BREAKING – US Health Secretary Robert F Kennedy Jr Extends Olive Branch to WHO – With Strings Attached 20/05/2025 Elaine Ruth Fletcher In a surprise appearance Tuesday before WHO member states via pre-recorded video, new US Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F Kennedy Jr extended a kind of olive branch to the World Health Organization, calling for “a new era of international health cooperation, free from political influence and corporate bias.” While Kennedy did not say […] Continue reading -> WHO’s Country Offices: Should Host Nations Foot More of the Bill? 19/05/2025 Pragyan Ghale The World Health Organization (WHO) is confronting an unprecedented financial crisis, with a projected shortfall of $2.5 billion for the 2025–2027 period. In his official remarks to the Programme, Budget and Administration Committee (PBAC) on 14 May 2025, WHO Director-General Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus stated that the Organization may be forced to close certain country […] Continue reading -> United States Appears Set to Skip World Health Assembly while China Sends Over 180 Delegates to Geneva 19/05/2025 Elaine Ruth Fletcher The United States appears set to skip this year’s World Health Assembly at a historic moment when other WHO member states are expected to agree to a Pandemic Agreement, that has been nearly three years in the making. A provisional list of WHA delegates, published late Sunday night by WHO, included no reference at all […] Continue reading -> WHO Budget Cuts May Slash 30% of Mid-Level Staff, Spare Most Senior Roles 16/05/2025 Elaine Ruth Fletcher WHO’s budget for 2026-27 could reduce the agency’s global footprint by about 20% from a total of 9,463 staff as of December 2024, to 7,525 – with the biggest cuts in entry-to mid-level professional staff who are ranked as P1 to P3. Some 30% of staff P 1-3 in 400 positions would be terminated, according […] Continue reading -> Despite Industry Donations, Children with Diabetes Lack Secure, Long-term Access to Insulin 13/05/2025 Kerry Cullinan Access to insulin remains elusive and expensive for many children and young people (CYP) living with type 1 diabetes (T1D) in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs), according to a report released Tuesday by the Access to Medicine Foundation. The report evaluates 11 company-supported initiatives targeting children and young people by the market’s three dominant insulin […] Continue reading -> A Better World for Our Changemakers: Nurses and Their Well-Being 09/05/2025 Akhona Tshangela & Felistas Mpachika-Mfipa With declining global spending on health, as the world prepares to observe International Nurses Day, Monday 12 May, there is renewed urgency to build health systems that respond to the needs of nurses and the people they serve. Investing in nurses yields high returns. It improves maternal and child health, HIV/AIDS prevention, and outbreak response […] Continue reading -> Gates Foundation to Spend $200 billion on 20-Year Path to Closing Down 08/05/2025 Kerry Cullinan On its 25th anniversary, the Gates Foundation has announced that it is winding down – but in 20 years’ time, during which it expects to spend $200 billion. “During the first 25 years of the Gates Foundation – powered in part by the generosity of Warren Buffett – we gave away more than $100 billion. […] Continue reading -> WHO’s Samira Asma Reportedly Leaving Tedros’ Leadership Team – UNAIDS Scraps Merger Plan 08/05/2025 Elaine Ruth Fletcher Samira Asma, assistant director of Data, Analytics and Delivery since 2020, is reportedly leaving WHO in the first of an expected departure of five senior leadership team members as the Organisation sets out to dramatically shrinks its Geneva footprint and staffing. Of the existing 11-member team, only six would remain, if a plan shared by […] Continue reading -> Range of Social Issues Are More Important Than Genetics for Citizens’ Health 06/05/2025 Kerry Cullinan There is a 33-year gap in life expectancy between people born in the country with the highest life expectancy and those born in the country with the lowest life expectancy, while 94% of maternal deaths happen in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs), according to a World Health Organization global report on the social determinants of […] Continue reading -> Midwives: The Missing Link in Crisis Response 05/05/2025 Daniela Drandic & Ana Gutierrez On International Midwives’ Day (5 May), the crucial role of midwives – particularly in humanitarian crises – needs recognition, and their voices need to be included in planning and policies. Being pregnant, giving birth or having a newborn are times of change and challenge – but when a woman is also facing a humanitarian crisis, […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts
WHO’s Country Offices: Should Host Nations Foot More of the Bill? 19/05/2025 Pragyan Ghale The World Health Organization (WHO) is confronting an unprecedented financial crisis, with a projected shortfall of $2.5 billion for the 2025–2027 period. In his official remarks to the Programme, Budget and Administration Committee (PBAC) on 14 May 2025, WHO Director-General Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus stated that the Organization may be forced to close certain country […] Continue reading -> United States Appears Set to Skip World Health Assembly while China Sends Over 180 Delegates to Geneva 19/05/2025 Elaine Ruth Fletcher The United States appears set to skip this year’s World Health Assembly at a historic moment when other WHO member states are expected to agree to a Pandemic Agreement, that has been nearly three years in the making. A provisional list of WHA delegates, published late Sunday night by WHO, included no reference at all […] Continue reading -> WHO Budget Cuts May Slash 30% of Mid-Level Staff, Spare Most Senior Roles 16/05/2025 Elaine Ruth Fletcher WHO’s budget for 2026-27 could reduce the agency’s global footprint by about 20% from a total of 9,463 staff as of December 2024, to 7,525 – with the biggest cuts in entry-to mid-level professional staff who are ranked as P1 to P3. Some 30% of staff P 1-3 in 400 positions would be terminated, according […] Continue reading -> Despite Industry Donations, Children with Diabetes Lack Secure, Long-term Access to Insulin 13/05/2025 Kerry Cullinan Access to insulin remains elusive and expensive for many children and young people (CYP) living with type 1 diabetes (T1D) in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs), according to a report released Tuesday by the Access to Medicine Foundation. The report evaluates 11 company-supported initiatives targeting children and young people by the market’s three dominant insulin […] Continue reading -> A Better World for Our Changemakers: Nurses and Their Well-Being 09/05/2025 Akhona Tshangela & Felistas Mpachika-Mfipa With declining global spending on health, as the world prepares to observe International Nurses Day, Monday 12 May, there is renewed urgency to build health systems that respond to the needs of nurses and the people they serve. Investing in nurses yields high returns. It improves maternal and child health, HIV/AIDS prevention, and outbreak response […] Continue reading -> Gates Foundation to Spend $200 billion on 20-Year Path to Closing Down 08/05/2025 Kerry Cullinan On its 25th anniversary, the Gates Foundation has announced that it is winding down – but in 20 years’ time, during which it expects to spend $200 billion. “During the first 25 years of the Gates Foundation – powered in part by the generosity of Warren Buffett – we gave away more than $100 billion. […] Continue reading -> WHO’s Samira Asma Reportedly Leaving Tedros’ Leadership Team – UNAIDS Scraps Merger Plan 08/05/2025 Elaine Ruth Fletcher Samira Asma, assistant director of Data, Analytics and Delivery since 2020, is reportedly leaving WHO in the first of an expected departure of five senior leadership team members as the Organisation sets out to dramatically shrinks its Geneva footprint and staffing. Of the existing 11-member team, only six would remain, if a plan shared by […] Continue reading -> Range of Social Issues Are More Important Than Genetics for Citizens’ Health 06/05/2025 Kerry Cullinan There is a 33-year gap in life expectancy between people born in the country with the highest life expectancy and those born in the country with the lowest life expectancy, while 94% of maternal deaths happen in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs), according to a World Health Organization global report on the social determinants of […] Continue reading -> Midwives: The Missing Link in Crisis Response 05/05/2025 Daniela Drandic & Ana Gutierrez On International Midwives’ Day (5 May), the crucial role of midwives – particularly in humanitarian crises – needs recognition, and their voices need to be included in planning and policies. Being pregnant, giving birth or having a newborn are times of change and challenge – but when a woman is also facing a humanitarian crisis, […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts
United States Appears Set to Skip World Health Assembly while China Sends Over 180 Delegates to Geneva 19/05/2025 Elaine Ruth Fletcher The United States appears set to skip this year’s World Health Assembly at a historic moment when other WHO member states are expected to agree to a Pandemic Agreement, that has been nearly three years in the making. A provisional list of WHA delegates, published late Sunday night by WHO, included no reference at all […] Continue reading -> WHO Budget Cuts May Slash 30% of Mid-Level Staff, Spare Most Senior Roles 16/05/2025 Elaine Ruth Fletcher WHO’s budget for 2026-27 could reduce the agency’s global footprint by about 20% from a total of 9,463 staff as of December 2024, to 7,525 – with the biggest cuts in entry-to mid-level professional staff who are ranked as P1 to P3. Some 30% of staff P 1-3 in 400 positions would be terminated, according […] Continue reading -> Despite Industry Donations, Children with Diabetes Lack Secure, Long-term Access to Insulin 13/05/2025 Kerry Cullinan Access to insulin remains elusive and expensive for many children and young people (CYP) living with type 1 diabetes (T1D) in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs), according to a report released Tuesday by the Access to Medicine Foundation. The report evaluates 11 company-supported initiatives targeting children and young people by the market’s three dominant insulin […] Continue reading -> A Better World for Our Changemakers: Nurses and Their Well-Being 09/05/2025 Akhona Tshangela & Felistas Mpachika-Mfipa With declining global spending on health, as the world prepares to observe International Nurses Day, Monday 12 May, there is renewed urgency to build health systems that respond to the needs of nurses and the people they serve. Investing in nurses yields high returns. It improves maternal and child health, HIV/AIDS prevention, and outbreak response […] Continue reading -> Gates Foundation to Spend $200 billion on 20-Year Path to Closing Down 08/05/2025 Kerry Cullinan On its 25th anniversary, the Gates Foundation has announced that it is winding down – but in 20 years’ time, during which it expects to spend $200 billion. “During the first 25 years of the Gates Foundation – powered in part by the generosity of Warren Buffett – we gave away more than $100 billion. […] Continue reading -> WHO’s Samira Asma Reportedly Leaving Tedros’ Leadership Team – UNAIDS Scraps Merger Plan 08/05/2025 Elaine Ruth Fletcher Samira Asma, assistant director of Data, Analytics and Delivery since 2020, is reportedly leaving WHO in the first of an expected departure of five senior leadership team members as the Organisation sets out to dramatically shrinks its Geneva footprint and staffing. Of the existing 11-member team, only six would remain, if a plan shared by […] Continue reading -> Range of Social Issues Are More Important Than Genetics for Citizens’ Health 06/05/2025 Kerry Cullinan There is a 33-year gap in life expectancy between people born in the country with the highest life expectancy and those born in the country with the lowest life expectancy, while 94% of maternal deaths happen in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs), according to a World Health Organization global report on the social determinants of […] Continue reading -> Midwives: The Missing Link in Crisis Response 05/05/2025 Daniela Drandic & Ana Gutierrez On International Midwives’ Day (5 May), the crucial role of midwives – particularly in humanitarian crises – needs recognition, and their voices need to be included in planning and policies. Being pregnant, giving birth or having a newborn are times of change and challenge – but when a woman is also facing a humanitarian crisis, […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts
WHO Budget Cuts May Slash 30% of Mid-Level Staff, Spare Most Senior Roles 16/05/2025 Elaine Ruth Fletcher WHO’s budget for 2026-27 could reduce the agency’s global footprint by about 20% from a total of 9,463 staff as of December 2024, to 7,525 – with the biggest cuts in entry-to mid-level professional staff who are ranked as P1 to P3. Some 30% of staff P 1-3 in 400 positions would be terminated, according […] Continue reading -> Despite Industry Donations, Children with Diabetes Lack Secure, Long-term Access to Insulin 13/05/2025 Kerry Cullinan Access to insulin remains elusive and expensive for many children and young people (CYP) living with type 1 diabetes (T1D) in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs), according to a report released Tuesday by the Access to Medicine Foundation. The report evaluates 11 company-supported initiatives targeting children and young people by the market’s three dominant insulin […] Continue reading -> A Better World for Our Changemakers: Nurses and Their Well-Being 09/05/2025 Akhona Tshangela & Felistas Mpachika-Mfipa With declining global spending on health, as the world prepares to observe International Nurses Day, Monday 12 May, there is renewed urgency to build health systems that respond to the needs of nurses and the people they serve. Investing in nurses yields high returns. It improves maternal and child health, HIV/AIDS prevention, and outbreak response […] Continue reading -> Gates Foundation to Spend $200 billion on 20-Year Path to Closing Down 08/05/2025 Kerry Cullinan On its 25th anniversary, the Gates Foundation has announced that it is winding down – but in 20 years’ time, during which it expects to spend $200 billion. “During the first 25 years of the Gates Foundation – powered in part by the generosity of Warren Buffett – we gave away more than $100 billion. […] Continue reading -> WHO’s Samira Asma Reportedly Leaving Tedros’ Leadership Team – UNAIDS Scraps Merger Plan 08/05/2025 Elaine Ruth Fletcher Samira Asma, assistant director of Data, Analytics and Delivery since 2020, is reportedly leaving WHO in the first of an expected departure of five senior leadership team members as the Organisation sets out to dramatically shrinks its Geneva footprint and staffing. Of the existing 11-member team, only six would remain, if a plan shared by […] Continue reading -> Range of Social Issues Are More Important Than Genetics for Citizens’ Health 06/05/2025 Kerry Cullinan There is a 33-year gap in life expectancy between people born in the country with the highest life expectancy and those born in the country with the lowest life expectancy, while 94% of maternal deaths happen in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs), according to a World Health Organization global report on the social determinants of […] Continue reading -> Midwives: The Missing Link in Crisis Response 05/05/2025 Daniela Drandic & Ana Gutierrez On International Midwives’ Day (5 May), the crucial role of midwives – particularly in humanitarian crises – needs recognition, and their voices need to be included in planning and policies. Being pregnant, giving birth or having a newborn are times of change and challenge – but when a woman is also facing a humanitarian crisis, […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts
Despite Industry Donations, Children with Diabetes Lack Secure, Long-term Access to Insulin 13/05/2025 Kerry Cullinan Access to insulin remains elusive and expensive for many children and young people (CYP) living with type 1 diabetes (T1D) in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs), according to a report released Tuesday by the Access to Medicine Foundation. The report evaluates 11 company-supported initiatives targeting children and young people by the market’s three dominant insulin […] Continue reading -> A Better World for Our Changemakers: Nurses and Their Well-Being 09/05/2025 Akhona Tshangela & Felistas Mpachika-Mfipa With declining global spending on health, as the world prepares to observe International Nurses Day, Monday 12 May, there is renewed urgency to build health systems that respond to the needs of nurses and the people they serve. Investing in nurses yields high returns. It improves maternal and child health, HIV/AIDS prevention, and outbreak response […] Continue reading -> Gates Foundation to Spend $200 billion on 20-Year Path to Closing Down 08/05/2025 Kerry Cullinan On its 25th anniversary, the Gates Foundation has announced that it is winding down – but in 20 years’ time, during which it expects to spend $200 billion. “During the first 25 years of the Gates Foundation – powered in part by the generosity of Warren Buffett – we gave away more than $100 billion. […] Continue reading -> WHO’s Samira Asma Reportedly Leaving Tedros’ Leadership Team – UNAIDS Scraps Merger Plan 08/05/2025 Elaine Ruth Fletcher Samira Asma, assistant director of Data, Analytics and Delivery since 2020, is reportedly leaving WHO in the first of an expected departure of five senior leadership team members as the Organisation sets out to dramatically shrinks its Geneva footprint and staffing. Of the existing 11-member team, only six would remain, if a plan shared by […] Continue reading -> Range of Social Issues Are More Important Than Genetics for Citizens’ Health 06/05/2025 Kerry Cullinan There is a 33-year gap in life expectancy between people born in the country with the highest life expectancy and those born in the country with the lowest life expectancy, while 94% of maternal deaths happen in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs), according to a World Health Organization global report on the social determinants of […] Continue reading -> Midwives: The Missing Link in Crisis Response 05/05/2025 Daniela Drandic & Ana Gutierrez On International Midwives’ Day (5 May), the crucial role of midwives – particularly in humanitarian crises – needs recognition, and their voices need to be included in planning and policies. Being pregnant, giving birth or having a newborn are times of change and challenge – but when a woman is also facing a humanitarian crisis, […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts
A Better World for Our Changemakers: Nurses and Their Well-Being 09/05/2025 Akhona Tshangela & Felistas Mpachika-Mfipa With declining global spending on health, as the world prepares to observe International Nurses Day, Monday 12 May, there is renewed urgency to build health systems that respond to the needs of nurses and the people they serve. Investing in nurses yields high returns. It improves maternal and child health, HIV/AIDS prevention, and outbreak response […] Continue reading -> Gates Foundation to Spend $200 billion on 20-Year Path to Closing Down 08/05/2025 Kerry Cullinan On its 25th anniversary, the Gates Foundation has announced that it is winding down – but in 20 years’ time, during which it expects to spend $200 billion. “During the first 25 years of the Gates Foundation – powered in part by the generosity of Warren Buffett – we gave away more than $100 billion. […] Continue reading -> WHO’s Samira Asma Reportedly Leaving Tedros’ Leadership Team – UNAIDS Scraps Merger Plan 08/05/2025 Elaine Ruth Fletcher Samira Asma, assistant director of Data, Analytics and Delivery since 2020, is reportedly leaving WHO in the first of an expected departure of five senior leadership team members as the Organisation sets out to dramatically shrinks its Geneva footprint and staffing. Of the existing 11-member team, only six would remain, if a plan shared by […] Continue reading -> Range of Social Issues Are More Important Than Genetics for Citizens’ Health 06/05/2025 Kerry Cullinan There is a 33-year gap in life expectancy between people born in the country with the highest life expectancy and those born in the country with the lowest life expectancy, while 94% of maternal deaths happen in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs), according to a World Health Organization global report on the social determinants of […] Continue reading -> Midwives: The Missing Link in Crisis Response 05/05/2025 Daniela Drandic & Ana Gutierrez On International Midwives’ Day (5 May), the crucial role of midwives – particularly in humanitarian crises – needs recognition, and their voices need to be included in planning and policies. Being pregnant, giving birth or having a newborn are times of change and challenge – but when a woman is also facing a humanitarian crisis, […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts
Gates Foundation to Spend $200 billion on 20-Year Path to Closing Down 08/05/2025 Kerry Cullinan On its 25th anniversary, the Gates Foundation has announced that it is winding down – but in 20 years’ time, during which it expects to spend $200 billion. “During the first 25 years of the Gates Foundation – powered in part by the generosity of Warren Buffett – we gave away more than $100 billion. […] Continue reading -> WHO’s Samira Asma Reportedly Leaving Tedros’ Leadership Team – UNAIDS Scraps Merger Plan 08/05/2025 Elaine Ruth Fletcher Samira Asma, assistant director of Data, Analytics and Delivery since 2020, is reportedly leaving WHO in the first of an expected departure of five senior leadership team members as the Organisation sets out to dramatically shrinks its Geneva footprint and staffing. Of the existing 11-member team, only six would remain, if a plan shared by […] Continue reading -> Range of Social Issues Are More Important Than Genetics for Citizens’ Health 06/05/2025 Kerry Cullinan There is a 33-year gap in life expectancy between people born in the country with the highest life expectancy and those born in the country with the lowest life expectancy, while 94% of maternal deaths happen in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs), according to a World Health Organization global report on the social determinants of […] Continue reading -> Midwives: The Missing Link in Crisis Response 05/05/2025 Daniela Drandic & Ana Gutierrez On International Midwives’ Day (5 May), the crucial role of midwives – particularly in humanitarian crises – needs recognition, and their voices need to be included in planning and policies. Being pregnant, giving birth or having a newborn are times of change and challenge – but when a woman is also facing a humanitarian crisis, […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts
WHO’s Samira Asma Reportedly Leaving Tedros’ Leadership Team – UNAIDS Scraps Merger Plan 08/05/2025 Elaine Ruth Fletcher Samira Asma, assistant director of Data, Analytics and Delivery since 2020, is reportedly leaving WHO in the first of an expected departure of five senior leadership team members as the Organisation sets out to dramatically shrinks its Geneva footprint and staffing. Of the existing 11-member team, only six would remain, if a plan shared by […] Continue reading -> Range of Social Issues Are More Important Than Genetics for Citizens’ Health 06/05/2025 Kerry Cullinan There is a 33-year gap in life expectancy between people born in the country with the highest life expectancy and those born in the country with the lowest life expectancy, while 94% of maternal deaths happen in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs), according to a World Health Organization global report on the social determinants of […] Continue reading -> Midwives: The Missing Link in Crisis Response 05/05/2025 Daniela Drandic & Ana Gutierrez On International Midwives’ Day (5 May), the crucial role of midwives – particularly in humanitarian crises – needs recognition, and their voices need to be included in planning and policies. Being pregnant, giving birth or having a newborn are times of change and challenge – but when a woman is also facing a humanitarian crisis, […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts
Range of Social Issues Are More Important Than Genetics for Citizens’ Health 06/05/2025 Kerry Cullinan There is a 33-year gap in life expectancy between people born in the country with the highest life expectancy and those born in the country with the lowest life expectancy, while 94% of maternal deaths happen in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs), according to a World Health Organization global report on the social determinants of […] Continue reading -> Midwives: The Missing Link in Crisis Response 05/05/2025 Daniela Drandic & Ana Gutierrez On International Midwives’ Day (5 May), the crucial role of midwives – particularly in humanitarian crises – needs recognition, and their voices need to be included in planning and policies. Being pregnant, giving birth or having a newborn are times of change and challenge – but when a woman is also facing a humanitarian crisis, […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts
Midwives: The Missing Link in Crisis Response 05/05/2025 Daniela Drandic & Ana Gutierrez On International Midwives’ Day (5 May), the crucial role of midwives – particularly in humanitarian crises – needs recognition, and their voices need to be included in planning and policies. Being pregnant, giving birth or having a newborn are times of change and challenge – but when a woman is also facing a humanitarian crisis, […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts