Getting Global Health on the Radar of Private Sector Investors and Asset Managers 13/10/2023 Elaine Ruth Fletcher In the wake of the COVID pandemic, global health is finally getting on the radar of asset managers of large equity and investment funds – as an option for promoting social responsibility objectives among investor clientele. At a Geneva Graduate Institute session Wednesday on Investors and Civil Society Working Together, two path-finding institutions – one […] Continue reading -> WHO Battles Sexual Misconduct and Abusive Behaviour, Sets Mid-November Deadline for Action Plan 13/10/2023 Chetan Bhattacharji In the wake of an abuse scandal that led to the removal of its regional director, WHO’s Western Pacific Regional Office on Friday announced a series of new measures to combat abusive behaviour and sexual exploitation among the region’s over 600 staff. Last March, in an unprecedented move, some countries in the 37-member region voted […] Continue reading -> World Bank and IMF Host Key Meetings – But Will They Deliver a More Liveable Planet? 12/10/2023 Kerry Cullinan How to get more money to address the climate crisis and poverty has been the focus of the annual meetings of the World Bank and the International Monetary Fund (IMF), taking place in Marrakesh in Morocco this week. Staggering under enormous debt burdens that increased exponentially during the pandemic, African countries appealed for a 10-year […] Continue reading -> WHO Calls For Health And Humanitarian Assistance to Gaza – and Release of Israeli Hostages Held by Hamas 11/10/2023 Elaine Ruth Fletcher The World Health Organization has called for the end of hostilities between Hamas and Israel, and the opening of a humanitarian corridor from Egypt to Gaza Strip for vital medical supplies – along with the release of over 100 Israeli and foreign hostages seized when thousands of Hamas militants first crossed the border on Saturday, […] Continue reading -> Pakistan Races to Catch Up on Childhood Vaccinations After Floods 11/10/2023 Rahul Basharat Rajput The devastating floods that submerged one-third of Pakistan in 2022 have severely disrupted the country’s vaccination programme, leaving millions of children at risk of preventable diseases. The floods severely damaged health infrastructure, causing overall immunization coverage in the country to drop to 64% in 2022, from a national average of 74% in 2020, according to […] Continue reading -> Norway’s Global Health Ambassador to Lead Wellcome Foundation 11/10/2023 Kerry Cullinan Norway’s Ambassador for Global Health, Dr John-Arne Røttingen, has been appointed CEO of the charitable foundation Wellcome, one of the world’s largest funders of science aimed at solving urgent health issues, the body announced on Wednesday. Røttingen, who will assume the position in January 2024, has had a versatile and varied career. He started out […] Continue reading -> WHO’s EMRO Region Elects First Ever Female Director 11/10/2023 Sanika Santhosh Dr Hanan Balkhy has been elected as the World Health Organization’s (WHO) Regional Director for the Eastern Mediterranean Region (EMRO), becoming the first woman ever to have been chosen for the challenging position in the world’s most conflict-ridden region. A Saudi national, Balkhy will assume the position on 1 February 2024 for a period of […] Continue reading -> Finally: A Plan to Address the Main Cause of Maternal Deaths 11/10/2023 Kerry Cullinan Excessive bleeding is the main cause of women dying in childbirth, yet the global guidelines to tackle postpartum haemorrhage (PPH) are inadequate and outdated. To rectify this, the World Health Organization (WHO) and its partners have developed the world’s first PPH roadmap, and aim to have new global guidelines by the first quarter of 2025. […] Continue reading -> Gates Gives $40m Boost to Africa’s mRNA Vaccine Development 10/10/2023 Sanika Santhosh The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation (BMGF) announced on Monday that it would invest $40 million to advance the development of mRNA innovation and production in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) to help them produce low-cost and high-quality vaccines at large scale. In an address to the more than 1,400 scientists, policymakers, and donors attending […] Continue reading -> Millions Flee War and Climate Crises, But Migrants Struggle to Access Mental Health Services 10/10/2023 Kerry Cullinan One billion people were classified as migrants in 2020, including 26.4 million refugees and 4.1 million asylum seekers – many driven from their homes by political conflict and climate crises. But migrants and refugees seldom get access to mental health services, despite being amongst the most at-risk people. On World Mental Health Day on Tuesday, […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts
WHO Battles Sexual Misconduct and Abusive Behaviour, Sets Mid-November Deadline for Action Plan 13/10/2023 Chetan Bhattacharji In the wake of an abuse scandal that led to the removal of its regional director, WHO’s Western Pacific Regional Office on Friday announced a series of new measures to combat abusive behaviour and sexual exploitation among the region’s over 600 staff. Last March, in an unprecedented move, some countries in the 37-member region voted […] Continue reading -> World Bank and IMF Host Key Meetings – But Will They Deliver a More Liveable Planet? 12/10/2023 Kerry Cullinan How to get more money to address the climate crisis and poverty has been the focus of the annual meetings of the World Bank and the International Monetary Fund (IMF), taking place in Marrakesh in Morocco this week. Staggering under enormous debt burdens that increased exponentially during the pandemic, African countries appealed for a 10-year […] Continue reading -> WHO Calls For Health And Humanitarian Assistance to Gaza – and Release of Israeli Hostages Held by Hamas 11/10/2023 Elaine Ruth Fletcher The World Health Organization has called for the end of hostilities between Hamas and Israel, and the opening of a humanitarian corridor from Egypt to Gaza Strip for vital medical supplies – along with the release of over 100 Israeli and foreign hostages seized when thousands of Hamas militants first crossed the border on Saturday, […] Continue reading -> Pakistan Races to Catch Up on Childhood Vaccinations After Floods 11/10/2023 Rahul Basharat Rajput The devastating floods that submerged one-third of Pakistan in 2022 have severely disrupted the country’s vaccination programme, leaving millions of children at risk of preventable diseases. The floods severely damaged health infrastructure, causing overall immunization coverage in the country to drop to 64% in 2022, from a national average of 74% in 2020, according to […] Continue reading -> Norway’s Global Health Ambassador to Lead Wellcome Foundation 11/10/2023 Kerry Cullinan Norway’s Ambassador for Global Health, Dr John-Arne Røttingen, has been appointed CEO of the charitable foundation Wellcome, one of the world’s largest funders of science aimed at solving urgent health issues, the body announced on Wednesday. Røttingen, who will assume the position in January 2024, has had a versatile and varied career. He started out […] Continue reading -> WHO’s EMRO Region Elects First Ever Female Director 11/10/2023 Sanika Santhosh Dr Hanan Balkhy has been elected as the World Health Organization’s (WHO) Regional Director for the Eastern Mediterranean Region (EMRO), becoming the first woman ever to have been chosen for the challenging position in the world’s most conflict-ridden region. A Saudi national, Balkhy will assume the position on 1 February 2024 for a period of […] Continue reading -> Finally: A Plan to Address the Main Cause of Maternal Deaths 11/10/2023 Kerry Cullinan Excessive bleeding is the main cause of women dying in childbirth, yet the global guidelines to tackle postpartum haemorrhage (PPH) are inadequate and outdated. To rectify this, the World Health Organization (WHO) and its partners have developed the world’s first PPH roadmap, and aim to have new global guidelines by the first quarter of 2025. […] Continue reading -> Gates Gives $40m Boost to Africa’s mRNA Vaccine Development 10/10/2023 Sanika Santhosh The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation (BMGF) announced on Monday that it would invest $40 million to advance the development of mRNA innovation and production in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) to help them produce low-cost and high-quality vaccines at large scale. In an address to the more than 1,400 scientists, policymakers, and donors attending […] Continue reading -> Millions Flee War and Climate Crises, But Migrants Struggle to Access Mental Health Services 10/10/2023 Kerry Cullinan One billion people were classified as migrants in 2020, including 26.4 million refugees and 4.1 million asylum seekers – many driven from their homes by political conflict and climate crises. But migrants and refugees seldom get access to mental health services, despite being amongst the most at-risk people. On World Mental Health Day on Tuesday, […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts
World Bank and IMF Host Key Meetings – But Will They Deliver a More Liveable Planet? 12/10/2023 Kerry Cullinan How to get more money to address the climate crisis and poverty has been the focus of the annual meetings of the World Bank and the International Monetary Fund (IMF), taking place in Marrakesh in Morocco this week. Staggering under enormous debt burdens that increased exponentially during the pandemic, African countries appealed for a 10-year […] Continue reading -> WHO Calls For Health And Humanitarian Assistance to Gaza – and Release of Israeli Hostages Held by Hamas 11/10/2023 Elaine Ruth Fletcher The World Health Organization has called for the end of hostilities between Hamas and Israel, and the opening of a humanitarian corridor from Egypt to Gaza Strip for vital medical supplies – along with the release of over 100 Israeli and foreign hostages seized when thousands of Hamas militants first crossed the border on Saturday, […] Continue reading -> Pakistan Races to Catch Up on Childhood Vaccinations After Floods 11/10/2023 Rahul Basharat Rajput The devastating floods that submerged one-third of Pakistan in 2022 have severely disrupted the country’s vaccination programme, leaving millions of children at risk of preventable diseases. The floods severely damaged health infrastructure, causing overall immunization coverage in the country to drop to 64% in 2022, from a national average of 74% in 2020, according to […] Continue reading -> Norway’s Global Health Ambassador to Lead Wellcome Foundation 11/10/2023 Kerry Cullinan Norway’s Ambassador for Global Health, Dr John-Arne Røttingen, has been appointed CEO of the charitable foundation Wellcome, one of the world’s largest funders of science aimed at solving urgent health issues, the body announced on Wednesday. Røttingen, who will assume the position in January 2024, has had a versatile and varied career. He started out […] Continue reading -> WHO’s EMRO Region Elects First Ever Female Director 11/10/2023 Sanika Santhosh Dr Hanan Balkhy has been elected as the World Health Organization’s (WHO) Regional Director for the Eastern Mediterranean Region (EMRO), becoming the first woman ever to have been chosen for the challenging position in the world’s most conflict-ridden region. A Saudi national, Balkhy will assume the position on 1 February 2024 for a period of […] Continue reading -> Finally: A Plan to Address the Main Cause of Maternal Deaths 11/10/2023 Kerry Cullinan Excessive bleeding is the main cause of women dying in childbirth, yet the global guidelines to tackle postpartum haemorrhage (PPH) are inadequate and outdated. To rectify this, the World Health Organization (WHO) and its partners have developed the world’s first PPH roadmap, and aim to have new global guidelines by the first quarter of 2025. […] Continue reading -> Gates Gives $40m Boost to Africa’s mRNA Vaccine Development 10/10/2023 Sanika Santhosh The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation (BMGF) announced on Monday that it would invest $40 million to advance the development of mRNA innovation and production in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) to help them produce low-cost and high-quality vaccines at large scale. In an address to the more than 1,400 scientists, policymakers, and donors attending […] Continue reading -> Millions Flee War and Climate Crises, But Migrants Struggle to Access Mental Health Services 10/10/2023 Kerry Cullinan One billion people were classified as migrants in 2020, including 26.4 million refugees and 4.1 million asylum seekers – many driven from their homes by political conflict and climate crises. But migrants and refugees seldom get access to mental health services, despite being amongst the most at-risk people. On World Mental Health Day on Tuesday, […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts
WHO Calls For Health And Humanitarian Assistance to Gaza – and Release of Israeli Hostages Held by Hamas 11/10/2023 Elaine Ruth Fletcher The World Health Organization has called for the end of hostilities between Hamas and Israel, and the opening of a humanitarian corridor from Egypt to Gaza Strip for vital medical supplies – along with the release of over 100 Israeli and foreign hostages seized when thousands of Hamas militants first crossed the border on Saturday, […] Continue reading -> Pakistan Races to Catch Up on Childhood Vaccinations After Floods 11/10/2023 Rahul Basharat Rajput The devastating floods that submerged one-third of Pakistan in 2022 have severely disrupted the country’s vaccination programme, leaving millions of children at risk of preventable diseases. The floods severely damaged health infrastructure, causing overall immunization coverage in the country to drop to 64% in 2022, from a national average of 74% in 2020, according to […] Continue reading -> Norway’s Global Health Ambassador to Lead Wellcome Foundation 11/10/2023 Kerry Cullinan Norway’s Ambassador for Global Health, Dr John-Arne Røttingen, has been appointed CEO of the charitable foundation Wellcome, one of the world’s largest funders of science aimed at solving urgent health issues, the body announced on Wednesday. Røttingen, who will assume the position in January 2024, has had a versatile and varied career. He started out […] Continue reading -> WHO’s EMRO Region Elects First Ever Female Director 11/10/2023 Sanika Santhosh Dr Hanan Balkhy has been elected as the World Health Organization’s (WHO) Regional Director for the Eastern Mediterranean Region (EMRO), becoming the first woman ever to have been chosen for the challenging position in the world’s most conflict-ridden region. A Saudi national, Balkhy will assume the position on 1 February 2024 for a period of […] Continue reading -> Finally: A Plan to Address the Main Cause of Maternal Deaths 11/10/2023 Kerry Cullinan Excessive bleeding is the main cause of women dying in childbirth, yet the global guidelines to tackle postpartum haemorrhage (PPH) are inadequate and outdated. To rectify this, the World Health Organization (WHO) and its partners have developed the world’s first PPH roadmap, and aim to have new global guidelines by the first quarter of 2025. […] Continue reading -> Gates Gives $40m Boost to Africa’s mRNA Vaccine Development 10/10/2023 Sanika Santhosh The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation (BMGF) announced on Monday that it would invest $40 million to advance the development of mRNA innovation and production in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) to help them produce low-cost and high-quality vaccines at large scale. In an address to the more than 1,400 scientists, policymakers, and donors attending […] Continue reading -> Millions Flee War and Climate Crises, But Migrants Struggle to Access Mental Health Services 10/10/2023 Kerry Cullinan One billion people were classified as migrants in 2020, including 26.4 million refugees and 4.1 million asylum seekers – many driven from their homes by political conflict and climate crises. But migrants and refugees seldom get access to mental health services, despite being amongst the most at-risk people. On World Mental Health Day on Tuesday, […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts
Pakistan Races to Catch Up on Childhood Vaccinations After Floods 11/10/2023 Rahul Basharat Rajput The devastating floods that submerged one-third of Pakistan in 2022 have severely disrupted the country’s vaccination programme, leaving millions of children at risk of preventable diseases. The floods severely damaged health infrastructure, causing overall immunization coverage in the country to drop to 64% in 2022, from a national average of 74% in 2020, according to […] Continue reading -> Norway’s Global Health Ambassador to Lead Wellcome Foundation 11/10/2023 Kerry Cullinan Norway’s Ambassador for Global Health, Dr John-Arne Røttingen, has been appointed CEO of the charitable foundation Wellcome, one of the world’s largest funders of science aimed at solving urgent health issues, the body announced on Wednesday. Røttingen, who will assume the position in January 2024, has had a versatile and varied career. He started out […] Continue reading -> WHO’s EMRO Region Elects First Ever Female Director 11/10/2023 Sanika Santhosh Dr Hanan Balkhy has been elected as the World Health Organization’s (WHO) Regional Director for the Eastern Mediterranean Region (EMRO), becoming the first woman ever to have been chosen for the challenging position in the world’s most conflict-ridden region. A Saudi national, Balkhy will assume the position on 1 February 2024 for a period of […] Continue reading -> Finally: A Plan to Address the Main Cause of Maternal Deaths 11/10/2023 Kerry Cullinan Excessive bleeding is the main cause of women dying in childbirth, yet the global guidelines to tackle postpartum haemorrhage (PPH) are inadequate and outdated. To rectify this, the World Health Organization (WHO) and its partners have developed the world’s first PPH roadmap, and aim to have new global guidelines by the first quarter of 2025. […] Continue reading -> Gates Gives $40m Boost to Africa’s mRNA Vaccine Development 10/10/2023 Sanika Santhosh The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation (BMGF) announced on Monday that it would invest $40 million to advance the development of mRNA innovation and production in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) to help them produce low-cost and high-quality vaccines at large scale. In an address to the more than 1,400 scientists, policymakers, and donors attending […] Continue reading -> Millions Flee War and Climate Crises, But Migrants Struggle to Access Mental Health Services 10/10/2023 Kerry Cullinan One billion people were classified as migrants in 2020, including 26.4 million refugees and 4.1 million asylum seekers – many driven from their homes by political conflict and climate crises. But migrants and refugees seldom get access to mental health services, despite being amongst the most at-risk people. On World Mental Health Day on Tuesday, […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts
Norway’s Global Health Ambassador to Lead Wellcome Foundation 11/10/2023 Kerry Cullinan Norway’s Ambassador for Global Health, Dr John-Arne Røttingen, has been appointed CEO of the charitable foundation Wellcome, one of the world’s largest funders of science aimed at solving urgent health issues, the body announced on Wednesday. Røttingen, who will assume the position in January 2024, has had a versatile and varied career. He started out […] Continue reading -> WHO’s EMRO Region Elects First Ever Female Director 11/10/2023 Sanika Santhosh Dr Hanan Balkhy has been elected as the World Health Organization’s (WHO) Regional Director for the Eastern Mediterranean Region (EMRO), becoming the first woman ever to have been chosen for the challenging position in the world’s most conflict-ridden region. A Saudi national, Balkhy will assume the position on 1 February 2024 for a period of […] Continue reading -> Finally: A Plan to Address the Main Cause of Maternal Deaths 11/10/2023 Kerry Cullinan Excessive bleeding is the main cause of women dying in childbirth, yet the global guidelines to tackle postpartum haemorrhage (PPH) are inadequate and outdated. To rectify this, the World Health Organization (WHO) and its partners have developed the world’s first PPH roadmap, and aim to have new global guidelines by the first quarter of 2025. […] Continue reading -> Gates Gives $40m Boost to Africa’s mRNA Vaccine Development 10/10/2023 Sanika Santhosh The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation (BMGF) announced on Monday that it would invest $40 million to advance the development of mRNA innovation and production in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) to help them produce low-cost and high-quality vaccines at large scale. In an address to the more than 1,400 scientists, policymakers, and donors attending […] Continue reading -> Millions Flee War and Climate Crises, But Migrants Struggle to Access Mental Health Services 10/10/2023 Kerry Cullinan One billion people were classified as migrants in 2020, including 26.4 million refugees and 4.1 million asylum seekers – many driven from their homes by political conflict and climate crises. But migrants and refugees seldom get access to mental health services, despite being amongst the most at-risk people. On World Mental Health Day on Tuesday, […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts
WHO’s EMRO Region Elects First Ever Female Director 11/10/2023 Sanika Santhosh Dr Hanan Balkhy has been elected as the World Health Organization’s (WHO) Regional Director for the Eastern Mediterranean Region (EMRO), becoming the first woman ever to have been chosen for the challenging position in the world’s most conflict-ridden region. A Saudi national, Balkhy will assume the position on 1 February 2024 for a period of […] Continue reading -> Finally: A Plan to Address the Main Cause of Maternal Deaths 11/10/2023 Kerry Cullinan Excessive bleeding is the main cause of women dying in childbirth, yet the global guidelines to tackle postpartum haemorrhage (PPH) are inadequate and outdated. To rectify this, the World Health Organization (WHO) and its partners have developed the world’s first PPH roadmap, and aim to have new global guidelines by the first quarter of 2025. […] Continue reading -> Gates Gives $40m Boost to Africa’s mRNA Vaccine Development 10/10/2023 Sanika Santhosh The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation (BMGF) announced on Monday that it would invest $40 million to advance the development of mRNA innovation and production in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) to help them produce low-cost and high-quality vaccines at large scale. In an address to the more than 1,400 scientists, policymakers, and donors attending […] Continue reading -> Millions Flee War and Climate Crises, But Migrants Struggle to Access Mental Health Services 10/10/2023 Kerry Cullinan One billion people were classified as migrants in 2020, including 26.4 million refugees and 4.1 million asylum seekers – many driven from their homes by political conflict and climate crises. But migrants and refugees seldom get access to mental health services, despite being amongst the most at-risk people. On World Mental Health Day on Tuesday, […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts
Finally: A Plan to Address the Main Cause of Maternal Deaths 11/10/2023 Kerry Cullinan Excessive bleeding is the main cause of women dying in childbirth, yet the global guidelines to tackle postpartum haemorrhage (PPH) are inadequate and outdated. To rectify this, the World Health Organization (WHO) and its partners have developed the world’s first PPH roadmap, and aim to have new global guidelines by the first quarter of 2025. […] Continue reading -> Gates Gives $40m Boost to Africa’s mRNA Vaccine Development 10/10/2023 Sanika Santhosh The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation (BMGF) announced on Monday that it would invest $40 million to advance the development of mRNA innovation and production in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) to help them produce low-cost and high-quality vaccines at large scale. In an address to the more than 1,400 scientists, policymakers, and donors attending […] Continue reading -> Millions Flee War and Climate Crises, But Migrants Struggle to Access Mental Health Services 10/10/2023 Kerry Cullinan One billion people were classified as migrants in 2020, including 26.4 million refugees and 4.1 million asylum seekers – many driven from their homes by political conflict and climate crises. But migrants and refugees seldom get access to mental health services, despite being amongst the most at-risk people. On World Mental Health Day on Tuesday, […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts
Gates Gives $40m Boost to Africa’s mRNA Vaccine Development 10/10/2023 Sanika Santhosh The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation (BMGF) announced on Monday that it would invest $40 million to advance the development of mRNA innovation and production in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) to help them produce low-cost and high-quality vaccines at large scale. In an address to the more than 1,400 scientists, policymakers, and donors attending […] Continue reading -> Millions Flee War and Climate Crises, But Migrants Struggle to Access Mental Health Services 10/10/2023 Kerry Cullinan One billion people were classified as migrants in 2020, including 26.4 million refugees and 4.1 million asylum seekers – many driven from their homes by political conflict and climate crises. But migrants and refugees seldom get access to mental health services, despite being amongst the most at-risk people. On World Mental Health Day on Tuesday, […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts
Millions Flee War and Climate Crises, But Migrants Struggle to Access Mental Health Services 10/10/2023 Kerry Cullinan One billion people were classified as migrants in 2020, including 26.4 million refugees and 4.1 million asylum seekers – many driven from their homes by political conflict and climate crises. But migrants and refugees seldom get access to mental health services, despite being amongst the most at-risk people. On World Mental Health Day on Tuesday, […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts