Moderna’s COVID-19 Vaccine Safest for Older People 02/08/2023 Megha Kaveri Older adults vaccinated with Moderna’s COVID-19 vaccine were 15% less likely to be infected with COVID-19 than those vaccinated with Pfizer-BioNTech’s, according to a peer-reviewed study, published in JAMA Network on Wednesday. The study was based on observational data from 6.3 million adults, almost 60% women and 86.5% White, with an average age of 76 […] Continue reading -> Africa’s High Cancer Deaths Can Be Addressed by Improved Access to Key Medicines 01/08/2023 Kerry Cullinan Africa has one of the highest cancer death rates in the world, yet this could be markedly improved by better access to treatments already widely available in high-income countries for the continent’s biggest killers – breast, cervical, lung and prostate cancers and Kaposi sarcoma. This is according to a recent study by the Botswana-Rutgers Partnership […] Continue reading -> Childhood Immunization Rebounds – But Still Below Pre-Pandemic Levels 18/07/2023 Elaine Ruth Fletcher Routine childhood immuniaztions rebounded in 2022 from the set-backs of the COVID pandemic. But coverage still fell short of pre-COVID numbers in 2019, with 20.5 million children missing out on one or more routine vaccines last year as compared to 18.4 million in 2019. The new data is contained in a report published jointly Tuesday […] Continue reading -> Millions Face Hunger as Russia Withdraws from Black Sea Grain Deal Again 17/07/2023 Stefan Anderson Russia has withdrawn from a UN-brokered agreement that allowed Ukraine to safely export grains from its ports in the Black Sea. The move is expected to have a significant impact on global food prices, imperilling the food security of millions around the world. “I deeply regret Russia’s decision to terminate the implementation of the Black […] Continue reading -> ‘A Lifelong Journey’: Two Billion People Need Rehabilitation Globally 10/07/2023 Stefan Anderson Six years, five months and six days after suffering a stroke that paralyzed her left side, Madeline Niebanck shared her story of recovery at World Health Organization (WHO) headquarters. Niebanck, 28, spoke to delegates on Monday gathered for a global summit to strengthen financing for and access to rehabilitation care in health systems. She called […] Continue reading -> New WHO and UN-wide System to Aid Victims of Sexual Exploitation Needed, says Independent Investigator 07/07/2023 Stefan Anderson The World Health Organiztion (WHO) has been far too slow in providing financial, psychological and legal assistance to victims of sexual assault and exploitation committed by its staff in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) during the 2018-2020 Ebola response, a veteran international investigator said at a WHO press conference on Friday. Hervé Gogo, presenting […] Continue reading -> Air Pollution Victims Could Sue For Damages Under Proposed New EU Rules 06/07/2023 Stefan Anderson BRUSSELS – European Union citizens suffering from health effects caused by air pollution could soon be entitled to seek financial compensation from polluters under a proposed revision of the EU’s pollution regulations. The proposal is part of a broader overhaul of EU air pollution laws, expected to be completed in late 2023 or early 2024, […] Continue reading -> Sentenced to Tuberculosis: How Prisoners Are Denied the Right to Health 05/07/2023 Stefan Anderson Karabo Rafube was born to a single mother in 1982 in Soweto, a sprawling township south of Johannesburg, South Africa. His mother abandoned him three months later, and Rafube was taken to live with his father. In the final years of apartheid, Soweto was a harsh place to grow up. His father already had an […] Continue reading -> WHO Launches New Guideline for Protecting Children from Unhealthy Food Marketing 03/07/2023 Stefan Anderson The World Health Organization (WHO) launched a new guideline on Monday in a bid to push governments to adopt more stringent regulations on the marketing of unhealthy foods high in saturated fatty acids, trans-fatty acids, free sugars or salt (HFSS) to children. The UN health body has hardened its stance on what it describes as […] Continue reading -> Haitian Gangs Use Rape as Weapon of Terror – And There is Little Support for Survivors 30/06/2023 André Paultre & Daniela Mohor PORT-AU-PRINCE – In Haiti, rape has become a weapon of war for gangs. What happens in the hours and days after women and girls are raped can determine their future, but most survivors face insurmountable obstacles before they can start recovering physically and mentally. And that’s if they aren’t raped a second time or third […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts
Africa’s High Cancer Deaths Can Be Addressed by Improved Access to Key Medicines 01/08/2023 Kerry Cullinan Africa has one of the highest cancer death rates in the world, yet this could be markedly improved by better access to treatments already widely available in high-income countries for the continent’s biggest killers – breast, cervical, lung and prostate cancers and Kaposi sarcoma. This is according to a recent study by the Botswana-Rutgers Partnership […] Continue reading -> Childhood Immunization Rebounds – But Still Below Pre-Pandemic Levels 18/07/2023 Elaine Ruth Fletcher Routine childhood immuniaztions rebounded in 2022 from the set-backs of the COVID pandemic. But coverage still fell short of pre-COVID numbers in 2019, with 20.5 million children missing out on one or more routine vaccines last year as compared to 18.4 million in 2019. The new data is contained in a report published jointly Tuesday […] Continue reading -> Millions Face Hunger as Russia Withdraws from Black Sea Grain Deal Again 17/07/2023 Stefan Anderson Russia has withdrawn from a UN-brokered agreement that allowed Ukraine to safely export grains from its ports in the Black Sea. The move is expected to have a significant impact on global food prices, imperilling the food security of millions around the world. “I deeply regret Russia’s decision to terminate the implementation of the Black […] Continue reading -> ‘A Lifelong Journey’: Two Billion People Need Rehabilitation Globally 10/07/2023 Stefan Anderson Six years, five months and six days after suffering a stroke that paralyzed her left side, Madeline Niebanck shared her story of recovery at World Health Organization (WHO) headquarters. Niebanck, 28, spoke to delegates on Monday gathered for a global summit to strengthen financing for and access to rehabilitation care in health systems. She called […] Continue reading -> New WHO and UN-wide System to Aid Victims of Sexual Exploitation Needed, says Independent Investigator 07/07/2023 Stefan Anderson The World Health Organiztion (WHO) has been far too slow in providing financial, psychological and legal assistance to victims of sexual assault and exploitation committed by its staff in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) during the 2018-2020 Ebola response, a veteran international investigator said at a WHO press conference on Friday. Hervé Gogo, presenting […] Continue reading -> Air Pollution Victims Could Sue For Damages Under Proposed New EU Rules 06/07/2023 Stefan Anderson BRUSSELS – European Union citizens suffering from health effects caused by air pollution could soon be entitled to seek financial compensation from polluters under a proposed revision of the EU’s pollution regulations. The proposal is part of a broader overhaul of EU air pollution laws, expected to be completed in late 2023 or early 2024, […] Continue reading -> Sentenced to Tuberculosis: How Prisoners Are Denied the Right to Health 05/07/2023 Stefan Anderson Karabo Rafube was born to a single mother in 1982 in Soweto, a sprawling township south of Johannesburg, South Africa. His mother abandoned him three months later, and Rafube was taken to live with his father. In the final years of apartheid, Soweto was a harsh place to grow up. His father already had an […] Continue reading -> WHO Launches New Guideline for Protecting Children from Unhealthy Food Marketing 03/07/2023 Stefan Anderson The World Health Organization (WHO) launched a new guideline on Monday in a bid to push governments to adopt more stringent regulations on the marketing of unhealthy foods high in saturated fatty acids, trans-fatty acids, free sugars or salt (HFSS) to children. The UN health body has hardened its stance on what it describes as […] Continue reading -> Haitian Gangs Use Rape as Weapon of Terror – And There is Little Support for Survivors 30/06/2023 André Paultre & Daniela Mohor PORT-AU-PRINCE – In Haiti, rape has become a weapon of war for gangs. What happens in the hours and days after women and girls are raped can determine their future, but most survivors face insurmountable obstacles before they can start recovering physically and mentally. And that’s if they aren’t raped a second time or third […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts
Childhood Immunization Rebounds – But Still Below Pre-Pandemic Levels 18/07/2023 Elaine Ruth Fletcher Routine childhood immuniaztions rebounded in 2022 from the set-backs of the COVID pandemic. But coverage still fell short of pre-COVID numbers in 2019, with 20.5 million children missing out on one or more routine vaccines last year as compared to 18.4 million in 2019. The new data is contained in a report published jointly Tuesday […] Continue reading -> Millions Face Hunger as Russia Withdraws from Black Sea Grain Deal Again 17/07/2023 Stefan Anderson Russia has withdrawn from a UN-brokered agreement that allowed Ukraine to safely export grains from its ports in the Black Sea. The move is expected to have a significant impact on global food prices, imperilling the food security of millions around the world. “I deeply regret Russia’s decision to terminate the implementation of the Black […] Continue reading -> ‘A Lifelong Journey’: Two Billion People Need Rehabilitation Globally 10/07/2023 Stefan Anderson Six years, five months and six days after suffering a stroke that paralyzed her left side, Madeline Niebanck shared her story of recovery at World Health Organization (WHO) headquarters. Niebanck, 28, spoke to delegates on Monday gathered for a global summit to strengthen financing for and access to rehabilitation care in health systems. She called […] Continue reading -> New WHO and UN-wide System to Aid Victims of Sexual Exploitation Needed, says Independent Investigator 07/07/2023 Stefan Anderson The World Health Organiztion (WHO) has been far too slow in providing financial, psychological and legal assistance to victims of sexual assault and exploitation committed by its staff in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) during the 2018-2020 Ebola response, a veteran international investigator said at a WHO press conference on Friday. Hervé Gogo, presenting […] Continue reading -> Air Pollution Victims Could Sue For Damages Under Proposed New EU Rules 06/07/2023 Stefan Anderson BRUSSELS – European Union citizens suffering from health effects caused by air pollution could soon be entitled to seek financial compensation from polluters under a proposed revision of the EU’s pollution regulations. The proposal is part of a broader overhaul of EU air pollution laws, expected to be completed in late 2023 or early 2024, […] Continue reading -> Sentenced to Tuberculosis: How Prisoners Are Denied the Right to Health 05/07/2023 Stefan Anderson Karabo Rafube was born to a single mother in 1982 in Soweto, a sprawling township south of Johannesburg, South Africa. His mother abandoned him three months later, and Rafube was taken to live with his father. In the final years of apartheid, Soweto was a harsh place to grow up. His father already had an […] Continue reading -> WHO Launches New Guideline for Protecting Children from Unhealthy Food Marketing 03/07/2023 Stefan Anderson The World Health Organization (WHO) launched a new guideline on Monday in a bid to push governments to adopt more stringent regulations on the marketing of unhealthy foods high in saturated fatty acids, trans-fatty acids, free sugars or salt (HFSS) to children. The UN health body has hardened its stance on what it describes as […] Continue reading -> Haitian Gangs Use Rape as Weapon of Terror – And There is Little Support for Survivors 30/06/2023 André Paultre & Daniela Mohor PORT-AU-PRINCE – In Haiti, rape has become a weapon of war for gangs. What happens in the hours and days after women and girls are raped can determine their future, but most survivors face insurmountable obstacles before they can start recovering physically and mentally. And that’s if they aren’t raped a second time or third […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts
Millions Face Hunger as Russia Withdraws from Black Sea Grain Deal Again 17/07/2023 Stefan Anderson Russia has withdrawn from a UN-brokered agreement that allowed Ukraine to safely export grains from its ports in the Black Sea. The move is expected to have a significant impact on global food prices, imperilling the food security of millions around the world. “I deeply regret Russia’s decision to terminate the implementation of the Black […] Continue reading -> ‘A Lifelong Journey’: Two Billion People Need Rehabilitation Globally 10/07/2023 Stefan Anderson Six years, five months and six days after suffering a stroke that paralyzed her left side, Madeline Niebanck shared her story of recovery at World Health Organization (WHO) headquarters. Niebanck, 28, spoke to delegates on Monday gathered for a global summit to strengthen financing for and access to rehabilitation care in health systems. She called […] Continue reading -> New WHO and UN-wide System to Aid Victims of Sexual Exploitation Needed, says Independent Investigator 07/07/2023 Stefan Anderson The World Health Organiztion (WHO) has been far too slow in providing financial, psychological and legal assistance to victims of sexual assault and exploitation committed by its staff in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) during the 2018-2020 Ebola response, a veteran international investigator said at a WHO press conference on Friday. Hervé Gogo, presenting […] Continue reading -> Air Pollution Victims Could Sue For Damages Under Proposed New EU Rules 06/07/2023 Stefan Anderson BRUSSELS – European Union citizens suffering from health effects caused by air pollution could soon be entitled to seek financial compensation from polluters under a proposed revision of the EU’s pollution regulations. The proposal is part of a broader overhaul of EU air pollution laws, expected to be completed in late 2023 or early 2024, […] Continue reading -> Sentenced to Tuberculosis: How Prisoners Are Denied the Right to Health 05/07/2023 Stefan Anderson Karabo Rafube was born to a single mother in 1982 in Soweto, a sprawling township south of Johannesburg, South Africa. His mother abandoned him three months later, and Rafube was taken to live with his father. In the final years of apartheid, Soweto was a harsh place to grow up. His father already had an […] Continue reading -> WHO Launches New Guideline for Protecting Children from Unhealthy Food Marketing 03/07/2023 Stefan Anderson The World Health Organization (WHO) launched a new guideline on Monday in a bid to push governments to adopt more stringent regulations on the marketing of unhealthy foods high in saturated fatty acids, trans-fatty acids, free sugars or salt (HFSS) to children. The UN health body has hardened its stance on what it describes as […] Continue reading -> Haitian Gangs Use Rape as Weapon of Terror – And There is Little Support for Survivors 30/06/2023 André Paultre & Daniela Mohor PORT-AU-PRINCE – In Haiti, rape has become a weapon of war for gangs. What happens in the hours and days after women and girls are raped can determine their future, but most survivors face insurmountable obstacles before they can start recovering physically and mentally. And that’s if they aren’t raped a second time or third […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts
‘A Lifelong Journey’: Two Billion People Need Rehabilitation Globally 10/07/2023 Stefan Anderson Six years, five months and six days after suffering a stroke that paralyzed her left side, Madeline Niebanck shared her story of recovery at World Health Organization (WHO) headquarters. Niebanck, 28, spoke to delegates on Monday gathered for a global summit to strengthen financing for and access to rehabilitation care in health systems. She called […] Continue reading -> New WHO and UN-wide System to Aid Victims of Sexual Exploitation Needed, says Independent Investigator 07/07/2023 Stefan Anderson The World Health Organiztion (WHO) has been far too slow in providing financial, psychological and legal assistance to victims of sexual assault and exploitation committed by its staff in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) during the 2018-2020 Ebola response, a veteran international investigator said at a WHO press conference on Friday. Hervé Gogo, presenting […] Continue reading -> Air Pollution Victims Could Sue For Damages Under Proposed New EU Rules 06/07/2023 Stefan Anderson BRUSSELS – European Union citizens suffering from health effects caused by air pollution could soon be entitled to seek financial compensation from polluters under a proposed revision of the EU’s pollution regulations. The proposal is part of a broader overhaul of EU air pollution laws, expected to be completed in late 2023 or early 2024, […] Continue reading -> Sentenced to Tuberculosis: How Prisoners Are Denied the Right to Health 05/07/2023 Stefan Anderson Karabo Rafube was born to a single mother in 1982 in Soweto, a sprawling township south of Johannesburg, South Africa. His mother abandoned him three months later, and Rafube was taken to live with his father. In the final years of apartheid, Soweto was a harsh place to grow up. His father already had an […] Continue reading -> WHO Launches New Guideline for Protecting Children from Unhealthy Food Marketing 03/07/2023 Stefan Anderson The World Health Organization (WHO) launched a new guideline on Monday in a bid to push governments to adopt more stringent regulations on the marketing of unhealthy foods high in saturated fatty acids, trans-fatty acids, free sugars or salt (HFSS) to children. The UN health body has hardened its stance on what it describes as […] Continue reading -> Haitian Gangs Use Rape as Weapon of Terror – And There is Little Support for Survivors 30/06/2023 André Paultre & Daniela Mohor PORT-AU-PRINCE – In Haiti, rape has become a weapon of war for gangs. What happens in the hours and days after women and girls are raped can determine their future, but most survivors face insurmountable obstacles before they can start recovering physically and mentally. And that’s if they aren’t raped a second time or third […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts
New WHO and UN-wide System to Aid Victims of Sexual Exploitation Needed, says Independent Investigator 07/07/2023 Stefan Anderson The World Health Organiztion (WHO) has been far too slow in providing financial, psychological and legal assistance to victims of sexual assault and exploitation committed by its staff in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) during the 2018-2020 Ebola response, a veteran international investigator said at a WHO press conference on Friday. Hervé Gogo, presenting […] Continue reading -> Air Pollution Victims Could Sue For Damages Under Proposed New EU Rules 06/07/2023 Stefan Anderson BRUSSELS – European Union citizens suffering from health effects caused by air pollution could soon be entitled to seek financial compensation from polluters under a proposed revision of the EU’s pollution regulations. The proposal is part of a broader overhaul of EU air pollution laws, expected to be completed in late 2023 or early 2024, […] Continue reading -> Sentenced to Tuberculosis: How Prisoners Are Denied the Right to Health 05/07/2023 Stefan Anderson Karabo Rafube was born to a single mother in 1982 in Soweto, a sprawling township south of Johannesburg, South Africa. His mother abandoned him three months later, and Rafube was taken to live with his father. In the final years of apartheid, Soweto was a harsh place to grow up. His father already had an […] Continue reading -> WHO Launches New Guideline for Protecting Children from Unhealthy Food Marketing 03/07/2023 Stefan Anderson The World Health Organization (WHO) launched a new guideline on Monday in a bid to push governments to adopt more stringent regulations on the marketing of unhealthy foods high in saturated fatty acids, trans-fatty acids, free sugars or salt (HFSS) to children. The UN health body has hardened its stance on what it describes as […] Continue reading -> Haitian Gangs Use Rape as Weapon of Terror – And There is Little Support for Survivors 30/06/2023 André Paultre & Daniela Mohor PORT-AU-PRINCE – In Haiti, rape has become a weapon of war for gangs. What happens in the hours and days after women and girls are raped can determine their future, but most survivors face insurmountable obstacles before they can start recovering physically and mentally. And that’s if they aren’t raped a second time or third […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts
Air Pollution Victims Could Sue For Damages Under Proposed New EU Rules 06/07/2023 Stefan Anderson BRUSSELS – European Union citizens suffering from health effects caused by air pollution could soon be entitled to seek financial compensation from polluters under a proposed revision of the EU’s pollution regulations. The proposal is part of a broader overhaul of EU air pollution laws, expected to be completed in late 2023 or early 2024, […] Continue reading -> Sentenced to Tuberculosis: How Prisoners Are Denied the Right to Health 05/07/2023 Stefan Anderson Karabo Rafube was born to a single mother in 1982 in Soweto, a sprawling township south of Johannesburg, South Africa. His mother abandoned him three months later, and Rafube was taken to live with his father. In the final years of apartheid, Soweto was a harsh place to grow up. His father already had an […] Continue reading -> WHO Launches New Guideline for Protecting Children from Unhealthy Food Marketing 03/07/2023 Stefan Anderson The World Health Organization (WHO) launched a new guideline on Monday in a bid to push governments to adopt more stringent regulations on the marketing of unhealthy foods high in saturated fatty acids, trans-fatty acids, free sugars or salt (HFSS) to children. The UN health body has hardened its stance on what it describes as […] Continue reading -> Haitian Gangs Use Rape as Weapon of Terror – And There is Little Support for Survivors 30/06/2023 André Paultre & Daniela Mohor PORT-AU-PRINCE – In Haiti, rape has become a weapon of war for gangs. What happens in the hours and days after women and girls are raped can determine their future, but most survivors face insurmountable obstacles before they can start recovering physically and mentally. And that’s if they aren’t raped a second time or third […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts
Sentenced to Tuberculosis: How Prisoners Are Denied the Right to Health 05/07/2023 Stefan Anderson Karabo Rafube was born to a single mother in 1982 in Soweto, a sprawling township south of Johannesburg, South Africa. His mother abandoned him three months later, and Rafube was taken to live with his father. In the final years of apartheid, Soweto was a harsh place to grow up. His father already had an […] Continue reading -> WHO Launches New Guideline for Protecting Children from Unhealthy Food Marketing 03/07/2023 Stefan Anderson The World Health Organization (WHO) launched a new guideline on Monday in a bid to push governments to adopt more stringent regulations on the marketing of unhealthy foods high in saturated fatty acids, trans-fatty acids, free sugars or salt (HFSS) to children. The UN health body has hardened its stance on what it describes as […] Continue reading -> Haitian Gangs Use Rape as Weapon of Terror – And There is Little Support for Survivors 30/06/2023 André Paultre & Daniela Mohor PORT-AU-PRINCE – In Haiti, rape has become a weapon of war for gangs. What happens in the hours and days after women and girls are raped can determine their future, but most survivors face insurmountable obstacles before they can start recovering physically and mentally. And that’s if they aren’t raped a second time or third […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts
WHO Launches New Guideline for Protecting Children from Unhealthy Food Marketing 03/07/2023 Stefan Anderson The World Health Organization (WHO) launched a new guideline on Monday in a bid to push governments to adopt more stringent regulations on the marketing of unhealthy foods high in saturated fatty acids, trans-fatty acids, free sugars or salt (HFSS) to children. The UN health body has hardened its stance on what it describes as […] Continue reading -> Haitian Gangs Use Rape as Weapon of Terror – And There is Little Support for Survivors 30/06/2023 André Paultre & Daniela Mohor PORT-AU-PRINCE – In Haiti, rape has become a weapon of war for gangs. What happens in the hours and days after women and girls are raped can determine their future, but most survivors face insurmountable obstacles before they can start recovering physically and mentally. And that’s if they aren’t raped a second time or third […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts
Haitian Gangs Use Rape as Weapon of Terror – And There is Little Support for Survivors 30/06/2023 André Paultre & Daniela Mohor PORT-AU-PRINCE – In Haiti, rape has become a weapon of war for gangs. What happens in the hours and days after women and girls are raped can determine their future, but most survivors face insurmountable obstacles before they can start recovering physically and mentally. And that’s if they aren’t raped a second time or third […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts