Ignoring Prison Health Can Come At A Cost For Public Health 21/11/2019 Grace Ren Incarcerated people suffer from poorer health outcomes and limited access to health care, which can impact them and their communities even after release. However, prisoners’ health is not being monitored well, and there is a lack of evidence to inform policy making to improve the health of prison populations. These are the main findings of […] Continue reading -> US$ 2.6 Billion Pledged To “Reach The Last Mile” To Eradicate Polio 20/11/2019 Editorial team Global leaders pledged US$2.6 billion to the global fight to eradicate polio at the Reaching the Last Mile (RLM) forum in Abu Dhabi on Tuesday, just one day ahead of World Children’s Day. The commitment fulfills part of the first phase of funding requested by the Global Polio Eradication Initiative to finance their 2019 – […] Continue reading -> Health Is A Political Choice – But Should Health Officials Be Politicians Or Professionals? 19/11/2019 Armando Bartolazzi Italy’s former Undersecretary of State for Health, Armando Bartolazzi, discusses the implications of recent moves to replace the head of the Italian Medicines Agency (AIFA), based on political considerations of the a new Health Minister. “Health is a Political Choice” said WHO Director-General Dr Tedros in his keynote session at the World Health Summit, […] Continue reading -> WHO & African Union Sign MOU To Expand Access To Medicines & Bolster Epidemic Preparedness 18/11/2019 Grace Ren The World Health Organization and African Union have signed a sweeping Memorandum of Understanding to collaborate on improving access to medicines, strengthening epidemic preparedness, and expanding universal health coverage across the African continent. These are the three main pillars of the MOU signed Monday by the WHO Director-General Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus and African Union Chair […] Continue reading -> Toxic Conditions Expose Millions Of Sanitation Workers To Infectious Disease & Death 15/11/2019 Grace Ren Millions of sanitation workers in the developing world are forced to work in toxic conditions, coming into direct contact with human waste and toxic chemicals, with little to no pay or legal protections. Sanitation workers provide essential public services, yet are often the most marginalized, poor, and discriminated against members of society. These are the […] Continue reading -> US Rep At Nairobi Summit: No Support For Abortion In Family Planning 14/11/2019 Fredrick Nzwili and Elaine Ruth Fletcher Nairobi, Kenya – The US has thrown considerable weight behind opponents of the Nairobi Summit on Population and Development (ICPD25), saying it will only support family planning programmes that offer alternatives to abortions. The statement by Valerie Huber, the US special representative for global women’s health, on the Summit’s closing day, added fuel to the […] Continue reading -> Spike In Wildfires, Heat Waves & Reduced Crop Production Due To Climate Change, But Trends Can Be Slowed 14/11/2019 Grace Ren The world is experiencing a record-breaking surge in wildfires, downward trends in crop production, unprecedented heat waves, and a rise in infectious diseases as a result of the unabated pace of climate change – affecting the health and safety of hundreds of millions of people worldwide. However, dramatic action now could still keep the global […] Continue reading -> Nairobi Population Summit Draws Attention & Debate Over Reproductive Health Rights 12/11/2019 Fredrick Nzwili Nairobi, Kenya – A three day summit marking 25 years since the historic UN Conference on Population and Development (ICPD) in Cairo opened here in the Kenyan capital on Tuesday, with a focus on actions that save mothers’ lives, make contraception and family planning more accessible, and end violence against women and girls. But as […] Continue reading -> WHO & UNICEF Co-Host First Conference On Child And Adolescent Mental Health 11/11/2019 Grace Ren With rates of self-harm, suicide and anxiety among children and young people growing around the world, UNICEF and the World Health Organization hosted the first ever “Leading Minds” Conference to tackle adolescent mental health on November 7-9. The forum highlighted the growing recognition of mental health as a global health problem, and follows moves made […] Continue reading -> World Health Organization And Sudan Ministry of Health Scale Up Response To Cholera Outbreak 06/11/2019 Grace Ren As a cholera outbreak inches closer to Sudan’s capital city of Khartoum, the Sudanese Ministry of Health and the World Health Organization are scaling up the response. Two cholera cases were confirmed in the district of Khartoum State on October 19. As of Monday, November 3, the Ministry of Health had reported 332 suspected cases […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts
US$ 2.6 Billion Pledged To “Reach The Last Mile” To Eradicate Polio 20/11/2019 Editorial team Global leaders pledged US$2.6 billion to the global fight to eradicate polio at the Reaching the Last Mile (RLM) forum in Abu Dhabi on Tuesday, just one day ahead of World Children’s Day. The commitment fulfills part of the first phase of funding requested by the Global Polio Eradication Initiative to finance their 2019 – […] Continue reading -> Health Is A Political Choice – But Should Health Officials Be Politicians Or Professionals? 19/11/2019 Armando Bartolazzi Italy’s former Undersecretary of State for Health, Armando Bartolazzi, discusses the implications of recent moves to replace the head of the Italian Medicines Agency (AIFA), based on political considerations of the a new Health Minister. “Health is a Political Choice” said WHO Director-General Dr Tedros in his keynote session at the World Health Summit, […] Continue reading -> WHO & African Union Sign MOU To Expand Access To Medicines & Bolster Epidemic Preparedness 18/11/2019 Grace Ren The World Health Organization and African Union have signed a sweeping Memorandum of Understanding to collaborate on improving access to medicines, strengthening epidemic preparedness, and expanding universal health coverage across the African continent. These are the three main pillars of the MOU signed Monday by the WHO Director-General Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus and African Union Chair […] Continue reading -> Toxic Conditions Expose Millions Of Sanitation Workers To Infectious Disease & Death 15/11/2019 Grace Ren Millions of sanitation workers in the developing world are forced to work in toxic conditions, coming into direct contact with human waste and toxic chemicals, with little to no pay or legal protections. Sanitation workers provide essential public services, yet are often the most marginalized, poor, and discriminated against members of society. These are the […] Continue reading -> US Rep At Nairobi Summit: No Support For Abortion In Family Planning 14/11/2019 Fredrick Nzwili and Elaine Ruth Fletcher Nairobi, Kenya – The US has thrown considerable weight behind opponents of the Nairobi Summit on Population and Development (ICPD25), saying it will only support family planning programmes that offer alternatives to abortions. The statement by Valerie Huber, the US special representative for global women’s health, on the Summit’s closing day, added fuel to the […] Continue reading -> Spike In Wildfires, Heat Waves & Reduced Crop Production Due To Climate Change, But Trends Can Be Slowed 14/11/2019 Grace Ren The world is experiencing a record-breaking surge in wildfires, downward trends in crop production, unprecedented heat waves, and a rise in infectious diseases as a result of the unabated pace of climate change – affecting the health and safety of hundreds of millions of people worldwide. However, dramatic action now could still keep the global […] Continue reading -> Nairobi Population Summit Draws Attention & Debate Over Reproductive Health Rights 12/11/2019 Fredrick Nzwili Nairobi, Kenya – A three day summit marking 25 years since the historic UN Conference on Population and Development (ICPD) in Cairo opened here in the Kenyan capital on Tuesday, with a focus on actions that save mothers’ lives, make contraception and family planning more accessible, and end violence against women and girls. But as […] Continue reading -> WHO & UNICEF Co-Host First Conference On Child And Adolescent Mental Health 11/11/2019 Grace Ren With rates of self-harm, suicide and anxiety among children and young people growing around the world, UNICEF and the World Health Organization hosted the first ever “Leading Minds” Conference to tackle adolescent mental health on November 7-9. The forum highlighted the growing recognition of mental health as a global health problem, and follows moves made […] Continue reading -> World Health Organization And Sudan Ministry of Health Scale Up Response To Cholera Outbreak 06/11/2019 Grace Ren As a cholera outbreak inches closer to Sudan’s capital city of Khartoum, the Sudanese Ministry of Health and the World Health Organization are scaling up the response. Two cholera cases were confirmed in the district of Khartoum State on October 19. As of Monday, November 3, the Ministry of Health had reported 332 suspected cases […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts
Health Is A Political Choice – But Should Health Officials Be Politicians Or Professionals? 19/11/2019 Armando Bartolazzi Italy’s former Undersecretary of State for Health, Armando Bartolazzi, discusses the implications of recent moves to replace the head of the Italian Medicines Agency (AIFA), based on political considerations of the a new Health Minister. “Health is a Political Choice” said WHO Director-General Dr Tedros in his keynote session at the World Health Summit, […] Continue reading -> WHO & African Union Sign MOU To Expand Access To Medicines & Bolster Epidemic Preparedness 18/11/2019 Grace Ren The World Health Organization and African Union have signed a sweeping Memorandum of Understanding to collaborate on improving access to medicines, strengthening epidemic preparedness, and expanding universal health coverage across the African continent. These are the three main pillars of the MOU signed Monday by the WHO Director-General Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus and African Union Chair […] Continue reading -> Toxic Conditions Expose Millions Of Sanitation Workers To Infectious Disease & Death 15/11/2019 Grace Ren Millions of sanitation workers in the developing world are forced to work in toxic conditions, coming into direct contact with human waste and toxic chemicals, with little to no pay or legal protections. Sanitation workers provide essential public services, yet are often the most marginalized, poor, and discriminated against members of society. These are the […] Continue reading -> US Rep At Nairobi Summit: No Support For Abortion In Family Planning 14/11/2019 Fredrick Nzwili and Elaine Ruth Fletcher Nairobi, Kenya – The US has thrown considerable weight behind opponents of the Nairobi Summit on Population and Development (ICPD25), saying it will only support family planning programmes that offer alternatives to abortions. The statement by Valerie Huber, the US special representative for global women’s health, on the Summit’s closing day, added fuel to the […] Continue reading -> Spike In Wildfires, Heat Waves & Reduced Crop Production Due To Climate Change, But Trends Can Be Slowed 14/11/2019 Grace Ren The world is experiencing a record-breaking surge in wildfires, downward trends in crop production, unprecedented heat waves, and a rise in infectious diseases as a result of the unabated pace of climate change – affecting the health and safety of hundreds of millions of people worldwide. However, dramatic action now could still keep the global […] Continue reading -> Nairobi Population Summit Draws Attention & Debate Over Reproductive Health Rights 12/11/2019 Fredrick Nzwili Nairobi, Kenya – A three day summit marking 25 years since the historic UN Conference on Population and Development (ICPD) in Cairo opened here in the Kenyan capital on Tuesday, with a focus on actions that save mothers’ lives, make contraception and family planning more accessible, and end violence against women and girls. But as […] Continue reading -> WHO & UNICEF Co-Host First Conference On Child And Adolescent Mental Health 11/11/2019 Grace Ren With rates of self-harm, suicide and anxiety among children and young people growing around the world, UNICEF and the World Health Organization hosted the first ever “Leading Minds” Conference to tackle adolescent mental health on November 7-9. The forum highlighted the growing recognition of mental health as a global health problem, and follows moves made […] Continue reading -> World Health Organization And Sudan Ministry of Health Scale Up Response To Cholera Outbreak 06/11/2019 Grace Ren As a cholera outbreak inches closer to Sudan’s capital city of Khartoum, the Sudanese Ministry of Health and the World Health Organization are scaling up the response. Two cholera cases were confirmed in the district of Khartoum State on October 19. As of Monday, November 3, the Ministry of Health had reported 332 suspected cases […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts
WHO & African Union Sign MOU To Expand Access To Medicines & Bolster Epidemic Preparedness 18/11/2019 Grace Ren The World Health Organization and African Union have signed a sweeping Memorandum of Understanding to collaborate on improving access to medicines, strengthening epidemic preparedness, and expanding universal health coverage across the African continent. These are the three main pillars of the MOU signed Monday by the WHO Director-General Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus and African Union Chair […] Continue reading -> Toxic Conditions Expose Millions Of Sanitation Workers To Infectious Disease & Death 15/11/2019 Grace Ren Millions of sanitation workers in the developing world are forced to work in toxic conditions, coming into direct contact with human waste and toxic chemicals, with little to no pay or legal protections. Sanitation workers provide essential public services, yet are often the most marginalized, poor, and discriminated against members of society. These are the […] Continue reading -> US Rep At Nairobi Summit: No Support For Abortion In Family Planning 14/11/2019 Fredrick Nzwili and Elaine Ruth Fletcher Nairobi, Kenya – The US has thrown considerable weight behind opponents of the Nairobi Summit on Population and Development (ICPD25), saying it will only support family planning programmes that offer alternatives to abortions. The statement by Valerie Huber, the US special representative for global women’s health, on the Summit’s closing day, added fuel to the […] Continue reading -> Spike In Wildfires, Heat Waves & Reduced Crop Production Due To Climate Change, But Trends Can Be Slowed 14/11/2019 Grace Ren The world is experiencing a record-breaking surge in wildfires, downward trends in crop production, unprecedented heat waves, and a rise in infectious diseases as a result of the unabated pace of climate change – affecting the health and safety of hundreds of millions of people worldwide. However, dramatic action now could still keep the global […] Continue reading -> Nairobi Population Summit Draws Attention & Debate Over Reproductive Health Rights 12/11/2019 Fredrick Nzwili Nairobi, Kenya – A three day summit marking 25 years since the historic UN Conference on Population and Development (ICPD) in Cairo opened here in the Kenyan capital on Tuesday, with a focus on actions that save mothers’ lives, make contraception and family planning more accessible, and end violence against women and girls. But as […] Continue reading -> WHO & UNICEF Co-Host First Conference On Child And Adolescent Mental Health 11/11/2019 Grace Ren With rates of self-harm, suicide and anxiety among children and young people growing around the world, UNICEF and the World Health Organization hosted the first ever “Leading Minds” Conference to tackle adolescent mental health on November 7-9. The forum highlighted the growing recognition of mental health as a global health problem, and follows moves made […] Continue reading -> World Health Organization And Sudan Ministry of Health Scale Up Response To Cholera Outbreak 06/11/2019 Grace Ren As a cholera outbreak inches closer to Sudan’s capital city of Khartoum, the Sudanese Ministry of Health and the World Health Organization are scaling up the response. Two cholera cases were confirmed in the district of Khartoum State on October 19. As of Monday, November 3, the Ministry of Health had reported 332 suspected cases […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts
Toxic Conditions Expose Millions Of Sanitation Workers To Infectious Disease & Death 15/11/2019 Grace Ren Millions of sanitation workers in the developing world are forced to work in toxic conditions, coming into direct contact with human waste and toxic chemicals, with little to no pay or legal protections. Sanitation workers provide essential public services, yet are often the most marginalized, poor, and discriminated against members of society. These are the […] Continue reading -> US Rep At Nairobi Summit: No Support For Abortion In Family Planning 14/11/2019 Fredrick Nzwili and Elaine Ruth Fletcher Nairobi, Kenya – The US has thrown considerable weight behind opponents of the Nairobi Summit on Population and Development (ICPD25), saying it will only support family planning programmes that offer alternatives to abortions. The statement by Valerie Huber, the US special representative for global women’s health, on the Summit’s closing day, added fuel to the […] Continue reading -> Spike In Wildfires, Heat Waves & Reduced Crop Production Due To Climate Change, But Trends Can Be Slowed 14/11/2019 Grace Ren The world is experiencing a record-breaking surge in wildfires, downward trends in crop production, unprecedented heat waves, and a rise in infectious diseases as a result of the unabated pace of climate change – affecting the health and safety of hundreds of millions of people worldwide. However, dramatic action now could still keep the global […] Continue reading -> Nairobi Population Summit Draws Attention & Debate Over Reproductive Health Rights 12/11/2019 Fredrick Nzwili Nairobi, Kenya – A three day summit marking 25 years since the historic UN Conference on Population and Development (ICPD) in Cairo opened here in the Kenyan capital on Tuesday, with a focus on actions that save mothers’ lives, make contraception and family planning more accessible, and end violence against women and girls. But as […] Continue reading -> WHO & UNICEF Co-Host First Conference On Child And Adolescent Mental Health 11/11/2019 Grace Ren With rates of self-harm, suicide and anxiety among children and young people growing around the world, UNICEF and the World Health Organization hosted the first ever “Leading Minds” Conference to tackle adolescent mental health on November 7-9. The forum highlighted the growing recognition of mental health as a global health problem, and follows moves made […] Continue reading -> World Health Organization And Sudan Ministry of Health Scale Up Response To Cholera Outbreak 06/11/2019 Grace Ren As a cholera outbreak inches closer to Sudan’s capital city of Khartoum, the Sudanese Ministry of Health and the World Health Organization are scaling up the response. Two cholera cases were confirmed in the district of Khartoum State on October 19. As of Monday, November 3, the Ministry of Health had reported 332 suspected cases […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts
US Rep At Nairobi Summit: No Support For Abortion In Family Planning 14/11/2019 Fredrick Nzwili and Elaine Ruth Fletcher Nairobi, Kenya – The US has thrown considerable weight behind opponents of the Nairobi Summit on Population and Development (ICPD25), saying it will only support family planning programmes that offer alternatives to abortions. The statement by Valerie Huber, the US special representative for global women’s health, on the Summit’s closing day, added fuel to the […] Continue reading -> Spike In Wildfires, Heat Waves & Reduced Crop Production Due To Climate Change, But Trends Can Be Slowed 14/11/2019 Grace Ren The world is experiencing a record-breaking surge in wildfires, downward trends in crop production, unprecedented heat waves, and a rise in infectious diseases as a result of the unabated pace of climate change – affecting the health and safety of hundreds of millions of people worldwide. However, dramatic action now could still keep the global […] Continue reading -> Nairobi Population Summit Draws Attention & Debate Over Reproductive Health Rights 12/11/2019 Fredrick Nzwili Nairobi, Kenya – A three day summit marking 25 years since the historic UN Conference on Population and Development (ICPD) in Cairo opened here in the Kenyan capital on Tuesday, with a focus on actions that save mothers’ lives, make contraception and family planning more accessible, and end violence against women and girls. But as […] Continue reading -> WHO & UNICEF Co-Host First Conference On Child And Adolescent Mental Health 11/11/2019 Grace Ren With rates of self-harm, suicide and anxiety among children and young people growing around the world, UNICEF and the World Health Organization hosted the first ever “Leading Minds” Conference to tackle adolescent mental health on November 7-9. The forum highlighted the growing recognition of mental health as a global health problem, and follows moves made […] Continue reading -> World Health Organization And Sudan Ministry of Health Scale Up Response To Cholera Outbreak 06/11/2019 Grace Ren As a cholera outbreak inches closer to Sudan’s capital city of Khartoum, the Sudanese Ministry of Health and the World Health Organization are scaling up the response. Two cholera cases were confirmed in the district of Khartoum State on October 19. As of Monday, November 3, the Ministry of Health had reported 332 suspected cases […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts
Spike In Wildfires, Heat Waves & Reduced Crop Production Due To Climate Change, But Trends Can Be Slowed 14/11/2019 Grace Ren The world is experiencing a record-breaking surge in wildfires, downward trends in crop production, unprecedented heat waves, and a rise in infectious diseases as a result of the unabated pace of climate change – affecting the health and safety of hundreds of millions of people worldwide. However, dramatic action now could still keep the global […] Continue reading -> Nairobi Population Summit Draws Attention & Debate Over Reproductive Health Rights 12/11/2019 Fredrick Nzwili Nairobi, Kenya – A three day summit marking 25 years since the historic UN Conference on Population and Development (ICPD) in Cairo opened here in the Kenyan capital on Tuesday, with a focus on actions that save mothers’ lives, make contraception and family planning more accessible, and end violence against women and girls. But as […] Continue reading -> WHO & UNICEF Co-Host First Conference On Child And Adolescent Mental Health 11/11/2019 Grace Ren With rates of self-harm, suicide and anxiety among children and young people growing around the world, UNICEF and the World Health Organization hosted the first ever “Leading Minds” Conference to tackle adolescent mental health on November 7-9. The forum highlighted the growing recognition of mental health as a global health problem, and follows moves made […] Continue reading -> World Health Organization And Sudan Ministry of Health Scale Up Response To Cholera Outbreak 06/11/2019 Grace Ren As a cholera outbreak inches closer to Sudan’s capital city of Khartoum, the Sudanese Ministry of Health and the World Health Organization are scaling up the response. Two cholera cases were confirmed in the district of Khartoum State on October 19. As of Monday, November 3, the Ministry of Health had reported 332 suspected cases […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts
Nairobi Population Summit Draws Attention & Debate Over Reproductive Health Rights 12/11/2019 Fredrick Nzwili Nairobi, Kenya – A three day summit marking 25 years since the historic UN Conference on Population and Development (ICPD) in Cairo opened here in the Kenyan capital on Tuesday, with a focus on actions that save mothers’ lives, make contraception and family planning more accessible, and end violence against women and girls. But as […] Continue reading -> WHO & UNICEF Co-Host First Conference On Child And Adolescent Mental Health 11/11/2019 Grace Ren With rates of self-harm, suicide and anxiety among children and young people growing around the world, UNICEF and the World Health Organization hosted the first ever “Leading Minds” Conference to tackle adolescent mental health on November 7-9. The forum highlighted the growing recognition of mental health as a global health problem, and follows moves made […] Continue reading -> World Health Organization And Sudan Ministry of Health Scale Up Response To Cholera Outbreak 06/11/2019 Grace Ren As a cholera outbreak inches closer to Sudan’s capital city of Khartoum, the Sudanese Ministry of Health and the World Health Organization are scaling up the response. Two cholera cases were confirmed in the district of Khartoum State on October 19. As of Monday, November 3, the Ministry of Health had reported 332 suspected cases […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts
WHO & UNICEF Co-Host First Conference On Child And Adolescent Mental Health 11/11/2019 Grace Ren With rates of self-harm, suicide and anxiety among children and young people growing around the world, UNICEF and the World Health Organization hosted the first ever “Leading Minds” Conference to tackle adolescent mental health on November 7-9. The forum highlighted the growing recognition of mental health as a global health problem, and follows moves made […] Continue reading -> World Health Organization And Sudan Ministry of Health Scale Up Response To Cholera Outbreak 06/11/2019 Grace Ren As a cholera outbreak inches closer to Sudan’s capital city of Khartoum, the Sudanese Ministry of Health and the World Health Organization are scaling up the response. Two cholera cases were confirmed in the district of Khartoum State on October 19. As of Monday, November 3, the Ministry of Health had reported 332 suspected cases […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts
World Health Organization And Sudan Ministry of Health Scale Up Response To Cholera Outbreak 06/11/2019 Grace Ren As a cholera outbreak inches closer to Sudan’s capital city of Khartoum, the Sudanese Ministry of Health and the World Health Organization are scaling up the response. Two cholera cases were confirmed in the district of Khartoum State on October 19. As of Monday, November 3, the Ministry of Health had reported 332 suspected cases […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts