Alcohol-related harm is a public health issue, not a lifestyle choice 13/12/2021 Adam Karpati & Dina Mired The numbers are staggering. Yet, amidst a blizzard of advertising and misinformation, most people don’t realize that alcohol is one of the world’s leading killers. Across the globe, approximately 3 million people each year die from alcohol-related causes. Many people are aware of the toll of alcohol-related car crashes and are familiar with some […] Continue reading -> Universal Nutrition Coverage: A Transformative Opportunity for Health and Food Advocates 11/12/2021 Ruth Richardson and Mohamed Eissa On Universal Health Coverage Day – an appeal to food and health advocates to shape an agenda for ‘Universal Nutrition Coverage’ including joined-up solutions that promote sustainable agro-ecosystems producing healthier foods for people with co-benefits for the planet. Every year on December 12, the health community marks Universal Health Coverage (UHC) Day. While the technical […] Continue reading -> Agriculture Plastic Residues Are Poisoning Soils, Food Systems & Threatening Human Health, Says FAO 10/12/2021 Raisa Santos Agricultural plastics pose large and growing threat to soils, food safety and human health – and need to be better managed as well as replaced with more sustainable alternatives, as well as more recycling and reuse of plastics consumed. These are the findings of a new report by the UN Food and Agriculture Organization, “Assessment […] Continue reading -> US Announces ‘Global VAX’ to Push COVID-19 Vaccination Effort Worldwide 07/12/2021 Editorial team The US Agency for International Development (USAID) has set up a new global initiative to accelerate COVID-19 vaccination efforts, called the Initiative for Global Vaccine Access (Global VAX), the agency announced on Monday Global Vax’s aim according to USAID, is to “get COVID-19 shots into arms and enhance international coordination to identify and rapidly overcome […] Continue reading -> Global Malaria Targets Are Way Off-Track and no Timeline for Malaria Vaccine Rollout Yet 06/12/2021 Aishwarya Tendolkar As new malaria cases have increased as a result of COVID-19 and key global targets have been missed by miles, the World Health Organization (WHO) is calling for new approaches and tools to better implement the current ones in place in the 2021 WHO Malaria Report released on Monday. In 2020, the global malaria case […] Continue reading -> Traffic Crash Remembrance Day: Grieving Parents Urge Better Road Safety Policies 22/11/2021 Kerry Cullinan Two parents who lost their children in car crashes urged governments to adopt better road safety policies on the World Day of Remembrance for Road Traffic Victims on Monday. South African Zoleka Mandela’s daughter died in a Johannesburg crash on her 13th birthday, while Australian Peter Frazer’s 23-year-old daughter was killed by a truck on […] Continue reading -> COP26 May Have Caused Despair, But Millions Caught in Climate Crises Face Serious Mental Health Challenges 15/11/2021 Kerry Cullinan While China and India’s last-minute refusal to commit to an end to fossil fuel at COP26 has caused depression and despair amongst many developing country delegates and climate activists, the mental health of millions is already severely affected by what climate disasters have done to their lives. Humidity and heatwaves are linked to increased suicides, […] Continue reading -> Humanitarian Groups Join Appeal to Make Health Central to Climate Debate – As Lukewarm COP26 Agreement Takes Final Shape 12/11/2021 Disha Shetty As the Glasgow Climate Conference winds to a close, the final COP26 declaration appears destined to contain watered-down language on fossil fuel phase-out, and no clear way forward for the $100 billion in finance needed by low-income countries. Against that landscape, Médecins Sans Frontières Dr Maria Guevara talks about why health is the elephant in […] Continue reading -> New Report Predicts 2.4°C Warming as COP26 Negotiators Race to Reach Climate Agreement – ‘Health’ Missing from Draft 10/11/2021 Kerry Cullinan A draft agreement released by UN Climate on Wednesday “calls upon parties to accelerate the phasing out of coal and subsidies for fossil fuels” – as countries work toward reaching consensus by the time the Glasgow Climate Conference (COP26) ends on Friday. The word ‘health’ also was noticeably absent from the draft text, reflecting the […] Continue reading -> Fifty Countries Commit to ‘greening’ their healthcare systems at COP26 09/11/2021 Kerry Cullinan Fifty countries have committed to building sustainable, low-carbon and climate-resilient healthcare systems, and 14 of these have set net-zero carbon emission target dates from as early as 2030. This emerged from a health and climate change session at COP26, the United Nations climate conference in Glasgow, that was co-hosted by the World Health Organization (WHO). […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts
Universal Nutrition Coverage: A Transformative Opportunity for Health and Food Advocates 11/12/2021 Ruth Richardson and Mohamed Eissa On Universal Health Coverage Day – an appeal to food and health advocates to shape an agenda for ‘Universal Nutrition Coverage’ including joined-up solutions that promote sustainable agro-ecosystems producing healthier foods for people with co-benefits for the planet. Every year on December 12, the health community marks Universal Health Coverage (UHC) Day. While the technical […] Continue reading -> Agriculture Plastic Residues Are Poisoning Soils, Food Systems & Threatening Human Health, Says FAO 10/12/2021 Raisa Santos Agricultural plastics pose large and growing threat to soils, food safety and human health – and need to be better managed as well as replaced with more sustainable alternatives, as well as more recycling and reuse of plastics consumed. These are the findings of a new report by the UN Food and Agriculture Organization, “Assessment […] Continue reading -> US Announces ‘Global VAX’ to Push COVID-19 Vaccination Effort Worldwide 07/12/2021 Editorial team The US Agency for International Development (USAID) has set up a new global initiative to accelerate COVID-19 vaccination efforts, called the Initiative for Global Vaccine Access (Global VAX), the agency announced on Monday Global Vax’s aim according to USAID, is to “get COVID-19 shots into arms and enhance international coordination to identify and rapidly overcome […] Continue reading -> Global Malaria Targets Are Way Off-Track and no Timeline for Malaria Vaccine Rollout Yet 06/12/2021 Aishwarya Tendolkar As new malaria cases have increased as a result of COVID-19 and key global targets have been missed by miles, the World Health Organization (WHO) is calling for new approaches and tools to better implement the current ones in place in the 2021 WHO Malaria Report released on Monday. In 2020, the global malaria case […] Continue reading -> Traffic Crash Remembrance Day: Grieving Parents Urge Better Road Safety Policies 22/11/2021 Kerry Cullinan Two parents who lost their children in car crashes urged governments to adopt better road safety policies on the World Day of Remembrance for Road Traffic Victims on Monday. South African Zoleka Mandela’s daughter died in a Johannesburg crash on her 13th birthday, while Australian Peter Frazer’s 23-year-old daughter was killed by a truck on […] Continue reading -> COP26 May Have Caused Despair, But Millions Caught in Climate Crises Face Serious Mental Health Challenges 15/11/2021 Kerry Cullinan While China and India’s last-minute refusal to commit to an end to fossil fuel at COP26 has caused depression and despair amongst many developing country delegates and climate activists, the mental health of millions is already severely affected by what climate disasters have done to their lives. Humidity and heatwaves are linked to increased suicides, […] Continue reading -> Humanitarian Groups Join Appeal to Make Health Central to Climate Debate – As Lukewarm COP26 Agreement Takes Final Shape 12/11/2021 Disha Shetty As the Glasgow Climate Conference winds to a close, the final COP26 declaration appears destined to contain watered-down language on fossil fuel phase-out, and no clear way forward for the $100 billion in finance needed by low-income countries. Against that landscape, Médecins Sans Frontières Dr Maria Guevara talks about why health is the elephant in […] Continue reading -> New Report Predicts 2.4°C Warming as COP26 Negotiators Race to Reach Climate Agreement – ‘Health’ Missing from Draft 10/11/2021 Kerry Cullinan A draft agreement released by UN Climate on Wednesday “calls upon parties to accelerate the phasing out of coal and subsidies for fossil fuels” – as countries work toward reaching consensus by the time the Glasgow Climate Conference (COP26) ends on Friday. The word ‘health’ also was noticeably absent from the draft text, reflecting the […] Continue reading -> Fifty Countries Commit to ‘greening’ their healthcare systems at COP26 09/11/2021 Kerry Cullinan Fifty countries have committed to building sustainable, low-carbon and climate-resilient healthcare systems, and 14 of these have set net-zero carbon emission target dates from as early as 2030. This emerged from a health and climate change session at COP26, the United Nations climate conference in Glasgow, that was co-hosted by the World Health Organization (WHO). […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts
Agriculture Plastic Residues Are Poisoning Soils, Food Systems & Threatening Human Health, Says FAO 10/12/2021 Raisa Santos Agricultural plastics pose large and growing threat to soils, food safety and human health – and need to be better managed as well as replaced with more sustainable alternatives, as well as more recycling and reuse of plastics consumed. These are the findings of a new report by the UN Food and Agriculture Organization, “Assessment […] Continue reading -> US Announces ‘Global VAX’ to Push COVID-19 Vaccination Effort Worldwide 07/12/2021 Editorial team The US Agency for International Development (USAID) has set up a new global initiative to accelerate COVID-19 vaccination efforts, called the Initiative for Global Vaccine Access (Global VAX), the agency announced on Monday Global Vax’s aim according to USAID, is to “get COVID-19 shots into arms and enhance international coordination to identify and rapidly overcome […] Continue reading -> Global Malaria Targets Are Way Off-Track and no Timeline for Malaria Vaccine Rollout Yet 06/12/2021 Aishwarya Tendolkar As new malaria cases have increased as a result of COVID-19 and key global targets have been missed by miles, the World Health Organization (WHO) is calling for new approaches and tools to better implement the current ones in place in the 2021 WHO Malaria Report released on Monday. In 2020, the global malaria case […] Continue reading -> Traffic Crash Remembrance Day: Grieving Parents Urge Better Road Safety Policies 22/11/2021 Kerry Cullinan Two parents who lost their children in car crashes urged governments to adopt better road safety policies on the World Day of Remembrance for Road Traffic Victims on Monday. South African Zoleka Mandela’s daughter died in a Johannesburg crash on her 13th birthday, while Australian Peter Frazer’s 23-year-old daughter was killed by a truck on […] Continue reading -> COP26 May Have Caused Despair, But Millions Caught in Climate Crises Face Serious Mental Health Challenges 15/11/2021 Kerry Cullinan While China and India’s last-minute refusal to commit to an end to fossil fuel at COP26 has caused depression and despair amongst many developing country delegates and climate activists, the mental health of millions is already severely affected by what climate disasters have done to their lives. Humidity and heatwaves are linked to increased suicides, […] Continue reading -> Humanitarian Groups Join Appeal to Make Health Central to Climate Debate – As Lukewarm COP26 Agreement Takes Final Shape 12/11/2021 Disha Shetty As the Glasgow Climate Conference winds to a close, the final COP26 declaration appears destined to contain watered-down language on fossil fuel phase-out, and no clear way forward for the $100 billion in finance needed by low-income countries. Against that landscape, Médecins Sans Frontières Dr Maria Guevara talks about why health is the elephant in […] Continue reading -> New Report Predicts 2.4°C Warming as COP26 Negotiators Race to Reach Climate Agreement – ‘Health’ Missing from Draft 10/11/2021 Kerry Cullinan A draft agreement released by UN Climate on Wednesday “calls upon parties to accelerate the phasing out of coal and subsidies for fossil fuels” – as countries work toward reaching consensus by the time the Glasgow Climate Conference (COP26) ends on Friday. The word ‘health’ also was noticeably absent from the draft text, reflecting the […] Continue reading -> Fifty Countries Commit to ‘greening’ their healthcare systems at COP26 09/11/2021 Kerry Cullinan Fifty countries have committed to building sustainable, low-carbon and climate-resilient healthcare systems, and 14 of these have set net-zero carbon emission target dates from as early as 2030. This emerged from a health and climate change session at COP26, the United Nations climate conference in Glasgow, that was co-hosted by the World Health Organization (WHO). […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts
US Announces ‘Global VAX’ to Push COVID-19 Vaccination Effort Worldwide 07/12/2021 Editorial team The US Agency for International Development (USAID) has set up a new global initiative to accelerate COVID-19 vaccination efforts, called the Initiative for Global Vaccine Access (Global VAX), the agency announced on Monday Global Vax’s aim according to USAID, is to “get COVID-19 shots into arms and enhance international coordination to identify and rapidly overcome […] Continue reading -> Global Malaria Targets Are Way Off-Track and no Timeline for Malaria Vaccine Rollout Yet 06/12/2021 Aishwarya Tendolkar As new malaria cases have increased as a result of COVID-19 and key global targets have been missed by miles, the World Health Organization (WHO) is calling for new approaches and tools to better implement the current ones in place in the 2021 WHO Malaria Report released on Monday. In 2020, the global malaria case […] Continue reading -> Traffic Crash Remembrance Day: Grieving Parents Urge Better Road Safety Policies 22/11/2021 Kerry Cullinan Two parents who lost their children in car crashes urged governments to adopt better road safety policies on the World Day of Remembrance for Road Traffic Victims on Monday. South African Zoleka Mandela’s daughter died in a Johannesburg crash on her 13th birthday, while Australian Peter Frazer’s 23-year-old daughter was killed by a truck on […] Continue reading -> COP26 May Have Caused Despair, But Millions Caught in Climate Crises Face Serious Mental Health Challenges 15/11/2021 Kerry Cullinan While China and India’s last-minute refusal to commit to an end to fossil fuel at COP26 has caused depression and despair amongst many developing country delegates and climate activists, the mental health of millions is already severely affected by what climate disasters have done to their lives. Humidity and heatwaves are linked to increased suicides, […] Continue reading -> Humanitarian Groups Join Appeal to Make Health Central to Climate Debate – As Lukewarm COP26 Agreement Takes Final Shape 12/11/2021 Disha Shetty As the Glasgow Climate Conference winds to a close, the final COP26 declaration appears destined to contain watered-down language on fossil fuel phase-out, and no clear way forward for the $100 billion in finance needed by low-income countries. Against that landscape, Médecins Sans Frontières Dr Maria Guevara talks about why health is the elephant in […] Continue reading -> New Report Predicts 2.4°C Warming as COP26 Negotiators Race to Reach Climate Agreement – ‘Health’ Missing from Draft 10/11/2021 Kerry Cullinan A draft agreement released by UN Climate on Wednesday “calls upon parties to accelerate the phasing out of coal and subsidies for fossil fuels” – as countries work toward reaching consensus by the time the Glasgow Climate Conference (COP26) ends on Friday. The word ‘health’ also was noticeably absent from the draft text, reflecting the […] Continue reading -> Fifty Countries Commit to ‘greening’ their healthcare systems at COP26 09/11/2021 Kerry Cullinan Fifty countries have committed to building sustainable, low-carbon and climate-resilient healthcare systems, and 14 of these have set net-zero carbon emission target dates from as early as 2030. This emerged from a health and climate change session at COP26, the United Nations climate conference in Glasgow, that was co-hosted by the World Health Organization (WHO). […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts
Global Malaria Targets Are Way Off-Track and no Timeline for Malaria Vaccine Rollout Yet 06/12/2021 Aishwarya Tendolkar As new malaria cases have increased as a result of COVID-19 and key global targets have been missed by miles, the World Health Organization (WHO) is calling for new approaches and tools to better implement the current ones in place in the 2021 WHO Malaria Report released on Monday. In 2020, the global malaria case […] Continue reading -> Traffic Crash Remembrance Day: Grieving Parents Urge Better Road Safety Policies 22/11/2021 Kerry Cullinan Two parents who lost their children in car crashes urged governments to adopt better road safety policies on the World Day of Remembrance for Road Traffic Victims on Monday. South African Zoleka Mandela’s daughter died in a Johannesburg crash on her 13th birthday, while Australian Peter Frazer’s 23-year-old daughter was killed by a truck on […] Continue reading -> COP26 May Have Caused Despair, But Millions Caught in Climate Crises Face Serious Mental Health Challenges 15/11/2021 Kerry Cullinan While China and India’s last-minute refusal to commit to an end to fossil fuel at COP26 has caused depression and despair amongst many developing country delegates and climate activists, the mental health of millions is already severely affected by what climate disasters have done to their lives. Humidity and heatwaves are linked to increased suicides, […] Continue reading -> Humanitarian Groups Join Appeal to Make Health Central to Climate Debate – As Lukewarm COP26 Agreement Takes Final Shape 12/11/2021 Disha Shetty As the Glasgow Climate Conference winds to a close, the final COP26 declaration appears destined to contain watered-down language on fossil fuel phase-out, and no clear way forward for the $100 billion in finance needed by low-income countries. Against that landscape, Médecins Sans Frontières Dr Maria Guevara talks about why health is the elephant in […] Continue reading -> New Report Predicts 2.4°C Warming as COP26 Negotiators Race to Reach Climate Agreement – ‘Health’ Missing from Draft 10/11/2021 Kerry Cullinan A draft agreement released by UN Climate on Wednesday “calls upon parties to accelerate the phasing out of coal and subsidies for fossil fuels” – as countries work toward reaching consensus by the time the Glasgow Climate Conference (COP26) ends on Friday. The word ‘health’ also was noticeably absent from the draft text, reflecting the […] Continue reading -> Fifty Countries Commit to ‘greening’ their healthcare systems at COP26 09/11/2021 Kerry Cullinan Fifty countries have committed to building sustainable, low-carbon and climate-resilient healthcare systems, and 14 of these have set net-zero carbon emission target dates from as early as 2030. This emerged from a health and climate change session at COP26, the United Nations climate conference in Glasgow, that was co-hosted by the World Health Organization (WHO). […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts
Traffic Crash Remembrance Day: Grieving Parents Urge Better Road Safety Policies 22/11/2021 Kerry Cullinan Two parents who lost their children in car crashes urged governments to adopt better road safety policies on the World Day of Remembrance for Road Traffic Victims on Monday. South African Zoleka Mandela’s daughter died in a Johannesburg crash on her 13th birthday, while Australian Peter Frazer’s 23-year-old daughter was killed by a truck on […] Continue reading -> COP26 May Have Caused Despair, But Millions Caught in Climate Crises Face Serious Mental Health Challenges 15/11/2021 Kerry Cullinan While China and India’s last-minute refusal to commit to an end to fossil fuel at COP26 has caused depression and despair amongst many developing country delegates and climate activists, the mental health of millions is already severely affected by what climate disasters have done to their lives. Humidity and heatwaves are linked to increased suicides, […] Continue reading -> Humanitarian Groups Join Appeal to Make Health Central to Climate Debate – As Lukewarm COP26 Agreement Takes Final Shape 12/11/2021 Disha Shetty As the Glasgow Climate Conference winds to a close, the final COP26 declaration appears destined to contain watered-down language on fossil fuel phase-out, and no clear way forward for the $100 billion in finance needed by low-income countries. Against that landscape, Médecins Sans Frontières Dr Maria Guevara talks about why health is the elephant in […] Continue reading -> New Report Predicts 2.4°C Warming as COP26 Negotiators Race to Reach Climate Agreement – ‘Health’ Missing from Draft 10/11/2021 Kerry Cullinan A draft agreement released by UN Climate on Wednesday “calls upon parties to accelerate the phasing out of coal and subsidies for fossil fuels” – as countries work toward reaching consensus by the time the Glasgow Climate Conference (COP26) ends on Friday. The word ‘health’ also was noticeably absent from the draft text, reflecting the […] Continue reading -> Fifty Countries Commit to ‘greening’ their healthcare systems at COP26 09/11/2021 Kerry Cullinan Fifty countries have committed to building sustainable, low-carbon and climate-resilient healthcare systems, and 14 of these have set net-zero carbon emission target dates from as early as 2030. This emerged from a health and climate change session at COP26, the United Nations climate conference in Glasgow, that was co-hosted by the World Health Organization (WHO). […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts
COP26 May Have Caused Despair, But Millions Caught in Climate Crises Face Serious Mental Health Challenges 15/11/2021 Kerry Cullinan While China and India’s last-minute refusal to commit to an end to fossil fuel at COP26 has caused depression and despair amongst many developing country delegates and climate activists, the mental health of millions is already severely affected by what climate disasters have done to their lives. Humidity and heatwaves are linked to increased suicides, […] Continue reading -> Humanitarian Groups Join Appeal to Make Health Central to Climate Debate – As Lukewarm COP26 Agreement Takes Final Shape 12/11/2021 Disha Shetty As the Glasgow Climate Conference winds to a close, the final COP26 declaration appears destined to contain watered-down language on fossil fuel phase-out, and no clear way forward for the $100 billion in finance needed by low-income countries. Against that landscape, Médecins Sans Frontières Dr Maria Guevara talks about why health is the elephant in […] Continue reading -> New Report Predicts 2.4°C Warming as COP26 Negotiators Race to Reach Climate Agreement – ‘Health’ Missing from Draft 10/11/2021 Kerry Cullinan A draft agreement released by UN Climate on Wednesday “calls upon parties to accelerate the phasing out of coal and subsidies for fossil fuels” – as countries work toward reaching consensus by the time the Glasgow Climate Conference (COP26) ends on Friday. The word ‘health’ also was noticeably absent from the draft text, reflecting the […] Continue reading -> Fifty Countries Commit to ‘greening’ their healthcare systems at COP26 09/11/2021 Kerry Cullinan Fifty countries have committed to building sustainable, low-carbon and climate-resilient healthcare systems, and 14 of these have set net-zero carbon emission target dates from as early as 2030. This emerged from a health and climate change session at COP26, the United Nations climate conference in Glasgow, that was co-hosted by the World Health Organization (WHO). […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts
Humanitarian Groups Join Appeal to Make Health Central to Climate Debate – As Lukewarm COP26 Agreement Takes Final Shape 12/11/2021 Disha Shetty As the Glasgow Climate Conference winds to a close, the final COP26 declaration appears destined to contain watered-down language on fossil fuel phase-out, and no clear way forward for the $100 billion in finance needed by low-income countries. Against that landscape, Médecins Sans Frontières Dr Maria Guevara talks about why health is the elephant in […] Continue reading -> New Report Predicts 2.4°C Warming as COP26 Negotiators Race to Reach Climate Agreement – ‘Health’ Missing from Draft 10/11/2021 Kerry Cullinan A draft agreement released by UN Climate on Wednesday “calls upon parties to accelerate the phasing out of coal and subsidies for fossil fuels” – as countries work toward reaching consensus by the time the Glasgow Climate Conference (COP26) ends on Friday. The word ‘health’ also was noticeably absent from the draft text, reflecting the […] Continue reading -> Fifty Countries Commit to ‘greening’ their healthcare systems at COP26 09/11/2021 Kerry Cullinan Fifty countries have committed to building sustainable, low-carbon and climate-resilient healthcare systems, and 14 of these have set net-zero carbon emission target dates from as early as 2030. This emerged from a health and climate change session at COP26, the United Nations climate conference in Glasgow, that was co-hosted by the World Health Organization (WHO). […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts
New Report Predicts 2.4°C Warming as COP26 Negotiators Race to Reach Climate Agreement – ‘Health’ Missing from Draft 10/11/2021 Kerry Cullinan A draft agreement released by UN Climate on Wednesday “calls upon parties to accelerate the phasing out of coal and subsidies for fossil fuels” – as countries work toward reaching consensus by the time the Glasgow Climate Conference (COP26) ends on Friday. The word ‘health’ also was noticeably absent from the draft text, reflecting the […] Continue reading -> Fifty Countries Commit to ‘greening’ their healthcare systems at COP26 09/11/2021 Kerry Cullinan Fifty countries have committed to building sustainable, low-carbon and climate-resilient healthcare systems, and 14 of these have set net-zero carbon emission target dates from as early as 2030. This emerged from a health and climate change session at COP26, the United Nations climate conference in Glasgow, that was co-hosted by the World Health Organization (WHO). […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts
Fifty Countries Commit to ‘greening’ their healthcare systems at COP26 09/11/2021 Kerry Cullinan Fifty countries have committed to building sustainable, low-carbon and climate-resilient healthcare systems, and 14 of these have set net-zero carbon emission target dates from as early as 2030. This emerged from a health and climate change session at COP26, the United Nations climate conference in Glasgow, that was co-hosted by the World Health Organization (WHO). […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts