Experts Outline How To Strengthen Trusted Health Knowledge Worldwide 21/11/2025 Maayan Hoffman Global health knowledge is expanding faster than ever, but so are confusion and inequity over who can access trustworthy information and use it to improve their lives. In a live recorded discussion at the World Health Summit in Berlin, featured in the latest Global Health Matters podcast, Joy Phumaphi, executive secretary of the Africa Leaders […] Continue reading -> Dental Amalgam Set to Be Phased out by 2034 to Reduce Toxic Mercury Exposures 11/11/2025 Disha Shetty Mercury-containing dental amalgam, used to fill cavities, is set to be phased out globally by 2034 to reduce human exposure to the toxic heavy metal. The decision was taken by the 153 parties to the Minamata Convention on Mercury at the Sixth Conference of Parties (COP-6) that took place last week in Geneva. While 50 […] Continue reading -> Here’s How Two Leaders Want To Improve Global Health 09/11/2025 Maayan Hoffman Season 5 of the Global Health Matters podcast opens with a blunt diagnosis of the field’s future from two leading voices, and a roadmap for reform. In a conversation with host Garry Aslanyan, Paola Abril Campos Rivera of Tecnológico de Monterrey and Catherine Kyobutungi, head of Kenya’s African Population and Health Research Centre, argue that […] Continue reading -> After Ebola and Bombings, What Has the World Learned? 10/07/2025 Health Policy Watch Dr Joanne Liu, a veteran humanitarian and former international president of Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF), has seen the front lines of global health crises—from Ebola in West Africa to bombed-out hospitals in Afghanistan. But her message today is clear: “An imperfect solution is better than no solution.” Speaking on the Global Health Matters podcast, Liu […] Continue reading -> BREAKING – WHO Climate Change and Health Action Plan Approved after Saudi-led Effort to Shelve it Fails 27/05/2025 Elaine Ruth Fletcher A new WHO Climate Change and Health Action plan was approved by a key World Health Assembly (WHA) Committee Tuesday evening – after hours of high-stakes, high-drama parliamentary maneuvers by a cluster of oil-rich World Health Organization (WHO) member states to shelve the plan failed. WHO member states accepted the original plan by a vote […] Continue reading -> Chikwe Ihekweazu: Why Global Health Needs More African Leadership 26/05/2025 Maayan Hoffman Chikwe Ihekweazu, the first director-general of the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and currently head of the Health Emergencies Programme for the World Health Organization, believes that greater African leadership in global health organizations would benefit everyone. “These roles require not only technical competence, but also empathy and compassion, which I believe can only develop […] Continue reading -> Malaria’s Gender Divide: Why Women Bear the Brunt of a Global Health Crisis 24/04/2025 Jemimah Njuki & Lizz Ntonjira After the World Malaria Report 2024 was published, the global community confronted an undeniable and uncomfortable truth: while malaria affects entire communities, its burden is not equally distributed. Women, particularly in malaria-endemic regions, are disproportionately impacted. Their physical, social and economic health suffers more than others’ as they bear the brunt of caregiving responsibilities, suffer […] Continue reading -> Why 3.5 Billion People Lack Basic Oral Care—and What Needs to Change 13/04/2025 Maayan Hoffman Half of the world’s population has no access to any kind of oral care and lives with untreated oral disease every day, according to Dr. Habib Benzian, a dentist and professor of epidemiology and health promotion at New York University. “There’s no other disease group that affects so many people,” Benzian said. In fact, oral […] Continue reading -> Vanishing Memories: Tanzania’s Elderly Battle Dementia in Silence 25/02/2025 Kizito Makoye GEITA, Tanzania —The first time 78-year-old Hadija Kisanji got lost on her way home, neighbors found her sitting under a baobab tree, staring blankly at the dusty road. When they asked where she was going, she whispered, “I think I live nearby.” That was three years ago. Today, Kisanji barely remembers her own name. She’s […] Continue reading -> Argentina Withdraws from WHO, Executive Board Pauses Approval of New Resolutions Pending Cost Reviews 05/02/2025 Elaine Ruth Fletcher Argentina’s maverick President, Javier Milei, declared Wednesday that he would follow the United States in withdrawing from the World Health Organization,citing “profound differences in health management, especially due to the pandemic, which led us to the longest confinement in the history of humanity.” The announcement came as another blow to the morale of the Geneva-based […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older 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. 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Dental Amalgam Set to Be Phased out by 2034 to Reduce Toxic Mercury Exposures 11/11/2025 Disha Shetty Mercury-containing dental amalgam, used to fill cavities, is set to be phased out globally by 2034 to reduce human exposure to the toxic heavy metal. The decision was taken by the 153 parties to the Minamata Convention on Mercury at the Sixth Conference of Parties (COP-6) that took place last week in Geneva. While 50 […] Continue reading -> Here’s How Two Leaders Want To Improve Global Health 09/11/2025 Maayan Hoffman Season 5 of the Global Health Matters podcast opens with a blunt diagnosis of the field’s future from two leading voices, and a roadmap for reform. In a conversation with host Garry Aslanyan, Paola Abril Campos Rivera of Tecnológico de Monterrey and Catherine Kyobutungi, head of Kenya’s African Population and Health Research Centre, argue that […] Continue reading -> After Ebola and Bombings, What Has the World Learned? 10/07/2025 Health Policy Watch Dr Joanne Liu, a veteran humanitarian and former international president of Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF), has seen the front lines of global health crises—from Ebola in West Africa to bombed-out hospitals in Afghanistan. But her message today is clear: “An imperfect solution is better than no solution.” Speaking on the Global Health Matters podcast, Liu […] Continue reading -> BREAKING – WHO Climate Change and Health Action Plan Approved after Saudi-led Effort to Shelve it Fails 27/05/2025 Elaine Ruth Fletcher A new WHO Climate Change and Health Action plan was approved by a key World Health Assembly (WHA) Committee Tuesday evening – after hours of high-stakes, high-drama parliamentary maneuvers by a cluster of oil-rich World Health Organization (WHO) member states to shelve the plan failed. WHO member states accepted the original plan by a vote […] Continue reading -> Chikwe Ihekweazu: Why Global Health Needs More African Leadership 26/05/2025 Maayan Hoffman Chikwe Ihekweazu, the first director-general of the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and currently head of the Health Emergencies Programme for the World Health Organization, believes that greater African leadership in global health organizations would benefit everyone. “These roles require not only technical competence, but also empathy and compassion, which I believe can only develop […] Continue reading -> Malaria’s Gender Divide: Why Women Bear the Brunt of a Global Health Crisis 24/04/2025 Jemimah Njuki & Lizz Ntonjira After the World Malaria Report 2024 was published, the global community confronted an undeniable and uncomfortable truth: while malaria affects entire communities, its burden is not equally distributed. Women, particularly in malaria-endemic regions, are disproportionately impacted. Their physical, social and economic health suffers more than others’ as they bear the brunt of caregiving responsibilities, suffer […] Continue reading -> Why 3.5 Billion People Lack Basic Oral Care—and What Needs to Change 13/04/2025 Maayan Hoffman Half of the world’s population has no access to any kind of oral care and lives with untreated oral disease every day, according to Dr. Habib Benzian, a dentist and professor of epidemiology and health promotion at New York University. “There’s no other disease group that affects so many people,” Benzian said. In fact, oral […] Continue reading -> Vanishing Memories: Tanzania’s Elderly Battle Dementia in Silence 25/02/2025 Kizito Makoye GEITA, Tanzania —The first time 78-year-old Hadija Kisanji got lost on her way home, neighbors found her sitting under a baobab tree, staring blankly at the dusty road. When they asked where she was going, she whispered, “I think I live nearby.” That was three years ago. Today, Kisanji barely remembers her own name. She’s […] Continue reading -> Argentina Withdraws from WHO, Executive Board Pauses Approval of New Resolutions Pending Cost Reviews 05/02/2025 Elaine Ruth Fletcher Argentina’s maverick President, Javier Milei, declared Wednesday that he would follow the United States in withdrawing from the World Health Organization,citing “profound differences in health management, especially due to the pandemic, which led us to the longest confinement in the history of humanity.” The announcement came as another blow to the morale of the Geneva-based […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older 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.
Here’s How Two Leaders Want To Improve Global Health 09/11/2025 Maayan Hoffman Season 5 of the Global Health Matters podcast opens with a blunt diagnosis of the field’s future from two leading voices, and a roadmap for reform. In a conversation with host Garry Aslanyan, Paola Abril Campos Rivera of Tecnológico de Monterrey and Catherine Kyobutungi, head of Kenya’s African Population and Health Research Centre, argue that […] Continue reading -> After Ebola and Bombings, What Has the World Learned? 10/07/2025 Health Policy Watch Dr Joanne Liu, a veteran humanitarian and former international president of Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF), has seen the front lines of global health crises—from Ebola in West Africa to bombed-out hospitals in Afghanistan. But her message today is clear: “An imperfect solution is better than no solution.” Speaking on the Global Health Matters podcast, Liu […] Continue reading -> BREAKING – WHO Climate Change and Health Action Plan Approved after Saudi-led Effort to Shelve it Fails 27/05/2025 Elaine Ruth Fletcher A new WHO Climate Change and Health Action plan was approved by a key World Health Assembly (WHA) Committee Tuesday evening – after hours of high-stakes, high-drama parliamentary maneuvers by a cluster of oil-rich World Health Organization (WHO) member states to shelve the plan failed. WHO member states accepted the original plan by a vote […] Continue reading -> Chikwe Ihekweazu: Why Global Health Needs More African Leadership 26/05/2025 Maayan Hoffman Chikwe Ihekweazu, the first director-general of the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and currently head of the Health Emergencies Programme for the World Health Organization, believes that greater African leadership in global health organizations would benefit everyone. “These roles require not only technical competence, but also empathy and compassion, which I believe can only develop […] Continue reading -> Malaria’s Gender Divide: Why Women Bear the Brunt of a Global Health Crisis 24/04/2025 Jemimah Njuki & Lizz Ntonjira After the World Malaria Report 2024 was published, the global community confronted an undeniable and uncomfortable truth: while malaria affects entire communities, its burden is not equally distributed. Women, particularly in malaria-endemic regions, are disproportionately impacted. Their physical, social and economic health suffers more than others’ as they bear the brunt of caregiving responsibilities, suffer […] Continue reading -> Why 3.5 Billion People Lack Basic Oral Care—and What Needs to Change 13/04/2025 Maayan Hoffman Half of the world’s population has no access to any kind of oral care and lives with untreated oral disease every day, according to Dr. Habib Benzian, a dentist and professor of epidemiology and health promotion at New York University. “There’s no other disease group that affects so many people,” Benzian said. In fact, oral […] Continue reading -> Vanishing Memories: Tanzania’s Elderly Battle Dementia in Silence 25/02/2025 Kizito Makoye GEITA, Tanzania —The first time 78-year-old Hadija Kisanji got lost on her way home, neighbors found her sitting under a baobab tree, staring blankly at the dusty road. When they asked where she was going, she whispered, “I think I live nearby.” That was three years ago. Today, Kisanji barely remembers her own name. She’s […] Continue reading -> Argentina Withdraws from WHO, Executive Board Pauses Approval of New Resolutions Pending Cost Reviews 05/02/2025 Elaine Ruth Fletcher Argentina’s maverick President, Javier Milei, declared Wednesday that he would follow the United States in withdrawing from the World Health Organization,citing “profound differences in health management, especially due to the pandemic, which led us to the longest confinement in the history of humanity.” The announcement came as another blow to the morale of the Geneva-based […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older 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.
After Ebola and Bombings, What Has the World Learned? 10/07/2025 Health Policy Watch Dr Joanne Liu, a veteran humanitarian and former international president of Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF), has seen the front lines of global health crises—from Ebola in West Africa to bombed-out hospitals in Afghanistan. But her message today is clear: “An imperfect solution is better than no solution.” Speaking on the Global Health Matters podcast, Liu […] Continue reading -> BREAKING – WHO Climate Change and Health Action Plan Approved after Saudi-led Effort to Shelve it Fails 27/05/2025 Elaine Ruth Fletcher A new WHO Climate Change and Health Action plan was approved by a key World Health Assembly (WHA) Committee Tuesday evening – after hours of high-stakes, high-drama parliamentary maneuvers by a cluster of oil-rich World Health Organization (WHO) member states to shelve the plan failed. WHO member states accepted the original plan by a vote […] Continue reading -> Chikwe Ihekweazu: Why Global Health Needs More African Leadership 26/05/2025 Maayan Hoffman Chikwe Ihekweazu, the first director-general of the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and currently head of the Health Emergencies Programme for the World Health Organization, believes that greater African leadership in global health organizations would benefit everyone. “These roles require not only technical competence, but also empathy and compassion, which I believe can only develop […] Continue reading -> Malaria’s Gender Divide: Why Women Bear the Brunt of a Global Health Crisis 24/04/2025 Jemimah Njuki & Lizz Ntonjira After the World Malaria Report 2024 was published, the global community confronted an undeniable and uncomfortable truth: while malaria affects entire communities, its burden is not equally distributed. Women, particularly in malaria-endemic regions, are disproportionately impacted. Their physical, social and economic health suffers more than others’ as they bear the brunt of caregiving responsibilities, suffer […] Continue reading -> Why 3.5 Billion People Lack Basic Oral Care—and What Needs to Change 13/04/2025 Maayan Hoffman Half of the world’s population has no access to any kind of oral care and lives with untreated oral disease every day, according to Dr. Habib Benzian, a dentist and professor of epidemiology and health promotion at New York University. “There’s no other disease group that affects so many people,” Benzian said. In fact, oral […] Continue reading -> Vanishing Memories: Tanzania’s Elderly Battle Dementia in Silence 25/02/2025 Kizito Makoye GEITA, Tanzania —The first time 78-year-old Hadija Kisanji got lost on her way home, neighbors found her sitting under a baobab tree, staring blankly at the dusty road. When they asked where she was going, she whispered, “I think I live nearby.” That was three years ago. Today, Kisanji barely remembers her own name. She’s […] Continue reading -> Argentina Withdraws from WHO, Executive Board Pauses Approval of New Resolutions Pending Cost Reviews 05/02/2025 Elaine Ruth Fletcher Argentina’s maverick President, Javier Milei, declared Wednesday that he would follow the United States in withdrawing from the World Health Organization,citing “profound differences in health management, especially due to the pandemic, which led us to the longest confinement in the history of humanity.” The announcement came as another blow to the morale of the Geneva-based […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older 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.
BREAKING – WHO Climate Change and Health Action Plan Approved after Saudi-led Effort to Shelve it Fails 27/05/2025 Elaine Ruth Fletcher A new WHO Climate Change and Health Action plan was approved by a key World Health Assembly (WHA) Committee Tuesday evening – after hours of high-stakes, high-drama parliamentary maneuvers by a cluster of oil-rich World Health Organization (WHO) member states to shelve the plan failed. WHO member states accepted the original plan by a vote […] Continue reading -> Chikwe Ihekweazu: Why Global Health Needs More African Leadership 26/05/2025 Maayan Hoffman Chikwe Ihekweazu, the first director-general of the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and currently head of the Health Emergencies Programme for the World Health Organization, believes that greater African leadership in global health organizations would benefit everyone. “These roles require not only technical competence, but also empathy and compassion, which I believe can only develop […] Continue reading -> Malaria’s Gender Divide: Why Women Bear the Brunt of a Global Health Crisis 24/04/2025 Jemimah Njuki & Lizz Ntonjira After the World Malaria Report 2024 was published, the global community confronted an undeniable and uncomfortable truth: while malaria affects entire communities, its burden is not equally distributed. Women, particularly in malaria-endemic regions, are disproportionately impacted. Their physical, social and economic health suffers more than others’ as they bear the brunt of caregiving responsibilities, suffer […] Continue reading -> Why 3.5 Billion People Lack Basic Oral Care—and What Needs to Change 13/04/2025 Maayan Hoffman Half of the world’s population has no access to any kind of oral care and lives with untreated oral disease every day, according to Dr. Habib Benzian, a dentist and professor of epidemiology and health promotion at New York University. “There’s no other disease group that affects so many people,” Benzian said. In fact, oral […] Continue reading -> Vanishing Memories: Tanzania’s Elderly Battle Dementia in Silence 25/02/2025 Kizito Makoye GEITA, Tanzania —The first time 78-year-old Hadija Kisanji got lost on her way home, neighbors found her sitting under a baobab tree, staring blankly at the dusty road. When they asked where she was going, she whispered, “I think I live nearby.” That was three years ago. Today, Kisanji barely remembers her own name. She’s […] Continue reading -> Argentina Withdraws from WHO, Executive Board Pauses Approval of New Resolutions Pending Cost Reviews 05/02/2025 Elaine Ruth Fletcher Argentina’s maverick President, Javier Milei, declared Wednesday that he would follow the United States in withdrawing from the World Health Organization,citing “profound differences in health management, especially due to the pandemic, which led us to the longest confinement in the history of humanity.” The announcement came as another blow to the morale of the Geneva-based […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older 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.
Chikwe Ihekweazu: Why Global Health Needs More African Leadership 26/05/2025 Maayan Hoffman Chikwe Ihekweazu, the first director-general of the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and currently head of the Health Emergencies Programme for the World Health Organization, believes that greater African leadership in global health organizations would benefit everyone. “These roles require not only technical competence, but also empathy and compassion, which I believe can only develop […] Continue reading -> Malaria’s Gender Divide: Why Women Bear the Brunt of a Global Health Crisis 24/04/2025 Jemimah Njuki & Lizz Ntonjira After the World Malaria Report 2024 was published, the global community confronted an undeniable and uncomfortable truth: while malaria affects entire communities, its burden is not equally distributed. Women, particularly in malaria-endemic regions, are disproportionately impacted. Their physical, social and economic health suffers more than others’ as they bear the brunt of caregiving responsibilities, suffer […] Continue reading -> Why 3.5 Billion People Lack Basic Oral Care—and What Needs to Change 13/04/2025 Maayan Hoffman Half of the world’s population has no access to any kind of oral care and lives with untreated oral disease every day, according to Dr. Habib Benzian, a dentist and professor of epidemiology and health promotion at New York University. “There’s no other disease group that affects so many people,” Benzian said. In fact, oral […] Continue reading -> Vanishing Memories: Tanzania’s Elderly Battle Dementia in Silence 25/02/2025 Kizito Makoye GEITA, Tanzania —The first time 78-year-old Hadija Kisanji got lost on her way home, neighbors found her sitting under a baobab tree, staring blankly at the dusty road. When they asked where she was going, she whispered, “I think I live nearby.” That was three years ago. Today, Kisanji barely remembers her own name. She’s […] Continue reading -> Argentina Withdraws from WHO, Executive Board Pauses Approval of New Resolutions Pending Cost Reviews 05/02/2025 Elaine Ruth Fletcher Argentina’s maverick President, Javier Milei, declared Wednesday that he would follow the United States in withdrawing from the World Health Organization,citing “profound differences in health management, especially due to the pandemic, which led us to the longest confinement in the history of humanity.” The announcement came as another blow to the morale of the Geneva-based […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older 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.
Malaria’s Gender Divide: Why Women Bear the Brunt of a Global Health Crisis 24/04/2025 Jemimah Njuki & Lizz Ntonjira After the World Malaria Report 2024 was published, the global community confronted an undeniable and uncomfortable truth: while malaria affects entire communities, its burden is not equally distributed. Women, particularly in malaria-endemic regions, are disproportionately impacted. Their physical, social and economic health suffers more than others’ as they bear the brunt of caregiving responsibilities, suffer […] Continue reading -> Why 3.5 Billion People Lack Basic Oral Care—and What Needs to Change 13/04/2025 Maayan Hoffman Half of the world’s population has no access to any kind of oral care and lives with untreated oral disease every day, according to Dr. Habib Benzian, a dentist and professor of epidemiology and health promotion at New York University. “There’s no other disease group that affects so many people,” Benzian said. In fact, oral […] Continue reading -> Vanishing Memories: Tanzania’s Elderly Battle Dementia in Silence 25/02/2025 Kizito Makoye GEITA, Tanzania —The first time 78-year-old Hadija Kisanji got lost on her way home, neighbors found her sitting under a baobab tree, staring blankly at the dusty road. When they asked where she was going, she whispered, “I think I live nearby.” That was three years ago. Today, Kisanji barely remembers her own name. She’s […] Continue reading -> Argentina Withdraws from WHO, Executive Board Pauses Approval of New Resolutions Pending Cost Reviews 05/02/2025 Elaine Ruth Fletcher Argentina’s maverick President, Javier Milei, declared Wednesday that he would follow the United States in withdrawing from the World Health Organization,citing “profound differences in health management, especially due to the pandemic, which led us to the longest confinement in the history of humanity.” The announcement came as another blow to the morale of the Geneva-based […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older 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.
Why 3.5 Billion People Lack Basic Oral Care—and What Needs to Change 13/04/2025 Maayan Hoffman Half of the world’s population has no access to any kind of oral care and lives with untreated oral disease every day, according to Dr. Habib Benzian, a dentist and professor of epidemiology and health promotion at New York University. “There’s no other disease group that affects so many people,” Benzian said. In fact, oral […] Continue reading -> Vanishing Memories: Tanzania’s Elderly Battle Dementia in Silence 25/02/2025 Kizito Makoye GEITA, Tanzania —The first time 78-year-old Hadija Kisanji got lost on her way home, neighbors found her sitting under a baobab tree, staring blankly at the dusty road. When they asked where she was going, she whispered, “I think I live nearby.” That was three years ago. Today, Kisanji barely remembers her own name. She’s […] Continue reading -> Argentina Withdraws from WHO, Executive Board Pauses Approval of New Resolutions Pending Cost Reviews 05/02/2025 Elaine Ruth Fletcher Argentina’s maverick President, Javier Milei, declared Wednesday that he would follow the United States in withdrawing from the World Health Organization,citing “profound differences in health management, especially due to the pandemic, which led us to the longest confinement in the history of humanity.” The announcement came as another blow to the morale of the Geneva-based […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older 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.
Vanishing Memories: Tanzania’s Elderly Battle Dementia in Silence 25/02/2025 Kizito Makoye GEITA, Tanzania —The first time 78-year-old Hadija Kisanji got lost on her way home, neighbors found her sitting under a baobab tree, staring blankly at the dusty road. When they asked where she was going, she whispered, “I think I live nearby.” That was three years ago. Today, Kisanji barely remembers her own name. She’s […] Continue reading -> Argentina Withdraws from WHO, Executive Board Pauses Approval of New Resolutions Pending Cost Reviews 05/02/2025 Elaine Ruth Fletcher Argentina’s maverick President, Javier Milei, declared Wednesday that he would follow the United States in withdrawing from the World Health Organization,citing “profound differences in health management, especially due to the pandemic, which led us to the longest confinement in the history of humanity.” The announcement came as another blow to the morale of the Geneva-based […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older 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
Argentina Withdraws from WHO, Executive Board Pauses Approval of New Resolutions Pending Cost Reviews 05/02/2025 Elaine Ruth Fletcher Argentina’s maverick President, Javier Milei, declared Wednesday that he would follow the United States in withdrawing from the World Health Organization,citing “profound differences in health management, especially due to the pandemic, which led us to the longest confinement in the history of humanity.” The announcement came as another blow to the morale of the Geneva-based […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older posts