Summit Needs to Restore Control of Our Food Systems to Local Producers and Communities 23/09/2021 Dina Mired Home-cooked food is a serious matter in the Middle East and family mealtimes are sacrosanct. We are known for our hospitality. We go all out for our guests. People have strong and definite opinions about food, and family recipes are secrets handed down from generation to generation. As a child, I took our cuisine for […] Continue reading -> WHO Says Key Air Pollutant Levels Should be Cut by One-Half – Meeting Stricter Guidelines Would Save 5-6 Million Lives Annually 22/09/2021 Elaine Ruth Fletcher In a milestone moment, WHO today issued new guidelines for a range of health-harmful air pollutants – recommending a reduction by one-half in safe levels of fine particulates (PM2.5) – considered to be the benchmark indicator of health impacts that lead to some 7 million deaths a year. The new standards put most cities of […] Continue reading -> US Will Give 500 Million More Pfizer Jabs to poor countries, Joins EU in Launching New COVID Financing Fund 22/09/2021 Kerry Cullinan The US is buying 500 million COVID-19 vaccines from Pfizer for low and middle-income countries, which will be shipped “by this time next year”, US President Joe Biden announced at his COVID-19 summit on Wednesday. “For every one shot we’ve administered to date in America, we have now committed to doing three shots for the […] Continue reading -> Vaccine Equity, Boosters Dominate Lead to Biden COVID-19 Summit, as UN Head Warns Against US-China Rivalry 20/09/2021 Elaine Ruth Fletcher & Kerry Cullinan Vaccine equity and booster debates are shadowing the lead-up to US President Joe Biden’s planned COVID-19 Summit on Wednesday, with the US reportedly poised to donate another half a billion Pfizer vaccines to the world. Israeli scientists reported that people over age 60 who received a third dose of the Pfizer vaccine were five times […] Continue reading -> Mothers and Babies’ Lives are Threatened by Fake and Sub-Standard Medicine 17/09/2021 Kawaldip Sehmi Iconic places across the world will be lit up in orange on World Patient Safety Day on Friday to highlight the global campaign to reduce preventable deaths in childbirth and pregnancy and deliver safe maternal and newborn care. The International Alliance of Patients’ Organisation (IAPO), which I lead, and the alliance we are a member […] Continue reading -> Much More Needs to be Done About Unhealthy Impact of Meat 15/09/2021 Madeleine Hoecklin Twenty multinational meat and dairy conglomerates emit more greenhouse gases than Germany, Britain, or France, according to the Meat Atlas which was launched recently by Friends of the Earth and the Heinrich Böll Stiftung. A range of health issues associated with meat-heavy diets also require attention in the push toward more sustainable practices, according to […] Continue reading -> WHO & African Leaders Pin Hopes on Biden’s ‘Global COVID-19 Summit’ for ‘New Deal’ on Pandemic Response 14/09/2021 Elaine Ruth Fletcher After months of frustrated efforts to unlock global vaccine supplies for the African continent, WHO and African Union leaders are now pinning their hopes on US President Joe Biden’s reported plan to call heads of state to a “Global Pandemic Summit” on the sidelines of the United Nations General Assembly, which opened today, as a […] Continue reading -> A Global Tax on Tobacco Products Will Have Massive Health Benefits 13/09/2021 Dina Mired Imagine you run a country and someone comes to you and says, “I have an idea for how you can make people healthier, reduce cancer by 20%, protect women and children, and even put money in your coffers for COVID-19 response, vaccines and recovery efforts.” It sounds implausible, even absurd. And yet, there is one […] Continue reading -> Countries Urged to Decriminalize Suicide & Invest in Mental Health on World Suicide Prevention Day 10/09/2021 Madeleine Hoecklin The leading international organization for suicide prevention has called for the decriminalization of suicide – as well as greater investment by countries in suicide prevention, including greater restrictions on access to common suicide tools such as toxic pesticides and firearms. The appeals, by the International Association for Suicide Prevention (IASP) and endorsed by the World […] Continue reading -> Bilateral Deals Will be Key to Nailing Down G20 Health Ministers’ Declaration 06/09/2021 Kerry Cullinan G20 health ministers have agreed to share COVID-19 vaccine doses with low and middle-income countries (LMIC) and to support their capacity to produce their own vaccines, but failed to commit to numbers or a time frame. The two-day meeting of G20 health ministers ended on Monday with the adoption of a health declaration that reiterated […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts
WHO Says Key Air Pollutant Levels Should be Cut by One-Half – Meeting Stricter Guidelines Would Save 5-6 Million Lives Annually 22/09/2021 Elaine Ruth Fletcher In a milestone moment, WHO today issued new guidelines for a range of health-harmful air pollutants – recommending a reduction by one-half in safe levels of fine particulates (PM2.5) – considered to be the benchmark indicator of health impacts that lead to some 7 million deaths a year. The new standards put most cities of […] Continue reading -> US Will Give 500 Million More Pfizer Jabs to poor countries, Joins EU in Launching New COVID Financing Fund 22/09/2021 Kerry Cullinan The US is buying 500 million COVID-19 vaccines from Pfizer for low and middle-income countries, which will be shipped “by this time next year”, US President Joe Biden announced at his COVID-19 summit on Wednesday. “For every one shot we’ve administered to date in America, we have now committed to doing three shots for the […] Continue reading -> Vaccine Equity, Boosters Dominate Lead to Biden COVID-19 Summit, as UN Head Warns Against US-China Rivalry 20/09/2021 Elaine Ruth Fletcher & Kerry Cullinan Vaccine equity and booster debates are shadowing the lead-up to US President Joe Biden’s planned COVID-19 Summit on Wednesday, with the US reportedly poised to donate another half a billion Pfizer vaccines to the world. Israeli scientists reported that people over age 60 who received a third dose of the Pfizer vaccine were five times […] Continue reading -> Mothers and Babies’ Lives are Threatened by Fake and Sub-Standard Medicine 17/09/2021 Kawaldip Sehmi Iconic places across the world will be lit up in orange on World Patient Safety Day on Friday to highlight the global campaign to reduce preventable deaths in childbirth and pregnancy and deliver safe maternal and newborn care. The International Alliance of Patients’ Organisation (IAPO), which I lead, and the alliance we are a member […] Continue reading -> Much More Needs to be Done About Unhealthy Impact of Meat 15/09/2021 Madeleine Hoecklin Twenty multinational meat and dairy conglomerates emit more greenhouse gases than Germany, Britain, or France, according to the Meat Atlas which was launched recently by Friends of the Earth and the Heinrich Böll Stiftung. A range of health issues associated with meat-heavy diets also require attention in the push toward more sustainable practices, according to […] Continue reading -> WHO & African Leaders Pin Hopes on Biden’s ‘Global COVID-19 Summit’ for ‘New Deal’ on Pandemic Response 14/09/2021 Elaine Ruth Fletcher After months of frustrated efforts to unlock global vaccine supplies for the African continent, WHO and African Union leaders are now pinning their hopes on US President Joe Biden’s reported plan to call heads of state to a “Global Pandemic Summit” on the sidelines of the United Nations General Assembly, which opened today, as a […] Continue reading -> A Global Tax on Tobacco Products Will Have Massive Health Benefits 13/09/2021 Dina Mired Imagine you run a country and someone comes to you and says, “I have an idea for how you can make people healthier, reduce cancer by 20%, protect women and children, and even put money in your coffers for COVID-19 response, vaccines and recovery efforts.” It sounds implausible, even absurd. And yet, there is one […] Continue reading -> Countries Urged to Decriminalize Suicide & Invest in Mental Health on World Suicide Prevention Day 10/09/2021 Madeleine Hoecklin The leading international organization for suicide prevention has called for the decriminalization of suicide – as well as greater investment by countries in suicide prevention, including greater restrictions on access to common suicide tools such as toxic pesticides and firearms. The appeals, by the International Association for Suicide Prevention (IASP) and endorsed by the World […] Continue reading -> Bilateral Deals Will be Key to Nailing Down G20 Health Ministers’ Declaration 06/09/2021 Kerry Cullinan G20 health ministers have agreed to share COVID-19 vaccine doses with low and middle-income countries (LMIC) and to support their capacity to produce their own vaccines, but failed to commit to numbers or a time frame. The two-day meeting of G20 health ministers ended on Monday with the adoption of a health declaration that reiterated […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts
US Will Give 500 Million More Pfizer Jabs to poor countries, Joins EU in Launching New COVID Financing Fund 22/09/2021 Kerry Cullinan The US is buying 500 million COVID-19 vaccines from Pfizer for low and middle-income countries, which will be shipped “by this time next year”, US President Joe Biden announced at his COVID-19 summit on Wednesday. “For every one shot we’ve administered to date in America, we have now committed to doing three shots for the […] Continue reading -> Vaccine Equity, Boosters Dominate Lead to Biden COVID-19 Summit, as UN Head Warns Against US-China Rivalry 20/09/2021 Elaine Ruth Fletcher & Kerry Cullinan Vaccine equity and booster debates are shadowing the lead-up to US President Joe Biden’s planned COVID-19 Summit on Wednesday, with the US reportedly poised to donate another half a billion Pfizer vaccines to the world. Israeli scientists reported that people over age 60 who received a third dose of the Pfizer vaccine were five times […] Continue reading -> Mothers and Babies’ Lives are Threatened by Fake and Sub-Standard Medicine 17/09/2021 Kawaldip Sehmi Iconic places across the world will be lit up in orange on World Patient Safety Day on Friday to highlight the global campaign to reduce preventable deaths in childbirth and pregnancy and deliver safe maternal and newborn care. The International Alliance of Patients’ Organisation (IAPO), which I lead, and the alliance we are a member […] Continue reading -> Much More Needs to be Done About Unhealthy Impact of Meat 15/09/2021 Madeleine Hoecklin Twenty multinational meat and dairy conglomerates emit more greenhouse gases than Germany, Britain, or France, according to the Meat Atlas which was launched recently by Friends of the Earth and the Heinrich Böll Stiftung. A range of health issues associated with meat-heavy diets also require attention in the push toward more sustainable practices, according to […] Continue reading -> WHO & African Leaders Pin Hopes on Biden’s ‘Global COVID-19 Summit’ for ‘New Deal’ on Pandemic Response 14/09/2021 Elaine Ruth Fletcher After months of frustrated efforts to unlock global vaccine supplies for the African continent, WHO and African Union leaders are now pinning their hopes on US President Joe Biden’s reported plan to call heads of state to a “Global Pandemic Summit” on the sidelines of the United Nations General Assembly, which opened today, as a […] Continue reading -> A Global Tax on Tobacco Products Will Have Massive Health Benefits 13/09/2021 Dina Mired Imagine you run a country and someone comes to you and says, “I have an idea for how you can make people healthier, reduce cancer by 20%, protect women and children, and even put money in your coffers for COVID-19 response, vaccines and recovery efforts.” It sounds implausible, even absurd. And yet, there is one […] Continue reading -> Countries Urged to Decriminalize Suicide & Invest in Mental Health on World Suicide Prevention Day 10/09/2021 Madeleine Hoecklin The leading international organization for suicide prevention has called for the decriminalization of suicide – as well as greater investment by countries in suicide prevention, including greater restrictions on access to common suicide tools such as toxic pesticides and firearms. The appeals, by the International Association for Suicide Prevention (IASP) and endorsed by the World […] Continue reading -> Bilateral Deals Will be Key to Nailing Down G20 Health Ministers’ Declaration 06/09/2021 Kerry Cullinan G20 health ministers have agreed to share COVID-19 vaccine doses with low and middle-income countries (LMIC) and to support their capacity to produce their own vaccines, but failed to commit to numbers or a time frame. The two-day meeting of G20 health ministers ended on Monday with the adoption of a health declaration that reiterated […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts
Vaccine Equity, Boosters Dominate Lead to Biden COVID-19 Summit, as UN Head Warns Against US-China Rivalry 20/09/2021 Elaine Ruth Fletcher & Kerry Cullinan Vaccine equity and booster debates are shadowing the lead-up to US President Joe Biden’s planned COVID-19 Summit on Wednesday, with the US reportedly poised to donate another half a billion Pfizer vaccines to the world. Israeli scientists reported that people over age 60 who received a third dose of the Pfizer vaccine were five times […] Continue reading -> Mothers and Babies’ Lives are Threatened by Fake and Sub-Standard Medicine 17/09/2021 Kawaldip Sehmi Iconic places across the world will be lit up in orange on World Patient Safety Day on Friday to highlight the global campaign to reduce preventable deaths in childbirth and pregnancy and deliver safe maternal and newborn care. The International Alliance of Patients’ Organisation (IAPO), which I lead, and the alliance we are a member […] Continue reading -> Much More Needs to be Done About Unhealthy Impact of Meat 15/09/2021 Madeleine Hoecklin Twenty multinational meat and dairy conglomerates emit more greenhouse gases than Germany, Britain, or France, according to the Meat Atlas which was launched recently by Friends of the Earth and the Heinrich Böll Stiftung. A range of health issues associated with meat-heavy diets also require attention in the push toward more sustainable practices, according to […] Continue reading -> WHO & African Leaders Pin Hopes on Biden’s ‘Global COVID-19 Summit’ for ‘New Deal’ on Pandemic Response 14/09/2021 Elaine Ruth Fletcher After months of frustrated efforts to unlock global vaccine supplies for the African continent, WHO and African Union leaders are now pinning their hopes on US President Joe Biden’s reported plan to call heads of state to a “Global Pandemic Summit” on the sidelines of the United Nations General Assembly, which opened today, as a […] Continue reading -> A Global Tax on Tobacco Products Will Have Massive Health Benefits 13/09/2021 Dina Mired Imagine you run a country and someone comes to you and says, “I have an idea for how you can make people healthier, reduce cancer by 20%, protect women and children, and even put money in your coffers for COVID-19 response, vaccines and recovery efforts.” It sounds implausible, even absurd. And yet, there is one […] Continue reading -> Countries Urged to Decriminalize Suicide & Invest in Mental Health on World Suicide Prevention Day 10/09/2021 Madeleine Hoecklin The leading international organization for suicide prevention has called for the decriminalization of suicide – as well as greater investment by countries in suicide prevention, including greater restrictions on access to common suicide tools such as toxic pesticides and firearms. The appeals, by the International Association for Suicide Prevention (IASP) and endorsed by the World […] Continue reading -> Bilateral Deals Will be Key to Nailing Down G20 Health Ministers’ Declaration 06/09/2021 Kerry Cullinan G20 health ministers have agreed to share COVID-19 vaccine doses with low and middle-income countries (LMIC) and to support their capacity to produce their own vaccines, but failed to commit to numbers or a time frame. The two-day meeting of G20 health ministers ended on Monday with the adoption of a health declaration that reiterated […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts
Mothers and Babies’ Lives are Threatened by Fake and Sub-Standard Medicine 17/09/2021 Kawaldip Sehmi Iconic places across the world will be lit up in orange on World Patient Safety Day on Friday to highlight the global campaign to reduce preventable deaths in childbirth and pregnancy and deliver safe maternal and newborn care. The International Alliance of Patients’ Organisation (IAPO), which I lead, and the alliance we are a member […] Continue reading -> Much More Needs to be Done About Unhealthy Impact of Meat 15/09/2021 Madeleine Hoecklin Twenty multinational meat and dairy conglomerates emit more greenhouse gases than Germany, Britain, or France, according to the Meat Atlas which was launched recently by Friends of the Earth and the Heinrich Böll Stiftung. A range of health issues associated with meat-heavy diets also require attention in the push toward more sustainable practices, according to […] Continue reading -> WHO & African Leaders Pin Hopes on Biden’s ‘Global COVID-19 Summit’ for ‘New Deal’ on Pandemic Response 14/09/2021 Elaine Ruth Fletcher After months of frustrated efforts to unlock global vaccine supplies for the African continent, WHO and African Union leaders are now pinning their hopes on US President Joe Biden’s reported plan to call heads of state to a “Global Pandemic Summit” on the sidelines of the United Nations General Assembly, which opened today, as a […] Continue reading -> A Global Tax on Tobacco Products Will Have Massive Health Benefits 13/09/2021 Dina Mired Imagine you run a country and someone comes to you and says, “I have an idea for how you can make people healthier, reduce cancer by 20%, protect women and children, and even put money in your coffers for COVID-19 response, vaccines and recovery efforts.” It sounds implausible, even absurd. And yet, there is one […] Continue reading -> Countries Urged to Decriminalize Suicide & Invest in Mental Health on World Suicide Prevention Day 10/09/2021 Madeleine Hoecklin The leading international organization for suicide prevention has called for the decriminalization of suicide – as well as greater investment by countries in suicide prevention, including greater restrictions on access to common suicide tools such as toxic pesticides and firearms. The appeals, by the International Association for Suicide Prevention (IASP) and endorsed by the World […] Continue reading -> Bilateral Deals Will be Key to Nailing Down G20 Health Ministers’ Declaration 06/09/2021 Kerry Cullinan G20 health ministers have agreed to share COVID-19 vaccine doses with low and middle-income countries (LMIC) and to support their capacity to produce their own vaccines, but failed to commit to numbers or a time frame. The two-day meeting of G20 health ministers ended on Monday with the adoption of a health declaration that reiterated […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts
Much More Needs to be Done About Unhealthy Impact of Meat 15/09/2021 Madeleine Hoecklin Twenty multinational meat and dairy conglomerates emit more greenhouse gases than Germany, Britain, or France, according to the Meat Atlas which was launched recently by Friends of the Earth and the Heinrich Böll Stiftung. A range of health issues associated with meat-heavy diets also require attention in the push toward more sustainable practices, according to […] Continue reading -> WHO & African Leaders Pin Hopes on Biden’s ‘Global COVID-19 Summit’ for ‘New Deal’ on Pandemic Response 14/09/2021 Elaine Ruth Fletcher After months of frustrated efforts to unlock global vaccine supplies for the African continent, WHO and African Union leaders are now pinning their hopes on US President Joe Biden’s reported plan to call heads of state to a “Global Pandemic Summit” on the sidelines of the United Nations General Assembly, which opened today, as a […] Continue reading -> A Global Tax on Tobacco Products Will Have Massive Health Benefits 13/09/2021 Dina Mired Imagine you run a country and someone comes to you and says, “I have an idea for how you can make people healthier, reduce cancer by 20%, protect women and children, and even put money in your coffers for COVID-19 response, vaccines and recovery efforts.” It sounds implausible, even absurd. And yet, there is one […] Continue reading -> Countries Urged to Decriminalize Suicide & Invest in Mental Health on World Suicide Prevention Day 10/09/2021 Madeleine Hoecklin The leading international organization for suicide prevention has called for the decriminalization of suicide – as well as greater investment by countries in suicide prevention, including greater restrictions on access to common suicide tools such as toxic pesticides and firearms. The appeals, by the International Association for Suicide Prevention (IASP) and endorsed by the World […] Continue reading -> Bilateral Deals Will be Key to Nailing Down G20 Health Ministers’ Declaration 06/09/2021 Kerry Cullinan G20 health ministers have agreed to share COVID-19 vaccine doses with low and middle-income countries (LMIC) and to support their capacity to produce their own vaccines, but failed to commit to numbers or a time frame. The two-day meeting of G20 health ministers ended on Monday with the adoption of a health declaration that reiterated […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts
WHO & African Leaders Pin Hopes on Biden’s ‘Global COVID-19 Summit’ for ‘New Deal’ on Pandemic Response 14/09/2021 Elaine Ruth Fletcher After months of frustrated efforts to unlock global vaccine supplies for the African continent, WHO and African Union leaders are now pinning their hopes on US President Joe Biden’s reported plan to call heads of state to a “Global Pandemic Summit” on the sidelines of the United Nations General Assembly, which opened today, as a […] Continue reading -> A Global Tax on Tobacco Products Will Have Massive Health Benefits 13/09/2021 Dina Mired Imagine you run a country and someone comes to you and says, “I have an idea for how you can make people healthier, reduce cancer by 20%, protect women and children, and even put money in your coffers for COVID-19 response, vaccines and recovery efforts.” It sounds implausible, even absurd. And yet, there is one […] Continue reading -> Countries Urged to Decriminalize Suicide & Invest in Mental Health on World Suicide Prevention Day 10/09/2021 Madeleine Hoecklin The leading international organization for suicide prevention has called for the decriminalization of suicide – as well as greater investment by countries in suicide prevention, including greater restrictions on access to common suicide tools such as toxic pesticides and firearms. The appeals, by the International Association for Suicide Prevention (IASP) and endorsed by the World […] Continue reading -> Bilateral Deals Will be Key to Nailing Down G20 Health Ministers’ Declaration 06/09/2021 Kerry Cullinan G20 health ministers have agreed to share COVID-19 vaccine doses with low and middle-income countries (LMIC) and to support their capacity to produce their own vaccines, but failed to commit to numbers or a time frame. The two-day meeting of G20 health ministers ended on Monday with the adoption of a health declaration that reiterated […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts
A Global Tax on Tobacco Products Will Have Massive Health Benefits 13/09/2021 Dina Mired Imagine you run a country and someone comes to you and says, “I have an idea for how you can make people healthier, reduce cancer by 20%, protect women and children, and even put money in your coffers for COVID-19 response, vaccines and recovery efforts.” It sounds implausible, even absurd. And yet, there is one […] Continue reading -> Countries Urged to Decriminalize Suicide & Invest in Mental Health on World Suicide Prevention Day 10/09/2021 Madeleine Hoecklin The leading international organization for suicide prevention has called for the decriminalization of suicide – as well as greater investment by countries in suicide prevention, including greater restrictions on access to common suicide tools such as toxic pesticides and firearms. The appeals, by the International Association for Suicide Prevention (IASP) and endorsed by the World […] Continue reading -> Bilateral Deals Will be Key to Nailing Down G20 Health Ministers’ Declaration 06/09/2021 Kerry Cullinan G20 health ministers have agreed to share COVID-19 vaccine doses with low and middle-income countries (LMIC) and to support their capacity to produce their own vaccines, but failed to commit to numbers or a time frame. The two-day meeting of G20 health ministers ended on Monday with the adoption of a health declaration that reiterated […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts
Countries Urged to Decriminalize Suicide & Invest in Mental Health on World Suicide Prevention Day 10/09/2021 Madeleine Hoecklin The leading international organization for suicide prevention has called for the decriminalization of suicide – as well as greater investment by countries in suicide prevention, including greater restrictions on access to common suicide tools such as toxic pesticides and firearms. The appeals, by the International Association for Suicide Prevention (IASP) and endorsed by the World […] Continue reading -> Bilateral Deals Will be Key to Nailing Down G20 Health Ministers’ Declaration 06/09/2021 Kerry Cullinan G20 health ministers have agreed to share COVID-19 vaccine doses with low and middle-income countries (LMIC) and to support their capacity to produce their own vaccines, but failed to commit to numbers or a time frame. The two-day meeting of G20 health ministers ended on Monday with the adoption of a health declaration that reiterated […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts
Bilateral Deals Will be Key to Nailing Down G20 Health Ministers’ Declaration 06/09/2021 Kerry Cullinan G20 health ministers have agreed to share COVID-19 vaccine doses with low and middle-income countries (LMIC) and to support their capacity to produce their own vaccines, but failed to commit to numbers or a time frame. The two-day meeting of G20 health ministers ended on Monday with the adoption of a health declaration that reiterated […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts