Young African Innovators Lack Investment Not Creativity, Awards Ceremony Told 16/09/2021 Madeleine Hoecklin Africa has the highest entrepreneurship rate in the world, yet greater financial resources are needed to ensure that innovation can be implemented to strengthen health systems and the welfare of health workers, said panellists at an innovation award ceremony on Thursday. The Africa Young Innovators for Health Award, co-organised by the International Federation of Pharmaceutical […] Continue reading -> Finding Sustainable Solutions to WHO’s Financial Woes 16/09/2021 Pokuaa Oduro-Bonsrah For a long time, the World Health Organization (WHO) has experienced immense financial stress resulting in numerous debates on how to remedy its economic woes. A working group set up earlier this year has been tasked with finding long-term solutions. Each year the representatives of some 194 countries make demands on what work should be […] Continue reading -> From COVID-19 to Climate Change, UN General Assembly Considers Multiple Global Health Catastrophes 14/09/2021 Jose Luis Castro The 76th session of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) opens today (Tuesday 14 September). The UN’s roots lie in determination that the horrors of World War II – millions of lives lost, economic devastation and genocide – should never happen again. This year’s General Assembly session is considering multiple global catastrophes, from climate change […] Continue reading -> Boosters Are ‘Not Appropriate’ – Reach Unvaccinated First 13/09/2021 Kerry Cullinan & Elaine Ruth Fletcher The current COVID-19 vaccines are effective enough against severe disease in the general population that boosters are “not appropriate” even for the Delta variant, according to an expert review by an international group of scientists from the World Health Organization (WHO), the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and international universities. The review, which looked […] Continue reading -> A Global Tax on Tobacco Products Will Have Massive Health Benefits 13/09/2021 Dina Mired Imagine you run a country and someone comes to you and says, “I have an idea for how you can make people healthier, reduce cancer by 20%, protect women and children, and even put money in your coffers for COVID-19 response, vaccines and recovery efforts.” It sounds implausible, even absurd. And yet, there is one […] Continue reading -> Countries Urged to Decriminalize Suicide & Invest in Mental Health on World Suicide Prevention Day 10/09/2021 Madeleine Hoecklin The leading international organization for suicide prevention has called for the decriminalization of suicide – as well as greater investment by countries in suicide prevention, including greater restrictions on access to common suicide tools such as toxic pesticides and firearms. The appeals, by the International Association for Suicide Prevention (IASP) and endorsed by the World […] Continue reading -> WHO Appeals to Postpone COVID-19 Vaccine Boosters Until 2022; Tedros Lashes out at Pharma Association 08/09/2021 Kerry Cullinan The World Health Organization (WHO) has called for its global moratorium on COVID-19 boosters to be extended until the end of the year to enable vaccines to be directed to countries that have not yet been able to reach their vulnerable citizens. “A month ago, I called for a global moratorium on booster doses at […] Continue reading -> More than One-Third of Countries Lack Enforceable Air Quality Standards – UN Environment Programme Calls for Reform 07/09/2021 Raisa Santos Over a third of the world’s countries – 37% – have either not created or are not enforcing legally mandated ambient air quality standards (AAQS), according to a new report released by the United Nation Environment Programme (UNEP). The report, “First Global Assessment of Air Pollution Legislation” assesses national air quality legislation in 194 states […] Continue reading -> Pandemic Treaty: US Proposes Amending Existing International Health Rules First; Germany Presses for Sanctions 03/09/2021 Kerry Cullinan While a “pandemic treaty” could take years to establish, the World Health Organization’s (WHO) International Health Regulations (IHR) could be revised more rapidly to significantly improve global disease outbreak response, top US officials are saying. The statements coincided with a 3-day working group meeting of WHO member states to discuss ways to strengthen the global […] Continue reading -> ‘Code Red’ Oxygen Shortages in 32 Countries; But with Finance Available Countries Need to Step up to Bat 02/09/2021 Madeleine Hoecklin As some 32 countries worldwide, including seven African nations, face “code red” oxygen shortages, WHO and its partners are in the midst of a major effort to recruit sufficient supplies to meet countries’ urgent needs for life-saving oxygen. But while over US$500 million is now available in funds and finance for oxygen through the Access […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts
Finding Sustainable Solutions to WHO’s Financial Woes 16/09/2021 Pokuaa Oduro-Bonsrah For a long time, the World Health Organization (WHO) has experienced immense financial stress resulting in numerous debates on how to remedy its economic woes. A working group set up earlier this year has been tasked with finding long-term solutions. Each year the representatives of some 194 countries make demands on what work should be […] Continue reading -> From COVID-19 to Climate Change, UN General Assembly Considers Multiple Global Health Catastrophes 14/09/2021 Jose Luis Castro The 76th session of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) opens today (Tuesday 14 September). The UN’s roots lie in determination that the horrors of World War II – millions of lives lost, economic devastation and genocide – should never happen again. This year’s General Assembly session is considering multiple global catastrophes, from climate change […] Continue reading -> Boosters Are ‘Not Appropriate’ – Reach Unvaccinated First 13/09/2021 Kerry Cullinan & Elaine Ruth Fletcher The current COVID-19 vaccines are effective enough against severe disease in the general population that boosters are “not appropriate” even for the Delta variant, according to an expert review by an international group of scientists from the World Health Organization (WHO), the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and international universities. The review, which looked […] Continue reading -> A Global Tax on Tobacco Products Will Have Massive Health Benefits 13/09/2021 Dina Mired Imagine you run a country and someone comes to you and says, “I have an idea for how you can make people healthier, reduce cancer by 20%, protect women and children, and even put money in your coffers for COVID-19 response, vaccines and recovery efforts.” It sounds implausible, even absurd. And yet, there is one […] Continue reading -> Countries Urged to Decriminalize Suicide & Invest in Mental Health on World Suicide Prevention Day 10/09/2021 Madeleine Hoecklin The leading international organization for suicide prevention has called for the decriminalization of suicide – as well as greater investment by countries in suicide prevention, including greater restrictions on access to common suicide tools such as toxic pesticides and firearms. The appeals, by the International Association for Suicide Prevention (IASP) and endorsed by the World […] Continue reading -> WHO Appeals to Postpone COVID-19 Vaccine Boosters Until 2022; Tedros Lashes out at Pharma Association 08/09/2021 Kerry Cullinan The World Health Organization (WHO) has called for its global moratorium on COVID-19 boosters to be extended until the end of the year to enable vaccines to be directed to countries that have not yet been able to reach their vulnerable citizens. “A month ago, I called for a global moratorium on booster doses at […] Continue reading -> More than One-Third of Countries Lack Enforceable Air Quality Standards – UN Environment Programme Calls for Reform 07/09/2021 Raisa Santos Over a third of the world’s countries – 37% – have either not created or are not enforcing legally mandated ambient air quality standards (AAQS), according to a new report released by the United Nation Environment Programme (UNEP). The report, “First Global Assessment of Air Pollution Legislation” assesses national air quality legislation in 194 states […] Continue reading -> Pandemic Treaty: US Proposes Amending Existing International Health Rules First; Germany Presses for Sanctions 03/09/2021 Kerry Cullinan While a “pandemic treaty” could take years to establish, the World Health Organization’s (WHO) International Health Regulations (IHR) could be revised more rapidly to significantly improve global disease outbreak response, top US officials are saying. The statements coincided with a 3-day working group meeting of WHO member states to discuss ways to strengthen the global […] Continue reading -> ‘Code Red’ Oxygen Shortages in 32 Countries; But with Finance Available Countries Need to Step up to Bat 02/09/2021 Madeleine Hoecklin As some 32 countries worldwide, including seven African nations, face “code red” oxygen shortages, WHO and its partners are in the midst of a major effort to recruit sufficient supplies to meet countries’ urgent needs for life-saving oxygen. But while over US$500 million is now available in funds and finance for oxygen through the Access […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts
From COVID-19 to Climate Change, UN General Assembly Considers Multiple Global Health Catastrophes 14/09/2021 Jose Luis Castro The 76th session of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) opens today (Tuesday 14 September). The UN’s roots lie in determination that the horrors of World War II – millions of lives lost, economic devastation and genocide – should never happen again. This year’s General Assembly session is considering multiple global catastrophes, from climate change […] Continue reading -> Boosters Are ‘Not Appropriate’ – Reach Unvaccinated First 13/09/2021 Kerry Cullinan & Elaine Ruth Fletcher The current COVID-19 vaccines are effective enough against severe disease in the general population that boosters are “not appropriate” even for the Delta variant, according to an expert review by an international group of scientists from the World Health Organization (WHO), the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and international universities. The review, which looked […] Continue reading -> A Global Tax on Tobacco Products Will Have Massive Health Benefits 13/09/2021 Dina Mired Imagine you run a country and someone comes to you and says, “I have an idea for how you can make people healthier, reduce cancer by 20%, protect women and children, and even put money in your coffers for COVID-19 response, vaccines and recovery efforts.” It sounds implausible, even absurd. And yet, there is one […] Continue reading -> Countries Urged to Decriminalize Suicide & Invest in Mental Health on World Suicide Prevention Day 10/09/2021 Madeleine Hoecklin The leading international organization for suicide prevention has called for the decriminalization of suicide – as well as greater investment by countries in suicide prevention, including greater restrictions on access to common suicide tools such as toxic pesticides and firearms. The appeals, by the International Association for Suicide Prevention (IASP) and endorsed by the World […] Continue reading -> WHO Appeals to Postpone COVID-19 Vaccine Boosters Until 2022; Tedros Lashes out at Pharma Association 08/09/2021 Kerry Cullinan The World Health Organization (WHO) has called for its global moratorium on COVID-19 boosters to be extended until the end of the year to enable vaccines to be directed to countries that have not yet been able to reach their vulnerable citizens. “A month ago, I called for a global moratorium on booster doses at […] Continue reading -> More than One-Third of Countries Lack Enforceable Air Quality Standards – UN Environment Programme Calls for Reform 07/09/2021 Raisa Santos Over a third of the world’s countries – 37% – have either not created or are not enforcing legally mandated ambient air quality standards (AAQS), according to a new report released by the United Nation Environment Programme (UNEP). The report, “First Global Assessment of Air Pollution Legislation” assesses national air quality legislation in 194 states […] Continue reading -> Pandemic Treaty: US Proposes Amending Existing International Health Rules First; Germany Presses for Sanctions 03/09/2021 Kerry Cullinan While a “pandemic treaty” could take years to establish, the World Health Organization’s (WHO) International Health Regulations (IHR) could be revised more rapidly to significantly improve global disease outbreak response, top US officials are saying. The statements coincided with a 3-day working group meeting of WHO member states to discuss ways to strengthen the global […] Continue reading -> ‘Code Red’ Oxygen Shortages in 32 Countries; But with Finance Available Countries Need to Step up to Bat 02/09/2021 Madeleine Hoecklin As some 32 countries worldwide, including seven African nations, face “code red” oxygen shortages, WHO and its partners are in the midst of a major effort to recruit sufficient supplies to meet countries’ urgent needs for life-saving oxygen. But while over US$500 million is now available in funds and finance for oxygen through the Access […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts
Boosters Are ‘Not Appropriate’ – Reach Unvaccinated First 13/09/2021 Kerry Cullinan & Elaine Ruth Fletcher The current COVID-19 vaccines are effective enough against severe disease in the general population that boosters are “not appropriate” even for the Delta variant, according to an expert review by an international group of scientists from the World Health Organization (WHO), the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and international universities. The review, which looked […] Continue reading -> A Global Tax on Tobacco Products Will Have Massive Health Benefits 13/09/2021 Dina Mired Imagine you run a country and someone comes to you and says, “I have an idea for how you can make people healthier, reduce cancer by 20%, protect women and children, and even put money in your coffers for COVID-19 response, vaccines and recovery efforts.” It sounds implausible, even absurd. And yet, there is one […] Continue reading -> Countries Urged to Decriminalize Suicide & Invest in Mental Health on World Suicide Prevention Day 10/09/2021 Madeleine Hoecklin The leading international organization for suicide prevention has called for the decriminalization of suicide – as well as greater investment by countries in suicide prevention, including greater restrictions on access to common suicide tools such as toxic pesticides and firearms. The appeals, by the International Association for Suicide Prevention (IASP) and endorsed by the World […] Continue reading -> WHO Appeals to Postpone COVID-19 Vaccine Boosters Until 2022; Tedros Lashes out at Pharma Association 08/09/2021 Kerry Cullinan The World Health Organization (WHO) has called for its global moratorium on COVID-19 boosters to be extended until the end of the year to enable vaccines to be directed to countries that have not yet been able to reach their vulnerable citizens. “A month ago, I called for a global moratorium on booster doses at […] Continue reading -> More than One-Third of Countries Lack Enforceable Air Quality Standards – UN Environment Programme Calls for Reform 07/09/2021 Raisa Santos Over a third of the world’s countries – 37% – have either not created or are not enforcing legally mandated ambient air quality standards (AAQS), according to a new report released by the United Nation Environment Programme (UNEP). The report, “First Global Assessment of Air Pollution Legislation” assesses national air quality legislation in 194 states […] Continue reading -> Pandemic Treaty: US Proposes Amending Existing International Health Rules First; Germany Presses for Sanctions 03/09/2021 Kerry Cullinan While a “pandemic treaty” could take years to establish, the World Health Organization’s (WHO) International Health Regulations (IHR) could be revised more rapidly to significantly improve global disease outbreak response, top US officials are saying. The statements coincided with a 3-day working group meeting of WHO member states to discuss ways to strengthen the global […] Continue reading -> ‘Code Red’ Oxygen Shortages in 32 Countries; But with Finance Available Countries Need to Step up to Bat 02/09/2021 Madeleine Hoecklin As some 32 countries worldwide, including seven African nations, face “code red” oxygen shortages, WHO and its partners are in the midst of a major effort to recruit sufficient supplies to meet countries’ urgent needs for life-saving oxygen. But while over US$500 million is now available in funds and finance for oxygen through the Access […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts
A Global Tax on Tobacco Products Will Have Massive Health Benefits 13/09/2021 Dina Mired Imagine you run a country and someone comes to you and says, “I have an idea for how you can make people healthier, reduce cancer by 20%, protect women and children, and even put money in your coffers for COVID-19 response, vaccines and recovery efforts.” It sounds implausible, even absurd. And yet, there is one […] Continue reading -> Countries Urged to Decriminalize Suicide & Invest in Mental Health on World Suicide Prevention Day 10/09/2021 Madeleine Hoecklin The leading international organization for suicide prevention has called for the decriminalization of suicide – as well as greater investment by countries in suicide prevention, including greater restrictions on access to common suicide tools such as toxic pesticides and firearms. The appeals, by the International Association for Suicide Prevention (IASP) and endorsed by the World […] Continue reading -> WHO Appeals to Postpone COVID-19 Vaccine Boosters Until 2022; Tedros Lashes out at Pharma Association 08/09/2021 Kerry Cullinan The World Health Organization (WHO) has called for its global moratorium on COVID-19 boosters to be extended until the end of the year to enable vaccines to be directed to countries that have not yet been able to reach their vulnerable citizens. “A month ago, I called for a global moratorium on booster doses at […] Continue reading -> More than One-Third of Countries Lack Enforceable Air Quality Standards – UN Environment Programme Calls for Reform 07/09/2021 Raisa Santos Over a third of the world’s countries – 37% – have either not created or are not enforcing legally mandated ambient air quality standards (AAQS), according to a new report released by the United Nation Environment Programme (UNEP). The report, “First Global Assessment of Air Pollution Legislation” assesses national air quality legislation in 194 states […] Continue reading -> Pandemic Treaty: US Proposes Amending Existing International Health Rules First; Germany Presses for Sanctions 03/09/2021 Kerry Cullinan While a “pandemic treaty” could take years to establish, the World Health Organization’s (WHO) International Health Regulations (IHR) could be revised more rapidly to significantly improve global disease outbreak response, top US officials are saying. The statements coincided with a 3-day working group meeting of WHO member states to discuss ways to strengthen the global […] Continue reading -> ‘Code Red’ Oxygen Shortages in 32 Countries; But with Finance Available Countries Need to Step up to Bat 02/09/2021 Madeleine Hoecklin As some 32 countries worldwide, including seven African nations, face “code red” oxygen shortages, WHO and its partners are in the midst of a major effort to recruit sufficient supplies to meet countries’ urgent needs for life-saving oxygen. But while over US$500 million is now available in funds and finance for oxygen through the Access […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts
Countries Urged to Decriminalize Suicide & Invest in Mental Health on World Suicide Prevention Day 10/09/2021 Madeleine Hoecklin The leading international organization for suicide prevention has called for the decriminalization of suicide – as well as greater investment by countries in suicide prevention, including greater restrictions on access to common suicide tools such as toxic pesticides and firearms. The appeals, by the International Association for Suicide Prevention (IASP) and endorsed by the World […] Continue reading -> WHO Appeals to Postpone COVID-19 Vaccine Boosters Until 2022; Tedros Lashes out at Pharma Association 08/09/2021 Kerry Cullinan The World Health Organization (WHO) has called for its global moratorium on COVID-19 boosters to be extended until the end of the year to enable vaccines to be directed to countries that have not yet been able to reach their vulnerable citizens. “A month ago, I called for a global moratorium on booster doses at […] Continue reading -> More than One-Third of Countries Lack Enforceable Air Quality Standards – UN Environment Programme Calls for Reform 07/09/2021 Raisa Santos Over a third of the world’s countries – 37% – have either not created or are not enforcing legally mandated ambient air quality standards (AAQS), according to a new report released by the United Nation Environment Programme (UNEP). The report, “First Global Assessment of Air Pollution Legislation” assesses national air quality legislation in 194 states […] Continue reading -> Pandemic Treaty: US Proposes Amending Existing International Health Rules First; Germany Presses for Sanctions 03/09/2021 Kerry Cullinan While a “pandemic treaty” could take years to establish, the World Health Organization’s (WHO) International Health Regulations (IHR) could be revised more rapidly to significantly improve global disease outbreak response, top US officials are saying. The statements coincided with a 3-day working group meeting of WHO member states to discuss ways to strengthen the global […] Continue reading -> ‘Code Red’ Oxygen Shortages in 32 Countries; But with Finance Available Countries Need to Step up to Bat 02/09/2021 Madeleine Hoecklin As some 32 countries worldwide, including seven African nations, face “code red” oxygen shortages, WHO and its partners are in the midst of a major effort to recruit sufficient supplies to meet countries’ urgent needs for life-saving oxygen. But while over US$500 million is now available in funds and finance for oxygen through the Access […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts
WHO Appeals to Postpone COVID-19 Vaccine Boosters Until 2022; Tedros Lashes out at Pharma Association 08/09/2021 Kerry Cullinan The World Health Organization (WHO) has called for its global moratorium on COVID-19 boosters to be extended until the end of the year to enable vaccines to be directed to countries that have not yet been able to reach their vulnerable citizens. “A month ago, I called for a global moratorium on booster doses at […] Continue reading -> More than One-Third of Countries Lack Enforceable Air Quality Standards – UN Environment Programme Calls for Reform 07/09/2021 Raisa Santos Over a third of the world’s countries – 37% – have either not created or are not enforcing legally mandated ambient air quality standards (AAQS), according to a new report released by the United Nation Environment Programme (UNEP). The report, “First Global Assessment of Air Pollution Legislation” assesses national air quality legislation in 194 states […] Continue reading -> Pandemic Treaty: US Proposes Amending Existing International Health Rules First; Germany Presses for Sanctions 03/09/2021 Kerry Cullinan While a “pandemic treaty” could take years to establish, the World Health Organization’s (WHO) International Health Regulations (IHR) could be revised more rapidly to significantly improve global disease outbreak response, top US officials are saying. The statements coincided with a 3-day working group meeting of WHO member states to discuss ways to strengthen the global […] Continue reading -> ‘Code Red’ Oxygen Shortages in 32 Countries; But with Finance Available Countries Need to Step up to Bat 02/09/2021 Madeleine Hoecklin As some 32 countries worldwide, including seven African nations, face “code red” oxygen shortages, WHO and its partners are in the midst of a major effort to recruit sufficient supplies to meet countries’ urgent needs for life-saving oxygen. But while over US$500 million is now available in funds and finance for oxygen through the Access […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts
More than One-Third of Countries Lack Enforceable Air Quality Standards – UN Environment Programme Calls for Reform 07/09/2021 Raisa Santos Over a third of the world’s countries – 37% – have either not created or are not enforcing legally mandated ambient air quality standards (AAQS), according to a new report released by the United Nation Environment Programme (UNEP). The report, “First Global Assessment of Air Pollution Legislation” assesses national air quality legislation in 194 states […] Continue reading -> Pandemic Treaty: US Proposes Amending Existing International Health Rules First; Germany Presses for Sanctions 03/09/2021 Kerry Cullinan While a “pandemic treaty” could take years to establish, the World Health Organization’s (WHO) International Health Regulations (IHR) could be revised more rapidly to significantly improve global disease outbreak response, top US officials are saying. The statements coincided with a 3-day working group meeting of WHO member states to discuss ways to strengthen the global […] Continue reading -> ‘Code Red’ Oxygen Shortages in 32 Countries; But with Finance Available Countries Need to Step up to Bat 02/09/2021 Madeleine Hoecklin As some 32 countries worldwide, including seven African nations, face “code red” oxygen shortages, WHO and its partners are in the midst of a major effort to recruit sufficient supplies to meet countries’ urgent needs for life-saving oxygen. But while over US$500 million is now available in funds and finance for oxygen through the Access […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts
Pandemic Treaty: US Proposes Amending Existing International Health Rules First; Germany Presses for Sanctions 03/09/2021 Kerry Cullinan While a “pandemic treaty” could take years to establish, the World Health Organization’s (WHO) International Health Regulations (IHR) could be revised more rapidly to significantly improve global disease outbreak response, top US officials are saying. The statements coincided with a 3-day working group meeting of WHO member states to discuss ways to strengthen the global […] Continue reading -> ‘Code Red’ Oxygen Shortages in 32 Countries; But with Finance Available Countries Need to Step up to Bat 02/09/2021 Madeleine Hoecklin As some 32 countries worldwide, including seven African nations, face “code red” oxygen shortages, WHO and its partners are in the midst of a major effort to recruit sufficient supplies to meet countries’ urgent needs for life-saving oxygen. But while over US$500 million is now available in funds and finance for oxygen through the Access […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts
‘Code Red’ Oxygen Shortages in 32 Countries; But with Finance Available Countries Need to Step up to Bat 02/09/2021 Madeleine Hoecklin As some 32 countries worldwide, including seven African nations, face “code red” oxygen shortages, WHO and its partners are in the midst of a major effort to recruit sufficient supplies to meet countries’ urgent needs for life-saving oxygen. But while over US$500 million is now available in funds and finance for oxygen through the Access […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts