Success at COP26 Requires Rich Countries to Deliver Big, Including to LMICs – So Far This is Not Happening 29/10/2021 Disha Shetty Disha Shetty, an Indian climate and health journalist, will be reporting for Health Policy Watch from the Glasgow Climate Conference (COP 26). She provides a birds-eye view on the conference here: Climate and health activists fear that the bold action needed at the crucial United Nations climate conference, COP26, which began on Sunday, is unlikely […] Continue reading -> Bring in the Bikes: Adopting Policies With Multiple Health Benefits 29/10/2021 Kerry Cullinan Simply by promoting cycling, government officials could address a range of problems including non-communicable diseases (NCDs), car crashes, stress and air pollution. But officials in different sectors seldom factor health into planning transport and urbanisation, said public health experts at a discussion on public health systems hosted this week by Vital Strategies. “The future of […] Continue reading -> World On Course for 2.7°C Temperature Rise by 2100 – Even If All Current Climate Commitments Are Met 25/10/2021 Elaine Ruth Fletcher The latest climate commitments from 165 of the 192 countries that are signatories to the 2015 Paris Climate Agreement would still lead to a global temperature rise of 2.7°C by the end of the century, according to an updated United Nations analysis of climate commitments and their impacts. Major emitters including China and India, remain […] Continue reading -> Climate Change Accelerating Health Crises, Endangering More Lives, Warns New Lancet ‘Countdown’ Report 21/10/2021 Aishwarya Tendolkar Surging fossil fuel use to feed a COVID economic recovery and record numbers of heat-wave days for older groups and agricultural workers; these are just a few of the sobering messages contained in the new Lancet Countdown on Health and Climate Change, just 10 days before the start of the Glasgow Climate Conference. The report, […] Continue reading -> Drogba Aims to Use WHO Sports Ambassador Appointment to Reach Youth 18/10/2021 Kerry Cullinan Football star Didier Drogba aims to use his new position as the World Health Organization’s (WHO) Goodwill Ambassador for Sport and Health to promote healthy lifestyles, especially to young people. “Many people do not have access to health services and non-communicable diseases such as heart disease, stroke, diabetes are rising globally,” the former Chelsea striker […] Continue reading -> Six Scientists from First WHO Wuhan Mission Named to New WHO Virus Origins Investigative Group 13/10/2021 Kerry Cullinan The World Health Organization (WHO) has named 26 scientists to a new Scientific Advisory Group for the Origins of Novel Pathogens (SAGO), which will take forward the work of the international expert group that led an initial mission to Wuhan in January 2021, as well as investigating future pandemics. Six of the scientists are associated […] Continue reading -> ‘Burning of Fossil Fuels is Killing Us’ – Declares New WHO Climate and Health Report 11/10/2021 Elaine Ruth Fletcher A sweeping World Health Organization report on Climate and Health, published just ahead of a critical Glasgow climate conference (COP 26) that begins 31 October, has declared that “the burning of fossil fuels is killing us” – the bluntest denunciation to date by the global health agency of societies’ fossil fuel addiction. “Climate change is […] Continue reading -> New Social Contract and One Health Approach Critical to Resilient Recovery from COVID Pandemic 01/10/2021 Madeleine Hoecklin A new social contract between European governments and their citizens is needed to lay the foundation for a resilient and sustainable recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic, with health at the center, said panelists at the closing session of the European Health Forum Gastein (EHFG) on Friday. A focus on ensuring social protection and equitable access […] Continue reading -> WHO Says Key Air Pollutant Levels Should be Cut by One-Half – Meeting Stricter Guidelines Would Save 5-6 Million Lives Annually 22/09/2021 Elaine Ruth Fletcher In a milestone moment, WHO today issued new guidelines for a range of health-harmful air pollutants – recommending a reduction by one-half in safe levels of fine particulates (PM2.5) – considered to be the benchmark indicator of health impacts that lead to some 7 million deaths a year. The new standards put most cities of […] Continue reading -> Afghan Health System in Danger of Collapse, WHO Concerned About Female Patients and Health Workers 22/09/2021 Editorial team Afghanistan’s health system is on the brink of collapse and the country faces “an imminent humanitarian catastrophe,” the World Health Organization (WHO) warned on Wednesday. Only 17% of the facilities of the country’s largest health project, Sehetmandi, are still fully functional as they have run out of funds for supplies and salaries for health staff. […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts
Bring in the Bikes: Adopting Policies With Multiple Health Benefits 29/10/2021 Kerry Cullinan Simply by promoting cycling, government officials could address a range of problems including non-communicable diseases (NCDs), car crashes, stress and air pollution. But officials in different sectors seldom factor health into planning transport and urbanisation, said public health experts at a discussion on public health systems hosted this week by Vital Strategies. “The future of […] Continue reading -> World On Course for 2.7°C Temperature Rise by 2100 – Even If All Current Climate Commitments Are Met 25/10/2021 Elaine Ruth Fletcher The latest climate commitments from 165 of the 192 countries that are signatories to the 2015 Paris Climate Agreement would still lead to a global temperature rise of 2.7°C by the end of the century, according to an updated United Nations analysis of climate commitments and their impacts. Major emitters including China and India, remain […] Continue reading -> Climate Change Accelerating Health Crises, Endangering More Lives, Warns New Lancet ‘Countdown’ Report 21/10/2021 Aishwarya Tendolkar Surging fossil fuel use to feed a COVID economic recovery and record numbers of heat-wave days for older groups and agricultural workers; these are just a few of the sobering messages contained in the new Lancet Countdown on Health and Climate Change, just 10 days before the start of the Glasgow Climate Conference. The report, […] Continue reading -> Drogba Aims to Use WHO Sports Ambassador Appointment to Reach Youth 18/10/2021 Kerry Cullinan Football star Didier Drogba aims to use his new position as the World Health Organization’s (WHO) Goodwill Ambassador for Sport and Health to promote healthy lifestyles, especially to young people. “Many people do not have access to health services and non-communicable diseases such as heart disease, stroke, diabetes are rising globally,” the former Chelsea striker […] Continue reading -> Six Scientists from First WHO Wuhan Mission Named to New WHO Virus Origins Investigative Group 13/10/2021 Kerry Cullinan The World Health Organization (WHO) has named 26 scientists to a new Scientific Advisory Group for the Origins of Novel Pathogens (SAGO), which will take forward the work of the international expert group that led an initial mission to Wuhan in January 2021, as well as investigating future pandemics. Six of the scientists are associated […] Continue reading -> ‘Burning of Fossil Fuels is Killing Us’ – Declares New WHO Climate and Health Report 11/10/2021 Elaine Ruth Fletcher A sweeping World Health Organization report on Climate and Health, published just ahead of a critical Glasgow climate conference (COP 26) that begins 31 October, has declared that “the burning of fossil fuels is killing us” – the bluntest denunciation to date by the global health agency of societies’ fossil fuel addiction. “Climate change is […] Continue reading -> New Social Contract and One Health Approach Critical to Resilient Recovery from COVID Pandemic 01/10/2021 Madeleine Hoecklin A new social contract between European governments and their citizens is needed to lay the foundation for a resilient and sustainable recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic, with health at the center, said panelists at the closing session of the European Health Forum Gastein (EHFG) on Friday. A focus on ensuring social protection and equitable access […] Continue reading -> WHO Says Key Air Pollutant Levels Should be Cut by One-Half – Meeting Stricter Guidelines Would Save 5-6 Million Lives Annually 22/09/2021 Elaine Ruth Fletcher In a milestone moment, WHO today issued new guidelines for a range of health-harmful air pollutants – recommending a reduction by one-half in safe levels of fine particulates (PM2.5) – considered to be the benchmark indicator of health impacts that lead to some 7 million deaths a year. The new standards put most cities of […] Continue reading -> Afghan Health System in Danger of Collapse, WHO Concerned About Female Patients and Health Workers 22/09/2021 Editorial team Afghanistan’s health system is on the brink of collapse and the country faces “an imminent humanitarian catastrophe,” the World Health Organization (WHO) warned on Wednesday. Only 17% of the facilities of the country’s largest health project, Sehetmandi, are still fully functional as they have run out of funds for supplies and salaries for health staff. […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts
World On Course for 2.7°C Temperature Rise by 2100 – Even If All Current Climate Commitments Are Met 25/10/2021 Elaine Ruth Fletcher The latest climate commitments from 165 of the 192 countries that are signatories to the 2015 Paris Climate Agreement would still lead to a global temperature rise of 2.7°C by the end of the century, according to an updated United Nations analysis of climate commitments and their impacts. Major emitters including China and India, remain […] Continue reading -> Climate Change Accelerating Health Crises, Endangering More Lives, Warns New Lancet ‘Countdown’ Report 21/10/2021 Aishwarya Tendolkar Surging fossil fuel use to feed a COVID economic recovery and record numbers of heat-wave days for older groups and agricultural workers; these are just a few of the sobering messages contained in the new Lancet Countdown on Health and Climate Change, just 10 days before the start of the Glasgow Climate Conference. The report, […] Continue reading -> Drogba Aims to Use WHO Sports Ambassador Appointment to Reach Youth 18/10/2021 Kerry Cullinan Football star Didier Drogba aims to use his new position as the World Health Organization’s (WHO) Goodwill Ambassador for Sport and Health to promote healthy lifestyles, especially to young people. “Many people do not have access to health services and non-communicable diseases such as heart disease, stroke, diabetes are rising globally,” the former Chelsea striker […] Continue reading -> Six Scientists from First WHO Wuhan Mission Named to New WHO Virus Origins Investigative Group 13/10/2021 Kerry Cullinan The World Health Organization (WHO) has named 26 scientists to a new Scientific Advisory Group for the Origins of Novel Pathogens (SAGO), which will take forward the work of the international expert group that led an initial mission to Wuhan in January 2021, as well as investigating future pandemics. Six of the scientists are associated […] Continue reading -> ‘Burning of Fossil Fuels is Killing Us’ – Declares New WHO Climate and Health Report 11/10/2021 Elaine Ruth Fletcher A sweeping World Health Organization report on Climate and Health, published just ahead of a critical Glasgow climate conference (COP 26) that begins 31 October, has declared that “the burning of fossil fuels is killing us” – the bluntest denunciation to date by the global health agency of societies’ fossil fuel addiction. “Climate change is […] Continue reading -> New Social Contract and One Health Approach Critical to Resilient Recovery from COVID Pandemic 01/10/2021 Madeleine Hoecklin A new social contract between European governments and their citizens is needed to lay the foundation for a resilient and sustainable recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic, with health at the center, said panelists at the closing session of the European Health Forum Gastein (EHFG) on Friday. A focus on ensuring social protection and equitable access […] Continue reading -> WHO Says Key Air Pollutant Levels Should be Cut by One-Half – Meeting Stricter Guidelines Would Save 5-6 Million Lives Annually 22/09/2021 Elaine Ruth Fletcher In a milestone moment, WHO today issued new guidelines for a range of health-harmful air pollutants – recommending a reduction by one-half in safe levels of fine particulates (PM2.5) – considered to be the benchmark indicator of health impacts that lead to some 7 million deaths a year. The new standards put most cities of […] Continue reading -> Afghan Health System in Danger of Collapse, WHO Concerned About Female Patients and Health Workers 22/09/2021 Editorial team Afghanistan’s health system is on the brink of collapse and the country faces “an imminent humanitarian catastrophe,” the World Health Organization (WHO) warned on Wednesday. Only 17% of the facilities of the country’s largest health project, Sehetmandi, are still fully functional as they have run out of funds for supplies and salaries for health staff. […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts
Climate Change Accelerating Health Crises, Endangering More Lives, Warns New Lancet ‘Countdown’ Report 21/10/2021 Aishwarya Tendolkar Surging fossil fuel use to feed a COVID economic recovery and record numbers of heat-wave days for older groups and agricultural workers; these are just a few of the sobering messages contained in the new Lancet Countdown on Health and Climate Change, just 10 days before the start of the Glasgow Climate Conference. The report, […] Continue reading -> Drogba Aims to Use WHO Sports Ambassador Appointment to Reach Youth 18/10/2021 Kerry Cullinan Football star Didier Drogba aims to use his new position as the World Health Organization’s (WHO) Goodwill Ambassador for Sport and Health to promote healthy lifestyles, especially to young people. “Many people do not have access to health services and non-communicable diseases such as heart disease, stroke, diabetes are rising globally,” the former Chelsea striker […] Continue reading -> Six Scientists from First WHO Wuhan Mission Named to New WHO Virus Origins Investigative Group 13/10/2021 Kerry Cullinan The World Health Organization (WHO) has named 26 scientists to a new Scientific Advisory Group for the Origins of Novel Pathogens (SAGO), which will take forward the work of the international expert group that led an initial mission to Wuhan in January 2021, as well as investigating future pandemics. Six of the scientists are associated […] Continue reading -> ‘Burning of Fossil Fuels is Killing Us’ – Declares New WHO Climate and Health Report 11/10/2021 Elaine Ruth Fletcher A sweeping World Health Organization report on Climate and Health, published just ahead of a critical Glasgow climate conference (COP 26) that begins 31 October, has declared that “the burning of fossil fuels is killing us” – the bluntest denunciation to date by the global health agency of societies’ fossil fuel addiction. “Climate change is […] Continue reading -> New Social Contract and One Health Approach Critical to Resilient Recovery from COVID Pandemic 01/10/2021 Madeleine Hoecklin A new social contract between European governments and their citizens is needed to lay the foundation for a resilient and sustainable recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic, with health at the center, said panelists at the closing session of the European Health Forum Gastein (EHFG) on Friday. A focus on ensuring social protection and equitable access […] Continue reading -> WHO Says Key Air Pollutant Levels Should be Cut by One-Half – Meeting Stricter Guidelines Would Save 5-6 Million Lives Annually 22/09/2021 Elaine Ruth Fletcher In a milestone moment, WHO today issued new guidelines for a range of health-harmful air pollutants – recommending a reduction by one-half in safe levels of fine particulates (PM2.5) – considered to be the benchmark indicator of health impacts that lead to some 7 million deaths a year. The new standards put most cities of […] Continue reading -> Afghan Health System in Danger of Collapse, WHO Concerned About Female Patients and Health Workers 22/09/2021 Editorial team Afghanistan’s health system is on the brink of collapse and the country faces “an imminent humanitarian catastrophe,” the World Health Organization (WHO) warned on Wednesday. Only 17% of the facilities of the country’s largest health project, Sehetmandi, are still fully functional as they have run out of funds for supplies and salaries for health staff. […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts
Drogba Aims to Use WHO Sports Ambassador Appointment to Reach Youth 18/10/2021 Kerry Cullinan Football star Didier Drogba aims to use his new position as the World Health Organization’s (WHO) Goodwill Ambassador for Sport and Health to promote healthy lifestyles, especially to young people. “Many people do not have access to health services and non-communicable diseases such as heart disease, stroke, diabetes are rising globally,” the former Chelsea striker […] Continue reading -> Six Scientists from First WHO Wuhan Mission Named to New WHO Virus Origins Investigative Group 13/10/2021 Kerry Cullinan The World Health Organization (WHO) has named 26 scientists to a new Scientific Advisory Group for the Origins of Novel Pathogens (SAGO), which will take forward the work of the international expert group that led an initial mission to Wuhan in January 2021, as well as investigating future pandemics. Six of the scientists are associated […] Continue reading -> ‘Burning of Fossil Fuels is Killing Us’ – Declares New WHO Climate and Health Report 11/10/2021 Elaine Ruth Fletcher A sweeping World Health Organization report on Climate and Health, published just ahead of a critical Glasgow climate conference (COP 26) that begins 31 October, has declared that “the burning of fossil fuels is killing us” – the bluntest denunciation to date by the global health agency of societies’ fossil fuel addiction. “Climate change is […] Continue reading -> New Social Contract and One Health Approach Critical to Resilient Recovery from COVID Pandemic 01/10/2021 Madeleine Hoecklin A new social contract between European governments and their citizens is needed to lay the foundation for a resilient and sustainable recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic, with health at the center, said panelists at the closing session of the European Health Forum Gastein (EHFG) on Friday. A focus on ensuring social protection and equitable access […] Continue reading -> WHO Says Key Air Pollutant Levels Should be Cut by One-Half – Meeting Stricter Guidelines Would Save 5-6 Million Lives Annually 22/09/2021 Elaine Ruth Fletcher In a milestone moment, WHO today issued new guidelines for a range of health-harmful air pollutants – recommending a reduction by one-half in safe levels of fine particulates (PM2.5) – considered to be the benchmark indicator of health impacts that lead to some 7 million deaths a year. The new standards put most cities of […] Continue reading -> Afghan Health System in Danger of Collapse, WHO Concerned About Female Patients and Health Workers 22/09/2021 Editorial team Afghanistan’s health system is on the brink of collapse and the country faces “an imminent humanitarian catastrophe,” the World Health Organization (WHO) warned on Wednesday. Only 17% of the facilities of the country’s largest health project, Sehetmandi, are still fully functional as they have run out of funds for supplies and salaries for health staff. […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts
Six Scientists from First WHO Wuhan Mission Named to New WHO Virus Origins Investigative Group 13/10/2021 Kerry Cullinan The World Health Organization (WHO) has named 26 scientists to a new Scientific Advisory Group for the Origins of Novel Pathogens (SAGO), which will take forward the work of the international expert group that led an initial mission to Wuhan in January 2021, as well as investigating future pandemics. Six of the scientists are associated […] Continue reading -> ‘Burning of Fossil Fuels is Killing Us’ – Declares New WHO Climate and Health Report 11/10/2021 Elaine Ruth Fletcher A sweeping World Health Organization report on Climate and Health, published just ahead of a critical Glasgow climate conference (COP 26) that begins 31 October, has declared that “the burning of fossil fuels is killing us” – the bluntest denunciation to date by the global health agency of societies’ fossil fuel addiction. “Climate change is […] Continue reading -> New Social Contract and One Health Approach Critical to Resilient Recovery from COVID Pandemic 01/10/2021 Madeleine Hoecklin A new social contract between European governments and their citizens is needed to lay the foundation for a resilient and sustainable recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic, with health at the center, said panelists at the closing session of the European Health Forum Gastein (EHFG) on Friday. A focus on ensuring social protection and equitable access […] Continue reading -> WHO Says Key Air Pollutant Levels Should be Cut by One-Half – Meeting Stricter Guidelines Would Save 5-6 Million Lives Annually 22/09/2021 Elaine Ruth Fletcher In a milestone moment, WHO today issued new guidelines for a range of health-harmful air pollutants – recommending a reduction by one-half in safe levels of fine particulates (PM2.5) – considered to be the benchmark indicator of health impacts that lead to some 7 million deaths a year. The new standards put most cities of […] Continue reading -> Afghan Health System in Danger of Collapse, WHO Concerned About Female Patients and Health Workers 22/09/2021 Editorial team Afghanistan’s health system is on the brink of collapse and the country faces “an imminent humanitarian catastrophe,” the World Health Organization (WHO) warned on Wednesday. Only 17% of the facilities of the country’s largest health project, Sehetmandi, are still fully functional as they have run out of funds for supplies and salaries for health staff. […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts
‘Burning of Fossil Fuels is Killing Us’ – Declares New WHO Climate and Health Report 11/10/2021 Elaine Ruth Fletcher A sweeping World Health Organization report on Climate and Health, published just ahead of a critical Glasgow climate conference (COP 26) that begins 31 October, has declared that “the burning of fossil fuels is killing us” – the bluntest denunciation to date by the global health agency of societies’ fossil fuel addiction. “Climate change is […] Continue reading -> New Social Contract and One Health Approach Critical to Resilient Recovery from COVID Pandemic 01/10/2021 Madeleine Hoecklin A new social contract between European governments and their citizens is needed to lay the foundation for a resilient and sustainable recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic, with health at the center, said panelists at the closing session of the European Health Forum Gastein (EHFG) on Friday. A focus on ensuring social protection and equitable access […] Continue reading -> WHO Says Key Air Pollutant Levels Should be Cut by One-Half – Meeting Stricter Guidelines Would Save 5-6 Million Lives Annually 22/09/2021 Elaine Ruth Fletcher In a milestone moment, WHO today issued new guidelines for a range of health-harmful air pollutants – recommending a reduction by one-half in safe levels of fine particulates (PM2.5) – considered to be the benchmark indicator of health impacts that lead to some 7 million deaths a year. The new standards put most cities of […] Continue reading -> Afghan Health System in Danger of Collapse, WHO Concerned About Female Patients and Health Workers 22/09/2021 Editorial team Afghanistan’s health system is on the brink of collapse and the country faces “an imminent humanitarian catastrophe,” the World Health Organization (WHO) warned on Wednesday. Only 17% of the facilities of the country’s largest health project, Sehetmandi, are still fully functional as they have run out of funds for supplies and salaries for health staff. […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts
New Social Contract and One Health Approach Critical to Resilient Recovery from COVID Pandemic 01/10/2021 Madeleine Hoecklin A new social contract between European governments and their citizens is needed to lay the foundation for a resilient and sustainable recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic, with health at the center, said panelists at the closing session of the European Health Forum Gastein (EHFG) on Friday. A focus on ensuring social protection and equitable access […] Continue reading -> WHO Says Key Air Pollutant Levels Should be Cut by One-Half – Meeting Stricter Guidelines Would Save 5-6 Million Lives Annually 22/09/2021 Elaine Ruth Fletcher In a milestone moment, WHO today issued new guidelines for a range of health-harmful air pollutants – recommending a reduction by one-half in safe levels of fine particulates (PM2.5) – considered to be the benchmark indicator of health impacts that lead to some 7 million deaths a year. The new standards put most cities of […] Continue reading -> Afghan Health System in Danger of Collapse, WHO Concerned About Female Patients and Health Workers 22/09/2021 Editorial team Afghanistan’s health system is on the brink of collapse and the country faces “an imminent humanitarian catastrophe,” the World Health Organization (WHO) warned on Wednesday. Only 17% of the facilities of the country’s largest health project, Sehetmandi, are still fully functional as they have run out of funds for supplies and salaries for health staff. […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts
WHO Says Key Air Pollutant Levels Should be Cut by One-Half – Meeting Stricter Guidelines Would Save 5-6 Million Lives Annually 22/09/2021 Elaine Ruth Fletcher In a milestone moment, WHO today issued new guidelines for a range of health-harmful air pollutants – recommending a reduction by one-half in safe levels of fine particulates (PM2.5) – considered to be the benchmark indicator of health impacts that lead to some 7 million deaths a year. The new standards put most cities of […] Continue reading -> Afghan Health System in Danger of Collapse, WHO Concerned About Female Patients and Health Workers 22/09/2021 Editorial team Afghanistan’s health system is on the brink of collapse and the country faces “an imminent humanitarian catastrophe,” the World Health Organization (WHO) warned on Wednesday. Only 17% of the facilities of the country’s largest health project, Sehetmandi, are still fully functional as they have run out of funds for supplies and salaries for health staff. […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts
Afghan Health System in Danger of Collapse, WHO Concerned About Female Patients and Health Workers 22/09/2021 Editorial team Afghanistan’s health system is on the brink of collapse and the country faces “an imminent humanitarian catastrophe,” the World Health Organization (WHO) warned on Wednesday. Only 17% of the facilities of the country’s largest health project, Sehetmandi, are still fully functional as they have run out of funds for supplies and salaries for health staff. […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts