African Cholera Outbreaks Driven by Years of Under-Investment in Water and Sanitation 06/06/2025 Kerry Cullinan Cholera in Africa is being driven by years of under-investment in water and sanitation, according to the Africa Centres of Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC). Four countries – Angola, Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), Sudan and South Sudan – account for over 85% of the continent’s cholera cases and all have above-average death rates, […] Continue reading -> Myanmar’s Collapsing Health System Crushed Beneath Earthquake and Civil War 04/04/2025 Stefan Anderson Myanmar’s health system was collapsing. Then the earthquake hit. “The houses, which were all built on the water, were gone — all flattened,” 15-year-old Myat Nyein from Inle Lake in Shan State, recalled in testimony to Save the Children. His mother died in the disaster, her body found covered in bruises with stitches on her […] Continue reading -> US Retreat from Global Commitments Impedes Battle Against Air Pollution and Climate Change: Colombia’s President 28/03/2025 Elaine Ruth Fletcher CARTAGENA – Colombia President Gustavo Petro launched into a blistering attack on the new administration of United States President Donald Trump on the closing day of a three-day WHO conference here on air pollution – warning that progress on critical environmental health and climate topics depends on the “common agenda” that has been fostered by […] Continue reading -> New EPA Head’s Voting Record Conflicts with Pledge to Address Forever Chemicals 23/01/2025 Sophia Samantaroy Last week’s nomination hearing of Lee Zeldin, President Donald Trump’s pick to lead the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) shed little light on how he would chart the future of PFAS and other “forever chemicals” regulation. President Donald Trump began action on his pledges to deregulate environmental protections, promote fossil fuel production, and withdraw from the […] Continue reading -> Paving the Way for Universal Health Coverage in Asia-Pacific and Beyond with Self-Care Strategies 25/11/2024 Judy Stenmark Last week, stakeholders gathered in Bangkok for the first-ever Regional Congress on Self-Care in the Asia-Pacific to discuss the importance of interventions and policies within the region. Throughout the proceedings, it was gratifying to see how increasing awareness and support for self-care is resonating regionally – as well as at national and global levels. WHO […] Continue reading -> Campaign Aims to Expose Big Soda’s ‘Sportswashing;’ Petition Captures 255,000 Signatures 25/11/2024 Editorial team The “Kick Big Soda Out!” campaign launched on July 8, 2024 ahead of the 2024 Paris Olympics and ran through the end of the Paralympics. It’s all about holding sugary drinks companies – especially Coca-Cola – accountable for their impact on health and the environment. To discuss the campaign, Health Policy Watch spoke to Trish […] Continue reading -> Post Pandemic: Wastewater-based Surveillance of Diseases Comes of Age 22/11/2024 Elaine Ruth Fletcher A method that first developed around polio elimination and matured during the COVID pandemic, is now being tested and used to track a much wider array of emerging disease threats. A unique symposium of scientists and public health experts at the Paris Sorbonne University last week looked at its promise and potential. In April 2020, […] Continue reading -> World Leaders Approve Milestone Commitment to Reduce Deaths from Antibiotic Resistance by 10% by 2030 26/09/2024 Elaine Ruth Fletcher A UN High Level Meeting on Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR) pledged to reduce by 10% deaths from drug resistant bacteria over the next six years in a new declaration on the “silent, slow-motion pandemic” that could kill some 39 million more people by 2050. Thursday’s milestone statement, the first on the topic since 2016, also pledges […] Continue reading -> Pollution in Water from Antibiotic Manufacturing is ‘Driving Drug Resistance’ 11/09/2024 Sophia Samantaroy Manufacturers of antibiotics are dumping waste into waterways that is driving antimicrobial resistance (AMR), warns the first-ever guidance from the World Health Organization (WHO) on waste water management and AMR. Antibiotic pollution is “largely unregulated” and a “neglected” issue, according to the WHO guidance, which explains how to mitigate liquid and solid waste during the formulation […] Continue reading -> Sudan Battling New Cholera Outbreak at 60 Cases per Day, WHO Reveals 23/08/2024 Sophia Samantaroy United Nations officials are expressing concern that a new cholera outbreak in conflict-ridden Sudan, declared 10 days ago, could widen dramatically in the wake of increased rainfall and flooding. Some 658 cases of cholera have been reported since 12 August, with 28 deaths, the World Health Organization (WHO) revealed in its latest situation report, published […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older posts This site uses cookies to help give you the best experience on our website. Cookies enable us to collect information that helps us personalise your experience and improve the functionality and performance of our site. 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Myanmar’s Collapsing Health System Crushed Beneath Earthquake and Civil War 04/04/2025 Stefan Anderson Myanmar’s health system was collapsing. Then the earthquake hit. “The houses, which were all built on the water, were gone — all flattened,” 15-year-old Myat Nyein from Inle Lake in Shan State, recalled in testimony to Save the Children. His mother died in the disaster, her body found covered in bruises with stitches on her […] Continue reading -> US Retreat from Global Commitments Impedes Battle Against Air Pollution and Climate Change: Colombia’s President 28/03/2025 Elaine Ruth Fletcher CARTAGENA – Colombia President Gustavo Petro launched into a blistering attack on the new administration of United States President Donald Trump on the closing day of a three-day WHO conference here on air pollution – warning that progress on critical environmental health and climate topics depends on the “common agenda” that has been fostered by […] Continue reading -> New EPA Head’s Voting Record Conflicts with Pledge to Address Forever Chemicals 23/01/2025 Sophia Samantaroy Last week’s nomination hearing of Lee Zeldin, President Donald Trump’s pick to lead the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) shed little light on how he would chart the future of PFAS and other “forever chemicals” regulation. President Donald Trump began action on his pledges to deregulate environmental protections, promote fossil fuel production, and withdraw from the […] Continue reading -> Paving the Way for Universal Health Coverage in Asia-Pacific and Beyond with Self-Care Strategies 25/11/2024 Judy Stenmark Last week, stakeholders gathered in Bangkok for the first-ever Regional Congress on Self-Care in the Asia-Pacific to discuss the importance of interventions and policies within the region. Throughout the proceedings, it was gratifying to see how increasing awareness and support for self-care is resonating regionally – as well as at national and global levels. WHO […] Continue reading -> Campaign Aims to Expose Big Soda’s ‘Sportswashing;’ Petition Captures 255,000 Signatures 25/11/2024 Editorial team The “Kick Big Soda Out!” campaign launched on July 8, 2024 ahead of the 2024 Paris Olympics and ran through the end of the Paralympics. It’s all about holding sugary drinks companies – especially Coca-Cola – accountable for their impact on health and the environment. To discuss the campaign, Health Policy Watch spoke to Trish […] Continue reading -> Post Pandemic: Wastewater-based Surveillance of Diseases Comes of Age 22/11/2024 Elaine Ruth Fletcher A method that first developed around polio elimination and matured during the COVID pandemic, is now being tested and used to track a much wider array of emerging disease threats. A unique symposium of scientists and public health experts at the Paris Sorbonne University last week looked at its promise and potential. In April 2020, […] Continue reading -> World Leaders Approve Milestone Commitment to Reduce Deaths from Antibiotic Resistance by 10% by 2030 26/09/2024 Elaine Ruth Fletcher A UN High Level Meeting on Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR) pledged to reduce by 10% deaths from drug resistant bacteria over the next six years in a new declaration on the “silent, slow-motion pandemic” that could kill some 39 million more people by 2050. Thursday’s milestone statement, the first on the topic since 2016, also pledges […] Continue reading -> Pollution in Water from Antibiotic Manufacturing is ‘Driving Drug Resistance’ 11/09/2024 Sophia Samantaroy Manufacturers of antibiotics are dumping waste into waterways that is driving antimicrobial resistance (AMR), warns the first-ever guidance from the World Health Organization (WHO) on waste water management and AMR. Antibiotic pollution is “largely unregulated” and a “neglected” issue, according to the WHO guidance, which explains how to mitigate liquid and solid waste during the formulation […] Continue reading -> Sudan Battling New Cholera Outbreak at 60 Cases per Day, WHO Reveals 23/08/2024 Sophia Samantaroy United Nations officials are expressing concern that a new cholera outbreak in conflict-ridden Sudan, declared 10 days ago, could widen dramatically in the wake of increased rainfall and flooding. Some 658 cases of cholera have been reported since 12 August, with 28 deaths, the World Health Organization (WHO) revealed in its latest situation report, published […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older posts This site uses cookies to help give you the best experience on our website. Cookies enable us to collect information that helps us personalise your experience and improve the functionality and performance of our site. By continuing to read our website, we assume you agree to this, otherwise you can adjust your browser settings. Please read our cookie and Privacy Policy. Our Cookies and Privacy Policy Loading Comments... You must be logged in to post a comment.
US Retreat from Global Commitments Impedes Battle Against Air Pollution and Climate Change: Colombia’s President 28/03/2025 Elaine Ruth Fletcher CARTAGENA – Colombia President Gustavo Petro launched into a blistering attack on the new administration of United States President Donald Trump on the closing day of a three-day WHO conference here on air pollution – warning that progress on critical environmental health and climate topics depends on the “common agenda” that has been fostered by […] Continue reading -> New EPA Head’s Voting Record Conflicts with Pledge to Address Forever Chemicals 23/01/2025 Sophia Samantaroy Last week’s nomination hearing of Lee Zeldin, President Donald Trump’s pick to lead the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) shed little light on how he would chart the future of PFAS and other “forever chemicals” regulation. President Donald Trump began action on his pledges to deregulate environmental protections, promote fossil fuel production, and withdraw from the […] Continue reading -> Paving the Way for Universal Health Coverage in Asia-Pacific and Beyond with Self-Care Strategies 25/11/2024 Judy Stenmark Last week, stakeholders gathered in Bangkok for the first-ever Regional Congress on Self-Care in the Asia-Pacific to discuss the importance of interventions and policies within the region. Throughout the proceedings, it was gratifying to see how increasing awareness and support for self-care is resonating regionally – as well as at national and global levels. WHO […] Continue reading -> Campaign Aims to Expose Big Soda’s ‘Sportswashing;’ Petition Captures 255,000 Signatures 25/11/2024 Editorial team The “Kick Big Soda Out!” campaign launched on July 8, 2024 ahead of the 2024 Paris Olympics and ran through the end of the Paralympics. It’s all about holding sugary drinks companies – especially Coca-Cola – accountable for their impact on health and the environment. To discuss the campaign, Health Policy Watch spoke to Trish […] Continue reading -> Post Pandemic: Wastewater-based Surveillance of Diseases Comes of Age 22/11/2024 Elaine Ruth Fletcher A method that first developed around polio elimination and matured during the COVID pandemic, is now being tested and used to track a much wider array of emerging disease threats. A unique symposium of scientists and public health experts at the Paris Sorbonne University last week looked at its promise and potential. In April 2020, […] Continue reading -> World Leaders Approve Milestone Commitment to Reduce Deaths from Antibiotic Resistance by 10% by 2030 26/09/2024 Elaine Ruth Fletcher A UN High Level Meeting on Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR) pledged to reduce by 10% deaths from drug resistant bacteria over the next six years in a new declaration on the “silent, slow-motion pandemic” that could kill some 39 million more people by 2050. Thursday’s milestone statement, the first on the topic since 2016, also pledges […] Continue reading -> Pollution in Water from Antibiotic Manufacturing is ‘Driving Drug Resistance’ 11/09/2024 Sophia Samantaroy Manufacturers of antibiotics are dumping waste into waterways that is driving antimicrobial resistance (AMR), warns the first-ever guidance from the World Health Organization (WHO) on waste water management and AMR. Antibiotic pollution is “largely unregulated” and a “neglected” issue, according to the WHO guidance, which explains how to mitigate liquid and solid waste during the formulation […] Continue reading -> Sudan Battling New Cholera Outbreak at 60 Cases per Day, WHO Reveals 23/08/2024 Sophia Samantaroy United Nations officials are expressing concern that a new cholera outbreak in conflict-ridden Sudan, declared 10 days ago, could widen dramatically in the wake of increased rainfall and flooding. Some 658 cases of cholera have been reported since 12 August, with 28 deaths, the World Health Organization (WHO) revealed in its latest situation report, published […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older posts This site uses cookies to help give you the best experience on our website. Cookies enable us to collect information that helps us personalise your experience and improve the functionality and performance of our site. By continuing to read our website, we assume you agree to this, otherwise you can adjust your browser settings. Please read our cookie and Privacy Policy. Our Cookies and Privacy Policy Loading Comments... You must be logged in to post a comment.
New EPA Head’s Voting Record Conflicts with Pledge to Address Forever Chemicals 23/01/2025 Sophia Samantaroy Last week’s nomination hearing of Lee Zeldin, President Donald Trump’s pick to lead the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) shed little light on how he would chart the future of PFAS and other “forever chemicals” regulation. President Donald Trump began action on his pledges to deregulate environmental protections, promote fossil fuel production, and withdraw from the […] Continue reading -> Paving the Way for Universal Health Coverage in Asia-Pacific and Beyond with Self-Care Strategies 25/11/2024 Judy Stenmark Last week, stakeholders gathered in Bangkok for the first-ever Regional Congress on Self-Care in the Asia-Pacific to discuss the importance of interventions and policies within the region. Throughout the proceedings, it was gratifying to see how increasing awareness and support for self-care is resonating regionally – as well as at national and global levels. WHO […] Continue reading -> Campaign Aims to Expose Big Soda’s ‘Sportswashing;’ Petition Captures 255,000 Signatures 25/11/2024 Editorial team The “Kick Big Soda Out!” campaign launched on July 8, 2024 ahead of the 2024 Paris Olympics and ran through the end of the Paralympics. It’s all about holding sugary drinks companies – especially Coca-Cola – accountable for their impact on health and the environment. To discuss the campaign, Health Policy Watch spoke to Trish […] Continue reading -> Post Pandemic: Wastewater-based Surveillance of Diseases Comes of Age 22/11/2024 Elaine Ruth Fletcher A method that first developed around polio elimination and matured during the COVID pandemic, is now being tested and used to track a much wider array of emerging disease threats. A unique symposium of scientists and public health experts at the Paris Sorbonne University last week looked at its promise and potential. In April 2020, […] Continue reading -> World Leaders Approve Milestone Commitment to Reduce Deaths from Antibiotic Resistance by 10% by 2030 26/09/2024 Elaine Ruth Fletcher A UN High Level Meeting on Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR) pledged to reduce by 10% deaths from drug resistant bacteria over the next six years in a new declaration on the “silent, slow-motion pandemic” that could kill some 39 million more people by 2050. Thursday’s milestone statement, the first on the topic since 2016, also pledges […] Continue reading -> Pollution in Water from Antibiotic Manufacturing is ‘Driving Drug Resistance’ 11/09/2024 Sophia Samantaroy Manufacturers of antibiotics are dumping waste into waterways that is driving antimicrobial resistance (AMR), warns the first-ever guidance from the World Health Organization (WHO) on waste water management and AMR. Antibiotic pollution is “largely unregulated” and a “neglected” issue, according to the WHO guidance, which explains how to mitigate liquid and solid waste during the formulation […] Continue reading -> Sudan Battling New Cholera Outbreak at 60 Cases per Day, WHO Reveals 23/08/2024 Sophia Samantaroy United Nations officials are expressing concern that a new cholera outbreak in conflict-ridden Sudan, declared 10 days ago, could widen dramatically in the wake of increased rainfall and flooding. Some 658 cases of cholera have been reported since 12 August, with 28 deaths, the World Health Organization (WHO) revealed in its latest situation report, published […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older posts This site uses cookies to help give you the best experience on our website. Cookies enable us to collect information that helps us personalise your experience and improve the functionality and performance of our site. By continuing to read our website, we assume you agree to this, otherwise you can adjust your browser settings. Please read our cookie and Privacy Policy. Our Cookies and Privacy Policy Loading Comments... You must be logged in to post a comment.
Paving the Way for Universal Health Coverage in Asia-Pacific and Beyond with Self-Care Strategies 25/11/2024 Judy Stenmark Last week, stakeholders gathered in Bangkok for the first-ever Regional Congress on Self-Care in the Asia-Pacific to discuss the importance of interventions and policies within the region. Throughout the proceedings, it was gratifying to see how increasing awareness and support for self-care is resonating regionally – as well as at national and global levels. WHO […] Continue reading -> Campaign Aims to Expose Big Soda’s ‘Sportswashing;’ Petition Captures 255,000 Signatures 25/11/2024 Editorial team The “Kick Big Soda Out!” campaign launched on July 8, 2024 ahead of the 2024 Paris Olympics and ran through the end of the Paralympics. It’s all about holding sugary drinks companies – especially Coca-Cola – accountable for their impact on health and the environment. To discuss the campaign, Health Policy Watch spoke to Trish […] Continue reading -> Post Pandemic: Wastewater-based Surveillance of Diseases Comes of Age 22/11/2024 Elaine Ruth Fletcher A method that first developed around polio elimination and matured during the COVID pandemic, is now being tested and used to track a much wider array of emerging disease threats. A unique symposium of scientists and public health experts at the Paris Sorbonne University last week looked at its promise and potential. In April 2020, […] Continue reading -> World Leaders Approve Milestone Commitment to Reduce Deaths from Antibiotic Resistance by 10% by 2030 26/09/2024 Elaine Ruth Fletcher A UN High Level Meeting on Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR) pledged to reduce by 10% deaths from drug resistant bacteria over the next six years in a new declaration on the “silent, slow-motion pandemic” that could kill some 39 million more people by 2050. Thursday’s milestone statement, the first on the topic since 2016, also pledges […] Continue reading -> Pollution in Water from Antibiotic Manufacturing is ‘Driving Drug Resistance’ 11/09/2024 Sophia Samantaroy Manufacturers of antibiotics are dumping waste into waterways that is driving antimicrobial resistance (AMR), warns the first-ever guidance from the World Health Organization (WHO) on waste water management and AMR. Antibiotic pollution is “largely unregulated” and a “neglected” issue, according to the WHO guidance, which explains how to mitigate liquid and solid waste during the formulation […] Continue reading -> Sudan Battling New Cholera Outbreak at 60 Cases per Day, WHO Reveals 23/08/2024 Sophia Samantaroy United Nations officials are expressing concern that a new cholera outbreak in conflict-ridden Sudan, declared 10 days ago, could widen dramatically in the wake of increased rainfall and flooding. Some 658 cases of cholera have been reported since 12 August, with 28 deaths, the World Health Organization (WHO) revealed in its latest situation report, published […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older posts This site uses cookies to help give you the best experience on our website. Cookies enable us to collect information that helps us personalise your experience and improve the functionality and performance of our site. By continuing to read our website, we assume you agree to this, otherwise you can adjust your browser settings. Please read our cookie and Privacy Policy. Our Cookies and Privacy Policy Loading Comments... You must be logged in to post a comment.
Campaign Aims to Expose Big Soda’s ‘Sportswashing;’ Petition Captures 255,000 Signatures 25/11/2024 Editorial team The “Kick Big Soda Out!” campaign launched on July 8, 2024 ahead of the 2024 Paris Olympics and ran through the end of the Paralympics. It’s all about holding sugary drinks companies – especially Coca-Cola – accountable for their impact on health and the environment. To discuss the campaign, Health Policy Watch spoke to Trish […] Continue reading -> Post Pandemic: Wastewater-based Surveillance of Diseases Comes of Age 22/11/2024 Elaine Ruth Fletcher A method that first developed around polio elimination and matured during the COVID pandemic, is now being tested and used to track a much wider array of emerging disease threats. A unique symposium of scientists and public health experts at the Paris Sorbonne University last week looked at its promise and potential. In April 2020, […] Continue reading -> World Leaders Approve Milestone Commitment to Reduce Deaths from Antibiotic Resistance by 10% by 2030 26/09/2024 Elaine Ruth Fletcher A UN High Level Meeting on Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR) pledged to reduce by 10% deaths from drug resistant bacteria over the next six years in a new declaration on the “silent, slow-motion pandemic” that could kill some 39 million more people by 2050. Thursday’s milestone statement, the first on the topic since 2016, also pledges […] Continue reading -> Pollution in Water from Antibiotic Manufacturing is ‘Driving Drug Resistance’ 11/09/2024 Sophia Samantaroy Manufacturers of antibiotics are dumping waste into waterways that is driving antimicrobial resistance (AMR), warns the first-ever guidance from the World Health Organization (WHO) on waste water management and AMR. Antibiotic pollution is “largely unregulated” and a “neglected” issue, according to the WHO guidance, which explains how to mitigate liquid and solid waste during the formulation […] Continue reading -> Sudan Battling New Cholera Outbreak at 60 Cases per Day, WHO Reveals 23/08/2024 Sophia Samantaroy United Nations officials are expressing concern that a new cholera outbreak in conflict-ridden Sudan, declared 10 days ago, could widen dramatically in the wake of increased rainfall and flooding. Some 658 cases of cholera have been reported since 12 August, with 28 deaths, the World Health Organization (WHO) revealed in its latest situation report, published […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older posts This site uses cookies to help give you the best experience on our website. Cookies enable us to collect information that helps us personalise your experience and improve the functionality and performance of our site. By continuing to read our website, we assume you agree to this, otherwise you can adjust your browser settings. Please read our cookie and Privacy Policy. Our Cookies and Privacy Policy Loading Comments... You must be logged in to post a comment.
Post Pandemic: Wastewater-based Surveillance of Diseases Comes of Age 22/11/2024 Elaine Ruth Fletcher A method that first developed around polio elimination and matured during the COVID pandemic, is now being tested and used to track a much wider array of emerging disease threats. A unique symposium of scientists and public health experts at the Paris Sorbonne University last week looked at its promise and potential. In April 2020, […] Continue reading -> World Leaders Approve Milestone Commitment to Reduce Deaths from Antibiotic Resistance by 10% by 2030 26/09/2024 Elaine Ruth Fletcher A UN High Level Meeting on Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR) pledged to reduce by 10% deaths from drug resistant bacteria over the next six years in a new declaration on the “silent, slow-motion pandemic” that could kill some 39 million more people by 2050. Thursday’s milestone statement, the first on the topic since 2016, also pledges […] Continue reading -> Pollution in Water from Antibiotic Manufacturing is ‘Driving Drug Resistance’ 11/09/2024 Sophia Samantaroy Manufacturers of antibiotics are dumping waste into waterways that is driving antimicrobial resistance (AMR), warns the first-ever guidance from the World Health Organization (WHO) on waste water management and AMR. Antibiotic pollution is “largely unregulated” and a “neglected” issue, according to the WHO guidance, which explains how to mitigate liquid and solid waste during the formulation […] Continue reading -> Sudan Battling New Cholera Outbreak at 60 Cases per Day, WHO Reveals 23/08/2024 Sophia Samantaroy United Nations officials are expressing concern that a new cholera outbreak in conflict-ridden Sudan, declared 10 days ago, could widen dramatically in the wake of increased rainfall and flooding. Some 658 cases of cholera have been reported since 12 August, with 28 deaths, the World Health Organization (WHO) revealed in its latest situation report, published […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older posts This site uses cookies to help give you the best experience on our website. Cookies enable us to collect information that helps us personalise your experience and improve the functionality and performance of our site. By continuing to read our website, we assume you agree to this, otherwise you can adjust your browser settings. Please read our cookie and Privacy Policy. Our Cookies and Privacy Policy Loading Comments... You must be logged in to post a comment.
World Leaders Approve Milestone Commitment to Reduce Deaths from Antibiotic Resistance by 10% by 2030 26/09/2024 Elaine Ruth Fletcher A UN High Level Meeting on Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR) pledged to reduce by 10% deaths from drug resistant bacteria over the next six years in a new declaration on the “silent, slow-motion pandemic” that could kill some 39 million more people by 2050. Thursday’s milestone statement, the first on the topic since 2016, also pledges […] Continue reading -> Pollution in Water from Antibiotic Manufacturing is ‘Driving Drug Resistance’ 11/09/2024 Sophia Samantaroy Manufacturers of antibiotics are dumping waste into waterways that is driving antimicrobial resistance (AMR), warns the first-ever guidance from the World Health Organization (WHO) on waste water management and AMR. Antibiotic pollution is “largely unregulated” and a “neglected” issue, according to the WHO guidance, which explains how to mitigate liquid and solid waste during the formulation […] Continue reading -> Sudan Battling New Cholera Outbreak at 60 Cases per Day, WHO Reveals 23/08/2024 Sophia Samantaroy United Nations officials are expressing concern that a new cholera outbreak in conflict-ridden Sudan, declared 10 days ago, could widen dramatically in the wake of increased rainfall and flooding. Some 658 cases of cholera have been reported since 12 August, with 28 deaths, the World Health Organization (WHO) revealed in its latest situation report, published […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older posts This site uses cookies to help give you the best experience on our website. Cookies enable us to collect information that helps us personalise your experience and improve the functionality and performance of our site. By continuing to read our website, we assume you agree to this, otherwise you can adjust your browser settings. Please read our cookie and Privacy Policy. Our Cookies and Privacy Policy Loading Comments... You must be logged in to post a comment.
Pollution in Water from Antibiotic Manufacturing is ‘Driving Drug Resistance’ 11/09/2024 Sophia Samantaroy Manufacturers of antibiotics are dumping waste into waterways that is driving antimicrobial resistance (AMR), warns the first-ever guidance from the World Health Organization (WHO) on waste water management and AMR. Antibiotic pollution is “largely unregulated” and a “neglected” issue, according to the WHO guidance, which explains how to mitigate liquid and solid waste during the formulation […] Continue reading -> Sudan Battling New Cholera Outbreak at 60 Cases per Day, WHO Reveals 23/08/2024 Sophia Samantaroy United Nations officials are expressing concern that a new cholera outbreak in conflict-ridden Sudan, declared 10 days ago, could widen dramatically in the wake of increased rainfall and flooding. Some 658 cases of cholera have been reported since 12 August, with 28 deaths, the World Health Organization (WHO) revealed in its latest situation report, published […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older posts This site uses cookies to help give you the best experience on our website. Cookies enable us to collect information that helps us personalise your experience and improve the functionality and performance of our site. By continuing to read our website, we assume you agree to this, otherwise you can adjust your browser settings. Please read our cookie and Privacy Policy. Our Cookies and Privacy Policy
Sudan Battling New Cholera Outbreak at 60 Cases per Day, WHO Reveals 23/08/2024 Sophia Samantaroy United Nations officials are expressing concern that a new cholera outbreak in conflict-ridden Sudan, declared 10 days ago, could widen dramatically in the wake of increased rainfall and flooding. Some 658 cases of cholera have been reported since 12 August, with 28 deaths, the World Health Organization (WHO) revealed in its latest situation report, published […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older posts