‘Not Enough Progress’ Made at 11th Round of Pandemic Agreement Talks 20/09/2024 Kerry Cullinan Not enough progress was made at the 11th round of the World Health Organization (WHO) pandemic agreement negotiations, conceded Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, the global body’s Director-General on Friday. “I know you have made progress, but I also know that from what you have been saying, it’s not as good as what we wanted,” Tedros […] Continue reading -> Tanzanian Outsider Secures Nomination as WHO Africa Director 28/08/2024 Kerry Cullinan Tanzania’s Dr Faustine Ndugulile has been nominated as the next Regional Director for the World Health Organization (WHO) African Region, defeating more experienced WHO insiders in a closely contested race. Ndugulile secured 25 of the 46 votes at the WHO Africa regional conference in the Republic of Congo, defeating Dr Ibrahima Socé Fall (proposed by […] Continue reading -> As Mpox Outbreak Overshadows WHO Africa Conference, Tedros Promises Vaccine Decision ‘Within Weeks’ 26/08/2024 Kerry Cullinan The World Health Organization (WHO) will decide on whether to issue an emergency use listing (EUL) for an mpox vaccine within three weeks after its manufacturer supplied the global body with all the required information last Friday, Director-General Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus told the opening of the WHO Africa regional conference on Monday. The WHO […] Continue reading -> Sudan Battling New Cholera Outbreak at 60 Cases per Day, WHO Reveals 23/08/2024 Sophia Samantaroy United Nations officials are expressing concern that a new cholera outbreak in conflict-ridden Sudan, declared 10 days ago, could widen dramatically in the wake of increased rainfall and flooding. Some 658 cases of cholera have been reported since 12 August, with 28 deaths, the World Health Organization (WHO) revealed in its latest situation report, published […] Continue reading -> FAO Calls for More Efforts to Combat Avian Flu as Cases Rise Worldwide 01/08/2024 Zuzanna Stawiska As more avian flu cases are detected across the Asia-Pacific region, the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) is calling for “regional efforts to combat a rise” of the disease. Over the past year, highly pathogenic avian influenza clades, especially H5N1, have gained ground globally, infecting an increasing number of species, including poultry, dairy cows, and […] Continue reading -> One in Four Teen Girls in a Relationship Experience Partner Violence 30/07/2024 Zuzanna Stawiska By the time they turn 20 years old, nearly a quarter (24%) of adolescent girls who have been in a relationship will have experienced physical or sexual violence from their intimate partner, according to a report from the World Health Organization (WHO) published Monday found. Even though the prevalence of violence among teenagers largely parallels […] Continue reading -> WHO Reaches Deal with Argentinian mRNA Vaccine Developer to Produce a Low-Cost Avian Flu Jab 29/07/2024 Elaine Ruth Fletcher The Argentina-based biotech firm, Sinergium Biotech, has agreed to share know-how on the production of an mRNA vaccine for Avian influenza (H5N1) with WHO’s Tecnology Transfer Hub so that an affordable vaccine could rapidly be produced for developing countries, WHO said Monday. The agreement marks the first time that a vaccine developer has actually volunteered […] Continue reading -> Progress Towards SDG ‘No Hunger’ Goal Remains Stalled; One in 11 People Undernourished 24/07/2024 Zuzanna Stawiska Global levels of hunger remain stagnant at the highest rates seen in over a decade, as one in 11 people worldwide (8.9%) faced hunger, or undernourishment, in 2023, according to the latest State of Food Security and Nutrition (SOFI) report, released on Wednesday. The report, a collaboration between the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), International […] Continue reading -> More than Three-Quarters of People with Neurological Diseases in Low Income Countries Can’t Access Treatment 23/07/2024 Zuzanna Stawiska Nearly half of the world’s population suffers from some form of neurological condition ranging from simple migraines to Alzheimers. And yet in low-income countries, more than 75% of people needing neurological treatment cannot access care, according to a new World Health Organization report released on Tuesday, World Brain Day. The treatment gap – the difference […] Continue reading -> 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 -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts
Tanzanian Outsider Secures Nomination as WHO Africa Director 28/08/2024 Kerry Cullinan Tanzania’s Dr Faustine Ndugulile has been nominated as the next Regional Director for the World Health Organization (WHO) African Region, defeating more experienced WHO insiders in a closely contested race. Ndugulile secured 25 of the 46 votes at the WHO Africa regional conference in the Republic of Congo, defeating Dr Ibrahima Socé Fall (proposed by […] Continue reading -> As Mpox Outbreak Overshadows WHO Africa Conference, Tedros Promises Vaccine Decision ‘Within Weeks’ 26/08/2024 Kerry Cullinan The World Health Organization (WHO) will decide on whether to issue an emergency use listing (EUL) for an mpox vaccine within three weeks after its manufacturer supplied the global body with all the required information last Friday, Director-General Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus told the opening of the WHO Africa regional conference on Monday. The WHO […] Continue reading -> Sudan Battling New Cholera Outbreak at 60 Cases per Day, WHO Reveals 23/08/2024 Sophia Samantaroy United Nations officials are expressing concern that a new cholera outbreak in conflict-ridden Sudan, declared 10 days ago, could widen dramatically in the wake of increased rainfall and flooding. Some 658 cases of cholera have been reported since 12 August, with 28 deaths, the World Health Organization (WHO) revealed in its latest situation report, published […] Continue reading -> FAO Calls for More Efforts to Combat Avian Flu as Cases Rise Worldwide 01/08/2024 Zuzanna Stawiska As more avian flu cases are detected across the Asia-Pacific region, the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) is calling for “regional efforts to combat a rise” of the disease. Over the past year, highly pathogenic avian influenza clades, especially H5N1, have gained ground globally, infecting an increasing number of species, including poultry, dairy cows, and […] Continue reading -> One in Four Teen Girls in a Relationship Experience Partner Violence 30/07/2024 Zuzanna Stawiska By the time they turn 20 years old, nearly a quarter (24%) of adolescent girls who have been in a relationship will have experienced physical or sexual violence from their intimate partner, according to a report from the World Health Organization (WHO) published Monday found. Even though the prevalence of violence among teenagers largely parallels […] Continue reading -> WHO Reaches Deal with Argentinian mRNA Vaccine Developer to Produce a Low-Cost Avian Flu Jab 29/07/2024 Elaine Ruth Fletcher The Argentina-based biotech firm, Sinergium Biotech, has agreed to share know-how on the production of an mRNA vaccine for Avian influenza (H5N1) with WHO’s Tecnology Transfer Hub so that an affordable vaccine could rapidly be produced for developing countries, WHO said Monday. The agreement marks the first time that a vaccine developer has actually volunteered […] Continue reading -> Progress Towards SDG ‘No Hunger’ Goal Remains Stalled; One in 11 People Undernourished 24/07/2024 Zuzanna Stawiska Global levels of hunger remain stagnant at the highest rates seen in over a decade, as one in 11 people worldwide (8.9%) faced hunger, or undernourishment, in 2023, according to the latest State of Food Security and Nutrition (SOFI) report, released on Wednesday. The report, a collaboration between the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), International […] Continue reading -> More than Three-Quarters of People with Neurological Diseases in Low Income Countries Can’t Access Treatment 23/07/2024 Zuzanna Stawiska Nearly half of the world’s population suffers from some form of neurological condition ranging from simple migraines to Alzheimers. And yet in low-income countries, more than 75% of people needing neurological treatment cannot access care, according to a new World Health Organization report released on Tuesday, World Brain Day. The treatment gap – the difference […] Continue reading -> 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 -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts
As Mpox Outbreak Overshadows WHO Africa Conference, Tedros Promises Vaccine Decision ‘Within Weeks’ 26/08/2024 Kerry Cullinan The World Health Organization (WHO) will decide on whether to issue an emergency use listing (EUL) for an mpox vaccine within three weeks after its manufacturer supplied the global body with all the required information last Friday, Director-General Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus told the opening of the WHO Africa regional conference on Monday. The WHO […] Continue reading -> Sudan Battling New Cholera Outbreak at 60 Cases per Day, WHO Reveals 23/08/2024 Sophia Samantaroy United Nations officials are expressing concern that a new cholera outbreak in conflict-ridden Sudan, declared 10 days ago, could widen dramatically in the wake of increased rainfall and flooding. Some 658 cases of cholera have been reported since 12 August, with 28 deaths, the World Health Organization (WHO) revealed in its latest situation report, published […] Continue reading -> FAO Calls for More Efforts to Combat Avian Flu as Cases Rise Worldwide 01/08/2024 Zuzanna Stawiska As more avian flu cases are detected across the Asia-Pacific region, the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) is calling for “regional efforts to combat a rise” of the disease. Over the past year, highly pathogenic avian influenza clades, especially H5N1, have gained ground globally, infecting an increasing number of species, including poultry, dairy cows, and […] Continue reading -> One in Four Teen Girls in a Relationship Experience Partner Violence 30/07/2024 Zuzanna Stawiska By the time they turn 20 years old, nearly a quarter (24%) of adolescent girls who have been in a relationship will have experienced physical or sexual violence from their intimate partner, according to a report from the World Health Organization (WHO) published Monday found. Even though the prevalence of violence among teenagers largely parallels […] Continue reading -> WHO Reaches Deal with Argentinian mRNA Vaccine Developer to Produce a Low-Cost Avian Flu Jab 29/07/2024 Elaine Ruth Fletcher The Argentina-based biotech firm, Sinergium Biotech, has agreed to share know-how on the production of an mRNA vaccine for Avian influenza (H5N1) with WHO’s Tecnology Transfer Hub so that an affordable vaccine could rapidly be produced for developing countries, WHO said Monday. The agreement marks the first time that a vaccine developer has actually volunteered […] Continue reading -> Progress Towards SDG ‘No Hunger’ Goal Remains Stalled; One in 11 People Undernourished 24/07/2024 Zuzanna Stawiska Global levels of hunger remain stagnant at the highest rates seen in over a decade, as one in 11 people worldwide (8.9%) faced hunger, or undernourishment, in 2023, according to the latest State of Food Security and Nutrition (SOFI) report, released on Wednesday. The report, a collaboration between the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), International […] Continue reading -> More than Three-Quarters of People with Neurological Diseases in Low Income Countries Can’t Access Treatment 23/07/2024 Zuzanna Stawiska Nearly half of the world’s population suffers from some form of neurological condition ranging from simple migraines to Alzheimers. And yet in low-income countries, more than 75% of people needing neurological treatment cannot access care, according to a new World Health Organization report released on Tuesday, World Brain Day. The treatment gap – the difference […] Continue reading -> 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 -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts
Sudan Battling New Cholera Outbreak at 60 Cases per Day, WHO Reveals 23/08/2024 Sophia Samantaroy United Nations officials are expressing concern that a new cholera outbreak in conflict-ridden Sudan, declared 10 days ago, could widen dramatically in the wake of increased rainfall and flooding. Some 658 cases of cholera have been reported since 12 August, with 28 deaths, the World Health Organization (WHO) revealed in its latest situation report, published […] Continue reading -> FAO Calls for More Efforts to Combat Avian Flu as Cases Rise Worldwide 01/08/2024 Zuzanna Stawiska As more avian flu cases are detected across the Asia-Pacific region, the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) is calling for “regional efforts to combat a rise” of the disease. Over the past year, highly pathogenic avian influenza clades, especially H5N1, have gained ground globally, infecting an increasing number of species, including poultry, dairy cows, and […] Continue reading -> One in Four Teen Girls in a Relationship Experience Partner Violence 30/07/2024 Zuzanna Stawiska By the time they turn 20 years old, nearly a quarter (24%) of adolescent girls who have been in a relationship will have experienced physical or sexual violence from their intimate partner, according to a report from the World Health Organization (WHO) published Monday found. Even though the prevalence of violence among teenagers largely parallels […] Continue reading -> WHO Reaches Deal with Argentinian mRNA Vaccine Developer to Produce a Low-Cost Avian Flu Jab 29/07/2024 Elaine Ruth Fletcher The Argentina-based biotech firm, Sinergium Biotech, has agreed to share know-how on the production of an mRNA vaccine for Avian influenza (H5N1) with WHO’s Tecnology Transfer Hub so that an affordable vaccine could rapidly be produced for developing countries, WHO said Monday. The agreement marks the first time that a vaccine developer has actually volunteered […] Continue reading -> Progress Towards SDG ‘No Hunger’ Goal Remains Stalled; One in 11 People Undernourished 24/07/2024 Zuzanna Stawiska Global levels of hunger remain stagnant at the highest rates seen in over a decade, as one in 11 people worldwide (8.9%) faced hunger, or undernourishment, in 2023, according to the latest State of Food Security and Nutrition (SOFI) report, released on Wednesday. The report, a collaboration between the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), International […] Continue reading -> More than Three-Quarters of People with Neurological Diseases in Low Income Countries Can’t Access Treatment 23/07/2024 Zuzanna Stawiska Nearly half of the world’s population suffers from some form of neurological condition ranging from simple migraines to Alzheimers. And yet in low-income countries, more than 75% of people needing neurological treatment cannot access care, according to a new World Health Organization report released on Tuesday, World Brain Day. The treatment gap – the difference […] Continue reading -> 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 -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts
FAO Calls for More Efforts to Combat Avian Flu as Cases Rise Worldwide 01/08/2024 Zuzanna Stawiska As more avian flu cases are detected across the Asia-Pacific region, the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) is calling for “regional efforts to combat a rise” of the disease. Over the past year, highly pathogenic avian influenza clades, especially H5N1, have gained ground globally, infecting an increasing number of species, including poultry, dairy cows, and […] Continue reading -> One in Four Teen Girls in a Relationship Experience Partner Violence 30/07/2024 Zuzanna Stawiska By the time they turn 20 years old, nearly a quarter (24%) of adolescent girls who have been in a relationship will have experienced physical or sexual violence from their intimate partner, according to a report from the World Health Organization (WHO) published Monday found. Even though the prevalence of violence among teenagers largely parallels […] Continue reading -> WHO Reaches Deal with Argentinian mRNA Vaccine Developer to Produce a Low-Cost Avian Flu Jab 29/07/2024 Elaine Ruth Fletcher The Argentina-based biotech firm, Sinergium Biotech, has agreed to share know-how on the production of an mRNA vaccine for Avian influenza (H5N1) with WHO’s Tecnology Transfer Hub so that an affordable vaccine could rapidly be produced for developing countries, WHO said Monday. The agreement marks the first time that a vaccine developer has actually volunteered […] Continue reading -> Progress Towards SDG ‘No Hunger’ Goal Remains Stalled; One in 11 People Undernourished 24/07/2024 Zuzanna Stawiska Global levels of hunger remain stagnant at the highest rates seen in over a decade, as one in 11 people worldwide (8.9%) faced hunger, or undernourishment, in 2023, according to the latest State of Food Security and Nutrition (SOFI) report, released on Wednesday. The report, a collaboration between the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), International […] Continue reading -> More than Three-Quarters of People with Neurological Diseases in Low Income Countries Can’t Access Treatment 23/07/2024 Zuzanna Stawiska Nearly half of the world’s population suffers from some form of neurological condition ranging from simple migraines to Alzheimers. And yet in low-income countries, more than 75% of people needing neurological treatment cannot access care, according to a new World Health Organization report released on Tuesday, World Brain Day. The treatment gap – the difference […] Continue reading -> 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 -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts
One in Four Teen Girls in a Relationship Experience Partner Violence 30/07/2024 Zuzanna Stawiska By the time they turn 20 years old, nearly a quarter (24%) of adolescent girls who have been in a relationship will have experienced physical or sexual violence from their intimate partner, according to a report from the World Health Organization (WHO) published Monday found. Even though the prevalence of violence among teenagers largely parallels […] Continue reading -> WHO Reaches Deal with Argentinian mRNA Vaccine Developer to Produce a Low-Cost Avian Flu Jab 29/07/2024 Elaine Ruth Fletcher The Argentina-based biotech firm, Sinergium Biotech, has agreed to share know-how on the production of an mRNA vaccine for Avian influenza (H5N1) with WHO’s Tecnology Transfer Hub so that an affordable vaccine could rapidly be produced for developing countries, WHO said Monday. The agreement marks the first time that a vaccine developer has actually volunteered […] Continue reading -> Progress Towards SDG ‘No Hunger’ Goal Remains Stalled; One in 11 People Undernourished 24/07/2024 Zuzanna Stawiska Global levels of hunger remain stagnant at the highest rates seen in over a decade, as one in 11 people worldwide (8.9%) faced hunger, or undernourishment, in 2023, according to the latest State of Food Security and Nutrition (SOFI) report, released on Wednesday. The report, a collaboration between the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), International […] Continue reading -> More than Three-Quarters of People with Neurological Diseases in Low Income Countries Can’t Access Treatment 23/07/2024 Zuzanna Stawiska Nearly half of the world’s population suffers from some form of neurological condition ranging from simple migraines to Alzheimers. And yet in low-income countries, more than 75% of people needing neurological treatment cannot access care, according to a new World Health Organization report released on Tuesday, World Brain Day. The treatment gap – the difference […] Continue reading -> 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 -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts
WHO Reaches Deal with Argentinian mRNA Vaccine Developer to Produce a Low-Cost Avian Flu Jab 29/07/2024 Elaine Ruth Fletcher The Argentina-based biotech firm, Sinergium Biotech, has agreed to share know-how on the production of an mRNA vaccine for Avian influenza (H5N1) with WHO’s Tecnology Transfer Hub so that an affordable vaccine could rapidly be produced for developing countries, WHO said Monday. The agreement marks the first time that a vaccine developer has actually volunteered […] Continue reading -> Progress Towards SDG ‘No Hunger’ Goal Remains Stalled; One in 11 People Undernourished 24/07/2024 Zuzanna Stawiska Global levels of hunger remain stagnant at the highest rates seen in over a decade, as one in 11 people worldwide (8.9%) faced hunger, or undernourishment, in 2023, according to the latest State of Food Security and Nutrition (SOFI) report, released on Wednesday. The report, a collaboration between the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), International […] Continue reading -> More than Three-Quarters of People with Neurological Diseases in Low Income Countries Can’t Access Treatment 23/07/2024 Zuzanna Stawiska Nearly half of the world’s population suffers from some form of neurological condition ranging from simple migraines to Alzheimers. And yet in low-income countries, more than 75% of people needing neurological treatment cannot access care, according to a new World Health Organization report released on Tuesday, World Brain Day. The treatment gap – the difference […] Continue reading -> 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 -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts
Progress Towards SDG ‘No Hunger’ Goal Remains Stalled; One in 11 People Undernourished 24/07/2024 Zuzanna Stawiska Global levels of hunger remain stagnant at the highest rates seen in over a decade, as one in 11 people worldwide (8.9%) faced hunger, or undernourishment, in 2023, according to the latest State of Food Security and Nutrition (SOFI) report, released on Wednesday. The report, a collaboration between the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), International […] Continue reading -> More than Three-Quarters of People with Neurological Diseases in Low Income Countries Can’t Access Treatment 23/07/2024 Zuzanna Stawiska Nearly half of the world’s population suffers from some form of neurological condition ranging from simple migraines to Alzheimers. And yet in low-income countries, more than 75% of people needing neurological treatment cannot access care, according to a new World Health Organization report released on Tuesday, World Brain Day. The treatment gap – the difference […] Continue reading -> 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 -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts
More than Three-Quarters of People with Neurological Diseases in Low Income Countries Can’t Access Treatment 23/07/2024 Zuzanna Stawiska Nearly half of the world’s population suffers from some form of neurological condition ranging from simple migraines to Alzheimers. And yet in low-income countries, more than 75% of people needing neurological treatment cannot access care, according to a new World Health Organization report released on Tuesday, World Brain Day. The treatment gap – the difference […] Continue reading -> 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 -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts
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 -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts