Drought and Water Shortages Heighten Risk of Infectious Diseases in Tanzania 20/12/2022 Kizito Makoye DAR ES SALAAM, Tanzania – For Khadija Kambi, the country’s water shortage presents a tricky moral dilemma for her family: either she lets her children drink murky water and fall sick or she lets them suffer from extreme thirst. “I don’t have the money to buy clean piped water. Well water is the cheaper option […] Continue reading -> Landmark Agreement on Preserving Biodiversity Deadlocked Over Financial Compensation to Developing Countries 16/12/2022 Stefan Anderson The United Nations has described it as “the most important conference on biodiversity in a decade,” aimed at creating a Paris Agreement-style agreement for biodiversity. Negotiations amongst more than 100 environment ministers and 196 governments at the Conference on Biodiversity in Montreal on the world’s 15th attempt to come to an agreement to protect the […] Continue reading -> Countries’ Water and Sanitation Plans Falter Amid Global Cholera Surge 14/12/2022 Kerry Cullinan Amid a worldwide surge in cholera outbreaks – a sign of poor access to clean water and sanitation – a key report released on Wednesday shows that only a quarter of countries are on track to achieve their national sanitation targets. Meanwhile, less than half – a mere 45% – are on track to achieve […] Continue reading -> Taxing Sugary Drinks is a ‘Win for Health and Government Revenue’ 13/12/2022 Kerry Cullinan Taxing sugary drinks can be a win for health and government revenue, according to the World Health Organization (WHO) at the launch of its first ever tax manual for sugar-sweetened beverages (SSB) on Tuesday. “SSBs have little to no added nutritional value, but their consumption is significantly associated with tooth decay, weight gain and obesity, […] Continue reading -> Conflicts and Climate Change Are Undermining UHC in Eastern Mediterranean 12/12/2022 Kerry Cullinan COVID-19, conflicts and climate change are posing additional challenges to efforts to achieve universal health coverage (UHC) in the Eastern Mediterranean region (EMRO), the World Health Organization (WHO) acknowledged on the eve of Universal Health Coverage (UHC) Day on Monday. “The COVID-19 pandemic demonstrated the vulnerability of our health, social protection and economic systems,” Dr […] Continue reading -> Despite Mosquitoes’ Wily Evolution, Countries Make Progress Against Malaria 08/12/2022 Kerry Cullinan Wily malaria-carrying mosquitoes are biting people earlier in the day before they get under their protective bednets and sleeping outside homes to avoid insecticide – and many have developed resistance to the insecticide used to impregnate the bednets. Despite these and other challenges, progress against malaria has been relatively steady – even during the height […] Continue reading -> World’s Biggest Malaria Bed-net Campaign Unfurls in Nigeria 08/12/2022 Orji Sunday A massive campaign is underway to distribute at least 8.8 million nets to 16 million residents of Kano State in Nigeria to prevent malaria Morning sunlight, bright as a dazzling diamond, sets Mazangudu village in Kano, northern Nigeria, awake. Motorcycle rumbles mix with the boom of microphones calling Muslims to salat prayer. A gentle breeze […] Continue reading -> UN Environment: Investments in ‘Nature-Based’ Climate Solutions Must Double by 2025 02/12/2022 Stefan Anderson A new report by the United Nations Environment Programme warns that investment in nature-based solutions must double by 2025 if the world is to limit global warming to 1.5°C, as well as halting biodiversity loss and progressively increasing land degradation. The report comes a week before world leaders will gather at the UN Biodiversity Conference […] Continue reading -> Air Pollution Linked to Nearly Half of all Stillbirths 01/12/2022 Stefan Anderson In 2020, UNICEF estimated that “a stillbirth occurs every 16 seconds somewhere in the world.” A new study has linked air pollution to nearly half of them. The study of 137 countries is the first global analysis to assess the number of fetal deaths, putting into numbers the already documented link between fine particulate matter […] Continue reading -> EU’s New Global Health Strategy Stresses Regional Collaboration, Seeks More Influence for Europe 30/11/2022 Kerry Cullinan Stronger international rules and cooperation mechanisms on health are at the heart of the European Union’s new global health strategy, which was launched on Wednesday. The strategy is based on three priorities: ensuring that people stay well throughout their lives, strengthening health systems particularly by advancing universal health coverage, and applying a ‘One Health’ approach […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts
Landmark Agreement on Preserving Biodiversity Deadlocked Over Financial Compensation to Developing Countries 16/12/2022 Stefan Anderson The United Nations has described it as “the most important conference on biodiversity in a decade,” aimed at creating a Paris Agreement-style agreement for biodiversity. Negotiations amongst more than 100 environment ministers and 196 governments at the Conference on Biodiversity in Montreal on the world’s 15th attempt to come to an agreement to protect the […] Continue reading -> Countries’ Water and Sanitation Plans Falter Amid Global Cholera Surge 14/12/2022 Kerry Cullinan Amid a worldwide surge in cholera outbreaks – a sign of poor access to clean water and sanitation – a key report released on Wednesday shows that only a quarter of countries are on track to achieve their national sanitation targets. Meanwhile, less than half – a mere 45% – are on track to achieve […] Continue reading -> Taxing Sugary Drinks is a ‘Win for Health and Government Revenue’ 13/12/2022 Kerry Cullinan Taxing sugary drinks can be a win for health and government revenue, according to the World Health Organization (WHO) at the launch of its first ever tax manual for sugar-sweetened beverages (SSB) on Tuesday. “SSBs have little to no added nutritional value, but their consumption is significantly associated with tooth decay, weight gain and obesity, […] Continue reading -> Conflicts and Climate Change Are Undermining UHC in Eastern Mediterranean 12/12/2022 Kerry Cullinan COVID-19, conflicts and climate change are posing additional challenges to efforts to achieve universal health coverage (UHC) in the Eastern Mediterranean region (EMRO), the World Health Organization (WHO) acknowledged on the eve of Universal Health Coverage (UHC) Day on Monday. “The COVID-19 pandemic demonstrated the vulnerability of our health, social protection and economic systems,” Dr […] Continue reading -> Despite Mosquitoes’ Wily Evolution, Countries Make Progress Against Malaria 08/12/2022 Kerry Cullinan Wily malaria-carrying mosquitoes are biting people earlier in the day before they get under their protective bednets and sleeping outside homes to avoid insecticide – and many have developed resistance to the insecticide used to impregnate the bednets. Despite these and other challenges, progress against malaria has been relatively steady – even during the height […] Continue reading -> World’s Biggest Malaria Bed-net Campaign Unfurls in Nigeria 08/12/2022 Orji Sunday A massive campaign is underway to distribute at least 8.8 million nets to 16 million residents of Kano State in Nigeria to prevent malaria Morning sunlight, bright as a dazzling diamond, sets Mazangudu village in Kano, northern Nigeria, awake. Motorcycle rumbles mix with the boom of microphones calling Muslims to salat prayer. A gentle breeze […] Continue reading -> UN Environment: Investments in ‘Nature-Based’ Climate Solutions Must Double by 2025 02/12/2022 Stefan Anderson A new report by the United Nations Environment Programme warns that investment in nature-based solutions must double by 2025 if the world is to limit global warming to 1.5°C, as well as halting biodiversity loss and progressively increasing land degradation. The report comes a week before world leaders will gather at the UN Biodiversity Conference […] Continue reading -> Air Pollution Linked to Nearly Half of all Stillbirths 01/12/2022 Stefan Anderson In 2020, UNICEF estimated that “a stillbirth occurs every 16 seconds somewhere in the world.” A new study has linked air pollution to nearly half of them. The study of 137 countries is the first global analysis to assess the number of fetal deaths, putting into numbers the already documented link between fine particulate matter […] Continue reading -> EU’s New Global Health Strategy Stresses Regional Collaboration, Seeks More Influence for Europe 30/11/2022 Kerry Cullinan Stronger international rules and cooperation mechanisms on health are at the heart of the European Union’s new global health strategy, which was launched on Wednesday. The strategy is based on three priorities: ensuring that people stay well throughout their lives, strengthening health systems particularly by advancing universal health coverage, and applying a ‘One Health’ approach […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts
Countries’ Water and Sanitation Plans Falter Amid Global Cholera Surge 14/12/2022 Kerry Cullinan Amid a worldwide surge in cholera outbreaks – a sign of poor access to clean water and sanitation – a key report released on Wednesday shows that only a quarter of countries are on track to achieve their national sanitation targets. Meanwhile, less than half – a mere 45% – are on track to achieve […] Continue reading -> Taxing Sugary Drinks is a ‘Win for Health and Government Revenue’ 13/12/2022 Kerry Cullinan Taxing sugary drinks can be a win for health and government revenue, according to the World Health Organization (WHO) at the launch of its first ever tax manual for sugar-sweetened beverages (SSB) on Tuesday. “SSBs have little to no added nutritional value, but their consumption is significantly associated with tooth decay, weight gain and obesity, […] Continue reading -> Conflicts and Climate Change Are Undermining UHC in Eastern Mediterranean 12/12/2022 Kerry Cullinan COVID-19, conflicts and climate change are posing additional challenges to efforts to achieve universal health coverage (UHC) in the Eastern Mediterranean region (EMRO), the World Health Organization (WHO) acknowledged on the eve of Universal Health Coverage (UHC) Day on Monday. “The COVID-19 pandemic demonstrated the vulnerability of our health, social protection and economic systems,” Dr […] Continue reading -> Despite Mosquitoes’ Wily Evolution, Countries Make Progress Against Malaria 08/12/2022 Kerry Cullinan Wily malaria-carrying mosquitoes are biting people earlier in the day before they get under their protective bednets and sleeping outside homes to avoid insecticide – and many have developed resistance to the insecticide used to impregnate the bednets. Despite these and other challenges, progress against malaria has been relatively steady – even during the height […] Continue reading -> World’s Biggest Malaria Bed-net Campaign Unfurls in Nigeria 08/12/2022 Orji Sunday A massive campaign is underway to distribute at least 8.8 million nets to 16 million residents of Kano State in Nigeria to prevent malaria Morning sunlight, bright as a dazzling diamond, sets Mazangudu village in Kano, northern Nigeria, awake. Motorcycle rumbles mix with the boom of microphones calling Muslims to salat prayer. A gentle breeze […] Continue reading -> UN Environment: Investments in ‘Nature-Based’ Climate Solutions Must Double by 2025 02/12/2022 Stefan Anderson A new report by the United Nations Environment Programme warns that investment in nature-based solutions must double by 2025 if the world is to limit global warming to 1.5°C, as well as halting biodiversity loss and progressively increasing land degradation. The report comes a week before world leaders will gather at the UN Biodiversity Conference […] Continue reading -> Air Pollution Linked to Nearly Half of all Stillbirths 01/12/2022 Stefan Anderson In 2020, UNICEF estimated that “a stillbirth occurs every 16 seconds somewhere in the world.” A new study has linked air pollution to nearly half of them. The study of 137 countries is the first global analysis to assess the number of fetal deaths, putting into numbers the already documented link between fine particulate matter […] Continue reading -> EU’s New Global Health Strategy Stresses Regional Collaboration, Seeks More Influence for Europe 30/11/2022 Kerry Cullinan Stronger international rules and cooperation mechanisms on health are at the heart of the European Union’s new global health strategy, which was launched on Wednesday. The strategy is based on three priorities: ensuring that people stay well throughout their lives, strengthening health systems particularly by advancing universal health coverage, and applying a ‘One Health’ approach […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts
Taxing Sugary Drinks is a ‘Win for Health and Government Revenue’ 13/12/2022 Kerry Cullinan Taxing sugary drinks can be a win for health and government revenue, according to the World Health Organization (WHO) at the launch of its first ever tax manual for sugar-sweetened beverages (SSB) on Tuesday. “SSBs have little to no added nutritional value, but their consumption is significantly associated with tooth decay, weight gain and obesity, […] Continue reading -> Conflicts and Climate Change Are Undermining UHC in Eastern Mediterranean 12/12/2022 Kerry Cullinan COVID-19, conflicts and climate change are posing additional challenges to efforts to achieve universal health coverage (UHC) in the Eastern Mediterranean region (EMRO), the World Health Organization (WHO) acknowledged on the eve of Universal Health Coverage (UHC) Day on Monday. “The COVID-19 pandemic demonstrated the vulnerability of our health, social protection and economic systems,” Dr […] Continue reading -> Despite Mosquitoes’ Wily Evolution, Countries Make Progress Against Malaria 08/12/2022 Kerry Cullinan Wily malaria-carrying mosquitoes are biting people earlier in the day before they get under their protective bednets and sleeping outside homes to avoid insecticide – and many have developed resistance to the insecticide used to impregnate the bednets. Despite these and other challenges, progress against malaria has been relatively steady – even during the height […] Continue reading -> World’s Biggest Malaria Bed-net Campaign Unfurls in Nigeria 08/12/2022 Orji Sunday A massive campaign is underway to distribute at least 8.8 million nets to 16 million residents of Kano State in Nigeria to prevent malaria Morning sunlight, bright as a dazzling diamond, sets Mazangudu village in Kano, northern Nigeria, awake. Motorcycle rumbles mix with the boom of microphones calling Muslims to salat prayer. A gentle breeze […] Continue reading -> UN Environment: Investments in ‘Nature-Based’ Climate Solutions Must Double by 2025 02/12/2022 Stefan Anderson A new report by the United Nations Environment Programme warns that investment in nature-based solutions must double by 2025 if the world is to limit global warming to 1.5°C, as well as halting biodiversity loss and progressively increasing land degradation. The report comes a week before world leaders will gather at the UN Biodiversity Conference […] Continue reading -> Air Pollution Linked to Nearly Half of all Stillbirths 01/12/2022 Stefan Anderson In 2020, UNICEF estimated that “a stillbirth occurs every 16 seconds somewhere in the world.” A new study has linked air pollution to nearly half of them. The study of 137 countries is the first global analysis to assess the number of fetal deaths, putting into numbers the already documented link between fine particulate matter […] Continue reading -> EU’s New Global Health Strategy Stresses Regional Collaboration, Seeks More Influence for Europe 30/11/2022 Kerry Cullinan Stronger international rules and cooperation mechanisms on health are at the heart of the European Union’s new global health strategy, which was launched on Wednesday. The strategy is based on three priorities: ensuring that people stay well throughout their lives, strengthening health systems particularly by advancing universal health coverage, and applying a ‘One Health’ approach […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts
Conflicts and Climate Change Are Undermining UHC in Eastern Mediterranean 12/12/2022 Kerry Cullinan COVID-19, conflicts and climate change are posing additional challenges to efforts to achieve universal health coverage (UHC) in the Eastern Mediterranean region (EMRO), the World Health Organization (WHO) acknowledged on the eve of Universal Health Coverage (UHC) Day on Monday. “The COVID-19 pandemic demonstrated the vulnerability of our health, social protection and economic systems,” Dr […] Continue reading -> Despite Mosquitoes’ Wily Evolution, Countries Make Progress Against Malaria 08/12/2022 Kerry Cullinan Wily malaria-carrying mosquitoes are biting people earlier in the day before they get under their protective bednets and sleeping outside homes to avoid insecticide – and many have developed resistance to the insecticide used to impregnate the bednets. Despite these and other challenges, progress against malaria has been relatively steady – even during the height […] Continue reading -> World’s Biggest Malaria Bed-net Campaign Unfurls in Nigeria 08/12/2022 Orji Sunday A massive campaign is underway to distribute at least 8.8 million nets to 16 million residents of Kano State in Nigeria to prevent malaria Morning sunlight, bright as a dazzling diamond, sets Mazangudu village in Kano, northern Nigeria, awake. Motorcycle rumbles mix with the boom of microphones calling Muslims to salat prayer. A gentle breeze […] Continue reading -> UN Environment: Investments in ‘Nature-Based’ Climate Solutions Must Double by 2025 02/12/2022 Stefan Anderson A new report by the United Nations Environment Programme warns that investment in nature-based solutions must double by 2025 if the world is to limit global warming to 1.5°C, as well as halting biodiversity loss and progressively increasing land degradation. The report comes a week before world leaders will gather at the UN Biodiversity Conference […] Continue reading -> Air Pollution Linked to Nearly Half of all Stillbirths 01/12/2022 Stefan Anderson In 2020, UNICEF estimated that “a stillbirth occurs every 16 seconds somewhere in the world.” A new study has linked air pollution to nearly half of them. The study of 137 countries is the first global analysis to assess the number of fetal deaths, putting into numbers the already documented link between fine particulate matter […] Continue reading -> EU’s New Global Health Strategy Stresses Regional Collaboration, Seeks More Influence for Europe 30/11/2022 Kerry Cullinan Stronger international rules and cooperation mechanisms on health are at the heart of the European Union’s new global health strategy, which was launched on Wednesday. The strategy is based on three priorities: ensuring that people stay well throughout their lives, strengthening health systems particularly by advancing universal health coverage, and applying a ‘One Health’ approach […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts
Despite Mosquitoes’ Wily Evolution, Countries Make Progress Against Malaria 08/12/2022 Kerry Cullinan Wily malaria-carrying mosquitoes are biting people earlier in the day before they get under their protective bednets and sleeping outside homes to avoid insecticide – and many have developed resistance to the insecticide used to impregnate the bednets. Despite these and other challenges, progress against malaria has been relatively steady – even during the height […] Continue reading -> World’s Biggest Malaria Bed-net Campaign Unfurls in Nigeria 08/12/2022 Orji Sunday A massive campaign is underway to distribute at least 8.8 million nets to 16 million residents of Kano State in Nigeria to prevent malaria Morning sunlight, bright as a dazzling diamond, sets Mazangudu village in Kano, northern Nigeria, awake. Motorcycle rumbles mix with the boom of microphones calling Muslims to salat prayer. A gentle breeze […] Continue reading -> UN Environment: Investments in ‘Nature-Based’ Climate Solutions Must Double by 2025 02/12/2022 Stefan Anderson A new report by the United Nations Environment Programme warns that investment in nature-based solutions must double by 2025 if the world is to limit global warming to 1.5°C, as well as halting biodiversity loss and progressively increasing land degradation. The report comes a week before world leaders will gather at the UN Biodiversity Conference […] Continue reading -> Air Pollution Linked to Nearly Half of all Stillbirths 01/12/2022 Stefan Anderson In 2020, UNICEF estimated that “a stillbirth occurs every 16 seconds somewhere in the world.” A new study has linked air pollution to nearly half of them. The study of 137 countries is the first global analysis to assess the number of fetal deaths, putting into numbers the already documented link between fine particulate matter […] Continue reading -> EU’s New Global Health Strategy Stresses Regional Collaboration, Seeks More Influence for Europe 30/11/2022 Kerry Cullinan Stronger international rules and cooperation mechanisms on health are at the heart of the European Union’s new global health strategy, which was launched on Wednesday. The strategy is based on three priorities: ensuring that people stay well throughout their lives, strengthening health systems particularly by advancing universal health coverage, and applying a ‘One Health’ approach […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts
World’s Biggest Malaria Bed-net Campaign Unfurls in Nigeria 08/12/2022 Orji Sunday A massive campaign is underway to distribute at least 8.8 million nets to 16 million residents of Kano State in Nigeria to prevent malaria Morning sunlight, bright as a dazzling diamond, sets Mazangudu village in Kano, northern Nigeria, awake. Motorcycle rumbles mix with the boom of microphones calling Muslims to salat prayer. A gentle breeze […] Continue reading -> UN Environment: Investments in ‘Nature-Based’ Climate Solutions Must Double by 2025 02/12/2022 Stefan Anderson A new report by the United Nations Environment Programme warns that investment in nature-based solutions must double by 2025 if the world is to limit global warming to 1.5°C, as well as halting biodiversity loss and progressively increasing land degradation. The report comes a week before world leaders will gather at the UN Biodiversity Conference […] Continue reading -> Air Pollution Linked to Nearly Half of all Stillbirths 01/12/2022 Stefan Anderson In 2020, UNICEF estimated that “a stillbirth occurs every 16 seconds somewhere in the world.” A new study has linked air pollution to nearly half of them. The study of 137 countries is the first global analysis to assess the number of fetal deaths, putting into numbers the already documented link between fine particulate matter […] Continue reading -> EU’s New Global Health Strategy Stresses Regional Collaboration, Seeks More Influence for Europe 30/11/2022 Kerry Cullinan Stronger international rules and cooperation mechanisms on health are at the heart of the European Union’s new global health strategy, which was launched on Wednesday. The strategy is based on three priorities: ensuring that people stay well throughout their lives, strengthening health systems particularly by advancing universal health coverage, and applying a ‘One Health’ approach […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts
UN Environment: Investments in ‘Nature-Based’ Climate Solutions Must Double by 2025 02/12/2022 Stefan Anderson A new report by the United Nations Environment Programme warns that investment in nature-based solutions must double by 2025 if the world is to limit global warming to 1.5°C, as well as halting biodiversity loss and progressively increasing land degradation. The report comes a week before world leaders will gather at the UN Biodiversity Conference […] Continue reading -> Air Pollution Linked to Nearly Half of all Stillbirths 01/12/2022 Stefan Anderson In 2020, UNICEF estimated that “a stillbirth occurs every 16 seconds somewhere in the world.” A new study has linked air pollution to nearly half of them. The study of 137 countries is the first global analysis to assess the number of fetal deaths, putting into numbers the already documented link between fine particulate matter […] Continue reading -> EU’s New Global Health Strategy Stresses Regional Collaboration, Seeks More Influence for Europe 30/11/2022 Kerry Cullinan Stronger international rules and cooperation mechanisms on health are at the heart of the European Union’s new global health strategy, which was launched on Wednesday. The strategy is based on three priorities: ensuring that people stay well throughout their lives, strengthening health systems particularly by advancing universal health coverage, and applying a ‘One Health’ approach […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts
Air Pollution Linked to Nearly Half of all Stillbirths 01/12/2022 Stefan Anderson In 2020, UNICEF estimated that “a stillbirth occurs every 16 seconds somewhere in the world.” A new study has linked air pollution to nearly half of them. The study of 137 countries is the first global analysis to assess the number of fetal deaths, putting into numbers the already documented link between fine particulate matter […] Continue reading -> EU’s New Global Health Strategy Stresses Regional Collaboration, Seeks More Influence for Europe 30/11/2022 Kerry Cullinan Stronger international rules and cooperation mechanisms on health are at the heart of the European Union’s new global health strategy, which was launched on Wednesday. The strategy is based on three priorities: ensuring that people stay well throughout their lives, strengthening health systems particularly by advancing universal health coverage, and applying a ‘One Health’ approach […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts
EU’s New Global Health Strategy Stresses Regional Collaboration, Seeks More Influence for Europe 30/11/2022 Kerry Cullinan Stronger international rules and cooperation mechanisms on health are at the heart of the European Union’s new global health strategy, which was launched on Wednesday. The strategy is based on three priorities: ensuring that people stay well throughout their lives, strengthening health systems particularly by advancing universal health coverage, and applying a ‘One Health’ approach […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts