Europe’s Gastein Forum: ‘Healthy Disruption’ To Tackle Inequalities, Promote Well-Being 29/09/2019 Elaine Ruth Fletcher The 2019 European Health Forum (Gastein) opens Wednesday under this year’s theme: “A Healthy Dose of Disruption.” The three-day Forum will explore ways in which Europe can transform health systems into levers of good health and well-being, guided by the aspirations of the recent UN declaration on Universal Health Coverage. Since its foundation in 1998, […] Continue reading -> Antimicrobial Resistance Rising Fast In Livestock of Developing World 27/09/2019 Grace Ren Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is emerging fast in livestock in the developing world, with northeast India and northern China among the most worrisome “hotspots”, says a first-ever study mapping AMR in low and middle-income countries, published this week in Science. Parts of Turkey, Kenya, Brazil, Egypt, Vietnam and South Africa were also noted as areas of high […] Continue reading -> Fueling An Unhealthy Future – Report Sheds New Light On Health Costs of Fossil Fuel Subsidies 26/09/2019 Elaine Ruth Fletcher NEW YORK CITY – Globally, governments are spending nearly $US 300 billion in price supports and other pre-tax subsidies for fossil fuels – which are costing national governments a whopping $US 2.7 trillion in health costs from air pollution-related mortality, disease and lost productivity—not to mention fueling climate change. As just one stunning example of […] Continue reading -> Universal Health Coverage Requires More Policy-Relevant Research 26/09/2019 Grace Ren NEW YORK CITY – Evidence-based decision-making and tapping into local potential are keys to achieving the goals set in the Universal Health Coverage (UHC) declaration, said a panel convened today on the sidelines of the 74th United Nations General Assembly. The Government of Georgia, whose Permanent Mission to the UN co-sponsored the panel, helped lead […] Continue reading -> Ebola On Decline; Vigilance Still Needed, Says WHO Director General 25/09/2019 Grace Ren & Elaine Ruth Fletcher NEW YORK CITY – The Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo appears to be finally “on the decline”, World Health Organization Director General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus told reporters Wednesday. Dr Tedros spoke after a meeting at UN Headquarters with new DRC Minister of Health Etembi Longodo and Alex Azar, US Secretary of Health […] Continue reading -> 12 Agencies Launch Global Action Plan To Speed Work On 2030 SDG Health Goals 24/09/2019 William New A sweeping collaboration among 12 major global health organizations launched today at the United Nations General Assembly, promising to elevate and speed up work to achieve UN Sustainable Development Goal 3, Good Health and Well-Being, by 2030. The event featured remarks by the leaders of Germany, Norway and Ghana, the original initiators of the project. […] Continue reading -> Building the Back End of Health Care Finance & Access 24/09/2019 Elaine Ruth Fletcher If Fernando Arnaiz of Roche Pharmaceuticals had his way, the power of Kenyan mobile phone banking might soon be harnessed to health insurance schemes to finance treatment for cancer and other noncommunicable (NCDs) diseases, treatments accessible to only a tiny proportion of people in Africa today. Arnaiz is part of a unique team at Roche […] Continue reading -> UN Adopts Political Declaration On Health Coverage For All – Financing A Big Challenge 23/09/2019 William New NEW YORK CITY – United Nations members today quickly adopted a high-level political declaration raising the stakes in the global push to ensure everyone in the world has affordable access to health a decade from now. The political declaration is “the most comprehensive agreement ever reached on global health,” UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres told […] Continue reading -> Climate Summit Garners Modest Commitments On Clean Air, Foods, Oceans & Coal Phase-Out 23/09/2019 Elaine Ruth Fletcher NEW YORK CITY – Monday’s long-awaited United Nations Climate Summit produced no dramatic surprises, but a long list of modest commitments offered a glimmer of a way forward. Government leaders, CEOs, and heads of major philanthropies announced a string of new initiatives to clean up the air, restore oceans, advance more sustainable food systems, phase […] Continue reading -> Progress On Universal Health Coverage Lagging: WHO Report Released Ahead Of High Level UHC Meeting 22/09/2019 William New NEW YORK CITY – Despite advances in Universal Health Coverage (UHC), as many as 5 billion people would be left without full access to healthcare in 2030 at the present rate of progress, according to a new report led by the World Health Organization. And financial protections that shield families from catastrophic health expenses have […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts
Antimicrobial Resistance Rising Fast In Livestock of Developing World 27/09/2019 Grace Ren Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is emerging fast in livestock in the developing world, with northeast India and northern China among the most worrisome “hotspots”, says a first-ever study mapping AMR in low and middle-income countries, published this week in Science. Parts of Turkey, Kenya, Brazil, Egypt, Vietnam and South Africa were also noted as areas of high […] Continue reading -> Fueling An Unhealthy Future – Report Sheds New Light On Health Costs of Fossil Fuel Subsidies 26/09/2019 Elaine Ruth Fletcher NEW YORK CITY – Globally, governments are spending nearly $US 300 billion in price supports and other pre-tax subsidies for fossil fuels – which are costing national governments a whopping $US 2.7 trillion in health costs from air pollution-related mortality, disease and lost productivity—not to mention fueling climate change. As just one stunning example of […] Continue reading -> Universal Health Coverage Requires More Policy-Relevant Research 26/09/2019 Grace Ren NEW YORK CITY – Evidence-based decision-making and tapping into local potential are keys to achieving the goals set in the Universal Health Coverage (UHC) declaration, said a panel convened today on the sidelines of the 74th United Nations General Assembly. The Government of Georgia, whose Permanent Mission to the UN co-sponsored the panel, helped lead […] Continue reading -> Ebola On Decline; Vigilance Still Needed, Says WHO Director General 25/09/2019 Grace Ren & Elaine Ruth Fletcher NEW YORK CITY – The Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo appears to be finally “on the decline”, World Health Organization Director General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus told reporters Wednesday. Dr Tedros spoke after a meeting at UN Headquarters with new DRC Minister of Health Etembi Longodo and Alex Azar, US Secretary of Health […] Continue reading -> 12 Agencies Launch Global Action Plan To Speed Work On 2030 SDG Health Goals 24/09/2019 William New A sweeping collaboration among 12 major global health organizations launched today at the United Nations General Assembly, promising to elevate and speed up work to achieve UN Sustainable Development Goal 3, Good Health and Well-Being, by 2030. The event featured remarks by the leaders of Germany, Norway and Ghana, the original initiators of the project. […] Continue reading -> Building the Back End of Health Care Finance & Access 24/09/2019 Elaine Ruth Fletcher If Fernando Arnaiz of Roche Pharmaceuticals had his way, the power of Kenyan mobile phone banking might soon be harnessed to health insurance schemes to finance treatment for cancer and other noncommunicable (NCDs) diseases, treatments accessible to only a tiny proportion of people in Africa today. Arnaiz is part of a unique team at Roche […] Continue reading -> UN Adopts Political Declaration On Health Coverage For All – Financing A Big Challenge 23/09/2019 William New NEW YORK CITY – United Nations members today quickly adopted a high-level political declaration raising the stakes in the global push to ensure everyone in the world has affordable access to health a decade from now. The political declaration is “the most comprehensive agreement ever reached on global health,” UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres told […] Continue reading -> Climate Summit Garners Modest Commitments On Clean Air, Foods, Oceans & Coal Phase-Out 23/09/2019 Elaine Ruth Fletcher NEW YORK CITY – Monday’s long-awaited United Nations Climate Summit produced no dramatic surprises, but a long list of modest commitments offered a glimmer of a way forward. Government leaders, CEOs, and heads of major philanthropies announced a string of new initiatives to clean up the air, restore oceans, advance more sustainable food systems, phase […] Continue reading -> Progress On Universal Health Coverage Lagging: WHO Report Released Ahead Of High Level UHC Meeting 22/09/2019 William New NEW YORK CITY – Despite advances in Universal Health Coverage (UHC), as many as 5 billion people would be left without full access to healthcare in 2030 at the present rate of progress, according to a new report led by the World Health Organization. And financial protections that shield families from catastrophic health expenses have […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts
Fueling An Unhealthy Future – Report Sheds New Light On Health Costs of Fossil Fuel Subsidies 26/09/2019 Elaine Ruth Fletcher NEW YORK CITY – Globally, governments are spending nearly $US 300 billion in price supports and other pre-tax subsidies for fossil fuels – which are costing national governments a whopping $US 2.7 trillion in health costs from air pollution-related mortality, disease and lost productivity—not to mention fueling climate change. As just one stunning example of […] Continue reading -> Universal Health Coverage Requires More Policy-Relevant Research 26/09/2019 Grace Ren NEW YORK CITY – Evidence-based decision-making and tapping into local potential are keys to achieving the goals set in the Universal Health Coverage (UHC) declaration, said a panel convened today on the sidelines of the 74th United Nations General Assembly. The Government of Georgia, whose Permanent Mission to the UN co-sponsored the panel, helped lead […] Continue reading -> Ebola On Decline; Vigilance Still Needed, Says WHO Director General 25/09/2019 Grace Ren & Elaine Ruth Fletcher NEW YORK CITY – The Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo appears to be finally “on the decline”, World Health Organization Director General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus told reporters Wednesday. Dr Tedros spoke after a meeting at UN Headquarters with new DRC Minister of Health Etembi Longodo and Alex Azar, US Secretary of Health […] Continue reading -> 12 Agencies Launch Global Action Plan To Speed Work On 2030 SDG Health Goals 24/09/2019 William New A sweeping collaboration among 12 major global health organizations launched today at the United Nations General Assembly, promising to elevate and speed up work to achieve UN Sustainable Development Goal 3, Good Health and Well-Being, by 2030. The event featured remarks by the leaders of Germany, Norway and Ghana, the original initiators of the project. […] Continue reading -> Building the Back End of Health Care Finance & Access 24/09/2019 Elaine Ruth Fletcher If Fernando Arnaiz of Roche Pharmaceuticals had his way, the power of Kenyan mobile phone banking might soon be harnessed to health insurance schemes to finance treatment for cancer and other noncommunicable (NCDs) diseases, treatments accessible to only a tiny proportion of people in Africa today. Arnaiz is part of a unique team at Roche […] Continue reading -> UN Adopts Political Declaration On Health Coverage For All – Financing A Big Challenge 23/09/2019 William New NEW YORK CITY – United Nations members today quickly adopted a high-level political declaration raising the stakes in the global push to ensure everyone in the world has affordable access to health a decade from now. The political declaration is “the most comprehensive agreement ever reached on global health,” UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres told […] Continue reading -> Climate Summit Garners Modest Commitments On Clean Air, Foods, Oceans & Coal Phase-Out 23/09/2019 Elaine Ruth Fletcher NEW YORK CITY – Monday’s long-awaited United Nations Climate Summit produced no dramatic surprises, but a long list of modest commitments offered a glimmer of a way forward. Government leaders, CEOs, and heads of major philanthropies announced a string of new initiatives to clean up the air, restore oceans, advance more sustainable food systems, phase […] Continue reading -> Progress On Universal Health Coverage Lagging: WHO Report Released Ahead Of High Level UHC Meeting 22/09/2019 William New NEW YORK CITY – Despite advances in Universal Health Coverage (UHC), as many as 5 billion people would be left without full access to healthcare in 2030 at the present rate of progress, according to a new report led by the World Health Organization. And financial protections that shield families from catastrophic health expenses have […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts
Universal Health Coverage Requires More Policy-Relevant Research 26/09/2019 Grace Ren NEW YORK CITY – Evidence-based decision-making and tapping into local potential are keys to achieving the goals set in the Universal Health Coverage (UHC) declaration, said a panel convened today on the sidelines of the 74th United Nations General Assembly. The Government of Georgia, whose Permanent Mission to the UN co-sponsored the panel, helped lead […] Continue reading -> Ebola On Decline; Vigilance Still Needed, Says WHO Director General 25/09/2019 Grace Ren & Elaine Ruth Fletcher NEW YORK CITY – The Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo appears to be finally “on the decline”, World Health Organization Director General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus told reporters Wednesday. Dr Tedros spoke after a meeting at UN Headquarters with new DRC Minister of Health Etembi Longodo and Alex Azar, US Secretary of Health […] Continue reading -> 12 Agencies Launch Global Action Plan To Speed Work On 2030 SDG Health Goals 24/09/2019 William New A sweeping collaboration among 12 major global health organizations launched today at the United Nations General Assembly, promising to elevate and speed up work to achieve UN Sustainable Development Goal 3, Good Health and Well-Being, by 2030. The event featured remarks by the leaders of Germany, Norway and Ghana, the original initiators of the project. […] Continue reading -> Building the Back End of Health Care Finance & Access 24/09/2019 Elaine Ruth Fletcher If Fernando Arnaiz of Roche Pharmaceuticals had his way, the power of Kenyan mobile phone banking might soon be harnessed to health insurance schemes to finance treatment for cancer and other noncommunicable (NCDs) diseases, treatments accessible to only a tiny proportion of people in Africa today. Arnaiz is part of a unique team at Roche […] Continue reading -> UN Adopts Political Declaration On Health Coverage For All – Financing A Big Challenge 23/09/2019 William New NEW YORK CITY – United Nations members today quickly adopted a high-level political declaration raising the stakes in the global push to ensure everyone in the world has affordable access to health a decade from now. The political declaration is “the most comprehensive agreement ever reached on global health,” UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres told […] Continue reading -> Climate Summit Garners Modest Commitments On Clean Air, Foods, Oceans & Coal Phase-Out 23/09/2019 Elaine Ruth Fletcher NEW YORK CITY – Monday’s long-awaited United Nations Climate Summit produced no dramatic surprises, but a long list of modest commitments offered a glimmer of a way forward. Government leaders, CEOs, and heads of major philanthropies announced a string of new initiatives to clean up the air, restore oceans, advance more sustainable food systems, phase […] Continue reading -> Progress On Universal Health Coverage Lagging: WHO Report Released Ahead Of High Level UHC Meeting 22/09/2019 William New NEW YORK CITY – Despite advances in Universal Health Coverage (UHC), as many as 5 billion people would be left without full access to healthcare in 2030 at the present rate of progress, according to a new report led by the World Health Organization. And financial protections that shield families from catastrophic health expenses have […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts
Ebola On Decline; Vigilance Still Needed, Says WHO Director General 25/09/2019 Grace Ren & Elaine Ruth Fletcher NEW YORK CITY – The Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo appears to be finally “on the decline”, World Health Organization Director General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus told reporters Wednesday. Dr Tedros spoke after a meeting at UN Headquarters with new DRC Minister of Health Etembi Longodo and Alex Azar, US Secretary of Health […] Continue reading -> 12 Agencies Launch Global Action Plan To Speed Work On 2030 SDG Health Goals 24/09/2019 William New A sweeping collaboration among 12 major global health organizations launched today at the United Nations General Assembly, promising to elevate and speed up work to achieve UN Sustainable Development Goal 3, Good Health and Well-Being, by 2030. The event featured remarks by the leaders of Germany, Norway and Ghana, the original initiators of the project. […] Continue reading -> Building the Back End of Health Care Finance & Access 24/09/2019 Elaine Ruth Fletcher If Fernando Arnaiz of Roche Pharmaceuticals had his way, the power of Kenyan mobile phone banking might soon be harnessed to health insurance schemes to finance treatment for cancer and other noncommunicable (NCDs) diseases, treatments accessible to only a tiny proportion of people in Africa today. Arnaiz is part of a unique team at Roche […] Continue reading -> UN Adopts Political Declaration On Health Coverage For All – Financing A Big Challenge 23/09/2019 William New NEW YORK CITY – United Nations members today quickly adopted a high-level political declaration raising the stakes in the global push to ensure everyone in the world has affordable access to health a decade from now. The political declaration is “the most comprehensive agreement ever reached on global health,” UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres told […] Continue reading -> Climate Summit Garners Modest Commitments On Clean Air, Foods, Oceans & Coal Phase-Out 23/09/2019 Elaine Ruth Fletcher NEW YORK CITY – Monday’s long-awaited United Nations Climate Summit produced no dramatic surprises, but a long list of modest commitments offered a glimmer of a way forward. Government leaders, CEOs, and heads of major philanthropies announced a string of new initiatives to clean up the air, restore oceans, advance more sustainable food systems, phase […] Continue reading -> Progress On Universal Health Coverage Lagging: WHO Report Released Ahead Of High Level UHC Meeting 22/09/2019 William New NEW YORK CITY – Despite advances in Universal Health Coverage (UHC), as many as 5 billion people would be left without full access to healthcare in 2030 at the present rate of progress, according to a new report led by the World Health Organization. And financial protections that shield families from catastrophic health expenses have […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts
12 Agencies Launch Global Action Plan To Speed Work On 2030 SDG Health Goals 24/09/2019 William New A sweeping collaboration among 12 major global health organizations launched today at the United Nations General Assembly, promising to elevate and speed up work to achieve UN Sustainable Development Goal 3, Good Health and Well-Being, by 2030. The event featured remarks by the leaders of Germany, Norway and Ghana, the original initiators of the project. […] Continue reading -> Building the Back End of Health Care Finance & Access 24/09/2019 Elaine Ruth Fletcher If Fernando Arnaiz of Roche Pharmaceuticals had his way, the power of Kenyan mobile phone banking might soon be harnessed to health insurance schemes to finance treatment for cancer and other noncommunicable (NCDs) diseases, treatments accessible to only a tiny proportion of people in Africa today. Arnaiz is part of a unique team at Roche […] Continue reading -> UN Adopts Political Declaration On Health Coverage For All – Financing A Big Challenge 23/09/2019 William New NEW YORK CITY – United Nations members today quickly adopted a high-level political declaration raising the stakes in the global push to ensure everyone in the world has affordable access to health a decade from now. The political declaration is “the most comprehensive agreement ever reached on global health,” UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres told […] Continue reading -> Climate Summit Garners Modest Commitments On Clean Air, Foods, Oceans & Coal Phase-Out 23/09/2019 Elaine Ruth Fletcher NEW YORK CITY – Monday’s long-awaited United Nations Climate Summit produced no dramatic surprises, but a long list of modest commitments offered a glimmer of a way forward. Government leaders, CEOs, and heads of major philanthropies announced a string of new initiatives to clean up the air, restore oceans, advance more sustainable food systems, phase […] Continue reading -> Progress On Universal Health Coverage Lagging: WHO Report Released Ahead Of High Level UHC Meeting 22/09/2019 William New NEW YORK CITY – Despite advances in Universal Health Coverage (UHC), as many as 5 billion people would be left without full access to healthcare in 2030 at the present rate of progress, according to a new report led by the World Health Organization. And financial protections that shield families from catastrophic health expenses have […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts
Building the Back End of Health Care Finance & Access 24/09/2019 Elaine Ruth Fletcher If Fernando Arnaiz of Roche Pharmaceuticals had his way, the power of Kenyan mobile phone banking might soon be harnessed to health insurance schemes to finance treatment for cancer and other noncommunicable (NCDs) diseases, treatments accessible to only a tiny proportion of people in Africa today. Arnaiz is part of a unique team at Roche […] Continue reading -> UN Adopts Political Declaration On Health Coverage For All – Financing A Big Challenge 23/09/2019 William New NEW YORK CITY – United Nations members today quickly adopted a high-level political declaration raising the stakes in the global push to ensure everyone in the world has affordable access to health a decade from now. The political declaration is “the most comprehensive agreement ever reached on global health,” UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres told […] Continue reading -> Climate Summit Garners Modest Commitments On Clean Air, Foods, Oceans & Coal Phase-Out 23/09/2019 Elaine Ruth Fletcher NEW YORK CITY – Monday’s long-awaited United Nations Climate Summit produced no dramatic surprises, but a long list of modest commitments offered a glimmer of a way forward. Government leaders, CEOs, and heads of major philanthropies announced a string of new initiatives to clean up the air, restore oceans, advance more sustainable food systems, phase […] Continue reading -> Progress On Universal Health Coverage Lagging: WHO Report Released Ahead Of High Level UHC Meeting 22/09/2019 William New NEW YORK CITY – Despite advances in Universal Health Coverage (UHC), as many as 5 billion people would be left without full access to healthcare in 2030 at the present rate of progress, according to a new report led by the World Health Organization. And financial protections that shield families from catastrophic health expenses have […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts
UN Adopts Political Declaration On Health Coverage For All – Financing A Big Challenge 23/09/2019 William New NEW YORK CITY – United Nations members today quickly adopted a high-level political declaration raising the stakes in the global push to ensure everyone in the world has affordable access to health a decade from now. The political declaration is “the most comprehensive agreement ever reached on global health,” UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres told […] Continue reading -> Climate Summit Garners Modest Commitments On Clean Air, Foods, Oceans & Coal Phase-Out 23/09/2019 Elaine Ruth Fletcher NEW YORK CITY – Monday’s long-awaited United Nations Climate Summit produced no dramatic surprises, but a long list of modest commitments offered a glimmer of a way forward. Government leaders, CEOs, and heads of major philanthropies announced a string of new initiatives to clean up the air, restore oceans, advance more sustainable food systems, phase […] Continue reading -> Progress On Universal Health Coverage Lagging: WHO Report Released Ahead Of High Level UHC Meeting 22/09/2019 William New NEW YORK CITY – Despite advances in Universal Health Coverage (UHC), as many as 5 billion people would be left without full access to healthcare in 2030 at the present rate of progress, according to a new report led by the World Health Organization. And financial protections that shield families from catastrophic health expenses have […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts
Climate Summit Garners Modest Commitments On Clean Air, Foods, Oceans & Coal Phase-Out 23/09/2019 Elaine Ruth Fletcher NEW YORK CITY – Monday’s long-awaited United Nations Climate Summit produced no dramatic surprises, but a long list of modest commitments offered a glimmer of a way forward. Government leaders, CEOs, and heads of major philanthropies announced a string of new initiatives to clean up the air, restore oceans, advance more sustainable food systems, phase […] Continue reading -> Progress On Universal Health Coverage Lagging: WHO Report Released Ahead Of High Level UHC Meeting 22/09/2019 William New NEW YORK CITY – Despite advances in Universal Health Coverage (UHC), as many as 5 billion people would be left without full access to healthcare in 2030 at the present rate of progress, according to a new report led by the World Health Organization. And financial protections that shield families from catastrophic health expenses have […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts
Progress On Universal Health Coverage Lagging: WHO Report Released Ahead Of High Level UHC Meeting 22/09/2019 William New NEW YORK CITY – Despite advances in Universal Health Coverage (UHC), as many as 5 billion people would be left without full access to healthcare in 2030 at the present rate of progress, according to a new report led by the World Health Organization. And financial protections that shield families from catastrophic health expenses have […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts