Haitian Gangs Use Rape as Weapon of Terror – And There is Little Support for Survivors 30/06/2023 André Paultre & Daniela Mohor PORT-AU-PRINCE – In Haiti, rape has become a weapon of war for gangs. What happens in the hours and days after women and girls are raped can determine their future, but most survivors face insurmountable obstacles before they can start recovering physically and mentally. And that’s if they aren’t raped a second time or third […] Continue reading -> ‘Impossible to Have Healthy People on a Sick Planet’: Fighting Back Against Air Pollution 30/06/2023 Maayan Hoffman The World Health Organization (WHO) estimates that some 99% of the world’s population lives where the WHO air quality guidelines are not met. Air pollution poses one of the most significant environmental risks to health in the modern world, and in the latest episode of the “Global Health Matters” podcast, host Garry Aslanyan speaks with […] Continue reading -> TB Vaccine Candidate Receives $550M Boost for Phase 3 Trial 29/06/2023 Megha Kaveri A tuberculosis (TB) vaccine candidate that has shown modest efficacy rates received a $550 million boost from the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation (BMGF) and Wellcome Trust, which announced on Tuesday that they will cover its Phase 3 clinical trials. The candidate vaccine, M72, showed modest 54% efficacy in preventing the development of symptomatic TB […] Continue reading -> Virus ‘Superspreaders’: No Link to Severity of COVID-19 Symptoms 28/06/2023 Stefan Anderson Since the beginning of the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic, the popular assumption was that people displaying severe symptons were also the most contagious. But new data from a controversial Imperial College London study published on Tuesday found the two participants that were the biggest “superspreaders” of the virus both displayed only minor symptoms. “How symptomatic a person […] Continue reading -> The Gambia Mandates Pre-shipment Quality Testing for All Medicines Exported from India 28/06/2023 Megha Kaveri The Gambia has mandated pre-shipment quality testing on all pharmaceutical products exported from India. The requirement will come into effect on 1 July 2023. It can be understood as an after-effect of last year’s scandal whereby India-manufactured cough syrups allegedly claimed the lives of 66 children in The Gambia in 2022 . Following the episode, […] Continue reading -> Medicines Patent Pool Announces Licenses for Generic COVID-19 Antiviral 27/06/2023 Stefan Anderson The Medicines Patent Pool (MPP) announced sublicensing agreements with seven manufacturers to produce and distribute generic versions of Japanese pharmaceutical company Shinogi’s COVID-19 antiviral treatment in 117 low- and middle-income countries. Ensitrelvir is an oral antiviral currently only approved in Japan under the country’s emergency regulatory approval system. The drug is being evaluated under a […] Continue reading -> Floods and Heat Cause Peru’s Worst-Ever Dengue Outbreak 27/06/2023 Kerry Cullinan Peru is experiencing its worst-ever outbreak of dengue fever, with over 172,000 cases by Monday, according to the country’s health department. Of these, over 92,000 are confirmed while almost 80,000 are suspected cases, with countrywide floods and increasing temperatures driving the outbreak. The country has declared a health emergency in 222 districts. The north-western provinces […] Continue reading -> Will New Evidence About Air Pollution and Lung Cancer Trigger Action in India? 27/06/2023 Chetan Bhattacharji New science shows how air pollution triggers lung cancer, how children are the most vulnerable in Delhi’s smog, and how even small rises in PM 2.5 increase the risk of heart attacks, strokes and dementia. NEW DELHI – You can opt for silver, gold or platinum options for cancer-specific health insurance, according to an advertisement […] Continue reading -> Europe on Alert After 22 Mpox Cases Recorded in May 27/06/2023 Megha Kaveri Europe reported 22 cases of Mpox in May, prompting the World Health Organization (WHO) to urge people in high risk communities to get vaccinated if possible. WHO Europe director Dr Hans Kluge said that the virus is still in circulation, particularly affecting men who have sex with men. He added that people in high risk […] Continue reading -> Paris Climate Finance Summit Unlocks Funding, Dodges Debt 26/06/2023 Stefan Anderson An international summit in Paris to debate reforms of the global financial system to meet the threat of climate change was billed by UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres as a chance for “a new Bretton Woods moment”. It was, he said, an opportunity for “governments to come together, re-examine and re-configure the global financial architecture for […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts
‘Impossible to Have Healthy People on a Sick Planet’: Fighting Back Against Air Pollution 30/06/2023 Maayan Hoffman The World Health Organization (WHO) estimates that some 99% of the world’s population lives where the WHO air quality guidelines are not met. Air pollution poses one of the most significant environmental risks to health in the modern world, and in the latest episode of the “Global Health Matters” podcast, host Garry Aslanyan speaks with […] Continue reading -> TB Vaccine Candidate Receives $550M Boost for Phase 3 Trial 29/06/2023 Megha Kaveri A tuberculosis (TB) vaccine candidate that has shown modest efficacy rates received a $550 million boost from the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation (BMGF) and Wellcome Trust, which announced on Tuesday that they will cover its Phase 3 clinical trials. The candidate vaccine, M72, showed modest 54% efficacy in preventing the development of symptomatic TB […] Continue reading -> Virus ‘Superspreaders’: No Link to Severity of COVID-19 Symptoms 28/06/2023 Stefan Anderson Since the beginning of the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic, the popular assumption was that people displaying severe symptons were also the most contagious. But new data from a controversial Imperial College London study published on Tuesday found the two participants that were the biggest “superspreaders” of the virus both displayed only minor symptoms. “How symptomatic a person […] Continue reading -> The Gambia Mandates Pre-shipment Quality Testing for All Medicines Exported from India 28/06/2023 Megha Kaveri The Gambia has mandated pre-shipment quality testing on all pharmaceutical products exported from India. The requirement will come into effect on 1 July 2023. It can be understood as an after-effect of last year’s scandal whereby India-manufactured cough syrups allegedly claimed the lives of 66 children in The Gambia in 2022 . Following the episode, […] Continue reading -> Medicines Patent Pool Announces Licenses for Generic COVID-19 Antiviral 27/06/2023 Stefan Anderson The Medicines Patent Pool (MPP) announced sublicensing agreements with seven manufacturers to produce and distribute generic versions of Japanese pharmaceutical company Shinogi’s COVID-19 antiviral treatment in 117 low- and middle-income countries. Ensitrelvir is an oral antiviral currently only approved in Japan under the country’s emergency regulatory approval system. The drug is being evaluated under a […] Continue reading -> Floods and Heat Cause Peru’s Worst-Ever Dengue Outbreak 27/06/2023 Kerry Cullinan Peru is experiencing its worst-ever outbreak of dengue fever, with over 172,000 cases by Monday, according to the country’s health department. Of these, over 92,000 are confirmed while almost 80,000 are suspected cases, with countrywide floods and increasing temperatures driving the outbreak. The country has declared a health emergency in 222 districts. The north-western provinces […] Continue reading -> Will New Evidence About Air Pollution and Lung Cancer Trigger Action in India? 27/06/2023 Chetan Bhattacharji New science shows how air pollution triggers lung cancer, how children are the most vulnerable in Delhi’s smog, and how even small rises in PM 2.5 increase the risk of heart attacks, strokes and dementia. NEW DELHI – You can opt for silver, gold or platinum options for cancer-specific health insurance, according to an advertisement […] Continue reading -> Europe on Alert After 22 Mpox Cases Recorded in May 27/06/2023 Megha Kaveri Europe reported 22 cases of Mpox in May, prompting the World Health Organization (WHO) to urge people in high risk communities to get vaccinated if possible. WHO Europe director Dr Hans Kluge said that the virus is still in circulation, particularly affecting men who have sex with men. He added that people in high risk […] Continue reading -> Paris Climate Finance Summit Unlocks Funding, Dodges Debt 26/06/2023 Stefan Anderson An international summit in Paris to debate reforms of the global financial system to meet the threat of climate change was billed by UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres as a chance for “a new Bretton Woods moment”. It was, he said, an opportunity for “governments to come together, re-examine and re-configure the global financial architecture for […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts
TB Vaccine Candidate Receives $550M Boost for Phase 3 Trial 29/06/2023 Megha Kaveri A tuberculosis (TB) vaccine candidate that has shown modest efficacy rates received a $550 million boost from the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation (BMGF) and Wellcome Trust, which announced on Tuesday that they will cover its Phase 3 clinical trials. The candidate vaccine, M72, showed modest 54% efficacy in preventing the development of symptomatic TB […] Continue reading -> Virus ‘Superspreaders’: No Link to Severity of COVID-19 Symptoms 28/06/2023 Stefan Anderson Since the beginning of the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic, the popular assumption was that people displaying severe symptons were also the most contagious. But new data from a controversial Imperial College London study published on Tuesday found the two participants that were the biggest “superspreaders” of the virus both displayed only minor symptoms. “How symptomatic a person […] Continue reading -> The Gambia Mandates Pre-shipment Quality Testing for All Medicines Exported from India 28/06/2023 Megha Kaveri The Gambia has mandated pre-shipment quality testing on all pharmaceutical products exported from India. The requirement will come into effect on 1 July 2023. It can be understood as an after-effect of last year’s scandal whereby India-manufactured cough syrups allegedly claimed the lives of 66 children in The Gambia in 2022 . Following the episode, […] Continue reading -> Medicines Patent Pool Announces Licenses for Generic COVID-19 Antiviral 27/06/2023 Stefan Anderson The Medicines Patent Pool (MPP) announced sublicensing agreements with seven manufacturers to produce and distribute generic versions of Japanese pharmaceutical company Shinogi’s COVID-19 antiviral treatment in 117 low- and middle-income countries. Ensitrelvir is an oral antiviral currently only approved in Japan under the country’s emergency regulatory approval system. The drug is being evaluated under a […] Continue reading -> Floods and Heat Cause Peru’s Worst-Ever Dengue Outbreak 27/06/2023 Kerry Cullinan Peru is experiencing its worst-ever outbreak of dengue fever, with over 172,000 cases by Monday, according to the country’s health department. Of these, over 92,000 are confirmed while almost 80,000 are suspected cases, with countrywide floods and increasing temperatures driving the outbreak. The country has declared a health emergency in 222 districts. The north-western provinces […] Continue reading -> Will New Evidence About Air Pollution and Lung Cancer Trigger Action in India? 27/06/2023 Chetan Bhattacharji New science shows how air pollution triggers lung cancer, how children are the most vulnerable in Delhi’s smog, and how even small rises in PM 2.5 increase the risk of heart attacks, strokes and dementia. NEW DELHI – You can opt for silver, gold or platinum options for cancer-specific health insurance, according to an advertisement […] Continue reading -> Europe on Alert After 22 Mpox Cases Recorded in May 27/06/2023 Megha Kaveri Europe reported 22 cases of Mpox in May, prompting the World Health Organization (WHO) to urge people in high risk communities to get vaccinated if possible. WHO Europe director Dr Hans Kluge said that the virus is still in circulation, particularly affecting men who have sex with men. He added that people in high risk […] Continue reading -> Paris Climate Finance Summit Unlocks Funding, Dodges Debt 26/06/2023 Stefan Anderson An international summit in Paris to debate reforms of the global financial system to meet the threat of climate change was billed by UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres as a chance for “a new Bretton Woods moment”. It was, he said, an opportunity for “governments to come together, re-examine and re-configure the global financial architecture for […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts
Virus ‘Superspreaders’: No Link to Severity of COVID-19 Symptoms 28/06/2023 Stefan Anderson Since the beginning of the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic, the popular assumption was that people displaying severe symptons were also the most contagious. But new data from a controversial Imperial College London study published on Tuesday found the two participants that were the biggest “superspreaders” of the virus both displayed only minor symptoms. “How symptomatic a person […] Continue reading -> The Gambia Mandates Pre-shipment Quality Testing for All Medicines Exported from India 28/06/2023 Megha Kaveri The Gambia has mandated pre-shipment quality testing on all pharmaceutical products exported from India. The requirement will come into effect on 1 July 2023. It can be understood as an after-effect of last year’s scandal whereby India-manufactured cough syrups allegedly claimed the lives of 66 children in The Gambia in 2022 . Following the episode, […] Continue reading -> Medicines Patent Pool Announces Licenses for Generic COVID-19 Antiviral 27/06/2023 Stefan Anderson The Medicines Patent Pool (MPP) announced sublicensing agreements with seven manufacturers to produce and distribute generic versions of Japanese pharmaceutical company Shinogi’s COVID-19 antiviral treatment in 117 low- and middle-income countries. Ensitrelvir is an oral antiviral currently only approved in Japan under the country’s emergency regulatory approval system. The drug is being evaluated under a […] Continue reading -> Floods and Heat Cause Peru’s Worst-Ever Dengue Outbreak 27/06/2023 Kerry Cullinan Peru is experiencing its worst-ever outbreak of dengue fever, with over 172,000 cases by Monday, according to the country’s health department. Of these, over 92,000 are confirmed while almost 80,000 are suspected cases, with countrywide floods and increasing temperatures driving the outbreak. The country has declared a health emergency in 222 districts. The north-western provinces […] Continue reading -> Will New Evidence About Air Pollution and Lung Cancer Trigger Action in India? 27/06/2023 Chetan Bhattacharji New science shows how air pollution triggers lung cancer, how children are the most vulnerable in Delhi’s smog, and how even small rises in PM 2.5 increase the risk of heart attacks, strokes and dementia. NEW DELHI – You can opt for silver, gold or platinum options for cancer-specific health insurance, according to an advertisement […] Continue reading -> Europe on Alert After 22 Mpox Cases Recorded in May 27/06/2023 Megha Kaveri Europe reported 22 cases of Mpox in May, prompting the World Health Organization (WHO) to urge people in high risk communities to get vaccinated if possible. WHO Europe director Dr Hans Kluge said that the virus is still in circulation, particularly affecting men who have sex with men. He added that people in high risk […] Continue reading -> Paris Climate Finance Summit Unlocks Funding, Dodges Debt 26/06/2023 Stefan Anderson An international summit in Paris to debate reforms of the global financial system to meet the threat of climate change was billed by UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres as a chance for “a new Bretton Woods moment”. It was, he said, an opportunity for “governments to come together, re-examine and re-configure the global financial architecture for […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts
The Gambia Mandates Pre-shipment Quality Testing for All Medicines Exported from India 28/06/2023 Megha Kaveri The Gambia has mandated pre-shipment quality testing on all pharmaceutical products exported from India. The requirement will come into effect on 1 July 2023. It can be understood as an after-effect of last year’s scandal whereby India-manufactured cough syrups allegedly claimed the lives of 66 children in The Gambia in 2022 . Following the episode, […] Continue reading -> Medicines Patent Pool Announces Licenses for Generic COVID-19 Antiviral 27/06/2023 Stefan Anderson The Medicines Patent Pool (MPP) announced sublicensing agreements with seven manufacturers to produce and distribute generic versions of Japanese pharmaceutical company Shinogi’s COVID-19 antiviral treatment in 117 low- and middle-income countries. Ensitrelvir is an oral antiviral currently only approved in Japan under the country’s emergency regulatory approval system. The drug is being evaluated under a […] Continue reading -> Floods and Heat Cause Peru’s Worst-Ever Dengue Outbreak 27/06/2023 Kerry Cullinan Peru is experiencing its worst-ever outbreak of dengue fever, with over 172,000 cases by Monday, according to the country’s health department. Of these, over 92,000 are confirmed while almost 80,000 are suspected cases, with countrywide floods and increasing temperatures driving the outbreak. The country has declared a health emergency in 222 districts. The north-western provinces […] Continue reading -> Will New Evidence About Air Pollution and Lung Cancer Trigger Action in India? 27/06/2023 Chetan Bhattacharji New science shows how air pollution triggers lung cancer, how children are the most vulnerable in Delhi’s smog, and how even small rises in PM 2.5 increase the risk of heart attacks, strokes and dementia. NEW DELHI – You can opt for silver, gold or platinum options for cancer-specific health insurance, according to an advertisement […] Continue reading -> Europe on Alert After 22 Mpox Cases Recorded in May 27/06/2023 Megha Kaveri Europe reported 22 cases of Mpox in May, prompting the World Health Organization (WHO) to urge people in high risk communities to get vaccinated if possible. WHO Europe director Dr Hans Kluge said that the virus is still in circulation, particularly affecting men who have sex with men. He added that people in high risk […] Continue reading -> Paris Climate Finance Summit Unlocks Funding, Dodges Debt 26/06/2023 Stefan Anderson An international summit in Paris to debate reforms of the global financial system to meet the threat of climate change was billed by UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres as a chance for “a new Bretton Woods moment”. It was, he said, an opportunity for “governments to come together, re-examine and re-configure the global financial architecture for […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts
Medicines Patent Pool Announces Licenses for Generic COVID-19 Antiviral 27/06/2023 Stefan Anderson The Medicines Patent Pool (MPP) announced sublicensing agreements with seven manufacturers to produce and distribute generic versions of Japanese pharmaceutical company Shinogi’s COVID-19 antiviral treatment in 117 low- and middle-income countries. Ensitrelvir is an oral antiviral currently only approved in Japan under the country’s emergency regulatory approval system. The drug is being evaluated under a […] Continue reading -> Floods and Heat Cause Peru’s Worst-Ever Dengue Outbreak 27/06/2023 Kerry Cullinan Peru is experiencing its worst-ever outbreak of dengue fever, with over 172,000 cases by Monday, according to the country’s health department. Of these, over 92,000 are confirmed while almost 80,000 are suspected cases, with countrywide floods and increasing temperatures driving the outbreak. The country has declared a health emergency in 222 districts. The north-western provinces […] Continue reading -> Will New Evidence About Air Pollution and Lung Cancer Trigger Action in India? 27/06/2023 Chetan Bhattacharji New science shows how air pollution triggers lung cancer, how children are the most vulnerable in Delhi’s smog, and how even small rises in PM 2.5 increase the risk of heart attacks, strokes and dementia. NEW DELHI – You can opt for silver, gold or platinum options for cancer-specific health insurance, according to an advertisement […] Continue reading -> Europe on Alert After 22 Mpox Cases Recorded in May 27/06/2023 Megha Kaveri Europe reported 22 cases of Mpox in May, prompting the World Health Organization (WHO) to urge people in high risk communities to get vaccinated if possible. WHO Europe director Dr Hans Kluge said that the virus is still in circulation, particularly affecting men who have sex with men. He added that people in high risk […] Continue reading -> Paris Climate Finance Summit Unlocks Funding, Dodges Debt 26/06/2023 Stefan Anderson An international summit in Paris to debate reforms of the global financial system to meet the threat of climate change was billed by UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres as a chance for “a new Bretton Woods moment”. It was, he said, an opportunity for “governments to come together, re-examine and re-configure the global financial architecture for […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts
Floods and Heat Cause Peru’s Worst-Ever Dengue Outbreak 27/06/2023 Kerry Cullinan Peru is experiencing its worst-ever outbreak of dengue fever, with over 172,000 cases by Monday, according to the country’s health department. Of these, over 92,000 are confirmed while almost 80,000 are suspected cases, with countrywide floods and increasing temperatures driving the outbreak. The country has declared a health emergency in 222 districts. The north-western provinces […] Continue reading -> Will New Evidence About Air Pollution and Lung Cancer Trigger Action in India? 27/06/2023 Chetan Bhattacharji New science shows how air pollution triggers lung cancer, how children are the most vulnerable in Delhi’s smog, and how even small rises in PM 2.5 increase the risk of heart attacks, strokes and dementia. NEW DELHI – You can opt for silver, gold or platinum options for cancer-specific health insurance, according to an advertisement […] Continue reading -> Europe on Alert After 22 Mpox Cases Recorded in May 27/06/2023 Megha Kaveri Europe reported 22 cases of Mpox in May, prompting the World Health Organization (WHO) to urge people in high risk communities to get vaccinated if possible. WHO Europe director Dr Hans Kluge said that the virus is still in circulation, particularly affecting men who have sex with men. He added that people in high risk […] Continue reading -> Paris Climate Finance Summit Unlocks Funding, Dodges Debt 26/06/2023 Stefan Anderson An international summit in Paris to debate reforms of the global financial system to meet the threat of climate change was billed by UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres as a chance for “a new Bretton Woods moment”. It was, he said, an opportunity for “governments to come together, re-examine and re-configure the global financial architecture for […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts
Will New Evidence About Air Pollution and Lung Cancer Trigger Action in India? 27/06/2023 Chetan Bhattacharji New science shows how air pollution triggers lung cancer, how children are the most vulnerable in Delhi’s smog, and how even small rises in PM 2.5 increase the risk of heart attacks, strokes and dementia. NEW DELHI – You can opt for silver, gold or platinum options for cancer-specific health insurance, according to an advertisement […] Continue reading -> Europe on Alert After 22 Mpox Cases Recorded in May 27/06/2023 Megha Kaveri Europe reported 22 cases of Mpox in May, prompting the World Health Organization (WHO) to urge people in high risk communities to get vaccinated if possible. WHO Europe director Dr Hans Kluge said that the virus is still in circulation, particularly affecting men who have sex with men. He added that people in high risk […] Continue reading -> Paris Climate Finance Summit Unlocks Funding, Dodges Debt 26/06/2023 Stefan Anderson An international summit in Paris to debate reforms of the global financial system to meet the threat of climate change was billed by UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres as a chance for “a new Bretton Woods moment”. It was, he said, an opportunity for “governments to come together, re-examine and re-configure the global financial architecture for […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts
Europe on Alert After 22 Mpox Cases Recorded in May 27/06/2023 Megha Kaveri Europe reported 22 cases of Mpox in May, prompting the World Health Organization (WHO) to urge people in high risk communities to get vaccinated if possible. WHO Europe director Dr Hans Kluge said that the virus is still in circulation, particularly affecting men who have sex with men. He added that people in high risk […] Continue reading -> Paris Climate Finance Summit Unlocks Funding, Dodges Debt 26/06/2023 Stefan Anderson An international summit in Paris to debate reforms of the global financial system to meet the threat of climate change was billed by UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres as a chance for “a new Bretton Woods moment”. It was, he said, an opportunity for “governments to come together, re-examine and re-configure the global financial architecture for […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts
Paris Climate Finance Summit Unlocks Funding, Dodges Debt 26/06/2023 Stefan Anderson An international summit in Paris to debate reforms of the global financial system to meet the threat of climate change was billed by UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres as a chance for “a new Bretton Woods moment”. It was, he said, an opportunity for “governments to come together, re-examine and re-configure the global financial architecture for […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts