World Bank Unleashes US$12 Billion in “Fast-Track” Finance For COVID-19 Vaccine Purchases By Low- And Middle-Income Countries 30/09/2020 Elaine Ruth Fletcher The World Bank will make available up to $12 billion in “fast-track financing” that low- and middle-income countries can access to procure vaccines against Covid-19 – as soon as one is approved, said the Bank’s president David Malpass, on Wednesday. The announcement at a United Nations high-level panel on the pandemic that also included commitments […] Continue reading -> Most Countries Still Have ‘Long Way To Go’ On Tobacco Control In Public Places & Taxation 29/09/2020 Svĕt Lustig Vijay As fresh data reveals that tobacco products kill over 2 million people a year through coronary heart disease, tobacco control advocates are more determined than ever to protect the world against a product that kills half its users, not only from heart attacks but stroke, lung cancer and other diseases as well. Comprehensive, but simple […] Continue reading -> WHO, The Pandemic And Europe’s New Global Health Leadership Role 29/09/2020 Elaine Ruth Fletcher Billions of dollars in vaccine investments are needed to beat back Covid-19. But on the bright side, Europe is playing a more active global health leadership role. Geneva’s ‘dean’ of global health speaks to Geneva Solutions ahead of Wednesday’s opening of the European Health Forum (Gastein), which brings together key policymakers and experts from across […] Continue reading -> Global Aid, Local Choice – Why Calls For Transparency Cut Both Ways 28/09/2020 Ize Adava When donor dollars go missing, the guilty must be held to account. But when past transgressions hold country-ownership of global health programs to ransom with no clear end in sight, everyone loses. Today, almost two million people are living with HIV in Nigeria yet the latest UNAIDS figures show that only about one out of every […] Continue reading -> Infodemic Poses Serious Risk to COVID-19 Response, Warn Experts At A United Nations General Assembly Event 28/09/2020 Madeleine Hoecklin The ‘infodemic’ is one of the “most concerning” governance challenges of our time, undermining trust in science in the midst of the pandemic, and threatening people’s physical and mental health, warned United Nations Development Program (UNDP) Administrator Achim Steimer. While the overabundance of misinformation – or ‘infodemic – is not new, it has blown out […] Continue reading -> Heart Disease Deaths From Tobacco Use Are On The Rise 22/09/2020 Svĕt Lustig Vijay Over the past two decades, the number of coronary heart disease deaths resulting from tobacco consumption has risen by 10,000 new deaths every year, warned WHO spokesperson Jaimie Guerra, in an interview with Health Policy Watch. Tobacco consumption in all its forms increases the risks of developing coronary heart disease, warns a new brief published […] Continue reading -> Food Product Warning Labels Are A Cost-Effective Obesity Prevention Strategy, Says New Vital Strategies Report 21/09/2020 Madeleine Hoecklin Most shoppers spend less than 10 seconds debating a food choice in the grocery store aisle – and yet choosing processed and low nutrient foods with high levels of sugar, sodium, and fats can lead to chronic diseases, which are expensive to control and often impossible to cure. Now, national regulatory authorities and food companies […] Continue reading -> Countries Can More Safely Reopen Schools If Adults Limit Their Social Activities, Says WHO 15/09/2020 Grace Ren Countries may be able to reopen schools safely if adults strictly observe masking and social distancing measures, and show restraint in leisure activities, said World Health Organization Health Emergencies Executive Director Mike Ryan. “We have to reduce transmission at community level in order to lower the risk to those older and vulnerable people, and to […] Continue reading -> Clean Air For All: Towards A Global Community Of Action 08/09/2020 Bruno Jochum/Geneva Solutions September 7 is the first International Day of Clean Air for blue skies launched by the United Nations’ General Assembly. It aims to build a global community of action that calls on countries to work together to tackle air pollution and provide clean air for all. As the COVID-19 lockdowns reminded us of from Wuhan […] Continue reading -> Gilead Says Remdesivir Shortages Due To Supply Chain Issues, Civil Society Argues For Wider Licensing 03/09/2020 Svĕt Lustig Vijay As global stocks of remdesivir, one of the few promising therapeutics for COVID-19, run low, the drug’s maker Gilead Sciences says that voluntary licensing to enable more manufacturers to produce the drug will not help expand access, countering advocates’ calls. Rather, the lack of a “coordinated global supply chain” is to blame for worldwide shortages […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts
Most Countries Still Have ‘Long Way To Go’ On Tobacco Control In Public Places & Taxation 29/09/2020 Svĕt Lustig Vijay As fresh data reveals that tobacco products kill over 2 million people a year through coronary heart disease, tobacco control advocates are more determined than ever to protect the world against a product that kills half its users, not only from heart attacks but stroke, lung cancer and other diseases as well. Comprehensive, but simple […] Continue reading -> WHO, The Pandemic And Europe’s New Global Health Leadership Role 29/09/2020 Elaine Ruth Fletcher Billions of dollars in vaccine investments are needed to beat back Covid-19. But on the bright side, Europe is playing a more active global health leadership role. Geneva’s ‘dean’ of global health speaks to Geneva Solutions ahead of Wednesday’s opening of the European Health Forum (Gastein), which brings together key policymakers and experts from across […] Continue reading -> Global Aid, Local Choice – Why Calls For Transparency Cut Both Ways 28/09/2020 Ize Adava When donor dollars go missing, the guilty must be held to account. But when past transgressions hold country-ownership of global health programs to ransom with no clear end in sight, everyone loses. Today, almost two million people are living with HIV in Nigeria yet the latest UNAIDS figures show that only about one out of every […] Continue reading -> Infodemic Poses Serious Risk to COVID-19 Response, Warn Experts At A United Nations General Assembly Event 28/09/2020 Madeleine Hoecklin The ‘infodemic’ is one of the “most concerning” governance challenges of our time, undermining trust in science in the midst of the pandemic, and threatening people’s physical and mental health, warned United Nations Development Program (UNDP) Administrator Achim Steimer. While the overabundance of misinformation – or ‘infodemic – is not new, it has blown out […] Continue reading -> Heart Disease Deaths From Tobacco Use Are On The Rise 22/09/2020 Svĕt Lustig Vijay Over the past two decades, the number of coronary heart disease deaths resulting from tobacco consumption has risen by 10,000 new deaths every year, warned WHO spokesperson Jaimie Guerra, in an interview with Health Policy Watch. Tobacco consumption in all its forms increases the risks of developing coronary heart disease, warns a new brief published […] Continue reading -> Food Product Warning Labels Are A Cost-Effective Obesity Prevention Strategy, Says New Vital Strategies Report 21/09/2020 Madeleine Hoecklin Most shoppers spend less than 10 seconds debating a food choice in the grocery store aisle – and yet choosing processed and low nutrient foods with high levels of sugar, sodium, and fats can lead to chronic diseases, which are expensive to control and often impossible to cure. Now, national regulatory authorities and food companies […] Continue reading -> Countries Can More Safely Reopen Schools If Adults Limit Their Social Activities, Says WHO 15/09/2020 Grace Ren Countries may be able to reopen schools safely if adults strictly observe masking and social distancing measures, and show restraint in leisure activities, said World Health Organization Health Emergencies Executive Director Mike Ryan. “We have to reduce transmission at community level in order to lower the risk to those older and vulnerable people, and to […] Continue reading -> Clean Air For All: Towards A Global Community Of Action 08/09/2020 Bruno Jochum/Geneva Solutions September 7 is the first International Day of Clean Air for blue skies launched by the United Nations’ General Assembly. It aims to build a global community of action that calls on countries to work together to tackle air pollution and provide clean air for all. As the COVID-19 lockdowns reminded us of from Wuhan […] Continue reading -> Gilead Says Remdesivir Shortages Due To Supply Chain Issues, Civil Society Argues For Wider Licensing 03/09/2020 Svĕt Lustig Vijay As global stocks of remdesivir, one of the few promising therapeutics for COVID-19, run low, the drug’s maker Gilead Sciences says that voluntary licensing to enable more manufacturers to produce the drug will not help expand access, countering advocates’ calls. Rather, the lack of a “coordinated global supply chain” is to blame for worldwide shortages […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts
WHO, The Pandemic And Europe’s New Global Health Leadership Role 29/09/2020 Elaine Ruth Fletcher Billions of dollars in vaccine investments are needed to beat back Covid-19. But on the bright side, Europe is playing a more active global health leadership role. Geneva’s ‘dean’ of global health speaks to Geneva Solutions ahead of Wednesday’s opening of the European Health Forum (Gastein), which brings together key policymakers and experts from across […] Continue reading -> Global Aid, Local Choice – Why Calls For Transparency Cut Both Ways 28/09/2020 Ize Adava When donor dollars go missing, the guilty must be held to account. But when past transgressions hold country-ownership of global health programs to ransom with no clear end in sight, everyone loses. Today, almost two million people are living with HIV in Nigeria yet the latest UNAIDS figures show that only about one out of every […] Continue reading -> Infodemic Poses Serious Risk to COVID-19 Response, Warn Experts At A United Nations General Assembly Event 28/09/2020 Madeleine Hoecklin The ‘infodemic’ is one of the “most concerning” governance challenges of our time, undermining trust in science in the midst of the pandemic, and threatening people’s physical and mental health, warned United Nations Development Program (UNDP) Administrator Achim Steimer. While the overabundance of misinformation – or ‘infodemic – is not new, it has blown out […] Continue reading -> Heart Disease Deaths From Tobacco Use Are On The Rise 22/09/2020 Svĕt Lustig Vijay Over the past two decades, the number of coronary heart disease deaths resulting from tobacco consumption has risen by 10,000 new deaths every year, warned WHO spokesperson Jaimie Guerra, in an interview with Health Policy Watch. Tobacco consumption in all its forms increases the risks of developing coronary heart disease, warns a new brief published […] Continue reading -> Food Product Warning Labels Are A Cost-Effective Obesity Prevention Strategy, Says New Vital Strategies Report 21/09/2020 Madeleine Hoecklin Most shoppers spend less than 10 seconds debating a food choice in the grocery store aisle – and yet choosing processed and low nutrient foods with high levels of sugar, sodium, and fats can lead to chronic diseases, which are expensive to control and often impossible to cure. Now, national regulatory authorities and food companies […] Continue reading -> Countries Can More Safely Reopen Schools If Adults Limit Their Social Activities, Says WHO 15/09/2020 Grace Ren Countries may be able to reopen schools safely if adults strictly observe masking and social distancing measures, and show restraint in leisure activities, said World Health Organization Health Emergencies Executive Director Mike Ryan. “We have to reduce transmission at community level in order to lower the risk to those older and vulnerable people, and to […] Continue reading -> Clean Air For All: Towards A Global Community Of Action 08/09/2020 Bruno Jochum/Geneva Solutions September 7 is the first International Day of Clean Air for blue skies launched by the United Nations’ General Assembly. It aims to build a global community of action that calls on countries to work together to tackle air pollution and provide clean air for all. As the COVID-19 lockdowns reminded us of from Wuhan […] Continue reading -> Gilead Says Remdesivir Shortages Due To Supply Chain Issues, Civil Society Argues For Wider Licensing 03/09/2020 Svĕt Lustig Vijay As global stocks of remdesivir, one of the few promising therapeutics for COVID-19, run low, the drug’s maker Gilead Sciences says that voluntary licensing to enable more manufacturers to produce the drug will not help expand access, countering advocates’ calls. Rather, the lack of a “coordinated global supply chain” is to blame for worldwide shortages […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts
Global Aid, Local Choice – Why Calls For Transparency Cut Both Ways 28/09/2020 Ize Adava When donor dollars go missing, the guilty must be held to account. But when past transgressions hold country-ownership of global health programs to ransom with no clear end in sight, everyone loses. Today, almost two million people are living with HIV in Nigeria yet the latest UNAIDS figures show that only about one out of every […] Continue reading -> Infodemic Poses Serious Risk to COVID-19 Response, Warn Experts At A United Nations General Assembly Event 28/09/2020 Madeleine Hoecklin The ‘infodemic’ is one of the “most concerning” governance challenges of our time, undermining trust in science in the midst of the pandemic, and threatening people’s physical and mental health, warned United Nations Development Program (UNDP) Administrator Achim Steimer. While the overabundance of misinformation – or ‘infodemic – is not new, it has blown out […] Continue reading -> Heart Disease Deaths From Tobacco Use Are On The Rise 22/09/2020 Svĕt Lustig Vijay Over the past two decades, the number of coronary heart disease deaths resulting from tobacco consumption has risen by 10,000 new deaths every year, warned WHO spokesperson Jaimie Guerra, in an interview with Health Policy Watch. Tobacco consumption in all its forms increases the risks of developing coronary heart disease, warns a new brief published […] Continue reading -> Food Product Warning Labels Are A Cost-Effective Obesity Prevention Strategy, Says New Vital Strategies Report 21/09/2020 Madeleine Hoecklin Most shoppers spend less than 10 seconds debating a food choice in the grocery store aisle – and yet choosing processed and low nutrient foods with high levels of sugar, sodium, and fats can lead to chronic diseases, which are expensive to control and often impossible to cure. Now, national regulatory authorities and food companies […] Continue reading -> Countries Can More Safely Reopen Schools If Adults Limit Their Social Activities, Says WHO 15/09/2020 Grace Ren Countries may be able to reopen schools safely if adults strictly observe masking and social distancing measures, and show restraint in leisure activities, said World Health Organization Health Emergencies Executive Director Mike Ryan. “We have to reduce transmission at community level in order to lower the risk to those older and vulnerable people, and to […] Continue reading -> Clean Air For All: Towards A Global Community Of Action 08/09/2020 Bruno Jochum/Geneva Solutions September 7 is the first International Day of Clean Air for blue skies launched by the United Nations’ General Assembly. It aims to build a global community of action that calls on countries to work together to tackle air pollution and provide clean air for all. As the COVID-19 lockdowns reminded us of from Wuhan […] Continue reading -> Gilead Says Remdesivir Shortages Due To Supply Chain Issues, Civil Society Argues For Wider Licensing 03/09/2020 Svĕt Lustig Vijay As global stocks of remdesivir, one of the few promising therapeutics for COVID-19, run low, the drug’s maker Gilead Sciences says that voluntary licensing to enable more manufacturers to produce the drug will not help expand access, countering advocates’ calls. Rather, the lack of a “coordinated global supply chain” is to blame for worldwide shortages […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts
Infodemic Poses Serious Risk to COVID-19 Response, Warn Experts At A United Nations General Assembly Event 28/09/2020 Madeleine Hoecklin The ‘infodemic’ is one of the “most concerning” governance challenges of our time, undermining trust in science in the midst of the pandemic, and threatening people’s physical and mental health, warned United Nations Development Program (UNDP) Administrator Achim Steimer. While the overabundance of misinformation – or ‘infodemic – is not new, it has blown out […] Continue reading -> Heart Disease Deaths From Tobacco Use Are On The Rise 22/09/2020 Svĕt Lustig Vijay Over the past two decades, the number of coronary heart disease deaths resulting from tobacco consumption has risen by 10,000 new deaths every year, warned WHO spokesperson Jaimie Guerra, in an interview with Health Policy Watch. Tobacco consumption in all its forms increases the risks of developing coronary heart disease, warns a new brief published […] Continue reading -> Food Product Warning Labels Are A Cost-Effective Obesity Prevention Strategy, Says New Vital Strategies Report 21/09/2020 Madeleine Hoecklin Most shoppers spend less than 10 seconds debating a food choice in the grocery store aisle – and yet choosing processed and low nutrient foods with high levels of sugar, sodium, and fats can lead to chronic diseases, which are expensive to control and often impossible to cure. Now, national regulatory authorities and food companies […] Continue reading -> Countries Can More Safely Reopen Schools If Adults Limit Their Social Activities, Says WHO 15/09/2020 Grace Ren Countries may be able to reopen schools safely if adults strictly observe masking and social distancing measures, and show restraint in leisure activities, said World Health Organization Health Emergencies Executive Director Mike Ryan. “We have to reduce transmission at community level in order to lower the risk to those older and vulnerable people, and to […] Continue reading -> Clean Air For All: Towards A Global Community Of Action 08/09/2020 Bruno Jochum/Geneva Solutions September 7 is the first International Day of Clean Air for blue skies launched by the United Nations’ General Assembly. It aims to build a global community of action that calls on countries to work together to tackle air pollution and provide clean air for all. As the COVID-19 lockdowns reminded us of from Wuhan […] Continue reading -> Gilead Says Remdesivir Shortages Due To Supply Chain Issues, Civil Society Argues For Wider Licensing 03/09/2020 Svĕt Lustig Vijay As global stocks of remdesivir, one of the few promising therapeutics for COVID-19, run low, the drug’s maker Gilead Sciences says that voluntary licensing to enable more manufacturers to produce the drug will not help expand access, countering advocates’ calls. Rather, the lack of a “coordinated global supply chain” is to blame for worldwide shortages […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts
Heart Disease Deaths From Tobacco Use Are On The Rise 22/09/2020 Svĕt Lustig Vijay Over the past two decades, the number of coronary heart disease deaths resulting from tobacco consumption has risen by 10,000 new deaths every year, warned WHO spokesperson Jaimie Guerra, in an interview with Health Policy Watch. Tobacco consumption in all its forms increases the risks of developing coronary heart disease, warns a new brief published […] Continue reading -> Food Product Warning Labels Are A Cost-Effective Obesity Prevention Strategy, Says New Vital Strategies Report 21/09/2020 Madeleine Hoecklin Most shoppers spend less than 10 seconds debating a food choice in the grocery store aisle – and yet choosing processed and low nutrient foods with high levels of sugar, sodium, and fats can lead to chronic diseases, which are expensive to control and often impossible to cure. Now, national regulatory authorities and food companies […] Continue reading -> Countries Can More Safely Reopen Schools If Adults Limit Their Social Activities, Says WHO 15/09/2020 Grace Ren Countries may be able to reopen schools safely if adults strictly observe masking and social distancing measures, and show restraint in leisure activities, said World Health Organization Health Emergencies Executive Director Mike Ryan. “We have to reduce transmission at community level in order to lower the risk to those older and vulnerable people, and to […] Continue reading -> Clean Air For All: Towards A Global Community Of Action 08/09/2020 Bruno Jochum/Geneva Solutions September 7 is the first International Day of Clean Air for blue skies launched by the United Nations’ General Assembly. It aims to build a global community of action that calls on countries to work together to tackle air pollution and provide clean air for all. As the COVID-19 lockdowns reminded us of from Wuhan […] Continue reading -> Gilead Says Remdesivir Shortages Due To Supply Chain Issues, Civil Society Argues For Wider Licensing 03/09/2020 Svĕt Lustig Vijay As global stocks of remdesivir, one of the few promising therapeutics for COVID-19, run low, the drug’s maker Gilead Sciences says that voluntary licensing to enable more manufacturers to produce the drug will not help expand access, countering advocates’ calls. Rather, the lack of a “coordinated global supply chain” is to blame for worldwide shortages […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts
Food Product Warning Labels Are A Cost-Effective Obesity Prevention Strategy, Says New Vital Strategies Report 21/09/2020 Madeleine Hoecklin Most shoppers spend less than 10 seconds debating a food choice in the grocery store aisle – and yet choosing processed and low nutrient foods with high levels of sugar, sodium, and fats can lead to chronic diseases, which are expensive to control and often impossible to cure. Now, national regulatory authorities and food companies […] Continue reading -> Countries Can More Safely Reopen Schools If Adults Limit Their Social Activities, Says WHO 15/09/2020 Grace Ren Countries may be able to reopen schools safely if adults strictly observe masking and social distancing measures, and show restraint in leisure activities, said World Health Organization Health Emergencies Executive Director Mike Ryan. “We have to reduce transmission at community level in order to lower the risk to those older and vulnerable people, and to […] Continue reading -> Clean Air For All: Towards A Global Community Of Action 08/09/2020 Bruno Jochum/Geneva Solutions September 7 is the first International Day of Clean Air for blue skies launched by the United Nations’ General Assembly. It aims to build a global community of action that calls on countries to work together to tackle air pollution and provide clean air for all. As the COVID-19 lockdowns reminded us of from Wuhan […] Continue reading -> Gilead Says Remdesivir Shortages Due To Supply Chain Issues, Civil Society Argues For Wider Licensing 03/09/2020 Svĕt Lustig Vijay As global stocks of remdesivir, one of the few promising therapeutics for COVID-19, run low, the drug’s maker Gilead Sciences says that voluntary licensing to enable more manufacturers to produce the drug will not help expand access, countering advocates’ calls. Rather, the lack of a “coordinated global supply chain” is to blame for worldwide shortages […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts
Countries Can More Safely Reopen Schools If Adults Limit Their Social Activities, Says WHO 15/09/2020 Grace Ren Countries may be able to reopen schools safely if adults strictly observe masking and social distancing measures, and show restraint in leisure activities, said World Health Organization Health Emergencies Executive Director Mike Ryan. “We have to reduce transmission at community level in order to lower the risk to those older and vulnerable people, and to […] Continue reading -> Clean Air For All: Towards A Global Community Of Action 08/09/2020 Bruno Jochum/Geneva Solutions September 7 is the first International Day of Clean Air for blue skies launched by the United Nations’ General Assembly. It aims to build a global community of action that calls on countries to work together to tackle air pollution and provide clean air for all. As the COVID-19 lockdowns reminded us of from Wuhan […] Continue reading -> Gilead Says Remdesivir Shortages Due To Supply Chain Issues, Civil Society Argues For Wider Licensing 03/09/2020 Svĕt Lustig Vijay As global stocks of remdesivir, one of the few promising therapeutics for COVID-19, run low, the drug’s maker Gilead Sciences says that voluntary licensing to enable more manufacturers to produce the drug will not help expand access, countering advocates’ calls. Rather, the lack of a “coordinated global supply chain” is to blame for worldwide shortages […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts
Clean Air For All: Towards A Global Community Of Action 08/09/2020 Bruno Jochum/Geneva Solutions September 7 is the first International Day of Clean Air for blue skies launched by the United Nations’ General Assembly. It aims to build a global community of action that calls on countries to work together to tackle air pollution and provide clean air for all. As the COVID-19 lockdowns reminded us of from Wuhan […] Continue reading -> Gilead Says Remdesivir Shortages Due To Supply Chain Issues, Civil Society Argues For Wider Licensing 03/09/2020 Svĕt Lustig Vijay As global stocks of remdesivir, one of the few promising therapeutics for COVID-19, run low, the drug’s maker Gilead Sciences says that voluntary licensing to enable more manufacturers to produce the drug will not help expand access, countering advocates’ calls. Rather, the lack of a “coordinated global supply chain” is to blame for worldwide shortages […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts
Gilead Says Remdesivir Shortages Due To Supply Chain Issues, Civil Society Argues For Wider Licensing 03/09/2020 Svĕt Lustig Vijay As global stocks of remdesivir, one of the few promising therapeutics for COVID-19, run low, the drug’s maker Gilead Sciences says that voluntary licensing to enable more manufacturers to produce the drug will not help expand access, countering advocates’ calls. Rather, the lack of a “coordinated global supply chain” is to blame for worldwide shortages […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts