UN Environment Assembly Concludes With Renewed Commitments to Tackle Climate, Biodiversity and Pollution 04/03/2024 Disha Shetty The sixth United Nations Environment Assembly (UNAE-6) ended last Friday in Nairobi, Kenya with the adoption of a Ministerial Declaration affirming member states’ commitment to slowing climate change, protecting biodiversity, and creating a pollution-free world. The assembly, which attracted over 5,600 delegates from 190 countries, also adopted 15 resolutions covering a range of issues including […] Continue reading -> UN Environment Assembly Focusses on Multilateral Solutions to Climate Crises 27/02/2024 Disha Shetty The sixth United Nations Environment Assembly (UNEA-6), which opened in the Kenyan capital of Nairobi on Monday, is focusing on multilateral action to tackle climate change, biodiversity loss and pollution. Around a million species are headed towards extinction, global temperature records were smashed in 2023 and pollution remains one of the world’s leading causes of […] Continue reading -> Brazil Tries New Vaccine as ‘Exponential’ Rise in Dengue Cases Plagues the Americas 26/02/2024 Sophia Samantaroy In 2023, the Americas saw the highest recorded number of dengue cases of all time, with a total of 4,565,911 cases and 2,340 deaths, said the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) in a recent call for stepped up efforts to control Aedes aegypti, the primary mosquito vector of the dengue virus. And already in the […] Continue reading -> European Union, Japan and South Korea Export ‘Heavy Duty’ Vehicle Pollution to Low-Income Countries 22/02/2024 Chetan Bhattacharji A new report finds that the European Union, Japan and the Republic of Korea have been “dumping” used, and highly polluting trucks and buses on low- and middle-income countries. Heavy duty trucks and buses account for as much as 63% of PM2.5 pollution emissions from road vehicles globally. A new UN report has exposed a […] Continue reading -> Shortage of Cholera Vaccines Spurs Africa CDC’s Quest for Local Manufacturing of Medical Products 20/02/2024 Kerry Cullinan The Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) needs at least five million cholera vaccines to address the worst outbreak of the disease on the African continent – but it has received none so far. Meanwhile, Zambia has received half the cholera vaccines it needs and less than a third of Zimbabwe’s vaccine needs have been met, […] Continue reading -> As Cholera Surges, WHO Publishes Safe Drinking Water Guidelines for Small Operators – First in Nearly 30 Years 19/02/2024 Sophia Samantaroy From a community well in east Africa to a standpipe in an urban slum, small water operators furnish vital supplies for billions of people the world over. Now, for the first time in nearly 30 years, the World Health Organization (WHO) has published new guidelines for drinking water quality for small water supplies with up-to-date […] Continue reading -> WHO Issues First-Ever List of Antimicrobials with Category “For Use in Humans Only” 13/02/2024 Sophia Samantaroy The WHO has released a first-ever list of 21 antimicrobials earmarked as “authorized for use in humans only” – a first for the organization in its efforts to protect overuse and abuse of critical first-line drugs that need to be protected by overuse in animal and plant health sectors – and consequent antimicrobial resistance (AMR). […] Continue reading -> Soumya Swaminathan Returns to International Arena to Fight Air Pollution 01/02/2024 Chetan Bhattacharji Dr Soumya Swaminathan is returning to the international stage after leaving the World Health Organization (WHO) in late 2022, just as the world was recovering from the COVID-19 pandemic. She became the agency’s first Chief Scientist just before the pandemic, a position that propelled her to become a widely-known global voice for WHO, analyzing and […] Continue reading -> The Campaign to Recognize Noma as an NTD: How Inclusion Can Drive Research to Prevent and Treat the Disease 31/01/2024 Maayan Hoffman A milestone World Health Organization (WHO) decision to recognise noma (cancrum oris or gangrenous stomatitis) as a neglected tropical disease (NTD) is the result of a longstanding campaign waged for over a decade by global health researchers and advocates in Geneva and beyond. Proponents believe that inclusion can offer noma’s victims the […] Continue reading -> Despite $1 Billion Expenditure, India’s Air Quality is Still Appalling – But Improvements Are Possible 30/01/2024 Chetan Bhattacharji Ten years ago, India’s appalling air pollution made headlines. But $1 billion dollars of investment, new policies and a health crisis have done little to address this situation. Is there still hope? If you have a fever, you measure your temperature. If there’s a storm, you measure the wind and rain. If there’s a stock […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts
UN Environment Assembly Focusses on Multilateral Solutions to Climate Crises 27/02/2024 Disha Shetty The sixth United Nations Environment Assembly (UNEA-6), which opened in the Kenyan capital of Nairobi on Monday, is focusing on multilateral action to tackle climate change, biodiversity loss and pollution. Around a million species are headed towards extinction, global temperature records were smashed in 2023 and pollution remains one of the world’s leading causes of […] Continue reading -> Brazil Tries New Vaccine as ‘Exponential’ Rise in Dengue Cases Plagues the Americas 26/02/2024 Sophia Samantaroy In 2023, the Americas saw the highest recorded number of dengue cases of all time, with a total of 4,565,911 cases and 2,340 deaths, said the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) in a recent call for stepped up efforts to control Aedes aegypti, the primary mosquito vector of the dengue virus. And already in the […] Continue reading -> European Union, Japan and South Korea Export ‘Heavy Duty’ Vehicle Pollution to Low-Income Countries 22/02/2024 Chetan Bhattacharji A new report finds that the European Union, Japan and the Republic of Korea have been “dumping” used, and highly polluting trucks and buses on low- and middle-income countries. Heavy duty trucks and buses account for as much as 63% of PM2.5 pollution emissions from road vehicles globally. A new UN report has exposed a […] Continue reading -> Shortage of Cholera Vaccines Spurs Africa CDC’s Quest for Local Manufacturing of Medical Products 20/02/2024 Kerry Cullinan The Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) needs at least five million cholera vaccines to address the worst outbreak of the disease on the African continent – but it has received none so far. Meanwhile, Zambia has received half the cholera vaccines it needs and less than a third of Zimbabwe’s vaccine needs have been met, […] Continue reading -> As Cholera Surges, WHO Publishes Safe Drinking Water Guidelines for Small Operators – First in Nearly 30 Years 19/02/2024 Sophia Samantaroy From a community well in east Africa to a standpipe in an urban slum, small water operators furnish vital supplies for billions of people the world over. Now, for the first time in nearly 30 years, the World Health Organization (WHO) has published new guidelines for drinking water quality for small water supplies with up-to-date […] Continue reading -> WHO Issues First-Ever List of Antimicrobials with Category “For Use in Humans Only” 13/02/2024 Sophia Samantaroy The WHO has released a first-ever list of 21 antimicrobials earmarked as “authorized for use in humans only” – a first for the organization in its efforts to protect overuse and abuse of critical first-line drugs that need to be protected by overuse in animal and plant health sectors – and consequent antimicrobial resistance (AMR). […] Continue reading -> Soumya Swaminathan Returns to International Arena to Fight Air Pollution 01/02/2024 Chetan Bhattacharji Dr Soumya Swaminathan is returning to the international stage after leaving the World Health Organization (WHO) in late 2022, just as the world was recovering from the COVID-19 pandemic. She became the agency’s first Chief Scientist just before the pandemic, a position that propelled her to become a widely-known global voice for WHO, analyzing and […] Continue reading -> The Campaign to Recognize Noma as an NTD: How Inclusion Can Drive Research to Prevent and Treat the Disease 31/01/2024 Maayan Hoffman A milestone World Health Organization (WHO) decision to recognise noma (cancrum oris or gangrenous stomatitis) as a neglected tropical disease (NTD) is the result of a longstanding campaign waged for over a decade by global health researchers and advocates in Geneva and beyond. Proponents believe that inclusion can offer noma’s victims the […] Continue reading -> Despite $1 Billion Expenditure, India’s Air Quality is Still Appalling – But Improvements Are Possible 30/01/2024 Chetan Bhattacharji Ten years ago, India’s appalling air pollution made headlines. But $1 billion dollars of investment, new policies and a health crisis have done little to address this situation. Is there still hope? If you have a fever, you measure your temperature. If there’s a storm, you measure the wind and rain. If there’s a stock […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts
Brazil Tries New Vaccine as ‘Exponential’ Rise in Dengue Cases Plagues the Americas 26/02/2024 Sophia Samantaroy In 2023, the Americas saw the highest recorded number of dengue cases of all time, with a total of 4,565,911 cases and 2,340 deaths, said the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) in a recent call for stepped up efforts to control Aedes aegypti, the primary mosquito vector of the dengue virus. And already in the […] Continue reading -> European Union, Japan and South Korea Export ‘Heavy Duty’ Vehicle Pollution to Low-Income Countries 22/02/2024 Chetan Bhattacharji A new report finds that the European Union, Japan and the Republic of Korea have been “dumping” used, and highly polluting trucks and buses on low- and middle-income countries. Heavy duty trucks and buses account for as much as 63% of PM2.5 pollution emissions from road vehicles globally. A new UN report has exposed a […] Continue reading -> Shortage of Cholera Vaccines Spurs Africa CDC’s Quest for Local Manufacturing of Medical Products 20/02/2024 Kerry Cullinan The Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) needs at least five million cholera vaccines to address the worst outbreak of the disease on the African continent – but it has received none so far. Meanwhile, Zambia has received half the cholera vaccines it needs and less than a third of Zimbabwe’s vaccine needs have been met, […] Continue reading -> As Cholera Surges, WHO Publishes Safe Drinking Water Guidelines for Small Operators – First in Nearly 30 Years 19/02/2024 Sophia Samantaroy From a community well in east Africa to a standpipe in an urban slum, small water operators furnish vital supplies for billions of people the world over. Now, for the first time in nearly 30 years, the World Health Organization (WHO) has published new guidelines for drinking water quality for small water supplies with up-to-date […] Continue reading -> WHO Issues First-Ever List of Antimicrobials with Category “For Use in Humans Only” 13/02/2024 Sophia Samantaroy The WHO has released a first-ever list of 21 antimicrobials earmarked as “authorized for use in humans only” – a first for the organization in its efforts to protect overuse and abuse of critical first-line drugs that need to be protected by overuse in animal and plant health sectors – and consequent antimicrobial resistance (AMR). […] Continue reading -> Soumya Swaminathan Returns to International Arena to Fight Air Pollution 01/02/2024 Chetan Bhattacharji Dr Soumya Swaminathan is returning to the international stage after leaving the World Health Organization (WHO) in late 2022, just as the world was recovering from the COVID-19 pandemic. She became the agency’s first Chief Scientist just before the pandemic, a position that propelled her to become a widely-known global voice for WHO, analyzing and […] Continue reading -> The Campaign to Recognize Noma as an NTD: How Inclusion Can Drive Research to Prevent and Treat the Disease 31/01/2024 Maayan Hoffman A milestone World Health Organization (WHO) decision to recognise noma (cancrum oris or gangrenous stomatitis) as a neglected tropical disease (NTD) is the result of a longstanding campaign waged for over a decade by global health researchers and advocates in Geneva and beyond. Proponents believe that inclusion can offer noma’s victims the […] Continue reading -> Despite $1 Billion Expenditure, India’s Air Quality is Still Appalling – But Improvements Are Possible 30/01/2024 Chetan Bhattacharji Ten years ago, India’s appalling air pollution made headlines. But $1 billion dollars of investment, new policies and a health crisis have done little to address this situation. Is there still hope? If you have a fever, you measure your temperature. If there’s a storm, you measure the wind and rain. If there’s a stock […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts
European Union, Japan and South Korea Export ‘Heavy Duty’ Vehicle Pollution to Low-Income Countries 22/02/2024 Chetan Bhattacharji A new report finds that the European Union, Japan and the Republic of Korea have been “dumping” used, and highly polluting trucks and buses on low- and middle-income countries. Heavy duty trucks and buses account for as much as 63% of PM2.5 pollution emissions from road vehicles globally. A new UN report has exposed a […] Continue reading -> Shortage of Cholera Vaccines Spurs Africa CDC’s Quest for Local Manufacturing of Medical Products 20/02/2024 Kerry Cullinan The Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) needs at least five million cholera vaccines to address the worst outbreak of the disease on the African continent – but it has received none so far. Meanwhile, Zambia has received half the cholera vaccines it needs and less than a third of Zimbabwe’s vaccine needs have been met, […] Continue reading -> As Cholera Surges, WHO Publishes Safe Drinking Water Guidelines for Small Operators – First in Nearly 30 Years 19/02/2024 Sophia Samantaroy From a community well in east Africa to a standpipe in an urban slum, small water operators furnish vital supplies for billions of people the world over. Now, for the first time in nearly 30 years, the World Health Organization (WHO) has published new guidelines for drinking water quality for small water supplies with up-to-date […] Continue reading -> WHO Issues First-Ever List of Antimicrobials with Category “For Use in Humans Only” 13/02/2024 Sophia Samantaroy The WHO has released a first-ever list of 21 antimicrobials earmarked as “authorized for use in humans only” – a first for the organization in its efforts to protect overuse and abuse of critical first-line drugs that need to be protected by overuse in animal and plant health sectors – and consequent antimicrobial resistance (AMR). […] Continue reading -> Soumya Swaminathan Returns to International Arena to Fight Air Pollution 01/02/2024 Chetan Bhattacharji Dr Soumya Swaminathan is returning to the international stage after leaving the World Health Organization (WHO) in late 2022, just as the world was recovering from the COVID-19 pandemic. She became the agency’s first Chief Scientist just before the pandemic, a position that propelled her to become a widely-known global voice for WHO, analyzing and […] Continue reading -> The Campaign to Recognize Noma as an NTD: How Inclusion Can Drive Research to Prevent and Treat the Disease 31/01/2024 Maayan Hoffman A milestone World Health Organization (WHO) decision to recognise noma (cancrum oris or gangrenous stomatitis) as a neglected tropical disease (NTD) is the result of a longstanding campaign waged for over a decade by global health researchers and advocates in Geneva and beyond. Proponents believe that inclusion can offer noma’s victims the […] Continue reading -> Despite $1 Billion Expenditure, India’s Air Quality is Still Appalling – But Improvements Are Possible 30/01/2024 Chetan Bhattacharji Ten years ago, India’s appalling air pollution made headlines. But $1 billion dollars of investment, new policies and a health crisis have done little to address this situation. Is there still hope? If you have a fever, you measure your temperature. If there’s a storm, you measure the wind and rain. If there’s a stock […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts
Shortage of Cholera Vaccines Spurs Africa CDC’s Quest for Local Manufacturing of Medical Products 20/02/2024 Kerry Cullinan The Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) needs at least five million cholera vaccines to address the worst outbreak of the disease on the African continent – but it has received none so far. Meanwhile, Zambia has received half the cholera vaccines it needs and less than a third of Zimbabwe’s vaccine needs have been met, […] Continue reading -> As Cholera Surges, WHO Publishes Safe Drinking Water Guidelines for Small Operators – First in Nearly 30 Years 19/02/2024 Sophia Samantaroy From a community well in east Africa to a standpipe in an urban slum, small water operators furnish vital supplies for billions of people the world over. Now, for the first time in nearly 30 years, the World Health Organization (WHO) has published new guidelines for drinking water quality for small water supplies with up-to-date […] Continue reading -> WHO Issues First-Ever List of Antimicrobials with Category “For Use in Humans Only” 13/02/2024 Sophia Samantaroy The WHO has released a first-ever list of 21 antimicrobials earmarked as “authorized for use in humans only” – a first for the organization in its efforts to protect overuse and abuse of critical first-line drugs that need to be protected by overuse in animal and plant health sectors – and consequent antimicrobial resistance (AMR). […] Continue reading -> Soumya Swaminathan Returns to International Arena to Fight Air Pollution 01/02/2024 Chetan Bhattacharji Dr Soumya Swaminathan is returning to the international stage after leaving the World Health Organization (WHO) in late 2022, just as the world was recovering from the COVID-19 pandemic. She became the agency’s first Chief Scientist just before the pandemic, a position that propelled her to become a widely-known global voice for WHO, analyzing and […] Continue reading -> The Campaign to Recognize Noma as an NTD: How Inclusion Can Drive Research to Prevent and Treat the Disease 31/01/2024 Maayan Hoffman A milestone World Health Organization (WHO) decision to recognise noma (cancrum oris or gangrenous stomatitis) as a neglected tropical disease (NTD) is the result of a longstanding campaign waged for over a decade by global health researchers and advocates in Geneva and beyond. Proponents believe that inclusion can offer noma’s victims the […] Continue reading -> Despite $1 Billion Expenditure, India’s Air Quality is Still Appalling – But Improvements Are Possible 30/01/2024 Chetan Bhattacharji Ten years ago, India’s appalling air pollution made headlines. But $1 billion dollars of investment, new policies and a health crisis have done little to address this situation. Is there still hope? If you have a fever, you measure your temperature. If there’s a storm, you measure the wind and rain. If there’s a stock […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts
As Cholera Surges, WHO Publishes Safe Drinking Water Guidelines for Small Operators – First in Nearly 30 Years 19/02/2024 Sophia Samantaroy From a community well in east Africa to a standpipe in an urban slum, small water operators furnish vital supplies for billions of people the world over. Now, for the first time in nearly 30 years, the World Health Organization (WHO) has published new guidelines for drinking water quality for small water supplies with up-to-date […] Continue reading -> WHO Issues First-Ever List of Antimicrobials with Category “For Use in Humans Only” 13/02/2024 Sophia Samantaroy The WHO has released a first-ever list of 21 antimicrobials earmarked as “authorized for use in humans only” – a first for the organization in its efforts to protect overuse and abuse of critical first-line drugs that need to be protected by overuse in animal and plant health sectors – and consequent antimicrobial resistance (AMR). […] Continue reading -> Soumya Swaminathan Returns to International Arena to Fight Air Pollution 01/02/2024 Chetan Bhattacharji Dr Soumya Swaminathan is returning to the international stage after leaving the World Health Organization (WHO) in late 2022, just as the world was recovering from the COVID-19 pandemic. She became the agency’s first Chief Scientist just before the pandemic, a position that propelled her to become a widely-known global voice for WHO, analyzing and […] Continue reading -> The Campaign to Recognize Noma as an NTD: How Inclusion Can Drive Research to Prevent and Treat the Disease 31/01/2024 Maayan Hoffman A milestone World Health Organization (WHO) decision to recognise noma (cancrum oris or gangrenous stomatitis) as a neglected tropical disease (NTD) is the result of a longstanding campaign waged for over a decade by global health researchers and advocates in Geneva and beyond. Proponents believe that inclusion can offer noma’s victims the […] Continue reading -> Despite $1 Billion Expenditure, India’s Air Quality is Still Appalling – But Improvements Are Possible 30/01/2024 Chetan Bhattacharji Ten years ago, India’s appalling air pollution made headlines. But $1 billion dollars of investment, new policies and a health crisis have done little to address this situation. Is there still hope? If you have a fever, you measure your temperature. If there’s a storm, you measure the wind and rain. If there’s a stock […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts
WHO Issues First-Ever List of Antimicrobials with Category “For Use in Humans Only” 13/02/2024 Sophia Samantaroy The WHO has released a first-ever list of 21 antimicrobials earmarked as “authorized for use in humans only” – a first for the organization in its efforts to protect overuse and abuse of critical first-line drugs that need to be protected by overuse in animal and plant health sectors – and consequent antimicrobial resistance (AMR). […] Continue reading -> Soumya Swaminathan Returns to International Arena to Fight Air Pollution 01/02/2024 Chetan Bhattacharji Dr Soumya Swaminathan is returning to the international stage after leaving the World Health Organization (WHO) in late 2022, just as the world was recovering from the COVID-19 pandemic. She became the agency’s first Chief Scientist just before the pandemic, a position that propelled her to become a widely-known global voice for WHO, analyzing and […] Continue reading -> The Campaign to Recognize Noma as an NTD: How Inclusion Can Drive Research to Prevent and Treat the Disease 31/01/2024 Maayan Hoffman A milestone World Health Organization (WHO) decision to recognise noma (cancrum oris or gangrenous stomatitis) as a neglected tropical disease (NTD) is the result of a longstanding campaign waged for over a decade by global health researchers and advocates in Geneva and beyond. Proponents believe that inclusion can offer noma’s victims the […] Continue reading -> Despite $1 Billion Expenditure, India’s Air Quality is Still Appalling – But Improvements Are Possible 30/01/2024 Chetan Bhattacharji Ten years ago, India’s appalling air pollution made headlines. But $1 billion dollars of investment, new policies and a health crisis have done little to address this situation. Is there still hope? If you have a fever, you measure your temperature. If there’s a storm, you measure the wind and rain. If there’s a stock […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts
Soumya Swaminathan Returns to International Arena to Fight Air Pollution 01/02/2024 Chetan Bhattacharji Dr Soumya Swaminathan is returning to the international stage after leaving the World Health Organization (WHO) in late 2022, just as the world was recovering from the COVID-19 pandemic. She became the agency’s first Chief Scientist just before the pandemic, a position that propelled her to become a widely-known global voice for WHO, analyzing and […] Continue reading -> The Campaign to Recognize Noma as an NTD: How Inclusion Can Drive Research to Prevent and Treat the Disease 31/01/2024 Maayan Hoffman A milestone World Health Organization (WHO) decision to recognise noma (cancrum oris or gangrenous stomatitis) as a neglected tropical disease (NTD) is the result of a longstanding campaign waged for over a decade by global health researchers and advocates in Geneva and beyond. Proponents believe that inclusion can offer noma’s victims the […] Continue reading -> Despite $1 Billion Expenditure, India’s Air Quality is Still Appalling – But Improvements Are Possible 30/01/2024 Chetan Bhattacharji Ten years ago, India’s appalling air pollution made headlines. But $1 billion dollars of investment, new policies and a health crisis have done little to address this situation. Is there still hope? If you have a fever, you measure your temperature. If there’s a storm, you measure the wind and rain. If there’s a stock […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts
The Campaign to Recognize Noma as an NTD: How Inclusion Can Drive Research to Prevent and Treat the Disease 31/01/2024 Maayan Hoffman A milestone World Health Organization (WHO) decision to recognise noma (cancrum oris or gangrenous stomatitis) as a neglected tropical disease (NTD) is the result of a longstanding campaign waged for over a decade by global health researchers and advocates in Geneva and beyond. Proponents believe that inclusion can offer noma’s victims the […] Continue reading -> Despite $1 Billion Expenditure, India’s Air Quality is Still Appalling – But Improvements Are Possible 30/01/2024 Chetan Bhattacharji Ten years ago, India’s appalling air pollution made headlines. But $1 billion dollars of investment, new policies and a health crisis have done little to address this situation. Is there still hope? If you have a fever, you measure your temperature. If there’s a storm, you measure the wind and rain. If there’s a stock […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts
Despite $1 Billion Expenditure, India’s Air Quality is Still Appalling – But Improvements Are Possible 30/01/2024 Chetan Bhattacharji Ten years ago, India’s appalling air pollution made headlines. But $1 billion dollars of investment, new policies and a health crisis have done little to address this situation. Is there still hope? If you have a fever, you measure your temperature. If there’s a storm, you measure the wind and rain. If there’s a stock […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts