Phase Out Fossil Fuels, Urges Tedros on Eve of COP27 02/11/2022 Megha Kaveri Ahead of the global climate talks in Egypt, the World Health Organization (WHO) has urged governments to expedite fossil fuel phase out and transition into clean energy. “Climate change is already impacting health in many ways, through more frequent and extreme weather events, more disease outbreaks, and more mental health issues,” Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreysus, […] Continue reading -> WHO Launches Climate Portal and Malaria Guide for Cities 31/10/2022 Editorial team The World Health Organization (WHO) and World Meteorological Organization (WMO) launched the first global knowledge platform dedicated to climate and health on Monday called climahealth.info. The global open-access platform is envisaged as being the “go-to technical reference point for users of interdisciplinary health, environmental, and climate science”, according to the WHO in a media release. […] Continue reading -> No Short-Term Solution to Cholera Vaccine Shortage – But Preventive Vaccines May Stabilise Market 28/10/2022 Kerry Cullinan The global cholera vaccines shortage relates to the unpredictability of the disease, and the fact that it unattractive to manufacturers as it is a disease of poverty – but if preventive vaccines are part of a routine vaccine package where cholera is endemic, this could stabilise demand and outbreaks There is no short-term solution to […] Continue reading -> Africa Faces 1.1 Million Deaths Annually from Air Pollution – Second Largest Risk After Malnutrition 27/10/2022 Elaine Ruth Fletcher Africa faces some of the world’s most severe health impacts from air pollution – with five countries on the continent ranking among the ten most polluted countries in the world, according to a new report by the US-based research organization Health Effects Institute. Those countries include Niger, Nigeria, Egypt, Mauritania and Cameroon, where the report, […] Continue reading -> ‘No Credible Pathway’ to Limit Warming to 1.5°C, Systemic Transformation Only Option to Avert Climate Collapse 27/10/2022 Stefan Anderson The existential project to save the planet set out by the 2016 Paris Agreement is in tatters. There is currently “no credible pathway” to limit increases in global temperatures to the 1.5°C degree target detailed in the accords, the UN Environmental Programme (UNEP) said in its global emissions gap report released Thursday. The chance of […] Continue reading -> Countries’ Latest Climate Commitments Still Increase Global Emissions 10.6% by 2030 26/10/2022 Elaine Ruth Fletcher Countries’ voluntary commitments to fight climate change will still mean an increase in global emissions by some 10.6% as of 2030, according to the latest report of UN Climate Change, which tabulates the most recent ‘Nationally Determined Commitments (NDCs) of countries to the climate battle. This represents only a slight “improvement” over the commitments as […] Continue reading -> Countries Fail to Promote Physical Activity; Study Links Exercise and Vaccine Efficacy 25/10/2022 Kerry Cullinan Most countries are failing dismally to promote physical exercise despite inactivity playing a major role in heart disease, obesity and diabetes, according to the World Health Organization (WHO). The WHO’s newly released Global status report on physical activity 2022 measures the extent to which governments are implementing recommendations to increase physical activity across all ages […] Continue reading -> Hospitals in Haiti Facing Shutdown as Cholera Threat Escalates 21/10/2022 Stefan Anderson Hospitals in Haiti’s capital of Port-au-Prince face the threat of shutting down if fuel supplies for diesel power generators and vital medical supplies aren’t made available soon, Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) warned Friday. “We will not be able to operate our medical facilities for more than a few weeks if we do not have access […] Continue reading -> Global Spike of Cholera Cases Amidst Vaccine Shortage Prompts WHO to Recommend Single Dose Instead of Two 20/10/2022 Paul Adepoju With more cholera outbreaks overstretching the world’s limited vaccine supply, WHO recommends temporarily suspending the standard two-dose regimen to vaccinate more people. Meanwhile, Africa aims to re-energize its COVID-19 vaccine rollout, despite steady decline in public turnout for vaccination. A shortage in the global supply of cholera vaccines has forced the World Health Organization to […] Continue reading -> From Bedside to Boardroom – Parliamentarians Claim their Place in Global Health Debates 20/10/2022 Elaine Ruth Fletcher BERLIN – Nearly 20 years ago, Ricardo Baptista Leite began his work as a young medical doctor in an infectious disease ward in Portugal – an experience that changed his life. “I met patients who couldn’t make it to the hospital because they couldn’t afford public transportation,” he said. “I diagnosed patients infected with multi […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts
WHO Launches Climate Portal and Malaria Guide for Cities 31/10/2022 Editorial team The World Health Organization (WHO) and World Meteorological Organization (WMO) launched the first global knowledge platform dedicated to climate and health on Monday called climahealth.info. The global open-access platform is envisaged as being the “go-to technical reference point for users of interdisciplinary health, environmental, and climate science”, according to the WHO in a media release. […] Continue reading -> No Short-Term Solution to Cholera Vaccine Shortage – But Preventive Vaccines May Stabilise Market 28/10/2022 Kerry Cullinan The global cholera vaccines shortage relates to the unpredictability of the disease, and the fact that it unattractive to manufacturers as it is a disease of poverty – but if preventive vaccines are part of a routine vaccine package where cholera is endemic, this could stabilise demand and outbreaks There is no short-term solution to […] Continue reading -> Africa Faces 1.1 Million Deaths Annually from Air Pollution – Second Largest Risk After Malnutrition 27/10/2022 Elaine Ruth Fletcher Africa faces some of the world’s most severe health impacts from air pollution – with five countries on the continent ranking among the ten most polluted countries in the world, according to a new report by the US-based research organization Health Effects Institute. Those countries include Niger, Nigeria, Egypt, Mauritania and Cameroon, where the report, […] Continue reading -> ‘No Credible Pathway’ to Limit Warming to 1.5°C, Systemic Transformation Only Option to Avert Climate Collapse 27/10/2022 Stefan Anderson The existential project to save the planet set out by the 2016 Paris Agreement is in tatters. There is currently “no credible pathway” to limit increases in global temperatures to the 1.5°C degree target detailed in the accords, the UN Environmental Programme (UNEP) said in its global emissions gap report released Thursday. The chance of […] Continue reading -> Countries’ Latest Climate Commitments Still Increase Global Emissions 10.6% by 2030 26/10/2022 Elaine Ruth Fletcher Countries’ voluntary commitments to fight climate change will still mean an increase in global emissions by some 10.6% as of 2030, according to the latest report of UN Climate Change, which tabulates the most recent ‘Nationally Determined Commitments (NDCs) of countries to the climate battle. This represents only a slight “improvement” over the commitments as […] Continue reading -> Countries Fail to Promote Physical Activity; Study Links Exercise and Vaccine Efficacy 25/10/2022 Kerry Cullinan Most countries are failing dismally to promote physical exercise despite inactivity playing a major role in heart disease, obesity and diabetes, according to the World Health Organization (WHO). The WHO’s newly released Global status report on physical activity 2022 measures the extent to which governments are implementing recommendations to increase physical activity across all ages […] Continue reading -> Hospitals in Haiti Facing Shutdown as Cholera Threat Escalates 21/10/2022 Stefan Anderson Hospitals in Haiti’s capital of Port-au-Prince face the threat of shutting down if fuel supplies for diesel power generators and vital medical supplies aren’t made available soon, Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) warned Friday. “We will not be able to operate our medical facilities for more than a few weeks if we do not have access […] Continue reading -> Global Spike of Cholera Cases Amidst Vaccine Shortage Prompts WHO to Recommend Single Dose Instead of Two 20/10/2022 Paul Adepoju With more cholera outbreaks overstretching the world’s limited vaccine supply, WHO recommends temporarily suspending the standard two-dose regimen to vaccinate more people. Meanwhile, Africa aims to re-energize its COVID-19 vaccine rollout, despite steady decline in public turnout for vaccination. A shortage in the global supply of cholera vaccines has forced the World Health Organization to […] Continue reading -> From Bedside to Boardroom – Parliamentarians Claim their Place in Global Health Debates 20/10/2022 Elaine Ruth Fletcher BERLIN – Nearly 20 years ago, Ricardo Baptista Leite began his work as a young medical doctor in an infectious disease ward in Portugal – an experience that changed his life. “I met patients who couldn’t make it to the hospital because they couldn’t afford public transportation,” he said. “I diagnosed patients infected with multi […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts
No Short-Term Solution to Cholera Vaccine Shortage – But Preventive Vaccines May Stabilise Market 28/10/2022 Kerry Cullinan The global cholera vaccines shortage relates to the unpredictability of the disease, and the fact that it unattractive to manufacturers as it is a disease of poverty – but if preventive vaccines are part of a routine vaccine package where cholera is endemic, this could stabilise demand and outbreaks There is no short-term solution to […] Continue reading -> Africa Faces 1.1 Million Deaths Annually from Air Pollution – Second Largest Risk After Malnutrition 27/10/2022 Elaine Ruth Fletcher Africa faces some of the world’s most severe health impacts from air pollution – with five countries on the continent ranking among the ten most polluted countries in the world, according to a new report by the US-based research organization Health Effects Institute. Those countries include Niger, Nigeria, Egypt, Mauritania and Cameroon, where the report, […] Continue reading -> ‘No Credible Pathway’ to Limit Warming to 1.5°C, Systemic Transformation Only Option to Avert Climate Collapse 27/10/2022 Stefan Anderson The existential project to save the planet set out by the 2016 Paris Agreement is in tatters. There is currently “no credible pathway” to limit increases in global temperatures to the 1.5°C degree target detailed in the accords, the UN Environmental Programme (UNEP) said in its global emissions gap report released Thursday. The chance of […] Continue reading -> Countries’ Latest Climate Commitments Still Increase Global Emissions 10.6% by 2030 26/10/2022 Elaine Ruth Fletcher Countries’ voluntary commitments to fight climate change will still mean an increase in global emissions by some 10.6% as of 2030, according to the latest report of UN Climate Change, which tabulates the most recent ‘Nationally Determined Commitments (NDCs) of countries to the climate battle. This represents only a slight “improvement” over the commitments as […] Continue reading -> Countries Fail to Promote Physical Activity; Study Links Exercise and Vaccine Efficacy 25/10/2022 Kerry Cullinan Most countries are failing dismally to promote physical exercise despite inactivity playing a major role in heart disease, obesity and diabetes, according to the World Health Organization (WHO). The WHO’s newly released Global status report on physical activity 2022 measures the extent to which governments are implementing recommendations to increase physical activity across all ages […] Continue reading -> Hospitals in Haiti Facing Shutdown as Cholera Threat Escalates 21/10/2022 Stefan Anderson Hospitals in Haiti’s capital of Port-au-Prince face the threat of shutting down if fuel supplies for diesel power generators and vital medical supplies aren’t made available soon, Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) warned Friday. “We will not be able to operate our medical facilities for more than a few weeks if we do not have access […] Continue reading -> Global Spike of Cholera Cases Amidst Vaccine Shortage Prompts WHO to Recommend Single Dose Instead of Two 20/10/2022 Paul Adepoju With more cholera outbreaks overstretching the world’s limited vaccine supply, WHO recommends temporarily suspending the standard two-dose regimen to vaccinate more people. Meanwhile, Africa aims to re-energize its COVID-19 vaccine rollout, despite steady decline in public turnout for vaccination. A shortage in the global supply of cholera vaccines has forced the World Health Organization to […] Continue reading -> From Bedside to Boardroom – Parliamentarians Claim their Place in Global Health Debates 20/10/2022 Elaine Ruth Fletcher BERLIN – Nearly 20 years ago, Ricardo Baptista Leite began his work as a young medical doctor in an infectious disease ward in Portugal – an experience that changed his life. “I met patients who couldn’t make it to the hospital because they couldn’t afford public transportation,” he said. “I diagnosed patients infected with multi […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts
Africa Faces 1.1 Million Deaths Annually from Air Pollution – Second Largest Risk After Malnutrition 27/10/2022 Elaine Ruth Fletcher Africa faces some of the world’s most severe health impacts from air pollution – with five countries on the continent ranking among the ten most polluted countries in the world, according to a new report by the US-based research organization Health Effects Institute. Those countries include Niger, Nigeria, Egypt, Mauritania and Cameroon, where the report, […] Continue reading -> ‘No Credible Pathway’ to Limit Warming to 1.5°C, Systemic Transformation Only Option to Avert Climate Collapse 27/10/2022 Stefan Anderson The existential project to save the planet set out by the 2016 Paris Agreement is in tatters. There is currently “no credible pathway” to limit increases in global temperatures to the 1.5°C degree target detailed in the accords, the UN Environmental Programme (UNEP) said in its global emissions gap report released Thursday. The chance of […] Continue reading -> Countries’ Latest Climate Commitments Still Increase Global Emissions 10.6% by 2030 26/10/2022 Elaine Ruth Fletcher Countries’ voluntary commitments to fight climate change will still mean an increase in global emissions by some 10.6% as of 2030, according to the latest report of UN Climate Change, which tabulates the most recent ‘Nationally Determined Commitments (NDCs) of countries to the climate battle. This represents only a slight “improvement” over the commitments as […] Continue reading -> Countries Fail to Promote Physical Activity; Study Links Exercise and Vaccine Efficacy 25/10/2022 Kerry Cullinan Most countries are failing dismally to promote physical exercise despite inactivity playing a major role in heart disease, obesity and diabetes, according to the World Health Organization (WHO). The WHO’s newly released Global status report on physical activity 2022 measures the extent to which governments are implementing recommendations to increase physical activity across all ages […] Continue reading -> Hospitals in Haiti Facing Shutdown as Cholera Threat Escalates 21/10/2022 Stefan Anderson Hospitals in Haiti’s capital of Port-au-Prince face the threat of shutting down if fuel supplies for diesel power generators and vital medical supplies aren’t made available soon, Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) warned Friday. “We will not be able to operate our medical facilities for more than a few weeks if we do not have access […] Continue reading -> Global Spike of Cholera Cases Amidst Vaccine Shortage Prompts WHO to Recommend Single Dose Instead of Two 20/10/2022 Paul Adepoju With more cholera outbreaks overstretching the world’s limited vaccine supply, WHO recommends temporarily suspending the standard two-dose regimen to vaccinate more people. Meanwhile, Africa aims to re-energize its COVID-19 vaccine rollout, despite steady decline in public turnout for vaccination. A shortage in the global supply of cholera vaccines has forced the World Health Organization to […] Continue reading -> From Bedside to Boardroom – Parliamentarians Claim their Place in Global Health Debates 20/10/2022 Elaine Ruth Fletcher BERLIN – Nearly 20 years ago, Ricardo Baptista Leite began his work as a young medical doctor in an infectious disease ward in Portugal – an experience that changed his life. “I met patients who couldn’t make it to the hospital because they couldn’t afford public transportation,” he said. “I diagnosed patients infected with multi […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts
‘No Credible Pathway’ to Limit Warming to 1.5°C, Systemic Transformation Only Option to Avert Climate Collapse 27/10/2022 Stefan Anderson The existential project to save the planet set out by the 2016 Paris Agreement is in tatters. There is currently “no credible pathway” to limit increases in global temperatures to the 1.5°C degree target detailed in the accords, the UN Environmental Programme (UNEP) said in its global emissions gap report released Thursday. The chance of […] Continue reading -> Countries’ Latest Climate Commitments Still Increase Global Emissions 10.6% by 2030 26/10/2022 Elaine Ruth Fletcher Countries’ voluntary commitments to fight climate change will still mean an increase in global emissions by some 10.6% as of 2030, according to the latest report of UN Climate Change, which tabulates the most recent ‘Nationally Determined Commitments (NDCs) of countries to the climate battle. This represents only a slight “improvement” over the commitments as […] Continue reading -> Countries Fail to Promote Physical Activity; Study Links Exercise and Vaccine Efficacy 25/10/2022 Kerry Cullinan Most countries are failing dismally to promote physical exercise despite inactivity playing a major role in heart disease, obesity and diabetes, according to the World Health Organization (WHO). The WHO’s newly released Global status report on physical activity 2022 measures the extent to which governments are implementing recommendations to increase physical activity across all ages […] Continue reading -> Hospitals in Haiti Facing Shutdown as Cholera Threat Escalates 21/10/2022 Stefan Anderson Hospitals in Haiti’s capital of Port-au-Prince face the threat of shutting down if fuel supplies for diesel power generators and vital medical supplies aren’t made available soon, Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) warned Friday. “We will not be able to operate our medical facilities for more than a few weeks if we do not have access […] Continue reading -> Global Spike of Cholera Cases Amidst Vaccine Shortage Prompts WHO to Recommend Single Dose Instead of Two 20/10/2022 Paul Adepoju With more cholera outbreaks overstretching the world’s limited vaccine supply, WHO recommends temporarily suspending the standard two-dose regimen to vaccinate more people. Meanwhile, Africa aims to re-energize its COVID-19 vaccine rollout, despite steady decline in public turnout for vaccination. A shortage in the global supply of cholera vaccines has forced the World Health Organization to […] Continue reading -> From Bedside to Boardroom – Parliamentarians Claim their Place in Global Health Debates 20/10/2022 Elaine Ruth Fletcher BERLIN – Nearly 20 years ago, Ricardo Baptista Leite began his work as a young medical doctor in an infectious disease ward in Portugal – an experience that changed his life. “I met patients who couldn’t make it to the hospital because they couldn’t afford public transportation,” he said. “I diagnosed patients infected with multi […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts
Countries’ Latest Climate Commitments Still Increase Global Emissions 10.6% by 2030 26/10/2022 Elaine Ruth Fletcher Countries’ voluntary commitments to fight climate change will still mean an increase in global emissions by some 10.6% as of 2030, according to the latest report of UN Climate Change, which tabulates the most recent ‘Nationally Determined Commitments (NDCs) of countries to the climate battle. This represents only a slight “improvement” over the commitments as […] Continue reading -> Countries Fail to Promote Physical Activity; Study Links Exercise and Vaccine Efficacy 25/10/2022 Kerry Cullinan Most countries are failing dismally to promote physical exercise despite inactivity playing a major role in heart disease, obesity and diabetes, according to the World Health Organization (WHO). The WHO’s newly released Global status report on physical activity 2022 measures the extent to which governments are implementing recommendations to increase physical activity across all ages […] Continue reading -> Hospitals in Haiti Facing Shutdown as Cholera Threat Escalates 21/10/2022 Stefan Anderson Hospitals in Haiti’s capital of Port-au-Prince face the threat of shutting down if fuel supplies for diesel power generators and vital medical supplies aren’t made available soon, Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) warned Friday. “We will not be able to operate our medical facilities for more than a few weeks if we do not have access […] Continue reading -> Global Spike of Cholera Cases Amidst Vaccine Shortage Prompts WHO to Recommend Single Dose Instead of Two 20/10/2022 Paul Adepoju With more cholera outbreaks overstretching the world’s limited vaccine supply, WHO recommends temporarily suspending the standard two-dose regimen to vaccinate more people. Meanwhile, Africa aims to re-energize its COVID-19 vaccine rollout, despite steady decline in public turnout for vaccination. A shortage in the global supply of cholera vaccines has forced the World Health Organization to […] Continue reading -> From Bedside to Boardroom – Parliamentarians Claim their Place in Global Health Debates 20/10/2022 Elaine Ruth Fletcher BERLIN – Nearly 20 years ago, Ricardo Baptista Leite began his work as a young medical doctor in an infectious disease ward in Portugal – an experience that changed his life. “I met patients who couldn’t make it to the hospital because they couldn’t afford public transportation,” he said. “I diagnosed patients infected with multi […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts
Countries Fail to Promote Physical Activity; Study Links Exercise and Vaccine Efficacy 25/10/2022 Kerry Cullinan Most countries are failing dismally to promote physical exercise despite inactivity playing a major role in heart disease, obesity and diabetes, according to the World Health Organization (WHO). The WHO’s newly released Global status report on physical activity 2022 measures the extent to which governments are implementing recommendations to increase physical activity across all ages […] Continue reading -> Hospitals in Haiti Facing Shutdown as Cholera Threat Escalates 21/10/2022 Stefan Anderson Hospitals in Haiti’s capital of Port-au-Prince face the threat of shutting down if fuel supplies for diesel power generators and vital medical supplies aren’t made available soon, Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) warned Friday. “We will not be able to operate our medical facilities for more than a few weeks if we do not have access […] Continue reading -> Global Spike of Cholera Cases Amidst Vaccine Shortage Prompts WHO to Recommend Single Dose Instead of Two 20/10/2022 Paul Adepoju With more cholera outbreaks overstretching the world’s limited vaccine supply, WHO recommends temporarily suspending the standard two-dose regimen to vaccinate more people. Meanwhile, Africa aims to re-energize its COVID-19 vaccine rollout, despite steady decline in public turnout for vaccination. A shortage in the global supply of cholera vaccines has forced the World Health Organization to […] Continue reading -> From Bedside to Boardroom – Parliamentarians Claim their Place in Global Health Debates 20/10/2022 Elaine Ruth Fletcher BERLIN – Nearly 20 years ago, Ricardo Baptista Leite began his work as a young medical doctor in an infectious disease ward in Portugal – an experience that changed his life. “I met patients who couldn’t make it to the hospital because they couldn’t afford public transportation,” he said. “I diagnosed patients infected with multi […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts
Hospitals in Haiti Facing Shutdown as Cholera Threat Escalates 21/10/2022 Stefan Anderson Hospitals in Haiti’s capital of Port-au-Prince face the threat of shutting down if fuel supplies for diesel power generators and vital medical supplies aren’t made available soon, Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) warned Friday. “We will not be able to operate our medical facilities for more than a few weeks if we do not have access […] Continue reading -> Global Spike of Cholera Cases Amidst Vaccine Shortage Prompts WHO to Recommend Single Dose Instead of Two 20/10/2022 Paul Adepoju With more cholera outbreaks overstretching the world’s limited vaccine supply, WHO recommends temporarily suspending the standard two-dose regimen to vaccinate more people. Meanwhile, Africa aims to re-energize its COVID-19 vaccine rollout, despite steady decline in public turnout for vaccination. A shortage in the global supply of cholera vaccines has forced the World Health Organization to […] Continue reading -> From Bedside to Boardroom – Parliamentarians Claim their Place in Global Health Debates 20/10/2022 Elaine Ruth Fletcher BERLIN – Nearly 20 years ago, Ricardo Baptista Leite began his work as a young medical doctor in an infectious disease ward in Portugal – an experience that changed his life. “I met patients who couldn’t make it to the hospital because they couldn’t afford public transportation,” he said. “I diagnosed patients infected with multi […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts
Global Spike of Cholera Cases Amidst Vaccine Shortage Prompts WHO to Recommend Single Dose Instead of Two 20/10/2022 Paul Adepoju With more cholera outbreaks overstretching the world’s limited vaccine supply, WHO recommends temporarily suspending the standard two-dose regimen to vaccinate more people. Meanwhile, Africa aims to re-energize its COVID-19 vaccine rollout, despite steady decline in public turnout for vaccination. A shortage in the global supply of cholera vaccines has forced the World Health Organization to […] Continue reading -> From Bedside to Boardroom – Parliamentarians Claim their Place in Global Health Debates 20/10/2022 Elaine Ruth Fletcher BERLIN – Nearly 20 years ago, Ricardo Baptista Leite began his work as a young medical doctor in an infectious disease ward in Portugal – an experience that changed his life. “I met patients who couldn’t make it to the hospital because they couldn’t afford public transportation,” he said. “I diagnosed patients infected with multi […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts
From Bedside to Boardroom – Parliamentarians Claim their Place in Global Health Debates 20/10/2022 Elaine Ruth Fletcher BERLIN – Nearly 20 years ago, Ricardo Baptista Leite began his work as a young medical doctor in an infectious disease ward in Portugal – an experience that changed his life. “I met patients who couldn’t make it to the hospital because they couldn’t afford public transportation,” he said. “I diagnosed patients infected with multi […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts