The Wall Protecting Public Health from Political Interference Has Fallen

08/12/2025 Demetre Daskalakis

Why the collapse of the wall between science and ideology at the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) threatens national health security, and vulnerable communities. I have spent most of my professional life in public health, from my work in HIV and meningitis prevention in commercial sex venues in New York City to […] Continue reading ->

CDC Committee Delays Hepatitis B Vaccine for Newborns in Critical Guidelines Shift

05/12/2025 Sophia Samantaroy

A United States vaccine advisory panel, recently reformed to include known vaccine skeptics, voted to eliminate a three-decade-long recommendation that all newborns in the US receive a vaccine to protect against hepatitis B (Hep B) at birth – a change that was denounced immediately by medical groups like the American Academy of Pediatrics and the […] Continue reading ->

Infection Prevention and Control Falters Post-Pandemic – Increasing AMR Risks

04/12/2025 Elaine Ruth Fletcher

The post-pandemic decline in infection-prevention practices, along with the broader crash in global health finance, are undermining progress against antimicrobial resistance – one of the planet’s most urgent health threats. At a recent panel discussion co-hosted by the Geneva Health Forum (GHF), leading experts from WHO, academia, biotech, and patient advocacy warned that national AMR plans […] Continue reading ->

WHO Issues First-Ever Guidelines for GLP-1 Drugs – Including Obesity

04/12/2025 Sophia Samantaroy

First-ever WHO guidelines recommending the use of glucagon-like peptide-1 (GLP-1) therapies for the treatment of obesity in adults has been issued by the World Health Organization – in what the global health agency said is a “conditional” sign of approval for the cutting edge medications that have become widely popular. The new WHO recommendations go […] Continue reading ->

Africa is Stuck Between Global Pathogen-Sharing Talks and Conflicting US Bilateral Agreements

01/12/2025 Kerry Cullinan

African countries affirmed their commitment to a global agreement to share information about pathogens that may cause pandemics on Monday – yet several of these countries are also in talks with the United States to conclude conflicting bilateral deals on pathogen access in exchange for the resumption of US health aid. The onerous US demands […] Continue reading ->

Phasing Out Mercury in Cosmetics Requires ‘Detoxifying’ Perceptions of Beauty

25/11/2025 Disha Shetty

“Why is it always those who have light skin that win,” asks a young Senegalese man tasked with handing out flyers for a local beauty pageant. The setting is Dakar, where the newly-released film Timpi Tampa tells the story of a young man, Khalilou, whose mother is diagnosed with cancer, potentially from using skin-lightening products […] Continue reading ->

Eliminating the “Period Tax” on Feminine Hygiene Products – A Battle For Freedom and Dignity

23/11/2025 Leslie Ramsammy

In August 2025, Guyana’s President Irfaan Ali removed all taxes and customs duties on feminine hygiene products. Now, Guyana’s Ambassador to the UN in Geneva calls on other countries to follow suit. In most developing countries male condoms are distributed freely. Free access to condoms is a globally recognized harm reduction strategy in public health. […] Continue reading ->

Experts Outline How To Strengthen Trusted Health Knowledge Worldwide

21/11/2025 Maayan Hoffman

Global health knowledge is expanding faster than ever, but so are confusion and inequity over who can access trustworthy information and use it to improve their lives. In a live recorded discussion at the World Health Summit in Berlin, featured in the latest Global Health Matters podcast, Joy Phumaphi, executive secretary of the Africa Leaders […] Continue reading ->

UNICEF to Relocate Most of its Geneva Jobs to Rome

21/11/2025 Geneva Solutions & Editorial team

The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) is transferring the majority of its Geneva jobs to Rome, in the latest wave of upheaval to hit the city and longtime global health hub, as UN agencies scramble to respond to international aid cuts and save money. A UNICEF spokeperson confirmed on Friday that some 290 jobs would […] Continue reading ->

Former DOGE Official Driving US Bilateral Health Agreements With African Countries

17/11/2025 Kerry Cullinan

The United States government is moving rapidly to secure Memorandums of Understanding (MOU) with African countries that offer limited health aid for five years in exchange for 25 years’ access to countries’ data about “pathogens with epidemic potential”. Some commentators have described the terms of the bilateral MOUs as “extractive” as they fail to offer […] Continue reading ->