End Stigma To End AIDS – Once and For All 19/07/2024 Hans Kluge WHO’s Regional Director for Europe reflects on why we haven’t been able to end AIDS despite having the tools to do so – as Germany hosts the 25th International AIDS conference. Twenty-four years ago, Maria Godlevkskaya was in a coma in a hospital in Russia, her immune system having failed without treatment for her HIV. […] Continue reading -> New UN Report Calls for Fresh Approach to Ending Food Insecurity and Hunger 18/07/2024 Zuzanna Stawiska Food security and nutrition initiatives often fail due to fragmentation, a lack of consensus on priorities, and the prevalence of numerous actors delivering mostly small, short-term projects, according to this year’s State of Food Security and Nutrition in the World (SOFI) report, due to be released next week. More targeted and less risk-averse finance, as […] Continue reading -> New Blood for Resumed Pandemic Agreement Negotiations 16/07/2024 Kerry Cullinan Anne-Claire Amprou, French Ambassador for Global Health, has replaced Roland Driece of the Netherlands as the co-chair of the World Health Organization (WHO) Intergovernmental Negotiating Body (INB) that is hammering out the pandemic agreement. However, Amprou, who coordinated the French response to COVID-19 and was a member of the international Ebola task force, is interim […] Continue reading -> Unlocking Innovation: Life Sciences Mentorship Session Offers New Insights 16/07/2024 Maayan Hoffman “Don’t be afraid to take risks. Think outside the box. Be agile. Adapt to change.” This was some of the advice young innovators in the life sciences field received last week during an interactive live mentorship session on the sidelines of the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) General Assembly. Organized by WIPO and IFPMA (International […] Continue reading -> Sierra Leone Outlaws Child Marriage 08/07/2024 Kerry Cullinan Sierra Leone’s President Julius Maada Bio signed into law the Prohibition of Child Marriage Act last week, introducing a penalty of at least 15 years and a fine of around $4,000 for any man who marries a girl under 18. The law also prohibits cohabiting with a child, and fines for anyone arranging, aiding or […] Continue reading -> Positioning the University of Ghana as a ‘Research-Intensive’ Institution on Neglected Diseases 03/07/2024 Jessica Ahedor Almost 15 years ago, when the University of Ghana established its Office of Research, Innovation, and Development, it did so with the goal of bolstering the West African nation’s research capacity. In the African region, where less than 0.5% of GDP is devoted to research, and a significant number of Africa’s educated is siphoned off […] Continue reading -> When the South ‘Swings’ Together on Health Equity New Possibilities Emerge 01/07/2024 Elaine Ruth Fletcher While this week’s CARICOM summit in Grenada has been postponed due to Hurricane Beryl, when it does convenes, a key item on the agenda will be the new ‘HeDPAC’ initiative to deepen South-South partnerships to meet shared global health challenges – from pandemic threats to climate change. In remote communities of Guyana, the introduction of […] Continue reading -> Sudan Conflict Leaves 25.6 Million People in Acute Food Insecurity 30/06/2024 Sophia Samantaroy Fourteen months into its devastating civil war, one-half of Sudan’s 25.6 million population faces levels of food security ranked as “crisis,” emergency, or “catastrophic,” according to the latest Integrated Food Security Phase Classification (IPC) analysis. The IPC analysis of Gaza also found that a “high and sustained risk” of famine persists across the entire occupied […] Continue reading -> Critics Blast ‘Inward, Technocratic’ MSF Leadership for Closing Access Campaign 26/06/2024 Kerry Cullinan The leadership of Médecins sans Frontières (MSF) is under significant global pressure to reverse its decision to close its Access Campaign, with indications that the issue may be raised at the organisation’s general assembly that begins in Geneva on Thursday (27th). The decision has been described as a triumph for technocrats within MSF, who want […] Continue reading -> Health and Finance Leaders Call for Strengthened Primary Health Care to Tackle NCDs and Mental Health 25/06/2024 Sophia Samantaroy When Felicia Knaul met Tonya Rosa, a Mexican woman undergoing chemotherapy for breast cancer, “she was there with a big smile on her face…even though her cancer had recurred.” But Rosa told Knaul that her first round of treatment had impoverished her family, “they had to sell their business, their home, their assets to be […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts
New UN Report Calls for Fresh Approach to Ending Food Insecurity and Hunger 18/07/2024 Zuzanna Stawiska Food security and nutrition initiatives often fail due to fragmentation, a lack of consensus on priorities, and the prevalence of numerous actors delivering mostly small, short-term projects, according to this year’s State of Food Security and Nutrition in the World (SOFI) report, due to be released next week. More targeted and less risk-averse finance, as […] Continue reading -> New Blood for Resumed Pandemic Agreement Negotiations 16/07/2024 Kerry Cullinan Anne-Claire Amprou, French Ambassador for Global Health, has replaced Roland Driece of the Netherlands as the co-chair of the World Health Organization (WHO) Intergovernmental Negotiating Body (INB) that is hammering out the pandemic agreement. However, Amprou, who coordinated the French response to COVID-19 and was a member of the international Ebola task force, is interim […] Continue reading -> Unlocking Innovation: Life Sciences Mentorship Session Offers New Insights 16/07/2024 Maayan Hoffman “Don’t be afraid to take risks. Think outside the box. Be agile. Adapt to change.” This was some of the advice young innovators in the life sciences field received last week during an interactive live mentorship session on the sidelines of the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) General Assembly. Organized by WIPO and IFPMA (International […] Continue reading -> Sierra Leone Outlaws Child Marriage 08/07/2024 Kerry Cullinan Sierra Leone’s President Julius Maada Bio signed into law the Prohibition of Child Marriage Act last week, introducing a penalty of at least 15 years and a fine of around $4,000 for any man who marries a girl under 18. The law also prohibits cohabiting with a child, and fines for anyone arranging, aiding or […] Continue reading -> Positioning the University of Ghana as a ‘Research-Intensive’ Institution on Neglected Diseases 03/07/2024 Jessica Ahedor Almost 15 years ago, when the University of Ghana established its Office of Research, Innovation, and Development, it did so with the goal of bolstering the West African nation’s research capacity. In the African region, where less than 0.5% of GDP is devoted to research, and a significant number of Africa’s educated is siphoned off […] Continue reading -> When the South ‘Swings’ Together on Health Equity New Possibilities Emerge 01/07/2024 Elaine Ruth Fletcher While this week’s CARICOM summit in Grenada has been postponed due to Hurricane Beryl, when it does convenes, a key item on the agenda will be the new ‘HeDPAC’ initiative to deepen South-South partnerships to meet shared global health challenges – from pandemic threats to climate change. In remote communities of Guyana, the introduction of […] Continue reading -> Sudan Conflict Leaves 25.6 Million People in Acute Food Insecurity 30/06/2024 Sophia Samantaroy Fourteen months into its devastating civil war, one-half of Sudan’s 25.6 million population faces levels of food security ranked as “crisis,” emergency, or “catastrophic,” according to the latest Integrated Food Security Phase Classification (IPC) analysis. The IPC analysis of Gaza also found that a “high and sustained risk” of famine persists across the entire occupied […] Continue reading -> Critics Blast ‘Inward, Technocratic’ MSF Leadership for Closing Access Campaign 26/06/2024 Kerry Cullinan The leadership of Médecins sans Frontières (MSF) is under significant global pressure to reverse its decision to close its Access Campaign, with indications that the issue may be raised at the organisation’s general assembly that begins in Geneva on Thursday (27th). The decision has been described as a triumph for technocrats within MSF, who want […] Continue reading -> Health and Finance Leaders Call for Strengthened Primary Health Care to Tackle NCDs and Mental Health 25/06/2024 Sophia Samantaroy When Felicia Knaul met Tonya Rosa, a Mexican woman undergoing chemotherapy for breast cancer, “she was there with a big smile on her face…even though her cancer had recurred.” But Rosa told Knaul that her first round of treatment had impoverished her family, “they had to sell their business, their home, their assets to be […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts
New Blood for Resumed Pandemic Agreement Negotiations 16/07/2024 Kerry Cullinan Anne-Claire Amprou, French Ambassador for Global Health, has replaced Roland Driece of the Netherlands as the co-chair of the World Health Organization (WHO) Intergovernmental Negotiating Body (INB) that is hammering out the pandemic agreement. However, Amprou, who coordinated the French response to COVID-19 and was a member of the international Ebola task force, is interim […] Continue reading -> Unlocking Innovation: Life Sciences Mentorship Session Offers New Insights 16/07/2024 Maayan Hoffman “Don’t be afraid to take risks. Think outside the box. Be agile. Adapt to change.” This was some of the advice young innovators in the life sciences field received last week during an interactive live mentorship session on the sidelines of the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) General Assembly. Organized by WIPO and IFPMA (International […] Continue reading -> Sierra Leone Outlaws Child Marriage 08/07/2024 Kerry Cullinan Sierra Leone’s President Julius Maada Bio signed into law the Prohibition of Child Marriage Act last week, introducing a penalty of at least 15 years and a fine of around $4,000 for any man who marries a girl under 18. The law also prohibits cohabiting with a child, and fines for anyone arranging, aiding or […] Continue reading -> Positioning the University of Ghana as a ‘Research-Intensive’ Institution on Neglected Diseases 03/07/2024 Jessica Ahedor Almost 15 years ago, when the University of Ghana established its Office of Research, Innovation, and Development, it did so with the goal of bolstering the West African nation’s research capacity. In the African region, where less than 0.5% of GDP is devoted to research, and a significant number of Africa’s educated is siphoned off […] Continue reading -> When the South ‘Swings’ Together on Health Equity New Possibilities Emerge 01/07/2024 Elaine Ruth Fletcher While this week’s CARICOM summit in Grenada has been postponed due to Hurricane Beryl, when it does convenes, a key item on the agenda will be the new ‘HeDPAC’ initiative to deepen South-South partnerships to meet shared global health challenges – from pandemic threats to climate change. In remote communities of Guyana, the introduction of […] Continue reading -> Sudan Conflict Leaves 25.6 Million People in Acute Food Insecurity 30/06/2024 Sophia Samantaroy Fourteen months into its devastating civil war, one-half of Sudan’s 25.6 million population faces levels of food security ranked as “crisis,” emergency, or “catastrophic,” according to the latest Integrated Food Security Phase Classification (IPC) analysis. The IPC analysis of Gaza also found that a “high and sustained risk” of famine persists across the entire occupied […] Continue reading -> Critics Blast ‘Inward, Technocratic’ MSF Leadership for Closing Access Campaign 26/06/2024 Kerry Cullinan The leadership of Médecins sans Frontières (MSF) is under significant global pressure to reverse its decision to close its Access Campaign, with indications that the issue may be raised at the organisation’s general assembly that begins in Geneva on Thursday (27th). The decision has been described as a triumph for technocrats within MSF, who want […] Continue reading -> Health and Finance Leaders Call for Strengthened Primary Health Care to Tackle NCDs and Mental Health 25/06/2024 Sophia Samantaroy When Felicia Knaul met Tonya Rosa, a Mexican woman undergoing chemotherapy for breast cancer, “she was there with a big smile on her face…even though her cancer had recurred.” But Rosa told Knaul that her first round of treatment had impoverished her family, “they had to sell their business, their home, their assets to be […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts
Unlocking Innovation: Life Sciences Mentorship Session Offers New Insights 16/07/2024 Maayan Hoffman “Don’t be afraid to take risks. Think outside the box. Be agile. Adapt to change.” This was some of the advice young innovators in the life sciences field received last week during an interactive live mentorship session on the sidelines of the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) General Assembly. Organized by WIPO and IFPMA (International […] Continue reading -> Sierra Leone Outlaws Child Marriage 08/07/2024 Kerry Cullinan Sierra Leone’s President Julius Maada Bio signed into law the Prohibition of Child Marriage Act last week, introducing a penalty of at least 15 years and a fine of around $4,000 for any man who marries a girl under 18. The law also prohibits cohabiting with a child, and fines for anyone arranging, aiding or […] Continue reading -> Positioning the University of Ghana as a ‘Research-Intensive’ Institution on Neglected Diseases 03/07/2024 Jessica Ahedor Almost 15 years ago, when the University of Ghana established its Office of Research, Innovation, and Development, it did so with the goal of bolstering the West African nation’s research capacity. In the African region, where less than 0.5% of GDP is devoted to research, and a significant number of Africa’s educated is siphoned off […] Continue reading -> When the South ‘Swings’ Together on Health Equity New Possibilities Emerge 01/07/2024 Elaine Ruth Fletcher While this week’s CARICOM summit in Grenada has been postponed due to Hurricane Beryl, when it does convenes, a key item on the agenda will be the new ‘HeDPAC’ initiative to deepen South-South partnerships to meet shared global health challenges – from pandemic threats to climate change. In remote communities of Guyana, the introduction of […] Continue reading -> Sudan Conflict Leaves 25.6 Million People in Acute Food Insecurity 30/06/2024 Sophia Samantaroy Fourteen months into its devastating civil war, one-half of Sudan’s 25.6 million population faces levels of food security ranked as “crisis,” emergency, or “catastrophic,” according to the latest Integrated Food Security Phase Classification (IPC) analysis. The IPC analysis of Gaza also found that a “high and sustained risk” of famine persists across the entire occupied […] Continue reading -> Critics Blast ‘Inward, Technocratic’ MSF Leadership for Closing Access Campaign 26/06/2024 Kerry Cullinan The leadership of Médecins sans Frontières (MSF) is under significant global pressure to reverse its decision to close its Access Campaign, with indications that the issue may be raised at the organisation’s general assembly that begins in Geneva on Thursday (27th). The decision has been described as a triumph for technocrats within MSF, who want […] Continue reading -> Health and Finance Leaders Call for Strengthened Primary Health Care to Tackle NCDs and Mental Health 25/06/2024 Sophia Samantaroy When Felicia Knaul met Tonya Rosa, a Mexican woman undergoing chemotherapy for breast cancer, “she was there with a big smile on her face…even though her cancer had recurred.” But Rosa told Knaul that her first round of treatment had impoverished her family, “they had to sell their business, their home, their assets to be […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts
Sierra Leone Outlaws Child Marriage 08/07/2024 Kerry Cullinan Sierra Leone’s President Julius Maada Bio signed into law the Prohibition of Child Marriage Act last week, introducing a penalty of at least 15 years and a fine of around $4,000 for any man who marries a girl under 18. The law also prohibits cohabiting with a child, and fines for anyone arranging, aiding or […] Continue reading -> Positioning the University of Ghana as a ‘Research-Intensive’ Institution on Neglected Diseases 03/07/2024 Jessica Ahedor Almost 15 years ago, when the University of Ghana established its Office of Research, Innovation, and Development, it did so with the goal of bolstering the West African nation’s research capacity. In the African region, where less than 0.5% of GDP is devoted to research, and a significant number of Africa’s educated is siphoned off […] Continue reading -> When the South ‘Swings’ Together on Health Equity New Possibilities Emerge 01/07/2024 Elaine Ruth Fletcher While this week’s CARICOM summit in Grenada has been postponed due to Hurricane Beryl, when it does convenes, a key item on the agenda will be the new ‘HeDPAC’ initiative to deepen South-South partnerships to meet shared global health challenges – from pandemic threats to climate change. In remote communities of Guyana, the introduction of […] Continue reading -> Sudan Conflict Leaves 25.6 Million People in Acute Food Insecurity 30/06/2024 Sophia Samantaroy Fourteen months into its devastating civil war, one-half of Sudan’s 25.6 million population faces levels of food security ranked as “crisis,” emergency, or “catastrophic,” according to the latest Integrated Food Security Phase Classification (IPC) analysis. The IPC analysis of Gaza also found that a “high and sustained risk” of famine persists across the entire occupied […] Continue reading -> Critics Blast ‘Inward, Technocratic’ MSF Leadership for Closing Access Campaign 26/06/2024 Kerry Cullinan The leadership of Médecins sans Frontières (MSF) is under significant global pressure to reverse its decision to close its Access Campaign, with indications that the issue may be raised at the organisation’s general assembly that begins in Geneva on Thursday (27th). The decision has been described as a triumph for technocrats within MSF, who want […] Continue reading -> Health and Finance Leaders Call for Strengthened Primary Health Care to Tackle NCDs and Mental Health 25/06/2024 Sophia Samantaroy When Felicia Knaul met Tonya Rosa, a Mexican woman undergoing chemotherapy for breast cancer, “she was there with a big smile on her face…even though her cancer had recurred.” But Rosa told Knaul that her first round of treatment had impoverished her family, “they had to sell their business, their home, their assets to be […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts
Positioning the University of Ghana as a ‘Research-Intensive’ Institution on Neglected Diseases 03/07/2024 Jessica Ahedor Almost 15 years ago, when the University of Ghana established its Office of Research, Innovation, and Development, it did so with the goal of bolstering the West African nation’s research capacity. In the African region, where less than 0.5% of GDP is devoted to research, and a significant number of Africa’s educated is siphoned off […] Continue reading -> When the South ‘Swings’ Together on Health Equity New Possibilities Emerge 01/07/2024 Elaine Ruth Fletcher While this week’s CARICOM summit in Grenada has been postponed due to Hurricane Beryl, when it does convenes, a key item on the agenda will be the new ‘HeDPAC’ initiative to deepen South-South partnerships to meet shared global health challenges – from pandemic threats to climate change. In remote communities of Guyana, the introduction of […] Continue reading -> Sudan Conflict Leaves 25.6 Million People in Acute Food Insecurity 30/06/2024 Sophia Samantaroy Fourteen months into its devastating civil war, one-half of Sudan’s 25.6 million population faces levels of food security ranked as “crisis,” emergency, or “catastrophic,” according to the latest Integrated Food Security Phase Classification (IPC) analysis. The IPC analysis of Gaza also found that a “high and sustained risk” of famine persists across the entire occupied […] Continue reading -> Critics Blast ‘Inward, Technocratic’ MSF Leadership for Closing Access Campaign 26/06/2024 Kerry Cullinan The leadership of Médecins sans Frontières (MSF) is under significant global pressure to reverse its decision to close its Access Campaign, with indications that the issue may be raised at the organisation’s general assembly that begins in Geneva on Thursday (27th). The decision has been described as a triumph for technocrats within MSF, who want […] Continue reading -> Health and Finance Leaders Call for Strengthened Primary Health Care to Tackle NCDs and Mental Health 25/06/2024 Sophia Samantaroy When Felicia Knaul met Tonya Rosa, a Mexican woman undergoing chemotherapy for breast cancer, “she was there with a big smile on her face…even though her cancer had recurred.” But Rosa told Knaul that her first round of treatment had impoverished her family, “they had to sell their business, their home, their assets to be […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts
When the South ‘Swings’ Together on Health Equity New Possibilities Emerge 01/07/2024 Elaine Ruth Fletcher While this week’s CARICOM summit in Grenada has been postponed due to Hurricane Beryl, when it does convenes, a key item on the agenda will be the new ‘HeDPAC’ initiative to deepen South-South partnerships to meet shared global health challenges – from pandemic threats to climate change. In remote communities of Guyana, the introduction of […] Continue reading -> Sudan Conflict Leaves 25.6 Million People in Acute Food Insecurity 30/06/2024 Sophia Samantaroy Fourteen months into its devastating civil war, one-half of Sudan’s 25.6 million population faces levels of food security ranked as “crisis,” emergency, or “catastrophic,” according to the latest Integrated Food Security Phase Classification (IPC) analysis. The IPC analysis of Gaza also found that a “high and sustained risk” of famine persists across the entire occupied […] Continue reading -> Critics Blast ‘Inward, Technocratic’ MSF Leadership for Closing Access Campaign 26/06/2024 Kerry Cullinan The leadership of Médecins sans Frontières (MSF) is under significant global pressure to reverse its decision to close its Access Campaign, with indications that the issue may be raised at the organisation’s general assembly that begins in Geneva on Thursday (27th). The decision has been described as a triumph for technocrats within MSF, who want […] Continue reading -> Health and Finance Leaders Call for Strengthened Primary Health Care to Tackle NCDs and Mental Health 25/06/2024 Sophia Samantaroy When Felicia Knaul met Tonya Rosa, a Mexican woman undergoing chemotherapy for breast cancer, “she was there with a big smile on her face…even though her cancer had recurred.” But Rosa told Knaul that her first round of treatment had impoverished her family, “they had to sell their business, their home, their assets to be […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts
Sudan Conflict Leaves 25.6 Million People in Acute Food Insecurity 30/06/2024 Sophia Samantaroy Fourteen months into its devastating civil war, one-half of Sudan’s 25.6 million population faces levels of food security ranked as “crisis,” emergency, or “catastrophic,” according to the latest Integrated Food Security Phase Classification (IPC) analysis. The IPC analysis of Gaza also found that a “high and sustained risk” of famine persists across the entire occupied […] Continue reading -> Critics Blast ‘Inward, Technocratic’ MSF Leadership for Closing Access Campaign 26/06/2024 Kerry Cullinan The leadership of Médecins sans Frontières (MSF) is under significant global pressure to reverse its decision to close its Access Campaign, with indications that the issue may be raised at the organisation’s general assembly that begins in Geneva on Thursday (27th). The decision has been described as a triumph for technocrats within MSF, who want […] Continue reading -> Health and Finance Leaders Call for Strengthened Primary Health Care to Tackle NCDs and Mental Health 25/06/2024 Sophia Samantaroy When Felicia Knaul met Tonya Rosa, a Mexican woman undergoing chemotherapy for breast cancer, “she was there with a big smile on her face…even though her cancer had recurred.” But Rosa told Knaul that her first round of treatment had impoverished her family, “they had to sell their business, their home, their assets to be […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts
Critics Blast ‘Inward, Technocratic’ MSF Leadership for Closing Access Campaign 26/06/2024 Kerry Cullinan The leadership of Médecins sans Frontières (MSF) is under significant global pressure to reverse its decision to close its Access Campaign, with indications that the issue may be raised at the organisation’s general assembly that begins in Geneva on Thursday (27th). The decision has been described as a triumph for technocrats within MSF, who want […] Continue reading -> Health and Finance Leaders Call for Strengthened Primary Health Care to Tackle NCDs and Mental Health 25/06/2024 Sophia Samantaroy When Felicia Knaul met Tonya Rosa, a Mexican woman undergoing chemotherapy for breast cancer, “she was there with a big smile on her face…even though her cancer had recurred.” But Rosa told Knaul that her first round of treatment had impoverished her family, “they had to sell their business, their home, their assets to be […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts
Health and Finance Leaders Call for Strengthened Primary Health Care to Tackle NCDs and Mental Health 25/06/2024 Sophia Samantaroy When Felicia Knaul met Tonya Rosa, a Mexican woman undergoing chemotherapy for breast cancer, “she was there with a big smile on her face…even though her cancer had recurred.” But Rosa told Knaul that her first round of treatment had impoverished her family, “they had to sell their business, their home, their assets to be […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts