UNAIDS calls on all countries to remove laws that discriminate against lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and intersex (LGBTI) people, and to enact laws that protect them, in order to ensure that all people have full access to health services for HIV/AIDS. Image Credits: UNAIDS. Continue reading ->
To reach the 2025 global target on reducing the prevalence of low birthweight, a condition that impacts lifelong health and disproportionately affects low- and middle-income countries, the world needs to double its current rate of progress, a new study finds. Image Credits: UNICEF. Continue reading ->
The World Health Organization has launched an online Health Product Profile Directory to guide the development of new health products for which there are limited markets or incentives for research and development. Image Credits: WHO. Continue reading ->
Health care workers in conflict zones are frequent targets of crisis-related violence, and the dangers they face are on the rise. At least 973 attacks on health workers, health facilities, health transport vehicles and patients took place in 23 conflict-ridden countries during 2018. Continue reading ->
A new open-access study on quality of life among the lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and intersex (LGBTI) individuals has been launched by the Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDs (UNAIDS) and the LGBT Foundation – and members of those communities are being invited to complete a 12-minute survey. Continue reading ->
WHO has released a set of draft “guiding principles” on front-of-label food packaging that would provide stronger indications to consumers of the healthy or unhealthy components in packaged and processed foods. Continue reading ->
People can reduce their risk of dementia by getting regular exercise, not smoking, avoiding harmful use of alcohol, controlling their weight, eating a healthy diet, and maintaining healthy blood pressure, cholesterol and blood sugar levels, according to new guidelines on this widespread condition, issued by the World Health Organization today. Continue reading ->
Health Policy Watch is publishing in an open-access format the latest draft of the World Health Assembly resolution on transparency of drug costs. The new draft, now available to all, reflects changes from the 10 May closed-door informal negotiations at the WHO, and shows progress toward compromise among member states. Continue reading ->
Leaders of the major UN agencies have issued an appeal to member states to step up their “ambition” and “actions” to limit global temperature rise to 1.5°C. Continue reading ->
Thomas Cueni, director general of the International Federation of Pharmaceutical Manufacturers and Associations, shared his view on fair pricing with Health Policy Watch: “Most of us can probably agree that innovation is meaningless if it does not reach patients. At the same time, a Fair Price must strike a balance between a price that is […] Continue reading ->