Moderna’s Outsized Price Ask for COVID Vaccines in South Africa Highlights Need to ‘Rein in Corporates’ in Pandemics 22/05/2024 Kerry Cullinan CAPE TOWN – Moderna tried to extract a huge price for its COVID-19 vaccine from the South African government at the height of the pandemic, according to the local NGO, Health Justice Initiative (HJI), in revelations made public this week. The US-based pharma company wanted to charge $42 per vaccine in mid-2021 when vaccines were […] Continue reading -> The Pandemic Agreement: A Bridge to Nowhere or North Star to Access and Global Health Security? 22/05/2024 Petro Terblanche, Jerome Kim, Rajinder Suri & Padmashree Gehl Sampath, et al. Sixteen leading scientists and manufacturers involved in vaccine development and production worldwide issue an urgent call for a pandemic accord that can be a ‘win-win for all.’ The full list of authors is available below. Health misinformation was not invented during COVID-19 but was certainly brought to a higher, more malevolent and destructive pitch during […] Continue reading -> How Do You Make a Global Health Podcast? 22/05/2024 Maayan Hoffman Three years ago, Dr. Garry Aslanyan searched for a global health podcast he wanted to listen to. When he could not find one, he decided to start his own. “I like podcasts as a tool in other areas, such as politics and current affairs,” Aslanyan told Health Policy Watch. “Podcasts allow for the most open […] Continue reading -> Member States ‘Inch Closer’ to Pandemic Agreement; WHO Officials Sound Cautiously Optimistic Note 21/05/2024 Elaine Ruth Fletcher Senior WHO officials sounded a cautiously optimistic note Tuesday about the prospects for WHO member states to somehow wrap up down-to-the-wire negotiations on a landmark Pandemic Accord in time to submit a final agreement to the World Health Assembly, which begins next Monday, 27 May. Meanwhile, they heralded the milestone agreement “in principle” to amend […] Continue reading -> WHO Expands List of Trusted Regulatory Agencies to 36, including US FDA and European Medicines Agency 21/05/2024 Zuzanna Stawiska WHO has expanded its list of trusted national regulatory authorities from three to 36 agencies – including the United States Food and Drug Adminstration (FDA), the European Medicines Agency (EMA) as well as the European Medicines Regulatory Network (EMRN), composed of the European Commission, and thirty national regulatory agencies. The WHO Listed Authorities (WLAs) are […] Continue reading -> Disinformation: Anti-WHO Convoy Heads to Geneva for World Health Assembly 21/05/2024 Kerry Cullinan Some of the most vocal global right-wing conspiracy theorists and anti-vaxxers are heading to Geneva at the end of this month (May) to agitate against the World Health Organization (WHO) and its pandemic agreement – including a Trump loyalist linked to the 6 January 2021 storming of the US Capitol. An alliance of right-wing groups, […] Continue reading -> African Anti-LGBTQ Groups and Anti-Vaxxers Unite Against WHO at ‘Family Values’ Conference 21/05/2024 Kerry Cullinan Right-wing African Members of Parliament (MPs), including some of the continent’s most vociferous anti-abortion, anti-LGBTQ lawmakers, united with anti-vaxx conspiracy theorists for the first time at a conference in early May which plotted how to restrict human rights on the continent in the name of “family values”. Aside from the expected rhetoric against abortion and […] Continue reading -> Slim Chances for Pandemic Accord by World Health Assembly – But Agreement “In Principle” on Amendments to International Health Regulations 20/05/2024 Kerry Cullinan Members of the Intergovernmental Negotiating Body (INB) face another sleep-deprived week as talks on the World Health Organization’s (WHO) pandemic agreement resumed on Monday and run until Friday. There are many outstanding articles and little prospect that the agreement will be completed in time for the World Health Assembly (WHA) next week, but participants hope […] Continue reading -> WHO Updates List of Most Threatening Drug-Resistant Bacteria as Pharma Warns New Antibiotic Pipeline is Inadequate 17/05/2024 Kerry Cullinan The World Health Organization (WHO) has updated its list of antibiotic-resistant bacteria that pose the greatest threat to human health, ranking the 15 families of bacteria that feature as “critical”, “high” and “medium” threats. The Bacterial Priority Pathogens List (BPPL) 2024’s “critical” list features bacteria that are high burden, can resist treatment and spread resistance […] Continue reading -> WHO Calls on European Countries to Mandate Reduced Salt in Processed Foods – ‘To Save Lives’ 16/05/2024 Elaine Ruth Fletcher More than one in three adults in WHO’s European Region aged 30-79 has hypertension, or high blood pressure – and a key factor is excess consumption of salt, according to a new WHO report published this week. The report “Action on Salt and Hypertension,” calls on governments to take “mandatory” measures to reduce the public’s […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts This site uses cookies to help give you the best experience on our website. Cookies enable us to collect information that helps us personalise your experience and improve the functionality and performance of our site. 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The Pandemic Agreement: A Bridge to Nowhere or North Star to Access and Global Health Security? 22/05/2024 Petro Terblanche, Jerome Kim, Rajinder Suri & Padmashree Gehl Sampath, et al. Sixteen leading scientists and manufacturers involved in vaccine development and production worldwide issue an urgent call for a pandemic accord that can be a ‘win-win for all.’ The full list of authors is available below. Health misinformation was not invented during COVID-19 but was certainly brought to a higher, more malevolent and destructive pitch during […] Continue reading -> How Do You Make a Global Health Podcast? 22/05/2024 Maayan Hoffman Three years ago, Dr. Garry Aslanyan searched for a global health podcast he wanted to listen to. When he could not find one, he decided to start his own. “I like podcasts as a tool in other areas, such as politics and current affairs,” Aslanyan told Health Policy Watch. “Podcasts allow for the most open […] Continue reading -> Member States ‘Inch Closer’ to Pandemic Agreement; WHO Officials Sound Cautiously Optimistic Note 21/05/2024 Elaine Ruth Fletcher Senior WHO officials sounded a cautiously optimistic note Tuesday about the prospects for WHO member states to somehow wrap up down-to-the-wire negotiations on a landmark Pandemic Accord in time to submit a final agreement to the World Health Assembly, which begins next Monday, 27 May. Meanwhile, they heralded the milestone agreement “in principle” to amend […] Continue reading -> WHO Expands List of Trusted Regulatory Agencies to 36, including US FDA and European Medicines Agency 21/05/2024 Zuzanna Stawiska WHO has expanded its list of trusted national regulatory authorities from three to 36 agencies – including the United States Food and Drug Adminstration (FDA), the European Medicines Agency (EMA) as well as the European Medicines Regulatory Network (EMRN), composed of the European Commission, and thirty national regulatory agencies. The WHO Listed Authorities (WLAs) are […] Continue reading -> Disinformation: Anti-WHO Convoy Heads to Geneva for World Health Assembly 21/05/2024 Kerry Cullinan Some of the most vocal global right-wing conspiracy theorists and anti-vaxxers are heading to Geneva at the end of this month (May) to agitate against the World Health Organization (WHO) and its pandemic agreement – including a Trump loyalist linked to the 6 January 2021 storming of the US Capitol. An alliance of right-wing groups, […] Continue reading -> African Anti-LGBTQ Groups and Anti-Vaxxers Unite Against WHO at ‘Family Values’ Conference 21/05/2024 Kerry Cullinan Right-wing African Members of Parliament (MPs), including some of the continent’s most vociferous anti-abortion, anti-LGBTQ lawmakers, united with anti-vaxx conspiracy theorists for the first time at a conference in early May which plotted how to restrict human rights on the continent in the name of “family values”. Aside from the expected rhetoric against abortion and […] Continue reading -> Slim Chances for Pandemic Accord by World Health Assembly – But Agreement “In Principle” on Amendments to International Health Regulations 20/05/2024 Kerry Cullinan Members of the Intergovernmental Negotiating Body (INB) face another sleep-deprived week as talks on the World Health Organization’s (WHO) pandemic agreement resumed on Monday and run until Friday. There are many outstanding articles and little prospect that the agreement will be completed in time for the World Health Assembly (WHA) next week, but participants hope […] Continue reading -> WHO Updates List of Most Threatening Drug-Resistant Bacteria as Pharma Warns New Antibiotic Pipeline is Inadequate 17/05/2024 Kerry Cullinan The World Health Organization (WHO) has updated its list of antibiotic-resistant bacteria that pose the greatest threat to human health, ranking the 15 families of bacteria that feature as “critical”, “high” and “medium” threats. The Bacterial Priority Pathogens List (BPPL) 2024’s “critical” list features bacteria that are high burden, can resist treatment and spread resistance […] Continue reading -> WHO Calls on European Countries to Mandate Reduced Salt in Processed Foods – ‘To Save Lives’ 16/05/2024 Elaine Ruth Fletcher More than one in three adults in WHO’s European Region aged 30-79 has hypertension, or high blood pressure – and a key factor is excess consumption of salt, according to a new WHO report published this week. The report “Action on Salt and Hypertension,” calls on governments to take “mandatory” measures to reduce the public’s […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts This site uses cookies to help give you the best experience on our website. Cookies enable us to collect information that helps us personalise your experience and improve the functionality and performance of our site. 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How Do You Make a Global Health Podcast? 22/05/2024 Maayan Hoffman Three years ago, Dr. Garry Aslanyan searched for a global health podcast he wanted to listen to. When he could not find one, he decided to start his own. “I like podcasts as a tool in other areas, such as politics and current affairs,” Aslanyan told Health Policy Watch. “Podcasts allow for the most open […] Continue reading -> Member States ‘Inch Closer’ to Pandemic Agreement; WHO Officials Sound Cautiously Optimistic Note 21/05/2024 Elaine Ruth Fletcher Senior WHO officials sounded a cautiously optimistic note Tuesday about the prospects for WHO member states to somehow wrap up down-to-the-wire negotiations on a landmark Pandemic Accord in time to submit a final agreement to the World Health Assembly, which begins next Monday, 27 May. Meanwhile, they heralded the milestone agreement “in principle” to amend […] Continue reading -> WHO Expands List of Trusted Regulatory Agencies to 36, including US FDA and European Medicines Agency 21/05/2024 Zuzanna Stawiska WHO has expanded its list of trusted national regulatory authorities from three to 36 agencies – including the United States Food and Drug Adminstration (FDA), the European Medicines Agency (EMA) as well as the European Medicines Regulatory Network (EMRN), composed of the European Commission, and thirty national regulatory agencies. The WHO Listed Authorities (WLAs) are […] Continue reading -> Disinformation: Anti-WHO Convoy Heads to Geneva for World Health Assembly 21/05/2024 Kerry Cullinan Some of the most vocal global right-wing conspiracy theorists and anti-vaxxers are heading to Geneva at the end of this month (May) to agitate against the World Health Organization (WHO) and its pandemic agreement – including a Trump loyalist linked to the 6 January 2021 storming of the US Capitol. An alliance of right-wing groups, […] Continue reading -> African Anti-LGBTQ Groups and Anti-Vaxxers Unite Against WHO at ‘Family Values’ Conference 21/05/2024 Kerry Cullinan Right-wing African Members of Parliament (MPs), including some of the continent’s most vociferous anti-abortion, anti-LGBTQ lawmakers, united with anti-vaxx conspiracy theorists for the first time at a conference in early May which plotted how to restrict human rights on the continent in the name of “family values”. Aside from the expected rhetoric against abortion and […] Continue reading -> Slim Chances for Pandemic Accord by World Health Assembly – But Agreement “In Principle” on Amendments to International Health Regulations 20/05/2024 Kerry Cullinan Members of the Intergovernmental Negotiating Body (INB) face another sleep-deprived week as talks on the World Health Organization’s (WHO) pandemic agreement resumed on Monday and run until Friday. There are many outstanding articles and little prospect that the agreement will be completed in time for the World Health Assembly (WHA) next week, but participants hope […] Continue reading -> WHO Updates List of Most Threatening Drug-Resistant Bacteria as Pharma Warns New Antibiotic Pipeline is Inadequate 17/05/2024 Kerry Cullinan The World Health Organization (WHO) has updated its list of antibiotic-resistant bacteria that pose the greatest threat to human health, ranking the 15 families of bacteria that feature as “critical”, “high” and “medium” threats. The Bacterial Priority Pathogens List (BPPL) 2024’s “critical” list features bacteria that are high burden, can resist treatment and spread resistance […] Continue reading -> WHO Calls on European Countries to Mandate Reduced Salt in Processed Foods – ‘To Save Lives’ 16/05/2024 Elaine Ruth Fletcher More than one in three adults in WHO’s European Region aged 30-79 has hypertension, or high blood pressure – and a key factor is excess consumption of salt, according to a new WHO report published this week. The report “Action on Salt and Hypertension,” calls on governments to take “mandatory” measures to reduce the public’s […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts This site uses cookies to help give you the best experience on our website. Cookies enable us to collect information that helps us personalise your experience and improve the functionality and performance of our site. By continuing to read our website, we assume you agree to this, otherwise you can adjust your browser settings. Please read our cookie and Privacy Policy. Our Cookies and Privacy Policy Loading Comments... You must be logged in to post a comment.
Member States ‘Inch Closer’ to Pandemic Agreement; WHO Officials Sound Cautiously Optimistic Note 21/05/2024 Elaine Ruth Fletcher Senior WHO officials sounded a cautiously optimistic note Tuesday about the prospects for WHO member states to somehow wrap up down-to-the-wire negotiations on a landmark Pandemic Accord in time to submit a final agreement to the World Health Assembly, which begins next Monday, 27 May. Meanwhile, they heralded the milestone agreement “in principle” to amend […] Continue reading -> WHO Expands List of Trusted Regulatory Agencies to 36, including US FDA and European Medicines Agency 21/05/2024 Zuzanna Stawiska WHO has expanded its list of trusted national regulatory authorities from three to 36 agencies – including the United States Food and Drug Adminstration (FDA), the European Medicines Agency (EMA) as well as the European Medicines Regulatory Network (EMRN), composed of the European Commission, and thirty national regulatory agencies. The WHO Listed Authorities (WLAs) are […] Continue reading -> Disinformation: Anti-WHO Convoy Heads to Geneva for World Health Assembly 21/05/2024 Kerry Cullinan Some of the most vocal global right-wing conspiracy theorists and anti-vaxxers are heading to Geneva at the end of this month (May) to agitate against the World Health Organization (WHO) and its pandemic agreement – including a Trump loyalist linked to the 6 January 2021 storming of the US Capitol. An alliance of right-wing groups, […] Continue reading -> African Anti-LGBTQ Groups and Anti-Vaxxers Unite Against WHO at ‘Family Values’ Conference 21/05/2024 Kerry Cullinan Right-wing African Members of Parliament (MPs), including some of the continent’s most vociferous anti-abortion, anti-LGBTQ lawmakers, united with anti-vaxx conspiracy theorists for the first time at a conference in early May which plotted how to restrict human rights on the continent in the name of “family values”. Aside from the expected rhetoric against abortion and […] Continue reading -> Slim Chances for Pandemic Accord by World Health Assembly – But Agreement “In Principle” on Amendments to International Health Regulations 20/05/2024 Kerry Cullinan Members of the Intergovernmental Negotiating Body (INB) face another sleep-deprived week as talks on the World Health Organization’s (WHO) pandemic agreement resumed on Monday and run until Friday. There are many outstanding articles and little prospect that the agreement will be completed in time for the World Health Assembly (WHA) next week, but participants hope […] Continue reading -> WHO Updates List of Most Threatening Drug-Resistant Bacteria as Pharma Warns New Antibiotic Pipeline is Inadequate 17/05/2024 Kerry Cullinan The World Health Organization (WHO) has updated its list of antibiotic-resistant bacteria that pose the greatest threat to human health, ranking the 15 families of bacteria that feature as “critical”, “high” and “medium” threats. The Bacterial Priority Pathogens List (BPPL) 2024’s “critical” list features bacteria that are high burden, can resist treatment and spread resistance […] Continue reading -> WHO Calls on European Countries to Mandate Reduced Salt in Processed Foods – ‘To Save Lives’ 16/05/2024 Elaine Ruth Fletcher More than one in three adults in WHO’s European Region aged 30-79 has hypertension, or high blood pressure – and a key factor is excess consumption of salt, according to a new WHO report published this week. The report “Action on Salt and Hypertension,” calls on governments to take “mandatory” measures to reduce the public’s […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts This site uses cookies to help give you the best experience on our website. Cookies enable us to collect information that helps us personalise your experience and improve the functionality and performance of our site. By continuing to read our website, we assume you agree to this, otherwise you can adjust your browser settings. Please read our cookie and Privacy Policy. Our Cookies and Privacy Policy Loading Comments... You must be logged in to post a comment.
WHO Expands List of Trusted Regulatory Agencies to 36, including US FDA and European Medicines Agency 21/05/2024 Zuzanna Stawiska WHO has expanded its list of trusted national regulatory authorities from three to 36 agencies – including the United States Food and Drug Adminstration (FDA), the European Medicines Agency (EMA) as well as the European Medicines Regulatory Network (EMRN), composed of the European Commission, and thirty national regulatory agencies. The WHO Listed Authorities (WLAs) are […] Continue reading -> Disinformation: Anti-WHO Convoy Heads to Geneva for World Health Assembly 21/05/2024 Kerry Cullinan Some of the most vocal global right-wing conspiracy theorists and anti-vaxxers are heading to Geneva at the end of this month (May) to agitate against the World Health Organization (WHO) and its pandemic agreement – including a Trump loyalist linked to the 6 January 2021 storming of the US Capitol. An alliance of right-wing groups, […] Continue reading -> African Anti-LGBTQ Groups and Anti-Vaxxers Unite Against WHO at ‘Family Values’ Conference 21/05/2024 Kerry Cullinan Right-wing African Members of Parliament (MPs), including some of the continent’s most vociferous anti-abortion, anti-LGBTQ lawmakers, united with anti-vaxx conspiracy theorists for the first time at a conference in early May which plotted how to restrict human rights on the continent in the name of “family values”. Aside from the expected rhetoric against abortion and […] Continue reading -> Slim Chances for Pandemic Accord by World Health Assembly – But Agreement “In Principle” on Amendments to International Health Regulations 20/05/2024 Kerry Cullinan Members of the Intergovernmental Negotiating Body (INB) face another sleep-deprived week as talks on the World Health Organization’s (WHO) pandemic agreement resumed on Monday and run until Friday. There are many outstanding articles and little prospect that the agreement will be completed in time for the World Health Assembly (WHA) next week, but participants hope […] Continue reading -> WHO Updates List of Most Threatening Drug-Resistant Bacteria as Pharma Warns New Antibiotic Pipeline is Inadequate 17/05/2024 Kerry Cullinan The World Health Organization (WHO) has updated its list of antibiotic-resistant bacteria that pose the greatest threat to human health, ranking the 15 families of bacteria that feature as “critical”, “high” and “medium” threats. The Bacterial Priority Pathogens List (BPPL) 2024’s “critical” list features bacteria that are high burden, can resist treatment and spread resistance […] Continue reading -> WHO Calls on European Countries to Mandate Reduced Salt in Processed Foods – ‘To Save Lives’ 16/05/2024 Elaine Ruth Fletcher More than one in three adults in WHO’s European Region aged 30-79 has hypertension, or high blood pressure – and a key factor is excess consumption of salt, according to a new WHO report published this week. The report “Action on Salt and Hypertension,” calls on governments to take “mandatory” measures to reduce the public’s […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts This site uses cookies to help give you the best experience on our website. Cookies enable us to collect information that helps us personalise your experience and improve the functionality and performance of our site. By continuing to read our website, we assume you agree to this, otherwise you can adjust your browser settings. Please read our cookie and Privacy Policy. Our Cookies and Privacy Policy Loading Comments... You must be logged in to post a comment.
Disinformation: Anti-WHO Convoy Heads to Geneva for World Health Assembly 21/05/2024 Kerry Cullinan Some of the most vocal global right-wing conspiracy theorists and anti-vaxxers are heading to Geneva at the end of this month (May) to agitate against the World Health Organization (WHO) and its pandemic agreement – including a Trump loyalist linked to the 6 January 2021 storming of the US Capitol. An alliance of right-wing groups, […] Continue reading -> African Anti-LGBTQ Groups and Anti-Vaxxers Unite Against WHO at ‘Family Values’ Conference 21/05/2024 Kerry Cullinan Right-wing African Members of Parliament (MPs), including some of the continent’s most vociferous anti-abortion, anti-LGBTQ lawmakers, united with anti-vaxx conspiracy theorists for the first time at a conference in early May which plotted how to restrict human rights on the continent in the name of “family values”. Aside from the expected rhetoric against abortion and […] Continue reading -> Slim Chances for Pandemic Accord by World Health Assembly – But Agreement “In Principle” on Amendments to International Health Regulations 20/05/2024 Kerry Cullinan Members of the Intergovernmental Negotiating Body (INB) face another sleep-deprived week as talks on the World Health Organization’s (WHO) pandemic agreement resumed on Monday and run until Friday. There are many outstanding articles and little prospect that the agreement will be completed in time for the World Health Assembly (WHA) next week, but participants hope […] Continue reading -> WHO Updates List of Most Threatening Drug-Resistant Bacteria as Pharma Warns New Antibiotic Pipeline is Inadequate 17/05/2024 Kerry Cullinan The World Health Organization (WHO) has updated its list of antibiotic-resistant bacteria that pose the greatest threat to human health, ranking the 15 families of bacteria that feature as “critical”, “high” and “medium” threats. The Bacterial Priority Pathogens List (BPPL) 2024’s “critical” list features bacteria that are high burden, can resist treatment and spread resistance […] Continue reading -> WHO Calls on European Countries to Mandate Reduced Salt in Processed Foods – ‘To Save Lives’ 16/05/2024 Elaine Ruth Fletcher More than one in three adults in WHO’s European Region aged 30-79 has hypertension, or high blood pressure – and a key factor is excess consumption of salt, according to a new WHO report published this week. The report “Action on Salt and Hypertension,” calls on governments to take “mandatory” measures to reduce the public’s […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts This site uses cookies to help give you the best experience on our website. Cookies enable us to collect information that helps us personalise your experience and improve the functionality and performance of our site. By continuing to read our website, we assume you agree to this, otherwise you can adjust your browser settings. Please read our cookie and Privacy Policy. Our Cookies and Privacy Policy Loading Comments... You must be logged in to post a comment.
African Anti-LGBTQ Groups and Anti-Vaxxers Unite Against WHO at ‘Family Values’ Conference 21/05/2024 Kerry Cullinan Right-wing African Members of Parliament (MPs), including some of the continent’s most vociferous anti-abortion, anti-LGBTQ lawmakers, united with anti-vaxx conspiracy theorists for the first time at a conference in early May which plotted how to restrict human rights on the continent in the name of “family values”. Aside from the expected rhetoric against abortion and […] Continue reading -> Slim Chances for Pandemic Accord by World Health Assembly – But Agreement “In Principle” on Amendments to International Health Regulations 20/05/2024 Kerry Cullinan Members of the Intergovernmental Negotiating Body (INB) face another sleep-deprived week as talks on the World Health Organization’s (WHO) pandemic agreement resumed on Monday and run until Friday. There are many outstanding articles and little prospect that the agreement will be completed in time for the World Health Assembly (WHA) next week, but participants hope […] Continue reading -> WHO Updates List of Most Threatening Drug-Resistant Bacteria as Pharma Warns New Antibiotic Pipeline is Inadequate 17/05/2024 Kerry Cullinan The World Health Organization (WHO) has updated its list of antibiotic-resistant bacteria that pose the greatest threat to human health, ranking the 15 families of bacteria that feature as “critical”, “high” and “medium” threats. The Bacterial Priority Pathogens List (BPPL) 2024’s “critical” list features bacteria that are high burden, can resist treatment and spread resistance […] Continue reading -> WHO Calls on European Countries to Mandate Reduced Salt in Processed Foods – ‘To Save Lives’ 16/05/2024 Elaine Ruth Fletcher More than one in three adults in WHO’s European Region aged 30-79 has hypertension, or high blood pressure – and a key factor is excess consumption of salt, according to a new WHO report published this week. The report “Action on Salt and Hypertension,” calls on governments to take “mandatory” measures to reduce the public’s […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts This site uses cookies to help give you the best experience on our website. Cookies enable us to collect information that helps us personalise your experience and improve the functionality and performance of our site. By continuing to read our website, we assume you agree to this, otherwise you can adjust your browser settings. Please read our cookie and Privacy Policy. Our Cookies and Privacy Policy Loading Comments... You must be logged in to post a comment.
Slim Chances for Pandemic Accord by World Health Assembly – But Agreement “In Principle” on Amendments to International Health Regulations 20/05/2024 Kerry Cullinan Members of the Intergovernmental Negotiating Body (INB) face another sleep-deprived week as talks on the World Health Organization’s (WHO) pandemic agreement resumed on Monday and run until Friday. There are many outstanding articles and little prospect that the agreement will be completed in time for the World Health Assembly (WHA) next week, but participants hope […] Continue reading -> WHO Updates List of Most Threatening Drug-Resistant Bacteria as Pharma Warns New Antibiotic Pipeline is Inadequate 17/05/2024 Kerry Cullinan The World Health Organization (WHO) has updated its list of antibiotic-resistant bacteria that pose the greatest threat to human health, ranking the 15 families of bacteria that feature as “critical”, “high” and “medium” threats. The Bacterial Priority Pathogens List (BPPL) 2024’s “critical” list features bacteria that are high burden, can resist treatment and spread resistance […] Continue reading -> WHO Calls on European Countries to Mandate Reduced Salt in Processed Foods – ‘To Save Lives’ 16/05/2024 Elaine Ruth Fletcher More than one in three adults in WHO’s European Region aged 30-79 has hypertension, or high blood pressure – and a key factor is excess consumption of salt, according to a new WHO report published this week. The report “Action on Salt and Hypertension,” calls on governments to take “mandatory” measures to reduce the public’s […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts This site uses cookies to help give you the best experience on our website. Cookies enable us to collect information that helps us personalise your experience and improve the functionality and performance of our site. By continuing to read our website, we assume you agree to this, otherwise you can adjust your browser settings. Please read our cookie and Privacy Policy. Our Cookies and Privacy Policy Loading Comments... You must be logged in to post a comment.
WHO Updates List of Most Threatening Drug-Resistant Bacteria as Pharma Warns New Antibiotic Pipeline is Inadequate 17/05/2024 Kerry Cullinan The World Health Organization (WHO) has updated its list of antibiotic-resistant bacteria that pose the greatest threat to human health, ranking the 15 families of bacteria that feature as “critical”, “high” and “medium” threats. The Bacterial Priority Pathogens List (BPPL) 2024’s “critical” list features bacteria that are high burden, can resist treatment and spread resistance […] Continue reading -> WHO Calls on European Countries to Mandate Reduced Salt in Processed Foods – ‘To Save Lives’ 16/05/2024 Elaine Ruth Fletcher More than one in three adults in WHO’s European Region aged 30-79 has hypertension, or high blood pressure – and a key factor is excess consumption of salt, according to a new WHO report published this week. The report “Action on Salt and Hypertension,” calls on governments to take “mandatory” measures to reduce the public’s […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts This site uses cookies to help give you the best experience on our website. Cookies enable us to collect information that helps us personalise your experience and improve the functionality and performance of our site. By continuing to read our website, we assume you agree to this, otherwise you can adjust your browser settings. Please read our cookie and Privacy Policy. Our Cookies and Privacy Policy
WHO Calls on European Countries to Mandate Reduced Salt in Processed Foods – ‘To Save Lives’ 16/05/2024 Elaine Ruth Fletcher More than one in three adults in WHO’s European Region aged 30-79 has hypertension, or high blood pressure – and a key factor is excess consumption of salt, according to a new WHO report published this week. The report “Action on Salt and Hypertension,” calls on governments to take “mandatory” measures to reduce the public’s […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts