Tobacco Industry Exploiting COVID-19 Pandemic To Gain Foothold In Government 20/11/2020 Raisa Santos The tobacco industry has been exploiting the COVID-19 pandemic and resulting health sector resource shortages to gain a stronger foothold in the policy corridors of many national governments – making huge donations of PPE and other desperately needed goods, new research has shown. The Global Tobacco Industry Interference Index 2020, released by STOP (Stopping Tobacco […] Continue reading -> The COVID-19 and NCD Syndemic: Experiences From Rwanda, the UK, and India 20/11/2020 Madeleine Hoecklin COVID-19 and non-communicable diseases (NCDs) are combining as a “syndemic” that reinforce each other and disproportionately impact the most vulnerable communities in every country during the pandemic period, said experts at a NCD Alliance panel on Thursday. However, primary health care workers, particularly nurses, who are the backbone of routine NCD responses have been particularly […] Continue reading -> Rewriting the Script For Cervical Cancer – WHO Launches New Elimination Strategy 17/11/2020 Svĕt Lustig Vijay In the early 2000’s, when Kenyan doctor Sally Agallo Kwenda was diagnosed with cervical cancer, it was a big shock given she was not experiencing any pain or symptoms. A bigger shock, however, was her husband’s decision to walk out on her. He claimed that he could not live with a woman who could not […] Continue reading -> Innovation At Geneva Health Forum: 7 Minute Pneumonia Test Could Be Used For COVID-19 12/11/2020 Svĕt Lustig Vijay What if every household in the world could diagnose coronavirus-triggered pneumonia from their home with a cheap handheld device? We are not at this stage yet. But the Swiss-made Pneumoscope, an intelligent stethoscope that can diagnose pneumonia in seven minutes, is bringing this dream closer to reality, says Benissa Mohamed-Rida from the Pneumoscope initiative. The […] Continue reading -> WHO Funding Inequalities Drive African Calls For Change At World Health Assembly 11/11/2020 Paul Adepoju & Elaine Ruth Fletcher Despite nearly two years of internal restructuring, WHO’s budget at its Geneva headquarters is still twice the amount spent in all 54 countries of the Organization’s African Region, said the African bloc of stated at Wednesday’s World Health Assembly. Speaking on behalf of the African bloc, Seychelles noted that the most recent WHO financial report […] Continue reading -> Norway Ramps Up Efforts Against Non-Communicable Diseases in Low-income Countries 11/11/2020 Raisa Santos Norway will contribute an additional 133 million USD (1.2 billion NOK) to reduce the burden of non-communicable diseases (NCDs) in low-income countries from 2020 to 2024, the Ministry of International Development announced today. The announcement comes in the wake of last year’s path-blazing strategy for how to tackle the growing NCD burden in LMICs, “Better […] Continue reading -> Breast Milk Substitutes Make New Inroads Among Hungry Households In The Global South During COVID-19 11/11/2020 Paul Adepoju Breast milk substitutes, long decried by global health specialists, are making new inroads into the markets of poor countries during the COVID-19 pandemic – including through new and more effective modes of digital marketing. Guidelines for distributing and donating such substitutes to households facing hunger and malnourishment due to the economic fallout of COVID-19 lockdowns, […] Continue reading -> African Clinics On The Frontline Of The Fight Against Cervical Cancer 05/11/2020 Pip Cook/Geneva Solutions Health experts will meet at the upcoming Geneva Health Forum to discuss the World Health Organisation’s (WHO) new roadmap for the elimination of cervical cancer. Hopes are high for funding to expand services in countries where they are needed the most. At Newlands Clinic in Harare, Zimbabwe, the waiting room is always busy with women […] Continue reading -> COVID Cases Climb To Record Peaks Ahead of US Presidential Elections Tuesday 02/11/2020 Elaine Ruth Fletcher New COVID-19 cases reached record worldwide peaks in the United States over the weekend, hitting 98,583 new cases on Friday – as debates over management of the pandemic also fueled intense political duels in the last, heated days of campaigning between US President Donald Trump and his Democratic Party contender, Joseph Biden. Hospitalizations were also […] Continue reading -> Clean Air And Sustainable Urban Planning As ‘Spatial Vaccines’ Against COVID-19 30/10/2020 Madeleine Hoecklin Second in a series– Cities that clean up their air quality, and promote other urban sustainability measures can help reduce residents’ risks during the COVID-19 pandemic as well as going forward, say a growing number of urban air quality and sustainability experts. That message was highlighted in two events last week and today, which were […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts
The COVID-19 and NCD Syndemic: Experiences From Rwanda, the UK, and India 20/11/2020 Madeleine Hoecklin COVID-19 and non-communicable diseases (NCDs) are combining as a “syndemic” that reinforce each other and disproportionately impact the most vulnerable communities in every country during the pandemic period, said experts at a NCD Alliance panel on Thursday. However, primary health care workers, particularly nurses, who are the backbone of routine NCD responses have been particularly […] Continue reading -> Rewriting the Script For Cervical Cancer – WHO Launches New Elimination Strategy 17/11/2020 Svĕt Lustig Vijay In the early 2000’s, when Kenyan doctor Sally Agallo Kwenda was diagnosed with cervical cancer, it was a big shock given she was not experiencing any pain or symptoms. A bigger shock, however, was her husband’s decision to walk out on her. He claimed that he could not live with a woman who could not […] Continue reading -> Innovation At Geneva Health Forum: 7 Minute Pneumonia Test Could Be Used For COVID-19 12/11/2020 Svĕt Lustig Vijay What if every household in the world could diagnose coronavirus-triggered pneumonia from their home with a cheap handheld device? We are not at this stage yet. But the Swiss-made Pneumoscope, an intelligent stethoscope that can diagnose pneumonia in seven minutes, is bringing this dream closer to reality, says Benissa Mohamed-Rida from the Pneumoscope initiative. The […] Continue reading -> WHO Funding Inequalities Drive African Calls For Change At World Health Assembly 11/11/2020 Paul Adepoju & Elaine Ruth Fletcher Despite nearly two years of internal restructuring, WHO’s budget at its Geneva headquarters is still twice the amount spent in all 54 countries of the Organization’s African Region, said the African bloc of stated at Wednesday’s World Health Assembly. Speaking on behalf of the African bloc, Seychelles noted that the most recent WHO financial report […] Continue reading -> Norway Ramps Up Efforts Against Non-Communicable Diseases in Low-income Countries 11/11/2020 Raisa Santos Norway will contribute an additional 133 million USD (1.2 billion NOK) to reduce the burden of non-communicable diseases (NCDs) in low-income countries from 2020 to 2024, the Ministry of International Development announced today. The announcement comes in the wake of last year’s path-blazing strategy for how to tackle the growing NCD burden in LMICs, “Better […] Continue reading -> Breast Milk Substitutes Make New Inroads Among Hungry Households In The Global South During COVID-19 11/11/2020 Paul Adepoju Breast milk substitutes, long decried by global health specialists, are making new inroads into the markets of poor countries during the COVID-19 pandemic – including through new and more effective modes of digital marketing. Guidelines for distributing and donating such substitutes to households facing hunger and malnourishment due to the economic fallout of COVID-19 lockdowns, […] Continue reading -> African Clinics On The Frontline Of The Fight Against Cervical Cancer 05/11/2020 Pip Cook/Geneva Solutions Health experts will meet at the upcoming Geneva Health Forum to discuss the World Health Organisation’s (WHO) new roadmap for the elimination of cervical cancer. Hopes are high for funding to expand services in countries where they are needed the most. At Newlands Clinic in Harare, Zimbabwe, the waiting room is always busy with women […] Continue reading -> COVID Cases Climb To Record Peaks Ahead of US Presidential Elections Tuesday 02/11/2020 Elaine Ruth Fletcher New COVID-19 cases reached record worldwide peaks in the United States over the weekend, hitting 98,583 new cases on Friday – as debates over management of the pandemic also fueled intense political duels in the last, heated days of campaigning between US President Donald Trump and his Democratic Party contender, Joseph Biden. Hospitalizations were also […] Continue reading -> Clean Air And Sustainable Urban Planning As ‘Spatial Vaccines’ Against COVID-19 30/10/2020 Madeleine Hoecklin Second in a series– Cities that clean up their air quality, and promote other urban sustainability measures can help reduce residents’ risks during the COVID-19 pandemic as well as going forward, say a growing number of urban air quality and sustainability experts. That message was highlighted in two events last week and today, which were […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts
Rewriting the Script For Cervical Cancer – WHO Launches New Elimination Strategy 17/11/2020 Svĕt Lustig Vijay In the early 2000’s, when Kenyan doctor Sally Agallo Kwenda was diagnosed with cervical cancer, it was a big shock given she was not experiencing any pain or symptoms. A bigger shock, however, was her husband’s decision to walk out on her. He claimed that he could not live with a woman who could not […] Continue reading -> Innovation At Geneva Health Forum: 7 Minute Pneumonia Test Could Be Used For COVID-19 12/11/2020 Svĕt Lustig Vijay What if every household in the world could diagnose coronavirus-triggered pneumonia from their home with a cheap handheld device? We are not at this stage yet. But the Swiss-made Pneumoscope, an intelligent stethoscope that can diagnose pneumonia in seven minutes, is bringing this dream closer to reality, says Benissa Mohamed-Rida from the Pneumoscope initiative. The […] Continue reading -> WHO Funding Inequalities Drive African Calls For Change At World Health Assembly 11/11/2020 Paul Adepoju & Elaine Ruth Fletcher Despite nearly two years of internal restructuring, WHO’s budget at its Geneva headquarters is still twice the amount spent in all 54 countries of the Organization’s African Region, said the African bloc of stated at Wednesday’s World Health Assembly. Speaking on behalf of the African bloc, Seychelles noted that the most recent WHO financial report […] Continue reading -> Norway Ramps Up Efforts Against Non-Communicable Diseases in Low-income Countries 11/11/2020 Raisa Santos Norway will contribute an additional 133 million USD (1.2 billion NOK) to reduce the burden of non-communicable diseases (NCDs) in low-income countries from 2020 to 2024, the Ministry of International Development announced today. The announcement comes in the wake of last year’s path-blazing strategy for how to tackle the growing NCD burden in LMICs, “Better […] Continue reading -> Breast Milk Substitutes Make New Inroads Among Hungry Households In The Global South During COVID-19 11/11/2020 Paul Adepoju Breast milk substitutes, long decried by global health specialists, are making new inroads into the markets of poor countries during the COVID-19 pandemic – including through new and more effective modes of digital marketing. Guidelines for distributing and donating such substitutes to households facing hunger and malnourishment due to the economic fallout of COVID-19 lockdowns, […] Continue reading -> African Clinics On The Frontline Of The Fight Against Cervical Cancer 05/11/2020 Pip Cook/Geneva Solutions Health experts will meet at the upcoming Geneva Health Forum to discuss the World Health Organisation’s (WHO) new roadmap for the elimination of cervical cancer. Hopes are high for funding to expand services in countries where they are needed the most. At Newlands Clinic in Harare, Zimbabwe, the waiting room is always busy with women […] Continue reading -> COVID Cases Climb To Record Peaks Ahead of US Presidential Elections Tuesday 02/11/2020 Elaine Ruth Fletcher New COVID-19 cases reached record worldwide peaks in the United States over the weekend, hitting 98,583 new cases on Friday – as debates over management of the pandemic also fueled intense political duels in the last, heated days of campaigning between US President Donald Trump and his Democratic Party contender, Joseph Biden. Hospitalizations were also […] Continue reading -> Clean Air And Sustainable Urban Planning As ‘Spatial Vaccines’ Against COVID-19 30/10/2020 Madeleine Hoecklin Second in a series– Cities that clean up their air quality, and promote other urban sustainability measures can help reduce residents’ risks during the COVID-19 pandemic as well as going forward, say a growing number of urban air quality and sustainability experts. That message was highlighted in two events last week and today, which were […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts
Innovation At Geneva Health Forum: 7 Minute Pneumonia Test Could Be Used For COVID-19 12/11/2020 Svĕt Lustig Vijay What if every household in the world could diagnose coronavirus-triggered pneumonia from their home with a cheap handheld device? We are not at this stage yet. But the Swiss-made Pneumoscope, an intelligent stethoscope that can diagnose pneumonia in seven minutes, is bringing this dream closer to reality, says Benissa Mohamed-Rida from the Pneumoscope initiative. The […] Continue reading -> WHO Funding Inequalities Drive African Calls For Change At World Health Assembly 11/11/2020 Paul Adepoju & Elaine Ruth Fletcher Despite nearly two years of internal restructuring, WHO’s budget at its Geneva headquarters is still twice the amount spent in all 54 countries of the Organization’s African Region, said the African bloc of stated at Wednesday’s World Health Assembly. Speaking on behalf of the African bloc, Seychelles noted that the most recent WHO financial report […] Continue reading -> Norway Ramps Up Efforts Against Non-Communicable Diseases in Low-income Countries 11/11/2020 Raisa Santos Norway will contribute an additional 133 million USD (1.2 billion NOK) to reduce the burden of non-communicable diseases (NCDs) in low-income countries from 2020 to 2024, the Ministry of International Development announced today. The announcement comes in the wake of last year’s path-blazing strategy for how to tackle the growing NCD burden in LMICs, “Better […] Continue reading -> Breast Milk Substitutes Make New Inroads Among Hungry Households In The Global South During COVID-19 11/11/2020 Paul Adepoju Breast milk substitutes, long decried by global health specialists, are making new inroads into the markets of poor countries during the COVID-19 pandemic – including through new and more effective modes of digital marketing. Guidelines for distributing and donating such substitutes to households facing hunger and malnourishment due to the economic fallout of COVID-19 lockdowns, […] Continue reading -> African Clinics On The Frontline Of The Fight Against Cervical Cancer 05/11/2020 Pip Cook/Geneva Solutions Health experts will meet at the upcoming Geneva Health Forum to discuss the World Health Organisation’s (WHO) new roadmap for the elimination of cervical cancer. Hopes are high for funding to expand services in countries where they are needed the most. At Newlands Clinic in Harare, Zimbabwe, the waiting room is always busy with women […] Continue reading -> COVID Cases Climb To Record Peaks Ahead of US Presidential Elections Tuesday 02/11/2020 Elaine Ruth Fletcher New COVID-19 cases reached record worldwide peaks in the United States over the weekend, hitting 98,583 new cases on Friday – as debates over management of the pandemic also fueled intense political duels in the last, heated days of campaigning between US President Donald Trump and his Democratic Party contender, Joseph Biden. Hospitalizations were also […] Continue reading -> Clean Air And Sustainable Urban Planning As ‘Spatial Vaccines’ Against COVID-19 30/10/2020 Madeleine Hoecklin Second in a series– Cities that clean up their air quality, and promote other urban sustainability measures can help reduce residents’ risks during the COVID-19 pandemic as well as going forward, say a growing number of urban air quality and sustainability experts. That message was highlighted in two events last week and today, which were […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts
WHO Funding Inequalities Drive African Calls For Change At World Health Assembly 11/11/2020 Paul Adepoju & Elaine Ruth Fletcher Despite nearly two years of internal restructuring, WHO’s budget at its Geneva headquarters is still twice the amount spent in all 54 countries of the Organization’s African Region, said the African bloc of stated at Wednesday’s World Health Assembly. Speaking on behalf of the African bloc, Seychelles noted that the most recent WHO financial report […] Continue reading -> Norway Ramps Up Efforts Against Non-Communicable Diseases in Low-income Countries 11/11/2020 Raisa Santos Norway will contribute an additional 133 million USD (1.2 billion NOK) to reduce the burden of non-communicable diseases (NCDs) in low-income countries from 2020 to 2024, the Ministry of International Development announced today. The announcement comes in the wake of last year’s path-blazing strategy for how to tackle the growing NCD burden in LMICs, “Better […] Continue reading -> Breast Milk Substitutes Make New Inroads Among Hungry Households In The Global South During COVID-19 11/11/2020 Paul Adepoju Breast milk substitutes, long decried by global health specialists, are making new inroads into the markets of poor countries during the COVID-19 pandemic – including through new and more effective modes of digital marketing. Guidelines for distributing and donating such substitutes to households facing hunger and malnourishment due to the economic fallout of COVID-19 lockdowns, […] Continue reading -> African Clinics On The Frontline Of The Fight Against Cervical Cancer 05/11/2020 Pip Cook/Geneva Solutions Health experts will meet at the upcoming Geneva Health Forum to discuss the World Health Organisation’s (WHO) new roadmap for the elimination of cervical cancer. Hopes are high for funding to expand services in countries where they are needed the most. At Newlands Clinic in Harare, Zimbabwe, the waiting room is always busy with women […] Continue reading -> COVID Cases Climb To Record Peaks Ahead of US Presidential Elections Tuesday 02/11/2020 Elaine Ruth Fletcher New COVID-19 cases reached record worldwide peaks in the United States over the weekend, hitting 98,583 new cases on Friday – as debates over management of the pandemic also fueled intense political duels in the last, heated days of campaigning between US President Donald Trump and his Democratic Party contender, Joseph Biden. Hospitalizations were also […] Continue reading -> Clean Air And Sustainable Urban Planning As ‘Spatial Vaccines’ Against COVID-19 30/10/2020 Madeleine Hoecklin Second in a series– Cities that clean up their air quality, and promote other urban sustainability measures can help reduce residents’ risks during the COVID-19 pandemic as well as going forward, say a growing number of urban air quality and sustainability experts. That message was highlighted in two events last week and today, which were […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts
Norway Ramps Up Efforts Against Non-Communicable Diseases in Low-income Countries 11/11/2020 Raisa Santos Norway will contribute an additional 133 million USD (1.2 billion NOK) to reduce the burden of non-communicable diseases (NCDs) in low-income countries from 2020 to 2024, the Ministry of International Development announced today. The announcement comes in the wake of last year’s path-blazing strategy for how to tackle the growing NCD burden in LMICs, “Better […] Continue reading -> Breast Milk Substitutes Make New Inroads Among Hungry Households In The Global South During COVID-19 11/11/2020 Paul Adepoju Breast milk substitutes, long decried by global health specialists, are making new inroads into the markets of poor countries during the COVID-19 pandemic – including through new and more effective modes of digital marketing. Guidelines for distributing and donating such substitutes to households facing hunger and malnourishment due to the economic fallout of COVID-19 lockdowns, […] Continue reading -> African Clinics On The Frontline Of The Fight Against Cervical Cancer 05/11/2020 Pip Cook/Geneva Solutions Health experts will meet at the upcoming Geneva Health Forum to discuss the World Health Organisation’s (WHO) new roadmap for the elimination of cervical cancer. Hopes are high for funding to expand services in countries where they are needed the most. At Newlands Clinic in Harare, Zimbabwe, the waiting room is always busy with women […] Continue reading -> COVID Cases Climb To Record Peaks Ahead of US Presidential Elections Tuesday 02/11/2020 Elaine Ruth Fletcher New COVID-19 cases reached record worldwide peaks in the United States over the weekend, hitting 98,583 new cases on Friday – as debates over management of the pandemic also fueled intense political duels in the last, heated days of campaigning between US President Donald Trump and his Democratic Party contender, Joseph Biden. Hospitalizations were also […] Continue reading -> Clean Air And Sustainable Urban Planning As ‘Spatial Vaccines’ Against COVID-19 30/10/2020 Madeleine Hoecklin Second in a series– Cities that clean up their air quality, and promote other urban sustainability measures can help reduce residents’ risks during the COVID-19 pandemic as well as going forward, say a growing number of urban air quality and sustainability experts. That message was highlighted in two events last week and today, which were […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts
Breast Milk Substitutes Make New Inroads Among Hungry Households In The Global South During COVID-19 11/11/2020 Paul Adepoju Breast milk substitutes, long decried by global health specialists, are making new inroads into the markets of poor countries during the COVID-19 pandemic – including through new and more effective modes of digital marketing. Guidelines for distributing and donating such substitutes to households facing hunger and malnourishment due to the economic fallout of COVID-19 lockdowns, […] Continue reading -> African Clinics On The Frontline Of The Fight Against Cervical Cancer 05/11/2020 Pip Cook/Geneva Solutions Health experts will meet at the upcoming Geneva Health Forum to discuss the World Health Organisation’s (WHO) new roadmap for the elimination of cervical cancer. Hopes are high for funding to expand services in countries where they are needed the most. At Newlands Clinic in Harare, Zimbabwe, the waiting room is always busy with women […] Continue reading -> COVID Cases Climb To Record Peaks Ahead of US Presidential Elections Tuesday 02/11/2020 Elaine Ruth Fletcher New COVID-19 cases reached record worldwide peaks in the United States over the weekend, hitting 98,583 new cases on Friday – as debates over management of the pandemic also fueled intense political duels in the last, heated days of campaigning between US President Donald Trump and his Democratic Party contender, Joseph Biden. Hospitalizations were also […] Continue reading -> Clean Air And Sustainable Urban Planning As ‘Spatial Vaccines’ Against COVID-19 30/10/2020 Madeleine Hoecklin Second in a series– Cities that clean up their air quality, and promote other urban sustainability measures can help reduce residents’ risks during the COVID-19 pandemic as well as going forward, say a growing number of urban air quality and sustainability experts. That message was highlighted in two events last week and today, which were […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts
African Clinics On The Frontline Of The Fight Against Cervical Cancer 05/11/2020 Pip Cook/Geneva Solutions Health experts will meet at the upcoming Geneva Health Forum to discuss the World Health Organisation’s (WHO) new roadmap for the elimination of cervical cancer. Hopes are high for funding to expand services in countries where they are needed the most. At Newlands Clinic in Harare, Zimbabwe, the waiting room is always busy with women […] Continue reading -> COVID Cases Climb To Record Peaks Ahead of US Presidential Elections Tuesday 02/11/2020 Elaine Ruth Fletcher New COVID-19 cases reached record worldwide peaks in the United States over the weekend, hitting 98,583 new cases on Friday – as debates over management of the pandemic also fueled intense political duels in the last, heated days of campaigning between US President Donald Trump and his Democratic Party contender, Joseph Biden. Hospitalizations were also […] Continue reading -> Clean Air And Sustainable Urban Planning As ‘Spatial Vaccines’ Against COVID-19 30/10/2020 Madeleine Hoecklin Second in a series– Cities that clean up their air quality, and promote other urban sustainability measures can help reduce residents’ risks during the COVID-19 pandemic as well as going forward, say a growing number of urban air quality and sustainability experts. That message was highlighted in two events last week and today, which were […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts
COVID Cases Climb To Record Peaks Ahead of US Presidential Elections Tuesday 02/11/2020 Elaine Ruth Fletcher New COVID-19 cases reached record worldwide peaks in the United States over the weekend, hitting 98,583 new cases on Friday – as debates over management of the pandemic also fueled intense political duels in the last, heated days of campaigning between US President Donald Trump and his Democratic Party contender, Joseph Biden. Hospitalizations were also […] Continue reading -> Clean Air And Sustainable Urban Planning As ‘Spatial Vaccines’ Against COVID-19 30/10/2020 Madeleine Hoecklin Second in a series– Cities that clean up their air quality, and promote other urban sustainability measures can help reduce residents’ risks during the COVID-19 pandemic as well as going forward, say a growing number of urban air quality and sustainability experts. That message was highlighted in two events last week and today, which were […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts
Clean Air And Sustainable Urban Planning As ‘Spatial Vaccines’ Against COVID-19 30/10/2020 Madeleine Hoecklin Second in a series– Cities that clean up their air quality, and promote other urban sustainability measures can help reduce residents’ risks during the COVID-19 pandemic as well as going forward, say a growing number of urban air quality and sustainability experts. That message was highlighted in two events last week and today, which were […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts