Ghana’s Parliament Hosts Anti-vaxxer as Part of ‘Family Values’ Conference 12/06/2026 Kerry Cullinan Ghana’s parliament invited a vociferously anti-vaccine Kenyan and a conservative Dutch activist campaigning to curtail the World Health Organization (WHO) to address visiting MPs on “health sovereignty” last week. Ghanaian President John Mahama – who is championing African “health sovereignty” via an initiative called the Accra Reset – was a keynote speaker at the WHO’s […] Continue reading -> Indoor Air Pollution: The Invisible Health Risk to Children, Older People and Vulnerable Groups 22/05/2026 Sophia Samantaroy While the health harms of biomass cookstoves, and the smoke they produce inside the homes of developing countries has received significant attention in the past two decades, a wide range of chemical and pathogenic air pollutants create hazards in modern homes and buildings – also threatening health. Investments in ventilation, air filtration, monitoring, and clean […] Continue reading -> BioNTech Factory Closures Spark Concerns Over EU Supplies Amid Trade Tensions 08/05/2026 Felix Sassmannshausen This week’s announcement of BioNTech factory closures in Germany marks an end to the country’s pandemic-era COVID-19 vaccine production boom. The Mainz-based pioneer announced that it will manufacture its final batches of the vaccine domestically later this year, transferring all future production to its American partner, Pfizer. This strategic retreat from Germany – which includes […] Continue reading -> WHO Expert Group: Step up Typhoid Vaccination in High Risk Regions, Fewer Polio Doses in Low-Risk Areas 18/03/2026 Kerry Cullinan Countries with a high incidence of typhoid or antimicrobial resistance to its leading pathogen, Salmonella Typhi, should introduce typhoid vaccinations, according to the World Health Organization’s (WHO) Strategic Advisory Group of Experts (SAGE) on Immunization. In new guidance issued Wednesday, SAGE also recommended routine COVID-19 vaccination for groups at highest risk of severe COVID-19 disease […] Continue reading -> A Flag Recaptured: US Exit from WHO Highlights Anger Over COVID-19 Pandemic 27/01/2026 Sophia Samantaroy A dispute over an American flag has become symbolic of the bitter public dispute between the US and the World Health Organization (WHO) after the US withdrew from the organization on 22 January. In a joint statement by Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Secretary of Health and Human Services Robert F Kennedy Jr on […] Continue reading -> Most Vaccine Hesitancy can be Successfully Overcome, New Lancet Study Finds 14/01/2026 Felix Sassmannshausen Fears over the side effects of COVID-19 jabs, which led to initial vaccine hesitancy, mostly gave way to acceptance in the course of the pandemic, with only a small minority remaining unvaccinated due to deep-seated mistrust, a new major study published in The Lancet finds. For the first time, the study “Profiling vaccine attitudes and […] Continue reading -> EXCLUSIVE: Germany to Halve Funding for Pandemic Hub Amid Global Health Pull-back 08/01/2026 Felix Sassmannshausen The German government is set to halve its funding for the Berlin-based WHO Hub for Pandemic and Epidemic Intelligence this year as part of a broader retreat from global health and aid financing under Chancellor Friedrich Merz. Funding for the pandemic surveillance hub will be reduced from €30 million yearly to €15 million, with only […] Continue reading -> US Shrinks Childhood Vaccine Schedule; Drops Six Common Vaccines from CDC Recommendations 06/01/2026 Sophia Samantaroy HHS Secretary Robert F Kennedy Jr makes good on promise to reduce the number of recommended vaccines. US health officials announced Monday an overhauled version of the vaccines recommended to infants and adolescents, shrinking the number of diseases for which vaccines should be administered from 17 to 11. The decision follows a December 5, 2025 […] 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 -> Chaos in CDC as White House Removes Director After Vaccine Row with Kennedy 28/08/2025 Kerry Cullinan The White House “terminated” Dr Susan Monarez as director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) late Wednesday night after she refused to resign. On Wednesday evening, Monarez’s legal counsel said that she would not resign as CDC director despite an earlier announcement on X by the US Department of Health and Human […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older posts
Indoor Air Pollution: The Invisible Health Risk to Children, Older People and Vulnerable Groups 22/05/2026 Sophia Samantaroy While the health harms of biomass cookstoves, and the smoke they produce inside the homes of developing countries has received significant attention in the past two decades, a wide range of chemical and pathogenic air pollutants create hazards in modern homes and buildings – also threatening health. Investments in ventilation, air filtration, monitoring, and clean […] Continue reading -> BioNTech Factory Closures Spark Concerns Over EU Supplies Amid Trade Tensions 08/05/2026 Felix Sassmannshausen This week’s announcement of BioNTech factory closures in Germany marks an end to the country’s pandemic-era COVID-19 vaccine production boom. The Mainz-based pioneer announced that it will manufacture its final batches of the vaccine domestically later this year, transferring all future production to its American partner, Pfizer. This strategic retreat from Germany – which includes […] Continue reading -> WHO Expert Group: Step up Typhoid Vaccination in High Risk Regions, Fewer Polio Doses in Low-Risk Areas 18/03/2026 Kerry Cullinan Countries with a high incidence of typhoid or antimicrobial resistance to its leading pathogen, Salmonella Typhi, should introduce typhoid vaccinations, according to the World Health Organization’s (WHO) Strategic Advisory Group of Experts (SAGE) on Immunization. In new guidance issued Wednesday, SAGE also recommended routine COVID-19 vaccination for groups at highest risk of severe COVID-19 disease […] Continue reading -> A Flag Recaptured: US Exit from WHO Highlights Anger Over COVID-19 Pandemic 27/01/2026 Sophia Samantaroy A dispute over an American flag has become symbolic of the bitter public dispute between the US and the World Health Organization (WHO) after the US withdrew from the organization on 22 January. In a joint statement by Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Secretary of Health and Human Services Robert F Kennedy Jr on […] Continue reading -> Most Vaccine Hesitancy can be Successfully Overcome, New Lancet Study Finds 14/01/2026 Felix Sassmannshausen Fears over the side effects of COVID-19 jabs, which led to initial vaccine hesitancy, mostly gave way to acceptance in the course of the pandemic, with only a small minority remaining unvaccinated due to deep-seated mistrust, a new major study published in The Lancet finds. For the first time, the study “Profiling vaccine attitudes and […] Continue reading -> EXCLUSIVE: Germany to Halve Funding for Pandemic Hub Amid Global Health Pull-back 08/01/2026 Felix Sassmannshausen The German government is set to halve its funding for the Berlin-based WHO Hub for Pandemic and Epidemic Intelligence this year as part of a broader retreat from global health and aid financing under Chancellor Friedrich Merz. Funding for the pandemic surveillance hub will be reduced from €30 million yearly to €15 million, with only […] Continue reading -> US Shrinks Childhood Vaccine Schedule; Drops Six Common Vaccines from CDC Recommendations 06/01/2026 Sophia Samantaroy HHS Secretary Robert F Kennedy Jr makes good on promise to reduce the number of recommended vaccines. US health officials announced Monday an overhauled version of the vaccines recommended to infants and adolescents, shrinking the number of diseases for which vaccines should be administered from 17 to 11. The decision follows a December 5, 2025 […] 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 -> Chaos in CDC as White House Removes Director After Vaccine Row with Kennedy 28/08/2025 Kerry Cullinan The White House “terminated” Dr Susan Monarez as director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) late Wednesday night after she refused to resign. On Wednesday evening, Monarez’s legal counsel said that she would not resign as CDC director despite an earlier announcement on X by the US Department of Health and Human […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older posts
BioNTech Factory Closures Spark Concerns Over EU Supplies Amid Trade Tensions 08/05/2026 Felix Sassmannshausen This week’s announcement of BioNTech factory closures in Germany marks an end to the country’s pandemic-era COVID-19 vaccine production boom. The Mainz-based pioneer announced that it will manufacture its final batches of the vaccine domestically later this year, transferring all future production to its American partner, Pfizer. This strategic retreat from Germany – which includes […] Continue reading -> WHO Expert Group: Step up Typhoid Vaccination in High Risk Regions, Fewer Polio Doses in Low-Risk Areas 18/03/2026 Kerry Cullinan Countries with a high incidence of typhoid or antimicrobial resistance to its leading pathogen, Salmonella Typhi, should introduce typhoid vaccinations, according to the World Health Organization’s (WHO) Strategic Advisory Group of Experts (SAGE) on Immunization. In new guidance issued Wednesday, SAGE also recommended routine COVID-19 vaccination for groups at highest risk of severe COVID-19 disease […] Continue reading -> A Flag Recaptured: US Exit from WHO Highlights Anger Over COVID-19 Pandemic 27/01/2026 Sophia Samantaroy A dispute over an American flag has become symbolic of the bitter public dispute between the US and the World Health Organization (WHO) after the US withdrew from the organization on 22 January. In a joint statement by Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Secretary of Health and Human Services Robert F Kennedy Jr on […] Continue reading -> Most Vaccine Hesitancy can be Successfully Overcome, New Lancet Study Finds 14/01/2026 Felix Sassmannshausen Fears over the side effects of COVID-19 jabs, which led to initial vaccine hesitancy, mostly gave way to acceptance in the course of the pandemic, with only a small minority remaining unvaccinated due to deep-seated mistrust, a new major study published in The Lancet finds. For the first time, the study “Profiling vaccine attitudes and […] Continue reading -> EXCLUSIVE: Germany to Halve Funding for Pandemic Hub Amid Global Health Pull-back 08/01/2026 Felix Sassmannshausen The German government is set to halve its funding for the Berlin-based WHO Hub for Pandemic and Epidemic Intelligence this year as part of a broader retreat from global health and aid financing under Chancellor Friedrich Merz. Funding for the pandemic surveillance hub will be reduced from €30 million yearly to €15 million, with only […] Continue reading -> US Shrinks Childhood Vaccine Schedule; Drops Six Common Vaccines from CDC Recommendations 06/01/2026 Sophia Samantaroy HHS Secretary Robert F Kennedy Jr makes good on promise to reduce the number of recommended vaccines. US health officials announced Monday an overhauled version of the vaccines recommended to infants and adolescents, shrinking the number of diseases for which vaccines should be administered from 17 to 11. The decision follows a December 5, 2025 […] 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 -> Chaos in CDC as White House Removes Director After Vaccine Row with Kennedy 28/08/2025 Kerry Cullinan The White House “terminated” Dr Susan Monarez as director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) late Wednesday night after she refused to resign. On Wednesday evening, Monarez’s legal counsel said that she would not resign as CDC director despite an earlier announcement on X by the US Department of Health and Human […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older posts
WHO Expert Group: Step up Typhoid Vaccination in High Risk Regions, Fewer Polio Doses in Low-Risk Areas 18/03/2026 Kerry Cullinan Countries with a high incidence of typhoid or antimicrobial resistance to its leading pathogen, Salmonella Typhi, should introduce typhoid vaccinations, according to the World Health Organization’s (WHO) Strategic Advisory Group of Experts (SAGE) on Immunization. In new guidance issued Wednesday, SAGE also recommended routine COVID-19 vaccination for groups at highest risk of severe COVID-19 disease […] Continue reading -> A Flag Recaptured: US Exit from WHO Highlights Anger Over COVID-19 Pandemic 27/01/2026 Sophia Samantaroy A dispute over an American flag has become symbolic of the bitter public dispute between the US and the World Health Organization (WHO) after the US withdrew from the organization on 22 January. In a joint statement by Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Secretary of Health and Human Services Robert F Kennedy Jr on […] Continue reading -> Most Vaccine Hesitancy can be Successfully Overcome, New Lancet Study Finds 14/01/2026 Felix Sassmannshausen Fears over the side effects of COVID-19 jabs, which led to initial vaccine hesitancy, mostly gave way to acceptance in the course of the pandemic, with only a small minority remaining unvaccinated due to deep-seated mistrust, a new major study published in The Lancet finds. For the first time, the study “Profiling vaccine attitudes and […] Continue reading -> EXCLUSIVE: Germany to Halve Funding for Pandemic Hub Amid Global Health Pull-back 08/01/2026 Felix Sassmannshausen The German government is set to halve its funding for the Berlin-based WHO Hub for Pandemic and Epidemic Intelligence this year as part of a broader retreat from global health and aid financing under Chancellor Friedrich Merz. Funding for the pandemic surveillance hub will be reduced from €30 million yearly to €15 million, with only […] Continue reading -> US Shrinks Childhood Vaccine Schedule; Drops Six Common Vaccines from CDC Recommendations 06/01/2026 Sophia Samantaroy HHS Secretary Robert F Kennedy Jr makes good on promise to reduce the number of recommended vaccines. US health officials announced Monday an overhauled version of the vaccines recommended to infants and adolescents, shrinking the number of diseases for which vaccines should be administered from 17 to 11. The decision follows a December 5, 2025 […] 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 -> Chaos in CDC as White House Removes Director After Vaccine Row with Kennedy 28/08/2025 Kerry Cullinan The White House “terminated” Dr Susan Monarez as director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) late Wednesday night after she refused to resign. On Wednesday evening, Monarez’s legal counsel said that she would not resign as CDC director despite an earlier announcement on X by the US Department of Health and Human […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older posts
A Flag Recaptured: US Exit from WHO Highlights Anger Over COVID-19 Pandemic 27/01/2026 Sophia Samantaroy A dispute over an American flag has become symbolic of the bitter public dispute between the US and the World Health Organization (WHO) after the US withdrew from the organization on 22 January. In a joint statement by Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Secretary of Health and Human Services Robert F Kennedy Jr on […] Continue reading -> Most Vaccine Hesitancy can be Successfully Overcome, New Lancet Study Finds 14/01/2026 Felix Sassmannshausen Fears over the side effects of COVID-19 jabs, which led to initial vaccine hesitancy, mostly gave way to acceptance in the course of the pandemic, with only a small minority remaining unvaccinated due to deep-seated mistrust, a new major study published in The Lancet finds. For the first time, the study “Profiling vaccine attitudes and […] Continue reading -> EXCLUSIVE: Germany to Halve Funding for Pandemic Hub Amid Global Health Pull-back 08/01/2026 Felix Sassmannshausen The German government is set to halve its funding for the Berlin-based WHO Hub for Pandemic and Epidemic Intelligence this year as part of a broader retreat from global health and aid financing under Chancellor Friedrich Merz. Funding for the pandemic surveillance hub will be reduced from €30 million yearly to €15 million, with only […] Continue reading -> US Shrinks Childhood Vaccine Schedule; Drops Six Common Vaccines from CDC Recommendations 06/01/2026 Sophia Samantaroy HHS Secretary Robert F Kennedy Jr makes good on promise to reduce the number of recommended vaccines. US health officials announced Monday an overhauled version of the vaccines recommended to infants and adolescents, shrinking the number of diseases for which vaccines should be administered from 17 to 11. The decision follows a December 5, 2025 […] 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 -> Chaos in CDC as White House Removes Director After Vaccine Row with Kennedy 28/08/2025 Kerry Cullinan The White House “terminated” Dr Susan Monarez as director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) late Wednesday night after she refused to resign. On Wednesday evening, Monarez’s legal counsel said that she would not resign as CDC director despite an earlier announcement on X by the US Department of Health and Human […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older posts
Most Vaccine Hesitancy can be Successfully Overcome, New Lancet Study Finds 14/01/2026 Felix Sassmannshausen Fears over the side effects of COVID-19 jabs, which led to initial vaccine hesitancy, mostly gave way to acceptance in the course of the pandemic, with only a small minority remaining unvaccinated due to deep-seated mistrust, a new major study published in The Lancet finds. For the first time, the study “Profiling vaccine attitudes and […] Continue reading -> EXCLUSIVE: Germany to Halve Funding for Pandemic Hub Amid Global Health Pull-back 08/01/2026 Felix Sassmannshausen The German government is set to halve its funding for the Berlin-based WHO Hub for Pandemic and Epidemic Intelligence this year as part of a broader retreat from global health and aid financing under Chancellor Friedrich Merz. Funding for the pandemic surveillance hub will be reduced from €30 million yearly to €15 million, with only […] Continue reading -> US Shrinks Childhood Vaccine Schedule; Drops Six Common Vaccines from CDC Recommendations 06/01/2026 Sophia Samantaroy HHS Secretary Robert F Kennedy Jr makes good on promise to reduce the number of recommended vaccines. US health officials announced Monday an overhauled version of the vaccines recommended to infants and adolescents, shrinking the number of diseases for which vaccines should be administered from 17 to 11. The decision follows a December 5, 2025 […] 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 -> Chaos in CDC as White House Removes Director After Vaccine Row with Kennedy 28/08/2025 Kerry Cullinan The White House “terminated” Dr Susan Monarez as director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) late Wednesday night after she refused to resign. On Wednesday evening, Monarez’s legal counsel said that she would not resign as CDC director despite an earlier announcement on X by the US Department of Health and Human […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older posts
EXCLUSIVE: Germany to Halve Funding for Pandemic Hub Amid Global Health Pull-back 08/01/2026 Felix Sassmannshausen The German government is set to halve its funding for the Berlin-based WHO Hub for Pandemic and Epidemic Intelligence this year as part of a broader retreat from global health and aid financing under Chancellor Friedrich Merz. Funding for the pandemic surveillance hub will be reduced from €30 million yearly to €15 million, with only […] Continue reading -> US Shrinks Childhood Vaccine Schedule; Drops Six Common Vaccines from CDC Recommendations 06/01/2026 Sophia Samantaroy HHS Secretary Robert F Kennedy Jr makes good on promise to reduce the number of recommended vaccines. US health officials announced Monday an overhauled version of the vaccines recommended to infants and adolescents, shrinking the number of diseases for which vaccines should be administered from 17 to 11. The decision follows a December 5, 2025 […] 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 -> Chaos in CDC as White House Removes Director After Vaccine Row with Kennedy 28/08/2025 Kerry Cullinan The White House “terminated” Dr Susan Monarez as director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) late Wednesday night after she refused to resign. On Wednesday evening, Monarez’s legal counsel said that she would not resign as CDC director despite an earlier announcement on X by the US Department of Health and Human […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older posts
US Shrinks Childhood Vaccine Schedule; Drops Six Common Vaccines from CDC Recommendations 06/01/2026 Sophia Samantaroy HHS Secretary Robert F Kennedy Jr makes good on promise to reduce the number of recommended vaccines. US health officials announced Monday an overhauled version of the vaccines recommended to infants and adolescents, shrinking the number of diseases for which vaccines should be administered from 17 to 11. The decision follows a December 5, 2025 […] 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 -> Chaos in CDC as White House Removes Director After Vaccine Row with Kennedy 28/08/2025 Kerry Cullinan The White House “terminated” Dr Susan Monarez as director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) late Wednesday night after she refused to resign. On Wednesday evening, Monarez’s legal counsel said that she would not resign as CDC director despite an earlier announcement on X by the US Department of Health and Human […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older posts
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 -> Chaos in CDC as White House Removes Director After Vaccine Row with Kennedy 28/08/2025 Kerry Cullinan The White House “terminated” Dr Susan Monarez as director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) late Wednesday night after she refused to resign. On Wednesday evening, Monarez’s legal counsel said that she would not resign as CDC director despite an earlier announcement on X by the US Department of Health and Human […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older posts
Chaos in CDC as White House Removes Director After Vaccine Row with Kennedy 28/08/2025 Kerry Cullinan The White House “terminated” Dr Susan Monarez as director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) late Wednesday night after she refused to resign. On Wednesday evening, Monarez’s legal counsel said that she would not resign as CDC director despite an earlier announcement on X by the US Department of Health and Human […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older posts