Heatwaves and Air Pollution Worsening Noncommunicable Disease Burden, Experts Warn at COP28 01/12/2023 Disha Shetty & Elaine Ruth Fletcher As the world continues to burn fossil fuels, heatwaves and air pollution are getting worse, and increasing the pressure on human health. This is exacerbating the burden of non-communicable diseases (NCDs), which comprise the lion’s share of the world’s disease burden, experts at COP28 said on the opening day of the summit on Thursday. “We […] Continue reading -> It Is Time to Streamline the Global HIV/AIDS Architecture 01/12/2023 Mukesh Kapila I endured a dreary weekend in a Paris hotel while others rushed home. As the junior English speaker of a task force of United Nations (UN) member states, it fell to me to finalise our report. It was the early 1990s and we had travelled across Asia, Africa and Latin America collating confusing evidence and […] Continue reading -> COP28: Will a Petrostate Lead the Fight Against Climate Change? 30/11/2023 Stefan Anderson The world will soon know whether a petrostate can steer the global fight against climate change as the 28th UN Climate Conference (COP28) opens in the United Arab Emirates (UAE). The two-week summit, expected to draw a record 70,000 delegates from more than 200 countries, marks the largest gathering of world leaders this year. The […] Continue reading -> African Civil Society Groups Launch New Alliance to Combat Pandemics and Climate Change 29/11/2023 Kerry Cullinan LUSAKA, Zambia — A new African civil society network to address pandemics and climate crises was introduced publicly on Wednesday on the sidelines of the Conference on Public Health in Africa (CPHIA). The Resilience Action Network Africa (RANA) has been established by over 30 African organizations that are part of the global Pandemic Action Network […] Continue reading -> UNAIDS Urges Investment in Community Leadership to End AIDS 28/11/2023 Kerry Cullinan As donors withdraw from HIV, the Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS) has chosen to focus on the importance of community-led interventions to end the AIDS pandemic for World AIDS Day on 1 December. “There has been an unprecedented backsliding in financial commitments to community-led organisations, and it is costing lives,” according to UNAIDS […] Continue reading -> Health at the Heart of Climate Action: WHO’s Message to COP28 Negotiators 27/11/2023 Elaine Ruth Fletcher Negotiators at the upcoming UN Climate Change Conference (COP28) must accelerate the end of fossil fuels, eliminate trillions in fossil fuel subsidies, and swiftly transition to clean, renewable energy to reap the health benefits of climate action, senior World Health Organization (WHO) officials urged at a press briefing on Tuesday. Despite the absence of explicit […] Continue reading -> Increasing Africa’s Vaccine Manufacturing Capacity Will Bring ‘Second Independence’ for the Continent 27/11/2023 Kerry Cullinan LUSAKA, Zambia – Ensuring that Africa can manufacture its own vaccines will represent “the second independence of Africa”, Dr Jean Kaseya, Director General of the Africa Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC), said at the start of the Conference for Public Health in Africa 2023 (CPHIA) on Monday. “Many African countries got their […] Continue reading -> Sexual Transmission of Clade I Mpox Virus in DR Congo Raises Alarm Bells 24/11/2023 Elaine Ruth Fletcher There has been a two-fold increase in the number of suspected mpox cases reported in the Democratic Republic of Congo so far this year as compared to 2020, which marked the year for the most reports of the virus, WHO has said. Just as worrisome, DRC has been the first country globally to see confirmed […] Continue reading -> Air Pollution Crisis Looms Over Africa’s Expanding Cities 23/11/2023 Stefan Anderson Africa is home to many of the world’s fastest-growing urban centres – and a crisis of air pollution faces the continent’s rapidly expanding cities, according to a new Clean Air Fund report released Thursday. Africa, home to the world’s youngest population, is expected to see its population nearly double by mid-century, reaching 3.9 billion by […] Continue reading -> ‘Use Your Voice’ to Keep Policymakers Accountable, Former WHO Head Margaret Chan Tells Public Health Students 23/11/2023 Elaine Ruth Fletcher On her first visit back to Geneva since leaving her post as WHO Director-General in 2017, Dr Margaret Chan urged public health students to recognize “the power of collaboration” and to “use their voice” to hold policymakers accountable for the changes that the promises that they make. “When I was in WHO, there were a […] 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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It Is Time to Streamline the Global HIV/AIDS Architecture 01/12/2023 Mukesh Kapila I endured a dreary weekend in a Paris hotel while others rushed home. As the junior English speaker of a task force of United Nations (UN) member states, it fell to me to finalise our report. It was the early 1990s and we had travelled across Asia, Africa and Latin America collating confusing evidence and […] Continue reading -> COP28: Will a Petrostate Lead the Fight Against Climate Change? 30/11/2023 Stefan Anderson The world will soon know whether a petrostate can steer the global fight against climate change as the 28th UN Climate Conference (COP28) opens in the United Arab Emirates (UAE). The two-week summit, expected to draw a record 70,000 delegates from more than 200 countries, marks the largest gathering of world leaders this year. The […] Continue reading -> African Civil Society Groups Launch New Alliance to Combat Pandemics and Climate Change 29/11/2023 Kerry Cullinan LUSAKA, Zambia — A new African civil society network to address pandemics and climate crises was introduced publicly on Wednesday on the sidelines of the Conference on Public Health in Africa (CPHIA). The Resilience Action Network Africa (RANA) has been established by over 30 African organizations that are part of the global Pandemic Action Network […] Continue reading -> UNAIDS Urges Investment in Community Leadership to End AIDS 28/11/2023 Kerry Cullinan As donors withdraw from HIV, the Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS) has chosen to focus on the importance of community-led interventions to end the AIDS pandemic for World AIDS Day on 1 December. “There has been an unprecedented backsliding in financial commitments to community-led organisations, and it is costing lives,” according to UNAIDS […] Continue reading -> Health at the Heart of Climate Action: WHO’s Message to COP28 Negotiators 27/11/2023 Elaine Ruth Fletcher Negotiators at the upcoming UN Climate Change Conference (COP28) must accelerate the end of fossil fuels, eliminate trillions in fossil fuel subsidies, and swiftly transition to clean, renewable energy to reap the health benefits of climate action, senior World Health Organization (WHO) officials urged at a press briefing on Tuesday. Despite the absence of explicit […] Continue reading -> Increasing Africa’s Vaccine Manufacturing Capacity Will Bring ‘Second Independence’ for the Continent 27/11/2023 Kerry Cullinan LUSAKA, Zambia – Ensuring that Africa can manufacture its own vaccines will represent “the second independence of Africa”, Dr Jean Kaseya, Director General of the Africa Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC), said at the start of the Conference for Public Health in Africa 2023 (CPHIA) on Monday. “Many African countries got their […] Continue reading -> Sexual Transmission of Clade I Mpox Virus in DR Congo Raises Alarm Bells 24/11/2023 Elaine Ruth Fletcher There has been a two-fold increase in the number of suspected mpox cases reported in the Democratic Republic of Congo so far this year as compared to 2020, which marked the year for the most reports of the virus, WHO has said. Just as worrisome, DRC has been the first country globally to see confirmed […] Continue reading -> Air Pollution Crisis Looms Over Africa’s Expanding Cities 23/11/2023 Stefan Anderson Africa is home to many of the world’s fastest-growing urban centres – and a crisis of air pollution faces the continent’s rapidly expanding cities, according to a new Clean Air Fund report released Thursday. Africa, home to the world’s youngest population, is expected to see its population nearly double by mid-century, reaching 3.9 billion by […] Continue reading -> ‘Use Your Voice’ to Keep Policymakers Accountable, Former WHO Head Margaret Chan Tells Public Health Students 23/11/2023 Elaine Ruth Fletcher On her first visit back to Geneva since leaving her post as WHO Director-General in 2017, Dr Margaret Chan urged public health students to recognize “the power of collaboration” and to “use their voice” to hold policymakers accountable for the changes that the promises that they make. “When I was in WHO, there were a […] 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.
COP28: Will a Petrostate Lead the Fight Against Climate Change? 30/11/2023 Stefan Anderson The world will soon know whether a petrostate can steer the global fight against climate change as the 28th UN Climate Conference (COP28) opens in the United Arab Emirates (UAE). The two-week summit, expected to draw a record 70,000 delegates from more than 200 countries, marks the largest gathering of world leaders this year. The […] Continue reading -> African Civil Society Groups Launch New Alliance to Combat Pandemics and Climate Change 29/11/2023 Kerry Cullinan LUSAKA, Zambia — A new African civil society network to address pandemics and climate crises was introduced publicly on Wednesday on the sidelines of the Conference on Public Health in Africa (CPHIA). The Resilience Action Network Africa (RANA) has been established by over 30 African organizations that are part of the global Pandemic Action Network […] Continue reading -> UNAIDS Urges Investment in Community Leadership to End AIDS 28/11/2023 Kerry Cullinan As donors withdraw from HIV, the Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS) has chosen to focus on the importance of community-led interventions to end the AIDS pandemic for World AIDS Day on 1 December. “There has been an unprecedented backsliding in financial commitments to community-led organisations, and it is costing lives,” according to UNAIDS […] Continue reading -> Health at the Heart of Climate Action: WHO’s Message to COP28 Negotiators 27/11/2023 Elaine Ruth Fletcher Negotiators at the upcoming UN Climate Change Conference (COP28) must accelerate the end of fossil fuels, eliminate trillions in fossil fuel subsidies, and swiftly transition to clean, renewable energy to reap the health benefits of climate action, senior World Health Organization (WHO) officials urged at a press briefing on Tuesday. Despite the absence of explicit […] Continue reading -> Increasing Africa’s Vaccine Manufacturing Capacity Will Bring ‘Second Independence’ for the Continent 27/11/2023 Kerry Cullinan LUSAKA, Zambia – Ensuring that Africa can manufacture its own vaccines will represent “the second independence of Africa”, Dr Jean Kaseya, Director General of the Africa Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC), said at the start of the Conference for Public Health in Africa 2023 (CPHIA) on Monday. “Many African countries got their […] Continue reading -> Sexual Transmission of Clade I Mpox Virus in DR Congo Raises Alarm Bells 24/11/2023 Elaine Ruth Fletcher There has been a two-fold increase in the number of suspected mpox cases reported in the Democratic Republic of Congo so far this year as compared to 2020, which marked the year for the most reports of the virus, WHO has said. Just as worrisome, DRC has been the first country globally to see confirmed […] Continue reading -> Air Pollution Crisis Looms Over Africa’s Expanding Cities 23/11/2023 Stefan Anderson Africa is home to many of the world’s fastest-growing urban centres – and a crisis of air pollution faces the continent’s rapidly expanding cities, according to a new Clean Air Fund report released Thursday. Africa, home to the world’s youngest population, is expected to see its population nearly double by mid-century, reaching 3.9 billion by […] Continue reading -> ‘Use Your Voice’ to Keep Policymakers Accountable, Former WHO Head Margaret Chan Tells Public Health Students 23/11/2023 Elaine Ruth Fletcher On her first visit back to Geneva since leaving her post as WHO Director-General in 2017, Dr Margaret Chan urged public health students to recognize “the power of collaboration” and to “use their voice” to hold policymakers accountable for the changes that the promises that they make. “When I was in WHO, there were a […] 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 Civil Society Groups Launch New Alliance to Combat Pandemics and Climate Change 29/11/2023 Kerry Cullinan LUSAKA, Zambia — A new African civil society network to address pandemics and climate crises was introduced publicly on Wednesday on the sidelines of the Conference on Public Health in Africa (CPHIA). The Resilience Action Network Africa (RANA) has been established by over 30 African organizations that are part of the global Pandemic Action Network […] Continue reading -> UNAIDS Urges Investment in Community Leadership to End AIDS 28/11/2023 Kerry Cullinan As donors withdraw from HIV, the Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS) has chosen to focus on the importance of community-led interventions to end the AIDS pandemic for World AIDS Day on 1 December. “There has been an unprecedented backsliding in financial commitments to community-led organisations, and it is costing lives,” according to UNAIDS […] Continue reading -> Health at the Heart of Climate Action: WHO’s Message to COP28 Negotiators 27/11/2023 Elaine Ruth Fletcher Negotiators at the upcoming UN Climate Change Conference (COP28) must accelerate the end of fossil fuels, eliminate trillions in fossil fuel subsidies, and swiftly transition to clean, renewable energy to reap the health benefits of climate action, senior World Health Organization (WHO) officials urged at a press briefing on Tuesday. Despite the absence of explicit […] Continue reading -> Increasing Africa’s Vaccine Manufacturing Capacity Will Bring ‘Second Independence’ for the Continent 27/11/2023 Kerry Cullinan LUSAKA, Zambia – Ensuring that Africa can manufacture its own vaccines will represent “the second independence of Africa”, Dr Jean Kaseya, Director General of the Africa Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC), said at the start of the Conference for Public Health in Africa 2023 (CPHIA) on Monday. “Many African countries got their […] Continue reading -> Sexual Transmission of Clade I Mpox Virus in DR Congo Raises Alarm Bells 24/11/2023 Elaine Ruth Fletcher There has been a two-fold increase in the number of suspected mpox cases reported in the Democratic Republic of Congo so far this year as compared to 2020, which marked the year for the most reports of the virus, WHO has said. Just as worrisome, DRC has been the first country globally to see confirmed […] Continue reading -> Air Pollution Crisis Looms Over Africa’s Expanding Cities 23/11/2023 Stefan Anderson Africa is home to many of the world’s fastest-growing urban centres – and a crisis of air pollution faces the continent’s rapidly expanding cities, according to a new Clean Air Fund report released Thursday. Africa, home to the world’s youngest population, is expected to see its population nearly double by mid-century, reaching 3.9 billion by […] Continue reading -> ‘Use Your Voice’ to Keep Policymakers Accountable, Former WHO Head Margaret Chan Tells Public Health Students 23/11/2023 Elaine Ruth Fletcher On her first visit back to Geneva since leaving her post as WHO Director-General in 2017, Dr Margaret Chan urged public health students to recognize “the power of collaboration” and to “use their voice” to hold policymakers accountable for the changes that the promises that they make. “When I was in WHO, there were a […] 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.
UNAIDS Urges Investment in Community Leadership to End AIDS 28/11/2023 Kerry Cullinan As donors withdraw from HIV, the Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS) has chosen to focus on the importance of community-led interventions to end the AIDS pandemic for World AIDS Day on 1 December. “There has been an unprecedented backsliding in financial commitments to community-led organisations, and it is costing lives,” according to UNAIDS […] Continue reading -> Health at the Heart of Climate Action: WHO’s Message to COP28 Negotiators 27/11/2023 Elaine Ruth Fletcher Negotiators at the upcoming UN Climate Change Conference (COP28) must accelerate the end of fossil fuels, eliminate trillions in fossil fuel subsidies, and swiftly transition to clean, renewable energy to reap the health benefits of climate action, senior World Health Organization (WHO) officials urged at a press briefing on Tuesday. Despite the absence of explicit […] Continue reading -> Increasing Africa’s Vaccine Manufacturing Capacity Will Bring ‘Second Independence’ for the Continent 27/11/2023 Kerry Cullinan LUSAKA, Zambia – Ensuring that Africa can manufacture its own vaccines will represent “the second independence of Africa”, Dr Jean Kaseya, Director General of the Africa Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC), said at the start of the Conference for Public Health in Africa 2023 (CPHIA) on Monday. “Many African countries got their […] Continue reading -> Sexual Transmission of Clade I Mpox Virus in DR Congo Raises Alarm Bells 24/11/2023 Elaine Ruth Fletcher There has been a two-fold increase in the number of suspected mpox cases reported in the Democratic Republic of Congo so far this year as compared to 2020, which marked the year for the most reports of the virus, WHO has said. Just as worrisome, DRC has been the first country globally to see confirmed […] Continue reading -> Air Pollution Crisis Looms Over Africa’s Expanding Cities 23/11/2023 Stefan Anderson Africa is home to many of the world’s fastest-growing urban centres – and a crisis of air pollution faces the continent’s rapidly expanding cities, according to a new Clean Air Fund report released Thursday. Africa, home to the world’s youngest population, is expected to see its population nearly double by mid-century, reaching 3.9 billion by […] Continue reading -> ‘Use Your Voice’ to Keep Policymakers Accountable, Former WHO Head Margaret Chan Tells Public Health Students 23/11/2023 Elaine Ruth Fletcher On her first visit back to Geneva since leaving her post as WHO Director-General in 2017, Dr Margaret Chan urged public health students to recognize “the power of collaboration” and to “use their voice” to hold policymakers accountable for the changes that the promises that they make. “When I was in WHO, there were a […] 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.
Health at the Heart of Climate Action: WHO’s Message to COP28 Negotiators 27/11/2023 Elaine Ruth Fletcher Negotiators at the upcoming UN Climate Change Conference (COP28) must accelerate the end of fossil fuels, eliminate trillions in fossil fuel subsidies, and swiftly transition to clean, renewable energy to reap the health benefits of climate action, senior World Health Organization (WHO) officials urged at a press briefing on Tuesday. Despite the absence of explicit […] Continue reading -> Increasing Africa’s Vaccine Manufacturing Capacity Will Bring ‘Second Independence’ for the Continent 27/11/2023 Kerry Cullinan LUSAKA, Zambia – Ensuring that Africa can manufacture its own vaccines will represent “the second independence of Africa”, Dr Jean Kaseya, Director General of the Africa Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC), said at the start of the Conference for Public Health in Africa 2023 (CPHIA) on Monday. “Many African countries got their […] Continue reading -> Sexual Transmission of Clade I Mpox Virus in DR Congo Raises Alarm Bells 24/11/2023 Elaine Ruth Fletcher There has been a two-fold increase in the number of suspected mpox cases reported in the Democratic Republic of Congo so far this year as compared to 2020, which marked the year for the most reports of the virus, WHO has said. Just as worrisome, DRC has been the first country globally to see confirmed […] Continue reading -> Air Pollution Crisis Looms Over Africa’s Expanding Cities 23/11/2023 Stefan Anderson Africa is home to many of the world’s fastest-growing urban centres – and a crisis of air pollution faces the continent’s rapidly expanding cities, according to a new Clean Air Fund report released Thursday. Africa, home to the world’s youngest population, is expected to see its population nearly double by mid-century, reaching 3.9 billion by […] Continue reading -> ‘Use Your Voice’ to Keep Policymakers Accountable, Former WHO Head Margaret Chan Tells Public Health Students 23/11/2023 Elaine Ruth Fletcher On her first visit back to Geneva since leaving her post as WHO Director-General in 2017, Dr Margaret Chan urged public health students to recognize “the power of collaboration” and to “use their voice” to hold policymakers accountable for the changes that the promises that they make. “When I was in WHO, there were a […] 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.
Increasing Africa’s Vaccine Manufacturing Capacity Will Bring ‘Second Independence’ for the Continent 27/11/2023 Kerry Cullinan LUSAKA, Zambia – Ensuring that Africa can manufacture its own vaccines will represent “the second independence of Africa”, Dr Jean Kaseya, Director General of the Africa Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC), said at the start of the Conference for Public Health in Africa 2023 (CPHIA) on Monday. “Many African countries got their […] Continue reading -> Sexual Transmission of Clade I Mpox Virus in DR Congo Raises Alarm Bells 24/11/2023 Elaine Ruth Fletcher There has been a two-fold increase in the number of suspected mpox cases reported in the Democratic Republic of Congo so far this year as compared to 2020, which marked the year for the most reports of the virus, WHO has said. Just as worrisome, DRC has been the first country globally to see confirmed […] Continue reading -> Air Pollution Crisis Looms Over Africa’s Expanding Cities 23/11/2023 Stefan Anderson Africa is home to many of the world’s fastest-growing urban centres – and a crisis of air pollution faces the continent’s rapidly expanding cities, according to a new Clean Air Fund report released Thursday. Africa, home to the world’s youngest population, is expected to see its population nearly double by mid-century, reaching 3.9 billion by […] Continue reading -> ‘Use Your Voice’ to Keep Policymakers Accountable, Former WHO Head Margaret Chan Tells Public Health Students 23/11/2023 Elaine Ruth Fletcher On her first visit back to Geneva since leaving her post as WHO Director-General in 2017, Dr Margaret Chan urged public health students to recognize “the power of collaboration” and to “use their voice” to hold policymakers accountable for the changes that the promises that they make. “When I was in WHO, there were a […] 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.
Sexual Transmission of Clade I Mpox Virus in DR Congo Raises Alarm Bells 24/11/2023 Elaine Ruth Fletcher There has been a two-fold increase in the number of suspected mpox cases reported in the Democratic Republic of Congo so far this year as compared to 2020, which marked the year for the most reports of the virus, WHO has said. Just as worrisome, DRC has been the first country globally to see confirmed […] Continue reading -> Air Pollution Crisis Looms Over Africa’s Expanding Cities 23/11/2023 Stefan Anderson Africa is home to many of the world’s fastest-growing urban centres – and a crisis of air pollution faces the continent’s rapidly expanding cities, according to a new Clean Air Fund report released Thursday. Africa, home to the world’s youngest population, is expected to see its population nearly double by mid-century, reaching 3.9 billion by […] Continue reading -> ‘Use Your Voice’ to Keep Policymakers Accountable, Former WHO Head Margaret Chan Tells Public Health Students 23/11/2023 Elaine Ruth Fletcher On her first visit back to Geneva since leaving her post as WHO Director-General in 2017, Dr Margaret Chan urged public health students to recognize “the power of collaboration” and to “use their voice” to hold policymakers accountable for the changes that the promises that they make. “When I was in WHO, there were a […] 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.
Air Pollution Crisis Looms Over Africa’s Expanding Cities 23/11/2023 Stefan Anderson Africa is home to many of the world’s fastest-growing urban centres – and a crisis of air pollution faces the continent’s rapidly expanding cities, according to a new Clean Air Fund report released Thursday. Africa, home to the world’s youngest population, is expected to see its population nearly double by mid-century, reaching 3.9 billion by […] Continue reading -> ‘Use Your Voice’ to Keep Policymakers Accountable, Former WHO Head Margaret Chan Tells Public Health Students 23/11/2023 Elaine Ruth Fletcher On her first visit back to Geneva since leaving her post as WHO Director-General in 2017, Dr Margaret Chan urged public health students to recognize “the power of collaboration” and to “use their voice” to hold policymakers accountable for the changes that the promises that they make. “When I was in WHO, there were a […] 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
‘Use Your Voice’ to Keep Policymakers Accountable, Former WHO Head Margaret Chan Tells Public Health Students 23/11/2023 Elaine Ruth Fletcher On her first visit back to Geneva since leaving her post as WHO Director-General in 2017, Dr Margaret Chan urged public health students to recognize “the power of collaboration” and to “use their voice” to hold policymakers accountable for the changes that the promises that they make. “When I was in WHO, there were a […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts