Campaign Aims to Expose Big Soda’s ‘Sportswashing;’ Petition Captures 255,000 Signatures 25/11/2024 Editorial team The “Kick Big Soda Out!” campaign launched on July 8, 2024 ahead of the 2024 Paris Olympics and ran through the end of the Paralympics. It’s all about holding sugary drinks companies – especially Coca-Cola – accountable for their impact on health and the environment. To discuss the campaign, Health Policy Watch spoke to Trish […] Continue reading -> WHO Hits Halfway Mark in Budget ‘Ask’ After $1.7 Billion in New Pledges at G20 Summit 22/11/2024 Disha Shetty The World Health Organization (WHO) received $1.7 billion in new pledges of financial support at the G20 meeting this week, taking the total of voluntary pledges so far to $3.8 billion for the coming four years. With this, the WHO has met 53% of its investment requirement for its 2025–2028 strategy, in WHO parlance, the 14th […] Continue reading -> WHO Chief ‘Back to Work’ After Hospital Stay During Rio G20 22/11/2024 Stefan Anderson The director-general of the World Health Organization, Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, is “back to work” following an overnight stay in a Rio hospital during his trip to the G20 summit, the WHO chief said Thursday. The reason for the hospital visit, first reported by the Brazilian paper O Globo, was not disclosed in a statement […] Continue reading -> RFK Jr Nominated as Top US Health Official 15/11/2024 Stefan Anderson & Sophia Samantaroy Donald Trump has named Robert F Kennedy Jr as his choice for US health secretary, putting the controversial anti-vaccine activist and environmental lawyer in line to control some of the world’s most influential health agencies. Kennedy shot to political prominence during the COVID-19 pandemic when his organisation, Children’s Health Defense, became a leading global voice […] Continue reading -> Pakistan Has the World’s Highest Diabetes Prevalence – and Lacks Focus on Prevention 14/11/2024 Rahul Basharat Rajput ISLAMABAD – Muhammad Waqas is an engineer at a private telecom company. He still remembers the day six years ago in 2018 when he was diagnosed with diabetes at the age of 30. It completely changed his life. The diagnosis was particularly shocking for Waqas as neither of his parents had the disease, and he […] Continue reading -> Over 100 Countries Pledge to Adopt Policies to Address Violence Against Children 11/11/2024 Sophia Samantaroy The voices of the children’s choir echoed in the conference hall as a reminder that more than one billion children who experience some form of violence each year. Their performance was part of the historic first high-level ministerial conference to end violence against children in Bogota late last week, which brought together government delegations, children, […] Continue reading -> UNICEF: 1 in 7 Young People Live with a Mental Disorder. How Will We Address this Growing Crisis? 10/11/2024 Maayan Hoffman One in seven young people aged 10 to 19 live with a diagnosable mental disorder, according to the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF). One in four children lives with a parent with a mental health condition. Suicide is the fourth most significant cause of death for adolescents globally. The economic cost of neglecting youth mental […] Continue reading -> Study: Alcohol, Not Psychedelics, Linked to Heightened Trauma in Survivors of Attack on Israeli Festival Goers 01/11/2024 Maayan Hoffman Israeli researchers were surprised to find that alcohol use, as compared to psychedelics, contributed more significantly to psychological challenges amongst survivors of the October 7, 2023, Nova music festival attack, following a study, conducted by researchers from Sheba Medical Centre and Ben-Gurion University of the Negev. The study was published in October in World Psychiatry. On […] Continue reading -> New Food Guidelines Aim to Clarify What Constitutes a ‘Healthy’ Diet 29/10/2024 Sophia Samantaroy Diets should be guided by four key principles, say the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) and World Health Organization (WHO) in a joint statement released this week. Their statement highlights the importance of adequate, balanced, moderate, and diverse food intake, and aims to clarify what exactly a healthy diet means. “With such prominence in the […] Continue reading -> Egyptians Still Face Barriers to Insulin Access, Despite Promises of Expanded Domestic Production 25/10/2024 Sophia Samantaroy MINYA GOVERNORATE, EGYPT – Nine-year-old Adam needs an insulin shot before meals, and seems unphased when his father checks his sugar levels with a finger pricking. He looks away when a small blood drop wells on the tip of his finger. Adam turns back to his plate of rice and stewed vegetables, continuing to ramble […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older posts This site uses cookies to help give you the best experience on our website. Cookies enable us to collect information that helps us personalise your experience and improve the functionality and performance of our site. 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WHO Hits Halfway Mark in Budget ‘Ask’ After $1.7 Billion in New Pledges at G20 Summit 22/11/2024 Disha Shetty The World Health Organization (WHO) received $1.7 billion in new pledges of financial support at the G20 meeting this week, taking the total of voluntary pledges so far to $3.8 billion for the coming four years. With this, the WHO has met 53% of its investment requirement for its 2025–2028 strategy, in WHO parlance, the 14th […] Continue reading -> WHO Chief ‘Back to Work’ After Hospital Stay During Rio G20 22/11/2024 Stefan Anderson The director-general of the World Health Organization, Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, is “back to work” following an overnight stay in a Rio hospital during his trip to the G20 summit, the WHO chief said Thursday. The reason for the hospital visit, first reported by the Brazilian paper O Globo, was not disclosed in a statement […] Continue reading -> RFK Jr Nominated as Top US Health Official 15/11/2024 Stefan Anderson & Sophia Samantaroy Donald Trump has named Robert F Kennedy Jr as his choice for US health secretary, putting the controversial anti-vaccine activist and environmental lawyer in line to control some of the world’s most influential health agencies. Kennedy shot to political prominence during the COVID-19 pandemic when his organisation, Children’s Health Defense, became a leading global voice […] Continue reading -> Pakistan Has the World’s Highest Diabetes Prevalence – and Lacks Focus on Prevention 14/11/2024 Rahul Basharat Rajput ISLAMABAD – Muhammad Waqas is an engineer at a private telecom company. He still remembers the day six years ago in 2018 when he was diagnosed with diabetes at the age of 30. It completely changed his life. The diagnosis was particularly shocking for Waqas as neither of his parents had the disease, and he […] Continue reading -> Over 100 Countries Pledge to Adopt Policies to Address Violence Against Children 11/11/2024 Sophia Samantaroy The voices of the children’s choir echoed in the conference hall as a reminder that more than one billion children who experience some form of violence each year. Their performance was part of the historic first high-level ministerial conference to end violence against children in Bogota late last week, which brought together government delegations, children, […] Continue reading -> UNICEF: 1 in 7 Young People Live with a Mental Disorder. How Will We Address this Growing Crisis? 10/11/2024 Maayan Hoffman One in seven young people aged 10 to 19 live with a diagnosable mental disorder, according to the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF). One in four children lives with a parent with a mental health condition. Suicide is the fourth most significant cause of death for adolescents globally. The economic cost of neglecting youth mental […] Continue reading -> Study: Alcohol, Not Psychedelics, Linked to Heightened Trauma in Survivors of Attack on Israeli Festival Goers 01/11/2024 Maayan Hoffman Israeli researchers were surprised to find that alcohol use, as compared to psychedelics, contributed more significantly to psychological challenges amongst survivors of the October 7, 2023, Nova music festival attack, following a study, conducted by researchers from Sheba Medical Centre and Ben-Gurion University of the Negev. The study was published in October in World Psychiatry. On […] Continue reading -> New Food Guidelines Aim to Clarify What Constitutes a ‘Healthy’ Diet 29/10/2024 Sophia Samantaroy Diets should be guided by four key principles, say the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) and World Health Organization (WHO) in a joint statement released this week. Their statement highlights the importance of adequate, balanced, moderate, and diverse food intake, and aims to clarify what exactly a healthy diet means. “With such prominence in the […] Continue reading -> Egyptians Still Face Barriers to Insulin Access, Despite Promises of Expanded Domestic Production 25/10/2024 Sophia Samantaroy MINYA GOVERNORATE, EGYPT – Nine-year-old Adam needs an insulin shot before meals, and seems unphased when his father checks his sugar levels with a finger pricking. He looks away when a small blood drop wells on the tip of his finger. Adam turns back to his plate of rice and stewed vegetables, continuing to ramble […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older posts This site uses cookies to help give you the best experience on our website. Cookies enable us to collect information that helps us personalise your experience and improve the functionality and performance of our site. By continuing to read our website, we assume you agree to this, otherwise you can adjust your browser settings. Please read our cookie and Privacy Policy. Our Cookies and Privacy Policy Loading Comments... You must be logged in to post a comment.
WHO Chief ‘Back to Work’ After Hospital Stay During Rio G20 22/11/2024 Stefan Anderson The director-general of the World Health Organization, Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, is “back to work” following an overnight stay in a Rio hospital during his trip to the G20 summit, the WHO chief said Thursday. The reason for the hospital visit, first reported by the Brazilian paper O Globo, was not disclosed in a statement […] Continue reading -> RFK Jr Nominated as Top US Health Official 15/11/2024 Stefan Anderson & Sophia Samantaroy Donald Trump has named Robert F Kennedy Jr as his choice for US health secretary, putting the controversial anti-vaccine activist and environmental lawyer in line to control some of the world’s most influential health agencies. Kennedy shot to political prominence during the COVID-19 pandemic when his organisation, Children’s Health Defense, became a leading global voice […] Continue reading -> Pakistan Has the World’s Highest Diabetes Prevalence – and Lacks Focus on Prevention 14/11/2024 Rahul Basharat Rajput ISLAMABAD – Muhammad Waqas is an engineer at a private telecom company. He still remembers the day six years ago in 2018 when he was diagnosed with diabetes at the age of 30. It completely changed his life. The diagnosis was particularly shocking for Waqas as neither of his parents had the disease, and he […] Continue reading -> Over 100 Countries Pledge to Adopt Policies to Address Violence Against Children 11/11/2024 Sophia Samantaroy The voices of the children’s choir echoed in the conference hall as a reminder that more than one billion children who experience some form of violence each year. Their performance was part of the historic first high-level ministerial conference to end violence against children in Bogota late last week, which brought together government delegations, children, […] Continue reading -> UNICEF: 1 in 7 Young People Live with a Mental Disorder. How Will We Address this Growing Crisis? 10/11/2024 Maayan Hoffman One in seven young people aged 10 to 19 live with a diagnosable mental disorder, according to the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF). One in four children lives with a parent with a mental health condition. Suicide is the fourth most significant cause of death for adolescents globally. The economic cost of neglecting youth mental […] Continue reading -> Study: Alcohol, Not Psychedelics, Linked to Heightened Trauma in Survivors of Attack on Israeli Festival Goers 01/11/2024 Maayan Hoffman Israeli researchers were surprised to find that alcohol use, as compared to psychedelics, contributed more significantly to psychological challenges amongst survivors of the October 7, 2023, Nova music festival attack, following a study, conducted by researchers from Sheba Medical Centre and Ben-Gurion University of the Negev. The study was published in October in World Psychiatry. On […] Continue reading -> New Food Guidelines Aim to Clarify What Constitutes a ‘Healthy’ Diet 29/10/2024 Sophia Samantaroy Diets should be guided by four key principles, say the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) and World Health Organization (WHO) in a joint statement released this week. Their statement highlights the importance of adequate, balanced, moderate, and diverse food intake, and aims to clarify what exactly a healthy diet means. “With such prominence in the […] Continue reading -> Egyptians Still Face Barriers to Insulin Access, Despite Promises of Expanded Domestic Production 25/10/2024 Sophia Samantaroy MINYA GOVERNORATE, EGYPT – Nine-year-old Adam needs an insulin shot before meals, and seems unphased when his father checks his sugar levels with a finger pricking. He looks away when a small blood drop wells on the tip of his finger. Adam turns back to his plate of rice and stewed vegetables, continuing to ramble […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older posts This site uses cookies to help give you the best experience on our website. Cookies enable us to collect information that helps us personalise your experience and improve the functionality and performance of our site. By continuing to read our website, we assume you agree to this, otherwise you can adjust your browser settings. Please read our cookie and Privacy Policy. Our Cookies and Privacy Policy Loading Comments... You must be logged in to post a comment.
RFK Jr Nominated as Top US Health Official 15/11/2024 Stefan Anderson & Sophia Samantaroy Donald Trump has named Robert F Kennedy Jr as his choice for US health secretary, putting the controversial anti-vaccine activist and environmental lawyer in line to control some of the world’s most influential health agencies. Kennedy shot to political prominence during the COVID-19 pandemic when his organisation, Children’s Health Defense, became a leading global voice […] Continue reading -> Pakistan Has the World’s Highest Diabetes Prevalence – and Lacks Focus on Prevention 14/11/2024 Rahul Basharat Rajput ISLAMABAD – Muhammad Waqas is an engineer at a private telecom company. He still remembers the day six years ago in 2018 when he was diagnosed with diabetes at the age of 30. It completely changed his life. The diagnosis was particularly shocking for Waqas as neither of his parents had the disease, and he […] Continue reading -> Over 100 Countries Pledge to Adopt Policies to Address Violence Against Children 11/11/2024 Sophia Samantaroy The voices of the children’s choir echoed in the conference hall as a reminder that more than one billion children who experience some form of violence each year. Their performance was part of the historic first high-level ministerial conference to end violence against children in Bogota late last week, which brought together government delegations, children, […] Continue reading -> UNICEF: 1 in 7 Young People Live with a Mental Disorder. How Will We Address this Growing Crisis? 10/11/2024 Maayan Hoffman One in seven young people aged 10 to 19 live with a diagnosable mental disorder, according to the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF). One in four children lives with a parent with a mental health condition. Suicide is the fourth most significant cause of death for adolescents globally. The economic cost of neglecting youth mental […] Continue reading -> Study: Alcohol, Not Psychedelics, Linked to Heightened Trauma in Survivors of Attack on Israeli Festival Goers 01/11/2024 Maayan Hoffman Israeli researchers were surprised to find that alcohol use, as compared to psychedelics, contributed more significantly to psychological challenges amongst survivors of the October 7, 2023, Nova music festival attack, following a study, conducted by researchers from Sheba Medical Centre and Ben-Gurion University of the Negev. The study was published in October in World Psychiatry. On […] Continue reading -> New Food Guidelines Aim to Clarify What Constitutes a ‘Healthy’ Diet 29/10/2024 Sophia Samantaroy Diets should be guided by four key principles, say the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) and World Health Organization (WHO) in a joint statement released this week. Their statement highlights the importance of adequate, balanced, moderate, and diverse food intake, and aims to clarify what exactly a healthy diet means. “With such prominence in the […] Continue reading -> Egyptians Still Face Barriers to Insulin Access, Despite Promises of Expanded Domestic Production 25/10/2024 Sophia Samantaroy MINYA GOVERNORATE, EGYPT – Nine-year-old Adam needs an insulin shot before meals, and seems unphased when his father checks his sugar levels with a finger pricking. He looks away when a small blood drop wells on the tip of his finger. Adam turns back to his plate of rice and stewed vegetables, continuing to ramble […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older posts This site uses cookies to help give you the best experience on our website. Cookies enable us to collect information that helps us personalise your experience and improve the functionality and performance of our site. By continuing to read our website, we assume you agree to this, otherwise you can adjust your browser settings. Please read our cookie and Privacy Policy. Our Cookies and Privacy Policy Loading Comments... You must be logged in to post a comment.
Pakistan Has the World’s Highest Diabetes Prevalence – and Lacks Focus on Prevention 14/11/2024 Rahul Basharat Rajput ISLAMABAD – Muhammad Waqas is an engineer at a private telecom company. He still remembers the day six years ago in 2018 when he was diagnosed with diabetes at the age of 30. It completely changed his life. The diagnosis was particularly shocking for Waqas as neither of his parents had the disease, and he […] Continue reading -> Over 100 Countries Pledge to Adopt Policies to Address Violence Against Children 11/11/2024 Sophia Samantaroy The voices of the children’s choir echoed in the conference hall as a reminder that more than one billion children who experience some form of violence each year. Their performance was part of the historic first high-level ministerial conference to end violence against children in Bogota late last week, which brought together government delegations, children, […] Continue reading -> UNICEF: 1 in 7 Young People Live with a Mental Disorder. How Will We Address this Growing Crisis? 10/11/2024 Maayan Hoffman One in seven young people aged 10 to 19 live with a diagnosable mental disorder, according to the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF). One in four children lives with a parent with a mental health condition. Suicide is the fourth most significant cause of death for adolescents globally. The economic cost of neglecting youth mental […] Continue reading -> Study: Alcohol, Not Psychedelics, Linked to Heightened Trauma in Survivors of Attack on Israeli Festival Goers 01/11/2024 Maayan Hoffman Israeli researchers were surprised to find that alcohol use, as compared to psychedelics, contributed more significantly to psychological challenges amongst survivors of the October 7, 2023, Nova music festival attack, following a study, conducted by researchers from Sheba Medical Centre and Ben-Gurion University of the Negev. The study was published in October in World Psychiatry. On […] Continue reading -> New Food Guidelines Aim to Clarify What Constitutes a ‘Healthy’ Diet 29/10/2024 Sophia Samantaroy Diets should be guided by four key principles, say the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) and World Health Organization (WHO) in a joint statement released this week. Their statement highlights the importance of adequate, balanced, moderate, and diverse food intake, and aims to clarify what exactly a healthy diet means. “With such prominence in the […] Continue reading -> Egyptians Still Face Barriers to Insulin Access, Despite Promises of Expanded Domestic Production 25/10/2024 Sophia Samantaroy MINYA GOVERNORATE, EGYPT – Nine-year-old Adam needs an insulin shot before meals, and seems unphased when his father checks his sugar levels with a finger pricking. He looks away when a small blood drop wells on the tip of his finger. Adam turns back to his plate of rice and stewed vegetables, continuing to ramble […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older posts This site uses cookies to help give you the best experience on our website. Cookies enable us to collect information that helps us personalise your experience and improve the functionality and performance of our site. By continuing to read our website, we assume you agree to this, otherwise you can adjust your browser settings. Please read our cookie and Privacy Policy. Our Cookies and Privacy Policy Loading Comments... You must be logged in to post a comment.
Over 100 Countries Pledge to Adopt Policies to Address Violence Against Children 11/11/2024 Sophia Samantaroy The voices of the children’s choir echoed in the conference hall as a reminder that more than one billion children who experience some form of violence each year. Their performance was part of the historic first high-level ministerial conference to end violence against children in Bogota late last week, which brought together government delegations, children, […] Continue reading -> UNICEF: 1 in 7 Young People Live with a Mental Disorder. How Will We Address this Growing Crisis? 10/11/2024 Maayan Hoffman One in seven young people aged 10 to 19 live with a diagnosable mental disorder, according to the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF). One in four children lives with a parent with a mental health condition. Suicide is the fourth most significant cause of death for adolescents globally. The economic cost of neglecting youth mental […] Continue reading -> Study: Alcohol, Not Psychedelics, Linked to Heightened Trauma in Survivors of Attack on Israeli Festival Goers 01/11/2024 Maayan Hoffman Israeli researchers were surprised to find that alcohol use, as compared to psychedelics, contributed more significantly to psychological challenges amongst survivors of the October 7, 2023, Nova music festival attack, following a study, conducted by researchers from Sheba Medical Centre and Ben-Gurion University of the Negev. The study was published in October in World Psychiatry. On […] Continue reading -> New Food Guidelines Aim to Clarify What Constitutes a ‘Healthy’ Diet 29/10/2024 Sophia Samantaroy Diets should be guided by four key principles, say the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) and World Health Organization (WHO) in a joint statement released this week. Their statement highlights the importance of adequate, balanced, moderate, and diverse food intake, and aims to clarify what exactly a healthy diet means. “With such prominence in the […] Continue reading -> Egyptians Still Face Barriers to Insulin Access, Despite Promises of Expanded Domestic Production 25/10/2024 Sophia Samantaroy MINYA GOVERNORATE, EGYPT – Nine-year-old Adam needs an insulin shot before meals, and seems unphased when his father checks his sugar levels with a finger pricking. He looks away when a small blood drop wells on the tip of his finger. Adam turns back to his plate of rice and stewed vegetables, continuing to ramble […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older posts This site uses cookies to help give you the best experience on our website. Cookies enable us to collect information that helps us personalise your experience and improve the functionality and performance of our site. By continuing to read our website, we assume you agree to this, otherwise you can adjust your browser settings. Please read our cookie and Privacy Policy. Our Cookies and Privacy Policy Loading Comments... You must be logged in to post a comment.
UNICEF: 1 in 7 Young People Live with a Mental Disorder. How Will We Address this Growing Crisis? 10/11/2024 Maayan Hoffman One in seven young people aged 10 to 19 live with a diagnosable mental disorder, according to the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF). One in four children lives with a parent with a mental health condition. Suicide is the fourth most significant cause of death for adolescents globally. The economic cost of neglecting youth mental […] Continue reading -> Study: Alcohol, Not Psychedelics, Linked to Heightened Trauma in Survivors of Attack on Israeli Festival Goers 01/11/2024 Maayan Hoffman Israeli researchers were surprised to find that alcohol use, as compared to psychedelics, contributed more significantly to psychological challenges amongst survivors of the October 7, 2023, Nova music festival attack, following a study, conducted by researchers from Sheba Medical Centre and Ben-Gurion University of the Negev. The study was published in October in World Psychiatry. On […] Continue reading -> New Food Guidelines Aim to Clarify What Constitutes a ‘Healthy’ Diet 29/10/2024 Sophia Samantaroy Diets should be guided by four key principles, say the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) and World Health Organization (WHO) in a joint statement released this week. Their statement highlights the importance of adequate, balanced, moderate, and diverse food intake, and aims to clarify what exactly a healthy diet means. “With such prominence in the […] Continue reading -> Egyptians Still Face Barriers to Insulin Access, Despite Promises of Expanded Domestic Production 25/10/2024 Sophia Samantaroy MINYA GOVERNORATE, EGYPT – Nine-year-old Adam needs an insulin shot before meals, and seems unphased when his father checks his sugar levels with a finger pricking. He looks away when a small blood drop wells on the tip of his finger. Adam turns back to his plate of rice and stewed vegetables, continuing to ramble […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older posts This site uses cookies to help give you the best experience on our website. Cookies enable us to collect information that helps us personalise your experience and improve the functionality and performance of our site. By continuing to read our website, we assume you agree to this, otherwise you can adjust your browser settings. Please read our cookie and Privacy Policy. Our Cookies and Privacy Policy Loading Comments... You must be logged in to post a comment.
Study: Alcohol, Not Psychedelics, Linked to Heightened Trauma in Survivors of Attack on Israeli Festival Goers 01/11/2024 Maayan Hoffman Israeli researchers were surprised to find that alcohol use, as compared to psychedelics, contributed more significantly to psychological challenges amongst survivors of the October 7, 2023, Nova music festival attack, following a study, conducted by researchers from Sheba Medical Centre and Ben-Gurion University of the Negev. The study was published in October in World Psychiatry. On […] Continue reading -> New Food Guidelines Aim to Clarify What Constitutes a ‘Healthy’ Diet 29/10/2024 Sophia Samantaroy Diets should be guided by four key principles, say the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) and World Health Organization (WHO) in a joint statement released this week. Their statement highlights the importance of adequate, balanced, moderate, and diverse food intake, and aims to clarify what exactly a healthy diet means. “With such prominence in the […] Continue reading -> Egyptians Still Face Barriers to Insulin Access, Despite Promises of Expanded Domestic Production 25/10/2024 Sophia Samantaroy MINYA GOVERNORATE, EGYPT – Nine-year-old Adam needs an insulin shot before meals, and seems unphased when his father checks his sugar levels with a finger pricking. He looks away when a small blood drop wells on the tip of his finger. Adam turns back to his plate of rice and stewed vegetables, continuing to ramble […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older posts This site uses cookies to help give you the best experience on our website. Cookies enable us to collect information that helps us personalise your experience and improve the functionality and performance of our site. By continuing to read our website, we assume you agree to this, otherwise you can adjust your browser settings. Please read our cookie and Privacy Policy. Our Cookies and Privacy Policy Loading Comments... You must be logged in to post a comment.
New Food Guidelines Aim to Clarify What Constitutes a ‘Healthy’ Diet 29/10/2024 Sophia Samantaroy Diets should be guided by four key principles, say the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) and World Health Organization (WHO) in a joint statement released this week. Their statement highlights the importance of adequate, balanced, moderate, and diverse food intake, and aims to clarify what exactly a healthy diet means. “With such prominence in the […] Continue reading -> Egyptians Still Face Barriers to Insulin Access, Despite Promises of Expanded Domestic Production 25/10/2024 Sophia Samantaroy MINYA GOVERNORATE, EGYPT – Nine-year-old Adam needs an insulin shot before meals, and seems unphased when his father checks his sugar levels with a finger pricking. He looks away when a small blood drop wells on the tip of his finger. Adam turns back to his plate of rice and stewed vegetables, continuing to ramble […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older posts This site uses cookies to help give you the best experience on our website. Cookies enable us to collect information that helps us personalise your experience and improve the functionality and performance of our site. By continuing to read our website, we assume you agree to this, otherwise you can adjust your browser settings. Please read our cookie and Privacy Policy. Our Cookies and Privacy Policy
Egyptians Still Face Barriers to Insulin Access, Despite Promises of Expanded Domestic Production 25/10/2024 Sophia Samantaroy MINYA GOVERNORATE, EGYPT – Nine-year-old Adam needs an insulin shot before meals, and seems unphased when his father checks his sugar levels with a finger pricking. He looks away when a small blood drop wells on the tip of his finger. Adam turns back to his plate of rice and stewed vegetables, continuing to ramble […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older posts