People Living With HIV and NCDs Call for Integrated Care 22/07/2024 Kerry Cullinan MUNICH – People living with HIV and non-communicable diseases (NCDs) often have to see different health providers for each condition, wait too long for their NCDs to be diagnosed and take medication that can interact with one another. In addition, most were unaware that their HIV status increased their risk of some NCDs – and […] Continue reading -> End Stigma To End AIDS – Once and For All 19/07/2024 Hans Kluge WHO’s Regional Director for Europe reflects on why we haven’t been able to end AIDS despite having the tools to do so – as Germany hosts the 25th International AIDS conference. Twenty-four years ago, Maria Godlevkskaya was in a coma in a hospital in Russia, her immune system having failed without treatment for her HIV. […] Continue reading -> Despite Advances in HIV Science, Progress is Threatened by ‘Inaction’ 18/07/2024 Kerry Cullinan On the eve of the International AIDS conference in Munich, scientists report that another person has been cured of AIDS via a stem cell transplant and impressive success in HIV prevention via trials of long-action injectable pre-exposure medication – yet funding cuts threaten global HIV goals. UNAIDS economist Erik Lamontagne said that HIV could cost […] Continue reading -> New UN Report Calls for Fresh Approach to Ending Food Insecurity and Hunger 18/07/2024 Zuzanna Stawiska Food security and nutrition initiatives often fail due to fragmentation, a lack of consensus on priorities, and the prevalence of numerous actors delivering mostly small, short-term projects, according to this year’s State of Food Security and Nutrition in the World (SOFI) report, due to be released next week. More targeted and less risk-averse finance, as […] Continue reading -> Pandemic Agreement Timetable Leaves Little Room for December Adoption 17/07/2024 Kerry Cullinan As delegates at this week’s Intergovernmental Negotiating Body (INB) worked to nail down a day-by-day agenda for negotiating a pandemic agreement for the next few months, it appears increasingly unlikely that the talks will be concluded by year-end. The detailed work plan – an indication that the Bureau has heard criticism that it has given […] Continue reading -> New Blood for Resumed Pandemic Agreement Negotiations 16/07/2024 Kerry Cullinan Anne-Claire Amprou, French Ambassador for Global Health, has replaced Roland Driece of the Netherlands as the co-chair of the World Health Organization (WHO) Intergovernmental Negotiating Body (INB) that is hammering out the pandemic agreement. However, Amprou, who coordinated the French response to COVID-19 and was a member of the international Ebola task force, is interim […] Continue reading -> Unlocking Innovation: Life Sciences Mentorship Session Offers New Insights 16/07/2024 Maayan Hoffman “Don’t be afraid to take risks. Think outside the box. Be agile. Adapt to change.” This was some of the advice young innovators in the life sciences field received last week during an interactive live mentorship session on the sidelines of the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) General Assembly. Organized by WIPO and IFPMA (International […] Continue reading -> Global Leaders Praise Gambia’s Decision to Uphold Ban on Female Genital Mutilation 15/07/2024 Kerry Cullinan The Gambia’s parliament voted by a substantial margin on Monday to uphold a ban on female genital mutilation (FGM), defeating a Bill by conservative lawmakers and religious leaders. Thirty four of the 53 MPs voted against the Private Members’ Bill introduced by MP Almameh Gibba from the Alliance for the Patriotic Reorientation and Construction (APRC), […] Continue reading -> World’s Leading HIV Drug Reduces Carbon Emissions by 26 Million Tons In Comparison to Predecessor 15/07/2024 Disha Shetty The lifesaving HIV treatment dolutegravir (DTG), used by 24 million people in low-and middle-income countries (LMICs), has unexpectedly contributed to a significant reduction in carbon emissions when compared to the previous standard of care, efavirenz, according to the latest report by global health initiative Unitaid. The report estimates that the transition to DTG will have […] Continue reading -> Conflicts and Humanitarian Crises Stall Global Immunisation of Children 15/07/2024 Kerry Cullinan Childhood immunisation has stalled in the past year, mainly due to increased global conflict, with the number of children receiving no vaccines increasing to 14.5 million in 2023 – up from 13.9 million in 2022. There has also been an almost threefold increase in measles cases in the past year – a sign of inadequate […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts
End Stigma To End AIDS – Once and For All 19/07/2024 Hans Kluge WHO’s Regional Director for Europe reflects on why we haven’t been able to end AIDS despite having the tools to do so – as Germany hosts the 25th International AIDS conference. Twenty-four years ago, Maria Godlevkskaya was in a coma in a hospital in Russia, her immune system having failed without treatment for her HIV. […] Continue reading -> Despite Advances in HIV Science, Progress is Threatened by ‘Inaction’ 18/07/2024 Kerry Cullinan On the eve of the International AIDS conference in Munich, scientists report that another person has been cured of AIDS via a stem cell transplant and impressive success in HIV prevention via trials of long-action injectable pre-exposure medication – yet funding cuts threaten global HIV goals. UNAIDS economist Erik Lamontagne said that HIV could cost […] Continue reading -> New UN Report Calls for Fresh Approach to Ending Food Insecurity and Hunger 18/07/2024 Zuzanna Stawiska Food security and nutrition initiatives often fail due to fragmentation, a lack of consensus on priorities, and the prevalence of numerous actors delivering mostly small, short-term projects, according to this year’s State of Food Security and Nutrition in the World (SOFI) report, due to be released next week. More targeted and less risk-averse finance, as […] Continue reading -> Pandemic Agreement Timetable Leaves Little Room for December Adoption 17/07/2024 Kerry Cullinan As delegates at this week’s Intergovernmental Negotiating Body (INB) worked to nail down a day-by-day agenda for negotiating a pandemic agreement for the next few months, it appears increasingly unlikely that the talks will be concluded by year-end. The detailed work plan – an indication that the Bureau has heard criticism that it has given […] Continue reading -> New Blood for Resumed Pandemic Agreement Negotiations 16/07/2024 Kerry Cullinan Anne-Claire Amprou, French Ambassador for Global Health, has replaced Roland Driece of the Netherlands as the co-chair of the World Health Organization (WHO) Intergovernmental Negotiating Body (INB) that is hammering out the pandemic agreement. However, Amprou, who coordinated the French response to COVID-19 and was a member of the international Ebola task force, is interim […] Continue reading -> Unlocking Innovation: Life Sciences Mentorship Session Offers New Insights 16/07/2024 Maayan Hoffman “Don’t be afraid to take risks. Think outside the box. Be agile. Adapt to change.” This was some of the advice young innovators in the life sciences field received last week during an interactive live mentorship session on the sidelines of the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) General Assembly. Organized by WIPO and IFPMA (International […] Continue reading -> Global Leaders Praise Gambia’s Decision to Uphold Ban on Female Genital Mutilation 15/07/2024 Kerry Cullinan The Gambia’s parliament voted by a substantial margin on Monday to uphold a ban on female genital mutilation (FGM), defeating a Bill by conservative lawmakers and religious leaders. Thirty four of the 53 MPs voted against the Private Members’ Bill introduced by MP Almameh Gibba from the Alliance for the Patriotic Reorientation and Construction (APRC), […] Continue reading -> World’s Leading HIV Drug Reduces Carbon Emissions by 26 Million Tons In Comparison to Predecessor 15/07/2024 Disha Shetty The lifesaving HIV treatment dolutegravir (DTG), used by 24 million people in low-and middle-income countries (LMICs), has unexpectedly contributed to a significant reduction in carbon emissions when compared to the previous standard of care, efavirenz, according to the latest report by global health initiative Unitaid. The report estimates that the transition to DTG will have […] Continue reading -> Conflicts and Humanitarian Crises Stall Global Immunisation of Children 15/07/2024 Kerry Cullinan Childhood immunisation has stalled in the past year, mainly due to increased global conflict, with the number of children receiving no vaccines increasing to 14.5 million in 2023 – up from 13.9 million in 2022. There has also been an almost threefold increase in measles cases in the past year – a sign of inadequate […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts
Despite Advances in HIV Science, Progress is Threatened by ‘Inaction’ 18/07/2024 Kerry Cullinan On the eve of the International AIDS conference in Munich, scientists report that another person has been cured of AIDS via a stem cell transplant and impressive success in HIV prevention via trials of long-action injectable pre-exposure medication – yet funding cuts threaten global HIV goals. UNAIDS economist Erik Lamontagne said that HIV could cost […] Continue reading -> New UN Report Calls for Fresh Approach to Ending Food Insecurity and Hunger 18/07/2024 Zuzanna Stawiska Food security and nutrition initiatives often fail due to fragmentation, a lack of consensus on priorities, and the prevalence of numerous actors delivering mostly small, short-term projects, according to this year’s State of Food Security and Nutrition in the World (SOFI) report, due to be released next week. More targeted and less risk-averse finance, as […] Continue reading -> Pandemic Agreement Timetable Leaves Little Room for December Adoption 17/07/2024 Kerry Cullinan As delegates at this week’s Intergovernmental Negotiating Body (INB) worked to nail down a day-by-day agenda for negotiating a pandemic agreement for the next few months, it appears increasingly unlikely that the talks will be concluded by year-end. The detailed work plan – an indication that the Bureau has heard criticism that it has given […] Continue reading -> New Blood for Resumed Pandemic Agreement Negotiations 16/07/2024 Kerry Cullinan Anne-Claire Amprou, French Ambassador for Global Health, has replaced Roland Driece of the Netherlands as the co-chair of the World Health Organization (WHO) Intergovernmental Negotiating Body (INB) that is hammering out the pandemic agreement. However, Amprou, who coordinated the French response to COVID-19 and was a member of the international Ebola task force, is interim […] Continue reading -> Unlocking Innovation: Life Sciences Mentorship Session Offers New Insights 16/07/2024 Maayan Hoffman “Don’t be afraid to take risks. Think outside the box. Be agile. Adapt to change.” This was some of the advice young innovators in the life sciences field received last week during an interactive live mentorship session on the sidelines of the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) General Assembly. Organized by WIPO and IFPMA (International […] Continue reading -> Global Leaders Praise Gambia’s Decision to Uphold Ban on Female Genital Mutilation 15/07/2024 Kerry Cullinan The Gambia’s parliament voted by a substantial margin on Monday to uphold a ban on female genital mutilation (FGM), defeating a Bill by conservative lawmakers and religious leaders. Thirty four of the 53 MPs voted against the Private Members’ Bill introduced by MP Almameh Gibba from the Alliance for the Patriotic Reorientation and Construction (APRC), […] Continue reading -> World’s Leading HIV Drug Reduces Carbon Emissions by 26 Million Tons In Comparison to Predecessor 15/07/2024 Disha Shetty The lifesaving HIV treatment dolutegravir (DTG), used by 24 million people in low-and middle-income countries (LMICs), has unexpectedly contributed to a significant reduction in carbon emissions when compared to the previous standard of care, efavirenz, according to the latest report by global health initiative Unitaid. The report estimates that the transition to DTG will have […] Continue reading -> Conflicts and Humanitarian Crises Stall Global Immunisation of Children 15/07/2024 Kerry Cullinan Childhood immunisation has stalled in the past year, mainly due to increased global conflict, with the number of children receiving no vaccines increasing to 14.5 million in 2023 – up from 13.9 million in 2022. There has also been an almost threefold increase in measles cases in the past year – a sign of inadequate […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts
New UN Report Calls for Fresh Approach to Ending Food Insecurity and Hunger 18/07/2024 Zuzanna Stawiska Food security and nutrition initiatives often fail due to fragmentation, a lack of consensus on priorities, and the prevalence of numerous actors delivering mostly small, short-term projects, according to this year’s State of Food Security and Nutrition in the World (SOFI) report, due to be released next week. More targeted and less risk-averse finance, as […] Continue reading -> Pandemic Agreement Timetable Leaves Little Room for December Adoption 17/07/2024 Kerry Cullinan As delegates at this week’s Intergovernmental Negotiating Body (INB) worked to nail down a day-by-day agenda for negotiating a pandemic agreement for the next few months, it appears increasingly unlikely that the talks will be concluded by year-end. The detailed work plan – an indication that the Bureau has heard criticism that it has given […] Continue reading -> New Blood for Resumed Pandemic Agreement Negotiations 16/07/2024 Kerry Cullinan Anne-Claire Amprou, French Ambassador for Global Health, has replaced Roland Driece of the Netherlands as the co-chair of the World Health Organization (WHO) Intergovernmental Negotiating Body (INB) that is hammering out the pandemic agreement. However, Amprou, who coordinated the French response to COVID-19 and was a member of the international Ebola task force, is interim […] Continue reading -> Unlocking Innovation: Life Sciences Mentorship Session Offers New Insights 16/07/2024 Maayan Hoffman “Don’t be afraid to take risks. Think outside the box. Be agile. Adapt to change.” This was some of the advice young innovators in the life sciences field received last week during an interactive live mentorship session on the sidelines of the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) General Assembly. Organized by WIPO and IFPMA (International […] Continue reading -> Global Leaders Praise Gambia’s Decision to Uphold Ban on Female Genital Mutilation 15/07/2024 Kerry Cullinan The Gambia’s parliament voted by a substantial margin on Monday to uphold a ban on female genital mutilation (FGM), defeating a Bill by conservative lawmakers and religious leaders. Thirty four of the 53 MPs voted against the Private Members’ Bill introduced by MP Almameh Gibba from the Alliance for the Patriotic Reorientation and Construction (APRC), […] Continue reading -> World’s Leading HIV Drug Reduces Carbon Emissions by 26 Million Tons In Comparison to Predecessor 15/07/2024 Disha Shetty The lifesaving HIV treatment dolutegravir (DTG), used by 24 million people in low-and middle-income countries (LMICs), has unexpectedly contributed to a significant reduction in carbon emissions when compared to the previous standard of care, efavirenz, according to the latest report by global health initiative Unitaid. The report estimates that the transition to DTG will have […] Continue reading -> Conflicts and Humanitarian Crises Stall Global Immunisation of Children 15/07/2024 Kerry Cullinan Childhood immunisation has stalled in the past year, mainly due to increased global conflict, with the number of children receiving no vaccines increasing to 14.5 million in 2023 – up from 13.9 million in 2022. There has also been an almost threefold increase in measles cases in the past year – a sign of inadequate […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts
Pandemic Agreement Timetable Leaves Little Room for December Adoption 17/07/2024 Kerry Cullinan As delegates at this week’s Intergovernmental Negotiating Body (INB) worked to nail down a day-by-day agenda for negotiating a pandemic agreement for the next few months, it appears increasingly unlikely that the talks will be concluded by year-end. The detailed work plan – an indication that the Bureau has heard criticism that it has given […] Continue reading -> New Blood for Resumed Pandemic Agreement Negotiations 16/07/2024 Kerry Cullinan Anne-Claire Amprou, French Ambassador for Global Health, has replaced Roland Driece of the Netherlands as the co-chair of the World Health Organization (WHO) Intergovernmental Negotiating Body (INB) that is hammering out the pandemic agreement. However, Amprou, who coordinated the French response to COVID-19 and was a member of the international Ebola task force, is interim […] Continue reading -> Unlocking Innovation: Life Sciences Mentorship Session Offers New Insights 16/07/2024 Maayan Hoffman “Don’t be afraid to take risks. Think outside the box. Be agile. Adapt to change.” This was some of the advice young innovators in the life sciences field received last week during an interactive live mentorship session on the sidelines of the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) General Assembly. Organized by WIPO and IFPMA (International […] Continue reading -> Global Leaders Praise Gambia’s Decision to Uphold Ban on Female Genital Mutilation 15/07/2024 Kerry Cullinan The Gambia’s parliament voted by a substantial margin on Monday to uphold a ban on female genital mutilation (FGM), defeating a Bill by conservative lawmakers and religious leaders. Thirty four of the 53 MPs voted against the Private Members’ Bill introduced by MP Almameh Gibba from the Alliance for the Patriotic Reorientation and Construction (APRC), […] Continue reading -> World’s Leading HIV Drug Reduces Carbon Emissions by 26 Million Tons In Comparison to Predecessor 15/07/2024 Disha Shetty The lifesaving HIV treatment dolutegravir (DTG), used by 24 million people in low-and middle-income countries (LMICs), has unexpectedly contributed to a significant reduction in carbon emissions when compared to the previous standard of care, efavirenz, according to the latest report by global health initiative Unitaid. The report estimates that the transition to DTG will have […] Continue reading -> Conflicts and Humanitarian Crises Stall Global Immunisation of Children 15/07/2024 Kerry Cullinan Childhood immunisation has stalled in the past year, mainly due to increased global conflict, with the number of children receiving no vaccines increasing to 14.5 million in 2023 – up from 13.9 million in 2022. There has also been an almost threefold increase in measles cases in the past year – a sign of inadequate […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts
New Blood for Resumed Pandemic Agreement Negotiations 16/07/2024 Kerry Cullinan Anne-Claire Amprou, French Ambassador for Global Health, has replaced Roland Driece of the Netherlands as the co-chair of the World Health Organization (WHO) Intergovernmental Negotiating Body (INB) that is hammering out the pandemic agreement. However, Amprou, who coordinated the French response to COVID-19 and was a member of the international Ebola task force, is interim […] Continue reading -> Unlocking Innovation: Life Sciences Mentorship Session Offers New Insights 16/07/2024 Maayan Hoffman “Don’t be afraid to take risks. Think outside the box. Be agile. Adapt to change.” This was some of the advice young innovators in the life sciences field received last week during an interactive live mentorship session on the sidelines of the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) General Assembly. Organized by WIPO and IFPMA (International […] Continue reading -> Global Leaders Praise Gambia’s Decision to Uphold Ban on Female Genital Mutilation 15/07/2024 Kerry Cullinan The Gambia’s parliament voted by a substantial margin on Monday to uphold a ban on female genital mutilation (FGM), defeating a Bill by conservative lawmakers and religious leaders. Thirty four of the 53 MPs voted against the Private Members’ Bill introduced by MP Almameh Gibba from the Alliance for the Patriotic Reorientation and Construction (APRC), […] Continue reading -> World’s Leading HIV Drug Reduces Carbon Emissions by 26 Million Tons In Comparison to Predecessor 15/07/2024 Disha Shetty The lifesaving HIV treatment dolutegravir (DTG), used by 24 million people in low-and middle-income countries (LMICs), has unexpectedly contributed to a significant reduction in carbon emissions when compared to the previous standard of care, efavirenz, according to the latest report by global health initiative Unitaid. The report estimates that the transition to DTG will have […] Continue reading -> Conflicts and Humanitarian Crises Stall Global Immunisation of Children 15/07/2024 Kerry Cullinan Childhood immunisation has stalled in the past year, mainly due to increased global conflict, with the number of children receiving no vaccines increasing to 14.5 million in 2023 – up from 13.9 million in 2022. There has also been an almost threefold increase in measles cases in the past year – a sign of inadequate […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts
Unlocking Innovation: Life Sciences Mentorship Session Offers New Insights 16/07/2024 Maayan Hoffman “Don’t be afraid to take risks. Think outside the box. Be agile. Adapt to change.” This was some of the advice young innovators in the life sciences field received last week during an interactive live mentorship session on the sidelines of the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) General Assembly. Organized by WIPO and IFPMA (International […] Continue reading -> Global Leaders Praise Gambia’s Decision to Uphold Ban on Female Genital Mutilation 15/07/2024 Kerry Cullinan The Gambia’s parliament voted by a substantial margin on Monday to uphold a ban on female genital mutilation (FGM), defeating a Bill by conservative lawmakers and religious leaders. Thirty four of the 53 MPs voted against the Private Members’ Bill introduced by MP Almameh Gibba from the Alliance for the Patriotic Reorientation and Construction (APRC), […] Continue reading -> World’s Leading HIV Drug Reduces Carbon Emissions by 26 Million Tons In Comparison to Predecessor 15/07/2024 Disha Shetty The lifesaving HIV treatment dolutegravir (DTG), used by 24 million people in low-and middle-income countries (LMICs), has unexpectedly contributed to a significant reduction in carbon emissions when compared to the previous standard of care, efavirenz, according to the latest report by global health initiative Unitaid. The report estimates that the transition to DTG will have […] Continue reading -> Conflicts and Humanitarian Crises Stall Global Immunisation of Children 15/07/2024 Kerry Cullinan Childhood immunisation has stalled in the past year, mainly due to increased global conflict, with the number of children receiving no vaccines increasing to 14.5 million in 2023 – up from 13.9 million in 2022. There has also been an almost threefold increase in measles cases in the past year – a sign of inadequate […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts
Global Leaders Praise Gambia’s Decision to Uphold Ban on Female Genital Mutilation 15/07/2024 Kerry Cullinan The Gambia’s parliament voted by a substantial margin on Monday to uphold a ban on female genital mutilation (FGM), defeating a Bill by conservative lawmakers and religious leaders. Thirty four of the 53 MPs voted against the Private Members’ Bill introduced by MP Almameh Gibba from the Alliance for the Patriotic Reorientation and Construction (APRC), […] Continue reading -> World’s Leading HIV Drug Reduces Carbon Emissions by 26 Million Tons In Comparison to Predecessor 15/07/2024 Disha Shetty The lifesaving HIV treatment dolutegravir (DTG), used by 24 million people in low-and middle-income countries (LMICs), has unexpectedly contributed to a significant reduction in carbon emissions when compared to the previous standard of care, efavirenz, according to the latest report by global health initiative Unitaid. The report estimates that the transition to DTG will have […] Continue reading -> Conflicts and Humanitarian Crises Stall Global Immunisation of Children 15/07/2024 Kerry Cullinan Childhood immunisation has stalled in the past year, mainly due to increased global conflict, with the number of children receiving no vaccines increasing to 14.5 million in 2023 – up from 13.9 million in 2022. There has also been an almost threefold increase in measles cases in the past year – a sign of inadequate […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts
World’s Leading HIV Drug Reduces Carbon Emissions by 26 Million Tons In Comparison to Predecessor 15/07/2024 Disha Shetty The lifesaving HIV treatment dolutegravir (DTG), used by 24 million people in low-and middle-income countries (LMICs), has unexpectedly contributed to a significant reduction in carbon emissions when compared to the previous standard of care, efavirenz, according to the latest report by global health initiative Unitaid. The report estimates that the transition to DTG will have […] Continue reading -> Conflicts and Humanitarian Crises Stall Global Immunisation of Children 15/07/2024 Kerry Cullinan Childhood immunisation has stalled in the past year, mainly due to increased global conflict, with the number of children receiving no vaccines increasing to 14.5 million in 2023 – up from 13.9 million in 2022. There has also been an almost threefold increase in measles cases in the past year – a sign of inadequate […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts
Conflicts and Humanitarian Crises Stall Global Immunisation of Children 15/07/2024 Kerry Cullinan Childhood immunisation has stalled in the past year, mainly due to increased global conflict, with the number of children receiving no vaccines increasing to 14.5 million in 2023 – up from 13.9 million in 2022. There has also been an almost threefold increase in measles cases in the past year – a sign of inadequate […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts