Global Philanthropies Commit $300 Million at COP30 Towards Climate And Health Solutions 13/11/2025 Disha Shetty A $300 million investment in projects integrating health into climate action has been announced at the UN Climate Conference in Bélem, Brazil by a coalition of “Climate and Health Funders Coalition” which includes over 35 of the world’s leading philanthropies and foundations, including Rockefeller, Gates and Wellcome. This announcement was made at the high-level opening […] Continue reading -> Delhi Police Crackdown on Largest Air Pollution Protest since Pandemic 10/11/2025 Chetan Bhattacharji DELHI, India – The Delhi police detained nearly 100 people Sunday evening in a protest against high levels of air pollution in India’s capital – which has consistently ranked as the biggest pollution hot spot in the world over the past month. The protest, one of the largest since the COVID pandemic and coincided with […] Continue reading -> EXCLUSIVE: US Ties Global Health Aid to Data Sharing on Pathogens – Undermining WHO Talks 07/11/2025 Kerry Cullinan The United States (US) aims to compel countries that receive its aid to fight HIV, tuberculosis and malaria to share all information about “pathogens with epidemic potential” in exchange. This is according to a US government document, the “PEPFAR [US President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief] Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) template”, seen by Health Policy […] Continue reading -> Delhi’s Air Pollution Rises While Trust in Official Data Falls 06/11/2025 Chetan Bhattacharji As pollution levels soar in Delhi, questions over missing data and transparency raise concerns about the government’s handling of the crisis. NEW DELHI – Farmers burning their fields near India’s capital city have caused air pollution in New Delhi to become even worse than it was on Diwali night, 20 October, when the extremely hazardous […] Continue reading -> The Rich ‘Had a Good Pandemic’: How Inequality Weakens Disease Responses 03/11/2025 Kerry Cullinan The poorest people and countries suffer the most during pandemics, setting in motion a “vicious cycle” of inequality where those who suffer the most are least equipped to address disease outbreaks, according to the Global Council on Inequality, AIDS and Pandemics in a report released on Monday (3 November). The COVID-19 pandemic pushed 165 million […] Continue reading -> WHO ‘Appalled’ By Murder of 460 Patients in Sudanese Maternity Hospital 30/10/2025 Kerry Cullinan The World Health Organization (WHO) is “appalled and deeply shocked by reports of the tragic killing of more than 460 patients and their companions at Saudi Maternity Hospital in El Fasher in Sudan”, said WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus. Gunmen attacked the hospital – the only one that is partially functioning in the town – […] Continue reading -> Powering Africa’s Health Future: Innovation and Infrastructure in Primary Care for Universal Coverage 24/10/2025 Amit N Thakker Africa is continuing to make progress in meeting its Universal Health Coverage (UHC) targets (part of the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals). Countries like Rwanda and Ethiopia are two examples of African countries making exemplary progress. Kenya, Ghana and South Africa are also among those making significant progress towards realising this dream. However, there is […] Continue reading -> Air Pollution-Related Dementia Kills Over 625,000 People A Year 23/10/2025 Chetan Bhattacharji From killing over 600,000 elderly from dementia to an almost equal number of infants under the age of one-year, air pollution’s impact on young and old is explained simply through hard-hitting numbers in the latest State of Global Air (SOGA) report, by the Boston-based Health Effects Institute. The report identifies plenty of scope for immediate […] Continue reading -> ‘Make Europe Healthy Again’ Launch is Dominated by Anti-Vaxxers and Far Right Politicians 22/10/2025 Kerry Cullinan The Make Europe Healthy Again (MEHA) launch at the European Parliament in Brussels last week brought together what is now a familiar alliance of far-right politicians, anti-vaxxers and alternative health practitioners. Leaders of Make America Health Again (MAHA), the movement behind US Health Secretary Robert F Kennedy Jr, were prominent at the launch, and several […] Continue reading -> Drive to Include Pregnant and Breastfeeding Women and Children in Clinical Trials 17/10/2025 Kerry Cullinan The first pregnant woman with malaria was enrolled in a clinical trial in Mali to compare three different malaria treatment regimens earlier this month – a historic event as pregnant and breastfeeding women and babies are seldom included in clinical trials despite being more vulnerable to several illnesses. But there is growing momentum for including […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts
Delhi Police Crackdown on Largest Air Pollution Protest since Pandemic 10/11/2025 Chetan Bhattacharji DELHI, India – The Delhi police detained nearly 100 people Sunday evening in a protest against high levels of air pollution in India’s capital – which has consistently ranked as the biggest pollution hot spot in the world over the past month. The protest, one of the largest since the COVID pandemic and coincided with […] Continue reading -> EXCLUSIVE: US Ties Global Health Aid to Data Sharing on Pathogens – Undermining WHO Talks 07/11/2025 Kerry Cullinan The United States (US) aims to compel countries that receive its aid to fight HIV, tuberculosis and malaria to share all information about “pathogens with epidemic potential” in exchange. This is according to a US government document, the “PEPFAR [US President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief] Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) template”, seen by Health Policy […] Continue reading -> Delhi’s Air Pollution Rises While Trust in Official Data Falls 06/11/2025 Chetan Bhattacharji As pollution levels soar in Delhi, questions over missing data and transparency raise concerns about the government’s handling of the crisis. NEW DELHI – Farmers burning their fields near India’s capital city have caused air pollution in New Delhi to become even worse than it was on Diwali night, 20 October, when the extremely hazardous […] Continue reading -> The Rich ‘Had a Good Pandemic’: How Inequality Weakens Disease Responses 03/11/2025 Kerry Cullinan The poorest people and countries suffer the most during pandemics, setting in motion a “vicious cycle” of inequality where those who suffer the most are least equipped to address disease outbreaks, according to the Global Council on Inequality, AIDS and Pandemics in a report released on Monday (3 November). The COVID-19 pandemic pushed 165 million […] Continue reading -> WHO ‘Appalled’ By Murder of 460 Patients in Sudanese Maternity Hospital 30/10/2025 Kerry Cullinan The World Health Organization (WHO) is “appalled and deeply shocked by reports of the tragic killing of more than 460 patients and their companions at Saudi Maternity Hospital in El Fasher in Sudan”, said WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus. Gunmen attacked the hospital – the only one that is partially functioning in the town – […] Continue reading -> Powering Africa’s Health Future: Innovation and Infrastructure in Primary Care for Universal Coverage 24/10/2025 Amit N Thakker Africa is continuing to make progress in meeting its Universal Health Coverage (UHC) targets (part of the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals). Countries like Rwanda and Ethiopia are two examples of African countries making exemplary progress. Kenya, Ghana and South Africa are also among those making significant progress towards realising this dream. However, there is […] Continue reading -> Air Pollution-Related Dementia Kills Over 625,000 People A Year 23/10/2025 Chetan Bhattacharji From killing over 600,000 elderly from dementia to an almost equal number of infants under the age of one-year, air pollution’s impact on young and old is explained simply through hard-hitting numbers in the latest State of Global Air (SOGA) report, by the Boston-based Health Effects Institute. The report identifies plenty of scope for immediate […] Continue reading -> ‘Make Europe Healthy Again’ Launch is Dominated by Anti-Vaxxers and Far Right Politicians 22/10/2025 Kerry Cullinan The Make Europe Healthy Again (MEHA) launch at the European Parliament in Brussels last week brought together what is now a familiar alliance of far-right politicians, anti-vaxxers and alternative health practitioners. Leaders of Make America Health Again (MAHA), the movement behind US Health Secretary Robert F Kennedy Jr, were prominent at the launch, and several […] Continue reading -> Drive to Include Pregnant and Breastfeeding Women and Children in Clinical Trials 17/10/2025 Kerry Cullinan The first pregnant woman with malaria was enrolled in a clinical trial in Mali to compare three different malaria treatment regimens earlier this month – a historic event as pregnant and breastfeeding women and babies are seldom included in clinical trials despite being more vulnerable to several illnesses. But there is growing momentum for including […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts
EXCLUSIVE: US Ties Global Health Aid to Data Sharing on Pathogens – Undermining WHO Talks 07/11/2025 Kerry Cullinan The United States (US) aims to compel countries that receive its aid to fight HIV, tuberculosis and malaria to share all information about “pathogens with epidemic potential” in exchange. This is according to a US government document, the “PEPFAR [US President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief] Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) template”, seen by Health Policy […] Continue reading -> Delhi’s Air Pollution Rises While Trust in Official Data Falls 06/11/2025 Chetan Bhattacharji As pollution levels soar in Delhi, questions over missing data and transparency raise concerns about the government’s handling of the crisis. NEW DELHI – Farmers burning their fields near India’s capital city have caused air pollution in New Delhi to become even worse than it was on Diwali night, 20 October, when the extremely hazardous […] Continue reading -> The Rich ‘Had a Good Pandemic’: How Inequality Weakens Disease Responses 03/11/2025 Kerry Cullinan The poorest people and countries suffer the most during pandemics, setting in motion a “vicious cycle” of inequality where those who suffer the most are least equipped to address disease outbreaks, according to the Global Council on Inequality, AIDS and Pandemics in a report released on Monday (3 November). The COVID-19 pandemic pushed 165 million […] Continue reading -> WHO ‘Appalled’ By Murder of 460 Patients in Sudanese Maternity Hospital 30/10/2025 Kerry Cullinan The World Health Organization (WHO) is “appalled and deeply shocked by reports of the tragic killing of more than 460 patients and their companions at Saudi Maternity Hospital in El Fasher in Sudan”, said WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus. Gunmen attacked the hospital – the only one that is partially functioning in the town – […] Continue reading -> Powering Africa’s Health Future: Innovation and Infrastructure in Primary Care for Universal Coverage 24/10/2025 Amit N Thakker Africa is continuing to make progress in meeting its Universal Health Coverage (UHC) targets (part of the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals). Countries like Rwanda and Ethiopia are two examples of African countries making exemplary progress. Kenya, Ghana and South Africa are also among those making significant progress towards realising this dream. However, there is […] Continue reading -> Air Pollution-Related Dementia Kills Over 625,000 People A Year 23/10/2025 Chetan Bhattacharji From killing over 600,000 elderly from dementia to an almost equal number of infants under the age of one-year, air pollution’s impact on young and old is explained simply through hard-hitting numbers in the latest State of Global Air (SOGA) report, by the Boston-based Health Effects Institute. The report identifies plenty of scope for immediate […] Continue reading -> ‘Make Europe Healthy Again’ Launch is Dominated by Anti-Vaxxers and Far Right Politicians 22/10/2025 Kerry Cullinan The Make Europe Healthy Again (MEHA) launch at the European Parliament in Brussels last week brought together what is now a familiar alliance of far-right politicians, anti-vaxxers and alternative health practitioners. Leaders of Make America Health Again (MAHA), the movement behind US Health Secretary Robert F Kennedy Jr, were prominent at the launch, and several […] Continue reading -> Drive to Include Pregnant and Breastfeeding Women and Children in Clinical Trials 17/10/2025 Kerry Cullinan The first pregnant woman with malaria was enrolled in a clinical trial in Mali to compare three different malaria treatment regimens earlier this month – a historic event as pregnant and breastfeeding women and babies are seldom included in clinical trials despite being more vulnerable to several illnesses. But there is growing momentum for including […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts
Delhi’s Air Pollution Rises While Trust in Official Data Falls 06/11/2025 Chetan Bhattacharji As pollution levels soar in Delhi, questions over missing data and transparency raise concerns about the government’s handling of the crisis. NEW DELHI – Farmers burning their fields near India’s capital city have caused air pollution in New Delhi to become even worse than it was on Diwali night, 20 October, when the extremely hazardous […] Continue reading -> The Rich ‘Had a Good Pandemic’: How Inequality Weakens Disease Responses 03/11/2025 Kerry Cullinan The poorest people and countries suffer the most during pandemics, setting in motion a “vicious cycle” of inequality where those who suffer the most are least equipped to address disease outbreaks, according to the Global Council on Inequality, AIDS and Pandemics in a report released on Monday (3 November). The COVID-19 pandemic pushed 165 million […] Continue reading -> WHO ‘Appalled’ By Murder of 460 Patients in Sudanese Maternity Hospital 30/10/2025 Kerry Cullinan The World Health Organization (WHO) is “appalled and deeply shocked by reports of the tragic killing of more than 460 patients and their companions at Saudi Maternity Hospital in El Fasher in Sudan”, said WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus. Gunmen attacked the hospital – the only one that is partially functioning in the town – […] Continue reading -> Powering Africa’s Health Future: Innovation and Infrastructure in Primary Care for Universal Coverage 24/10/2025 Amit N Thakker Africa is continuing to make progress in meeting its Universal Health Coverage (UHC) targets (part of the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals). Countries like Rwanda and Ethiopia are two examples of African countries making exemplary progress. Kenya, Ghana and South Africa are also among those making significant progress towards realising this dream. However, there is […] Continue reading -> Air Pollution-Related Dementia Kills Over 625,000 People A Year 23/10/2025 Chetan Bhattacharji From killing over 600,000 elderly from dementia to an almost equal number of infants under the age of one-year, air pollution’s impact on young and old is explained simply through hard-hitting numbers in the latest State of Global Air (SOGA) report, by the Boston-based Health Effects Institute. The report identifies plenty of scope for immediate […] Continue reading -> ‘Make Europe Healthy Again’ Launch is Dominated by Anti-Vaxxers and Far Right Politicians 22/10/2025 Kerry Cullinan The Make Europe Healthy Again (MEHA) launch at the European Parliament in Brussels last week brought together what is now a familiar alliance of far-right politicians, anti-vaxxers and alternative health practitioners. Leaders of Make America Health Again (MAHA), the movement behind US Health Secretary Robert F Kennedy Jr, were prominent at the launch, and several […] Continue reading -> Drive to Include Pregnant and Breastfeeding Women and Children in Clinical Trials 17/10/2025 Kerry Cullinan The first pregnant woman with malaria was enrolled in a clinical trial in Mali to compare three different malaria treatment regimens earlier this month – a historic event as pregnant and breastfeeding women and babies are seldom included in clinical trials despite being more vulnerable to several illnesses. But there is growing momentum for including […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts
The Rich ‘Had a Good Pandemic’: How Inequality Weakens Disease Responses 03/11/2025 Kerry Cullinan The poorest people and countries suffer the most during pandemics, setting in motion a “vicious cycle” of inequality where those who suffer the most are least equipped to address disease outbreaks, according to the Global Council on Inequality, AIDS and Pandemics in a report released on Monday (3 November). The COVID-19 pandemic pushed 165 million […] Continue reading -> WHO ‘Appalled’ By Murder of 460 Patients in Sudanese Maternity Hospital 30/10/2025 Kerry Cullinan The World Health Organization (WHO) is “appalled and deeply shocked by reports of the tragic killing of more than 460 patients and their companions at Saudi Maternity Hospital in El Fasher in Sudan”, said WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus. Gunmen attacked the hospital – the only one that is partially functioning in the town – […] Continue reading -> Powering Africa’s Health Future: Innovation and Infrastructure in Primary Care for Universal Coverage 24/10/2025 Amit N Thakker Africa is continuing to make progress in meeting its Universal Health Coverage (UHC) targets (part of the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals). Countries like Rwanda and Ethiopia are two examples of African countries making exemplary progress. Kenya, Ghana and South Africa are also among those making significant progress towards realising this dream. However, there is […] Continue reading -> Air Pollution-Related Dementia Kills Over 625,000 People A Year 23/10/2025 Chetan Bhattacharji From killing over 600,000 elderly from dementia to an almost equal number of infants under the age of one-year, air pollution’s impact on young and old is explained simply through hard-hitting numbers in the latest State of Global Air (SOGA) report, by the Boston-based Health Effects Institute. The report identifies plenty of scope for immediate […] Continue reading -> ‘Make Europe Healthy Again’ Launch is Dominated by Anti-Vaxxers and Far Right Politicians 22/10/2025 Kerry Cullinan The Make Europe Healthy Again (MEHA) launch at the European Parliament in Brussels last week brought together what is now a familiar alliance of far-right politicians, anti-vaxxers and alternative health practitioners. Leaders of Make America Health Again (MAHA), the movement behind US Health Secretary Robert F Kennedy Jr, were prominent at the launch, and several […] Continue reading -> Drive to Include Pregnant and Breastfeeding Women and Children in Clinical Trials 17/10/2025 Kerry Cullinan The first pregnant woman with malaria was enrolled in a clinical trial in Mali to compare three different malaria treatment regimens earlier this month – a historic event as pregnant and breastfeeding women and babies are seldom included in clinical trials despite being more vulnerable to several illnesses. But there is growing momentum for including […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts
WHO ‘Appalled’ By Murder of 460 Patients in Sudanese Maternity Hospital 30/10/2025 Kerry Cullinan The World Health Organization (WHO) is “appalled and deeply shocked by reports of the tragic killing of more than 460 patients and their companions at Saudi Maternity Hospital in El Fasher in Sudan”, said WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus. Gunmen attacked the hospital – the only one that is partially functioning in the town – […] Continue reading -> Powering Africa’s Health Future: Innovation and Infrastructure in Primary Care for Universal Coverage 24/10/2025 Amit N Thakker Africa is continuing to make progress in meeting its Universal Health Coverage (UHC) targets (part of the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals). Countries like Rwanda and Ethiopia are two examples of African countries making exemplary progress. Kenya, Ghana and South Africa are also among those making significant progress towards realising this dream. However, there is […] Continue reading -> Air Pollution-Related Dementia Kills Over 625,000 People A Year 23/10/2025 Chetan Bhattacharji From killing over 600,000 elderly from dementia to an almost equal number of infants under the age of one-year, air pollution’s impact on young and old is explained simply through hard-hitting numbers in the latest State of Global Air (SOGA) report, by the Boston-based Health Effects Institute. The report identifies plenty of scope for immediate […] Continue reading -> ‘Make Europe Healthy Again’ Launch is Dominated by Anti-Vaxxers and Far Right Politicians 22/10/2025 Kerry Cullinan The Make Europe Healthy Again (MEHA) launch at the European Parliament in Brussels last week brought together what is now a familiar alliance of far-right politicians, anti-vaxxers and alternative health practitioners. Leaders of Make America Health Again (MAHA), the movement behind US Health Secretary Robert F Kennedy Jr, were prominent at the launch, and several […] Continue reading -> Drive to Include Pregnant and Breastfeeding Women and Children in Clinical Trials 17/10/2025 Kerry Cullinan The first pregnant woman with malaria was enrolled in a clinical trial in Mali to compare three different malaria treatment regimens earlier this month – a historic event as pregnant and breastfeeding women and babies are seldom included in clinical trials despite being more vulnerable to several illnesses. But there is growing momentum for including […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts
Powering Africa’s Health Future: Innovation and Infrastructure in Primary Care for Universal Coverage 24/10/2025 Amit N Thakker Africa is continuing to make progress in meeting its Universal Health Coverage (UHC) targets (part of the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals). Countries like Rwanda and Ethiopia are two examples of African countries making exemplary progress. Kenya, Ghana and South Africa are also among those making significant progress towards realising this dream. However, there is […] Continue reading -> Air Pollution-Related Dementia Kills Over 625,000 People A Year 23/10/2025 Chetan Bhattacharji From killing over 600,000 elderly from dementia to an almost equal number of infants under the age of one-year, air pollution’s impact on young and old is explained simply through hard-hitting numbers in the latest State of Global Air (SOGA) report, by the Boston-based Health Effects Institute. The report identifies plenty of scope for immediate […] Continue reading -> ‘Make Europe Healthy Again’ Launch is Dominated by Anti-Vaxxers and Far Right Politicians 22/10/2025 Kerry Cullinan The Make Europe Healthy Again (MEHA) launch at the European Parliament in Brussels last week brought together what is now a familiar alliance of far-right politicians, anti-vaxxers and alternative health practitioners. Leaders of Make America Health Again (MAHA), the movement behind US Health Secretary Robert F Kennedy Jr, were prominent at the launch, and several […] Continue reading -> Drive to Include Pregnant and Breastfeeding Women and Children in Clinical Trials 17/10/2025 Kerry Cullinan The first pregnant woman with malaria was enrolled in a clinical trial in Mali to compare three different malaria treatment regimens earlier this month – a historic event as pregnant and breastfeeding women and babies are seldom included in clinical trials despite being more vulnerable to several illnesses. But there is growing momentum for including […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts
Air Pollution-Related Dementia Kills Over 625,000 People A Year 23/10/2025 Chetan Bhattacharji From killing over 600,000 elderly from dementia to an almost equal number of infants under the age of one-year, air pollution’s impact on young and old is explained simply through hard-hitting numbers in the latest State of Global Air (SOGA) report, by the Boston-based Health Effects Institute. The report identifies plenty of scope for immediate […] Continue reading -> ‘Make Europe Healthy Again’ Launch is Dominated by Anti-Vaxxers and Far Right Politicians 22/10/2025 Kerry Cullinan The Make Europe Healthy Again (MEHA) launch at the European Parliament in Brussels last week brought together what is now a familiar alliance of far-right politicians, anti-vaxxers and alternative health practitioners. Leaders of Make America Health Again (MAHA), the movement behind US Health Secretary Robert F Kennedy Jr, were prominent at the launch, and several […] Continue reading -> Drive to Include Pregnant and Breastfeeding Women and Children in Clinical Trials 17/10/2025 Kerry Cullinan The first pregnant woman with malaria was enrolled in a clinical trial in Mali to compare three different malaria treatment regimens earlier this month – a historic event as pregnant and breastfeeding women and babies are seldom included in clinical trials despite being more vulnerable to several illnesses. But there is growing momentum for including […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts
‘Make Europe Healthy Again’ Launch is Dominated by Anti-Vaxxers and Far Right Politicians 22/10/2025 Kerry Cullinan The Make Europe Healthy Again (MEHA) launch at the European Parliament in Brussels last week brought together what is now a familiar alliance of far-right politicians, anti-vaxxers and alternative health practitioners. Leaders of Make America Health Again (MAHA), the movement behind US Health Secretary Robert F Kennedy Jr, were prominent at the launch, and several […] Continue reading -> Drive to Include Pregnant and Breastfeeding Women and Children in Clinical Trials 17/10/2025 Kerry Cullinan The first pregnant woman with malaria was enrolled in a clinical trial in Mali to compare three different malaria treatment regimens earlier this month – a historic event as pregnant and breastfeeding women and babies are seldom included in clinical trials despite being more vulnerable to several illnesses. But there is growing momentum for including […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts
Drive to Include Pregnant and Breastfeeding Women and Children in Clinical Trials 17/10/2025 Kerry Cullinan The first pregnant woman with malaria was enrolled in a clinical trial in Mali to compare three different malaria treatment regimens earlier this month – a historic event as pregnant and breastfeeding women and babies are seldom included in clinical trials despite being more vulnerable to several illnesses. But there is growing momentum for including […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts