Depression Remains Overlooked and Underfunded; Experts Call to Reduce Global Burden 16/02/2022 Raisa Santos With about half of people suffering from depression in high income countries untreated or undiagnosed, with this number rising to 80-90% in low- and middle-income countries, a Lancet and World Psychiatric Association Commission have called for a unified response against this global crisis to reduce the burden of depression. Depression is estimated to impact 5% […] Continue reading -> More People Died of Antibiotic-Resistant ‘Superbugs’ than HIV/AIDS in 2019; Sub-Saharan Africa Worst Affected 20/01/2022 Aishwarya Tendolkar Antibiotic-resistant bacterial infections killed 1.27 million people in the world in 2019, according to a one-of-a-kind study in The Lancet. According to the study, led by the Institute of Health Metrics and Evaluation (IHME) at the University of Washington, with dozens of authors worldwide, the increased resistance of many common pathogens to treatment, known as […] Continue reading -> Urban Air Pollution Responsible for Nearly 2 Million Excess Deaths in 2019, Says Study 06/01/2022 Raisa Santos Almost nine out of ten (86%) people living in urban areas across the globe, or 2.5 billion people, are exposed to unhealthy particulate matter levels, leading to the 1.8 million excess deaths in cities globally in 2019, in a study that examined urban air pollution and related mortality trends in over 13,000 cities globally. The […] Continue reading -> India’s Covaxin Vaccine Shows 77.8% Efficacy in Interim Phase 3 Results 11/11/2021 Raisa Santos Following World Health Organization approval last week, interim data from a phase 3 trial of BBV152, a COVID-19 vaccine developed in India, reports 77.8% efficacy against symptomatic COVID-19. The study, published in The Lancet, indicated that BBV152 induced a robust antibody response, with the majority of adverse events, including headache, fatigue, fever, and pain at […] Continue reading -> Global Increase of Mental Disorders Due to COVID-19 Pandemic 11/10/2021 Raisa Santos The most systematic study to date of the COVID-19 pandemic’s effects on mental health suggests that it has caused an additional 53 million cases of major depressive disorder, 76 million cases of anxiety across 204 countries in 2020 alone, according to a new Lancet study. The study, published just ahead of World Mental Health Day, […] Continue reading -> Every 12 Seconds, a Child Loses Their Caregiver to COVID-19 21/07/2021 Madeleine Hoecklin An estimated 1.5 million children worldwide have lost a parent, grandparent, or caregiver due to COVID-19, according to a new study published in The Lancet on Tuesday. The study, which was conducted by international researchers, including scientists from the World Health Organization (WHO), US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), and the University of […] Continue reading -> Russia Pushes Ahead with Open License Approach to Sputnik V – Despite WHO Concerns Over Manufacturing Practices 02/07/2021 Svĕt Lustig Vijay Despite the emergence of new WHO concerns over quality control at Sputnik V’s domestic production facilities, the Russian Direct Investment Fund (RDIF) is pushing ahead with a massive international “open-license” manufacturing effort for its Sputnik V vaccine – which breaks the traditional model of vaccine production and leverages existing capacity in poorer countries, desperate for […] Continue reading -> Prohibitive Policies Cause More Problems Than Illicit Drugs, Say Experts 01/07/2021 Svĕt Lustig Vijay In Portugal, where all illicit drugs are decriminalized, drug disorders claim the lives of just 0.8 in 100,000 people, a figure that pales in comparison to Brazil, the Philippines – or even the US where the death toll stands at a staggering 18.75 in 100,000 people, or 23 times higher than Portugal. High death […] Continue reading -> COVAX Shortcomings Under Microscope Ahead of Gavi, Vaccine Alliance Board Meeting 22/06/2021 Elaine Ruth Fletcher & Svĕt Lustig Vijay As the board of Gavi, The Vaccine Alliance is set to meet this Wednesday and Thursday, the COVAX global vaccine facility – a cornerstone of the global health sector response on vaccine access – is coming under increased fire for its shortcomings. A bitter opinion piece by Médecins Sans Frontières, published today, has called for […] Continue reading -> More Than Cables & Devices: Digital Health Event Points to Human Factors 28/05/2021 Svĕt Lustig Vijay In two decades of work on World Bank digital health initiatives, global health policy specialist Akiko Maeda found many fell short of their promises. She suggested these underperforming digital health initiatives focused too much on delivering hardware — but they failed to provide means to ensure stable electricity supplies, and similarly failed to provide adequate […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts
More People Died of Antibiotic-Resistant ‘Superbugs’ than HIV/AIDS in 2019; Sub-Saharan Africa Worst Affected 20/01/2022 Aishwarya Tendolkar Antibiotic-resistant bacterial infections killed 1.27 million people in the world in 2019, according to a one-of-a-kind study in The Lancet. According to the study, led by the Institute of Health Metrics and Evaluation (IHME) at the University of Washington, with dozens of authors worldwide, the increased resistance of many common pathogens to treatment, known as […] Continue reading -> Urban Air Pollution Responsible for Nearly 2 Million Excess Deaths in 2019, Says Study 06/01/2022 Raisa Santos Almost nine out of ten (86%) people living in urban areas across the globe, or 2.5 billion people, are exposed to unhealthy particulate matter levels, leading to the 1.8 million excess deaths in cities globally in 2019, in a study that examined urban air pollution and related mortality trends in over 13,000 cities globally. The […] Continue reading -> India’s Covaxin Vaccine Shows 77.8% Efficacy in Interim Phase 3 Results 11/11/2021 Raisa Santos Following World Health Organization approval last week, interim data from a phase 3 trial of BBV152, a COVID-19 vaccine developed in India, reports 77.8% efficacy against symptomatic COVID-19. The study, published in The Lancet, indicated that BBV152 induced a robust antibody response, with the majority of adverse events, including headache, fatigue, fever, and pain at […] Continue reading -> Global Increase of Mental Disorders Due to COVID-19 Pandemic 11/10/2021 Raisa Santos The most systematic study to date of the COVID-19 pandemic’s effects on mental health suggests that it has caused an additional 53 million cases of major depressive disorder, 76 million cases of anxiety across 204 countries in 2020 alone, according to a new Lancet study. The study, published just ahead of World Mental Health Day, […] Continue reading -> Every 12 Seconds, a Child Loses Their Caregiver to COVID-19 21/07/2021 Madeleine Hoecklin An estimated 1.5 million children worldwide have lost a parent, grandparent, or caregiver due to COVID-19, according to a new study published in The Lancet on Tuesday. The study, which was conducted by international researchers, including scientists from the World Health Organization (WHO), US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), and the University of […] Continue reading -> Russia Pushes Ahead with Open License Approach to Sputnik V – Despite WHO Concerns Over Manufacturing Practices 02/07/2021 Svĕt Lustig Vijay Despite the emergence of new WHO concerns over quality control at Sputnik V’s domestic production facilities, the Russian Direct Investment Fund (RDIF) is pushing ahead with a massive international “open-license” manufacturing effort for its Sputnik V vaccine – which breaks the traditional model of vaccine production and leverages existing capacity in poorer countries, desperate for […] Continue reading -> Prohibitive Policies Cause More Problems Than Illicit Drugs, Say Experts 01/07/2021 Svĕt Lustig Vijay In Portugal, where all illicit drugs are decriminalized, drug disorders claim the lives of just 0.8 in 100,000 people, a figure that pales in comparison to Brazil, the Philippines – or even the US where the death toll stands at a staggering 18.75 in 100,000 people, or 23 times higher than Portugal. High death […] Continue reading -> COVAX Shortcomings Under Microscope Ahead of Gavi, Vaccine Alliance Board Meeting 22/06/2021 Elaine Ruth Fletcher & Svĕt Lustig Vijay As the board of Gavi, The Vaccine Alliance is set to meet this Wednesday and Thursday, the COVAX global vaccine facility – a cornerstone of the global health sector response on vaccine access – is coming under increased fire for its shortcomings. A bitter opinion piece by Médecins Sans Frontières, published today, has called for […] Continue reading -> More Than Cables & Devices: Digital Health Event Points to Human Factors 28/05/2021 Svĕt Lustig Vijay In two decades of work on World Bank digital health initiatives, global health policy specialist Akiko Maeda found many fell short of their promises. She suggested these underperforming digital health initiatives focused too much on delivering hardware — but they failed to provide means to ensure stable electricity supplies, and similarly failed to provide adequate […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts
Urban Air Pollution Responsible for Nearly 2 Million Excess Deaths in 2019, Says Study 06/01/2022 Raisa Santos Almost nine out of ten (86%) people living in urban areas across the globe, or 2.5 billion people, are exposed to unhealthy particulate matter levels, leading to the 1.8 million excess deaths in cities globally in 2019, in a study that examined urban air pollution and related mortality trends in over 13,000 cities globally. The […] Continue reading -> India’s Covaxin Vaccine Shows 77.8% Efficacy in Interim Phase 3 Results 11/11/2021 Raisa Santos Following World Health Organization approval last week, interim data from a phase 3 trial of BBV152, a COVID-19 vaccine developed in India, reports 77.8% efficacy against symptomatic COVID-19. The study, published in The Lancet, indicated that BBV152 induced a robust antibody response, with the majority of adverse events, including headache, fatigue, fever, and pain at […] Continue reading -> Global Increase of Mental Disorders Due to COVID-19 Pandemic 11/10/2021 Raisa Santos The most systematic study to date of the COVID-19 pandemic’s effects on mental health suggests that it has caused an additional 53 million cases of major depressive disorder, 76 million cases of anxiety across 204 countries in 2020 alone, according to a new Lancet study. The study, published just ahead of World Mental Health Day, […] Continue reading -> Every 12 Seconds, a Child Loses Their Caregiver to COVID-19 21/07/2021 Madeleine Hoecklin An estimated 1.5 million children worldwide have lost a parent, grandparent, or caregiver due to COVID-19, according to a new study published in The Lancet on Tuesday. The study, which was conducted by international researchers, including scientists from the World Health Organization (WHO), US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), and the University of […] Continue reading -> Russia Pushes Ahead with Open License Approach to Sputnik V – Despite WHO Concerns Over Manufacturing Practices 02/07/2021 Svĕt Lustig Vijay Despite the emergence of new WHO concerns over quality control at Sputnik V’s domestic production facilities, the Russian Direct Investment Fund (RDIF) is pushing ahead with a massive international “open-license” manufacturing effort for its Sputnik V vaccine – which breaks the traditional model of vaccine production and leverages existing capacity in poorer countries, desperate for […] Continue reading -> Prohibitive Policies Cause More Problems Than Illicit Drugs, Say Experts 01/07/2021 Svĕt Lustig Vijay In Portugal, where all illicit drugs are decriminalized, drug disorders claim the lives of just 0.8 in 100,000 people, a figure that pales in comparison to Brazil, the Philippines – or even the US where the death toll stands at a staggering 18.75 in 100,000 people, or 23 times higher than Portugal. High death […] Continue reading -> COVAX Shortcomings Under Microscope Ahead of Gavi, Vaccine Alliance Board Meeting 22/06/2021 Elaine Ruth Fletcher & Svĕt Lustig Vijay As the board of Gavi, The Vaccine Alliance is set to meet this Wednesday and Thursday, the COVAX global vaccine facility – a cornerstone of the global health sector response on vaccine access – is coming under increased fire for its shortcomings. A bitter opinion piece by Médecins Sans Frontières, published today, has called for […] Continue reading -> More Than Cables & Devices: Digital Health Event Points to Human Factors 28/05/2021 Svĕt Lustig Vijay In two decades of work on World Bank digital health initiatives, global health policy specialist Akiko Maeda found many fell short of their promises. She suggested these underperforming digital health initiatives focused too much on delivering hardware — but they failed to provide means to ensure stable electricity supplies, and similarly failed to provide adequate […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts
India’s Covaxin Vaccine Shows 77.8% Efficacy in Interim Phase 3 Results 11/11/2021 Raisa Santos Following World Health Organization approval last week, interim data from a phase 3 trial of BBV152, a COVID-19 vaccine developed in India, reports 77.8% efficacy against symptomatic COVID-19. The study, published in The Lancet, indicated that BBV152 induced a robust antibody response, with the majority of adverse events, including headache, fatigue, fever, and pain at […] Continue reading -> Global Increase of Mental Disorders Due to COVID-19 Pandemic 11/10/2021 Raisa Santos The most systematic study to date of the COVID-19 pandemic’s effects on mental health suggests that it has caused an additional 53 million cases of major depressive disorder, 76 million cases of anxiety across 204 countries in 2020 alone, according to a new Lancet study. The study, published just ahead of World Mental Health Day, […] Continue reading -> Every 12 Seconds, a Child Loses Their Caregiver to COVID-19 21/07/2021 Madeleine Hoecklin An estimated 1.5 million children worldwide have lost a parent, grandparent, or caregiver due to COVID-19, according to a new study published in The Lancet on Tuesday. The study, which was conducted by international researchers, including scientists from the World Health Organization (WHO), US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), and the University of […] Continue reading -> Russia Pushes Ahead with Open License Approach to Sputnik V – Despite WHO Concerns Over Manufacturing Practices 02/07/2021 Svĕt Lustig Vijay Despite the emergence of new WHO concerns over quality control at Sputnik V’s domestic production facilities, the Russian Direct Investment Fund (RDIF) is pushing ahead with a massive international “open-license” manufacturing effort for its Sputnik V vaccine – which breaks the traditional model of vaccine production and leverages existing capacity in poorer countries, desperate for […] Continue reading -> Prohibitive Policies Cause More Problems Than Illicit Drugs, Say Experts 01/07/2021 Svĕt Lustig Vijay In Portugal, where all illicit drugs are decriminalized, drug disorders claim the lives of just 0.8 in 100,000 people, a figure that pales in comparison to Brazil, the Philippines – or even the US where the death toll stands at a staggering 18.75 in 100,000 people, or 23 times higher than Portugal. High death […] Continue reading -> COVAX Shortcomings Under Microscope Ahead of Gavi, Vaccine Alliance Board Meeting 22/06/2021 Elaine Ruth Fletcher & Svĕt Lustig Vijay As the board of Gavi, The Vaccine Alliance is set to meet this Wednesday and Thursday, the COVAX global vaccine facility – a cornerstone of the global health sector response on vaccine access – is coming under increased fire for its shortcomings. A bitter opinion piece by Médecins Sans Frontières, published today, has called for […] Continue reading -> More Than Cables & Devices: Digital Health Event Points to Human Factors 28/05/2021 Svĕt Lustig Vijay In two decades of work on World Bank digital health initiatives, global health policy specialist Akiko Maeda found many fell short of their promises. She suggested these underperforming digital health initiatives focused too much on delivering hardware — but they failed to provide means to ensure stable electricity supplies, and similarly failed to provide adequate […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts
Global Increase of Mental Disorders Due to COVID-19 Pandemic 11/10/2021 Raisa Santos The most systematic study to date of the COVID-19 pandemic’s effects on mental health suggests that it has caused an additional 53 million cases of major depressive disorder, 76 million cases of anxiety across 204 countries in 2020 alone, according to a new Lancet study. The study, published just ahead of World Mental Health Day, […] Continue reading -> Every 12 Seconds, a Child Loses Their Caregiver to COVID-19 21/07/2021 Madeleine Hoecklin An estimated 1.5 million children worldwide have lost a parent, grandparent, or caregiver due to COVID-19, according to a new study published in The Lancet on Tuesday. The study, which was conducted by international researchers, including scientists from the World Health Organization (WHO), US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), and the University of […] Continue reading -> Russia Pushes Ahead with Open License Approach to Sputnik V – Despite WHO Concerns Over Manufacturing Practices 02/07/2021 Svĕt Lustig Vijay Despite the emergence of new WHO concerns over quality control at Sputnik V’s domestic production facilities, the Russian Direct Investment Fund (RDIF) is pushing ahead with a massive international “open-license” manufacturing effort for its Sputnik V vaccine – which breaks the traditional model of vaccine production and leverages existing capacity in poorer countries, desperate for […] Continue reading -> Prohibitive Policies Cause More Problems Than Illicit Drugs, Say Experts 01/07/2021 Svĕt Lustig Vijay In Portugal, where all illicit drugs are decriminalized, drug disorders claim the lives of just 0.8 in 100,000 people, a figure that pales in comparison to Brazil, the Philippines – or even the US where the death toll stands at a staggering 18.75 in 100,000 people, or 23 times higher than Portugal. High death […] Continue reading -> COVAX Shortcomings Under Microscope Ahead of Gavi, Vaccine Alliance Board Meeting 22/06/2021 Elaine Ruth Fletcher & Svĕt Lustig Vijay As the board of Gavi, The Vaccine Alliance is set to meet this Wednesday and Thursday, the COVAX global vaccine facility – a cornerstone of the global health sector response on vaccine access – is coming under increased fire for its shortcomings. A bitter opinion piece by Médecins Sans Frontières, published today, has called for […] Continue reading -> More Than Cables & Devices: Digital Health Event Points to Human Factors 28/05/2021 Svĕt Lustig Vijay In two decades of work on World Bank digital health initiatives, global health policy specialist Akiko Maeda found many fell short of their promises. She suggested these underperforming digital health initiatives focused too much on delivering hardware — but they failed to provide means to ensure stable electricity supplies, and similarly failed to provide adequate […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts
Every 12 Seconds, a Child Loses Their Caregiver to COVID-19 21/07/2021 Madeleine Hoecklin An estimated 1.5 million children worldwide have lost a parent, grandparent, or caregiver due to COVID-19, according to a new study published in The Lancet on Tuesday. The study, which was conducted by international researchers, including scientists from the World Health Organization (WHO), US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), and the University of […] Continue reading -> Russia Pushes Ahead with Open License Approach to Sputnik V – Despite WHO Concerns Over Manufacturing Practices 02/07/2021 Svĕt Lustig Vijay Despite the emergence of new WHO concerns over quality control at Sputnik V’s domestic production facilities, the Russian Direct Investment Fund (RDIF) is pushing ahead with a massive international “open-license” manufacturing effort for its Sputnik V vaccine – which breaks the traditional model of vaccine production and leverages existing capacity in poorer countries, desperate for […] Continue reading -> Prohibitive Policies Cause More Problems Than Illicit Drugs, Say Experts 01/07/2021 Svĕt Lustig Vijay In Portugal, where all illicit drugs are decriminalized, drug disorders claim the lives of just 0.8 in 100,000 people, a figure that pales in comparison to Brazil, the Philippines – or even the US where the death toll stands at a staggering 18.75 in 100,000 people, or 23 times higher than Portugal. High death […] Continue reading -> COVAX Shortcomings Under Microscope Ahead of Gavi, Vaccine Alliance Board Meeting 22/06/2021 Elaine Ruth Fletcher & Svĕt Lustig Vijay As the board of Gavi, The Vaccine Alliance is set to meet this Wednesday and Thursday, the COVAX global vaccine facility – a cornerstone of the global health sector response on vaccine access – is coming under increased fire for its shortcomings. A bitter opinion piece by Médecins Sans Frontières, published today, has called for […] Continue reading -> More Than Cables & Devices: Digital Health Event Points to Human Factors 28/05/2021 Svĕt Lustig Vijay In two decades of work on World Bank digital health initiatives, global health policy specialist Akiko Maeda found many fell short of their promises. She suggested these underperforming digital health initiatives focused too much on delivering hardware — but they failed to provide means to ensure stable electricity supplies, and similarly failed to provide adequate […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts
Russia Pushes Ahead with Open License Approach to Sputnik V – Despite WHO Concerns Over Manufacturing Practices 02/07/2021 Svĕt Lustig Vijay Despite the emergence of new WHO concerns over quality control at Sputnik V’s domestic production facilities, the Russian Direct Investment Fund (RDIF) is pushing ahead with a massive international “open-license” manufacturing effort for its Sputnik V vaccine – which breaks the traditional model of vaccine production and leverages existing capacity in poorer countries, desperate for […] Continue reading -> Prohibitive Policies Cause More Problems Than Illicit Drugs, Say Experts 01/07/2021 Svĕt Lustig Vijay In Portugal, where all illicit drugs are decriminalized, drug disorders claim the lives of just 0.8 in 100,000 people, a figure that pales in comparison to Brazil, the Philippines – or even the US where the death toll stands at a staggering 18.75 in 100,000 people, or 23 times higher than Portugal. High death […] Continue reading -> COVAX Shortcomings Under Microscope Ahead of Gavi, Vaccine Alliance Board Meeting 22/06/2021 Elaine Ruth Fletcher & Svĕt Lustig Vijay As the board of Gavi, The Vaccine Alliance is set to meet this Wednesday and Thursday, the COVAX global vaccine facility – a cornerstone of the global health sector response on vaccine access – is coming under increased fire for its shortcomings. A bitter opinion piece by Médecins Sans Frontières, published today, has called for […] Continue reading -> More Than Cables & Devices: Digital Health Event Points to Human Factors 28/05/2021 Svĕt Lustig Vijay In two decades of work on World Bank digital health initiatives, global health policy specialist Akiko Maeda found many fell short of their promises. She suggested these underperforming digital health initiatives focused too much on delivering hardware — but they failed to provide means to ensure stable electricity supplies, and similarly failed to provide adequate […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts
Prohibitive Policies Cause More Problems Than Illicit Drugs, Say Experts 01/07/2021 Svĕt Lustig Vijay In Portugal, where all illicit drugs are decriminalized, drug disorders claim the lives of just 0.8 in 100,000 people, a figure that pales in comparison to Brazil, the Philippines – or even the US where the death toll stands at a staggering 18.75 in 100,000 people, or 23 times higher than Portugal. High death […] Continue reading -> COVAX Shortcomings Under Microscope Ahead of Gavi, Vaccine Alliance Board Meeting 22/06/2021 Elaine Ruth Fletcher & Svĕt Lustig Vijay As the board of Gavi, The Vaccine Alliance is set to meet this Wednesday and Thursday, the COVAX global vaccine facility – a cornerstone of the global health sector response on vaccine access – is coming under increased fire for its shortcomings. A bitter opinion piece by Médecins Sans Frontières, published today, has called for […] Continue reading -> More Than Cables & Devices: Digital Health Event Points to Human Factors 28/05/2021 Svĕt Lustig Vijay In two decades of work on World Bank digital health initiatives, global health policy specialist Akiko Maeda found many fell short of their promises. She suggested these underperforming digital health initiatives focused too much on delivering hardware — but they failed to provide means to ensure stable electricity supplies, and similarly failed to provide adequate […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts
COVAX Shortcomings Under Microscope Ahead of Gavi, Vaccine Alliance Board Meeting 22/06/2021 Elaine Ruth Fletcher & Svĕt Lustig Vijay As the board of Gavi, The Vaccine Alliance is set to meet this Wednesday and Thursday, the COVAX global vaccine facility – a cornerstone of the global health sector response on vaccine access – is coming under increased fire for its shortcomings. A bitter opinion piece by Médecins Sans Frontières, published today, has called for […] Continue reading -> More Than Cables & Devices: Digital Health Event Points to Human Factors 28/05/2021 Svĕt Lustig Vijay In two decades of work on World Bank digital health initiatives, global health policy specialist Akiko Maeda found many fell short of their promises. She suggested these underperforming digital health initiatives focused too much on delivering hardware — but they failed to provide means to ensure stable electricity supplies, and similarly failed to provide adequate […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts
More Than Cables & Devices: Digital Health Event Points to Human Factors 28/05/2021 Svĕt Lustig Vijay In two decades of work on World Bank digital health initiatives, global health policy specialist Akiko Maeda found many fell short of their promises. She suggested these underperforming digital health initiatives focused too much on delivering hardware — but they failed to provide means to ensure stable electricity supplies, and similarly failed to provide adequate […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts