Aid Workers In Democratic Republic Of Congo Accused Of Sexual Abuse, Says Investigation By The New Humanitarian 29/09/2020 Svĕt Lustig Vijay Over fifty women in the Democratic Republic of Congo have accused aid workers from the World Health Organization and leading international NGOs of sexual abuse and exploitation, concluded a year-long investigation led by the New Humanitarian and the Thomson Reuter Foundation on Tuesday. The report highlights how “common” sexual exploitation and abuse are in humanitarian […] Continue reading -> Most Countries Still Have ‘Long Way To Go’ On Tobacco Control In Public Places & Taxation 29/09/2020 Svĕt Lustig Vijay As fresh data reveals that tobacco products kill over 2 million people a year through coronary heart disease, tobacco control advocates are more determined than ever to protect the world against a product that kills half its users, not only from heart attacks but stroke, lung cancer and other diseases as well. Comprehensive, but simple […] Continue reading -> WHO, The Pandemic And Europe’s New Global Health Leadership Role 29/09/2020 Elaine Ruth Fletcher Billions of dollars in vaccine investments are needed to beat back Covid-19. But on the bright side, Europe is playing a more active global health leadership role. Geneva’s ‘dean’ of global health speaks to Geneva Solutions ahead of Wednesday’s opening of the European Health Forum (Gastein), which brings together key policymakers and experts from across […] Continue reading -> World Health Organization Aims To Roll Out 120 Million COVID-19 Rapid Tests in Lower Income Countries – As COVID-19 Deaths Cross The 1 Million Mark 28/09/2020 Grace Ren Some 120 million COVID-19 rapid diagnostic tests will be made available to low and middle-income countries through the World Health Organization-hosted ACT Accelerator, an initiative to scale up COVID-19 drugs, diagnostics, and vaccines. The WHO Director-General Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus made the announcement just before the world crossed the 1 million mark for deaths from […] Continue reading -> Global Aid, Local Choice – Why Calls For Transparency Cut Both Ways 28/09/2020 Ize Adava When donor dollars go missing, the guilty must be held to account. But when past transgressions hold country-ownership of global health programs to ransom with no clear end in sight, everyone loses. Today, almost two million people are living with HIV in Nigeria yet the latest UNAIDS figures show that only about one out of every […] Continue reading -> Infodemic Poses Serious Risk to COVID-19 Response, Warn Experts At A United Nations General Assembly Event 28/09/2020 Madeleine Hoecklin The ‘infodemic’ is one of the “most concerning” governance challenges of our time, undermining trust in science in the midst of the pandemic, and threatening people’s physical and mental health, warned United Nations Development Program (UNDP) Administrator Achim Steimer. While the overabundance of misinformation – or ‘infodemic – is not new, it has blown out […] Continue reading -> COVID-19 Has Highlighted Vulnerabilities Of Workers In The Healthcare Industry 25/09/2020 Grace Ren The COVID-19 pandemic has not only disrupted access to basic healthcare services, but has also exposed the vulnerabilities the people working in the health care industry. “About 14% of all infections reported to us are in healthcare workers, I think that’s… put the spotlight on the need for reforming [the healthcare system] and supporting health […] Continue reading -> Progress On COVID-19 Technology Pool Inches Along As Sister Initiative To Pool Vaccine Procurement Accelerates 25/09/2020 Grace Ren While the COVAX Facility, a global initiative to pool procurement of a safe and effective COVID-19 vaccine, has been gaining momentum, another global initiative to pool intellectual property rights for tools to combat the pandemic has been moving at a much slower pace. Only three more countries have signed on to support the COVID-19 Technology […] Continue reading -> Supporting Safe Isolation Can Help Control COVID-19 In Communities, But More Investment Is Required For Local Public Health 24/09/2020 Grace Ren “Social support, which is about ensuring that people have the material resources and necessities required to be able to ensure effective care is delivered, is a critical piece that has been under-invested in and focused on Europe in the US and the response to the pandemic.” – Katie Bollbach, director Of US Public Health Accompaniment […] Continue reading -> Global Call For Rebuilding Vaccine Networks In Advance Of COVID-19 Vaccine Rollout 24/09/2020 Raisa Santos A lineup of global health leaders called upon high income countries to join the new global COVID-19 pool, saying that worldwide access to a safe and equitable vaccine is essential to beat the COVID-19 pandemic. Speaking at the virtual UN General Assembly (UNGA) side event on Wednesday, the leaders also said that maintaining essential vaccine […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts
Most Countries Still Have ‘Long Way To Go’ On Tobacco Control In Public Places & Taxation 29/09/2020 Svĕt Lustig Vijay As fresh data reveals that tobacco products kill over 2 million people a year through coronary heart disease, tobacco control advocates are more determined than ever to protect the world against a product that kills half its users, not only from heart attacks but stroke, lung cancer and other diseases as well. Comprehensive, but simple […] Continue reading -> WHO, The Pandemic And Europe’s New Global Health Leadership Role 29/09/2020 Elaine Ruth Fletcher Billions of dollars in vaccine investments are needed to beat back Covid-19. But on the bright side, Europe is playing a more active global health leadership role. Geneva’s ‘dean’ of global health speaks to Geneva Solutions ahead of Wednesday’s opening of the European Health Forum (Gastein), which brings together key policymakers and experts from across […] Continue reading -> World Health Organization Aims To Roll Out 120 Million COVID-19 Rapid Tests in Lower Income Countries – As COVID-19 Deaths Cross The 1 Million Mark 28/09/2020 Grace Ren Some 120 million COVID-19 rapid diagnostic tests will be made available to low and middle-income countries through the World Health Organization-hosted ACT Accelerator, an initiative to scale up COVID-19 drugs, diagnostics, and vaccines. The WHO Director-General Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus made the announcement just before the world crossed the 1 million mark for deaths from […] Continue reading -> Global Aid, Local Choice – Why Calls For Transparency Cut Both Ways 28/09/2020 Ize Adava When donor dollars go missing, the guilty must be held to account. But when past transgressions hold country-ownership of global health programs to ransom with no clear end in sight, everyone loses. Today, almost two million people are living with HIV in Nigeria yet the latest UNAIDS figures show that only about one out of every […] Continue reading -> Infodemic Poses Serious Risk to COVID-19 Response, Warn Experts At A United Nations General Assembly Event 28/09/2020 Madeleine Hoecklin The ‘infodemic’ is one of the “most concerning” governance challenges of our time, undermining trust in science in the midst of the pandemic, and threatening people’s physical and mental health, warned United Nations Development Program (UNDP) Administrator Achim Steimer. While the overabundance of misinformation – or ‘infodemic – is not new, it has blown out […] Continue reading -> COVID-19 Has Highlighted Vulnerabilities Of Workers In The Healthcare Industry 25/09/2020 Grace Ren The COVID-19 pandemic has not only disrupted access to basic healthcare services, but has also exposed the vulnerabilities the people working in the health care industry. “About 14% of all infections reported to us are in healthcare workers, I think that’s… put the spotlight on the need for reforming [the healthcare system] and supporting health […] Continue reading -> Progress On COVID-19 Technology Pool Inches Along As Sister Initiative To Pool Vaccine Procurement Accelerates 25/09/2020 Grace Ren While the COVAX Facility, a global initiative to pool procurement of a safe and effective COVID-19 vaccine, has been gaining momentum, another global initiative to pool intellectual property rights for tools to combat the pandemic has been moving at a much slower pace. Only three more countries have signed on to support the COVID-19 Technology […] Continue reading -> Supporting Safe Isolation Can Help Control COVID-19 In Communities, But More Investment Is Required For Local Public Health 24/09/2020 Grace Ren “Social support, which is about ensuring that people have the material resources and necessities required to be able to ensure effective care is delivered, is a critical piece that has been under-invested in and focused on Europe in the US and the response to the pandemic.” – Katie Bollbach, director Of US Public Health Accompaniment […] Continue reading -> Global Call For Rebuilding Vaccine Networks In Advance Of COVID-19 Vaccine Rollout 24/09/2020 Raisa Santos A lineup of global health leaders called upon high income countries to join the new global COVID-19 pool, saying that worldwide access to a safe and equitable vaccine is essential to beat the COVID-19 pandemic. Speaking at the virtual UN General Assembly (UNGA) side event on Wednesday, the leaders also said that maintaining essential vaccine […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts
WHO, The Pandemic And Europe’s New Global Health Leadership Role 29/09/2020 Elaine Ruth Fletcher Billions of dollars in vaccine investments are needed to beat back Covid-19. But on the bright side, Europe is playing a more active global health leadership role. Geneva’s ‘dean’ of global health speaks to Geneva Solutions ahead of Wednesday’s opening of the European Health Forum (Gastein), which brings together key policymakers and experts from across […] Continue reading -> World Health Organization Aims To Roll Out 120 Million COVID-19 Rapid Tests in Lower Income Countries – As COVID-19 Deaths Cross The 1 Million Mark 28/09/2020 Grace Ren Some 120 million COVID-19 rapid diagnostic tests will be made available to low and middle-income countries through the World Health Organization-hosted ACT Accelerator, an initiative to scale up COVID-19 drugs, diagnostics, and vaccines. The WHO Director-General Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus made the announcement just before the world crossed the 1 million mark for deaths from […] Continue reading -> Global Aid, Local Choice – Why Calls For Transparency Cut Both Ways 28/09/2020 Ize Adava When donor dollars go missing, the guilty must be held to account. But when past transgressions hold country-ownership of global health programs to ransom with no clear end in sight, everyone loses. Today, almost two million people are living with HIV in Nigeria yet the latest UNAIDS figures show that only about one out of every […] Continue reading -> Infodemic Poses Serious Risk to COVID-19 Response, Warn Experts At A United Nations General Assembly Event 28/09/2020 Madeleine Hoecklin The ‘infodemic’ is one of the “most concerning” governance challenges of our time, undermining trust in science in the midst of the pandemic, and threatening people’s physical and mental health, warned United Nations Development Program (UNDP) Administrator Achim Steimer. While the overabundance of misinformation – or ‘infodemic – is not new, it has blown out […] Continue reading -> COVID-19 Has Highlighted Vulnerabilities Of Workers In The Healthcare Industry 25/09/2020 Grace Ren The COVID-19 pandemic has not only disrupted access to basic healthcare services, but has also exposed the vulnerabilities the people working in the health care industry. “About 14% of all infections reported to us are in healthcare workers, I think that’s… put the spotlight on the need for reforming [the healthcare system] and supporting health […] Continue reading -> Progress On COVID-19 Technology Pool Inches Along As Sister Initiative To Pool Vaccine Procurement Accelerates 25/09/2020 Grace Ren While the COVAX Facility, a global initiative to pool procurement of a safe and effective COVID-19 vaccine, has been gaining momentum, another global initiative to pool intellectual property rights for tools to combat the pandemic has been moving at a much slower pace. Only three more countries have signed on to support the COVID-19 Technology […] Continue reading -> Supporting Safe Isolation Can Help Control COVID-19 In Communities, But More Investment Is Required For Local Public Health 24/09/2020 Grace Ren “Social support, which is about ensuring that people have the material resources and necessities required to be able to ensure effective care is delivered, is a critical piece that has been under-invested in and focused on Europe in the US and the response to the pandemic.” – Katie Bollbach, director Of US Public Health Accompaniment […] Continue reading -> Global Call For Rebuilding Vaccine Networks In Advance Of COVID-19 Vaccine Rollout 24/09/2020 Raisa Santos A lineup of global health leaders called upon high income countries to join the new global COVID-19 pool, saying that worldwide access to a safe and equitable vaccine is essential to beat the COVID-19 pandemic. Speaking at the virtual UN General Assembly (UNGA) side event on Wednesday, the leaders also said that maintaining essential vaccine […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts
World Health Organization Aims To Roll Out 120 Million COVID-19 Rapid Tests in Lower Income Countries – As COVID-19 Deaths Cross The 1 Million Mark 28/09/2020 Grace Ren Some 120 million COVID-19 rapid diagnostic tests will be made available to low and middle-income countries through the World Health Organization-hosted ACT Accelerator, an initiative to scale up COVID-19 drugs, diagnostics, and vaccines. The WHO Director-General Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus made the announcement just before the world crossed the 1 million mark for deaths from […] Continue reading -> Global Aid, Local Choice – Why Calls For Transparency Cut Both Ways 28/09/2020 Ize Adava When donor dollars go missing, the guilty must be held to account. But when past transgressions hold country-ownership of global health programs to ransom with no clear end in sight, everyone loses. Today, almost two million people are living with HIV in Nigeria yet the latest UNAIDS figures show that only about one out of every […] Continue reading -> Infodemic Poses Serious Risk to COVID-19 Response, Warn Experts At A United Nations General Assembly Event 28/09/2020 Madeleine Hoecklin The ‘infodemic’ is one of the “most concerning” governance challenges of our time, undermining trust in science in the midst of the pandemic, and threatening people’s physical and mental health, warned United Nations Development Program (UNDP) Administrator Achim Steimer. While the overabundance of misinformation – or ‘infodemic – is not new, it has blown out […] Continue reading -> COVID-19 Has Highlighted Vulnerabilities Of Workers In The Healthcare Industry 25/09/2020 Grace Ren The COVID-19 pandemic has not only disrupted access to basic healthcare services, but has also exposed the vulnerabilities the people working in the health care industry. “About 14% of all infections reported to us are in healthcare workers, I think that’s… put the spotlight on the need for reforming [the healthcare system] and supporting health […] Continue reading -> Progress On COVID-19 Technology Pool Inches Along As Sister Initiative To Pool Vaccine Procurement Accelerates 25/09/2020 Grace Ren While the COVAX Facility, a global initiative to pool procurement of a safe and effective COVID-19 vaccine, has been gaining momentum, another global initiative to pool intellectual property rights for tools to combat the pandemic has been moving at a much slower pace. Only three more countries have signed on to support the COVID-19 Technology […] Continue reading -> Supporting Safe Isolation Can Help Control COVID-19 In Communities, But More Investment Is Required For Local Public Health 24/09/2020 Grace Ren “Social support, which is about ensuring that people have the material resources and necessities required to be able to ensure effective care is delivered, is a critical piece that has been under-invested in and focused on Europe in the US and the response to the pandemic.” – Katie Bollbach, director Of US Public Health Accompaniment […] Continue reading -> Global Call For Rebuilding Vaccine Networks In Advance Of COVID-19 Vaccine Rollout 24/09/2020 Raisa Santos A lineup of global health leaders called upon high income countries to join the new global COVID-19 pool, saying that worldwide access to a safe and equitable vaccine is essential to beat the COVID-19 pandemic. Speaking at the virtual UN General Assembly (UNGA) side event on Wednesday, the leaders also said that maintaining essential vaccine […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts
Global Aid, Local Choice – Why Calls For Transparency Cut Both Ways 28/09/2020 Ize Adava When donor dollars go missing, the guilty must be held to account. But when past transgressions hold country-ownership of global health programs to ransom with no clear end in sight, everyone loses. Today, almost two million people are living with HIV in Nigeria yet the latest UNAIDS figures show that only about one out of every […] Continue reading -> Infodemic Poses Serious Risk to COVID-19 Response, Warn Experts At A United Nations General Assembly Event 28/09/2020 Madeleine Hoecklin The ‘infodemic’ is one of the “most concerning” governance challenges of our time, undermining trust in science in the midst of the pandemic, and threatening people’s physical and mental health, warned United Nations Development Program (UNDP) Administrator Achim Steimer. While the overabundance of misinformation – or ‘infodemic – is not new, it has blown out […] Continue reading -> COVID-19 Has Highlighted Vulnerabilities Of Workers In The Healthcare Industry 25/09/2020 Grace Ren The COVID-19 pandemic has not only disrupted access to basic healthcare services, but has also exposed the vulnerabilities the people working in the health care industry. “About 14% of all infections reported to us are in healthcare workers, I think that’s… put the spotlight on the need for reforming [the healthcare system] and supporting health […] Continue reading -> Progress On COVID-19 Technology Pool Inches Along As Sister Initiative To Pool Vaccine Procurement Accelerates 25/09/2020 Grace Ren While the COVAX Facility, a global initiative to pool procurement of a safe and effective COVID-19 vaccine, has been gaining momentum, another global initiative to pool intellectual property rights for tools to combat the pandemic has been moving at a much slower pace. Only three more countries have signed on to support the COVID-19 Technology […] Continue reading -> Supporting Safe Isolation Can Help Control COVID-19 In Communities, But More Investment Is Required For Local Public Health 24/09/2020 Grace Ren “Social support, which is about ensuring that people have the material resources and necessities required to be able to ensure effective care is delivered, is a critical piece that has been under-invested in and focused on Europe in the US and the response to the pandemic.” – Katie Bollbach, director Of US Public Health Accompaniment […] Continue reading -> Global Call For Rebuilding Vaccine Networks In Advance Of COVID-19 Vaccine Rollout 24/09/2020 Raisa Santos A lineup of global health leaders called upon high income countries to join the new global COVID-19 pool, saying that worldwide access to a safe and equitable vaccine is essential to beat the COVID-19 pandemic. Speaking at the virtual UN General Assembly (UNGA) side event on Wednesday, the leaders also said that maintaining essential vaccine […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts
Infodemic Poses Serious Risk to COVID-19 Response, Warn Experts At A United Nations General Assembly Event 28/09/2020 Madeleine Hoecklin The ‘infodemic’ is one of the “most concerning” governance challenges of our time, undermining trust in science in the midst of the pandemic, and threatening people’s physical and mental health, warned United Nations Development Program (UNDP) Administrator Achim Steimer. While the overabundance of misinformation – or ‘infodemic – is not new, it has blown out […] Continue reading -> COVID-19 Has Highlighted Vulnerabilities Of Workers In The Healthcare Industry 25/09/2020 Grace Ren The COVID-19 pandemic has not only disrupted access to basic healthcare services, but has also exposed the vulnerabilities the people working in the health care industry. “About 14% of all infections reported to us are in healthcare workers, I think that’s… put the spotlight on the need for reforming [the healthcare system] and supporting health […] Continue reading -> Progress On COVID-19 Technology Pool Inches Along As Sister Initiative To Pool Vaccine Procurement Accelerates 25/09/2020 Grace Ren While the COVAX Facility, a global initiative to pool procurement of a safe and effective COVID-19 vaccine, has been gaining momentum, another global initiative to pool intellectual property rights for tools to combat the pandemic has been moving at a much slower pace. Only three more countries have signed on to support the COVID-19 Technology […] Continue reading -> Supporting Safe Isolation Can Help Control COVID-19 In Communities, But More Investment Is Required For Local Public Health 24/09/2020 Grace Ren “Social support, which is about ensuring that people have the material resources and necessities required to be able to ensure effective care is delivered, is a critical piece that has been under-invested in and focused on Europe in the US and the response to the pandemic.” – Katie Bollbach, director Of US Public Health Accompaniment […] Continue reading -> Global Call For Rebuilding Vaccine Networks In Advance Of COVID-19 Vaccine Rollout 24/09/2020 Raisa Santos A lineup of global health leaders called upon high income countries to join the new global COVID-19 pool, saying that worldwide access to a safe and equitable vaccine is essential to beat the COVID-19 pandemic. Speaking at the virtual UN General Assembly (UNGA) side event on Wednesday, the leaders also said that maintaining essential vaccine […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts
COVID-19 Has Highlighted Vulnerabilities Of Workers In The Healthcare Industry 25/09/2020 Grace Ren The COVID-19 pandemic has not only disrupted access to basic healthcare services, but has also exposed the vulnerabilities the people working in the health care industry. “About 14% of all infections reported to us are in healthcare workers, I think that’s… put the spotlight on the need for reforming [the healthcare system] and supporting health […] Continue reading -> Progress On COVID-19 Technology Pool Inches Along As Sister Initiative To Pool Vaccine Procurement Accelerates 25/09/2020 Grace Ren While the COVAX Facility, a global initiative to pool procurement of a safe and effective COVID-19 vaccine, has been gaining momentum, another global initiative to pool intellectual property rights for tools to combat the pandemic has been moving at a much slower pace. Only three more countries have signed on to support the COVID-19 Technology […] Continue reading -> Supporting Safe Isolation Can Help Control COVID-19 In Communities, But More Investment Is Required For Local Public Health 24/09/2020 Grace Ren “Social support, which is about ensuring that people have the material resources and necessities required to be able to ensure effective care is delivered, is a critical piece that has been under-invested in and focused on Europe in the US and the response to the pandemic.” – Katie Bollbach, director Of US Public Health Accompaniment […] Continue reading -> Global Call For Rebuilding Vaccine Networks In Advance Of COVID-19 Vaccine Rollout 24/09/2020 Raisa Santos A lineup of global health leaders called upon high income countries to join the new global COVID-19 pool, saying that worldwide access to a safe and equitable vaccine is essential to beat the COVID-19 pandemic. Speaking at the virtual UN General Assembly (UNGA) side event on Wednesday, the leaders also said that maintaining essential vaccine […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts
Progress On COVID-19 Technology Pool Inches Along As Sister Initiative To Pool Vaccine Procurement Accelerates 25/09/2020 Grace Ren While the COVAX Facility, a global initiative to pool procurement of a safe and effective COVID-19 vaccine, has been gaining momentum, another global initiative to pool intellectual property rights for tools to combat the pandemic has been moving at a much slower pace. Only three more countries have signed on to support the COVID-19 Technology […] Continue reading -> Supporting Safe Isolation Can Help Control COVID-19 In Communities, But More Investment Is Required For Local Public Health 24/09/2020 Grace Ren “Social support, which is about ensuring that people have the material resources and necessities required to be able to ensure effective care is delivered, is a critical piece that has been under-invested in and focused on Europe in the US and the response to the pandemic.” – Katie Bollbach, director Of US Public Health Accompaniment […] Continue reading -> Global Call For Rebuilding Vaccine Networks In Advance Of COVID-19 Vaccine Rollout 24/09/2020 Raisa Santos A lineup of global health leaders called upon high income countries to join the new global COVID-19 pool, saying that worldwide access to a safe and equitable vaccine is essential to beat the COVID-19 pandemic. Speaking at the virtual UN General Assembly (UNGA) side event on Wednesday, the leaders also said that maintaining essential vaccine […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts
Supporting Safe Isolation Can Help Control COVID-19 In Communities, But More Investment Is Required For Local Public Health 24/09/2020 Grace Ren “Social support, which is about ensuring that people have the material resources and necessities required to be able to ensure effective care is delivered, is a critical piece that has been under-invested in and focused on Europe in the US and the response to the pandemic.” – Katie Bollbach, director Of US Public Health Accompaniment […] Continue reading -> Global Call For Rebuilding Vaccine Networks In Advance Of COVID-19 Vaccine Rollout 24/09/2020 Raisa Santos A lineup of global health leaders called upon high income countries to join the new global COVID-19 pool, saying that worldwide access to a safe and equitable vaccine is essential to beat the COVID-19 pandemic. Speaking at the virtual UN General Assembly (UNGA) side event on Wednesday, the leaders also said that maintaining essential vaccine […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts
Global Call For Rebuilding Vaccine Networks In Advance Of COVID-19 Vaccine Rollout 24/09/2020 Raisa Santos A lineup of global health leaders called upon high income countries to join the new global COVID-19 pool, saying that worldwide access to a safe and equitable vaccine is essential to beat the COVID-19 pandemic. Speaking at the virtual UN General Assembly (UNGA) side event on Wednesday, the leaders also said that maintaining essential vaccine […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts