Cholera Vaccine Shortage to Continue Through 2025 23/05/2023 Stefan Anderson As a wave of cholera outbreaks spreads around the world, Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance said it expects the global shortage of oral cholera vaccines to continue until the end of 2025. Supply of oral cholera vaccines for preventative use could catch up to demand by 2026, but “urgent action is needed,” according to a vaccine […] Continue reading -> Climate Crisis Threatens Countries Still Reeling from COVID-19 23/05/2023 Disha Shetty The messiness of the COVID-19 vaccine distribution and the growing challenge of climate change emerged as key challenges at the World Health Assembly (WHA) on Tuesday in discussions on resolutions on preparing for future pandemics in Geneva. Representing 47 countries in the African region, Tanzania underscored the importance of greater equity and access to technology […] Continue reading -> WHO Member-states Greenlight $6.83b Budget for 2024-25; Countries Demand More Transparency 22/05/2023 Megha Kaveri World Health Organization member-states greenlighted a budget of $6.83 billion for 2024-25 for the global health agency – an 11% increase over the 2022-23 budget. Implicit in the budget is member-state implementation of a stepwise increase in assessed contributions. The groundbreaking reform, which aims to have one-half of WHO’s spending financed more sustainably by fixed […] Continue reading -> Taiwan Excluded as World Health Assembly Opening Focuses on Pandemic Preparedness, and Funding 22/05/2023 Disha Shetty The 76th World Health Assembly turned political even before formal the proceedings began, with the decision to exclude Taiwan. The island was seeking an observer status, something that it had held previously between 2009 and 2016, with the support of the United States and others. But its inclusion was strongly opposed by China which maintains […] Continue reading -> What Can We Learn from the History of Health? New Podcast 22/05/2023 Editorial team It is often said that those who fail to learn from history are doomed to repeat it. So what, if anything, can we learn from the history of health? In this brand new season of the Global Health Matters podcast, host Garry Aslanyan takes a step back in time to look at why “history matters” […] Continue reading -> WHO Calls on Countries to “Drastically Reduce” Climate Emissions to Improve Global Health 19/05/2023 Megha Kaveri The World Health Organization (WHO) has called for focused action to address global warming and climate change to promote health outcomes. Recommendations include concerted efforts to reduce carbon emissions, build climate-resilient and sustainable health systems and protect health from the impacts of climate change. There is also a decline in the treatment coverage for tuberculosis […] Continue reading -> Sexual Health Derailed the Last World Health Assembly; What Are This Year’s Flashpoints? 18/05/2023 Kerry Cullinan Much of this year’s WHA agenda, being held in Geneva between 21 and 30 May, should be preoccupied with pandemic preparedness and the WHO’s budget. But there are some obscure items for anti-rights conservatives to latch onto if they want to derail discussion – and there is growing appetite for such disruptions throughout all UN […] Continue reading -> Taiwan and the World Health Assembly: Smoke but No Fire Yet 12/05/2023 Stefan Anderson & Elaine Ruth Fletcher Despite a forceful message from the US calling for its inclusion, Taiwan appears set to be shut out once more from the World Health Assembly (WHA) as Chinese diplomats continue to block chances of a personal invitation by WHO Director General Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus that would allow Taipei to attend as an observer. In […] Continue reading -> WHO Declares End to Mpox Global Health Emergency 11/05/2023 Stefan Anderson The World Health Organization (WHO) has ended the global health emergency for mpox, marking the end of a 10-month juggling act by the UN health agency as it scrambled to deal with concurrent global pandemics. The announcement arrives just days after WHO declared the end of the global health emergency for COVID-19 last Friday, three […] Continue reading -> A Lost Decade: Zero Progress in Reducing Premature Births Since 2010, UN finds 10/05/2023 Stefan Anderson Zero gains have been made in any region of the world in reducing premature births in the past decade, a major UN report found. In a perfect storm of flatlining progress in maternal and newborn health, preterm birth has become to the leading cause of child mortality worldwide, responsible for the deaths of over one […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts
Climate Crisis Threatens Countries Still Reeling from COVID-19 23/05/2023 Disha Shetty The messiness of the COVID-19 vaccine distribution and the growing challenge of climate change emerged as key challenges at the World Health Assembly (WHA) on Tuesday in discussions on resolutions on preparing for future pandemics in Geneva. Representing 47 countries in the African region, Tanzania underscored the importance of greater equity and access to technology […] Continue reading -> WHO Member-states Greenlight $6.83b Budget for 2024-25; Countries Demand More Transparency 22/05/2023 Megha Kaveri World Health Organization member-states greenlighted a budget of $6.83 billion for 2024-25 for the global health agency – an 11% increase over the 2022-23 budget. Implicit in the budget is member-state implementation of a stepwise increase in assessed contributions. The groundbreaking reform, which aims to have one-half of WHO’s spending financed more sustainably by fixed […] Continue reading -> Taiwan Excluded as World Health Assembly Opening Focuses on Pandemic Preparedness, and Funding 22/05/2023 Disha Shetty The 76th World Health Assembly turned political even before formal the proceedings began, with the decision to exclude Taiwan. The island was seeking an observer status, something that it had held previously between 2009 and 2016, with the support of the United States and others. But its inclusion was strongly opposed by China which maintains […] Continue reading -> What Can We Learn from the History of Health? New Podcast 22/05/2023 Editorial team It is often said that those who fail to learn from history are doomed to repeat it. So what, if anything, can we learn from the history of health? In this brand new season of the Global Health Matters podcast, host Garry Aslanyan takes a step back in time to look at why “history matters” […] Continue reading -> WHO Calls on Countries to “Drastically Reduce” Climate Emissions to Improve Global Health 19/05/2023 Megha Kaveri The World Health Organization (WHO) has called for focused action to address global warming and climate change to promote health outcomes. Recommendations include concerted efforts to reduce carbon emissions, build climate-resilient and sustainable health systems and protect health from the impacts of climate change. There is also a decline in the treatment coverage for tuberculosis […] Continue reading -> Sexual Health Derailed the Last World Health Assembly; What Are This Year’s Flashpoints? 18/05/2023 Kerry Cullinan Much of this year’s WHA agenda, being held in Geneva between 21 and 30 May, should be preoccupied with pandemic preparedness and the WHO’s budget. But there are some obscure items for anti-rights conservatives to latch onto if they want to derail discussion – and there is growing appetite for such disruptions throughout all UN […] Continue reading -> Taiwan and the World Health Assembly: Smoke but No Fire Yet 12/05/2023 Stefan Anderson & Elaine Ruth Fletcher Despite a forceful message from the US calling for its inclusion, Taiwan appears set to be shut out once more from the World Health Assembly (WHA) as Chinese diplomats continue to block chances of a personal invitation by WHO Director General Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus that would allow Taipei to attend as an observer. In […] Continue reading -> WHO Declares End to Mpox Global Health Emergency 11/05/2023 Stefan Anderson The World Health Organization (WHO) has ended the global health emergency for mpox, marking the end of a 10-month juggling act by the UN health agency as it scrambled to deal with concurrent global pandemics. The announcement arrives just days after WHO declared the end of the global health emergency for COVID-19 last Friday, three […] Continue reading -> A Lost Decade: Zero Progress in Reducing Premature Births Since 2010, UN finds 10/05/2023 Stefan Anderson Zero gains have been made in any region of the world in reducing premature births in the past decade, a major UN report found. In a perfect storm of flatlining progress in maternal and newborn health, preterm birth has become to the leading cause of child mortality worldwide, responsible for the deaths of over one […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts
WHO Member-states Greenlight $6.83b Budget for 2024-25; Countries Demand More Transparency 22/05/2023 Megha Kaveri World Health Organization member-states greenlighted a budget of $6.83 billion for 2024-25 for the global health agency – an 11% increase over the 2022-23 budget. Implicit in the budget is member-state implementation of a stepwise increase in assessed contributions. The groundbreaking reform, which aims to have one-half of WHO’s spending financed more sustainably by fixed […] Continue reading -> Taiwan Excluded as World Health Assembly Opening Focuses on Pandemic Preparedness, and Funding 22/05/2023 Disha Shetty The 76th World Health Assembly turned political even before formal the proceedings began, with the decision to exclude Taiwan. The island was seeking an observer status, something that it had held previously between 2009 and 2016, with the support of the United States and others. But its inclusion was strongly opposed by China which maintains […] Continue reading -> What Can We Learn from the History of Health? New Podcast 22/05/2023 Editorial team It is often said that those who fail to learn from history are doomed to repeat it. So what, if anything, can we learn from the history of health? In this brand new season of the Global Health Matters podcast, host Garry Aslanyan takes a step back in time to look at why “history matters” […] Continue reading -> WHO Calls on Countries to “Drastically Reduce” Climate Emissions to Improve Global Health 19/05/2023 Megha Kaveri The World Health Organization (WHO) has called for focused action to address global warming and climate change to promote health outcomes. Recommendations include concerted efforts to reduce carbon emissions, build climate-resilient and sustainable health systems and protect health from the impacts of climate change. There is also a decline in the treatment coverage for tuberculosis […] Continue reading -> Sexual Health Derailed the Last World Health Assembly; What Are This Year’s Flashpoints? 18/05/2023 Kerry Cullinan Much of this year’s WHA agenda, being held in Geneva between 21 and 30 May, should be preoccupied with pandemic preparedness and the WHO’s budget. But there are some obscure items for anti-rights conservatives to latch onto if they want to derail discussion – and there is growing appetite for such disruptions throughout all UN […] Continue reading -> Taiwan and the World Health Assembly: Smoke but No Fire Yet 12/05/2023 Stefan Anderson & Elaine Ruth Fletcher Despite a forceful message from the US calling for its inclusion, Taiwan appears set to be shut out once more from the World Health Assembly (WHA) as Chinese diplomats continue to block chances of a personal invitation by WHO Director General Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus that would allow Taipei to attend as an observer. In […] Continue reading -> WHO Declares End to Mpox Global Health Emergency 11/05/2023 Stefan Anderson The World Health Organization (WHO) has ended the global health emergency for mpox, marking the end of a 10-month juggling act by the UN health agency as it scrambled to deal with concurrent global pandemics. The announcement arrives just days after WHO declared the end of the global health emergency for COVID-19 last Friday, three […] Continue reading -> A Lost Decade: Zero Progress in Reducing Premature Births Since 2010, UN finds 10/05/2023 Stefan Anderson Zero gains have been made in any region of the world in reducing premature births in the past decade, a major UN report found. In a perfect storm of flatlining progress in maternal and newborn health, preterm birth has become to the leading cause of child mortality worldwide, responsible for the deaths of over one […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts
Taiwan Excluded as World Health Assembly Opening Focuses on Pandemic Preparedness, and Funding 22/05/2023 Disha Shetty The 76th World Health Assembly turned political even before formal the proceedings began, with the decision to exclude Taiwan. The island was seeking an observer status, something that it had held previously between 2009 and 2016, with the support of the United States and others. But its inclusion was strongly opposed by China which maintains […] Continue reading -> What Can We Learn from the History of Health? New Podcast 22/05/2023 Editorial team It is often said that those who fail to learn from history are doomed to repeat it. So what, if anything, can we learn from the history of health? In this brand new season of the Global Health Matters podcast, host Garry Aslanyan takes a step back in time to look at why “history matters” […] Continue reading -> WHO Calls on Countries to “Drastically Reduce” Climate Emissions to Improve Global Health 19/05/2023 Megha Kaveri The World Health Organization (WHO) has called for focused action to address global warming and climate change to promote health outcomes. Recommendations include concerted efforts to reduce carbon emissions, build climate-resilient and sustainable health systems and protect health from the impacts of climate change. There is also a decline in the treatment coverage for tuberculosis […] Continue reading -> Sexual Health Derailed the Last World Health Assembly; What Are This Year’s Flashpoints? 18/05/2023 Kerry Cullinan Much of this year’s WHA agenda, being held in Geneva between 21 and 30 May, should be preoccupied with pandemic preparedness and the WHO’s budget. But there are some obscure items for anti-rights conservatives to latch onto if they want to derail discussion – and there is growing appetite for such disruptions throughout all UN […] Continue reading -> Taiwan and the World Health Assembly: Smoke but No Fire Yet 12/05/2023 Stefan Anderson & Elaine Ruth Fletcher Despite a forceful message from the US calling for its inclusion, Taiwan appears set to be shut out once more from the World Health Assembly (WHA) as Chinese diplomats continue to block chances of a personal invitation by WHO Director General Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus that would allow Taipei to attend as an observer. In […] Continue reading -> WHO Declares End to Mpox Global Health Emergency 11/05/2023 Stefan Anderson The World Health Organization (WHO) has ended the global health emergency for mpox, marking the end of a 10-month juggling act by the UN health agency as it scrambled to deal with concurrent global pandemics. The announcement arrives just days after WHO declared the end of the global health emergency for COVID-19 last Friday, three […] Continue reading -> A Lost Decade: Zero Progress in Reducing Premature Births Since 2010, UN finds 10/05/2023 Stefan Anderson Zero gains have been made in any region of the world in reducing premature births in the past decade, a major UN report found. In a perfect storm of flatlining progress in maternal and newborn health, preterm birth has become to the leading cause of child mortality worldwide, responsible for the deaths of over one […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts
What Can We Learn from the History of Health? New Podcast 22/05/2023 Editorial team It is often said that those who fail to learn from history are doomed to repeat it. So what, if anything, can we learn from the history of health? In this brand new season of the Global Health Matters podcast, host Garry Aslanyan takes a step back in time to look at why “history matters” […] Continue reading -> WHO Calls on Countries to “Drastically Reduce” Climate Emissions to Improve Global Health 19/05/2023 Megha Kaveri The World Health Organization (WHO) has called for focused action to address global warming and climate change to promote health outcomes. Recommendations include concerted efforts to reduce carbon emissions, build climate-resilient and sustainable health systems and protect health from the impacts of climate change. There is also a decline in the treatment coverage for tuberculosis […] Continue reading -> Sexual Health Derailed the Last World Health Assembly; What Are This Year’s Flashpoints? 18/05/2023 Kerry Cullinan Much of this year’s WHA agenda, being held in Geneva between 21 and 30 May, should be preoccupied with pandemic preparedness and the WHO’s budget. But there are some obscure items for anti-rights conservatives to latch onto if they want to derail discussion – and there is growing appetite for such disruptions throughout all UN […] Continue reading -> Taiwan and the World Health Assembly: Smoke but No Fire Yet 12/05/2023 Stefan Anderson & Elaine Ruth Fletcher Despite a forceful message from the US calling for its inclusion, Taiwan appears set to be shut out once more from the World Health Assembly (WHA) as Chinese diplomats continue to block chances of a personal invitation by WHO Director General Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus that would allow Taipei to attend as an observer. In […] Continue reading -> WHO Declares End to Mpox Global Health Emergency 11/05/2023 Stefan Anderson The World Health Organization (WHO) has ended the global health emergency for mpox, marking the end of a 10-month juggling act by the UN health agency as it scrambled to deal with concurrent global pandemics. The announcement arrives just days after WHO declared the end of the global health emergency for COVID-19 last Friday, three […] Continue reading -> A Lost Decade: Zero Progress in Reducing Premature Births Since 2010, UN finds 10/05/2023 Stefan Anderson Zero gains have been made in any region of the world in reducing premature births in the past decade, a major UN report found. In a perfect storm of flatlining progress in maternal and newborn health, preterm birth has become to the leading cause of child mortality worldwide, responsible for the deaths of over one […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts
WHO Calls on Countries to “Drastically Reduce” Climate Emissions to Improve Global Health 19/05/2023 Megha Kaveri The World Health Organization (WHO) has called for focused action to address global warming and climate change to promote health outcomes. Recommendations include concerted efforts to reduce carbon emissions, build climate-resilient and sustainable health systems and protect health from the impacts of climate change. There is also a decline in the treatment coverage for tuberculosis […] Continue reading -> Sexual Health Derailed the Last World Health Assembly; What Are This Year’s Flashpoints? 18/05/2023 Kerry Cullinan Much of this year’s WHA agenda, being held in Geneva between 21 and 30 May, should be preoccupied with pandemic preparedness and the WHO’s budget. But there are some obscure items for anti-rights conservatives to latch onto if they want to derail discussion – and there is growing appetite for such disruptions throughout all UN […] Continue reading -> Taiwan and the World Health Assembly: Smoke but No Fire Yet 12/05/2023 Stefan Anderson & Elaine Ruth Fletcher Despite a forceful message from the US calling for its inclusion, Taiwan appears set to be shut out once more from the World Health Assembly (WHA) as Chinese diplomats continue to block chances of a personal invitation by WHO Director General Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus that would allow Taipei to attend as an observer. In […] Continue reading -> WHO Declares End to Mpox Global Health Emergency 11/05/2023 Stefan Anderson The World Health Organization (WHO) has ended the global health emergency for mpox, marking the end of a 10-month juggling act by the UN health agency as it scrambled to deal with concurrent global pandemics. The announcement arrives just days after WHO declared the end of the global health emergency for COVID-19 last Friday, three […] Continue reading -> A Lost Decade: Zero Progress in Reducing Premature Births Since 2010, UN finds 10/05/2023 Stefan Anderson Zero gains have been made in any region of the world in reducing premature births in the past decade, a major UN report found. In a perfect storm of flatlining progress in maternal and newborn health, preterm birth has become to the leading cause of child mortality worldwide, responsible for the deaths of over one […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts
Sexual Health Derailed the Last World Health Assembly; What Are This Year’s Flashpoints? 18/05/2023 Kerry Cullinan Much of this year’s WHA agenda, being held in Geneva between 21 and 30 May, should be preoccupied with pandemic preparedness and the WHO’s budget. But there are some obscure items for anti-rights conservatives to latch onto if they want to derail discussion – and there is growing appetite for such disruptions throughout all UN […] Continue reading -> Taiwan and the World Health Assembly: Smoke but No Fire Yet 12/05/2023 Stefan Anderson & Elaine Ruth Fletcher Despite a forceful message from the US calling for its inclusion, Taiwan appears set to be shut out once more from the World Health Assembly (WHA) as Chinese diplomats continue to block chances of a personal invitation by WHO Director General Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus that would allow Taipei to attend as an observer. In […] Continue reading -> WHO Declares End to Mpox Global Health Emergency 11/05/2023 Stefan Anderson The World Health Organization (WHO) has ended the global health emergency for mpox, marking the end of a 10-month juggling act by the UN health agency as it scrambled to deal with concurrent global pandemics. The announcement arrives just days after WHO declared the end of the global health emergency for COVID-19 last Friday, three […] Continue reading -> A Lost Decade: Zero Progress in Reducing Premature Births Since 2010, UN finds 10/05/2023 Stefan Anderson Zero gains have been made in any region of the world in reducing premature births in the past decade, a major UN report found. In a perfect storm of flatlining progress in maternal and newborn health, preterm birth has become to the leading cause of child mortality worldwide, responsible for the deaths of over one […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts
Taiwan and the World Health Assembly: Smoke but No Fire Yet 12/05/2023 Stefan Anderson & Elaine Ruth Fletcher Despite a forceful message from the US calling for its inclusion, Taiwan appears set to be shut out once more from the World Health Assembly (WHA) as Chinese diplomats continue to block chances of a personal invitation by WHO Director General Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus that would allow Taipei to attend as an observer. In […] Continue reading -> WHO Declares End to Mpox Global Health Emergency 11/05/2023 Stefan Anderson The World Health Organization (WHO) has ended the global health emergency for mpox, marking the end of a 10-month juggling act by the UN health agency as it scrambled to deal with concurrent global pandemics. The announcement arrives just days after WHO declared the end of the global health emergency for COVID-19 last Friday, three […] Continue reading -> A Lost Decade: Zero Progress in Reducing Premature Births Since 2010, UN finds 10/05/2023 Stefan Anderson Zero gains have been made in any region of the world in reducing premature births in the past decade, a major UN report found. In a perfect storm of flatlining progress in maternal and newborn health, preterm birth has become to the leading cause of child mortality worldwide, responsible for the deaths of over one […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts
WHO Declares End to Mpox Global Health Emergency 11/05/2023 Stefan Anderson The World Health Organization (WHO) has ended the global health emergency for mpox, marking the end of a 10-month juggling act by the UN health agency as it scrambled to deal with concurrent global pandemics. The announcement arrives just days after WHO declared the end of the global health emergency for COVID-19 last Friday, three […] Continue reading -> A Lost Decade: Zero Progress in Reducing Premature Births Since 2010, UN finds 10/05/2023 Stefan Anderson Zero gains have been made in any region of the world in reducing premature births in the past decade, a major UN report found. In a perfect storm of flatlining progress in maternal and newborn health, preterm birth has become to the leading cause of child mortality worldwide, responsible for the deaths of over one […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts
A Lost Decade: Zero Progress in Reducing Premature Births Since 2010, UN finds 10/05/2023 Stefan Anderson Zero gains have been made in any region of the world in reducing premature births in the past decade, a major UN report found. In a perfect storm of flatlining progress in maternal and newborn health, preterm birth has become to the leading cause of child mortality worldwide, responsible for the deaths of over one […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts