‘Talk to the Desert’: The Hidden Health Toll of Natural Air Pollution 04/04/2025 Sophia Samantaroy CARTAGENA, Colombia — “When I met with taxi drivers in Abu Dhabi about the pollution from their cars, they told me to talk to the desert,” recalled Dr George Thurston, director of New York University’s research program on the health impacts of ambient and occupational air pollution. The taxi drivers’ retort points to a global […] Continue reading -> Trump Tariffs Will Make it Harder for African Countries to Finance Health 03/04/2025 Kerry Cullinan The tariffs imposed by the United States on goods from several African countries on Wednesday will make it even more difficult for African countries to increase their health spending, said Dr Jean Kaseya, Director General of the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC). These tariffs – ranging from 10% for Kenyan goods […] Continue reading -> WHO Budget Crisis Bigger Than Previously Thought – $2.5 Billion Gap for 2025-2027 02/04/2025 Elaine Ruth Fletcher WHO’s budget crisis is even bigger than previously thought. The global health organization is short nearly $1.9 billion from a planned $4.2 billion budget for 2026-27, along with a $600 million deficit through end-2025, senior WHO officials revealed at a global ‘Town Hall’ meeting of WHO staff on Tuesday, heard by Health Policy Watch. The […] Continue reading -> US Retreat from Global Commitments Impedes Battle Against Air Pollution and Climate Change: Colombia’s President 28/03/2025 Elaine Ruth Fletcher & Sophia Samantaroy 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 -> US Expresses Interest in ‘Health as Business’ at Meeting with African Leaders After Huge Funding Cuts 27/03/2025 Kerry Cullinan Leaders of the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) held a five-hour meeting with Dr Susan Monarez, newly appointed head of the US CDC, and other US officials on Wednesday – for the first time since the US slashed funding to Africa’s health sector. Discussion centred on health security, funding for Africa […] Continue reading -> US Plans to End Support to Global Vaccine Alliance, Gavi 26/03/2025 Kerry Cullinan The United States plans to stop funding the global vaccine alliance, Gavi, which assists developing countries to buy vaccines to protect their children, according to a spreadsheet obtained by the New York Times. Gavi is one of the 5,341 US Agency for International Development (USAID) grantees that the US intends to cut, according to the […] Continue reading -> Reducing Emissions of ‘Super Pollutants’ Would Slam Emergency Brake on Global Warming 25/03/2025 Sophia Samantaroy CARTAGENA, Colombia – A small group of climate pollutants– including the air pollutants black carbon, methane, and ozone – are responsible for nearly half of global temperature increases to date. Reducing these emissions, which only remain in the atmosphere for a few weeks to decades, could serve as the “emergency brake” critical to halting runaway […] Continue reading -> Halving Deaths from Air Pollution is Central Aim of WHO Conference 24/03/2025 Sophia Samantaroy & Elaine Ruth Fletcher CARTAGENA, Colombia – A tour bus emits a cloud of black diesel smoke in front of Cartagena’s glittering white conference center. It is a vivid reminder that from the hottest tourist destinations to the slums of Latin America, Asia and Africa, nine out of ten people on the planet breathe dangerously unhealthy levels of air […] Continue reading -> WHO Regional Director Saima Wazed Accused of Fraud and Forgery by Bangladesh Authorities 22/03/2025 Elaine Ruth Fletcher Bangladesh’s Anti Corruption Comission (ACC) has filed two cases against Saima Wazed, director of WHO’s South East Asia Regional Office (SEARO), for fraud, forgery and misuse of power in connection with her campaign to become the WHO’s top official in the South East Asia region. The charges against Wazed, who took office as Regional Director […] Continue reading -> Africa CDC: Aid Cuts Will Result in Millions More African Deaths 20/03/2025 Kerry Cullinan Two to four million additional Africans are likely to die annually as a result of the shock aid cuts by the United States and other key donors, according to Dr Jean Kaseya, who heads the Africa Centre for Disease Control and Prevention. Kaseya heads to Washington next week to coincide with the end of US […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts
Trump Tariffs Will Make it Harder for African Countries to Finance Health 03/04/2025 Kerry Cullinan The tariffs imposed by the United States on goods from several African countries on Wednesday will make it even more difficult for African countries to increase their health spending, said Dr Jean Kaseya, Director General of the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC). These tariffs – ranging from 10% for Kenyan goods […] Continue reading -> WHO Budget Crisis Bigger Than Previously Thought – $2.5 Billion Gap for 2025-2027 02/04/2025 Elaine Ruth Fletcher WHO’s budget crisis is even bigger than previously thought. The global health organization is short nearly $1.9 billion from a planned $4.2 billion budget for 2026-27, along with a $600 million deficit through end-2025, senior WHO officials revealed at a global ‘Town Hall’ meeting of WHO staff on Tuesday, heard by Health Policy Watch. The […] Continue reading -> US Retreat from Global Commitments Impedes Battle Against Air Pollution and Climate Change: Colombia’s President 28/03/2025 Elaine Ruth Fletcher & Sophia Samantaroy 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 -> US Expresses Interest in ‘Health as Business’ at Meeting with African Leaders After Huge Funding Cuts 27/03/2025 Kerry Cullinan Leaders of the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) held a five-hour meeting with Dr Susan Monarez, newly appointed head of the US CDC, and other US officials on Wednesday – for the first time since the US slashed funding to Africa’s health sector. Discussion centred on health security, funding for Africa […] Continue reading -> US Plans to End Support to Global Vaccine Alliance, Gavi 26/03/2025 Kerry Cullinan The United States plans to stop funding the global vaccine alliance, Gavi, which assists developing countries to buy vaccines to protect their children, according to a spreadsheet obtained by the New York Times. Gavi is one of the 5,341 US Agency for International Development (USAID) grantees that the US intends to cut, according to the […] Continue reading -> Reducing Emissions of ‘Super Pollutants’ Would Slam Emergency Brake on Global Warming 25/03/2025 Sophia Samantaroy CARTAGENA, Colombia – A small group of climate pollutants– including the air pollutants black carbon, methane, and ozone – are responsible for nearly half of global temperature increases to date. Reducing these emissions, which only remain in the atmosphere for a few weeks to decades, could serve as the “emergency brake” critical to halting runaway […] Continue reading -> Halving Deaths from Air Pollution is Central Aim of WHO Conference 24/03/2025 Sophia Samantaroy & Elaine Ruth Fletcher CARTAGENA, Colombia – A tour bus emits a cloud of black diesel smoke in front of Cartagena’s glittering white conference center. It is a vivid reminder that from the hottest tourist destinations to the slums of Latin America, Asia and Africa, nine out of ten people on the planet breathe dangerously unhealthy levels of air […] Continue reading -> WHO Regional Director Saima Wazed Accused of Fraud and Forgery by Bangladesh Authorities 22/03/2025 Elaine Ruth Fletcher Bangladesh’s Anti Corruption Comission (ACC) has filed two cases against Saima Wazed, director of WHO’s South East Asia Regional Office (SEARO), for fraud, forgery and misuse of power in connection with her campaign to become the WHO’s top official in the South East Asia region. The charges against Wazed, who took office as Regional Director […] Continue reading -> Africa CDC: Aid Cuts Will Result in Millions More African Deaths 20/03/2025 Kerry Cullinan Two to four million additional Africans are likely to die annually as a result of the shock aid cuts by the United States and other key donors, according to Dr Jean Kaseya, who heads the Africa Centre for Disease Control and Prevention. Kaseya heads to Washington next week to coincide with the end of US […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts
WHO Budget Crisis Bigger Than Previously Thought – $2.5 Billion Gap for 2025-2027 02/04/2025 Elaine Ruth Fletcher WHO’s budget crisis is even bigger than previously thought. The global health organization is short nearly $1.9 billion from a planned $4.2 billion budget for 2026-27, along with a $600 million deficit through end-2025, senior WHO officials revealed at a global ‘Town Hall’ meeting of WHO staff on Tuesday, heard by Health Policy Watch. The […] Continue reading -> US Retreat from Global Commitments Impedes Battle Against Air Pollution and Climate Change: Colombia’s President 28/03/2025 Elaine Ruth Fletcher & Sophia Samantaroy 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 -> US Expresses Interest in ‘Health as Business’ at Meeting with African Leaders After Huge Funding Cuts 27/03/2025 Kerry Cullinan Leaders of the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) held a five-hour meeting with Dr Susan Monarez, newly appointed head of the US CDC, and other US officials on Wednesday – for the first time since the US slashed funding to Africa’s health sector. Discussion centred on health security, funding for Africa […] Continue reading -> US Plans to End Support to Global Vaccine Alliance, Gavi 26/03/2025 Kerry Cullinan The United States plans to stop funding the global vaccine alliance, Gavi, which assists developing countries to buy vaccines to protect their children, according to a spreadsheet obtained by the New York Times. Gavi is one of the 5,341 US Agency for International Development (USAID) grantees that the US intends to cut, according to the […] Continue reading -> Reducing Emissions of ‘Super Pollutants’ Would Slam Emergency Brake on Global Warming 25/03/2025 Sophia Samantaroy CARTAGENA, Colombia – A small group of climate pollutants– including the air pollutants black carbon, methane, and ozone – are responsible for nearly half of global temperature increases to date. Reducing these emissions, which only remain in the atmosphere for a few weeks to decades, could serve as the “emergency brake” critical to halting runaway […] Continue reading -> Halving Deaths from Air Pollution is Central Aim of WHO Conference 24/03/2025 Sophia Samantaroy & Elaine Ruth Fletcher CARTAGENA, Colombia – A tour bus emits a cloud of black diesel smoke in front of Cartagena’s glittering white conference center. It is a vivid reminder that from the hottest tourist destinations to the slums of Latin America, Asia and Africa, nine out of ten people on the planet breathe dangerously unhealthy levels of air […] Continue reading -> WHO Regional Director Saima Wazed Accused of Fraud and Forgery by Bangladesh Authorities 22/03/2025 Elaine Ruth Fletcher Bangladesh’s Anti Corruption Comission (ACC) has filed two cases against Saima Wazed, director of WHO’s South East Asia Regional Office (SEARO), for fraud, forgery and misuse of power in connection with her campaign to become the WHO’s top official in the South East Asia region. The charges against Wazed, who took office as Regional Director […] Continue reading -> Africa CDC: Aid Cuts Will Result in Millions More African Deaths 20/03/2025 Kerry Cullinan Two to four million additional Africans are likely to die annually as a result of the shock aid cuts by the United States and other key donors, according to Dr Jean Kaseya, who heads the Africa Centre for Disease Control and Prevention. Kaseya heads to Washington next week to coincide with the end of US […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts
US Retreat from Global Commitments Impedes Battle Against Air Pollution and Climate Change: Colombia’s President 28/03/2025 Elaine Ruth Fletcher & Sophia Samantaroy 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 -> US Expresses Interest in ‘Health as Business’ at Meeting with African Leaders After Huge Funding Cuts 27/03/2025 Kerry Cullinan Leaders of the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) held a five-hour meeting with Dr Susan Monarez, newly appointed head of the US CDC, and other US officials on Wednesday – for the first time since the US slashed funding to Africa’s health sector. Discussion centred on health security, funding for Africa […] Continue reading -> US Plans to End Support to Global Vaccine Alliance, Gavi 26/03/2025 Kerry Cullinan The United States plans to stop funding the global vaccine alliance, Gavi, which assists developing countries to buy vaccines to protect their children, according to a spreadsheet obtained by the New York Times. Gavi is one of the 5,341 US Agency for International Development (USAID) grantees that the US intends to cut, according to the […] Continue reading -> Reducing Emissions of ‘Super Pollutants’ Would Slam Emergency Brake on Global Warming 25/03/2025 Sophia Samantaroy CARTAGENA, Colombia – A small group of climate pollutants– including the air pollutants black carbon, methane, and ozone – are responsible for nearly half of global temperature increases to date. Reducing these emissions, which only remain in the atmosphere for a few weeks to decades, could serve as the “emergency brake” critical to halting runaway […] Continue reading -> Halving Deaths from Air Pollution is Central Aim of WHO Conference 24/03/2025 Sophia Samantaroy & Elaine Ruth Fletcher CARTAGENA, Colombia – A tour bus emits a cloud of black diesel smoke in front of Cartagena’s glittering white conference center. It is a vivid reminder that from the hottest tourist destinations to the slums of Latin America, Asia and Africa, nine out of ten people on the planet breathe dangerously unhealthy levels of air […] Continue reading -> WHO Regional Director Saima Wazed Accused of Fraud and Forgery by Bangladesh Authorities 22/03/2025 Elaine Ruth Fletcher Bangladesh’s Anti Corruption Comission (ACC) has filed two cases against Saima Wazed, director of WHO’s South East Asia Regional Office (SEARO), for fraud, forgery and misuse of power in connection with her campaign to become the WHO’s top official in the South East Asia region. The charges against Wazed, who took office as Regional Director […] Continue reading -> Africa CDC: Aid Cuts Will Result in Millions More African Deaths 20/03/2025 Kerry Cullinan Two to four million additional Africans are likely to die annually as a result of the shock aid cuts by the United States and other key donors, according to Dr Jean Kaseya, who heads the Africa Centre for Disease Control and Prevention. Kaseya heads to Washington next week to coincide with the end of US […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts
US Expresses Interest in ‘Health as Business’ at Meeting with African Leaders After Huge Funding Cuts 27/03/2025 Kerry Cullinan Leaders of the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) held a five-hour meeting with Dr Susan Monarez, newly appointed head of the US CDC, and other US officials on Wednesday – for the first time since the US slashed funding to Africa’s health sector. Discussion centred on health security, funding for Africa […] Continue reading -> US Plans to End Support to Global Vaccine Alliance, Gavi 26/03/2025 Kerry Cullinan The United States plans to stop funding the global vaccine alliance, Gavi, which assists developing countries to buy vaccines to protect their children, according to a spreadsheet obtained by the New York Times. Gavi is one of the 5,341 US Agency for International Development (USAID) grantees that the US intends to cut, according to the […] Continue reading -> Reducing Emissions of ‘Super Pollutants’ Would Slam Emergency Brake on Global Warming 25/03/2025 Sophia Samantaroy CARTAGENA, Colombia – A small group of climate pollutants– including the air pollutants black carbon, methane, and ozone – are responsible for nearly half of global temperature increases to date. Reducing these emissions, which only remain in the atmosphere for a few weeks to decades, could serve as the “emergency brake” critical to halting runaway […] Continue reading -> Halving Deaths from Air Pollution is Central Aim of WHO Conference 24/03/2025 Sophia Samantaroy & Elaine Ruth Fletcher CARTAGENA, Colombia – A tour bus emits a cloud of black diesel smoke in front of Cartagena’s glittering white conference center. It is a vivid reminder that from the hottest tourist destinations to the slums of Latin America, Asia and Africa, nine out of ten people on the planet breathe dangerously unhealthy levels of air […] Continue reading -> WHO Regional Director Saima Wazed Accused of Fraud and Forgery by Bangladesh Authorities 22/03/2025 Elaine Ruth Fletcher Bangladesh’s Anti Corruption Comission (ACC) has filed two cases against Saima Wazed, director of WHO’s South East Asia Regional Office (SEARO), for fraud, forgery and misuse of power in connection with her campaign to become the WHO’s top official in the South East Asia region. The charges against Wazed, who took office as Regional Director […] Continue reading -> Africa CDC: Aid Cuts Will Result in Millions More African Deaths 20/03/2025 Kerry Cullinan Two to four million additional Africans are likely to die annually as a result of the shock aid cuts by the United States and other key donors, according to Dr Jean Kaseya, who heads the Africa Centre for Disease Control and Prevention. Kaseya heads to Washington next week to coincide with the end of US […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts
US Plans to End Support to Global Vaccine Alliance, Gavi 26/03/2025 Kerry Cullinan The United States plans to stop funding the global vaccine alliance, Gavi, which assists developing countries to buy vaccines to protect their children, according to a spreadsheet obtained by the New York Times. Gavi is one of the 5,341 US Agency for International Development (USAID) grantees that the US intends to cut, according to the […] Continue reading -> Reducing Emissions of ‘Super Pollutants’ Would Slam Emergency Brake on Global Warming 25/03/2025 Sophia Samantaroy CARTAGENA, Colombia – A small group of climate pollutants– including the air pollutants black carbon, methane, and ozone – are responsible for nearly half of global temperature increases to date. Reducing these emissions, which only remain in the atmosphere for a few weeks to decades, could serve as the “emergency brake” critical to halting runaway […] Continue reading -> Halving Deaths from Air Pollution is Central Aim of WHO Conference 24/03/2025 Sophia Samantaroy & Elaine Ruth Fletcher CARTAGENA, Colombia – A tour bus emits a cloud of black diesel smoke in front of Cartagena’s glittering white conference center. It is a vivid reminder that from the hottest tourist destinations to the slums of Latin America, Asia and Africa, nine out of ten people on the planet breathe dangerously unhealthy levels of air […] Continue reading -> WHO Regional Director Saima Wazed Accused of Fraud and Forgery by Bangladesh Authorities 22/03/2025 Elaine Ruth Fletcher Bangladesh’s Anti Corruption Comission (ACC) has filed two cases against Saima Wazed, director of WHO’s South East Asia Regional Office (SEARO), for fraud, forgery and misuse of power in connection with her campaign to become the WHO’s top official in the South East Asia region. The charges against Wazed, who took office as Regional Director […] Continue reading -> Africa CDC: Aid Cuts Will Result in Millions More African Deaths 20/03/2025 Kerry Cullinan Two to four million additional Africans are likely to die annually as a result of the shock aid cuts by the United States and other key donors, according to Dr Jean Kaseya, who heads the Africa Centre for Disease Control and Prevention. Kaseya heads to Washington next week to coincide with the end of US […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts
Reducing Emissions of ‘Super Pollutants’ Would Slam Emergency Brake on Global Warming 25/03/2025 Sophia Samantaroy CARTAGENA, Colombia – A small group of climate pollutants– including the air pollutants black carbon, methane, and ozone – are responsible for nearly half of global temperature increases to date. Reducing these emissions, which only remain in the atmosphere for a few weeks to decades, could serve as the “emergency brake” critical to halting runaway […] Continue reading -> Halving Deaths from Air Pollution is Central Aim of WHO Conference 24/03/2025 Sophia Samantaroy & Elaine Ruth Fletcher CARTAGENA, Colombia – A tour bus emits a cloud of black diesel smoke in front of Cartagena’s glittering white conference center. It is a vivid reminder that from the hottest tourist destinations to the slums of Latin America, Asia and Africa, nine out of ten people on the planet breathe dangerously unhealthy levels of air […] Continue reading -> WHO Regional Director Saima Wazed Accused of Fraud and Forgery by Bangladesh Authorities 22/03/2025 Elaine Ruth Fletcher Bangladesh’s Anti Corruption Comission (ACC) has filed two cases against Saima Wazed, director of WHO’s South East Asia Regional Office (SEARO), for fraud, forgery and misuse of power in connection with her campaign to become the WHO’s top official in the South East Asia region. The charges against Wazed, who took office as Regional Director […] Continue reading -> Africa CDC: Aid Cuts Will Result in Millions More African Deaths 20/03/2025 Kerry Cullinan Two to four million additional Africans are likely to die annually as a result of the shock aid cuts by the United States and other key donors, according to Dr Jean Kaseya, who heads the Africa Centre for Disease Control and Prevention. Kaseya heads to Washington next week to coincide with the end of US […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts
Halving Deaths from Air Pollution is Central Aim of WHO Conference 24/03/2025 Sophia Samantaroy & Elaine Ruth Fletcher CARTAGENA, Colombia – A tour bus emits a cloud of black diesel smoke in front of Cartagena’s glittering white conference center. It is a vivid reminder that from the hottest tourist destinations to the slums of Latin America, Asia and Africa, nine out of ten people on the planet breathe dangerously unhealthy levels of air […] Continue reading -> WHO Regional Director Saima Wazed Accused of Fraud and Forgery by Bangladesh Authorities 22/03/2025 Elaine Ruth Fletcher Bangladesh’s Anti Corruption Comission (ACC) has filed two cases against Saima Wazed, director of WHO’s South East Asia Regional Office (SEARO), for fraud, forgery and misuse of power in connection with her campaign to become the WHO’s top official in the South East Asia region. The charges against Wazed, who took office as Regional Director […] Continue reading -> Africa CDC: Aid Cuts Will Result in Millions More African Deaths 20/03/2025 Kerry Cullinan Two to four million additional Africans are likely to die annually as a result of the shock aid cuts by the United States and other key donors, according to Dr Jean Kaseya, who heads the Africa Centre for Disease Control and Prevention. Kaseya heads to Washington next week to coincide with the end of US […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts
WHO Regional Director Saima Wazed Accused of Fraud and Forgery by Bangladesh Authorities 22/03/2025 Elaine Ruth Fletcher Bangladesh’s Anti Corruption Comission (ACC) has filed two cases against Saima Wazed, director of WHO’s South East Asia Regional Office (SEARO), for fraud, forgery and misuse of power in connection with her campaign to become the WHO’s top official in the South East Asia region. The charges against Wazed, who took office as Regional Director […] Continue reading -> Africa CDC: Aid Cuts Will Result in Millions More African Deaths 20/03/2025 Kerry Cullinan Two to four million additional Africans are likely to die annually as a result of the shock aid cuts by the United States and other key donors, according to Dr Jean Kaseya, who heads the Africa Centre for Disease Control and Prevention. Kaseya heads to Washington next week to coincide with the end of US […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts
Africa CDC: Aid Cuts Will Result in Millions More African Deaths 20/03/2025 Kerry Cullinan Two to four million additional Africans are likely to die annually as a result of the shock aid cuts by the United States and other key donors, according to Dr Jean Kaseya, who heads the Africa Centre for Disease Control and Prevention. Kaseya heads to Washington next week to coincide with the end of US […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts