment outside a clinical trial. This week, Nigeria received 10,000 doses of Jynneos, a vaccine manufactured by Bavarian Nordic and donated by the United States government. “We are pleased to receive this modest initial donation […] Continue reading -> Hong Kong and London Ranked Top for Tackling Heart Health 28/08/2024 Disha Shetty Hong Kong and London topped the list of 50 cities ranked for their efforts to prevent and address cardiovascular diseases – while Kathmandu and Cairo languished at the bottom. The City Heartbeat Index is a first-of-its-kind initiative of the World Heart Federation (WHF), a Geneva-based non-profit that works on cardiovascular disease (CVD) prevention. CVD is […] Continue reading -> Japan Poised to Donate the Only Mpox Vaccine Licensed for Children to DRC 27/08/2024 Kerry Cullinan The government of Japan is preparing to send donations of mpox vaccines to the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), the epicentre of the global outbreak, according to the Africa Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC). The Japan-based KM Biologics makes LC16, the only mpox vaccine currently licensed for children. This is essential for […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts
Climate Change, Wildfires and Air Pollution Damaging Global Health, WMO Warns 05/09/2024 Disha Shetty Climate change, wildfires and air pollution are locked in a deadly cycle threatening human health, ecosystems and agriculture worldwide, the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) warned on Thursday. The WMO sounded the alarm in its latest bulletin on air quality and climate, the fourth such publication this year. With a special focus on wildfires, the report […] Continue reading -> Polio Vaccinations in Gaza Surpass Expectation, While DRC Prepares Weekend Roll out of Mpox Vaccine 04/09/2024 Kerry Cullinan UN agencies have vaccinated more than 187,000 children against polio in central Gaza over the past three days, which was more than expected, The World Health Organization (WHO) Director-General Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus told a media briefing on Wednesday. The vaccination drive, aimed at children up to 10 years of age, continues in southern Gaza […] Continue reading -> Will DRC Finally Get Mpox Vaccines This Week? 02/09/2024 Kerry Cullinan While the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), the epicentre of mpox, has yet to get a single vaccine dose despite battling large outbreaks since 2022, a flurry of activity last week aims to finally change this. Last Friday, UNICEF announced it had issued an emergency tender for the procurement of mpox vaccines. Usually, the […] Continue reading -> Afghanistan’s Drug Users Face Violence, Stigma and Segregation 30/08/2024 Manija Mirzaie KABUL, Afghanistan — On Kabul’s eastern outskirts, far from the bustling city centre, lies what locals call “the camp of addicts.” The Avicenna Drug Treatment Center, a massive compound enclosed by towering concrete walls, looms over the Afghan capital. Within its gates, Afghans face forced rehabilitation in the Taliban’s escalating war on drug addiction, a […] Continue reading -> Warming Oceans Fuel Tropical Storms in Asia – and Threaten Pacific Islands 29/08/2024 Kerry Cullinan Japan issued a rare Level 4 evacuation advisory for its southern island, Kyushu, affecting 3.7 million residents as Typhoon Shanshan made landfall on Thursday. The storm is the strongest to hit the country this year, and has caused widespread power cuts as well as floods. Level 4 is the country’s second-highest alert level. In Bangladesh, […] Continue reading -> Nigeria’s Preparedness Enables it to Get First Mpox Vaccine Donations 28/08/2024 Paul Adepoju Nigeria, accounting for just 1% of Africa’s confirmed mpox cases, has become the first African country to receive a vaccine shipment outside a clinical trial. This week, Nigeria received 10,000 doses of Jynneos, a vaccine manufactured by Bavarian Nordic and donated by the United States government. “We are pleased to receive this modest initial donation […] Continue reading -> Hong Kong and London Ranked Top for Tackling Heart Health 28/08/2024 Disha Shetty Hong Kong and London topped the list of 50 cities ranked for their efforts to prevent and address cardiovascular diseases – while Kathmandu and Cairo languished at the bottom. The City Heartbeat Index is a first-of-its-kind initiative of the World Heart Federation (WHF), a Geneva-based non-profit that works on cardiovascular disease (CVD) prevention. CVD is […] Continue reading -> Japan Poised to Donate the Only Mpox Vaccine Licensed for Children to DRC 27/08/2024 Kerry Cullinan The government of Japan is preparing to send donations of mpox vaccines to the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), the epicentre of the global outbreak, according to the Africa Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC). The Japan-based KM Biologics makes LC16, the only mpox vaccine currently licensed for children. This is essential for […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts
Polio Vaccinations in Gaza Surpass Expectation, While DRC Prepares Weekend Roll out of Mpox Vaccine 04/09/2024 Kerry Cullinan UN agencies have vaccinated more than 187,000 children against polio in central Gaza over the past three days, which was more than expected, The World Health Organization (WHO) Director-General Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus told a media briefing on Wednesday. The vaccination drive, aimed at children up to 10 years of age, continues in southern Gaza […] Continue reading -> Will DRC Finally Get Mpox Vaccines This Week? 02/09/2024 Kerry Cullinan While the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), the epicentre of mpox, has yet to get a single vaccine dose despite battling large outbreaks since 2022, a flurry of activity last week aims to finally change this. Last Friday, UNICEF announced it had issued an emergency tender for the procurement of mpox vaccines. Usually, the […] Continue reading -> Afghanistan’s Drug Users Face Violence, Stigma and Segregation 30/08/2024 Manija Mirzaie KABUL, Afghanistan — On Kabul’s eastern outskirts, far from the bustling city centre, lies what locals call “the camp of addicts.” The Avicenna Drug Treatment Center, a massive compound enclosed by towering concrete walls, looms over the Afghan capital. Within its gates, Afghans face forced rehabilitation in the Taliban’s escalating war on drug addiction, a […] Continue reading -> Warming Oceans Fuel Tropical Storms in Asia – and Threaten Pacific Islands 29/08/2024 Kerry Cullinan Japan issued a rare Level 4 evacuation advisory for its southern island, Kyushu, affecting 3.7 million residents as Typhoon Shanshan made landfall on Thursday. The storm is the strongest to hit the country this year, and has caused widespread power cuts as well as floods. Level 4 is the country’s second-highest alert level. In Bangladesh, […] Continue reading -> Nigeria’s Preparedness Enables it to Get First Mpox Vaccine Donations 28/08/2024 Paul Adepoju Nigeria, accounting for just 1% of Africa’s confirmed mpox cases, has become the first African country to receive a vaccine shipment outside a clinical trial. This week, Nigeria received 10,000 doses of Jynneos, a vaccine manufactured by Bavarian Nordic and donated by the United States government. “We are pleased to receive this modest initial donation […] Continue reading -> Hong Kong and London Ranked Top for Tackling Heart Health 28/08/2024 Disha Shetty Hong Kong and London topped the list of 50 cities ranked for their efforts to prevent and address cardiovascular diseases – while Kathmandu and Cairo languished at the bottom. The City Heartbeat Index is a first-of-its-kind initiative of the World Heart Federation (WHF), a Geneva-based non-profit that works on cardiovascular disease (CVD) prevention. CVD is […] Continue reading -> Japan Poised to Donate the Only Mpox Vaccine Licensed for Children to DRC 27/08/2024 Kerry Cullinan The government of Japan is preparing to send donations of mpox vaccines to the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), the epicentre of the global outbreak, according to the Africa Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC). The Japan-based KM Biologics makes LC16, the only mpox vaccine currently licensed for children. This is essential for […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts
Will DRC Finally Get Mpox Vaccines This Week? 02/09/2024 Kerry Cullinan While the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), the epicentre of mpox, has yet to get a single vaccine dose despite battling large outbreaks since 2022, a flurry of activity last week aims to finally change this. Last Friday, UNICEF announced it had issued an emergency tender for the procurement of mpox vaccines. Usually, the […] Continue reading -> Afghanistan’s Drug Users Face Violence, Stigma and Segregation 30/08/2024 Manija Mirzaie KABUL, Afghanistan — On Kabul’s eastern outskirts, far from the bustling city centre, lies what locals call “the camp of addicts.” The Avicenna Drug Treatment Center, a massive compound enclosed by towering concrete walls, looms over the Afghan capital. Within its gates, Afghans face forced rehabilitation in the Taliban’s escalating war on drug addiction, a […] Continue reading -> Warming Oceans Fuel Tropical Storms in Asia – and Threaten Pacific Islands 29/08/2024 Kerry Cullinan Japan issued a rare Level 4 evacuation advisory for its southern island, Kyushu, affecting 3.7 million residents as Typhoon Shanshan made landfall on Thursday. The storm is the strongest to hit the country this year, and has caused widespread power cuts as well as floods. Level 4 is the country’s second-highest alert level. In Bangladesh, […] Continue reading -> Nigeria’s Preparedness Enables it to Get First Mpox Vaccine Donations 28/08/2024 Paul Adepoju Nigeria, accounting for just 1% of Africa’s confirmed mpox cases, has become the first African country to receive a vaccine shipment outside a clinical trial. This week, Nigeria received 10,000 doses of Jynneos, a vaccine manufactured by Bavarian Nordic and donated by the United States government. “We are pleased to receive this modest initial donation […] Continue reading -> Hong Kong and London Ranked Top for Tackling Heart Health 28/08/2024 Disha Shetty Hong Kong and London topped the list of 50 cities ranked for their efforts to prevent and address cardiovascular diseases – while Kathmandu and Cairo languished at the bottom. The City Heartbeat Index is a first-of-its-kind initiative of the World Heart Federation (WHF), a Geneva-based non-profit that works on cardiovascular disease (CVD) prevention. CVD is […] Continue reading -> Japan Poised to Donate the Only Mpox Vaccine Licensed for Children to DRC 27/08/2024 Kerry Cullinan The government of Japan is preparing to send donations of mpox vaccines to the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), the epicentre of the global outbreak, according to the Africa Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC). The Japan-based KM Biologics makes LC16, the only mpox vaccine currently licensed for children. This is essential for […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts
Afghanistan’s Drug Users Face Violence, Stigma and Segregation 30/08/2024 Manija Mirzaie KABUL, Afghanistan — On Kabul’s eastern outskirts, far from the bustling city centre, lies what locals call “the camp of addicts.” The Avicenna Drug Treatment Center, a massive compound enclosed by towering concrete walls, looms over the Afghan capital. Within its gates, Afghans face forced rehabilitation in the Taliban’s escalating war on drug addiction, a […] Continue reading -> Warming Oceans Fuel Tropical Storms in Asia – and Threaten Pacific Islands 29/08/2024 Kerry Cullinan Japan issued a rare Level 4 evacuation advisory for its southern island, Kyushu, affecting 3.7 million residents as Typhoon Shanshan made landfall on Thursday. The storm is the strongest to hit the country this year, and has caused widespread power cuts as well as floods. Level 4 is the country’s second-highest alert level. In Bangladesh, […] Continue reading -> Nigeria’s Preparedness Enables it to Get First Mpox Vaccine Donations 28/08/2024 Paul Adepoju Nigeria, accounting for just 1% of Africa’s confirmed mpox cases, has become the first African country to receive a vaccine shipment outside a clinical trial. This week, Nigeria received 10,000 doses of Jynneos, a vaccine manufactured by Bavarian Nordic and donated by the United States government. “We are pleased to receive this modest initial donation […] Continue reading -> Hong Kong and London Ranked Top for Tackling Heart Health 28/08/2024 Disha Shetty Hong Kong and London topped the list of 50 cities ranked for their efforts to prevent and address cardiovascular diseases – while Kathmandu and Cairo languished at the bottom. The City Heartbeat Index is a first-of-its-kind initiative of the World Heart Federation (WHF), a Geneva-based non-profit that works on cardiovascular disease (CVD) prevention. CVD is […] Continue reading -> Japan Poised to Donate the Only Mpox Vaccine Licensed for Children to DRC 27/08/2024 Kerry Cullinan The government of Japan is preparing to send donations of mpox vaccines to the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), the epicentre of the global outbreak, according to the Africa Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC). The Japan-based KM Biologics makes LC16, the only mpox vaccine currently licensed for children. This is essential for […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts
Warming Oceans Fuel Tropical Storms in Asia – and Threaten Pacific Islands 29/08/2024 Kerry Cullinan Japan issued a rare Level 4 evacuation advisory for its southern island, Kyushu, affecting 3.7 million residents as Typhoon Shanshan made landfall on Thursday. The storm is the strongest to hit the country this year, and has caused widespread power cuts as well as floods. Level 4 is the country’s second-highest alert level. In Bangladesh, […] Continue reading -> Nigeria’s Preparedness Enables it to Get First Mpox Vaccine Donations 28/08/2024 Paul Adepoju Nigeria, accounting for just 1% of Africa’s confirmed mpox cases, has become the first African country to receive a vaccine shipment outside a clinical trial. This week, Nigeria received 10,000 doses of Jynneos, a vaccine manufactured by Bavarian Nordic and donated by the United States government. “We are pleased to receive this modest initial donation […] Continue reading -> Hong Kong and London Ranked Top for Tackling Heart Health 28/08/2024 Disha Shetty Hong Kong and London topped the list of 50 cities ranked for their efforts to prevent and address cardiovascular diseases – while Kathmandu and Cairo languished at the bottom. The City Heartbeat Index is a first-of-its-kind initiative of the World Heart Federation (WHF), a Geneva-based non-profit that works on cardiovascular disease (CVD) prevention. CVD is […] Continue reading -> Japan Poised to Donate the Only Mpox Vaccine Licensed for Children to DRC 27/08/2024 Kerry Cullinan The government of Japan is preparing to send donations of mpox vaccines to the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), the epicentre of the global outbreak, according to the Africa Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC). The Japan-based KM Biologics makes LC16, the only mpox vaccine currently licensed for children. This is essential for […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts
Nigeria’s Preparedness Enables it to Get First Mpox Vaccine Donations 28/08/2024 Paul Adepoju Nigeria, accounting for just 1% of Africa’s confirmed mpox cases, has become the first African country to receive a vaccine shipment outside a clinical trial. This week, Nigeria received 10,000 doses of Jynneos, a vaccine manufactured by Bavarian Nordic and donated by the United States government. “We are pleased to receive this modest initial donation […] Continue reading -> Hong Kong and London Ranked Top for Tackling Heart Health 28/08/2024 Disha Shetty Hong Kong and London topped the list of 50 cities ranked for their efforts to prevent and address cardiovascular diseases – while Kathmandu and Cairo languished at the bottom. The City Heartbeat Index is a first-of-its-kind initiative of the World Heart Federation (WHF), a Geneva-based non-profit that works on cardiovascular disease (CVD) prevention. CVD is […] Continue reading -> Japan Poised to Donate the Only Mpox Vaccine Licensed for Children to DRC 27/08/2024 Kerry Cullinan The government of Japan is preparing to send donations of mpox vaccines to the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), the epicentre of the global outbreak, according to the Africa Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC). The Japan-based KM Biologics makes LC16, the only mpox vaccine currently licensed for children. This is essential for […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts
Hong Kong and London Ranked Top for Tackling Heart Health 28/08/2024 Disha Shetty Hong Kong and London topped the list of 50 cities ranked for their efforts to prevent and address cardiovascular diseases – while Kathmandu and Cairo languished at the bottom. The City Heartbeat Index is a first-of-its-kind initiative of the World Heart Federation (WHF), a Geneva-based non-profit that works on cardiovascular disease (CVD) prevention. CVD is […] Continue reading -> Japan Poised to Donate the Only Mpox Vaccine Licensed for Children to DRC 27/08/2024 Kerry Cullinan The government of Japan is preparing to send donations of mpox vaccines to the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), the epicentre of the global outbreak, according to the Africa Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC). The Japan-based KM Biologics makes LC16, the only mpox vaccine currently licensed for children. This is essential for […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts
Japan Poised to Donate the Only Mpox Vaccine Licensed for Children to DRC 27/08/2024 Kerry Cullinan The government of Japan is preparing to send donations of mpox vaccines to the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), the epicentre of the global outbreak, according to the Africa Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC). The Japan-based KM Biologics makes LC16, the only mpox vaccine currently licensed for children. This is essential for […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts