Former WHO Emergencies Head Volunteers on the Ukraine Border: ‘Needs are Immense’ 09/03/2022 Maayan Hoffman The Ukrainian refugees are crossing the border with only their coats on their backs. The women are holding their children’s hands. The children’s eyes are wide and their jaws clenched in fear. “They come here exhausted and cold,” said Dr Dorit Nitzan, former Health Emergencies Coordinator for the World Health Organization´s European region. Nitzan only […] Continue reading -> Moving Away From Measuring Health Using GDP to New Metrics That Value ‘Women’s Work’ 09/03/2022 Aishwarya Tendolkar Commercialising the health sector and leaving healthcare up to the markets is “dangerous” and “really amoral” the World Health Organization’s (WHO) Director-General Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus told the launch of a brief on measuring value in the economy on Tuesday. The policy brief, produced by the WHO Council on the Economics of Health for All, […] Continue reading -> WHO Medical Supplies Reach Lviv in Western Ukraine, as UN Agencies Appeal for Protection for Unaccompanied Child Refugees 07/03/2022 Elaine Ruth Fletcher & Kerry Cullinan The World Health Organization (WHO) has managed to get the 36 metric tonnes of medical supplies it flew into Poland late last week into the western Ukrainian town of Lviv, some 80 km from the Polish border. More WHO team members arrived today to expand the team already on the ground in #Ukraine.While travelling from […] Continue reading -> First Polio Case in Over 30 Years is Diagnosed in Jerusalem 07/03/2022 Maayan Hoffman A four-year-old girl from Jerusalem has been diagnosed with polio, Israel’s Health Ministry said Sunday – the first case in the country since 1989. The source of the girl’s infection is vaccine-derived polio virus, according to Israel’s head of Public Services Dr Sharon Alroy-Preis, speaking to reporters on Monday evening. “We are not talking about […] Continue reading -> Over 1 Billion People Projected to Live with Obesity by 2030, Warns New World Obesity Atlas 04/03/2022 Raisa Santos By 2030, 20% of women and 14% of men, or over 1 billion people, will be living with obesity globally, according to the new World Obesity Atlas 2022 published Friday. The new Atlas, launched on World Obesity Day, predicts that by that time, the number of people with obesity globally will have doubled since 2010. […] Continue reading -> Pandemic’s Long Shadow on African Women – from Uptick in Maternal Deaths to Domestic Violence 04/03/2022 Paul Adepoju Women in Africa will feel the disruptive force of the pandemic for many years to come – with upticks in maternal deaths and prolonged disruptions in maternal, child and reproductive health services issues the continent must grapple with now. About 40% of African countries are reporting continued disruptions to sexual, reproductive, maternal, newborn, child and […] Continue reading -> WHO Releases New Noise Standard for Public Venues to Tackle Hearing Loss 03/03/2022 Editorial team Ahead of World Hearing Day 2022, WHO has issued a new international standard for safe noise levels and hearing at public venues and events. It aims to combat the growing problem of hearing loss from exposure to excessively loud music and other recreational noise. Over 1 billion people aged 12 – 35 risk losing their […] Continue reading -> As Ukrainians Flee, WHO Stresses Importance of Lifesaving NCD Care for Refugees and Migrants 01/03/2022 Kerry Cullinan As streams of Ukrainians leave their country to escape from Russian attacks, the World Health Organization (WHO) is concerned that they, and other migrants and refugees, are not being included in programmes to treat critical non-communicable diseases (NCDs), like diabetes, that can be deadly if treatment is not maintained. WHO’s NCD Director Dr Bente Mikkelsen […] Continue reading -> Half The World’s Population Lives in Climate ‘Danger Zones’ with Health and Lives at Risk 28/02/2022 Kerry Cullinan Nearly half the world’s population lives in climate danger zones, according to the latest United Nations Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) report, which UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres described as “an atlas of human suffering and a damning indictment on failed climate change leadership”. “Many ecosystems are at the point of no return now, and […] Continue reading -> In a Pandemic, Put the Last Mile First 26/02/2022 Elke Konings & Lisa Stone The past 10 days have seen a flurry of new US initiatives to meet the World Health Organizations target of vaccinating 70% of the global population – including a new Global Action Plan; involvement of PEPFAR networks to strengthen health system response; and most recently, a special US thrust in Nigeria, the continent’s most populous nation. […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts
Moving Away From Measuring Health Using GDP to New Metrics That Value ‘Women’s Work’ 09/03/2022 Aishwarya Tendolkar Commercialising the health sector and leaving healthcare up to the markets is “dangerous” and “really amoral” the World Health Organization’s (WHO) Director-General Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus told the launch of a brief on measuring value in the economy on Tuesday. The policy brief, produced by the WHO Council on the Economics of Health for All, […] Continue reading -> WHO Medical Supplies Reach Lviv in Western Ukraine, as UN Agencies Appeal for Protection for Unaccompanied Child Refugees 07/03/2022 Elaine Ruth Fletcher & Kerry Cullinan The World Health Organization (WHO) has managed to get the 36 metric tonnes of medical supplies it flew into Poland late last week into the western Ukrainian town of Lviv, some 80 km from the Polish border. More WHO team members arrived today to expand the team already on the ground in #Ukraine.While travelling from […] Continue reading -> First Polio Case in Over 30 Years is Diagnosed in Jerusalem 07/03/2022 Maayan Hoffman A four-year-old girl from Jerusalem has been diagnosed with polio, Israel’s Health Ministry said Sunday – the first case in the country since 1989. The source of the girl’s infection is vaccine-derived polio virus, according to Israel’s head of Public Services Dr Sharon Alroy-Preis, speaking to reporters on Monday evening. “We are not talking about […] Continue reading -> Over 1 Billion People Projected to Live with Obesity by 2030, Warns New World Obesity Atlas 04/03/2022 Raisa Santos By 2030, 20% of women and 14% of men, or over 1 billion people, will be living with obesity globally, according to the new World Obesity Atlas 2022 published Friday. The new Atlas, launched on World Obesity Day, predicts that by that time, the number of people with obesity globally will have doubled since 2010. […] Continue reading -> Pandemic’s Long Shadow on African Women – from Uptick in Maternal Deaths to Domestic Violence 04/03/2022 Paul Adepoju Women in Africa will feel the disruptive force of the pandemic for many years to come – with upticks in maternal deaths and prolonged disruptions in maternal, child and reproductive health services issues the continent must grapple with now. About 40% of African countries are reporting continued disruptions to sexual, reproductive, maternal, newborn, child and […] Continue reading -> WHO Releases New Noise Standard for Public Venues to Tackle Hearing Loss 03/03/2022 Editorial team Ahead of World Hearing Day 2022, WHO has issued a new international standard for safe noise levels and hearing at public venues and events. It aims to combat the growing problem of hearing loss from exposure to excessively loud music and other recreational noise. Over 1 billion people aged 12 – 35 risk losing their […] Continue reading -> As Ukrainians Flee, WHO Stresses Importance of Lifesaving NCD Care for Refugees and Migrants 01/03/2022 Kerry Cullinan As streams of Ukrainians leave their country to escape from Russian attacks, the World Health Organization (WHO) is concerned that they, and other migrants and refugees, are not being included in programmes to treat critical non-communicable diseases (NCDs), like diabetes, that can be deadly if treatment is not maintained. WHO’s NCD Director Dr Bente Mikkelsen […] Continue reading -> Half The World’s Population Lives in Climate ‘Danger Zones’ with Health and Lives at Risk 28/02/2022 Kerry Cullinan Nearly half the world’s population lives in climate danger zones, according to the latest United Nations Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) report, which UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres described as “an atlas of human suffering and a damning indictment on failed climate change leadership”. “Many ecosystems are at the point of no return now, and […] Continue reading -> In a Pandemic, Put the Last Mile First 26/02/2022 Elke Konings & Lisa Stone The past 10 days have seen a flurry of new US initiatives to meet the World Health Organizations target of vaccinating 70% of the global population – including a new Global Action Plan; involvement of PEPFAR networks to strengthen health system response; and most recently, a special US thrust in Nigeria, the continent’s most populous nation. […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts
WHO Medical Supplies Reach Lviv in Western Ukraine, as UN Agencies Appeal for Protection for Unaccompanied Child Refugees 07/03/2022 Elaine Ruth Fletcher & Kerry Cullinan The World Health Organization (WHO) has managed to get the 36 metric tonnes of medical supplies it flew into Poland late last week into the western Ukrainian town of Lviv, some 80 km from the Polish border. More WHO team members arrived today to expand the team already on the ground in #Ukraine.While travelling from […] Continue reading -> First Polio Case in Over 30 Years is Diagnosed in Jerusalem 07/03/2022 Maayan Hoffman A four-year-old girl from Jerusalem has been diagnosed with polio, Israel’s Health Ministry said Sunday – the first case in the country since 1989. The source of the girl’s infection is vaccine-derived polio virus, according to Israel’s head of Public Services Dr Sharon Alroy-Preis, speaking to reporters on Monday evening. “We are not talking about […] Continue reading -> Over 1 Billion People Projected to Live with Obesity by 2030, Warns New World Obesity Atlas 04/03/2022 Raisa Santos By 2030, 20% of women and 14% of men, or over 1 billion people, will be living with obesity globally, according to the new World Obesity Atlas 2022 published Friday. The new Atlas, launched on World Obesity Day, predicts that by that time, the number of people with obesity globally will have doubled since 2010. […] Continue reading -> Pandemic’s Long Shadow on African Women – from Uptick in Maternal Deaths to Domestic Violence 04/03/2022 Paul Adepoju Women in Africa will feel the disruptive force of the pandemic for many years to come – with upticks in maternal deaths and prolonged disruptions in maternal, child and reproductive health services issues the continent must grapple with now. About 40% of African countries are reporting continued disruptions to sexual, reproductive, maternal, newborn, child and […] Continue reading -> WHO Releases New Noise Standard for Public Venues to Tackle Hearing Loss 03/03/2022 Editorial team Ahead of World Hearing Day 2022, WHO has issued a new international standard for safe noise levels and hearing at public venues and events. It aims to combat the growing problem of hearing loss from exposure to excessively loud music and other recreational noise. Over 1 billion people aged 12 – 35 risk losing their […] Continue reading -> As Ukrainians Flee, WHO Stresses Importance of Lifesaving NCD Care for Refugees and Migrants 01/03/2022 Kerry Cullinan As streams of Ukrainians leave their country to escape from Russian attacks, the World Health Organization (WHO) is concerned that they, and other migrants and refugees, are not being included in programmes to treat critical non-communicable diseases (NCDs), like diabetes, that can be deadly if treatment is not maintained. WHO’s NCD Director Dr Bente Mikkelsen […] Continue reading -> Half The World’s Population Lives in Climate ‘Danger Zones’ with Health and Lives at Risk 28/02/2022 Kerry Cullinan Nearly half the world’s population lives in climate danger zones, according to the latest United Nations Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) report, which UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres described as “an atlas of human suffering and a damning indictment on failed climate change leadership”. “Many ecosystems are at the point of no return now, and […] Continue reading -> In a Pandemic, Put the Last Mile First 26/02/2022 Elke Konings & Lisa Stone The past 10 days have seen a flurry of new US initiatives to meet the World Health Organizations target of vaccinating 70% of the global population – including a new Global Action Plan; involvement of PEPFAR networks to strengthen health system response; and most recently, a special US thrust in Nigeria, the continent’s most populous nation. […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts
First Polio Case in Over 30 Years is Diagnosed in Jerusalem 07/03/2022 Maayan Hoffman A four-year-old girl from Jerusalem has been diagnosed with polio, Israel’s Health Ministry said Sunday – the first case in the country since 1989. The source of the girl’s infection is vaccine-derived polio virus, according to Israel’s head of Public Services Dr Sharon Alroy-Preis, speaking to reporters on Monday evening. “We are not talking about […] Continue reading -> Over 1 Billion People Projected to Live with Obesity by 2030, Warns New World Obesity Atlas 04/03/2022 Raisa Santos By 2030, 20% of women and 14% of men, or over 1 billion people, will be living with obesity globally, according to the new World Obesity Atlas 2022 published Friday. The new Atlas, launched on World Obesity Day, predicts that by that time, the number of people with obesity globally will have doubled since 2010. […] Continue reading -> Pandemic’s Long Shadow on African Women – from Uptick in Maternal Deaths to Domestic Violence 04/03/2022 Paul Adepoju Women in Africa will feel the disruptive force of the pandemic for many years to come – with upticks in maternal deaths and prolonged disruptions in maternal, child and reproductive health services issues the continent must grapple with now. About 40% of African countries are reporting continued disruptions to sexual, reproductive, maternal, newborn, child and […] Continue reading -> WHO Releases New Noise Standard for Public Venues to Tackle Hearing Loss 03/03/2022 Editorial team Ahead of World Hearing Day 2022, WHO has issued a new international standard for safe noise levels and hearing at public venues and events. It aims to combat the growing problem of hearing loss from exposure to excessively loud music and other recreational noise. Over 1 billion people aged 12 – 35 risk losing their […] Continue reading -> As Ukrainians Flee, WHO Stresses Importance of Lifesaving NCD Care for Refugees and Migrants 01/03/2022 Kerry Cullinan As streams of Ukrainians leave their country to escape from Russian attacks, the World Health Organization (WHO) is concerned that they, and other migrants and refugees, are not being included in programmes to treat critical non-communicable diseases (NCDs), like diabetes, that can be deadly if treatment is not maintained. WHO’s NCD Director Dr Bente Mikkelsen […] Continue reading -> Half The World’s Population Lives in Climate ‘Danger Zones’ with Health and Lives at Risk 28/02/2022 Kerry Cullinan Nearly half the world’s population lives in climate danger zones, according to the latest United Nations Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) report, which UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres described as “an atlas of human suffering and a damning indictment on failed climate change leadership”. “Many ecosystems are at the point of no return now, and […] Continue reading -> In a Pandemic, Put the Last Mile First 26/02/2022 Elke Konings & Lisa Stone The past 10 days have seen a flurry of new US initiatives to meet the World Health Organizations target of vaccinating 70% of the global population – including a new Global Action Plan; involvement of PEPFAR networks to strengthen health system response; and most recently, a special US thrust in Nigeria, the continent’s most populous nation. […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts
Over 1 Billion People Projected to Live with Obesity by 2030, Warns New World Obesity Atlas 04/03/2022 Raisa Santos By 2030, 20% of women and 14% of men, or over 1 billion people, will be living with obesity globally, according to the new World Obesity Atlas 2022 published Friday. The new Atlas, launched on World Obesity Day, predicts that by that time, the number of people with obesity globally will have doubled since 2010. […] Continue reading -> Pandemic’s Long Shadow on African Women – from Uptick in Maternal Deaths to Domestic Violence 04/03/2022 Paul Adepoju Women in Africa will feel the disruptive force of the pandemic for many years to come – with upticks in maternal deaths and prolonged disruptions in maternal, child and reproductive health services issues the continent must grapple with now. About 40% of African countries are reporting continued disruptions to sexual, reproductive, maternal, newborn, child and […] Continue reading -> WHO Releases New Noise Standard for Public Venues to Tackle Hearing Loss 03/03/2022 Editorial team Ahead of World Hearing Day 2022, WHO has issued a new international standard for safe noise levels and hearing at public venues and events. It aims to combat the growing problem of hearing loss from exposure to excessively loud music and other recreational noise. Over 1 billion people aged 12 – 35 risk losing their […] Continue reading -> As Ukrainians Flee, WHO Stresses Importance of Lifesaving NCD Care for Refugees and Migrants 01/03/2022 Kerry Cullinan As streams of Ukrainians leave their country to escape from Russian attacks, the World Health Organization (WHO) is concerned that they, and other migrants and refugees, are not being included in programmes to treat critical non-communicable diseases (NCDs), like diabetes, that can be deadly if treatment is not maintained. WHO’s NCD Director Dr Bente Mikkelsen […] Continue reading -> Half The World’s Population Lives in Climate ‘Danger Zones’ with Health and Lives at Risk 28/02/2022 Kerry Cullinan Nearly half the world’s population lives in climate danger zones, according to the latest United Nations Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) report, which UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres described as “an atlas of human suffering and a damning indictment on failed climate change leadership”. “Many ecosystems are at the point of no return now, and […] Continue reading -> In a Pandemic, Put the Last Mile First 26/02/2022 Elke Konings & Lisa Stone The past 10 days have seen a flurry of new US initiatives to meet the World Health Organizations target of vaccinating 70% of the global population – including a new Global Action Plan; involvement of PEPFAR networks to strengthen health system response; and most recently, a special US thrust in Nigeria, the continent’s most populous nation. […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts
Pandemic’s Long Shadow on African Women – from Uptick in Maternal Deaths to Domestic Violence 04/03/2022 Paul Adepoju Women in Africa will feel the disruptive force of the pandemic for many years to come – with upticks in maternal deaths and prolonged disruptions in maternal, child and reproductive health services issues the continent must grapple with now. About 40% of African countries are reporting continued disruptions to sexual, reproductive, maternal, newborn, child and […] Continue reading -> WHO Releases New Noise Standard for Public Venues to Tackle Hearing Loss 03/03/2022 Editorial team Ahead of World Hearing Day 2022, WHO has issued a new international standard for safe noise levels and hearing at public venues and events. It aims to combat the growing problem of hearing loss from exposure to excessively loud music and other recreational noise. Over 1 billion people aged 12 – 35 risk losing their […] Continue reading -> As Ukrainians Flee, WHO Stresses Importance of Lifesaving NCD Care for Refugees and Migrants 01/03/2022 Kerry Cullinan As streams of Ukrainians leave their country to escape from Russian attacks, the World Health Organization (WHO) is concerned that they, and other migrants and refugees, are not being included in programmes to treat critical non-communicable diseases (NCDs), like diabetes, that can be deadly if treatment is not maintained. WHO’s NCD Director Dr Bente Mikkelsen […] Continue reading -> Half The World’s Population Lives in Climate ‘Danger Zones’ with Health and Lives at Risk 28/02/2022 Kerry Cullinan Nearly half the world’s population lives in climate danger zones, according to the latest United Nations Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) report, which UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres described as “an atlas of human suffering and a damning indictment on failed climate change leadership”. “Many ecosystems are at the point of no return now, and […] Continue reading -> In a Pandemic, Put the Last Mile First 26/02/2022 Elke Konings & Lisa Stone The past 10 days have seen a flurry of new US initiatives to meet the World Health Organizations target of vaccinating 70% of the global population – including a new Global Action Plan; involvement of PEPFAR networks to strengthen health system response; and most recently, a special US thrust in Nigeria, the continent’s most populous nation. […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts
WHO Releases New Noise Standard for Public Venues to Tackle Hearing Loss 03/03/2022 Editorial team Ahead of World Hearing Day 2022, WHO has issued a new international standard for safe noise levels and hearing at public venues and events. It aims to combat the growing problem of hearing loss from exposure to excessively loud music and other recreational noise. Over 1 billion people aged 12 – 35 risk losing their […] Continue reading -> As Ukrainians Flee, WHO Stresses Importance of Lifesaving NCD Care for Refugees and Migrants 01/03/2022 Kerry Cullinan As streams of Ukrainians leave their country to escape from Russian attacks, the World Health Organization (WHO) is concerned that they, and other migrants and refugees, are not being included in programmes to treat critical non-communicable diseases (NCDs), like diabetes, that can be deadly if treatment is not maintained. WHO’s NCD Director Dr Bente Mikkelsen […] Continue reading -> Half The World’s Population Lives in Climate ‘Danger Zones’ with Health and Lives at Risk 28/02/2022 Kerry Cullinan Nearly half the world’s population lives in climate danger zones, according to the latest United Nations Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) report, which UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres described as “an atlas of human suffering and a damning indictment on failed climate change leadership”. “Many ecosystems are at the point of no return now, and […] Continue reading -> In a Pandemic, Put the Last Mile First 26/02/2022 Elke Konings & Lisa Stone The past 10 days have seen a flurry of new US initiatives to meet the World Health Organizations target of vaccinating 70% of the global population – including a new Global Action Plan; involvement of PEPFAR networks to strengthen health system response; and most recently, a special US thrust in Nigeria, the continent’s most populous nation. […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts
As Ukrainians Flee, WHO Stresses Importance of Lifesaving NCD Care for Refugees and Migrants 01/03/2022 Kerry Cullinan As streams of Ukrainians leave their country to escape from Russian attacks, the World Health Organization (WHO) is concerned that they, and other migrants and refugees, are not being included in programmes to treat critical non-communicable diseases (NCDs), like diabetes, that can be deadly if treatment is not maintained. WHO’s NCD Director Dr Bente Mikkelsen […] Continue reading -> Half The World’s Population Lives in Climate ‘Danger Zones’ with Health and Lives at Risk 28/02/2022 Kerry Cullinan Nearly half the world’s population lives in climate danger zones, according to the latest United Nations Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) report, which UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres described as “an atlas of human suffering and a damning indictment on failed climate change leadership”. “Many ecosystems are at the point of no return now, and […] Continue reading -> In a Pandemic, Put the Last Mile First 26/02/2022 Elke Konings & Lisa Stone The past 10 days have seen a flurry of new US initiatives to meet the World Health Organizations target of vaccinating 70% of the global population – including a new Global Action Plan; involvement of PEPFAR networks to strengthen health system response; and most recently, a special US thrust in Nigeria, the continent’s most populous nation. […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts
Half The World’s Population Lives in Climate ‘Danger Zones’ with Health and Lives at Risk 28/02/2022 Kerry Cullinan Nearly half the world’s population lives in climate danger zones, according to the latest United Nations Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) report, which UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres described as “an atlas of human suffering and a damning indictment on failed climate change leadership”. “Many ecosystems are at the point of no return now, and […] Continue reading -> In a Pandemic, Put the Last Mile First 26/02/2022 Elke Konings & Lisa Stone The past 10 days have seen a flurry of new US initiatives to meet the World Health Organizations target of vaccinating 70% of the global population – including a new Global Action Plan; involvement of PEPFAR networks to strengthen health system response; and most recently, a special US thrust in Nigeria, the continent’s most populous nation. […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts
In a Pandemic, Put the Last Mile First 26/02/2022 Elke Konings & Lisa Stone The past 10 days have seen a flurry of new US initiatives to meet the World Health Organizations target of vaccinating 70% of the global population – including a new Global Action Plan; involvement of PEPFAR networks to strengthen health system response; and most recently, a special US thrust in Nigeria, the continent’s most populous nation. […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts