China’s COVID-19 Outbreak to Peak At 11 Million New Weekly Cases 07/06/2023 Megha Kaveri China will report around 11 million COVID-19 cases per week in June in its second major outbreak, data research firm Airfinity predicts. The current outbreak is caused by the XBB variant of the virus. This outbreak will be much smaller than the numbers reported during the first wave in late 2022, immediately after the country […] Continue reading -> Slow Transition to Clean Energy Puts Billions at Risk of Household Air Pollution 06/06/2023 Kerry Cullinan The high cost of energy and negligible progress in rolling out electricity in sub-Saharan Africa since 2010 are some of the factors behind why 2.3 billion people are still reliant on cooking fuels like coal and firewood that harm their health. Meanwhile, the transition to renewable energy has been too slow – and there has […] Continue reading -> WHO to Establish Digital Health Certification Network Based on EU COVID-19 Certificate 05/06/2023 Kerry Cullinan The World Health Organization (WHO) is establishing a global digital health certification network based on the European Union’s COVID-19 certificate to “facilitate global mobility and protect citizens across the world from ongoing and future health threats, including pandemics”, the body announced on Monday. The EU’s digital COVID-19 certificate (DCC), which recorded vaccinations, tests and recovery, […] Continue reading -> Zero-Draft of Global Plastic Pollution Agreement Expected Within Months 05/06/2023 Kerry Cullinan A zero-draft of a global, legally binding instrument on plastic pollution will be released before the next meeting of the Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee (INC) in November. This follows last week’s second INC meeting in Paris attended by delegates from 169 Member States and over 900 observers from NGOs. “I am encouraged by progress at INC-2 […] Continue reading -> New ‘Lab’ Aims to Leverage Digital Tools for Health Policy Making 03/06/2023 Maayan Hoffman A new collaboration called the “Global Health Policy Lab” (GHPL) aims to develop digital tools that strengthen the available global capacity to identify, benchmark, disseminate and assess the impact of relevant health laws and policies within the field of global health. The lab, a partnership between the Harvard Health Systems Innovation Lab and the Charité […] Continue reading -> E-cigarettes Are a ‘Trap’ to Recruit Children Not Harm Reduction – Tedros 02/06/2023 Kerry Cullinan Electronic cigarettes are a trap to recruit children, not part of harm reduction, said Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, Director General of the World Health Organization (WHO) at the global body’s weekly media conference. “When the tobacco industry introduced electronic cigarettes and vaping, one narrative they really tried to sell is that this is part of […] Continue reading -> Tanzania Declares Marburg Outbreak Over 02/06/2023 Kerry Cullinan Tanzania declared the end of its Marburg Virus Disease outbreak on Friday, two months after the outbreak was first detected in the north-western Kagera region. Nine cases (eight confirmed and one probable) and six deaths were recorded in the outbreak, which was declared on 21 March after laboratory analysis confirmed that the cause of deaths […] Continue reading -> Ugandans Petition Court to Block Anti-Homosexuality Law 01/06/2023 Kerry Cullinan Two different court challenges of Uganda’s draconian Anti-Homosexuality Bill have been launched over the past week. The first involves 10 Ugandans and a human rights organisation, which have petitioned the country’s Constitutional Court to prevent the Anti-Homosexuality Act signed into law on Monday from being implemented. According to the petition, the law is unconstitutional as […] Continue reading -> Sharp Condemnation of Sackler Family’s Immunity from Opioid Lawsuits 01/06/2023 Megha Kaveri A US court’s decision to provide legal immunity to a family that made billions by marketing opioids as “non addictive painkillers” in exchange for a $6 billion settlement has evoked sharp criticism from politicians and health advocates. The US Court of Appeals ruled on Tuesday that the Sackler family will enjoy protection from current and […] Continue reading -> WHO Appeals for End to Tobacco Growing Subsidies as FDA Warns E-Cigarette Retailers 31/05/2023 Kerry Cullinan On World No Tobacco Day on Wednesday, the World Health Organization (WHO) appealed to governments to end tobacco growing subsidies and use the savings to support farmers to switch to “more sustainable crops that improve food security and nutrition”. Over three million hectares of land in over 120 countries are being used to grow tobacco […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts
Slow Transition to Clean Energy Puts Billions at Risk of Household Air Pollution 06/06/2023 Kerry Cullinan The high cost of energy and negligible progress in rolling out electricity in sub-Saharan Africa since 2010 are some of the factors behind why 2.3 billion people are still reliant on cooking fuels like coal and firewood that harm their health. Meanwhile, the transition to renewable energy has been too slow – and there has […] Continue reading -> WHO to Establish Digital Health Certification Network Based on EU COVID-19 Certificate 05/06/2023 Kerry Cullinan The World Health Organization (WHO) is establishing a global digital health certification network based on the European Union’s COVID-19 certificate to “facilitate global mobility and protect citizens across the world from ongoing and future health threats, including pandemics”, the body announced on Monday. The EU’s digital COVID-19 certificate (DCC), which recorded vaccinations, tests and recovery, […] Continue reading -> Zero-Draft of Global Plastic Pollution Agreement Expected Within Months 05/06/2023 Kerry Cullinan A zero-draft of a global, legally binding instrument on plastic pollution will be released before the next meeting of the Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee (INC) in November. This follows last week’s second INC meeting in Paris attended by delegates from 169 Member States and over 900 observers from NGOs. “I am encouraged by progress at INC-2 […] Continue reading -> New ‘Lab’ Aims to Leverage Digital Tools for Health Policy Making 03/06/2023 Maayan Hoffman A new collaboration called the “Global Health Policy Lab” (GHPL) aims to develop digital tools that strengthen the available global capacity to identify, benchmark, disseminate and assess the impact of relevant health laws and policies within the field of global health. The lab, a partnership between the Harvard Health Systems Innovation Lab and the Charité […] Continue reading -> E-cigarettes Are a ‘Trap’ to Recruit Children Not Harm Reduction – Tedros 02/06/2023 Kerry Cullinan Electronic cigarettes are a trap to recruit children, not part of harm reduction, said Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, Director General of the World Health Organization (WHO) at the global body’s weekly media conference. “When the tobacco industry introduced electronic cigarettes and vaping, one narrative they really tried to sell is that this is part of […] Continue reading -> Tanzania Declares Marburg Outbreak Over 02/06/2023 Kerry Cullinan Tanzania declared the end of its Marburg Virus Disease outbreak on Friday, two months after the outbreak was first detected in the north-western Kagera region. Nine cases (eight confirmed and one probable) and six deaths were recorded in the outbreak, which was declared on 21 March after laboratory analysis confirmed that the cause of deaths […] Continue reading -> Ugandans Petition Court to Block Anti-Homosexuality Law 01/06/2023 Kerry Cullinan Two different court challenges of Uganda’s draconian Anti-Homosexuality Bill have been launched over the past week. The first involves 10 Ugandans and a human rights organisation, which have petitioned the country’s Constitutional Court to prevent the Anti-Homosexuality Act signed into law on Monday from being implemented. According to the petition, the law is unconstitutional as […] Continue reading -> Sharp Condemnation of Sackler Family’s Immunity from Opioid Lawsuits 01/06/2023 Megha Kaveri A US court’s decision to provide legal immunity to a family that made billions by marketing opioids as “non addictive painkillers” in exchange for a $6 billion settlement has evoked sharp criticism from politicians and health advocates. The US Court of Appeals ruled on Tuesday that the Sackler family will enjoy protection from current and […] Continue reading -> WHO Appeals for End to Tobacco Growing Subsidies as FDA Warns E-Cigarette Retailers 31/05/2023 Kerry Cullinan On World No Tobacco Day on Wednesday, the World Health Organization (WHO) appealed to governments to end tobacco growing subsidies and use the savings to support farmers to switch to “more sustainable crops that improve food security and nutrition”. Over three million hectares of land in over 120 countries are being used to grow tobacco […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts
WHO to Establish Digital Health Certification Network Based on EU COVID-19 Certificate 05/06/2023 Kerry Cullinan The World Health Organization (WHO) is establishing a global digital health certification network based on the European Union’s COVID-19 certificate to “facilitate global mobility and protect citizens across the world from ongoing and future health threats, including pandemics”, the body announced on Monday. The EU’s digital COVID-19 certificate (DCC), which recorded vaccinations, tests and recovery, […] Continue reading -> Zero-Draft of Global Plastic Pollution Agreement Expected Within Months 05/06/2023 Kerry Cullinan A zero-draft of a global, legally binding instrument on plastic pollution will be released before the next meeting of the Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee (INC) in November. This follows last week’s second INC meeting in Paris attended by delegates from 169 Member States and over 900 observers from NGOs. “I am encouraged by progress at INC-2 […] Continue reading -> New ‘Lab’ Aims to Leverage Digital Tools for Health Policy Making 03/06/2023 Maayan Hoffman A new collaboration called the “Global Health Policy Lab” (GHPL) aims to develop digital tools that strengthen the available global capacity to identify, benchmark, disseminate and assess the impact of relevant health laws and policies within the field of global health. The lab, a partnership between the Harvard Health Systems Innovation Lab and the Charité […] Continue reading -> E-cigarettes Are a ‘Trap’ to Recruit Children Not Harm Reduction – Tedros 02/06/2023 Kerry Cullinan Electronic cigarettes are a trap to recruit children, not part of harm reduction, said Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, Director General of the World Health Organization (WHO) at the global body’s weekly media conference. “When the tobacco industry introduced electronic cigarettes and vaping, one narrative they really tried to sell is that this is part of […] Continue reading -> Tanzania Declares Marburg Outbreak Over 02/06/2023 Kerry Cullinan Tanzania declared the end of its Marburg Virus Disease outbreak on Friday, two months after the outbreak was first detected in the north-western Kagera region. Nine cases (eight confirmed and one probable) and six deaths were recorded in the outbreak, which was declared on 21 March after laboratory analysis confirmed that the cause of deaths […] Continue reading -> Ugandans Petition Court to Block Anti-Homosexuality Law 01/06/2023 Kerry Cullinan Two different court challenges of Uganda’s draconian Anti-Homosexuality Bill have been launched over the past week. The first involves 10 Ugandans and a human rights organisation, which have petitioned the country’s Constitutional Court to prevent the Anti-Homosexuality Act signed into law on Monday from being implemented. According to the petition, the law is unconstitutional as […] Continue reading -> Sharp Condemnation of Sackler Family’s Immunity from Opioid Lawsuits 01/06/2023 Megha Kaveri A US court’s decision to provide legal immunity to a family that made billions by marketing opioids as “non addictive painkillers” in exchange for a $6 billion settlement has evoked sharp criticism from politicians and health advocates. The US Court of Appeals ruled on Tuesday that the Sackler family will enjoy protection from current and […] Continue reading -> WHO Appeals for End to Tobacco Growing Subsidies as FDA Warns E-Cigarette Retailers 31/05/2023 Kerry Cullinan On World No Tobacco Day on Wednesday, the World Health Organization (WHO) appealed to governments to end tobacco growing subsidies and use the savings to support farmers to switch to “more sustainable crops that improve food security and nutrition”. Over three million hectares of land in over 120 countries are being used to grow tobacco […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts
Zero-Draft of Global Plastic Pollution Agreement Expected Within Months 05/06/2023 Kerry Cullinan A zero-draft of a global, legally binding instrument on plastic pollution will be released before the next meeting of the Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee (INC) in November. This follows last week’s second INC meeting in Paris attended by delegates from 169 Member States and over 900 observers from NGOs. “I am encouraged by progress at INC-2 […] Continue reading -> New ‘Lab’ Aims to Leverage Digital Tools for Health Policy Making 03/06/2023 Maayan Hoffman A new collaboration called the “Global Health Policy Lab” (GHPL) aims to develop digital tools that strengthen the available global capacity to identify, benchmark, disseminate and assess the impact of relevant health laws and policies within the field of global health. The lab, a partnership between the Harvard Health Systems Innovation Lab and the Charité […] Continue reading -> E-cigarettes Are a ‘Trap’ to Recruit Children Not Harm Reduction – Tedros 02/06/2023 Kerry Cullinan Electronic cigarettes are a trap to recruit children, not part of harm reduction, said Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, Director General of the World Health Organization (WHO) at the global body’s weekly media conference. “When the tobacco industry introduced electronic cigarettes and vaping, one narrative they really tried to sell is that this is part of […] Continue reading -> Tanzania Declares Marburg Outbreak Over 02/06/2023 Kerry Cullinan Tanzania declared the end of its Marburg Virus Disease outbreak on Friday, two months after the outbreak was first detected in the north-western Kagera region. Nine cases (eight confirmed and one probable) and six deaths were recorded in the outbreak, which was declared on 21 March after laboratory analysis confirmed that the cause of deaths […] Continue reading -> Ugandans Petition Court to Block Anti-Homosexuality Law 01/06/2023 Kerry Cullinan Two different court challenges of Uganda’s draconian Anti-Homosexuality Bill have been launched over the past week. The first involves 10 Ugandans and a human rights organisation, which have petitioned the country’s Constitutional Court to prevent the Anti-Homosexuality Act signed into law on Monday from being implemented. According to the petition, the law is unconstitutional as […] Continue reading -> Sharp Condemnation of Sackler Family’s Immunity from Opioid Lawsuits 01/06/2023 Megha Kaveri A US court’s decision to provide legal immunity to a family that made billions by marketing opioids as “non addictive painkillers” in exchange for a $6 billion settlement has evoked sharp criticism from politicians and health advocates. The US Court of Appeals ruled on Tuesday that the Sackler family will enjoy protection from current and […] Continue reading -> WHO Appeals for End to Tobacco Growing Subsidies as FDA Warns E-Cigarette Retailers 31/05/2023 Kerry Cullinan On World No Tobacco Day on Wednesday, the World Health Organization (WHO) appealed to governments to end tobacco growing subsidies and use the savings to support farmers to switch to “more sustainable crops that improve food security and nutrition”. Over three million hectares of land in over 120 countries are being used to grow tobacco […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts
New ‘Lab’ Aims to Leverage Digital Tools for Health Policy Making 03/06/2023 Maayan Hoffman A new collaboration called the “Global Health Policy Lab” (GHPL) aims to develop digital tools that strengthen the available global capacity to identify, benchmark, disseminate and assess the impact of relevant health laws and policies within the field of global health. The lab, a partnership between the Harvard Health Systems Innovation Lab and the Charité […] Continue reading -> E-cigarettes Are a ‘Trap’ to Recruit Children Not Harm Reduction – Tedros 02/06/2023 Kerry Cullinan Electronic cigarettes are a trap to recruit children, not part of harm reduction, said Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, Director General of the World Health Organization (WHO) at the global body’s weekly media conference. “When the tobacco industry introduced electronic cigarettes and vaping, one narrative they really tried to sell is that this is part of […] Continue reading -> Tanzania Declares Marburg Outbreak Over 02/06/2023 Kerry Cullinan Tanzania declared the end of its Marburg Virus Disease outbreak on Friday, two months after the outbreak was first detected in the north-western Kagera region. Nine cases (eight confirmed and one probable) and six deaths were recorded in the outbreak, which was declared on 21 March after laboratory analysis confirmed that the cause of deaths […] Continue reading -> Ugandans Petition Court to Block Anti-Homosexuality Law 01/06/2023 Kerry Cullinan Two different court challenges of Uganda’s draconian Anti-Homosexuality Bill have been launched over the past week. The first involves 10 Ugandans and a human rights organisation, which have petitioned the country’s Constitutional Court to prevent the Anti-Homosexuality Act signed into law on Monday from being implemented. According to the petition, the law is unconstitutional as […] Continue reading -> Sharp Condemnation of Sackler Family’s Immunity from Opioid Lawsuits 01/06/2023 Megha Kaveri A US court’s decision to provide legal immunity to a family that made billions by marketing opioids as “non addictive painkillers” in exchange for a $6 billion settlement has evoked sharp criticism from politicians and health advocates. The US Court of Appeals ruled on Tuesday that the Sackler family will enjoy protection from current and […] Continue reading -> WHO Appeals for End to Tobacco Growing Subsidies as FDA Warns E-Cigarette Retailers 31/05/2023 Kerry Cullinan On World No Tobacco Day on Wednesday, the World Health Organization (WHO) appealed to governments to end tobacco growing subsidies and use the savings to support farmers to switch to “more sustainable crops that improve food security and nutrition”. Over three million hectares of land in over 120 countries are being used to grow tobacco […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts
E-cigarettes Are a ‘Trap’ to Recruit Children Not Harm Reduction – Tedros 02/06/2023 Kerry Cullinan Electronic cigarettes are a trap to recruit children, not part of harm reduction, said Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, Director General of the World Health Organization (WHO) at the global body’s weekly media conference. “When the tobacco industry introduced electronic cigarettes and vaping, one narrative they really tried to sell is that this is part of […] Continue reading -> Tanzania Declares Marburg Outbreak Over 02/06/2023 Kerry Cullinan Tanzania declared the end of its Marburg Virus Disease outbreak on Friday, two months after the outbreak was first detected in the north-western Kagera region. Nine cases (eight confirmed and one probable) and six deaths were recorded in the outbreak, which was declared on 21 March after laboratory analysis confirmed that the cause of deaths […] Continue reading -> Ugandans Petition Court to Block Anti-Homosexuality Law 01/06/2023 Kerry Cullinan Two different court challenges of Uganda’s draconian Anti-Homosexuality Bill have been launched over the past week. The first involves 10 Ugandans and a human rights organisation, which have petitioned the country’s Constitutional Court to prevent the Anti-Homosexuality Act signed into law on Monday from being implemented. According to the petition, the law is unconstitutional as […] Continue reading -> Sharp Condemnation of Sackler Family’s Immunity from Opioid Lawsuits 01/06/2023 Megha Kaveri A US court’s decision to provide legal immunity to a family that made billions by marketing opioids as “non addictive painkillers” in exchange for a $6 billion settlement has evoked sharp criticism from politicians and health advocates. The US Court of Appeals ruled on Tuesday that the Sackler family will enjoy protection from current and […] Continue reading -> WHO Appeals for End to Tobacco Growing Subsidies as FDA Warns E-Cigarette Retailers 31/05/2023 Kerry Cullinan On World No Tobacco Day on Wednesday, the World Health Organization (WHO) appealed to governments to end tobacco growing subsidies and use the savings to support farmers to switch to “more sustainable crops that improve food security and nutrition”. Over three million hectares of land in over 120 countries are being used to grow tobacco […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts
Tanzania Declares Marburg Outbreak Over 02/06/2023 Kerry Cullinan Tanzania declared the end of its Marburg Virus Disease outbreak on Friday, two months after the outbreak was first detected in the north-western Kagera region. Nine cases (eight confirmed and one probable) and six deaths were recorded in the outbreak, which was declared on 21 March after laboratory analysis confirmed that the cause of deaths […] Continue reading -> Ugandans Petition Court to Block Anti-Homosexuality Law 01/06/2023 Kerry Cullinan Two different court challenges of Uganda’s draconian Anti-Homosexuality Bill have been launched over the past week. The first involves 10 Ugandans and a human rights organisation, which have petitioned the country’s Constitutional Court to prevent the Anti-Homosexuality Act signed into law on Monday from being implemented. According to the petition, the law is unconstitutional as […] Continue reading -> Sharp Condemnation of Sackler Family’s Immunity from Opioid Lawsuits 01/06/2023 Megha Kaveri A US court’s decision to provide legal immunity to a family that made billions by marketing opioids as “non addictive painkillers” in exchange for a $6 billion settlement has evoked sharp criticism from politicians and health advocates. The US Court of Appeals ruled on Tuesday that the Sackler family will enjoy protection from current and […] Continue reading -> WHO Appeals for End to Tobacco Growing Subsidies as FDA Warns E-Cigarette Retailers 31/05/2023 Kerry Cullinan On World No Tobacco Day on Wednesday, the World Health Organization (WHO) appealed to governments to end tobacco growing subsidies and use the savings to support farmers to switch to “more sustainable crops that improve food security and nutrition”. Over three million hectares of land in over 120 countries are being used to grow tobacco […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts
Ugandans Petition Court to Block Anti-Homosexuality Law 01/06/2023 Kerry Cullinan Two different court challenges of Uganda’s draconian Anti-Homosexuality Bill have been launched over the past week. The first involves 10 Ugandans and a human rights organisation, which have petitioned the country’s Constitutional Court to prevent the Anti-Homosexuality Act signed into law on Monday from being implemented. According to the petition, the law is unconstitutional as […] Continue reading -> Sharp Condemnation of Sackler Family’s Immunity from Opioid Lawsuits 01/06/2023 Megha Kaveri A US court’s decision to provide legal immunity to a family that made billions by marketing opioids as “non addictive painkillers” in exchange for a $6 billion settlement has evoked sharp criticism from politicians and health advocates. The US Court of Appeals ruled on Tuesday that the Sackler family will enjoy protection from current and […] Continue reading -> WHO Appeals for End to Tobacco Growing Subsidies as FDA Warns E-Cigarette Retailers 31/05/2023 Kerry Cullinan On World No Tobacco Day on Wednesday, the World Health Organization (WHO) appealed to governments to end tobacco growing subsidies and use the savings to support farmers to switch to “more sustainable crops that improve food security and nutrition”. Over three million hectares of land in over 120 countries are being used to grow tobacco […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts
Sharp Condemnation of Sackler Family’s Immunity from Opioid Lawsuits 01/06/2023 Megha Kaveri A US court’s decision to provide legal immunity to a family that made billions by marketing opioids as “non addictive painkillers” in exchange for a $6 billion settlement has evoked sharp criticism from politicians and health advocates. The US Court of Appeals ruled on Tuesday that the Sackler family will enjoy protection from current and […] Continue reading -> WHO Appeals for End to Tobacco Growing Subsidies as FDA Warns E-Cigarette Retailers 31/05/2023 Kerry Cullinan On World No Tobacco Day on Wednesday, the World Health Organization (WHO) appealed to governments to end tobacco growing subsidies and use the savings to support farmers to switch to “more sustainable crops that improve food security and nutrition”. Over three million hectares of land in over 120 countries are being used to grow tobacco […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts
WHO Appeals for End to Tobacco Growing Subsidies as FDA Warns E-Cigarette Retailers 31/05/2023 Kerry Cullinan On World No Tobacco Day on Wednesday, the World Health Organization (WHO) appealed to governments to end tobacco growing subsidies and use the savings to support farmers to switch to “more sustainable crops that improve food security and nutrition”. Over three million hectares of land in over 120 countries are being used to grow tobacco […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts