Zero-Draft of Global Plastic Pollution Agreement Expected Within Months 05/06/2023 Kerry Cullinan A zero-draft of a global, legally binding instrument on plastic pollution will be released before the next meeting of the Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee (INC) in November. This follows last week’s second INC meeting in Paris attended by delegates from 169 Member States and over 900 observers from NGOs. “I am encouraged by progress at INC-2 […] Continue reading -> Resolution on Health of Indigenous Peoples Approved by WHA 31/05/2023 Paul Adepoju In a milestone decision at the 76th World Health Assembly (WHA76), a resolution aimed at addressing health challenges faced by indigenous peoples worldwide has been approved. With it, the Director-General of the WHO has been directed to develop a comprehensive global action plan dedicated to improving their health outcomes by 2026. Indigenous peoples, encompassing a […] Continue reading -> World Health Assembly Closes Session with Biggest Challenge Still Looming 30/05/2023 Elaine Ruth Fletcher Pandemic treaty negotiations need to be completed by member states and there’s just one year left to meet that deadline, warns the World Health Organization’s Director General. As the World Health Assembly closed its doors on it’s 75th Anniversary edition (WHA 76), which had to be extended by an extra day due to the prolonged […] Continue reading -> Landmark Resolution on Chemical Pollution Passes World Health Assembly 29/05/2023 Stefan Anderson The World Health Assembly (WHA) approved a landmark resolution on Monday calling on the World Health Organization (WHO) to scale up its efforts to fight the impact of chemicals, waste and plastic pollution on human health and produce the data to back it up. The non-binding commitment spearheaded by Peru is the first time ever […] Continue reading -> Air Pollution Advocates Say Time to Act Is Now 27/05/2023 Disha Shetty When Elvis Ndikum Achiri, a long-time veteran of tobacco control campaigns, began collecting data on air pollution in his community in Cameroon, he was surprised to discover how many people around him, both young and old, suffered from related illnesses even though they had never smoked – including a beloved high school teacher who had […] Continue reading -> UN Climate Conference to Feature First Ever Official ‘Health Day’ 25/05/2023 Disha Shetty & Elaine Ruth Fletcher More lives are being lost to climate change every year than in the Holocaust and World War II, warned US Special Climate Envoy in an address before World Health Assembly delegates In a precedent-setting move, the UN’s annual Climate Conference of Parties (COP28) scheduled for 30 November – 12 December in Dubai will have a […] Continue reading -> Exclusive: Updated Pandemic Accord Draft Sees Watered Down Text on Publicly-Funded R&D; Pathogen Access and ‘Benefit Sharing’ Linkage Remain 24/05/2023 Elaine Ruth Fletcher A new “Zero+” version of a proposed World Health Organization pandemic accord being negotiated by member states has dropped previously strong language that conditioned use of public R&D funds to private sector commitments to price transparency and tech transfer of end products, among other measuress. However, the updated draft text, obtained by Health Policy Watch, […] Continue reading -> Cholera Vaccine Shortage to Continue Through 2025 23/05/2023 Stefan Anderson As a wave of cholera outbreaks spreads around the world, Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance said it expects the global shortage of oral cholera vaccines to continue until the end of 2025. Supply of oral cholera vaccines for preventative use could catch up to demand by 2026, but “urgent action is needed,” according to a vaccine […] Continue reading -> Climate Crisis Threatens Countries Still Reeling from COVID-19 23/05/2023 Disha Shetty The messiness of the COVID-19 vaccine distribution and the growing challenge of climate change emerged as key challenges at the World Health Assembly (WHA) on Tuesday in discussions on resolutions on preparing for future pandemics in Geneva. Representing 47 countries in the African region, Tanzania underscored the importance of greater equity and access to technology […] Continue reading -> What Can We Learn from the History of Health? New Podcast 22/05/2023 Editorial team It is often said that those who fail to learn from history are doomed to repeat it. So what, if anything, can we learn from the history of health? In this brand new season of the Global Health Matters podcast, host Garry Aslanyan takes a step back in time to look at why “history matters” […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts
Resolution on Health of Indigenous Peoples Approved by WHA 31/05/2023 Paul Adepoju In a milestone decision at the 76th World Health Assembly (WHA76), a resolution aimed at addressing health challenges faced by indigenous peoples worldwide has been approved. With it, the Director-General of the WHO has been directed to develop a comprehensive global action plan dedicated to improving their health outcomes by 2026. Indigenous peoples, encompassing a […] Continue reading -> World Health Assembly Closes Session with Biggest Challenge Still Looming 30/05/2023 Elaine Ruth Fletcher Pandemic treaty negotiations need to be completed by member states and there’s just one year left to meet that deadline, warns the World Health Organization’s Director General. As the World Health Assembly closed its doors on it’s 75th Anniversary edition (WHA 76), which had to be extended by an extra day due to the prolonged […] Continue reading -> Landmark Resolution on Chemical Pollution Passes World Health Assembly 29/05/2023 Stefan Anderson The World Health Assembly (WHA) approved a landmark resolution on Monday calling on the World Health Organization (WHO) to scale up its efforts to fight the impact of chemicals, waste and plastic pollution on human health and produce the data to back it up. The non-binding commitment spearheaded by Peru is the first time ever […] Continue reading -> Air Pollution Advocates Say Time to Act Is Now 27/05/2023 Disha Shetty When Elvis Ndikum Achiri, a long-time veteran of tobacco control campaigns, began collecting data on air pollution in his community in Cameroon, he was surprised to discover how many people around him, both young and old, suffered from related illnesses even though they had never smoked – including a beloved high school teacher who had […] Continue reading -> UN Climate Conference to Feature First Ever Official ‘Health Day’ 25/05/2023 Disha Shetty & Elaine Ruth Fletcher More lives are being lost to climate change every year than in the Holocaust and World War II, warned US Special Climate Envoy in an address before World Health Assembly delegates In a precedent-setting move, the UN’s annual Climate Conference of Parties (COP28) scheduled for 30 November – 12 December in Dubai will have a […] Continue reading -> Exclusive: Updated Pandemic Accord Draft Sees Watered Down Text on Publicly-Funded R&D; Pathogen Access and ‘Benefit Sharing’ Linkage Remain 24/05/2023 Elaine Ruth Fletcher A new “Zero+” version of a proposed World Health Organization pandemic accord being negotiated by member states has dropped previously strong language that conditioned use of public R&D funds to private sector commitments to price transparency and tech transfer of end products, among other measuress. However, the updated draft text, obtained by Health Policy Watch, […] Continue reading -> Cholera Vaccine Shortage to Continue Through 2025 23/05/2023 Stefan Anderson As a wave of cholera outbreaks spreads around the world, Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance said it expects the global shortage of oral cholera vaccines to continue until the end of 2025. Supply of oral cholera vaccines for preventative use could catch up to demand by 2026, but “urgent action is needed,” according to a vaccine […] Continue reading -> Climate Crisis Threatens Countries Still Reeling from COVID-19 23/05/2023 Disha Shetty The messiness of the COVID-19 vaccine distribution and the growing challenge of climate change emerged as key challenges at the World Health Assembly (WHA) on Tuesday in discussions on resolutions on preparing for future pandemics in Geneva. Representing 47 countries in the African region, Tanzania underscored the importance of greater equity and access to technology […] Continue reading -> What Can We Learn from the History of Health? New Podcast 22/05/2023 Editorial team It is often said that those who fail to learn from history are doomed to repeat it. So what, if anything, can we learn from the history of health? In this brand new season of the Global Health Matters podcast, host Garry Aslanyan takes a step back in time to look at why “history matters” […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts
World Health Assembly Closes Session with Biggest Challenge Still Looming 30/05/2023 Elaine Ruth Fletcher Pandemic treaty negotiations need to be completed by member states and there’s just one year left to meet that deadline, warns the World Health Organization’s Director General. As the World Health Assembly closed its doors on it’s 75th Anniversary edition (WHA 76), which had to be extended by an extra day due to the prolonged […] Continue reading -> Landmark Resolution on Chemical Pollution Passes World Health Assembly 29/05/2023 Stefan Anderson The World Health Assembly (WHA) approved a landmark resolution on Monday calling on the World Health Organization (WHO) to scale up its efforts to fight the impact of chemicals, waste and plastic pollution on human health and produce the data to back it up. The non-binding commitment spearheaded by Peru is the first time ever […] Continue reading -> Air Pollution Advocates Say Time to Act Is Now 27/05/2023 Disha Shetty When Elvis Ndikum Achiri, a long-time veteran of tobacco control campaigns, began collecting data on air pollution in his community in Cameroon, he was surprised to discover how many people around him, both young and old, suffered from related illnesses even though they had never smoked – including a beloved high school teacher who had […] Continue reading -> UN Climate Conference to Feature First Ever Official ‘Health Day’ 25/05/2023 Disha Shetty & Elaine Ruth Fletcher More lives are being lost to climate change every year than in the Holocaust and World War II, warned US Special Climate Envoy in an address before World Health Assembly delegates In a precedent-setting move, the UN’s annual Climate Conference of Parties (COP28) scheduled for 30 November – 12 December in Dubai will have a […] Continue reading -> Exclusive: Updated Pandemic Accord Draft Sees Watered Down Text on Publicly-Funded R&D; Pathogen Access and ‘Benefit Sharing’ Linkage Remain 24/05/2023 Elaine Ruth Fletcher A new “Zero+” version of a proposed World Health Organization pandemic accord being negotiated by member states has dropped previously strong language that conditioned use of public R&D funds to private sector commitments to price transparency and tech transfer of end products, among other measuress. However, the updated draft text, obtained by Health Policy Watch, […] Continue reading -> Cholera Vaccine Shortage to Continue Through 2025 23/05/2023 Stefan Anderson As a wave of cholera outbreaks spreads around the world, Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance said it expects the global shortage of oral cholera vaccines to continue until the end of 2025. Supply of oral cholera vaccines for preventative use could catch up to demand by 2026, but “urgent action is needed,” according to a vaccine […] Continue reading -> Climate Crisis Threatens Countries Still Reeling from COVID-19 23/05/2023 Disha Shetty The messiness of the COVID-19 vaccine distribution and the growing challenge of climate change emerged as key challenges at the World Health Assembly (WHA) on Tuesday in discussions on resolutions on preparing for future pandemics in Geneva. Representing 47 countries in the African region, Tanzania underscored the importance of greater equity and access to technology […] Continue reading -> What Can We Learn from the History of Health? New Podcast 22/05/2023 Editorial team It is often said that those who fail to learn from history are doomed to repeat it. So what, if anything, can we learn from the history of health? In this brand new season of the Global Health Matters podcast, host Garry Aslanyan takes a step back in time to look at why “history matters” […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts
Landmark Resolution on Chemical Pollution Passes World Health Assembly 29/05/2023 Stefan Anderson The World Health Assembly (WHA) approved a landmark resolution on Monday calling on the World Health Organization (WHO) to scale up its efforts to fight the impact of chemicals, waste and plastic pollution on human health and produce the data to back it up. The non-binding commitment spearheaded by Peru is the first time ever […] Continue reading -> Air Pollution Advocates Say Time to Act Is Now 27/05/2023 Disha Shetty When Elvis Ndikum Achiri, a long-time veteran of tobacco control campaigns, began collecting data on air pollution in his community in Cameroon, he was surprised to discover how many people around him, both young and old, suffered from related illnesses even though they had never smoked – including a beloved high school teacher who had […] Continue reading -> UN Climate Conference to Feature First Ever Official ‘Health Day’ 25/05/2023 Disha Shetty & Elaine Ruth Fletcher More lives are being lost to climate change every year than in the Holocaust and World War II, warned US Special Climate Envoy in an address before World Health Assembly delegates In a precedent-setting move, the UN’s annual Climate Conference of Parties (COP28) scheduled for 30 November – 12 December in Dubai will have a […] Continue reading -> Exclusive: Updated Pandemic Accord Draft Sees Watered Down Text on Publicly-Funded R&D; Pathogen Access and ‘Benefit Sharing’ Linkage Remain 24/05/2023 Elaine Ruth Fletcher A new “Zero+” version of a proposed World Health Organization pandemic accord being negotiated by member states has dropped previously strong language that conditioned use of public R&D funds to private sector commitments to price transparency and tech transfer of end products, among other measuress. However, the updated draft text, obtained by Health Policy Watch, […] Continue reading -> Cholera Vaccine Shortage to Continue Through 2025 23/05/2023 Stefan Anderson As a wave of cholera outbreaks spreads around the world, Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance said it expects the global shortage of oral cholera vaccines to continue until the end of 2025. Supply of oral cholera vaccines for preventative use could catch up to demand by 2026, but “urgent action is needed,” according to a vaccine […] Continue reading -> Climate Crisis Threatens Countries Still Reeling from COVID-19 23/05/2023 Disha Shetty The messiness of the COVID-19 vaccine distribution and the growing challenge of climate change emerged as key challenges at the World Health Assembly (WHA) on Tuesday in discussions on resolutions on preparing for future pandemics in Geneva. Representing 47 countries in the African region, Tanzania underscored the importance of greater equity and access to technology […] Continue reading -> What Can We Learn from the History of Health? New Podcast 22/05/2023 Editorial team It is often said that those who fail to learn from history are doomed to repeat it. So what, if anything, can we learn from the history of health? In this brand new season of the Global Health Matters podcast, host Garry Aslanyan takes a step back in time to look at why “history matters” […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts
Air Pollution Advocates Say Time to Act Is Now 27/05/2023 Disha Shetty When Elvis Ndikum Achiri, a long-time veteran of tobacco control campaigns, began collecting data on air pollution in his community in Cameroon, he was surprised to discover how many people around him, both young and old, suffered from related illnesses even though they had never smoked – including a beloved high school teacher who had […] Continue reading -> UN Climate Conference to Feature First Ever Official ‘Health Day’ 25/05/2023 Disha Shetty & Elaine Ruth Fletcher More lives are being lost to climate change every year than in the Holocaust and World War II, warned US Special Climate Envoy in an address before World Health Assembly delegates In a precedent-setting move, the UN’s annual Climate Conference of Parties (COP28) scheduled for 30 November – 12 December in Dubai will have a […] Continue reading -> Exclusive: Updated Pandemic Accord Draft Sees Watered Down Text on Publicly-Funded R&D; Pathogen Access and ‘Benefit Sharing’ Linkage Remain 24/05/2023 Elaine Ruth Fletcher A new “Zero+” version of a proposed World Health Organization pandemic accord being negotiated by member states has dropped previously strong language that conditioned use of public R&D funds to private sector commitments to price transparency and tech transfer of end products, among other measuress. However, the updated draft text, obtained by Health Policy Watch, […] Continue reading -> Cholera Vaccine Shortage to Continue Through 2025 23/05/2023 Stefan Anderson As a wave of cholera outbreaks spreads around the world, Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance said it expects the global shortage of oral cholera vaccines to continue until the end of 2025. Supply of oral cholera vaccines for preventative use could catch up to demand by 2026, but “urgent action is needed,” according to a vaccine […] Continue reading -> Climate Crisis Threatens Countries Still Reeling from COVID-19 23/05/2023 Disha Shetty The messiness of the COVID-19 vaccine distribution and the growing challenge of climate change emerged as key challenges at the World Health Assembly (WHA) on Tuesday in discussions on resolutions on preparing for future pandemics in Geneva. Representing 47 countries in the African region, Tanzania underscored the importance of greater equity and access to technology […] Continue reading -> What Can We Learn from the History of Health? New Podcast 22/05/2023 Editorial team It is often said that those who fail to learn from history are doomed to repeat it. So what, if anything, can we learn from the history of health? In this brand new season of the Global Health Matters podcast, host Garry Aslanyan takes a step back in time to look at why “history matters” […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts
UN Climate Conference to Feature First Ever Official ‘Health Day’ 25/05/2023 Disha Shetty & Elaine Ruth Fletcher More lives are being lost to climate change every year than in the Holocaust and World War II, warned US Special Climate Envoy in an address before World Health Assembly delegates In a precedent-setting move, the UN’s annual Climate Conference of Parties (COP28) scheduled for 30 November – 12 December in Dubai will have a […] Continue reading -> Exclusive: Updated Pandemic Accord Draft Sees Watered Down Text on Publicly-Funded R&D; Pathogen Access and ‘Benefit Sharing’ Linkage Remain 24/05/2023 Elaine Ruth Fletcher A new “Zero+” version of a proposed World Health Organization pandemic accord being negotiated by member states has dropped previously strong language that conditioned use of public R&D funds to private sector commitments to price transparency and tech transfer of end products, among other measuress. However, the updated draft text, obtained by Health Policy Watch, […] Continue reading -> Cholera Vaccine Shortage to Continue Through 2025 23/05/2023 Stefan Anderson As a wave of cholera outbreaks spreads around the world, Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance said it expects the global shortage of oral cholera vaccines to continue until the end of 2025. Supply of oral cholera vaccines for preventative use could catch up to demand by 2026, but “urgent action is needed,” according to a vaccine […] Continue reading -> Climate Crisis Threatens Countries Still Reeling from COVID-19 23/05/2023 Disha Shetty The messiness of the COVID-19 vaccine distribution and the growing challenge of climate change emerged as key challenges at the World Health Assembly (WHA) on Tuesday in discussions on resolutions on preparing for future pandemics in Geneva. Representing 47 countries in the African region, Tanzania underscored the importance of greater equity and access to technology […] Continue reading -> What Can We Learn from the History of Health? New Podcast 22/05/2023 Editorial team It is often said that those who fail to learn from history are doomed to repeat it. So what, if anything, can we learn from the history of health? In this brand new season of the Global Health Matters podcast, host Garry Aslanyan takes a step back in time to look at why “history matters” […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts
Exclusive: Updated Pandemic Accord Draft Sees Watered Down Text on Publicly-Funded R&D; Pathogen Access and ‘Benefit Sharing’ Linkage Remain 24/05/2023 Elaine Ruth Fletcher A new “Zero+” version of a proposed World Health Organization pandemic accord being negotiated by member states has dropped previously strong language that conditioned use of public R&D funds to private sector commitments to price transparency and tech transfer of end products, among other measuress. However, the updated draft text, obtained by Health Policy Watch, […] Continue reading -> Cholera Vaccine Shortage to Continue Through 2025 23/05/2023 Stefan Anderson As a wave of cholera outbreaks spreads around the world, Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance said it expects the global shortage of oral cholera vaccines to continue until the end of 2025. Supply of oral cholera vaccines for preventative use could catch up to demand by 2026, but “urgent action is needed,” according to a vaccine […] Continue reading -> Climate Crisis Threatens Countries Still Reeling from COVID-19 23/05/2023 Disha Shetty The messiness of the COVID-19 vaccine distribution and the growing challenge of climate change emerged as key challenges at the World Health Assembly (WHA) on Tuesday in discussions on resolutions on preparing for future pandemics in Geneva. Representing 47 countries in the African region, Tanzania underscored the importance of greater equity and access to technology […] Continue reading -> What Can We Learn from the History of Health? New Podcast 22/05/2023 Editorial team It is often said that those who fail to learn from history are doomed to repeat it. So what, if anything, can we learn from the history of health? In this brand new season of the Global Health Matters podcast, host Garry Aslanyan takes a step back in time to look at why “history matters” […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts
Cholera Vaccine Shortage to Continue Through 2025 23/05/2023 Stefan Anderson As a wave of cholera outbreaks spreads around the world, Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance said it expects the global shortage of oral cholera vaccines to continue until the end of 2025. Supply of oral cholera vaccines for preventative use could catch up to demand by 2026, but “urgent action is needed,” according to a vaccine […] Continue reading -> Climate Crisis Threatens Countries Still Reeling from COVID-19 23/05/2023 Disha Shetty The messiness of the COVID-19 vaccine distribution and the growing challenge of climate change emerged as key challenges at the World Health Assembly (WHA) on Tuesday in discussions on resolutions on preparing for future pandemics in Geneva. Representing 47 countries in the African region, Tanzania underscored the importance of greater equity and access to technology […] Continue reading -> What Can We Learn from the History of Health? New Podcast 22/05/2023 Editorial team It is often said that those who fail to learn from history are doomed to repeat it. So what, if anything, can we learn from the history of health? In this brand new season of the Global Health Matters podcast, host Garry Aslanyan takes a step back in time to look at why “history matters” […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts
Climate Crisis Threatens Countries Still Reeling from COVID-19 23/05/2023 Disha Shetty The messiness of the COVID-19 vaccine distribution and the growing challenge of climate change emerged as key challenges at the World Health Assembly (WHA) on Tuesday in discussions on resolutions on preparing for future pandemics in Geneva. Representing 47 countries in the African region, Tanzania underscored the importance of greater equity and access to technology […] Continue reading -> What Can We Learn from the History of Health? New Podcast 22/05/2023 Editorial team It is often said that those who fail to learn from history are doomed to repeat it. So what, if anything, can we learn from the history of health? In this brand new season of the Global Health Matters podcast, host Garry Aslanyan takes a step back in time to look at why “history matters” […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts
What Can We Learn from the History of Health? New Podcast 22/05/2023 Editorial team It is often said that those who fail to learn from history are doomed to repeat it. So what, if anything, can we learn from the history of health? In this brand new season of the Global Health Matters podcast, host Garry Aslanyan takes a step back in time to look at why “history matters” […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts