Undocumented Migrants Fall Through Europe’s Healthcare Cracks, Joint Research Shows 19/05/2026 Felix Sassmannshausen As Europe grapples with shifting demographics and an influx of migration, researchers are mapping how undocumented migrants navigate the administrative cracks of the continent’s healthcare systems – helping to fill a critical data gap identified by the World Health Organization. Inside the neoclassical venue of La Pastorale in Geneva, around 30 participants from six European […] Continue reading -> Global Health Needs More than Money – Philanthropy Can Amplify Impacts 14/05/2026 Anil Soni Philanthropy can help make every dollar deliver more impact. I often think about a boy I met in Kajiado County, Kenya. He was the same age as my son, but half his weight. A World Health Organization (WHO) colleague measured the circumference of his arm to confirm what was already painfully clear: he was severely […] Continue reading -> Post-COVID Vaccination Catch-up Pays Off – But Aid Cuts and Misinformation Pose New Threats 24/04/2026 Kerry Cullinan The huge push to reach children who missed vaccinations during COVID-19 has largely paid off, reaching 18.3 million children – but plummeting aid and misinformation threaten future childhood immunisations. This is according to leaders from the vaccine alliance, Gavi, the World Health Organization (WHO) and UNICEF, who reported on the “Big Catch-Up” at a media […] Continue reading -> Call for US Congressional Oversight on Bilateral Health Agreements 15/04/2026 Kerry Cullinan The US Congress needs to exercise oversight over the bilateral global health agreements that the United States has reached with 30 low- and middle-income countries, relative to the 2025 congressional budget, as they represent a decrease of around a third in allocated spending. Mark Lagon of the Friends of the Global Fight against AIDS, TB […] Continue reading -> Sudan’s Catastrophic Civil War Enters Fourth Year 15/04/2026 Stefan Anderson The world’s darkest ongoing war – defined by sexual violence, extermination, famine and genocide – enters its fourth year today. With no end in sight, tens of millions of Sudanese people are facing a historic humanitarian crisis of “industrial proportions,” according to the United Nations (UN). Seven years after a new generation overthrew a three-decade […] Continue reading -> Trump’s 2027 Budget Deepens Cuts to Global and Domestic Health 10/04/2026 Kerry Cullinan US President Donald Trump wants to eliminate $4.3 billion from the US government’s global health budget, including all funding for the Pan-American Health Organization (PAHO), the World Health Organization’s (WHO) regional organisation for the Americas. His proposed budget for 2027, which needs to be approved by the US Congress, includes a 42% increase – some […] Continue reading -> Record ODA Cuts: Top Donors Slash Aid as Global Health Risks Grow 10/04/2026 Felix Sassmannshausen Historic declines in Official Development Assistance (ODA) have set international aid back a decade, prompting civil society warnings that the ODA cuts will further devastate funding for global health, education and social protection. The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) released preliminary data showing total global aid fell by 23.1% in real terms during […] Continue reading -> Trump Administration Nominates USDA Official to Lead World Food Programme 09/04/2026 Sophia Samantaroy The Trump administration has put forward Luke J Lindberg, the US Department of Agriculture trade and foreign agricultural affairs under secretary, as its pick for executive director of the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP). Lindberg would succeed Cindy McCain, who announced her resignation in October due to health issues. “Throughout his career, Under Secretary […] Continue reading -> Generations of Damage: WHO Warns of Middle East Health Collapse Amid Funding Shortfall 08/04/2026 Kerry Cullinan The World Health Organization (WHO) has only mobilised 37% of the funds it needs for the Eastern Mediterranean Region (EMRO) amid a “deteriorating health situation”, regional director Dr Hanan Balkhy told a media briefing on Wednesday. Welcoming the two-week ceasefire between Iran and the United States-Israel, Balkhy called for the “permanent cessation of hostilities”, warning […] Continue reading -> More Countries Refer to Refugees in Health Policies, but Access and Data Gaps Persist 30/03/2026 Stefan Anderson More than 60 countries now include refugees and migrants in their national health policies, according to a new World Health Organization (WHO) report tracking progress on commitments first set out by the World Health Assembly in 2019. The finding, drawn from a survey of 93 member states, is the first systematic count of how countries […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts
Global Health Needs More than Money – Philanthropy Can Amplify Impacts 14/05/2026 Anil Soni Philanthropy can help make every dollar deliver more impact. I often think about a boy I met in Kajiado County, Kenya. He was the same age as my son, but half his weight. A World Health Organization (WHO) colleague measured the circumference of his arm to confirm what was already painfully clear: he was severely […] Continue reading -> Post-COVID Vaccination Catch-up Pays Off – But Aid Cuts and Misinformation Pose New Threats 24/04/2026 Kerry Cullinan The huge push to reach children who missed vaccinations during COVID-19 has largely paid off, reaching 18.3 million children – but plummeting aid and misinformation threaten future childhood immunisations. This is according to leaders from the vaccine alliance, Gavi, the World Health Organization (WHO) and UNICEF, who reported on the “Big Catch-Up” at a media […] Continue reading -> Call for US Congressional Oversight on Bilateral Health Agreements 15/04/2026 Kerry Cullinan The US Congress needs to exercise oversight over the bilateral global health agreements that the United States has reached with 30 low- and middle-income countries, relative to the 2025 congressional budget, as they represent a decrease of around a third in allocated spending. Mark Lagon of the Friends of the Global Fight against AIDS, TB […] Continue reading -> Sudan’s Catastrophic Civil War Enters Fourth Year 15/04/2026 Stefan Anderson The world’s darkest ongoing war – defined by sexual violence, extermination, famine and genocide – enters its fourth year today. With no end in sight, tens of millions of Sudanese people are facing a historic humanitarian crisis of “industrial proportions,” according to the United Nations (UN). Seven years after a new generation overthrew a three-decade […] Continue reading -> Trump’s 2027 Budget Deepens Cuts to Global and Domestic Health 10/04/2026 Kerry Cullinan US President Donald Trump wants to eliminate $4.3 billion from the US government’s global health budget, including all funding for the Pan-American Health Organization (PAHO), the World Health Organization’s (WHO) regional organisation for the Americas. His proposed budget for 2027, which needs to be approved by the US Congress, includes a 42% increase – some […] Continue reading -> Record ODA Cuts: Top Donors Slash Aid as Global Health Risks Grow 10/04/2026 Felix Sassmannshausen Historic declines in Official Development Assistance (ODA) have set international aid back a decade, prompting civil society warnings that the ODA cuts will further devastate funding for global health, education and social protection. The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) released preliminary data showing total global aid fell by 23.1% in real terms during […] Continue reading -> Trump Administration Nominates USDA Official to Lead World Food Programme 09/04/2026 Sophia Samantaroy The Trump administration has put forward Luke J Lindberg, the US Department of Agriculture trade and foreign agricultural affairs under secretary, as its pick for executive director of the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP). Lindberg would succeed Cindy McCain, who announced her resignation in October due to health issues. “Throughout his career, Under Secretary […] Continue reading -> Generations of Damage: WHO Warns of Middle East Health Collapse Amid Funding Shortfall 08/04/2026 Kerry Cullinan The World Health Organization (WHO) has only mobilised 37% of the funds it needs for the Eastern Mediterranean Region (EMRO) amid a “deteriorating health situation”, regional director Dr Hanan Balkhy told a media briefing on Wednesday. Welcoming the two-week ceasefire between Iran and the United States-Israel, Balkhy called for the “permanent cessation of hostilities”, warning […] Continue reading -> More Countries Refer to Refugees in Health Policies, but Access and Data Gaps Persist 30/03/2026 Stefan Anderson More than 60 countries now include refugees and migrants in their national health policies, according to a new World Health Organization (WHO) report tracking progress on commitments first set out by the World Health Assembly in 2019. The finding, drawn from a survey of 93 member states, is the first systematic count of how countries […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts
Post-COVID Vaccination Catch-up Pays Off – But Aid Cuts and Misinformation Pose New Threats 24/04/2026 Kerry Cullinan The huge push to reach children who missed vaccinations during COVID-19 has largely paid off, reaching 18.3 million children – but plummeting aid and misinformation threaten future childhood immunisations. This is according to leaders from the vaccine alliance, Gavi, the World Health Organization (WHO) and UNICEF, who reported on the “Big Catch-Up” at a media […] Continue reading -> Call for US Congressional Oversight on Bilateral Health Agreements 15/04/2026 Kerry Cullinan The US Congress needs to exercise oversight over the bilateral global health agreements that the United States has reached with 30 low- and middle-income countries, relative to the 2025 congressional budget, as they represent a decrease of around a third in allocated spending. Mark Lagon of the Friends of the Global Fight against AIDS, TB […] Continue reading -> Sudan’s Catastrophic Civil War Enters Fourth Year 15/04/2026 Stefan Anderson The world’s darkest ongoing war – defined by sexual violence, extermination, famine and genocide – enters its fourth year today. With no end in sight, tens of millions of Sudanese people are facing a historic humanitarian crisis of “industrial proportions,” according to the United Nations (UN). Seven years after a new generation overthrew a three-decade […] Continue reading -> Trump’s 2027 Budget Deepens Cuts to Global and Domestic Health 10/04/2026 Kerry Cullinan US President Donald Trump wants to eliminate $4.3 billion from the US government’s global health budget, including all funding for the Pan-American Health Organization (PAHO), the World Health Organization’s (WHO) regional organisation for the Americas. His proposed budget for 2027, which needs to be approved by the US Congress, includes a 42% increase – some […] Continue reading -> Record ODA Cuts: Top Donors Slash Aid as Global Health Risks Grow 10/04/2026 Felix Sassmannshausen Historic declines in Official Development Assistance (ODA) have set international aid back a decade, prompting civil society warnings that the ODA cuts will further devastate funding for global health, education and social protection. The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) released preliminary data showing total global aid fell by 23.1% in real terms during […] Continue reading -> Trump Administration Nominates USDA Official to Lead World Food Programme 09/04/2026 Sophia Samantaroy The Trump administration has put forward Luke J Lindberg, the US Department of Agriculture trade and foreign agricultural affairs under secretary, as its pick for executive director of the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP). Lindberg would succeed Cindy McCain, who announced her resignation in October due to health issues. “Throughout his career, Under Secretary […] Continue reading -> Generations of Damage: WHO Warns of Middle East Health Collapse Amid Funding Shortfall 08/04/2026 Kerry Cullinan The World Health Organization (WHO) has only mobilised 37% of the funds it needs for the Eastern Mediterranean Region (EMRO) amid a “deteriorating health situation”, regional director Dr Hanan Balkhy told a media briefing on Wednesday. Welcoming the two-week ceasefire between Iran and the United States-Israel, Balkhy called for the “permanent cessation of hostilities”, warning […] Continue reading -> More Countries Refer to Refugees in Health Policies, but Access and Data Gaps Persist 30/03/2026 Stefan Anderson More than 60 countries now include refugees and migrants in their national health policies, according to a new World Health Organization (WHO) report tracking progress on commitments first set out by the World Health Assembly in 2019. The finding, drawn from a survey of 93 member states, is the first systematic count of how countries […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts
Call for US Congressional Oversight on Bilateral Health Agreements 15/04/2026 Kerry Cullinan The US Congress needs to exercise oversight over the bilateral global health agreements that the United States has reached with 30 low- and middle-income countries, relative to the 2025 congressional budget, as they represent a decrease of around a third in allocated spending. Mark Lagon of the Friends of the Global Fight against AIDS, TB […] Continue reading -> Sudan’s Catastrophic Civil War Enters Fourth Year 15/04/2026 Stefan Anderson The world’s darkest ongoing war – defined by sexual violence, extermination, famine and genocide – enters its fourth year today. With no end in sight, tens of millions of Sudanese people are facing a historic humanitarian crisis of “industrial proportions,” according to the United Nations (UN). Seven years after a new generation overthrew a three-decade […] Continue reading -> Trump’s 2027 Budget Deepens Cuts to Global and Domestic Health 10/04/2026 Kerry Cullinan US President Donald Trump wants to eliminate $4.3 billion from the US government’s global health budget, including all funding for the Pan-American Health Organization (PAHO), the World Health Organization’s (WHO) regional organisation for the Americas. His proposed budget for 2027, which needs to be approved by the US Congress, includes a 42% increase – some […] Continue reading -> Record ODA Cuts: Top Donors Slash Aid as Global Health Risks Grow 10/04/2026 Felix Sassmannshausen Historic declines in Official Development Assistance (ODA) have set international aid back a decade, prompting civil society warnings that the ODA cuts will further devastate funding for global health, education and social protection. The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) released preliminary data showing total global aid fell by 23.1% in real terms during […] Continue reading -> Trump Administration Nominates USDA Official to Lead World Food Programme 09/04/2026 Sophia Samantaroy The Trump administration has put forward Luke J Lindberg, the US Department of Agriculture trade and foreign agricultural affairs under secretary, as its pick for executive director of the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP). Lindberg would succeed Cindy McCain, who announced her resignation in October due to health issues. “Throughout his career, Under Secretary […] Continue reading -> Generations of Damage: WHO Warns of Middle East Health Collapse Amid Funding Shortfall 08/04/2026 Kerry Cullinan The World Health Organization (WHO) has only mobilised 37% of the funds it needs for the Eastern Mediterranean Region (EMRO) amid a “deteriorating health situation”, regional director Dr Hanan Balkhy told a media briefing on Wednesday. Welcoming the two-week ceasefire between Iran and the United States-Israel, Balkhy called for the “permanent cessation of hostilities”, warning […] Continue reading -> More Countries Refer to Refugees in Health Policies, but Access and Data Gaps Persist 30/03/2026 Stefan Anderson More than 60 countries now include refugees and migrants in their national health policies, according to a new World Health Organization (WHO) report tracking progress on commitments first set out by the World Health Assembly in 2019. The finding, drawn from a survey of 93 member states, is the first systematic count of how countries […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts
Sudan’s Catastrophic Civil War Enters Fourth Year 15/04/2026 Stefan Anderson The world’s darkest ongoing war – defined by sexual violence, extermination, famine and genocide – enters its fourth year today. With no end in sight, tens of millions of Sudanese people are facing a historic humanitarian crisis of “industrial proportions,” according to the United Nations (UN). Seven years after a new generation overthrew a three-decade […] Continue reading -> Trump’s 2027 Budget Deepens Cuts to Global and Domestic Health 10/04/2026 Kerry Cullinan US President Donald Trump wants to eliminate $4.3 billion from the US government’s global health budget, including all funding for the Pan-American Health Organization (PAHO), the World Health Organization’s (WHO) regional organisation for the Americas. His proposed budget for 2027, which needs to be approved by the US Congress, includes a 42% increase – some […] Continue reading -> Record ODA Cuts: Top Donors Slash Aid as Global Health Risks Grow 10/04/2026 Felix Sassmannshausen Historic declines in Official Development Assistance (ODA) have set international aid back a decade, prompting civil society warnings that the ODA cuts will further devastate funding for global health, education and social protection. The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) released preliminary data showing total global aid fell by 23.1% in real terms during […] Continue reading -> Trump Administration Nominates USDA Official to Lead World Food Programme 09/04/2026 Sophia Samantaroy The Trump administration has put forward Luke J Lindberg, the US Department of Agriculture trade and foreign agricultural affairs under secretary, as its pick for executive director of the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP). Lindberg would succeed Cindy McCain, who announced her resignation in October due to health issues. “Throughout his career, Under Secretary […] Continue reading -> Generations of Damage: WHO Warns of Middle East Health Collapse Amid Funding Shortfall 08/04/2026 Kerry Cullinan The World Health Organization (WHO) has only mobilised 37% of the funds it needs for the Eastern Mediterranean Region (EMRO) amid a “deteriorating health situation”, regional director Dr Hanan Balkhy told a media briefing on Wednesday. Welcoming the two-week ceasefire between Iran and the United States-Israel, Balkhy called for the “permanent cessation of hostilities”, warning […] Continue reading -> More Countries Refer to Refugees in Health Policies, but Access and Data Gaps Persist 30/03/2026 Stefan Anderson More than 60 countries now include refugees and migrants in their national health policies, according to a new World Health Organization (WHO) report tracking progress on commitments first set out by the World Health Assembly in 2019. The finding, drawn from a survey of 93 member states, is the first systematic count of how countries […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts
Trump’s 2027 Budget Deepens Cuts to Global and Domestic Health 10/04/2026 Kerry Cullinan US President Donald Trump wants to eliminate $4.3 billion from the US government’s global health budget, including all funding for the Pan-American Health Organization (PAHO), the World Health Organization’s (WHO) regional organisation for the Americas. His proposed budget for 2027, which needs to be approved by the US Congress, includes a 42% increase – some […] Continue reading -> Record ODA Cuts: Top Donors Slash Aid as Global Health Risks Grow 10/04/2026 Felix Sassmannshausen Historic declines in Official Development Assistance (ODA) have set international aid back a decade, prompting civil society warnings that the ODA cuts will further devastate funding for global health, education and social protection. The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) released preliminary data showing total global aid fell by 23.1% in real terms during […] Continue reading -> Trump Administration Nominates USDA Official to Lead World Food Programme 09/04/2026 Sophia Samantaroy The Trump administration has put forward Luke J Lindberg, the US Department of Agriculture trade and foreign agricultural affairs under secretary, as its pick for executive director of the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP). Lindberg would succeed Cindy McCain, who announced her resignation in October due to health issues. “Throughout his career, Under Secretary […] Continue reading -> Generations of Damage: WHO Warns of Middle East Health Collapse Amid Funding Shortfall 08/04/2026 Kerry Cullinan The World Health Organization (WHO) has only mobilised 37% of the funds it needs for the Eastern Mediterranean Region (EMRO) amid a “deteriorating health situation”, regional director Dr Hanan Balkhy told a media briefing on Wednesday. Welcoming the two-week ceasefire between Iran and the United States-Israel, Balkhy called for the “permanent cessation of hostilities”, warning […] Continue reading -> More Countries Refer to Refugees in Health Policies, but Access and Data Gaps Persist 30/03/2026 Stefan Anderson More than 60 countries now include refugees and migrants in their national health policies, according to a new World Health Organization (WHO) report tracking progress on commitments first set out by the World Health Assembly in 2019. The finding, drawn from a survey of 93 member states, is the first systematic count of how countries […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts
Record ODA Cuts: Top Donors Slash Aid as Global Health Risks Grow 10/04/2026 Felix Sassmannshausen Historic declines in Official Development Assistance (ODA) have set international aid back a decade, prompting civil society warnings that the ODA cuts will further devastate funding for global health, education and social protection. The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) released preliminary data showing total global aid fell by 23.1% in real terms during […] Continue reading -> Trump Administration Nominates USDA Official to Lead World Food Programme 09/04/2026 Sophia Samantaroy The Trump administration has put forward Luke J Lindberg, the US Department of Agriculture trade and foreign agricultural affairs under secretary, as its pick for executive director of the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP). Lindberg would succeed Cindy McCain, who announced her resignation in October due to health issues. “Throughout his career, Under Secretary […] Continue reading -> Generations of Damage: WHO Warns of Middle East Health Collapse Amid Funding Shortfall 08/04/2026 Kerry Cullinan The World Health Organization (WHO) has only mobilised 37% of the funds it needs for the Eastern Mediterranean Region (EMRO) amid a “deteriorating health situation”, regional director Dr Hanan Balkhy told a media briefing on Wednesday. Welcoming the two-week ceasefire between Iran and the United States-Israel, Balkhy called for the “permanent cessation of hostilities”, warning […] Continue reading -> More Countries Refer to Refugees in Health Policies, but Access and Data Gaps Persist 30/03/2026 Stefan Anderson More than 60 countries now include refugees and migrants in their national health policies, according to a new World Health Organization (WHO) report tracking progress on commitments first set out by the World Health Assembly in 2019. The finding, drawn from a survey of 93 member states, is the first systematic count of how countries […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts
Trump Administration Nominates USDA Official to Lead World Food Programme 09/04/2026 Sophia Samantaroy The Trump administration has put forward Luke J Lindberg, the US Department of Agriculture trade and foreign agricultural affairs under secretary, as its pick for executive director of the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP). Lindberg would succeed Cindy McCain, who announced her resignation in October due to health issues. “Throughout his career, Under Secretary […] Continue reading -> Generations of Damage: WHO Warns of Middle East Health Collapse Amid Funding Shortfall 08/04/2026 Kerry Cullinan The World Health Organization (WHO) has only mobilised 37% of the funds it needs for the Eastern Mediterranean Region (EMRO) amid a “deteriorating health situation”, regional director Dr Hanan Balkhy told a media briefing on Wednesday. Welcoming the two-week ceasefire between Iran and the United States-Israel, Balkhy called for the “permanent cessation of hostilities”, warning […] Continue reading -> More Countries Refer to Refugees in Health Policies, but Access and Data Gaps Persist 30/03/2026 Stefan Anderson More than 60 countries now include refugees and migrants in their national health policies, according to a new World Health Organization (WHO) report tracking progress on commitments first set out by the World Health Assembly in 2019. The finding, drawn from a survey of 93 member states, is the first systematic count of how countries […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts
Generations of Damage: WHO Warns of Middle East Health Collapse Amid Funding Shortfall 08/04/2026 Kerry Cullinan The World Health Organization (WHO) has only mobilised 37% of the funds it needs for the Eastern Mediterranean Region (EMRO) amid a “deteriorating health situation”, regional director Dr Hanan Balkhy told a media briefing on Wednesday. Welcoming the two-week ceasefire between Iran and the United States-Israel, Balkhy called for the “permanent cessation of hostilities”, warning […] Continue reading -> More Countries Refer to Refugees in Health Policies, but Access and Data Gaps Persist 30/03/2026 Stefan Anderson More than 60 countries now include refugees and migrants in their national health policies, according to a new World Health Organization (WHO) report tracking progress on commitments first set out by the World Health Assembly in 2019. The finding, drawn from a survey of 93 member states, is the first systematic count of how countries […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts
More Countries Refer to Refugees in Health Policies, but Access and Data Gaps Persist 30/03/2026 Stefan Anderson More than 60 countries now include refugees and migrants in their national health policies, according to a new World Health Organization (WHO) report tracking progress on commitments first set out by the World Health Assembly in 2019. The finding, drawn from a survey of 93 member states, is the first systematic count of how countries […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts