Court Compels South Africa to Reveal Details of its COVID-19 Vaccine Contracts 17/08/2023 Kerry Cullinan The South African High Court has ordered the country’s health department to hand copies of all its COVID-19 vaccine procurement contracts, negotiations and agreements to a non-governmental organisation, Health Justice Initiative (HJI). The Pretoria High Court ruling on Thursday comes in response to a court application by HJI for access to the contracts, arguing that […] Continue reading -> WHO Europe Urges Countries to Maintain COVID-19 Surveillance as Cases Increase 16/08/2023 Kerry Cullinan Dr Hans Kluge, regional director of the World Health Organization (WHO) in Europe, has warned member countries to maintain their COVID-19 infrastructure and genomic surveillance amid a “gradual increase in cases, including hospitalizations, in some European countries”. “COVID has not gone away. While its impact currently isn’t as severe as earlier, millions, especially the most […] Continue reading -> ‘Enough’: UN, Humanitarian Groups Call for Peace in Sudan as Civilians Pay the Price for War 16/08/2023 Stefan Anderson As the war in Sudan enters its fifth month, the leaders of 20 United Nations (UN) agencies and humanitarian organisations are urging the warring parties and the international community to urgently scale up peace efforts for the sake of Sudanese civilians. Violence in Sudan has spiralled out of control since April when a power struggle […] Continue reading -> East Africa Shows Solid Support for African Medicines Agency Treaty 16/08/2023 Josephine Chinele Three more countries, Kenya, Cape Verde and Democratic Republic of Congo, have ratified the African Medicines Agency (AMA) Treaty recently – and Kenya’s ratification now means that most major East African countries are on board with the treaty. Twenty-six countries have now fully ratified the treaty, one of the steps required for the establishment of […] Continue reading -> ‘We Advocated for Women’s Movements to be at the Table’ 16/08/2023 Editorial team How history influences women’s health advocacy How does the past tie into current health policy? At a time when women’s health and reproductive rights are being debated globally, it is important to examine how historic policies impact the world today. In the latest episode of the Global Health Matters podcast, host Garry Aslanyan spoke with […] Continue reading -> Achieving Gender Parity in Global Health Governance ‘Is Not Enough’ 15/08/2023 Paula Dupraz-Dobias The World Health Organization’s (WHO) Director-General Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus recently announced he would not run to be the next United Nations (UN) Secretary General, adding that a woman should take that role. But what is the state of women’s representation in global health governance, and what does gender parity entail? Last week, Tedros told […] Continue reading -> Inside the desperate effort to keep healthcare alive on Ukraine’s front line 15/08/2023 Lily Hyde Russia’s war has had a devastating impact on healthcare provision in Ukraine. The World Health Organization (WHO) has recorded more than 1,100 attacks on its healthcare system since the invasion began on 24 February 2022, and more than one in 10 Ukrainian hospitals have been directly damaged by the war.In some areas occupied by Russia, […] Continue reading -> Africa CDC Dismisses Controversy Around its Head as ‘Smear Campaign’ 14/08/2023 Kerry Cullinan Controversy continues to surround Dr Jean Kaseya, the new Director-General of the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC), although the organisation described the allegations as “unverified and baseless” over the weekend. Last Friday, online platform Devex reported on a letter from a group of Africa CDC staff to the head of the […] Continue reading -> Number of Sudanese Facing Hunger Doubles as Food Crisis Deepens Amidst Ongoing Conflict 11/08/2023 Elaine Ruth Fletcher The number of people facing hunger in Sudan has doubled over the past year, with nearly over 42% of the country’s 46 million people facing high levels of food insecurity, a senior Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) representative in the country said Friday. “The food situation in the country is deeply alarming,” Adam Yao, FAO […] Continue reading -> India Hosts Global Summit to Explore Evidence Base for Traditional Medicine 10/08/2023 Disha Shetty PUNE, India – The first global summit to explore the role of traditional, complementary, and integrative medicine in addressing health challenges is being convened in India next week by the World Health Organization (WHO). The WHO Traditional Medicine Global Summit will be co-hosted by the Indian government in Gandhinagar on 17 and 18 August. “Advancing science in traditional […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts
WHO Europe Urges Countries to Maintain COVID-19 Surveillance as Cases Increase 16/08/2023 Kerry Cullinan Dr Hans Kluge, regional director of the World Health Organization (WHO) in Europe, has warned member countries to maintain their COVID-19 infrastructure and genomic surveillance amid a “gradual increase in cases, including hospitalizations, in some European countries”. “COVID has not gone away. While its impact currently isn’t as severe as earlier, millions, especially the most […] Continue reading -> ‘Enough’: UN, Humanitarian Groups Call for Peace in Sudan as Civilians Pay the Price for War 16/08/2023 Stefan Anderson As the war in Sudan enters its fifth month, the leaders of 20 United Nations (UN) agencies and humanitarian organisations are urging the warring parties and the international community to urgently scale up peace efforts for the sake of Sudanese civilians. Violence in Sudan has spiralled out of control since April when a power struggle […] Continue reading -> East Africa Shows Solid Support for African Medicines Agency Treaty 16/08/2023 Josephine Chinele Three more countries, Kenya, Cape Verde and Democratic Republic of Congo, have ratified the African Medicines Agency (AMA) Treaty recently – and Kenya’s ratification now means that most major East African countries are on board with the treaty. Twenty-six countries have now fully ratified the treaty, one of the steps required for the establishment of […] Continue reading -> ‘We Advocated for Women’s Movements to be at the Table’ 16/08/2023 Editorial team How history influences women’s health advocacy How does the past tie into current health policy? At a time when women’s health and reproductive rights are being debated globally, it is important to examine how historic policies impact the world today. In the latest episode of the Global Health Matters podcast, host Garry Aslanyan spoke with […] Continue reading -> Achieving Gender Parity in Global Health Governance ‘Is Not Enough’ 15/08/2023 Paula Dupraz-Dobias The World Health Organization’s (WHO) Director-General Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus recently announced he would not run to be the next United Nations (UN) Secretary General, adding that a woman should take that role. But what is the state of women’s representation in global health governance, and what does gender parity entail? Last week, Tedros told […] Continue reading -> Inside the desperate effort to keep healthcare alive on Ukraine’s front line 15/08/2023 Lily Hyde Russia’s war has had a devastating impact on healthcare provision in Ukraine. The World Health Organization (WHO) has recorded more than 1,100 attacks on its healthcare system since the invasion began on 24 February 2022, and more than one in 10 Ukrainian hospitals have been directly damaged by the war.In some areas occupied by Russia, […] Continue reading -> Africa CDC Dismisses Controversy Around its Head as ‘Smear Campaign’ 14/08/2023 Kerry Cullinan Controversy continues to surround Dr Jean Kaseya, the new Director-General of the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC), although the organisation described the allegations as “unverified and baseless” over the weekend. Last Friday, online platform Devex reported on a letter from a group of Africa CDC staff to the head of the […] Continue reading -> Number of Sudanese Facing Hunger Doubles as Food Crisis Deepens Amidst Ongoing Conflict 11/08/2023 Elaine Ruth Fletcher The number of people facing hunger in Sudan has doubled over the past year, with nearly over 42% of the country’s 46 million people facing high levels of food insecurity, a senior Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) representative in the country said Friday. “The food situation in the country is deeply alarming,” Adam Yao, FAO […] Continue reading -> India Hosts Global Summit to Explore Evidence Base for Traditional Medicine 10/08/2023 Disha Shetty PUNE, India – The first global summit to explore the role of traditional, complementary, and integrative medicine in addressing health challenges is being convened in India next week by the World Health Organization (WHO). The WHO Traditional Medicine Global Summit will be co-hosted by the Indian government in Gandhinagar on 17 and 18 August. “Advancing science in traditional […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts
‘Enough’: UN, Humanitarian Groups Call for Peace in Sudan as Civilians Pay the Price for War 16/08/2023 Stefan Anderson As the war in Sudan enters its fifth month, the leaders of 20 United Nations (UN) agencies and humanitarian organisations are urging the warring parties and the international community to urgently scale up peace efforts for the sake of Sudanese civilians. Violence in Sudan has spiralled out of control since April when a power struggle […] Continue reading -> East Africa Shows Solid Support for African Medicines Agency Treaty 16/08/2023 Josephine Chinele Three more countries, Kenya, Cape Verde and Democratic Republic of Congo, have ratified the African Medicines Agency (AMA) Treaty recently – and Kenya’s ratification now means that most major East African countries are on board with the treaty. Twenty-six countries have now fully ratified the treaty, one of the steps required for the establishment of […] Continue reading -> ‘We Advocated for Women’s Movements to be at the Table’ 16/08/2023 Editorial team How history influences women’s health advocacy How does the past tie into current health policy? At a time when women’s health and reproductive rights are being debated globally, it is important to examine how historic policies impact the world today. In the latest episode of the Global Health Matters podcast, host Garry Aslanyan spoke with […] Continue reading -> Achieving Gender Parity in Global Health Governance ‘Is Not Enough’ 15/08/2023 Paula Dupraz-Dobias The World Health Organization’s (WHO) Director-General Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus recently announced he would not run to be the next United Nations (UN) Secretary General, adding that a woman should take that role. But what is the state of women’s representation in global health governance, and what does gender parity entail? Last week, Tedros told […] Continue reading -> Inside the desperate effort to keep healthcare alive on Ukraine’s front line 15/08/2023 Lily Hyde Russia’s war has had a devastating impact on healthcare provision in Ukraine. The World Health Organization (WHO) has recorded more than 1,100 attacks on its healthcare system since the invasion began on 24 February 2022, and more than one in 10 Ukrainian hospitals have been directly damaged by the war.In some areas occupied by Russia, […] Continue reading -> Africa CDC Dismisses Controversy Around its Head as ‘Smear Campaign’ 14/08/2023 Kerry Cullinan Controversy continues to surround Dr Jean Kaseya, the new Director-General of the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC), although the organisation described the allegations as “unverified and baseless” over the weekend. Last Friday, online platform Devex reported on a letter from a group of Africa CDC staff to the head of the […] Continue reading -> Number of Sudanese Facing Hunger Doubles as Food Crisis Deepens Amidst Ongoing Conflict 11/08/2023 Elaine Ruth Fletcher The number of people facing hunger in Sudan has doubled over the past year, with nearly over 42% of the country’s 46 million people facing high levels of food insecurity, a senior Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) representative in the country said Friday. “The food situation in the country is deeply alarming,” Adam Yao, FAO […] Continue reading -> India Hosts Global Summit to Explore Evidence Base for Traditional Medicine 10/08/2023 Disha Shetty PUNE, India – The first global summit to explore the role of traditional, complementary, and integrative medicine in addressing health challenges is being convened in India next week by the World Health Organization (WHO). The WHO Traditional Medicine Global Summit will be co-hosted by the Indian government in Gandhinagar on 17 and 18 August. “Advancing science in traditional […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts
East Africa Shows Solid Support for African Medicines Agency Treaty 16/08/2023 Josephine Chinele Three more countries, Kenya, Cape Verde and Democratic Republic of Congo, have ratified the African Medicines Agency (AMA) Treaty recently – and Kenya’s ratification now means that most major East African countries are on board with the treaty. Twenty-six countries have now fully ratified the treaty, one of the steps required for the establishment of […] Continue reading -> ‘We Advocated for Women’s Movements to be at the Table’ 16/08/2023 Editorial team How history influences women’s health advocacy How does the past tie into current health policy? At a time when women’s health and reproductive rights are being debated globally, it is important to examine how historic policies impact the world today. In the latest episode of the Global Health Matters podcast, host Garry Aslanyan spoke with […] Continue reading -> Achieving Gender Parity in Global Health Governance ‘Is Not Enough’ 15/08/2023 Paula Dupraz-Dobias The World Health Organization’s (WHO) Director-General Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus recently announced he would not run to be the next United Nations (UN) Secretary General, adding that a woman should take that role. But what is the state of women’s representation in global health governance, and what does gender parity entail? Last week, Tedros told […] Continue reading -> Inside the desperate effort to keep healthcare alive on Ukraine’s front line 15/08/2023 Lily Hyde Russia’s war has had a devastating impact on healthcare provision in Ukraine. The World Health Organization (WHO) has recorded more than 1,100 attacks on its healthcare system since the invasion began on 24 February 2022, and more than one in 10 Ukrainian hospitals have been directly damaged by the war.In some areas occupied by Russia, […] Continue reading -> Africa CDC Dismisses Controversy Around its Head as ‘Smear Campaign’ 14/08/2023 Kerry Cullinan Controversy continues to surround Dr Jean Kaseya, the new Director-General of the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC), although the organisation described the allegations as “unverified and baseless” over the weekend. Last Friday, online platform Devex reported on a letter from a group of Africa CDC staff to the head of the […] Continue reading -> Number of Sudanese Facing Hunger Doubles as Food Crisis Deepens Amidst Ongoing Conflict 11/08/2023 Elaine Ruth Fletcher The number of people facing hunger in Sudan has doubled over the past year, with nearly over 42% of the country’s 46 million people facing high levels of food insecurity, a senior Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) representative in the country said Friday. “The food situation in the country is deeply alarming,” Adam Yao, FAO […] Continue reading -> India Hosts Global Summit to Explore Evidence Base for Traditional Medicine 10/08/2023 Disha Shetty PUNE, India – The first global summit to explore the role of traditional, complementary, and integrative medicine in addressing health challenges is being convened in India next week by the World Health Organization (WHO). The WHO Traditional Medicine Global Summit will be co-hosted by the Indian government in Gandhinagar on 17 and 18 August. “Advancing science in traditional […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts
‘We Advocated for Women’s Movements to be at the Table’ 16/08/2023 Editorial team How history influences women’s health advocacy How does the past tie into current health policy? At a time when women’s health and reproductive rights are being debated globally, it is important to examine how historic policies impact the world today. In the latest episode of the Global Health Matters podcast, host Garry Aslanyan spoke with […] Continue reading -> Achieving Gender Parity in Global Health Governance ‘Is Not Enough’ 15/08/2023 Paula Dupraz-Dobias The World Health Organization’s (WHO) Director-General Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus recently announced he would not run to be the next United Nations (UN) Secretary General, adding that a woman should take that role. But what is the state of women’s representation in global health governance, and what does gender parity entail? Last week, Tedros told […] Continue reading -> Inside the desperate effort to keep healthcare alive on Ukraine’s front line 15/08/2023 Lily Hyde Russia’s war has had a devastating impact on healthcare provision in Ukraine. The World Health Organization (WHO) has recorded more than 1,100 attacks on its healthcare system since the invasion began on 24 February 2022, and more than one in 10 Ukrainian hospitals have been directly damaged by the war.In some areas occupied by Russia, […] Continue reading -> Africa CDC Dismisses Controversy Around its Head as ‘Smear Campaign’ 14/08/2023 Kerry Cullinan Controversy continues to surround Dr Jean Kaseya, the new Director-General of the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC), although the organisation described the allegations as “unverified and baseless” over the weekend. Last Friday, online platform Devex reported on a letter from a group of Africa CDC staff to the head of the […] Continue reading -> Number of Sudanese Facing Hunger Doubles as Food Crisis Deepens Amidst Ongoing Conflict 11/08/2023 Elaine Ruth Fletcher The number of people facing hunger in Sudan has doubled over the past year, with nearly over 42% of the country’s 46 million people facing high levels of food insecurity, a senior Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) representative in the country said Friday. “The food situation in the country is deeply alarming,” Adam Yao, FAO […] Continue reading -> India Hosts Global Summit to Explore Evidence Base for Traditional Medicine 10/08/2023 Disha Shetty PUNE, India – The first global summit to explore the role of traditional, complementary, and integrative medicine in addressing health challenges is being convened in India next week by the World Health Organization (WHO). The WHO Traditional Medicine Global Summit will be co-hosted by the Indian government in Gandhinagar on 17 and 18 August. “Advancing science in traditional […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts
Achieving Gender Parity in Global Health Governance ‘Is Not Enough’ 15/08/2023 Paula Dupraz-Dobias The World Health Organization’s (WHO) Director-General Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus recently announced he would not run to be the next United Nations (UN) Secretary General, adding that a woman should take that role. But what is the state of women’s representation in global health governance, and what does gender parity entail? Last week, Tedros told […] Continue reading -> Inside the desperate effort to keep healthcare alive on Ukraine’s front line 15/08/2023 Lily Hyde Russia’s war has had a devastating impact on healthcare provision in Ukraine. The World Health Organization (WHO) has recorded more than 1,100 attacks on its healthcare system since the invasion began on 24 February 2022, and more than one in 10 Ukrainian hospitals have been directly damaged by the war.In some areas occupied by Russia, […] Continue reading -> Africa CDC Dismisses Controversy Around its Head as ‘Smear Campaign’ 14/08/2023 Kerry Cullinan Controversy continues to surround Dr Jean Kaseya, the new Director-General of the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC), although the organisation described the allegations as “unverified and baseless” over the weekend. Last Friday, online platform Devex reported on a letter from a group of Africa CDC staff to the head of the […] Continue reading -> Number of Sudanese Facing Hunger Doubles as Food Crisis Deepens Amidst Ongoing Conflict 11/08/2023 Elaine Ruth Fletcher The number of people facing hunger in Sudan has doubled over the past year, with nearly over 42% of the country’s 46 million people facing high levels of food insecurity, a senior Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) representative in the country said Friday. “The food situation in the country is deeply alarming,” Adam Yao, FAO […] Continue reading -> India Hosts Global Summit to Explore Evidence Base for Traditional Medicine 10/08/2023 Disha Shetty PUNE, India – The first global summit to explore the role of traditional, complementary, and integrative medicine in addressing health challenges is being convened in India next week by the World Health Organization (WHO). The WHO Traditional Medicine Global Summit will be co-hosted by the Indian government in Gandhinagar on 17 and 18 August. “Advancing science in traditional […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts
Inside the desperate effort to keep healthcare alive on Ukraine’s front line 15/08/2023 Lily Hyde Russia’s war has had a devastating impact on healthcare provision in Ukraine. The World Health Organization (WHO) has recorded more than 1,100 attacks on its healthcare system since the invasion began on 24 February 2022, and more than one in 10 Ukrainian hospitals have been directly damaged by the war.In some areas occupied by Russia, […] Continue reading -> Africa CDC Dismisses Controversy Around its Head as ‘Smear Campaign’ 14/08/2023 Kerry Cullinan Controversy continues to surround Dr Jean Kaseya, the new Director-General of the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC), although the organisation described the allegations as “unverified and baseless” over the weekend. Last Friday, online platform Devex reported on a letter from a group of Africa CDC staff to the head of the […] Continue reading -> Number of Sudanese Facing Hunger Doubles as Food Crisis Deepens Amidst Ongoing Conflict 11/08/2023 Elaine Ruth Fletcher The number of people facing hunger in Sudan has doubled over the past year, with nearly over 42% of the country’s 46 million people facing high levels of food insecurity, a senior Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) representative in the country said Friday. “The food situation in the country is deeply alarming,” Adam Yao, FAO […] Continue reading -> India Hosts Global Summit to Explore Evidence Base for Traditional Medicine 10/08/2023 Disha Shetty PUNE, India – The first global summit to explore the role of traditional, complementary, and integrative medicine in addressing health challenges is being convened in India next week by the World Health Organization (WHO). The WHO Traditional Medicine Global Summit will be co-hosted by the Indian government in Gandhinagar on 17 and 18 August. “Advancing science in traditional […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts
Africa CDC Dismisses Controversy Around its Head as ‘Smear Campaign’ 14/08/2023 Kerry Cullinan Controversy continues to surround Dr Jean Kaseya, the new Director-General of the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC), although the organisation described the allegations as “unverified and baseless” over the weekend. Last Friday, online platform Devex reported on a letter from a group of Africa CDC staff to the head of the […] Continue reading -> Number of Sudanese Facing Hunger Doubles as Food Crisis Deepens Amidst Ongoing Conflict 11/08/2023 Elaine Ruth Fletcher The number of people facing hunger in Sudan has doubled over the past year, with nearly over 42% of the country’s 46 million people facing high levels of food insecurity, a senior Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) representative in the country said Friday. “The food situation in the country is deeply alarming,” Adam Yao, FAO […] Continue reading -> India Hosts Global Summit to Explore Evidence Base for Traditional Medicine 10/08/2023 Disha Shetty PUNE, India – The first global summit to explore the role of traditional, complementary, and integrative medicine in addressing health challenges is being convened in India next week by the World Health Organization (WHO). The WHO Traditional Medicine Global Summit will be co-hosted by the Indian government in Gandhinagar on 17 and 18 August. “Advancing science in traditional […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts
Number of Sudanese Facing Hunger Doubles as Food Crisis Deepens Amidst Ongoing Conflict 11/08/2023 Elaine Ruth Fletcher The number of people facing hunger in Sudan has doubled over the past year, with nearly over 42% of the country’s 46 million people facing high levels of food insecurity, a senior Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) representative in the country said Friday. “The food situation in the country is deeply alarming,” Adam Yao, FAO […] Continue reading -> India Hosts Global Summit to Explore Evidence Base for Traditional Medicine 10/08/2023 Disha Shetty PUNE, India – The first global summit to explore the role of traditional, complementary, and integrative medicine in addressing health challenges is being convened in India next week by the World Health Organization (WHO). The WHO Traditional Medicine Global Summit will be co-hosted by the Indian government in Gandhinagar on 17 and 18 August. “Advancing science in traditional […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts
India Hosts Global Summit to Explore Evidence Base for Traditional Medicine 10/08/2023 Disha Shetty PUNE, India – The first global summit to explore the role of traditional, complementary, and integrative medicine in addressing health challenges is being convened in India next week by the World Health Organization (WHO). The WHO Traditional Medicine Global Summit will be co-hosted by the Indian government in Gandhinagar on 17 and 18 August. “Advancing science in traditional […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts