One in Six People Affected by Infertility 04/04/2023 Stefan Anderson One in six people worldwide experiences infertility at some point in their lifetime, according to a World Health Organization (WHO) report containing the first global infertility estimates in over a decade. Around 17.5% of adults experience infertility with little variation across regions and country income groups. Lifetime prevalence was 17.8% in high-income countries and 16.5% […] Continue reading -> Key COVID Lessons: Nuture Healthworkers and Build Primary Care 03/04/2023 Kerry Cullinan Strong primary health care, nurturing the health workforce and legal flexibility emerged as key COVID-19 lessons at a high-level roundtable at the Fifth Global Forum for Human Resources for Health, which opened on Monday. Chile gave its healthworkers life insurance, more holidays and extra pay during the pandemic, said Chilean health official Dr Raquel Child […] Continue reading -> Time is Tight for Pandemic Accord Negotiations, Tedros Acknowledges 03/04/2023 Kerry Cullinan The fifth meeting of the Intergovernmental Negotiating Body (INB) to draft a pandemic accord started on Monday with acknowledgement by World Health Organization (WHO) Director-General Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus that it faces a very tight timeframe. “There is now only one year until the World Health Assembly in May 2024, which will consider the outcome […] Continue reading -> EU Prioritises ‘Common Good’ in Its Pandemic Accord Draft Proposals 29/03/2023 Kerry Cullinan The European Union (EU) has prioritised “common good” proposals and “legal provisions” in its initial text-based proposals for the pandemic accord, according to a rationale published alongside these proposals. Both documents were initially published late Monday on the Delegation of the European Union to the UN and other international organisations in Geneva page of the […] Continue reading -> WHO Ready For Marburg Vaccine Trials, Awaits Nod From Governments of Tanzania and Equatorial Guinea 29/03/2023 Megha Kaveri The World Health Organization (WHO) said that it is poised to begin clinical trials of three Marburg disease vaccine candidates if Tanzania and Equatorial Guinea, both struggling with outbreaks of the deadly disease, give the green light. About 2000 finished doses are available from vaccine developers and could be administered to the identified contacts of […] Continue reading -> How Does Corruption Affect Healthcare Worldwide? 29/03/2023 Editorial team According to an article recently published in the Lancet, some 10% to 25% of the USD $7 trillion spent on healthcare globally every year is lost because of corruption – an amount that exceeds the investments needed to achieve universal healthcare by 2030. To understand how corruption affects healthcare worldwide, the Global Health Centre at […] Continue reading -> In WHO’s Internal Justice System, All Roads Lead to Director General 28/03/2023 Elaine Ruth Fletcher When Rosie James, a British medical doctor, publicly accused a senior WHO staff member of groping her at a WHO event in Berlin last October, the WHO Director General responded swiftly, saying he was “sorry and horrified” and urged her to report the incident promptly to WHO’s Internal Oversight Services (IOS), which manages such complaints. […] Continue reading -> Pandemic Accord Talks Resume Soon With Call for More Attention to One Health, and Less Misinformation 27/03/2023 Kerry Cullinan Negotiations on a global pandemic accord resume next Monday at the fifth meeting of the World Health Organization (WHO)’s Intergovernmental Negotiating Body (INB) amid calls for more attention to be paid to a One Health approach, and less to organised misinformation campaigns. The meeting agenda is an extension of the INB meeting that ended on […] Continue reading -> More than 300 Health Facilities Destroyed By Cyclone Freddy in Madagascar, Malawi and Mozambique 24/03/2023 Paul Adepoju More than 300 health facilities have been destroyed or flooded in Madagascar, Malawi and Mozambique in the wake of Cyclone Freddy, WHO estimates. That has left hundreds of communities without adequate access to health services even as the cyclone’s double whammy of devastation has raised public health risks including the increased spread of cholera, […] Continue reading -> Cities Adopt Healthy Policies Despite Pushback from Big Commercial Interests 16/03/2023 Kerry Cullinan When London Mayor Sadiq Khan introduced a ban on junk food advertising on the city’s buses and tubes, he faced a backlash from big food companies. Meanwhile, tobacco companies went all-out trying to stop Montevideo in Uruguay and Kampala in Uganda from banning smoking in public areas, including resorting to litigation. Tobacco company Phillip Morris […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts This site uses cookies to help give you the best experience on our website. Cookies enable us to collect information that helps us personalise your experience and improve the functionality and performance of our site. By continuing to read our website, we assume you agree to this, otherwise you can adjust your browser settings. Please read our cookie and Privacy Policy. Our Cookies and Privacy Policy Loading Comments... You must be logged in to post a comment.
Key COVID Lessons: Nuture Healthworkers and Build Primary Care 03/04/2023 Kerry Cullinan Strong primary health care, nurturing the health workforce and legal flexibility emerged as key COVID-19 lessons at a high-level roundtable at the Fifth Global Forum for Human Resources for Health, which opened on Monday. Chile gave its healthworkers life insurance, more holidays and extra pay during the pandemic, said Chilean health official Dr Raquel Child […] Continue reading -> Time is Tight for Pandemic Accord Negotiations, Tedros Acknowledges 03/04/2023 Kerry Cullinan The fifth meeting of the Intergovernmental Negotiating Body (INB) to draft a pandemic accord started on Monday with acknowledgement by World Health Organization (WHO) Director-General Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus that it faces a very tight timeframe. “There is now only one year until the World Health Assembly in May 2024, which will consider the outcome […] Continue reading -> EU Prioritises ‘Common Good’ in Its Pandemic Accord Draft Proposals 29/03/2023 Kerry Cullinan The European Union (EU) has prioritised “common good” proposals and “legal provisions” in its initial text-based proposals for the pandemic accord, according to a rationale published alongside these proposals. Both documents were initially published late Monday on the Delegation of the European Union to the UN and other international organisations in Geneva page of the […] Continue reading -> WHO Ready For Marburg Vaccine Trials, Awaits Nod From Governments of Tanzania and Equatorial Guinea 29/03/2023 Megha Kaveri The World Health Organization (WHO) said that it is poised to begin clinical trials of three Marburg disease vaccine candidates if Tanzania and Equatorial Guinea, both struggling with outbreaks of the deadly disease, give the green light. About 2000 finished doses are available from vaccine developers and could be administered to the identified contacts of […] Continue reading -> How Does Corruption Affect Healthcare Worldwide? 29/03/2023 Editorial team According to an article recently published in the Lancet, some 10% to 25% of the USD $7 trillion spent on healthcare globally every year is lost because of corruption – an amount that exceeds the investments needed to achieve universal healthcare by 2030. To understand how corruption affects healthcare worldwide, the Global Health Centre at […] Continue reading -> In WHO’s Internal Justice System, All Roads Lead to Director General 28/03/2023 Elaine Ruth Fletcher When Rosie James, a British medical doctor, publicly accused a senior WHO staff member of groping her at a WHO event in Berlin last October, the WHO Director General responded swiftly, saying he was “sorry and horrified” and urged her to report the incident promptly to WHO’s Internal Oversight Services (IOS), which manages such complaints. […] Continue reading -> Pandemic Accord Talks Resume Soon With Call for More Attention to One Health, and Less Misinformation 27/03/2023 Kerry Cullinan Negotiations on a global pandemic accord resume next Monday at the fifth meeting of the World Health Organization (WHO)’s Intergovernmental Negotiating Body (INB) amid calls for more attention to be paid to a One Health approach, and less to organised misinformation campaigns. The meeting agenda is an extension of the INB meeting that ended on […] Continue reading -> More than 300 Health Facilities Destroyed By Cyclone Freddy in Madagascar, Malawi and Mozambique 24/03/2023 Paul Adepoju More than 300 health facilities have been destroyed or flooded in Madagascar, Malawi and Mozambique in the wake of Cyclone Freddy, WHO estimates. That has left hundreds of communities without adequate access to health services even as the cyclone’s double whammy of devastation has raised public health risks including the increased spread of cholera, […] Continue reading -> Cities Adopt Healthy Policies Despite Pushback from Big Commercial Interests 16/03/2023 Kerry Cullinan When London Mayor Sadiq Khan introduced a ban on junk food advertising on the city’s buses and tubes, he faced a backlash from big food companies. Meanwhile, tobacco companies went all-out trying to stop Montevideo in Uruguay and Kampala in Uganda from banning smoking in public areas, including resorting to litigation. Tobacco company Phillip Morris […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts This site uses cookies to help give you the best experience on our website. Cookies enable us to collect information that helps us personalise your experience and improve the functionality and performance of our site. By continuing to read our website, we assume you agree to this, otherwise you can adjust your browser settings. Please read our cookie and Privacy Policy. Our Cookies and Privacy Policy Loading Comments... You must be logged in to post a comment.
Time is Tight for Pandemic Accord Negotiations, Tedros Acknowledges 03/04/2023 Kerry Cullinan The fifth meeting of the Intergovernmental Negotiating Body (INB) to draft a pandemic accord started on Monday with acknowledgement by World Health Organization (WHO) Director-General Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus that it faces a very tight timeframe. “There is now only one year until the World Health Assembly in May 2024, which will consider the outcome […] Continue reading -> EU Prioritises ‘Common Good’ in Its Pandemic Accord Draft Proposals 29/03/2023 Kerry Cullinan The European Union (EU) has prioritised “common good” proposals and “legal provisions” in its initial text-based proposals for the pandemic accord, according to a rationale published alongside these proposals. Both documents were initially published late Monday on the Delegation of the European Union to the UN and other international organisations in Geneva page of the […] Continue reading -> WHO Ready For Marburg Vaccine Trials, Awaits Nod From Governments of Tanzania and Equatorial Guinea 29/03/2023 Megha Kaveri The World Health Organization (WHO) said that it is poised to begin clinical trials of three Marburg disease vaccine candidates if Tanzania and Equatorial Guinea, both struggling with outbreaks of the deadly disease, give the green light. About 2000 finished doses are available from vaccine developers and could be administered to the identified contacts of […] Continue reading -> How Does Corruption Affect Healthcare Worldwide? 29/03/2023 Editorial team According to an article recently published in the Lancet, some 10% to 25% of the USD $7 trillion spent on healthcare globally every year is lost because of corruption – an amount that exceeds the investments needed to achieve universal healthcare by 2030. To understand how corruption affects healthcare worldwide, the Global Health Centre at […] Continue reading -> In WHO’s Internal Justice System, All Roads Lead to Director General 28/03/2023 Elaine Ruth Fletcher When Rosie James, a British medical doctor, publicly accused a senior WHO staff member of groping her at a WHO event in Berlin last October, the WHO Director General responded swiftly, saying he was “sorry and horrified” and urged her to report the incident promptly to WHO’s Internal Oversight Services (IOS), which manages such complaints. […] Continue reading -> Pandemic Accord Talks Resume Soon With Call for More Attention to One Health, and Less Misinformation 27/03/2023 Kerry Cullinan Negotiations on a global pandemic accord resume next Monday at the fifth meeting of the World Health Organization (WHO)’s Intergovernmental Negotiating Body (INB) amid calls for more attention to be paid to a One Health approach, and less to organised misinformation campaigns. The meeting agenda is an extension of the INB meeting that ended on […] Continue reading -> More than 300 Health Facilities Destroyed By Cyclone Freddy in Madagascar, Malawi and Mozambique 24/03/2023 Paul Adepoju More than 300 health facilities have been destroyed or flooded in Madagascar, Malawi and Mozambique in the wake of Cyclone Freddy, WHO estimates. That has left hundreds of communities without adequate access to health services even as the cyclone’s double whammy of devastation has raised public health risks including the increased spread of cholera, […] Continue reading -> Cities Adopt Healthy Policies Despite Pushback from Big Commercial Interests 16/03/2023 Kerry Cullinan When London Mayor Sadiq Khan introduced a ban on junk food advertising on the city’s buses and tubes, he faced a backlash from big food companies. Meanwhile, tobacco companies went all-out trying to stop Montevideo in Uruguay and Kampala in Uganda from banning smoking in public areas, including resorting to litigation. Tobacco company Phillip Morris […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts This site uses cookies to help give you the best experience on our website. Cookies enable us to collect information that helps us personalise your experience and improve the functionality and performance of our site. By continuing to read our website, we assume you agree to this, otherwise you can adjust your browser settings. Please read our cookie and Privacy Policy. Our Cookies and Privacy Policy Loading Comments... You must be logged in to post a comment.
EU Prioritises ‘Common Good’ in Its Pandemic Accord Draft Proposals 29/03/2023 Kerry Cullinan The European Union (EU) has prioritised “common good” proposals and “legal provisions” in its initial text-based proposals for the pandemic accord, according to a rationale published alongside these proposals. Both documents were initially published late Monday on the Delegation of the European Union to the UN and other international organisations in Geneva page of the […] Continue reading -> WHO Ready For Marburg Vaccine Trials, Awaits Nod From Governments of Tanzania and Equatorial Guinea 29/03/2023 Megha Kaveri The World Health Organization (WHO) said that it is poised to begin clinical trials of three Marburg disease vaccine candidates if Tanzania and Equatorial Guinea, both struggling with outbreaks of the deadly disease, give the green light. About 2000 finished doses are available from vaccine developers and could be administered to the identified contacts of […] Continue reading -> How Does Corruption Affect Healthcare Worldwide? 29/03/2023 Editorial team According to an article recently published in the Lancet, some 10% to 25% of the USD $7 trillion spent on healthcare globally every year is lost because of corruption – an amount that exceeds the investments needed to achieve universal healthcare by 2030. To understand how corruption affects healthcare worldwide, the Global Health Centre at […] Continue reading -> In WHO’s Internal Justice System, All Roads Lead to Director General 28/03/2023 Elaine Ruth Fletcher When Rosie James, a British medical doctor, publicly accused a senior WHO staff member of groping her at a WHO event in Berlin last October, the WHO Director General responded swiftly, saying he was “sorry and horrified” and urged her to report the incident promptly to WHO’s Internal Oversight Services (IOS), which manages such complaints. […] Continue reading -> Pandemic Accord Talks Resume Soon With Call for More Attention to One Health, and Less Misinformation 27/03/2023 Kerry Cullinan Negotiations on a global pandemic accord resume next Monday at the fifth meeting of the World Health Organization (WHO)’s Intergovernmental Negotiating Body (INB) amid calls for more attention to be paid to a One Health approach, and less to organised misinformation campaigns. The meeting agenda is an extension of the INB meeting that ended on […] Continue reading -> More than 300 Health Facilities Destroyed By Cyclone Freddy in Madagascar, Malawi and Mozambique 24/03/2023 Paul Adepoju More than 300 health facilities have been destroyed or flooded in Madagascar, Malawi and Mozambique in the wake of Cyclone Freddy, WHO estimates. That has left hundreds of communities without adequate access to health services even as the cyclone’s double whammy of devastation has raised public health risks including the increased spread of cholera, […] Continue reading -> Cities Adopt Healthy Policies Despite Pushback from Big Commercial Interests 16/03/2023 Kerry Cullinan When London Mayor Sadiq Khan introduced a ban on junk food advertising on the city’s buses and tubes, he faced a backlash from big food companies. Meanwhile, tobacco companies went all-out trying to stop Montevideo in Uruguay and Kampala in Uganda from banning smoking in public areas, including resorting to litigation. Tobacco company Phillip Morris […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts This site uses cookies to help give you the best experience on our website. Cookies enable us to collect information that helps us personalise your experience and improve the functionality and performance of our site. By continuing to read our website, we assume you agree to this, otherwise you can adjust your browser settings. Please read our cookie and Privacy Policy. Our Cookies and Privacy Policy Loading Comments... You must be logged in to post a comment.
WHO Ready For Marburg Vaccine Trials, Awaits Nod From Governments of Tanzania and Equatorial Guinea 29/03/2023 Megha Kaveri The World Health Organization (WHO) said that it is poised to begin clinical trials of three Marburg disease vaccine candidates if Tanzania and Equatorial Guinea, both struggling with outbreaks of the deadly disease, give the green light. About 2000 finished doses are available from vaccine developers and could be administered to the identified contacts of […] Continue reading -> How Does Corruption Affect Healthcare Worldwide? 29/03/2023 Editorial team According to an article recently published in the Lancet, some 10% to 25% of the USD $7 trillion spent on healthcare globally every year is lost because of corruption – an amount that exceeds the investments needed to achieve universal healthcare by 2030. To understand how corruption affects healthcare worldwide, the Global Health Centre at […] Continue reading -> In WHO’s Internal Justice System, All Roads Lead to Director General 28/03/2023 Elaine Ruth Fletcher When Rosie James, a British medical doctor, publicly accused a senior WHO staff member of groping her at a WHO event in Berlin last October, the WHO Director General responded swiftly, saying he was “sorry and horrified” and urged her to report the incident promptly to WHO’s Internal Oversight Services (IOS), which manages such complaints. […] Continue reading -> Pandemic Accord Talks Resume Soon With Call for More Attention to One Health, and Less Misinformation 27/03/2023 Kerry Cullinan Negotiations on a global pandemic accord resume next Monday at the fifth meeting of the World Health Organization (WHO)’s Intergovernmental Negotiating Body (INB) amid calls for more attention to be paid to a One Health approach, and less to organised misinformation campaigns. The meeting agenda is an extension of the INB meeting that ended on […] Continue reading -> More than 300 Health Facilities Destroyed By Cyclone Freddy in Madagascar, Malawi and Mozambique 24/03/2023 Paul Adepoju More than 300 health facilities have been destroyed or flooded in Madagascar, Malawi and Mozambique in the wake of Cyclone Freddy, WHO estimates. That has left hundreds of communities without adequate access to health services even as the cyclone’s double whammy of devastation has raised public health risks including the increased spread of cholera, […] Continue reading -> Cities Adopt Healthy Policies Despite Pushback from Big Commercial Interests 16/03/2023 Kerry Cullinan When London Mayor Sadiq Khan introduced a ban on junk food advertising on the city’s buses and tubes, he faced a backlash from big food companies. Meanwhile, tobacco companies went all-out trying to stop Montevideo in Uruguay and Kampala in Uganda from banning smoking in public areas, including resorting to litigation. Tobacco company Phillip Morris […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts This site uses cookies to help give you the best experience on our website. Cookies enable us to collect information that helps us personalise your experience and improve the functionality and performance of our site. By continuing to read our website, we assume you agree to this, otherwise you can adjust your browser settings. Please read our cookie and Privacy Policy. Our Cookies and Privacy Policy Loading Comments... You must be logged in to post a comment.
How Does Corruption Affect Healthcare Worldwide? 29/03/2023 Editorial team According to an article recently published in the Lancet, some 10% to 25% of the USD $7 trillion spent on healthcare globally every year is lost because of corruption – an amount that exceeds the investments needed to achieve universal healthcare by 2030. To understand how corruption affects healthcare worldwide, the Global Health Centre at […] Continue reading -> In WHO’s Internal Justice System, All Roads Lead to Director General 28/03/2023 Elaine Ruth Fletcher When Rosie James, a British medical doctor, publicly accused a senior WHO staff member of groping her at a WHO event in Berlin last October, the WHO Director General responded swiftly, saying he was “sorry and horrified” and urged her to report the incident promptly to WHO’s Internal Oversight Services (IOS), which manages such complaints. […] Continue reading -> Pandemic Accord Talks Resume Soon With Call for More Attention to One Health, and Less Misinformation 27/03/2023 Kerry Cullinan Negotiations on a global pandemic accord resume next Monday at the fifth meeting of the World Health Organization (WHO)’s Intergovernmental Negotiating Body (INB) amid calls for more attention to be paid to a One Health approach, and less to organised misinformation campaigns. The meeting agenda is an extension of the INB meeting that ended on […] Continue reading -> More than 300 Health Facilities Destroyed By Cyclone Freddy in Madagascar, Malawi and Mozambique 24/03/2023 Paul Adepoju More than 300 health facilities have been destroyed or flooded in Madagascar, Malawi and Mozambique in the wake of Cyclone Freddy, WHO estimates. That has left hundreds of communities without adequate access to health services even as the cyclone’s double whammy of devastation has raised public health risks including the increased spread of cholera, […] Continue reading -> Cities Adopt Healthy Policies Despite Pushback from Big Commercial Interests 16/03/2023 Kerry Cullinan When London Mayor Sadiq Khan introduced a ban on junk food advertising on the city’s buses and tubes, he faced a backlash from big food companies. Meanwhile, tobacco companies went all-out trying to stop Montevideo in Uruguay and Kampala in Uganda from banning smoking in public areas, including resorting to litigation. Tobacco company Phillip Morris […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts This site uses cookies to help give you the best experience on our website. Cookies enable us to collect information that helps us personalise your experience and improve the functionality and performance of our site. By continuing to read our website, we assume you agree to this, otherwise you can adjust your browser settings. Please read our cookie and Privacy Policy. Our Cookies and Privacy Policy Loading Comments... You must be logged in to post a comment.
In WHO’s Internal Justice System, All Roads Lead to Director General 28/03/2023 Elaine Ruth Fletcher When Rosie James, a British medical doctor, publicly accused a senior WHO staff member of groping her at a WHO event in Berlin last October, the WHO Director General responded swiftly, saying he was “sorry and horrified” and urged her to report the incident promptly to WHO’s Internal Oversight Services (IOS), which manages such complaints. […] Continue reading -> Pandemic Accord Talks Resume Soon With Call for More Attention to One Health, and Less Misinformation 27/03/2023 Kerry Cullinan Negotiations on a global pandemic accord resume next Monday at the fifth meeting of the World Health Organization (WHO)’s Intergovernmental Negotiating Body (INB) amid calls for more attention to be paid to a One Health approach, and less to organised misinformation campaigns. The meeting agenda is an extension of the INB meeting that ended on […] Continue reading -> More than 300 Health Facilities Destroyed By Cyclone Freddy in Madagascar, Malawi and Mozambique 24/03/2023 Paul Adepoju More than 300 health facilities have been destroyed or flooded in Madagascar, Malawi and Mozambique in the wake of Cyclone Freddy, WHO estimates. That has left hundreds of communities without adequate access to health services even as the cyclone’s double whammy of devastation has raised public health risks including the increased spread of cholera, […] Continue reading -> Cities Adopt Healthy Policies Despite Pushback from Big Commercial Interests 16/03/2023 Kerry Cullinan When London Mayor Sadiq Khan introduced a ban on junk food advertising on the city’s buses and tubes, he faced a backlash from big food companies. Meanwhile, tobacco companies went all-out trying to stop Montevideo in Uruguay and Kampala in Uganda from banning smoking in public areas, including resorting to litigation. Tobacco company Phillip Morris […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts This site uses cookies to help give you the best experience on our website. Cookies enable us to collect information that helps us personalise your experience and improve the functionality and performance of our site. By continuing to read our website, we assume you agree to this, otherwise you can adjust your browser settings. Please read our cookie and Privacy Policy. Our Cookies and Privacy Policy Loading Comments... You must be logged in to post a comment.
Pandemic Accord Talks Resume Soon With Call for More Attention to One Health, and Less Misinformation 27/03/2023 Kerry Cullinan Negotiations on a global pandemic accord resume next Monday at the fifth meeting of the World Health Organization (WHO)’s Intergovernmental Negotiating Body (INB) amid calls for more attention to be paid to a One Health approach, and less to organised misinformation campaigns. The meeting agenda is an extension of the INB meeting that ended on […] Continue reading -> More than 300 Health Facilities Destroyed By Cyclone Freddy in Madagascar, Malawi and Mozambique 24/03/2023 Paul Adepoju More than 300 health facilities have been destroyed or flooded in Madagascar, Malawi and Mozambique in the wake of Cyclone Freddy, WHO estimates. That has left hundreds of communities without adequate access to health services even as the cyclone’s double whammy of devastation has raised public health risks including the increased spread of cholera, […] Continue reading -> Cities Adopt Healthy Policies Despite Pushback from Big Commercial Interests 16/03/2023 Kerry Cullinan When London Mayor Sadiq Khan introduced a ban on junk food advertising on the city’s buses and tubes, he faced a backlash from big food companies. Meanwhile, tobacco companies went all-out trying to stop Montevideo in Uruguay and Kampala in Uganda from banning smoking in public areas, including resorting to litigation. Tobacco company Phillip Morris […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts This site uses cookies to help give you the best experience on our website. Cookies enable us to collect information that helps us personalise your experience and improve the functionality and performance of our site. By continuing to read our website, we assume you agree to this, otherwise you can adjust your browser settings. Please read our cookie and Privacy Policy. Our Cookies and Privacy Policy Loading Comments... You must be logged in to post a comment.
More than 300 Health Facilities Destroyed By Cyclone Freddy in Madagascar, Malawi and Mozambique 24/03/2023 Paul Adepoju More than 300 health facilities have been destroyed or flooded in Madagascar, Malawi and Mozambique in the wake of Cyclone Freddy, WHO estimates. That has left hundreds of communities without adequate access to health services even as the cyclone’s double whammy of devastation has raised public health risks including the increased spread of cholera, […] Continue reading -> Cities Adopt Healthy Policies Despite Pushback from Big Commercial Interests 16/03/2023 Kerry Cullinan When London Mayor Sadiq Khan introduced a ban on junk food advertising on the city’s buses and tubes, he faced a backlash from big food companies. Meanwhile, tobacco companies went all-out trying to stop Montevideo in Uruguay and Kampala in Uganda from banning smoking in public areas, including resorting to litigation. Tobacco company Phillip Morris […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts This site uses cookies to help give you the best experience on our website. Cookies enable us to collect information that helps us personalise your experience and improve the functionality and performance of our site. By continuing to read our website, we assume you agree to this, otherwise you can adjust your browser settings. Please read our cookie and Privacy Policy. Our Cookies and Privacy Policy
Cities Adopt Healthy Policies Despite Pushback from Big Commercial Interests 16/03/2023 Kerry Cullinan When London Mayor Sadiq Khan introduced a ban on junk food advertising on the city’s buses and tubes, he faced a backlash from big food companies. Meanwhile, tobacco companies went all-out trying to stop Montevideo in Uruguay and Kampala in Uganda from banning smoking in public areas, including resorting to litigation. Tobacco company Phillip Morris […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts