Global Health & Emergencies Advocate Peter Salama Dies At Age 51 24/01/2020 Elaine Ruth Fletcher WHO’s head of Universal Health Coverage, Dr. Peter Salama, has died suddenly at the age of 51. The Australian-born medical epidemiologist was known as an eloquent global health advocate, who dedicated his career to combatting the world’s most difficult and dangerous diseases and strengthening fragile health systems in states weakened by war and civil unrest. […] Continue reading -> WHO Refrains From Declaring Public Health Emergency Now Over Coronavirus Virus Outbreak; But 3 Chinese Cities On Lockdown 22/01/2020 Grace Ren and Elaine Ruth Fletcher [Updated 24 January, 2020] Over 20 million people in three Chinese cities were under lockdown as of Friday morning, as authorities battled an outbreak of a novel coronavirus first discovered at the beginning of January in Wuhan, China, in the central province of Wuhei. The strong Chinese measures came after the World Health Organization decided […] Continue reading -> Davos Sees Climate Change Initiatives Launched – Defying Doomsayers 22/01/2020 Elaine Ruth Fletcher Britain’s Prince Charles picked up the climate gauntlet from Swedish youth activist Greta Thunberg on Wednesday, calling on global political and business leaders to confront the “approaching catastrophe”, on day two of the World Economic Forum in Davos. “What good is all of the extra wealth in the world gained from business as usual if […] Continue reading -> Mystery Virus in Wuhan Identified As Novel Coronavirus; Researchers Still Searching For Animal Host 13/01/2020 Grace Ren Chinese authorities have been commended for the speed at which they have identified the genetic make up of a novel coronavirus, 2019-nCoV as the cause of a new pneumonia-like illness in Wuhan, China. The virus has infected 42 people, and is likely transmitted primarily through animals to humans, said a leading infectious disease specialist on […] Continue reading -> Mental Health – Among The ‘Most Neglected’ Of Neglected Tropical Disease Issues, Says DNDi Scientist 10/01/2020 Grace Ren Neglected tropical diseases (NTDs) can lead to physical disfiguration, stress and stigmatization, which leave lifelong impacts on the mental health of many of those infected, even after the disease itself is cured. As the health community prepares to mark the first-ever World NTD Day on 30 January, Nathalie Strub-Wourgaft, director of Neglected Tropical Diseases at […] Continue reading -> Emergencies, Cervical Cancer, IP & Innovation Among Highlights Of Member State Consultations Ahead Of WHO Executive Board 09/01/2020 Editorial team Ahead of the upcoming WHO Executive Board meeting 3-8 February, WHO has launched a series of informal consultations this week with member state representatives on key issues that will be coming before the governing body – and ultimately the May meeting of the World Health Assembly (WHA). The detailed consultation agenda, published on the WHO […] Continue reading -> DRC Struggles With Twin Outbreaks Of Measles & Ebola; WHO Appeals For US$40 Million For Measles Vaccine Drive 07/01/2020 Editorial team With the death toll from the world’s worst measles outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) now exceeding 6000, the World Health Organization (WHO) appealed to donors on Tuesday for $US 40 million more in funding to stop the advance of the disease – which has killed nearly three times as many people […] Continue reading -> Mystery Virus In Wuhan Strikes 59 People; Chinese Rule Out SARS, MERS & Seasonal Flu 06/01/2020 Elaine Ruth Fletcher Chinese authorities have ruled out seasonal influenza, avian flu, adenovirus, SARS and MERS as the cause of a mysterious strain of pneumonia that has now stricken 59 people in the Chinese city of Wuhan, according to the latest data from WHO. The unidentified virus, which has left seven people critically ill, may have emerged from […] Continue reading -> Biosimilar Breast Cancer Drug Gets WHO Seal Of Approval – Agency Aims To Increase Worldwide Access To Life-Saving Treatment 18/12/2019 Elaine Ruth Fletcher The World Health Organization (WHO) has given its quality seal of approval to a biologically similar formulation of the breast cancer drug – trastuzumab – in a move the agency says could help make the costly, life-saving treatment more affordable and available to women globally. Breast cancer is the most common form of cancer in […] Continue reading -> More People In Low- and Middle-Income Countries Are Obese – While Others Remain Undernourished 16/12/2019 Grace Ren More than one-third of low- and middle-income countries worldwide are facing significant rates of obesity alongside continued pockets of undernutrition, according to a major new study published on Monday in The Lancet. The four-part series The Double Burden of Malnutrition, led by the World Health Organization in collaboration with a number of universities and researchers […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts
WHO Refrains From Declaring Public Health Emergency Now Over Coronavirus Virus Outbreak; But 3 Chinese Cities On Lockdown 22/01/2020 Grace Ren and Elaine Ruth Fletcher [Updated 24 January, 2020] Over 20 million people in three Chinese cities were under lockdown as of Friday morning, as authorities battled an outbreak of a novel coronavirus first discovered at the beginning of January in Wuhan, China, in the central province of Wuhei. The strong Chinese measures came after the World Health Organization decided […] Continue reading -> Davos Sees Climate Change Initiatives Launched – Defying Doomsayers 22/01/2020 Elaine Ruth Fletcher Britain’s Prince Charles picked up the climate gauntlet from Swedish youth activist Greta Thunberg on Wednesday, calling on global political and business leaders to confront the “approaching catastrophe”, on day two of the World Economic Forum in Davos. “What good is all of the extra wealth in the world gained from business as usual if […] Continue reading -> Mystery Virus in Wuhan Identified As Novel Coronavirus; Researchers Still Searching For Animal Host 13/01/2020 Grace Ren Chinese authorities have been commended for the speed at which they have identified the genetic make up of a novel coronavirus, 2019-nCoV as the cause of a new pneumonia-like illness in Wuhan, China. The virus has infected 42 people, and is likely transmitted primarily through animals to humans, said a leading infectious disease specialist on […] Continue reading -> Mental Health – Among The ‘Most Neglected’ Of Neglected Tropical Disease Issues, Says DNDi Scientist 10/01/2020 Grace Ren Neglected tropical diseases (NTDs) can lead to physical disfiguration, stress and stigmatization, which leave lifelong impacts on the mental health of many of those infected, even after the disease itself is cured. As the health community prepares to mark the first-ever World NTD Day on 30 January, Nathalie Strub-Wourgaft, director of Neglected Tropical Diseases at […] Continue reading -> Emergencies, Cervical Cancer, IP & Innovation Among Highlights Of Member State Consultations Ahead Of WHO Executive Board 09/01/2020 Editorial team Ahead of the upcoming WHO Executive Board meeting 3-8 February, WHO has launched a series of informal consultations this week with member state representatives on key issues that will be coming before the governing body – and ultimately the May meeting of the World Health Assembly (WHA). The detailed consultation agenda, published on the WHO […] Continue reading -> DRC Struggles With Twin Outbreaks Of Measles & Ebola; WHO Appeals For US$40 Million For Measles Vaccine Drive 07/01/2020 Editorial team With the death toll from the world’s worst measles outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) now exceeding 6000, the World Health Organization (WHO) appealed to donors on Tuesday for $US 40 million more in funding to stop the advance of the disease – which has killed nearly three times as many people […] Continue reading -> Mystery Virus In Wuhan Strikes 59 People; Chinese Rule Out SARS, MERS & Seasonal Flu 06/01/2020 Elaine Ruth Fletcher Chinese authorities have ruled out seasonal influenza, avian flu, adenovirus, SARS and MERS as the cause of a mysterious strain of pneumonia that has now stricken 59 people in the Chinese city of Wuhan, according to the latest data from WHO. The unidentified virus, which has left seven people critically ill, may have emerged from […] Continue reading -> Biosimilar Breast Cancer Drug Gets WHO Seal Of Approval – Agency Aims To Increase Worldwide Access To Life-Saving Treatment 18/12/2019 Elaine Ruth Fletcher The World Health Organization (WHO) has given its quality seal of approval to a biologically similar formulation of the breast cancer drug – trastuzumab – in a move the agency says could help make the costly, life-saving treatment more affordable and available to women globally. Breast cancer is the most common form of cancer in […] Continue reading -> More People In Low- and Middle-Income Countries Are Obese – While Others Remain Undernourished 16/12/2019 Grace Ren More than one-third of low- and middle-income countries worldwide are facing significant rates of obesity alongside continued pockets of undernutrition, according to a major new study published on Monday in The Lancet. The four-part series The Double Burden of Malnutrition, led by the World Health Organization in collaboration with a number of universities and researchers […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts
Davos Sees Climate Change Initiatives Launched – Defying Doomsayers 22/01/2020 Elaine Ruth Fletcher Britain’s Prince Charles picked up the climate gauntlet from Swedish youth activist Greta Thunberg on Wednesday, calling on global political and business leaders to confront the “approaching catastrophe”, on day two of the World Economic Forum in Davos. “What good is all of the extra wealth in the world gained from business as usual if […] Continue reading -> Mystery Virus in Wuhan Identified As Novel Coronavirus; Researchers Still Searching For Animal Host 13/01/2020 Grace Ren Chinese authorities have been commended for the speed at which they have identified the genetic make up of a novel coronavirus, 2019-nCoV as the cause of a new pneumonia-like illness in Wuhan, China. The virus has infected 42 people, and is likely transmitted primarily through animals to humans, said a leading infectious disease specialist on […] Continue reading -> Mental Health – Among The ‘Most Neglected’ Of Neglected Tropical Disease Issues, Says DNDi Scientist 10/01/2020 Grace Ren Neglected tropical diseases (NTDs) can lead to physical disfiguration, stress and stigmatization, which leave lifelong impacts on the mental health of many of those infected, even after the disease itself is cured. As the health community prepares to mark the first-ever World NTD Day on 30 January, Nathalie Strub-Wourgaft, director of Neglected Tropical Diseases at […] Continue reading -> Emergencies, Cervical Cancer, IP & Innovation Among Highlights Of Member State Consultations Ahead Of WHO Executive Board 09/01/2020 Editorial team Ahead of the upcoming WHO Executive Board meeting 3-8 February, WHO has launched a series of informal consultations this week with member state representatives on key issues that will be coming before the governing body – and ultimately the May meeting of the World Health Assembly (WHA). The detailed consultation agenda, published on the WHO […] Continue reading -> DRC Struggles With Twin Outbreaks Of Measles & Ebola; WHO Appeals For US$40 Million For Measles Vaccine Drive 07/01/2020 Editorial team With the death toll from the world’s worst measles outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) now exceeding 6000, the World Health Organization (WHO) appealed to donors on Tuesday for $US 40 million more in funding to stop the advance of the disease – which has killed nearly three times as many people […] Continue reading -> Mystery Virus In Wuhan Strikes 59 People; Chinese Rule Out SARS, MERS & Seasonal Flu 06/01/2020 Elaine Ruth Fletcher Chinese authorities have ruled out seasonal influenza, avian flu, adenovirus, SARS and MERS as the cause of a mysterious strain of pneumonia that has now stricken 59 people in the Chinese city of Wuhan, according to the latest data from WHO. The unidentified virus, which has left seven people critically ill, may have emerged from […] Continue reading -> Biosimilar Breast Cancer Drug Gets WHO Seal Of Approval – Agency Aims To Increase Worldwide Access To Life-Saving Treatment 18/12/2019 Elaine Ruth Fletcher The World Health Organization (WHO) has given its quality seal of approval to a biologically similar formulation of the breast cancer drug – trastuzumab – in a move the agency says could help make the costly, life-saving treatment more affordable and available to women globally. Breast cancer is the most common form of cancer in […] Continue reading -> More People In Low- and Middle-Income Countries Are Obese – While Others Remain Undernourished 16/12/2019 Grace Ren More than one-third of low- and middle-income countries worldwide are facing significant rates of obesity alongside continued pockets of undernutrition, according to a major new study published on Monday in The Lancet. The four-part series The Double Burden of Malnutrition, led by the World Health Organization in collaboration with a number of universities and researchers […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts
Mystery Virus in Wuhan Identified As Novel Coronavirus; Researchers Still Searching For Animal Host 13/01/2020 Grace Ren Chinese authorities have been commended for the speed at which they have identified the genetic make up of a novel coronavirus, 2019-nCoV as the cause of a new pneumonia-like illness in Wuhan, China. The virus has infected 42 people, and is likely transmitted primarily through animals to humans, said a leading infectious disease specialist on […] Continue reading -> Mental Health – Among The ‘Most Neglected’ Of Neglected Tropical Disease Issues, Says DNDi Scientist 10/01/2020 Grace Ren Neglected tropical diseases (NTDs) can lead to physical disfiguration, stress and stigmatization, which leave lifelong impacts on the mental health of many of those infected, even after the disease itself is cured. As the health community prepares to mark the first-ever World NTD Day on 30 January, Nathalie Strub-Wourgaft, director of Neglected Tropical Diseases at […] Continue reading -> Emergencies, Cervical Cancer, IP & Innovation Among Highlights Of Member State Consultations Ahead Of WHO Executive Board 09/01/2020 Editorial team Ahead of the upcoming WHO Executive Board meeting 3-8 February, WHO has launched a series of informal consultations this week with member state representatives on key issues that will be coming before the governing body – and ultimately the May meeting of the World Health Assembly (WHA). The detailed consultation agenda, published on the WHO […] Continue reading -> DRC Struggles With Twin Outbreaks Of Measles & Ebola; WHO Appeals For US$40 Million For Measles Vaccine Drive 07/01/2020 Editorial team With the death toll from the world’s worst measles outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) now exceeding 6000, the World Health Organization (WHO) appealed to donors on Tuesday for $US 40 million more in funding to stop the advance of the disease – which has killed nearly three times as many people […] Continue reading -> Mystery Virus In Wuhan Strikes 59 People; Chinese Rule Out SARS, MERS & Seasonal Flu 06/01/2020 Elaine Ruth Fletcher Chinese authorities have ruled out seasonal influenza, avian flu, adenovirus, SARS and MERS as the cause of a mysterious strain of pneumonia that has now stricken 59 people in the Chinese city of Wuhan, according to the latest data from WHO. The unidentified virus, which has left seven people critically ill, may have emerged from […] Continue reading -> Biosimilar Breast Cancer Drug Gets WHO Seal Of Approval – Agency Aims To Increase Worldwide Access To Life-Saving Treatment 18/12/2019 Elaine Ruth Fletcher The World Health Organization (WHO) has given its quality seal of approval to a biologically similar formulation of the breast cancer drug – trastuzumab – in a move the agency says could help make the costly, life-saving treatment more affordable and available to women globally. Breast cancer is the most common form of cancer in […] Continue reading -> More People In Low- and Middle-Income Countries Are Obese – While Others Remain Undernourished 16/12/2019 Grace Ren More than one-third of low- and middle-income countries worldwide are facing significant rates of obesity alongside continued pockets of undernutrition, according to a major new study published on Monday in The Lancet. The four-part series The Double Burden of Malnutrition, led by the World Health Organization in collaboration with a number of universities and researchers […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts
Mental Health – Among The ‘Most Neglected’ Of Neglected Tropical Disease Issues, Says DNDi Scientist 10/01/2020 Grace Ren Neglected tropical diseases (NTDs) can lead to physical disfiguration, stress and stigmatization, which leave lifelong impacts on the mental health of many of those infected, even after the disease itself is cured. As the health community prepares to mark the first-ever World NTD Day on 30 January, Nathalie Strub-Wourgaft, director of Neglected Tropical Diseases at […] Continue reading -> Emergencies, Cervical Cancer, IP & Innovation Among Highlights Of Member State Consultations Ahead Of WHO Executive Board 09/01/2020 Editorial team Ahead of the upcoming WHO Executive Board meeting 3-8 February, WHO has launched a series of informal consultations this week with member state representatives on key issues that will be coming before the governing body – and ultimately the May meeting of the World Health Assembly (WHA). The detailed consultation agenda, published on the WHO […] Continue reading -> DRC Struggles With Twin Outbreaks Of Measles & Ebola; WHO Appeals For US$40 Million For Measles Vaccine Drive 07/01/2020 Editorial team With the death toll from the world’s worst measles outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) now exceeding 6000, the World Health Organization (WHO) appealed to donors on Tuesday for $US 40 million more in funding to stop the advance of the disease – which has killed nearly three times as many people […] Continue reading -> Mystery Virus In Wuhan Strikes 59 People; Chinese Rule Out SARS, MERS & Seasonal Flu 06/01/2020 Elaine Ruth Fletcher Chinese authorities have ruled out seasonal influenza, avian flu, adenovirus, SARS and MERS as the cause of a mysterious strain of pneumonia that has now stricken 59 people in the Chinese city of Wuhan, according to the latest data from WHO. The unidentified virus, which has left seven people critically ill, may have emerged from […] Continue reading -> Biosimilar Breast Cancer Drug Gets WHO Seal Of Approval – Agency Aims To Increase Worldwide Access To Life-Saving Treatment 18/12/2019 Elaine Ruth Fletcher The World Health Organization (WHO) has given its quality seal of approval to a biologically similar formulation of the breast cancer drug – trastuzumab – in a move the agency says could help make the costly, life-saving treatment more affordable and available to women globally. Breast cancer is the most common form of cancer in […] Continue reading -> More People In Low- and Middle-Income Countries Are Obese – While Others Remain Undernourished 16/12/2019 Grace Ren More than one-third of low- and middle-income countries worldwide are facing significant rates of obesity alongside continued pockets of undernutrition, according to a major new study published on Monday in The Lancet. The four-part series The Double Burden of Malnutrition, led by the World Health Organization in collaboration with a number of universities and researchers […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts
Emergencies, Cervical Cancer, IP & Innovation Among Highlights Of Member State Consultations Ahead Of WHO Executive Board 09/01/2020 Editorial team Ahead of the upcoming WHO Executive Board meeting 3-8 February, WHO has launched a series of informal consultations this week with member state representatives on key issues that will be coming before the governing body – and ultimately the May meeting of the World Health Assembly (WHA). The detailed consultation agenda, published on the WHO […] Continue reading -> DRC Struggles With Twin Outbreaks Of Measles & Ebola; WHO Appeals For US$40 Million For Measles Vaccine Drive 07/01/2020 Editorial team With the death toll from the world’s worst measles outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) now exceeding 6000, the World Health Organization (WHO) appealed to donors on Tuesday for $US 40 million more in funding to stop the advance of the disease – which has killed nearly three times as many people […] Continue reading -> Mystery Virus In Wuhan Strikes 59 People; Chinese Rule Out SARS, MERS & Seasonal Flu 06/01/2020 Elaine Ruth Fletcher Chinese authorities have ruled out seasonal influenza, avian flu, adenovirus, SARS and MERS as the cause of a mysterious strain of pneumonia that has now stricken 59 people in the Chinese city of Wuhan, according to the latest data from WHO. The unidentified virus, which has left seven people critically ill, may have emerged from […] Continue reading -> Biosimilar Breast Cancer Drug Gets WHO Seal Of Approval – Agency Aims To Increase Worldwide Access To Life-Saving Treatment 18/12/2019 Elaine Ruth Fletcher The World Health Organization (WHO) has given its quality seal of approval to a biologically similar formulation of the breast cancer drug – trastuzumab – in a move the agency says could help make the costly, life-saving treatment more affordable and available to women globally. Breast cancer is the most common form of cancer in […] Continue reading -> More People In Low- and Middle-Income Countries Are Obese – While Others Remain Undernourished 16/12/2019 Grace Ren More than one-third of low- and middle-income countries worldwide are facing significant rates of obesity alongside continued pockets of undernutrition, according to a major new study published on Monday in The Lancet. The four-part series The Double Burden of Malnutrition, led by the World Health Organization in collaboration with a number of universities and researchers […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts
DRC Struggles With Twin Outbreaks Of Measles & Ebola; WHO Appeals For US$40 Million For Measles Vaccine Drive 07/01/2020 Editorial team With the death toll from the world’s worst measles outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) now exceeding 6000, the World Health Organization (WHO) appealed to donors on Tuesday for $US 40 million more in funding to stop the advance of the disease – which has killed nearly three times as many people […] Continue reading -> Mystery Virus In Wuhan Strikes 59 People; Chinese Rule Out SARS, MERS & Seasonal Flu 06/01/2020 Elaine Ruth Fletcher Chinese authorities have ruled out seasonal influenza, avian flu, adenovirus, SARS and MERS as the cause of a mysterious strain of pneumonia that has now stricken 59 people in the Chinese city of Wuhan, according to the latest data from WHO. The unidentified virus, which has left seven people critically ill, may have emerged from […] Continue reading -> Biosimilar Breast Cancer Drug Gets WHO Seal Of Approval – Agency Aims To Increase Worldwide Access To Life-Saving Treatment 18/12/2019 Elaine Ruth Fletcher The World Health Organization (WHO) has given its quality seal of approval to a biologically similar formulation of the breast cancer drug – trastuzumab – in a move the agency says could help make the costly, life-saving treatment more affordable and available to women globally. Breast cancer is the most common form of cancer in […] Continue reading -> More People In Low- and Middle-Income Countries Are Obese – While Others Remain Undernourished 16/12/2019 Grace Ren More than one-third of low- and middle-income countries worldwide are facing significant rates of obesity alongside continued pockets of undernutrition, according to a major new study published on Monday in The Lancet. The four-part series The Double Burden of Malnutrition, led by the World Health Organization in collaboration with a number of universities and researchers […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts
Mystery Virus In Wuhan Strikes 59 People; Chinese Rule Out SARS, MERS & Seasonal Flu 06/01/2020 Elaine Ruth Fletcher Chinese authorities have ruled out seasonal influenza, avian flu, adenovirus, SARS and MERS as the cause of a mysterious strain of pneumonia that has now stricken 59 people in the Chinese city of Wuhan, according to the latest data from WHO. The unidentified virus, which has left seven people critically ill, may have emerged from […] Continue reading -> Biosimilar Breast Cancer Drug Gets WHO Seal Of Approval – Agency Aims To Increase Worldwide Access To Life-Saving Treatment 18/12/2019 Elaine Ruth Fletcher The World Health Organization (WHO) has given its quality seal of approval to a biologically similar formulation of the breast cancer drug – trastuzumab – in a move the agency says could help make the costly, life-saving treatment more affordable and available to women globally. Breast cancer is the most common form of cancer in […] Continue reading -> More People In Low- and Middle-Income Countries Are Obese – While Others Remain Undernourished 16/12/2019 Grace Ren More than one-third of low- and middle-income countries worldwide are facing significant rates of obesity alongside continued pockets of undernutrition, according to a major new study published on Monday in The Lancet. The four-part series The Double Burden of Malnutrition, led by the World Health Organization in collaboration with a number of universities and researchers […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts
Biosimilar Breast Cancer Drug Gets WHO Seal Of Approval – Agency Aims To Increase Worldwide Access To Life-Saving Treatment 18/12/2019 Elaine Ruth Fletcher The World Health Organization (WHO) has given its quality seal of approval to a biologically similar formulation of the breast cancer drug – trastuzumab – in a move the agency says could help make the costly, life-saving treatment more affordable and available to women globally. Breast cancer is the most common form of cancer in […] Continue reading -> More People In Low- and Middle-Income Countries Are Obese – While Others Remain Undernourished 16/12/2019 Grace Ren More than one-third of low- and middle-income countries worldwide are facing significant rates of obesity alongside continued pockets of undernutrition, according to a major new study published on Monday in The Lancet. The four-part series The Double Burden of Malnutrition, led by the World Health Organization in collaboration with a number of universities and researchers […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts
More People In Low- and Middle-Income Countries Are Obese – While Others Remain Undernourished 16/12/2019 Grace Ren More than one-third of low- and middle-income countries worldwide are facing significant rates of obesity alongside continued pockets of undernutrition, according to a major new study published on Monday in The Lancet. The four-part series The Double Burden of Malnutrition, led by the World Health Organization in collaboration with a number of universities and researchers […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts