WHO Recommends Two Monoclonal Antibodies for Ebola Treatment; Calls to Expand Access in Developing Countries 19/08/2022 John Heilprin In its first guidelines ever for Ebola treatment, the World Health Organization (WHO) advises using two monoclonal antibodies — mAb114 (Ansuvimab®, also known as Ebanga®) and REGN-EB3 (Inmazeb®) — that were first approved by the US Food and Drug Administration for use against the Zaire ebolavirus species in 2020. WHO says its “strong recommendations” for […] Continue reading -> Ethiopia Pursues ‘Ethnic Cleansing’ in Tigray, Tedros Says; Warns of Nuclear Threat in Ukraine 18/08/2022 John Heilprin Ethiopia’s Tigray region suffers from “the worst catastrophe on Earth” due to a devastating mix of factors such as government neglect, drought, and racism, World Health Organization Director General Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus told a virtual press briefing Wednesday. Tedros grew emotional at the end of the briefing as he described the humanitarian crisis facing […] Continue reading -> W. Africa’s Polluted Air 2nd Only to S. Asia 17/08/2022 John Heilprin & Elaine Ruth Fletcher Some 1.7 million people in cities across the planet died from polluted air in 2019, according to the first-ever study of urban air pollution that covers virtually every city in the world over the size of 50,000 people, as per the UN definition. Conditions are the most severe in cities of South Asia, (WHO’s SouthEast […] Continue reading -> Despite Reforms, WHO ‘Prequalification’ Program for Vital Medicines and Diagnostics Is Inconsistent and Full of Delays 11/08/2022 Raisa Santos & Elaine Ruth Fletcher Recent reforms to the World Health Organization “prequalification” program that certifies the safety and efficacy of health products procured in bulk by donors for low and middle-income countries have speeded up the process and thus accelerated access to lifesaving medicines and diagnostic tools in low- and middle-income countries. However, long lead times for product approvals, […] Continue reading -> US to Stretch Monkeypox Vaccine Supply Through Intradermal Injections; Experts Warn Plan May Backfire 10/08/2022 Raisa Santos In the aftermath of a national health emergency declaration for Monkeypox, the United States has now decided to split the approved MVA-BN vaccine into five doses in an effort to stretch supply. Some experts, however, have warned that the plan may backfire if health workers are not sufficiently trained in the intradermal skin-based jab technique […] Continue reading -> Making it Count: The Next Battle Over Nigeria’s Sugary Drinks Tax 05/08/2022 Paul Adepoju Nigeria began imposing a new tax on sugar-sweetened beverages on 1 June, but the aim of using the money raised to help curb the growing rates of obesity, diabetes and other diet-related non-communicable diseases (NCDs) faces a host of challenges including a multibillion-dollar industry. IBADAN, Nigeria – Working for long hours under a scorching sun, […] Continue reading -> Increasing Global Support for Breastfeeding Can Save 515,000 Lives and $1.5 Billion Daily 04/08/2022 Raisa Santos Nearly $575 million in global economic and human capital is lost every year due to insufficient government promotion of, and support for, breastfeeding, according to data from the latest report on The Cost of Not Breastfeeding. The 2022 report, released for World Breastfeeding Week (1 August – 7 August) finds that these losses are the […] Continue reading -> High Income Countries Cast Wide Net In Monkeypox Vaccination – As Researchers Scramble for Real-Life Data on Efficacy 02/08/2022 Elaine Ruth Fletcher High income countries like the United States and Canada are casting a wide net in their vaccine strategy for monkeypox, vaccinating people exposed to an infected case and groups at risk of exposure while scrambling to study the results in terms of efficacy. That was the upshot of a WHO-sponsored symposium on monkeypox research involving […] Continue reading -> New Allies Tackle Scourge of AIDS in Kids 02/08/2022 John Heilprin Twelve African nations have joined with the United Nations and other international organizations in forming a new alliance that will work to prevent new infant HIV infections and to ensure no child living with HIV is denied treatment by the end of the decade. Proponents of the new Global Alliance for Ending AIDS in Children […] Continue reading -> ‘People Don’t Live in Siloes’: Appeal for HIV Services to Include Mental Health and Other Chronic Diseases 31/07/2022 Kerry Cullinan MONTREAL – People with mental health conditions are more likely to get HIV, while people with HIV often struggle with depression and other mental health issues – but few countries offer psychosocial support as part of their HIV services. “As a result of systemic inequalities, mental health issues keep coming up and you have to […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts
Ethiopia Pursues ‘Ethnic Cleansing’ in Tigray, Tedros Says; Warns of Nuclear Threat in Ukraine 18/08/2022 John Heilprin Ethiopia’s Tigray region suffers from “the worst catastrophe on Earth” due to a devastating mix of factors such as government neglect, drought, and racism, World Health Organization Director General Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus told a virtual press briefing Wednesday. Tedros grew emotional at the end of the briefing as he described the humanitarian crisis facing […] Continue reading -> W. Africa’s Polluted Air 2nd Only to S. Asia 17/08/2022 John Heilprin & Elaine Ruth Fletcher Some 1.7 million people in cities across the planet died from polluted air in 2019, according to the first-ever study of urban air pollution that covers virtually every city in the world over the size of 50,000 people, as per the UN definition. Conditions are the most severe in cities of South Asia, (WHO’s SouthEast […] Continue reading -> Despite Reforms, WHO ‘Prequalification’ Program for Vital Medicines and Diagnostics Is Inconsistent and Full of Delays 11/08/2022 Raisa Santos & Elaine Ruth Fletcher Recent reforms to the World Health Organization “prequalification” program that certifies the safety and efficacy of health products procured in bulk by donors for low and middle-income countries have speeded up the process and thus accelerated access to lifesaving medicines and diagnostic tools in low- and middle-income countries. However, long lead times for product approvals, […] Continue reading -> US to Stretch Monkeypox Vaccine Supply Through Intradermal Injections; Experts Warn Plan May Backfire 10/08/2022 Raisa Santos In the aftermath of a national health emergency declaration for Monkeypox, the United States has now decided to split the approved MVA-BN vaccine into five doses in an effort to stretch supply. Some experts, however, have warned that the plan may backfire if health workers are not sufficiently trained in the intradermal skin-based jab technique […] Continue reading -> Making it Count: The Next Battle Over Nigeria’s Sugary Drinks Tax 05/08/2022 Paul Adepoju Nigeria began imposing a new tax on sugar-sweetened beverages on 1 June, but the aim of using the money raised to help curb the growing rates of obesity, diabetes and other diet-related non-communicable diseases (NCDs) faces a host of challenges including a multibillion-dollar industry. IBADAN, Nigeria – Working for long hours under a scorching sun, […] Continue reading -> Increasing Global Support for Breastfeeding Can Save 515,000 Lives and $1.5 Billion Daily 04/08/2022 Raisa Santos Nearly $575 million in global economic and human capital is lost every year due to insufficient government promotion of, and support for, breastfeeding, according to data from the latest report on The Cost of Not Breastfeeding. The 2022 report, released for World Breastfeeding Week (1 August – 7 August) finds that these losses are the […] Continue reading -> High Income Countries Cast Wide Net In Monkeypox Vaccination – As Researchers Scramble for Real-Life Data on Efficacy 02/08/2022 Elaine Ruth Fletcher High income countries like the United States and Canada are casting a wide net in their vaccine strategy for monkeypox, vaccinating people exposed to an infected case and groups at risk of exposure while scrambling to study the results in terms of efficacy. That was the upshot of a WHO-sponsored symposium on monkeypox research involving […] Continue reading -> New Allies Tackle Scourge of AIDS in Kids 02/08/2022 John Heilprin Twelve African nations have joined with the United Nations and other international organizations in forming a new alliance that will work to prevent new infant HIV infections and to ensure no child living with HIV is denied treatment by the end of the decade. Proponents of the new Global Alliance for Ending AIDS in Children […] Continue reading -> ‘People Don’t Live in Siloes’: Appeal for HIV Services to Include Mental Health and Other Chronic Diseases 31/07/2022 Kerry Cullinan MONTREAL – People with mental health conditions are more likely to get HIV, while people with HIV often struggle with depression and other mental health issues – but few countries offer psychosocial support as part of their HIV services. “As a result of systemic inequalities, mental health issues keep coming up and you have to […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts
W. Africa’s Polluted Air 2nd Only to S. Asia 17/08/2022 John Heilprin & Elaine Ruth Fletcher Some 1.7 million people in cities across the planet died from polluted air in 2019, according to the first-ever study of urban air pollution that covers virtually every city in the world over the size of 50,000 people, as per the UN definition. Conditions are the most severe in cities of South Asia, (WHO’s SouthEast […] Continue reading -> Despite Reforms, WHO ‘Prequalification’ Program for Vital Medicines and Diagnostics Is Inconsistent and Full of Delays 11/08/2022 Raisa Santos & Elaine Ruth Fletcher Recent reforms to the World Health Organization “prequalification” program that certifies the safety and efficacy of health products procured in bulk by donors for low and middle-income countries have speeded up the process and thus accelerated access to lifesaving medicines and diagnostic tools in low- and middle-income countries. However, long lead times for product approvals, […] Continue reading -> US to Stretch Monkeypox Vaccine Supply Through Intradermal Injections; Experts Warn Plan May Backfire 10/08/2022 Raisa Santos In the aftermath of a national health emergency declaration for Monkeypox, the United States has now decided to split the approved MVA-BN vaccine into five doses in an effort to stretch supply. Some experts, however, have warned that the plan may backfire if health workers are not sufficiently trained in the intradermal skin-based jab technique […] Continue reading -> Making it Count: The Next Battle Over Nigeria’s Sugary Drinks Tax 05/08/2022 Paul Adepoju Nigeria began imposing a new tax on sugar-sweetened beverages on 1 June, but the aim of using the money raised to help curb the growing rates of obesity, diabetes and other diet-related non-communicable diseases (NCDs) faces a host of challenges including a multibillion-dollar industry. IBADAN, Nigeria – Working for long hours under a scorching sun, […] Continue reading -> Increasing Global Support for Breastfeeding Can Save 515,000 Lives and $1.5 Billion Daily 04/08/2022 Raisa Santos Nearly $575 million in global economic and human capital is lost every year due to insufficient government promotion of, and support for, breastfeeding, according to data from the latest report on The Cost of Not Breastfeeding. The 2022 report, released for World Breastfeeding Week (1 August – 7 August) finds that these losses are the […] Continue reading -> High Income Countries Cast Wide Net In Monkeypox Vaccination – As Researchers Scramble for Real-Life Data on Efficacy 02/08/2022 Elaine Ruth Fletcher High income countries like the United States and Canada are casting a wide net in their vaccine strategy for monkeypox, vaccinating people exposed to an infected case and groups at risk of exposure while scrambling to study the results in terms of efficacy. That was the upshot of a WHO-sponsored symposium on monkeypox research involving […] Continue reading -> New Allies Tackle Scourge of AIDS in Kids 02/08/2022 John Heilprin Twelve African nations have joined with the United Nations and other international organizations in forming a new alliance that will work to prevent new infant HIV infections and to ensure no child living with HIV is denied treatment by the end of the decade. Proponents of the new Global Alliance for Ending AIDS in Children […] Continue reading -> ‘People Don’t Live in Siloes’: Appeal for HIV Services to Include Mental Health and Other Chronic Diseases 31/07/2022 Kerry Cullinan MONTREAL – People with mental health conditions are more likely to get HIV, while people with HIV often struggle with depression and other mental health issues – but few countries offer psychosocial support as part of their HIV services. “As a result of systemic inequalities, mental health issues keep coming up and you have to […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts
Despite Reforms, WHO ‘Prequalification’ Program for Vital Medicines and Diagnostics Is Inconsistent and Full of Delays 11/08/2022 Raisa Santos & Elaine Ruth Fletcher Recent reforms to the World Health Organization “prequalification” program that certifies the safety and efficacy of health products procured in bulk by donors for low and middle-income countries have speeded up the process and thus accelerated access to lifesaving medicines and diagnostic tools in low- and middle-income countries. However, long lead times for product approvals, […] Continue reading -> US to Stretch Monkeypox Vaccine Supply Through Intradermal Injections; Experts Warn Plan May Backfire 10/08/2022 Raisa Santos In the aftermath of a national health emergency declaration for Monkeypox, the United States has now decided to split the approved MVA-BN vaccine into five doses in an effort to stretch supply. Some experts, however, have warned that the plan may backfire if health workers are not sufficiently trained in the intradermal skin-based jab technique […] Continue reading -> Making it Count: The Next Battle Over Nigeria’s Sugary Drinks Tax 05/08/2022 Paul Adepoju Nigeria began imposing a new tax on sugar-sweetened beverages on 1 June, but the aim of using the money raised to help curb the growing rates of obesity, diabetes and other diet-related non-communicable diseases (NCDs) faces a host of challenges including a multibillion-dollar industry. IBADAN, Nigeria – Working for long hours under a scorching sun, […] Continue reading -> Increasing Global Support for Breastfeeding Can Save 515,000 Lives and $1.5 Billion Daily 04/08/2022 Raisa Santos Nearly $575 million in global economic and human capital is lost every year due to insufficient government promotion of, and support for, breastfeeding, according to data from the latest report on The Cost of Not Breastfeeding. The 2022 report, released for World Breastfeeding Week (1 August – 7 August) finds that these losses are the […] Continue reading -> High Income Countries Cast Wide Net In Monkeypox Vaccination – As Researchers Scramble for Real-Life Data on Efficacy 02/08/2022 Elaine Ruth Fletcher High income countries like the United States and Canada are casting a wide net in their vaccine strategy for monkeypox, vaccinating people exposed to an infected case and groups at risk of exposure while scrambling to study the results in terms of efficacy. That was the upshot of a WHO-sponsored symposium on monkeypox research involving […] Continue reading -> New Allies Tackle Scourge of AIDS in Kids 02/08/2022 John Heilprin Twelve African nations have joined with the United Nations and other international organizations in forming a new alliance that will work to prevent new infant HIV infections and to ensure no child living with HIV is denied treatment by the end of the decade. Proponents of the new Global Alliance for Ending AIDS in Children […] Continue reading -> ‘People Don’t Live in Siloes’: Appeal for HIV Services to Include Mental Health and Other Chronic Diseases 31/07/2022 Kerry Cullinan MONTREAL – People with mental health conditions are more likely to get HIV, while people with HIV often struggle with depression and other mental health issues – but few countries offer psychosocial support as part of their HIV services. “As a result of systemic inequalities, mental health issues keep coming up and you have to […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts
US to Stretch Monkeypox Vaccine Supply Through Intradermal Injections; Experts Warn Plan May Backfire 10/08/2022 Raisa Santos In the aftermath of a national health emergency declaration for Monkeypox, the United States has now decided to split the approved MVA-BN vaccine into five doses in an effort to stretch supply. Some experts, however, have warned that the plan may backfire if health workers are not sufficiently trained in the intradermal skin-based jab technique […] Continue reading -> Making it Count: The Next Battle Over Nigeria’s Sugary Drinks Tax 05/08/2022 Paul Adepoju Nigeria began imposing a new tax on sugar-sweetened beverages on 1 June, but the aim of using the money raised to help curb the growing rates of obesity, diabetes and other diet-related non-communicable diseases (NCDs) faces a host of challenges including a multibillion-dollar industry. IBADAN, Nigeria – Working for long hours under a scorching sun, […] Continue reading -> Increasing Global Support for Breastfeeding Can Save 515,000 Lives and $1.5 Billion Daily 04/08/2022 Raisa Santos Nearly $575 million in global economic and human capital is lost every year due to insufficient government promotion of, and support for, breastfeeding, according to data from the latest report on The Cost of Not Breastfeeding. The 2022 report, released for World Breastfeeding Week (1 August – 7 August) finds that these losses are the […] Continue reading -> High Income Countries Cast Wide Net In Monkeypox Vaccination – As Researchers Scramble for Real-Life Data on Efficacy 02/08/2022 Elaine Ruth Fletcher High income countries like the United States and Canada are casting a wide net in their vaccine strategy for monkeypox, vaccinating people exposed to an infected case and groups at risk of exposure while scrambling to study the results in terms of efficacy. That was the upshot of a WHO-sponsored symposium on monkeypox research involving […] Continue reading -> New Allies Tackle Scourge of AIDS in Kids 02/08/2022 John Heilprin Twelve African nations have joined with the United Nations and other international organizations in forming a new alliance that will work to prevent new infant HIV infections and to ensure no child living with HIV is denied treatment by the end of the decade. Proponents of the new Global Alliance for Ending AIDS in Children […] Continue reading -> ‘People Don’t Live in Siloes’: Appeal for HIV Services to Include Mental Health and Other Chronic Diseases 31/07/2022 Kerry Cullinan MONTREAL – People with mental health conditions are more likely to get HIV, while people with HIV often struggle with depression and other mental health issues – but few countries offer psychosocial support as part of their HIV services. “As a result of systemic inequalities, mental health issues keep coming up and you have to […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts
Making it Count: The Next Battle Over Nigeria’s Sugary Drinks Tax 05/08/2022 Paul Adepoju Nigeria began imposing a new tax on sugar-sweetened beverages on 1 June, but the aim of using the money raised to help curb the growing rates of obesity, diabetes and other diet-related non-communicable diseases (NCDs) faces a host of challenges including a multibillion-dollar industry. IBADAN, Nigeria – Working for long hours under a scorching sun, […] Continue reading -> Increasing Global Support for Breastfeeding Can Save 515,000 Lives and $1.5 Billion Daily 04/08/2022 Raisa Santos Nearly $575 million in global economic and human capital is lost every year due to insufficient government promotion of, and support for, breastfeeding, according to data from the latest report on The Cost of Not Breastfeeding. The 2022 report, released for World Breastfeeding Week (1 August – 7 August) finds that these losses are the […] Continue reading -> High Income Countries Cast Wide Net In Monkeypox Vaccination – As Researchers Scramble for Real-Life Data on Efficacy 02/08/2022 Elaine Ruth Fletcher High income countries like the United States and Canada are casting a wide net in their vaccine strategy for monkeypox, vaccinating people exposed to an infected case and groups at risk of exposure while scrambling to study the results in terms of efficacy. That was the upshot of a WHO-sponsored symposium on monkeypox research involving […] Continue reading -> New Allies Tackle Scourge of AIDS in Kids 02/08/2022 John Heilprin Twelve African nations have joined with the United Nations and other international organizations in forming a new alliance that will work to prevent new infant HIV infections and to ensure no child living with HIV is denied treatment by the end of the decade. Proponents of the new Global Alliance for Ending AIDS in Children […] Continue reading -> ‘People Don’t Live in Siloes’: Appeal for HIV Services to Include Mental Health and Other Chronic Diseases 31/07/2022 Kerry Cullinan MONTREAL – People with mental health conditions are more likely to get HIV, while people with HIV often struggle with depression and other mental health issues – but few countries offer psychosocial support as part of their HIV services. “As a result of systemic inequalities, mental health issues keep coming up and you have to […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts
Increasing Global Support for Breastfeeding Can Save 515,000 Lives and $1.5 Billion Daily 04/08/2022 Raisa Santos Nearly $575 million in global economic and human capital is lost every year due to insufficient government promotion of, and support for, breastfeeding, according to data from the latest report on The Cost of Not Breastfeeding. The 2022 report, released for World Breastfeeding Week (1 August – 7 August) finds that these losses are the […] Continue reading -> High Income Countries Cast Wide Net In Monkeypox Vaccination – As Researchers Scramble for Real-Life Data on Efficacy 02/08/2022 Elaine Ruth Fletcher High income countries like the United States and Canada are casting a wide net in their vaccine strategy for monkeypox, vaccinating people exposed to an infected case and groups at risk of exposure while scrambling to study the results in terms of efficacy. That was the upshot of a WHO-sponsored symposium on monkeypox research involving […] Continue reading -> New Allies Tackle Scourge of AIDS in Kids 02/08/2022 John Heilprin Twelve African nations have joined with the United Nations and other international organizations in forming a new alliance that will work to prevent new infant HIV infections and to ensure no child living with HIV is denied treatment by the end of the decade. Proponents of the new Global Alliance for Ending AIDS in Children […] Continue reading -> ‘People Don’t Live in Siloes’: Appeal for HIV Services to Include Mental Health and Other Chronic Diseases 31/07/2022 Kerry Cullinan MONTREAL – People with mental health conditions are more likely to get HIV, while people with HIV often struggle with depression and other mental health issues – but few countries offer psychosocial support as part of their HIV services. “As a result of systemic inequalities, mental health issues keep coming up and you have to […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts
High Income Countries Cast Wide Net In Monkeypox Vaccination – As Researchers Scramble for Real-Life Data on Efficacy 02/08/2022 Elaine Ruth Fletcher High income countries like the United States and Canada are casting a wide net in their vaccine strategy for monkeypox, vaccinating people exposed to an infected case and groups at risk of exposure while scrambling to study the results in terms of efficacy. That was the upshot of a WHO-sponsored symposium on monkeypox research involving […] Continue reading -> New Allies Tackle Scourge of AIDS in Kids 02/08/2022 John Heilprin Twelve African nations have joined with the United Nations and other international organizations in forming a new alliance that will work to prevent new infant HIV infections and to ensure no child living with HIV is denied treatment by the end of the decade. Proponents of the new Global Alliance for Ending AIDS in Children […] Continue reading -> ‘People Don’t Live in Siloes’: Appeal for HIV Services to Include Mental Health and Other Chronic Diseases 31/07/2022 Kerry Cullinan MONTREAL – People with mental health conditions are more likely to get HIV, while people with HIV often struggle with depression and other mental health issues – but few countries offer psychosocial support as part of their HIV services. “As a result of systemic inequalities, mental health issues keep coming up and you have to […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts
New Allies Tackle Scourge of AIDS in Kids 02/08/2022 John Heilprin Twelve African nations have joined with the United Nations and other international organizations in forming a new alliance that will work to prevent new infant HIV infections and to ensure no child living with HIV is denied treatment by the end of the decade. Proponents of the new Global Alliance for Ending AIDS in Children […] Continue reading -> ‘People Don’t Live in Siloes’: Appeal for HIV Services to Include Mental Health and Other Chronic Diseases 31/07/2022 Kerry Cullinan MONTREAL – People with mental health conditions are more likely to get HIV, while people with HIV often struggle with depression and other mental health issues – but few countries offer psychosocial support as part of their HIV services. “As a result of systemic inequalities, mental health issues keep coming up and you have to […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts
‘People Don’t Live in Siloes’: Appeal for HIV Services to Include Mental Health and Other Chronic Diseases 31/07/2022 Kerry Cullinan MONTREAL – People with mental health conditions are more likely to get HIV, while people with HIV often struggle with depression and other mental health issues – but few countries offer psychosocial support as part of their HIV services. “As a result of systemic inequalities, mental health issues keep coming up and you have to […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts