How Global Action Can Meet Local Needs in Emerging Outbreaks 09/06/2023 Paul Adepoju More R&D into already known emerging disease threats, from Mpox to Lassa fever would go a long way to both bolster developing countries’ preparedness as well as protecting the world, experts argue. Member state negotiations resume next week over a draft WHO convention on pandemic prevention, preparedness and response – which is supposed to be […] Continue reading -> Wildfires and Melting Arctic Cast Shadow Over World Environment Day 07/06/2023 Stefan Anderson New York City is choking on smoke from hundreds of wildfires ravaging Canadian forests. The sun rose ominously over the city on Tuesday morning, a fiery red orb obscured by the poisonous fog — as if the sky was sending a message: the climate crisis is in code red. This eerie reminder of the need […] Continue reading -> WHO to Establish Digital Health Certification Network Based on EU COVID-19 Certificate 05/06/2023 Kerry Cullinan The World Health Organization (WHO) is establishing a global digital health certification network based on the European Union’s COVID-19 certificate to “facilitate global mobility and protect citizens across the world from ongoing and future health threats, including pandemics”, the body announced on Monday. The EU’s digital COVID-19 certificate (DCC), which recorded vaccinations, tests and recovery, […] Continue reading -> New ‘Lab’ Aims to Leverage Digital Tools for Health Policy Making 03/06/2023 Maayan Hoffman A new collaboration called the “Global Health Policy Lab” (GHPL) aims to develop digital tools that strengthen the available global capacity to identify, benchmark, disseminate and assess the impact of relevant health laws and policies within the field of global health. The lab, a partnership between the Harvard Health Systems Innovation Lab and the Charité […] Continue reading -> Resolution on Health of Indigenous Peoples Approved by WHA 31/05/2023 Paul Adepoju In a milestone decision at the 76th World Health Assembly (WHA76), a resolution aimed at addressing health challenges faced by indigenous peoples worldwide has been approved. With it, the Director-General of the WHO has been directed to develop a comprehensive global action plan dedicated to improving their health outcomes by 2026. Indigenous peoples, encompassing a […] Continue reading -> World Health Assembly Closes Session with Biggest Challenge Still Looming 30/05/2023 Elaine Ruth Fletcher Pandemic treaty negotiations need to be completed by member states and there’s just one year left to meet that deadline, warns the World Health Organization’s Director General. As the World Health Assembly closed its doors on it’s 75th Anniversary edition (WHA 76), which had to be extended by an extra day due to the prolonged […] Continue reading -> Exclusive: India Re-elected as WHO External Auditor; Cost is $1 Million More Than Previous Term 30/05/2023 Elaine Ruth Fletcher & Paul Adepoju The World Health Assembly has re-elected India to serve as WHO’s external auditor for the next four years – but there was a steep price tag attached to this year’s appointment. WHO will pay nearly $1 million for India’s services over the coming three-year term of 2024-2027 – amounting to US$ 2.268 million, according to […] Continue reading -> Digital Health – Big WHO Ambitions but Progress Lags 29/05/2023 Paul Adepoju On Saturday at the World Health Assembly, the World Health Organization (WHO) laid out the current realities of its digital health agenda as contained in the 2020-2025 global strategy on digital health. WHO member states see digital health as an important vehicle for accelerating progress towards WHO’s ‘triple billion’ targets of universal health coverage, health […] Continue reading -> WHA Approves Resolutions on Rehabilitation; Fake Medicines and Disability 29/05/2023 Disha Shetty The World Health Assembly (WHA) on Monday greenlit a slew of decisions and resolutions that aim to bring another one billion people under the coverage of universal health coverage (UHC), as the 76th WHA session drew closer to its end. The plan is the bedrock of WHO’s vision to deliver on so-called “triple billion targets” […] Continue reading -> Air Pollution Advocates Say Time to Act Is Now 27/05/2023 Disha Shetty When Elvis Ndikum Achiri, a long-time veteran of tobacco control campaigns, began collecting data on air pollution in his community in Cameroon, he was surprised to discover how many people around him, both young and old, suffered from related illnesses even though they had never smoked – including a beloved high school teacher who had […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts
Wildfires and Melting Arctic Cast Shadow Over World Environment Day 07/06/2023 Stefan Anderson New York City is choking on smoke from hundreds of wildfires ravaging Canadian forests. The sun rose ominously over the city on Tuesday morning, a fiery red orb obscured by the poisonous fog — as if the sky was sending a message: the climate crisis is in code red. This eerie reminder of the need […] Continue reading -> WHO to Establish Digital Health Certification Network Based on EU COVID-19 Certificate 05/06/2023 Kerry Cullinan The World Health Organization (WHO) is establishing a global digital health certification network based on the European Union’s COVID-19 certificate to “facilitate global mobility and protect citizens across the world from ongoing and future health threats, including pandemics”, the body announced on Monday. The EU’s digital COVID-19 certificate (DCC), which recorded vaccinations, tests and recovery, […] Continue reading -> New ‘Lab’ Aims to Leverage Digital Tools for Health Policy Making 03/06/2023 Maayan Hoffman A new collaboration called the “Global Health Policy Lab” (GHPL) aims to develop digital tools that strengthen the available global capacity to identify, benchmark, disseminate and assess the impact of relevant health laws and policies within the field of global health. The lab, a partnership between the Harvard Health Systems Innovation Lab and the Charité […] Continue reading -> Resolution on Health of Indigenous Peoples Approved by WHA 31/05/2023 Paul Adepoju In a milestone decision at the 76th World Health Assembly (WHA76), a resolution aimed at addressing health challenges faced by indigenous peoples worldwide has been approved. With it, the Director-General of the WHO has been directed to develop a comprehensive global action plan dedicated to improving their health outcomes by 2026. Indigenous peoples, encompassing a […] Continue reading -> World Health Assembly Closes Session with Biggest Challenge Still Looming 30/05/2023 Elaine Ruth Fletcher Pandemic treaty negotiations need to be completed by member states and there’s just one year left to meet that deadline, warns the World Health Organization’s Director General. As the World Health Assembly closed its doors on it’s 75th Anniversary edition (WHA 76), which had to be extended by an extra day due to the prolonged […] Continue reading -> Exclusive: India Re-elected as WHO External Auditor; Cost is $1 Million More Than Previous Term 30/05/2023 Elaine Ruth Fletcher & Paul Adepoju The World Health Assembly has re-elected India to serve as WHO’s external auditor for the next four years – but there was a steep price tag attached to this year’s appointment. WHO will pay nearly $1 million for India’s services over the coming three-year term of 2024-2027 – amounting to US$ 2.268 million, according to […] Continue reading -> Digital Health – Big WHO Ambitions but Progress Lags 29/05/2023 Paul Adepoju On Saturday at the World Health Assembly, the World Health Organization (WHO) laid out the current realities of its digital health agenda as contained in the 2020-2025 global strategy on digital health. WHO member states see digital health as an important vehicle for accelerating progress towards WHO’s ‘triple billion’ targets of universal health coverage, health […] Continue reading -> WHA Approves Resolutions on Rehabilitation; Fake Medicines and Disability 29/05/2023 Disha Shetty The World Health Assembly (WHA) on Monday greenlit a slew of decisions and resolutions that aim to bring another one billion people under the coverage of universal health coverage (UHC), as the 76th WHA session drew closer to its end. The plan is the bedrock of WHO’s vision to deliver on so-called “triple billion targets” […] Continue reading -> Air Pollution Advocates Say Time to Act Is Now 27/05/2023 Disha Shetty When Elvis Ndikum Achiri, a long-time veteran of tobacco control campaigns, began collecting data on air pollution in his community in Cameroon, he was surprised to discover how many people around him, both young and old, suffered from related illnesses even though they had never smoked – including a beloved high school teacher who had […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts
WHO to Establish Digital Health Certification Network Based on EU COVID-19 Certificate 05/06/2023 Kerry Cullinan The World Health Organization (WHO) is establishing a global digital health certification network based on the European Union’s COVID-19 certificate to “facilitate global mobility and protect citizens across the world from ongoing and future health threats, including pandemics”, the body announced on Monday. The EU’s digital COVID-19 certificate (DCC), which recorded vaccinations, tests and recovery, […] Continue reading -> New ‘Lab’ Aims to Leverage Digital Tools for Health Policy Making 03/06/2023 Maayan Hoffman A new collaboration called the “Global Health Policy Lab” (GHPL) aims to develop digital tools that strengthen the available global capacity to identify, benchmark, disseminate and assess the impact of relevant health laws and policies within the field of global health. The lab, a partnership between the Harvard Health Systems Innovation Lab and the Charité […] Continue reading -> Resolution on Health of Indigenous Peoples Approved by WHA 31/05/2023 Paul Adepoju In a milestone decision at the 76th World Health Assembly (WHA76), a resolution aimed at addressing health challenges faced by indigenous peoples worldwide has been approved. With it, the Director-General of the WHO has been directed to develop a comprehensive global action plan dedicated to improving their health outcomes by 2026. Indigenous peoples, encompassing a […] Continue reading -> World Health Assembly Closes Session with Biggest Challenge Still Looming 30/05/2023 Elaine Ruth Fletcher Pandemic treaty negotiations need to be completed by member states and there’s just one year left to meet that deadline, warns the World Health Organization’s Director General. As the World Health Assembly closed its doors on it’s 75th Anniversary edition (WHA 76), which had to be extended by an extra day due to the prolonged […] Continue reading -> Exclusive: India Re-elected as WHO External Auditor; Cost is $1 Million More Than Previous Term 30/05/2023 Elaine Ruth Fletcher & Paul Adepoju The World Health Assembly has re-elected India to serve as WHO’s external auditor for the next four years – but there was a steep price tag attached to this year’s appointment. WHO will pay nearly $1 million for India’s services over the coming three-year term of 2024-2027 – amounting to US$ 2.268 million, according to […] Continue reading -> Digital Health – Big WHO Ambitions but Progress Lags 29/05/2023 Paul Adepoju On Saturday at the World Health Assembly, the World Health Organization (WHO) laid out the current realities of its digital health agenda as contained in the 2020-2025 global strategy on digital health. WHO member states see digital health as an important vehicle for accelerating progress towards WHO’s ‘triple billion’ targets of universal health coverage, health […] Continue reading -> WHA Approves Resolutions on Rehabilitation; Fake Medicines and Disability 29/05/2023 Disha Shetty The World Health Assembly (WHA) on Monday greenlit a slew of decisions and resolutions that aim to bring another one billion people under the coverage of universal health coverage (UHC), as the 76th WHA session drew closer to its end. The plan is the bedrock of WHO’s vision to deliver on so-called “triple billion targets” […] Continue reading -> Air Pollution Advocates Say Time to Act Is Now 27/05/2023 Disha Shetty When Elvis Ndikum Achiri, a long-time veteran of tobacco control campaigns, began collecting data on air pollution in his community in Cameroon, he was surprised to discover how many people around him, both young and old, suffered from related illnesses even though they had never smoked – including a beloved high school teacher who had […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts
New ‘Lab’ Aims to Leverage Digital Tools for Health Policy Making 03/06/2023 Maayan Hoffman A new collaboration called the “Global Health Policy Lab” (GHPL) aims to develop digital tools that strengthen the available global capacity to identify, benchmark, disseminate and assess the impact of relevant health laws and policies within the field of global health. The lab, a partnership between the Harvard Health Systems Innovation Lab and the Charité […] Continue reading -> Resolution on Health of Indigenous Peoples Approved by WHA 31/05/2023 Paul Adepoju In a milestone decision at the 76th World Health Assembly (WHA76), a resolution aimed at addressing health challenges faced by indigenous peoples worldwide has been approved. With it, the Director-General of the WHO has been directed to develop a comprehensive global action plan dedicated to improving their health outcomes by 2026. Indigenous peoples, encompassing a […] Continue reading -> World Health Assembly Closes Session with Biggest Challenge Still Looming 30/05/2023 Elaine Ruth Fletcher Pandemic treaty negotiations need to be completed by member states and there’s just one year left to meet that deadline, warns the World Health Organization’s Director General. As the World Health Assembly closed its doors on it’s 75th Anniversary edition (WHA 76), which had to be extended by an extra day due to the prolonged […] Continue reading -> Exclusive: India Re-elected as WHO External Auditor; Cost is $1 Million More Than Previous Term 30/05/2023 Elaine Ruth Fletcher & Paul Adepoju The World Health Assembly has re-elected India to serve as WHO’s external auditor for the next four years – but there was a steep price tag attached to this year’s appointment. WHO will pay nearly $1 million for India’s services over the coming three-year term of 2024-2027 – amounting to US$ 2.268 million, according to […] Continue reading -> Digital Health – Big WHO Ambitions but Progress Lags 29/05/2023 Paul Adepoju On Saturday at the World Health Assembly, the World Health Organization (WHO) laid out the current realities of its digital health agenda as contained in the 2020-2025 global strategy on digital health. WHO member states see digital health as an important vehicle for accelerating progress towards WHO’s ‘triple billion’ targets of universal health coverage, health […] Continue reading -> WHA Approves Resolutions on Rehabilitation; Fake Medicines and Disability 29/05/2023 Disha Shetty The World Health Assembly (WHA) on Monday greenlit a slew of decisions and resolutions that aim to bring another one billion people under the coverage of universal health coverage (UHC), as the 76th WHA session drew closer to its end. The plan is the bedrock of WHO’s vision to deliver on so-called “triple billion targets” […] Continue reading -> Air Pollution Advocates Say Time to Act Is Now 27/05/2023 Disha Shetty When Elvis Ndikum Achiri, a long-time veteran of tobacco control campaigns, began collecting data on air pollution in his community in Cameroon, he was surprised to discover how many people around him, both young and old, suffered from related illnesses even though they had never smoked – including a beloved high school teacher who had […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts
Resolution on Health of Indigenous Peoples Approved by WHA 31/05/2023 Paul Adepoju In a milestone decision at the 76th World Health Assembly (WHA76), a resolution aimed at addressing health challenges faced by indigenous peoples worldwide has been approved. With it, the Director-General of the WHO has been directed to develop a comprehensive global action plan dedicated to improving their health outcomes by 2026. Indigenous peoples, encompassing a […] Continue reading -> World Health Assembly Closes Session with Biggest Challenge Still Looming 30/05/2023 Elaine Ruth Fletcher Pandemic treaty negotiations need to be completed by member states and there’s just one year left to meet that deadline, warns the World Health Organization’s Director General. As the World Health Assembly closed its doors on it’s 75th Anniversary edition (WHA 76), which had to be extended by an extra day due to the prolonged […] Continue reading -> Exclusive: India Re-elected as WHO External Auditor; Cost is $1 Million More Than Previous Term 30/05/2023 Elaine Ruth Fletcher & Paul Adepoju The World Health Assembly has re-elected India to serve as WHO’s external auditor for the next four years – but there was a steep price tag attached to this year’s appointment. WHO will pay nearly $1 million for India’s services over the coming three-year term of 2024-2027 – amounting to US$ 2.268 million, according to […] Continue reading -> Digital Health – Big WHO Ambitions but Progress Lags 29/05/2023 Paul Adepoju On Saturday at the World Health Assembly, the World Health Organization (WHO) laid out the current realities of its digital health agenda as contained in the 2020-2025 global strategy on digital health. WHO member states see digital health as an important vehicle for accelerating progress towards WHO’s ‘triple billion’ targets of universal health coverage, health […] Continue reading -> WHA Approves Resolutions on Rehabilitation; Fake Medicines and Disability 29/05/2023 Disha Shetty The World Health Assembly (WHA) on Monday greenlit a slew of decisions and resolutions that aim to bring another one billion people under the coverage of universal health coverage (UHC), as the 76th WHA session drew closer to its end. The plan is the bedrock of WHO’s vision to deliver on so-called “triple billion targets” […] Continue reading -> Air Pollution Advocates Say Time to Act Is Now 27/05/2023 Disha Shetty When Elvis Ndikum Achiri, a long-time veteran of tobacco control campaigns, began collecting data on air pollution in his community in Cameroon, he was surprised to discover how many people around him, both young and old, suffered from related illnesses even though they had never smoked – including a beloved high school teacher who had […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts
World Health Assembly Closes Session with Biggest Challenge Still Looming 30/05/2023 Elaine Ruth Fletcher Pandemic treaty negotiations need to be completed by member states and there’s just one year left to meet that deadline, warns the World Health Organization’s Director General. As the World Health Assembly closed its doors on it’s 75th Anniversary edition (WHA 76), which had to be extended by an extra day due to the prolonged […] Continue reading -> Exclusive: India Re-elected as WHO External Auditor; Cost is $1 Million More Than Previous Term 30/05/2023 Elaine Ruth Fletcher & Paul Adepoju The World Health Assembly has re-elected India to serve as WHO’s external auditor for the next four years – but there was a steep price tag attached to this year’s appointment. WHO will pay nearly $1 million for India’s services over the coming three-year term of 2024-2027 – amounting to US$ 2.268 million, according to […] Continue reading -> Digital Health – Big WHO Ambitions but Progress Lags 29/05/2023 Paul Adepoju On Saturday at the World Health Assembly, the World Health Organization (WHO) laid out the current realities of its digital health agenda as contained in the 2020-2025 global strategy on digital health. WHO member states see digital health as an important vehicle for accelerating progress towards WHO’s ‘triple billion’ targets of universal health coverage, health […] Continue reading -> WHA Approves Resolutions on Rehabilitation; Fake Medicines and Disability 29/05/2023 Disha Shetty The World Health Assembly (WHA) on Monday greenlit a slew of decisions and resolutions that aim to bring another one billion people under the coverage of universal health coverage (UHC), as the 76th WHA session drew closer to its end. The plan is the bedrock of WHO’s vision to deliver on so-called “triple billion targets” […] Continue reading -> Air Pollution Advocates Say Time to Act Is Now 27/05/2023 Disha Shetty When Elvis Ndikum Achiri, a long-time veteran of tobacco control campaigns, began collecting data on air pollution in his community in Cameroon, he was surprised to discover how many people around him, both young and old, suffered from related illnesses even though they had never smoked – including a beloved high school teacher who had […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts
Exclusive: India Re-elected as WHO External Auditor; Cost is $1 Million More Than Previous Term 30/05/2023 Elaine Ruth Fletcher & Paul Adepoju The World Health Assembly has re-elected India to serve as WHO’s external auditor for the next four years – but there was a steep price tag attached to this year’s appointment. WHO will pay nearly $1 million for India’s services over the coming three-year term of 2024-2027 – amounting to US$ 2.268 million, according to […] Continue reading -> Digital Health – Big WHO Ambitions but Progress Lags 29/05/2023 Paul Adepoju On Saturday at the World Health Assembly, the World Health Organization (WHO) laid out the current realities of its digital health agenda as contained in the 2020-2025 global strategy on digital health. WHO member states see digital health as an important vehicle for accelerating progress towards WHO’s ‘triple billion’ targets of universal health coverage, health […] Continue reading -> WHA Approves Resolutions on Rehabilitation; Fake Medicines and Disability 29/05/2023 Disha Shetty The World Health Assembly (WHA) on Monday greenlit a slew of decisions and resolutions that aim to bring another one billion people under the coverage of universal health coverage (UHC), as the 76th WHA session drew closer to its end. The plan is the bedrock of WHO’s vision to deliver on so-called “triple billion targets” […] Continue reading -> Air Pollution Advocates Say Time to Act Is Now 27/05/2023 Disha Shetty When Elvis Ndikum Achiri, a long-time veteran of tobacco control campaigns, began collecting data on air pollution in his community in Cameroon, he was surprised to discover how many people around him, both young and old, suffered from related illnesses even though they had never smoked – including a beloved high school teacher who had […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts
Digital Health – Big WHO Ambitions but Progress Lags 29/05/2023 Paul Adepoju On Saturday at the World Health Assembly, the World Health Organization (WHO) laid out the current realities of its digital health agenda as contained in the 2020-2025 global strategy on digital health. WHO member states see digital health as an important vehicle for accelerating progress towards WHO’s ‘triple billion’ targets of universal health coverage, health […] Continue reading -> WHA Approves Resolutions on Rehabilitation; Fake Medicines and Disability 29/05/2023 Disha Shetty The World Health Assembly (WHA) on Monday greenlit a slew of decisions and resolutions that aim to bring another one billion people under the coverage of universal health coverage (UHC), as the 76th WHA session drew closer to its end. The plan is the bedrock of WHO’s vision to deliver on so-called “triple billion targets” […] Continue reading -> Air Pollution Advocates Say Time to Act Is Now 27/05/2023 Disha Shetty When Elvis Ndikum Achiri, a long-time veteran of tobacco control campaigns, began collecting data on air pollution in his community in Cameroon, he was surprised to discover how many people around him, both young and old, suffered from related illnesses even though they had never smoked – including a beloved high school teacher who had […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts
WHA Approves Resolutions on Rehabilitation; Fake Medicines and Disability 29/05/2023 Disha Shetty The World Health Assembly (WHA) on Monday greenlit a slew of decisions and resolutions that aim to bring another one billion people under the coverage of universal health coverage (UHC), as the 76th WHA session drew closer to its end. The plan is the bedrock of WHO’s vision to deliver on so-called “triple billion targets” […] Continue reading -> Air Pollution Advocates Say Time to Act Is Now 27/05/2023 Disha Shetty When Elvis Ndikum Achiri, a long-time veteran of tobacco control campaigns, began collecting data on air pollution in his community in Cameroon, he was surprised to discover how many people around him, both young and old, suffered from related illnesses even though they had never smoked – including a beloved high school teacher who had […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts
Air Pollution Advocates Say Time to Act Is Now 27/05/2023 Disha Shetty When Elvis Ndikum Achiri, a long-time veteran of tobacco control campaigns, began collecting data on air pollution in his community in Cameroon, he was surprised to discover how many people around him, both young and old, suffered from related illnesses even though they had never smoked – including a beloved high school teacher who had […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts