Israeli – Palestinian Conflict Blocks Full Day At World Health Assembly 26/05/2021 Elaine Ruth Fletcher A longstanding dispute over a perennial World Health Assembly resolution on the health situation in the Israeli-occupied Palestinian territories claimed a full day of WHA delegates’ attention – as countries on both sides of the bitter conflict battled over a draft decision in a prolonged debate, leading up to a painstaking virtual vote by roll […] Continue reading -> Transparency International Calls On World Health Assembly To Investigate Disclosures by WHO’s Italian Whistleblower 26/05/2021 Philippe Mottaz EXCLUSIVE: The Geneva Observer has learned that Transparency International and a broad coalition of organizations advocating for a more robust protection mechanism for UN whistleblowers has sent an open letter to the 74th World Health Assembly (WHA) urging WHO Member States to call for an independent review of the disclosures made by former WHO researcher […] Continue reading -> Gender Increasingly Factored Into Health Research, But More Is Needed 26/05/2021 Disha Shetty Although gender is increasingly factored into health research, much remains to be done, experts reported at a Tuesday event co-organised by the Geneva Graduate Institute’s Global Health Centre. But despite growing awareness, health research continues to conceptualize gender in binary terms. Very little research concerns those who identify as LGBTQ+, according to speakers at the […] Continue reading -> Independent Oversight Committee: WHO Needs Stronger Base of Finance and Authority For More Robust Pandemic Response 25/05/2021 Chandre Prince Bold decisions are required to strengthen the World Health Organization and equip it with authority and resources it needs to address glaring shortcomings in pandemic preparedness and response, the 74th World Health Assembly was told on Tuesday. Recommendations emerging out of a report by the Independent Oversight and Advisory Committee (IOAC) for the WHO Health […] Continue reading -> Despite Recent Sharp Declines in New Cases, Global COVID Situation “Remains Highly Unstable,” Says WHO 25/05/2021 Madeleine Hoecklin The number of pandemic-related cases and deaths have rapidly accelerated in the first four months of 2021, said WHO officials on the second day of the 74th World Health Assembly – and despite sharp declines seen in almost every region over the four weeks, the situation remains “fragile.” The “highly unstable” global epidemiological situation, combined […] Continue reading -> Pandemic Treaty Discussion Deferred With Appeals for High-Level Political Commitment to Fix WHO 25/05/2021 Kerry Cullinan Key World Health Organization (WHO) member states agreed to postpone a potentially polarising discussion on a ‘pandemic treaty’ until November, according to a World Health Assembly ‘draft decision’ published Tuesday. The proposal – by 26 entities including the European Union, USA, UK and key countries from each WHO region – specifies that a special […] Continue reading -> COVID Exacerbating Severe Violence Against Health Workers 24/05/2021 Madeleine Hoecklin An unprecedented number of healthcare workers were seriously assaulted last year, even as health workers risked their lives on the front lines of the COVID-19 response. Over 412 COVID-related attacks on health workers, including kidnappings and murders, occurred between January and December 2020, experts reported at a World Health Assembly side event. The session Monday […] Continue reading -> Tedros Secures Europe’s Help to Boost WHO Pandemic Capacity Ahead of WHA 24/05/2021 Kerry Cullinan Strengthening the World Health Organization’s pandemic response is a key focus of the 74th World Health Assembly, which started on Monday – and WHO Director General Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus has already secured agreements with powerful European member states to do just that. WHA discussion on a report from the Independent Panel on Pandemic Preparedness […] Continue reading -> Exclusive – United States Holds Back on Bold Move Toward Pandemic Treaty 21/05/2021 Elaine Ruth Fletcher Just days before the World Health Assembly opens, the United States still appears to be stalling on an initiative led by some of its major European allies, to move ahead decisively on proposals for a “Pandemic Treaty”, according to a US draft proposal seen by Health Policy Watch. The Pandemic Treaty proposal to create a […] Continue reading -> The 1 Billion Dose Wager on the IP Waiver 21/05/2021 Elaine Ruth Fletcher & Svĕt Lustig Vijay Rich countries need to cough up 1 billion vaccine doses by September, and big pharma should significantly expand its network of voluntary license sharing and manufacturing – in order to avoid a vote by World Trade Organization members on a controversial proposal to waive all COVID-related intellectual property for the duration of the pandemic. That […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts
Transparency International Calls On World Health Assembly To Investigate Disclosures by WHO’s Italian Whistleblower 26/05/2021 Philippe Mottaz EXCLUSIVE: The Geneva Observer has learned that Transparency International and a broad coalition of organizations advocating for a more robust protection mechanism for UN whistleblowers has sent an open letter to the 74th World Health Assembly (WHA) urging WHO Member States to call for an independent review of the disclosures made by former WHO researcher […] Continue reading -> Gender Increasingly Factored Into Health Research, But More Is Needed 26/05/2021 Disha Shetty Although gender is increasingly factored into health research, much remains to be done, experts reported at a Tuesday event co-organised by the Geneva Graduate Institute’s Global Health Centre. But despite growing awareness, health research continues to conceptualize gender in binary terms. Very little research concerns those who identify as LGBTQ+, according to speakers at the […] Continue reading -> Independent Oversight Committee: WHO Needs Stronger Base of Finance and Authority For More Robust Pandemic Response 25/05/2021 Chandre Prince Bold decisions are required to strengthen the World Health Organization and equip it with authority and resources it needs to address glaring shortcomings in pandemic preparedness and response, the 74th World Health Assembly was told on Tuesday. Recommendations emerging out of a report by the Independent Oversight and Advisory Committee (IOAC) for the WHO Health […] Continue reading -> Despite Recent Sharp Declines in New Cases, Global COVID Situation “Remains Highly Unstable,” Says WHO 25/05/2021 Madeleine Hoecklin The number of pandemic-related cases and deaths have rapidly accelerated in the first four months of 2021, said WHO officials on the second day of the 74th World Health Assembly – and despite sharp declines seen in almost every region over the four weeks, the situation remains “fragile.” The “highly unstable” global epidemiological situation, combined […] Continue reading -> Pandemic Treaty Discussion Deferred With Appeals for High-Level Political Commitment to Fix WHO 25/05/2021 Kerry Cullinan Key World Health Organization (WHO) member states agreed to postpone a potentially polarising discussion on a ‘pandemic treaty’ until November, according to a World Health Assembly ‘draft decision’ published Tuesday. The proposal – by 26 entities including the European Union, USA, UK and key countries from each WHO region – specifies that a special […] Continue reading -> COVID Exacerbating Severe Violence Against Health Workers 24/05/2021 Madeleine Hoecklin An unprecedented number of healthcare workers were seriously assaulted last year, even as health workers risked their lives on the front lines of the COVID-19 response. Over 412 COVID-related attacks on health workers, including kidnappings and murders, occurred between January and December 2020, experts reported at a World Health Assembly side event. The session Monday […] Continue reading -> Tedros Secures Europe’s Help to Boost WHO Pandemic Capacity Ahead of WHA 24/05/2021 Kerry Cullinan Strengthening the World Health Organization’s pandemic response is a key focus of the 74th World Health Assembly, which started on Monday – and WHO Director General Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus has already secured agreements with powerful European member states to do just that. WHA discussion on a report from the Independent Panel on Pandemic Preparedness […] Continue reading -> Exclusive – United States Holds Back on Bold Move Toward Pandemic Treaty 21/05/2021 Elaine Ruth Fletcher Just days before the World Health Assembly opens, the United States still appears to be stalling on an initiative led by some of its major European allies, to move ahead decisively on proposals for a “Pandemic Treaty”, according to a US draft proposal seen by Health Policy Watch. The Pandemic Treaty proposal to create a […] Continue reading -> The 1 Billion Dose Wager on the IP Waiver 21/05/2021 Elaine Ruth Fletcher & Svĕt Lustig Vijay Rich countries need to cough up 1 billion vaccine doses by September, and big pharma should significantly expand its network of voluntary license sharing and manufacturing – in order to avoid a vote by World Trade Organization members on a controversial proposal to waive all COVID-related intellectual property for the duration of the pandemic. That […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts
Gender Increasingly Factored Into Health Research, But More Is Needed 26/05/2021 Disha Shetty Although gender is increasingly factored into health research, much remains to be done, experts reported at a Tuesday event co-organised by the Geneva Graduate Institute’s Global Health Centre. But despite growing awareness, health research continues to conceptualize gender in binary terms. Very little research concerns those who identify as LGBTQ+, according to speakers at the […] Continue reading -> Independent Oversight Committee: WHO Needs Stronger Base of Finance and Authority For More Robust Pandemic Response 25/05/2021 Chandre Prince Bold decisions are required to strengthen the World Health Organization and equip it with authority and resources it needs to address glaring shortcomings in pandemic preparedness and response, the 74th World Health Assembly was told on Tuesday. Recommendations emerging out of a report by the Independent Oversight and Advisory Committee (IOAC) for the WHO Health […] Continue reading -> Despite Recent Sharp Declines in New Cases, Global COVID Situation “Remains Highly Unstable,” Says WHO 25/05/2021 Madeleine Hoecklin The number of pandemic-related cases and deaths have rapidly accelerated in the first four months of 2021, said WHO officials on the second day of the 74th World Health Assembly – and despite sharp declines seen in almost every region over the four weeks, the situation remains “fragile.” The “highly unstable” global epidemiological situation, combined […] Continue reading -> Pandemic Treaty Discussion Deferred With Appeals for High-Level Political Commitment to Fix WHO 25/05/2021 Kerry Cullinan Key World Health Organization (WHO) member states agreed to postpone a potentially polarising discussion on a ‘pandemic treaty’ until November, according to a World Health Assembly ‘draft decision’ published Tuesday. The proposal – by 26 entities including the European Union, USA, UK and key countries from each WHO region – specifies that a special […] Continue reading -> COVID Exacerbating Severe Violence Against Health Workers 24/05/2021 Madeleine Hoecklin An unprecedented number of healthcare workers were seriously assaulted last year, even as health workers risked their lives on the front lines of the COVID-19 response. Over 412 COVID-related attacks on health workers, including kidnappings and murders, occurred between January and December 2020, experts reported at a World Health Assembly side event. The session Monday […] Continue reading -> Tedros Secures Europe’s Help to Boost WHO Pandemic Capacity Ahead of WHA 24/05/2021 Kerry Cullinan Strengthening the World Health Organization’s pandemic response is a key focus of the 74th World Health Assembly, which started on Monday – and WHO Director General Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus has already secured agreements with powerful European member states to do just that. WHA discussion on a report from the Independent Panel on Pandemic Preparedness […] Continue reading -> Exclusive – United States Holds Back on Bold Move Toward Pandemic Treaty 21/05/2021 Elaine Ruth Fletcher Just days before the World Health Assembly opens, the United States still appears to be stalling on an initiative led by some of its major European allies, to move ahead decisively on proposals for a “Pandemic Treaty”, according to a US draft proposal seen by Health Policy Watch. The Pandemic Treaty proposal to create a […] Continue reading -> The 1 Billion Dose Wager on the IP Waiver 21/05/2021 Elaine Ruth Fletcher & Svĕt Lustig Vijay Rich countries need to cough up 1 billion vaccine doses by September, and big pharma should significantly expand its network of voluntary license sharing and manufacturing – in order to avoid a vote by World Trade Organization members on a controversial proposal to waive all COVID-related intellectual property for the duration of the pandemic. That […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts
Independent Oversight Committee: WHO Needs Stronger Base of Finance and Authority For More Robust Pandemic Response 25/05/2021 Chandre Prince Bold decisions are required to strengthen the World Health Organization and equip it with authority and resources it needs to address glaring shortcomings in pandemic preparedness and response, the 74th World Health Assembly was told on Tuesday. Recommendations emerging out of a report by the Independent Oversight and Advisory Committee (IOAC) for the WHO Health […] Continue reading -> Despite Recent Sharp Declines in New Cases, Global COVID Situation “Remains Highly Unstable,” Says WHO 25/05/2021 Madeleine Hoecklin The number of pandemic-related cases and deaths have rapidly accelerated in the first four months of 2021, said WHO officials on the second day of the 74th World Health Assembly – and despite sharp declines seen in almost every region over the four weeks, the situation remains “fragile.” The “highly unstable” global epidemiological situation, combined […] Continue reading -> Pandemic Treaty Discussion Deferred With Appeals for High-Level Political Commitment to Fix WHO 25/05/2021 Kerry Cullinan Key World Health Organization (WHO) member states agreed to postpone a potentially polarising discussion on a ‘pandemic treaty’ until November, according to a World Health Assembly ‘draft decision’ published Tuesday. The proposal – by 26 entities including the European Union, USA, UK and key countries from each WHO region – specifies that a special […] Continue reading -> COVID Exacerbating Severe Violence Against Health Workers 24/05/2021 Madeleine Hoecklin An unprecedented number of healthcare workers were seriously assaulted last year, even as health workers risked their lives on the front lines of the COVID-19 response. Over 412 COVID-related attacks on health workers, including kidnappings and murders, occurred between January and December 2020, experts reported at a World Health Assembly side event. The session Monday […] Continue reading -> Tedros Secures Europe’s Help to Boost WHO Pandemic Capacity Ahead of WHA 24/05/2021 Kerry Cullinan Strengthening the World Health Organization’s pandemic response is a key focus of the 74th World Health Assembly, which started on Monday – and WHO Director General Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus has already secured agreements with powerful European member states to do just that. WHA discussion on a report from the Independent Panel on Pandemic Preparedness […] Continue reading -> Exclusive – United States Holds Back on Bold Move Toward Pandemic Treaty 21/05/2021 Elaine Ruth Fletcher Just days before the World Health Assembly opens, the United States still appears to be stalling on an initiative led by some of its major European allies, to move ahead decisively on proposals for a “Pandemic Treaty”, according to a US draft proposal seen by Health Policy Watch. The Pandemic Treaty proposal to create a […] Continue reading -> The 1 Billion Dose Wager on the IP Waiver 21/05/2021 Elaine Ruth Fletcher & Svĕt Lustig Vijay Rich countries need to cough up 1 billion vaccine doses by September, and big pharma should significantly expand its network of voluntary license sharing and manufacturing – in order to avoid a vote by World Trade Organization members on a controversial proposal to waive all COVID-related intellectual property for the duration of the pandemic. That […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts
Despite Recent Sharp Declines in New Cases, Global COVID Situation “Remains Highly Unstable,” Says WHO 25/05/2021 Madeleine Hoecklin The number of pandemic-related cases and deaths have rapidly accelerated in the first four months of 2021, said WHO officials on the second day of the 74th World Health Assembly – and despite sharp declines seen in almost every region over the four weeks, the situation remains “fragile.” The “highly unstable” global epidemiological situation, combined […] Continue reading -> Pandemic Treaty Discussion Deferred With Appeals for High-Level Political Commitment to Fix WHO 25/05/2021 Kerry Cullinan Key World Health Organization (WHO) member states agreed to postpone a potentially polarising discussion on a ‘pandemic treaty’ until November, according to a World Health Assembly ‘draft decision’ published Tuesday. The proposal – by 26 entities including the European Union, USA, UK and key countries from each WHO region – specifies that a special […] Continue reading -> COVID Exacerbating Severe Violence Against Health Workers 24/05/2021 Madeleine Hoecklin An unprecedented number of healthcare workers were seriously assaulted last year, even as health workers risked their lives on the front lines of the COVID-19 response. Over 412 COVID-related attacks on health workers, including kidnappings and murders, occurred between January and December 2020, experts reported at a World Health Assembly side event. The session Monday […] Continue reading -> Tedros Secures Europe’s Help to Boost WHO Pandemic Capacity Ahead of WHA 24/05/2021 Kerry Cullinan Strengthening the World Health Organization’s pandemic response is a key focus of the 74th World Health Assembly, which started on Monday – and WHO Director General Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus has already secured agreements with powerful European member states to do just that. WHA discussion on a report from the Independent Panel on Pandemic Preparedness […] Continue reading -> Exclusive – United States Holds Back on Bold Move Toward Pandemic Treaty 21/05/2021 Elaine Ruth Fletcher Just days before the World Health Assembly opens, the United States still appears to be stalling on an initiative led by some of its major European allies, to move ahead decisively on proposals for a “Pandemic Treaty”, according to a US draft proposal seen by Health Policy Watch. The Pandemic Treaty proposal to create a […] Continue reading -> The 1 Billion Dose Wager on the IP Waiver 21/05/2021 Elaine Ruth Fletcher & Svĕt Lustig Vijay Rich countries need to cough up 1 billion vaccine doses by September, and big pharma should significantly expand its network of voluntary license sharing and manufacturing – in order to avoid a vote by World Trade Organization members on a controversial proposal to waive all COVID-related intellectual property for the duration of the pandemic. That […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts
Pandemic Treaty Discussion Deferred With Appeals for High-Level Political Commitment to Fix WHO 25/05/2021 Kerry Cullinan Key World Health Organization (WHO) member states agreed to postpone a potentially polarising discussion on a ‘pandemic treaty’ until November, according to a World Health Assembly ‘draft decision’ published Tuesday. The proposal – by 26 entities including the European Union, USA, UK and key countries from each WHO region – specifies that a special […] Continue reading -> COVID Exacerbating Severe Violence Against Health Workers 24/05/2021 Madeleine Hoecklin An unprecedented number of healthcare workers were seriously assaulted last year, even as health workers risked their lives on the front lines of the COVID-19 response. Over 412 COVID-related attacks on health workers, including kidnappings and murders, occurred between January and December 2020, experts reported at a World Health Assembly side event. The session Monday […] Continue reading -> Tedros Secures Europe’s Help to Boost WHO Pandemic Capacity Ahead of WHA 24/05/2021 Kerry Cullinan Strengthening the World Health Organization’s pandemic response is a key focus of the 74th World Health Assembly, which started on Monday – and WHO Director General Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus has already secured agreements with powerful European member states to do just that. WHA discussion on a report from the Independent Panel on Pandemic Preparedness […] Continue reading -> Exclusive – United States Holds Back on Bold Move Toward Pandemic Treaty 21/05/2021 Elaine Ruth Fletcher Just days before the World Health Assembly opens, the United States still appears to be stalling on an initiative led by some of its major European allies, to move ahead decisively on proposals for a “Pandemic Treaty”, according to a US draft proposal seen by Health Policy Watch. The Pandemic Treaty proposal to create a […] Continue reading -> The 1 Billion Dose Wager on the IP Waiver 21/05/2021 Elaine Ruth Fletcher & Svĕt Lustig Vijay Rich countries need to cough up 1 billion vaccine doses by September, and big pharma should significantly expand its network of voluntary license sharing and manufacturing – in order to avoid a vote by World Trade Organization members on a controversial proposal to waive all COVID-related intellectual property for the duration of the pandemic. That […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts
COVID Exacerbating Severe Violence Against Health Workers 24/05/2021 Madeleine Hoecklin An unprecedented number of healthcare workers were seriously assaulted last year, even as health workers risked their lives on the front lines of the COVID-19 response. Over 412 COVID-related attacks on health workers, including kidnappings and murders, occurred between January and December 2020, experts reported at a World Health Assembly side event. The session Monday […] Continue reading -> Tedros Secures Europe’s Help to Boost WHO Pandemic Capacity Ahead of WHA 24/05/2021 Kerry Cullinan Strengthening the World Health Organization’s pandemic response is a key focus of the 74th World Health Assembly, which started on Monday – and WHO Director General Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus has already secured agreements with powerful European member states to do just that. WHA discussion on a report from the Independent Panel on Pandemic Preparedness […] Continue reading -> Exclusive – United States Holds Back on Bold Move Toward Pandemic Treaty 21/05/2021 Elaine Ruth Fletcher Just days before the World Health Assembly opens, the United States still appears to be stalling on an initiative led by some of its major European allies, to move ahead decisively on proposals for a “Pandemic Treaty”, according to a US draft proposal seen by Health Policy Watch. The Pandemic Treaty proposal to create a […] Continue reading -> The 1 Billion Dose Wager on the IP Waiver 21/05/2021 Elaine Ruth Fletcher & Svĕt Lustig Vijay Rich countries need to cough up 1 billion vaccine doses by September, and big pharma should significantly expand its network of voluntary license sharing and manufacturing – in order to avoid a vote by World Trade Organization members on a controversial proposal to waive all COVID-related intellectual property for the duration of the pandemic. That […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts
Tedros Secures Europe’s Help to Boost WHO Pandemic Capacity Ahead of WHA 24/05/2021 Kerry Cullinan Strengthening the World Health Organization’s pandemic response is a key focus of the 74th World Health Assembly, which started on Monday – and WHO Director General Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus has already secured agreements with powerful European member states to do just that. WHA discussion on a report from the Independent Panel on Pandemic Preparedness […] Continue reading -> Exclusive – United States Holds Back on Bold Move Toward Pandemic Treaty 21/05/2021 Elaine Ruth Fletcher Just days before the World Health Assembly opens, the United States still appears to be stalling on an initiative led by some of its major European allies, to move ahead decisively on proposals for a “Pandemic Treaty”, according to a US draft proposal seen by Health Policy Watch. The Pandemic Treaty proposal to create a […] Continue reading -> The 1 Billion Dose Wager on the IP Waiver 21/05/2021 Elaine Ruth Fletcher & Svĕt Lustig Vijay Rich countries need to cough up 1 billion vaccine doses by September, and big pharma should significantly expand its network of voluntary license sharing and manufacturing – in order to avoid a vote by World Trade Organization members on a controversial proposal to waive all COVID-related intellectual property for the duration of the pandemic. That […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts
Exclusive – United States Holds Back on Bold Move Toward Pandemic Treaty 21/05/2021 Elaine Ruth Fletcher Just days before the World Health Assembly opens, the United States still appears to be stalling on an initiative led by some of its major European allies, to move ahead decisively on proposals for a “Pandemic Treaty”, according to a US draft proposal seen by Health Policy Watch. The Pandemic Treaty proposal to create a […] Continue reading -> The 1 Billion Dose Wager on the IP Waiver 21/05/2021 Elaine Ruth Fletcher & Svĕt Lustig Vijay Rich countries need to cough up 1 billion vaccine doses by September, and big pharma should significantly expand its network of voluntary license sharing and manufacturing – in order to avoid a vote by World Trade Organization members on a controversial proposal to waive all COVID-related intellectual property for the duration of the pandemic. That […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts
The 1 Billion Dose Wager on the IP Waiver 21/05/2021 Elaine Ruth Fletcher & Svĕt Lustig Vijay Rich countries need to cough up 1 billion vaccine doses by September, and big pharma should significantly expand its network of voluntary license sharing and manufacturing – in order to avoid a vote by World Trade Organization members on a controversial proposal to waive all COVID-related intellectual property for the duration of the pandemic. That […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts