Rape Survivors in DRC and Guinea Get Help in Their Struggle for Justice and Health 12/04/2023 Kizito Makoye KIGOMA, Tanzania – Mary Akile is still harbouring emotional suffering four years after a rape attack that inflicted both physical pain and untold mental anguish. “I still remember how the attackers invaded my house and raped me, one after another,” says Akile, her voice cracking as she recalled the harrowing ordeal during April 2019 at […] Continue reading -> US Abortion Pill Ruling Could Have Chilling Effect on Other Drug Approvals 11/04/2023 Kerry Cullinan Hundreds of executives from US pharmaceutical and biotech companies have condemned as “judicial activism” last Friday’s ruling by a US District judge in Texas that the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) had erred by approving the abortion pill, mifepristone. The FDA, US Department of Justice and the drug manufacturer, Danco Laboratories have opposed the ruling, […] Continue reading -> The WHO Turns 75 06/04/2023 Stefan Anderson Seventy-five years ago on Friday – World Health Day – the World Health Organization’s (WHO) founding constitution became the first document to formally recognize health as a human right. Three-quarters of a century later, a WHO battered by the COVID-19 pandemic is juggling how to adapt to new health threats with achieving its most basic […] Continue reading -> US Accused of Supporting ‘Veil of Secrecy’ Over Pandemic Accord Negotiations, As WHO Extends Countries’ Textual Deadline 06/04/2023 Kerry Cullinan International NGOs and activists have called out the US for siding with China to exclude the public from seeing drafts of the pandemic accord as it is being negotiated by World Health Organization (WHO) member states. “The attempt to create a veil of secrecy now surrounding the substantive and technical text-based negotiations on the WHO […] Continue reading -> Climate Change Pushing an ‘Alarming’ Spread of Dengue, Chikungunya and Zika 06/04/2023 Megha Kaveri Climate change is driving the spread of mosquito-borne arboviruses – dengue, chikungunya and Zika – into new areas, thus leading the world to newer crises, the World Health Organization (WHO) warned this week. Several countries in the Americas region have reported an increase in dengue, zika and chikungunya cases and that the pattern might repeat […] Continue reading -> Time to ‘Walk the Talk’ in Addressing Health Worker Shortages 05/04/2023 Kerry Cullinan Around half of the world’s health workers experienced burnout during the COVID-19 pandemic, while 55 countries face serious shortages of health workers – exacerbated by the poaching of skilled staff by wealthier countries. Many countries are struggling to retain health workers, ensure they are equitably distributed, there is an adequate skills mix, and battling to […] Continue reading -> One in Six People Affected by Infertility 04/04/2023 Stefan Anderson One in six people worldwide experiences infertility at some point in their lifetime, according to a World Health Organization (WHO) report containing the first global infertility estimates in over a decade. Around 17.5% of adults experience infertility with little variation across regions and country income groups. Lifetime prevalence was 17.8% in high-income countries and 16.5% […] Continue reading -> Key COVID Lessons: Nuture Healthworkers and Build Primary Care 03/04/2023 Kerry Cullinan Strong primary health care, nurturing the health workforce and legal flexibility emerged as key COVID-19 lessons at a high-level roundtable at the Fifth Global Forum for Human Resources for Health, which opened on Monday. Chile gave its healthworkers life insurance, more holidays and extra pay during the pandemic, said Chilean health official Dr Raquel Child […] Continue reading -> Time is Tight for Pandemic Accord Negotiations, Tedros Acknowledges 03/04/2023 Kerry Cullinan The fifth meeting of the Intergovernmental Negotiating Body (INB) to draft a pandemic accord started on Monday with acknowledgement by World Health Organization (WHO) Director-General Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus that it faces a very tight timeframe. “There is now only one year until the World Health Assembly in May 2024, which will consider the outcome […] Continue reading -> Tanzania Mobilises Musicians and Influencers to Shed the Legacy of its COVID-denying Ex-president 31/03/2023 Kizito Makoye DAR ES SALAAM, Tanzania—Blaring Singeli music is one of the few sources of entertainment for poor slum dwellers in Manzese, part of Tanzania’s smoke-belching capital city of Dar es Salaam. But for the 32-year-old Mariam Kinesha, the electronic music known for its fast beats, exuberant shaking dance style and muddled MC-driven lyrics, is not only […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older Posts Newer Posts
US Abortion Pill Ruling Could Have Chilling Effect on Other Drug Approvals 11/04/2023 Kerry Cullinan Hundreds of executives from US pharmaceutical and biotech companies have condemned as “judicial activism” last Friday’s ruling by a US District judge in Texas that the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) had erred by approving the abortion pill, mifepristone. The FDA, US Department of Justice and the drug manufacturer, Danco Laboratories have opposed the ruling, […] Continue reading -> The WHO Turns 75 06/04/2023 Stefan Anderson Seventy-five years ago on Friday – World Health Day – the World Health Organization’s (WHO) founding constitution became the first document to formally recognize health as a human right. Three-quarters of a century later, a WHO battered by the COVID-19 pandemic is juggling how to adapt to new health threats with achieving its most basic […] Continue reading -> US Accused of Supporting ‘Veil of Secrecy’ Over Pandemic Accord Negotiations, As WHO Extends Countries’ Textual Deadline 06/04/2023 Kerry Cullinan International NGOs and activists have called out the US for siding with China to exclude the public from seeing drafts of the pandemic accord as it is being negotiated by World Health Organization (WHO) member states. “The attempt to create a veil of secrecy now surrounding the substantive and technical text-based negotiations on the WHO […] Continue reading -> Climate Change Pushing an ‘Alarming’ Spread of Dengue, Chikungunya and Zika 06/04/2023 Megha Kaveri Climate change is driving the spread of mosquito-borne arboviruses – dengue, chikungunya and Zika – into new areas, thus leading the world to newer crises, the World Health Organization (WHO) warned this week. Several countries in the Americas region have reported an increase in dengue, zika and chikungunya cases and that the pattern might repeat […] Continue reading -> Time to ‘Walk the Talk’ in Addressing Health Worker Shortages 05/04/2023 Kerry Cullinan Around half of the world’s health workers experienced burnout during the COVID-19 pandemic, while 55 countries face serious shortages of health workers – exacerbated by the poaching of skilled staff by wealthier countries. Many countries are struggling to retain health workers, ensure they are equitably distributed, there is an adequate skills mix, and battling to […] Continue reading -> One in Six People Affected by Infertility 04/04/2023 Stefan Anderson One in six people worldwide experiences infertility at some point in their lifetime, according to a World Health Organization (WHO) report containing the first global infertility estimates in over a decade. Around 17.5% of adults experience infertility with little variation across regions and country income groups. Lifetime prevalence was 17.8% in high-income countries and 16.5% […] Continue reading -> Key COVID Lessons: Nuture Healthworkers and Build Primary Care 03/04/2023 Kerry Cullinan Strong primary health care, nurturing the health workforce and legal flexibility emerged as key COVID-19 lessons at a high-level roundtable at the Fifth Global Forum for Human Resources for Health, which opened on Monday. Chile gave its healthworkers life insurance, more holidays and extra pay during the pandemic, said Chilean health official Dr Raquel Child […] Continue reading -> Time is Tight for Pandemic Accord Negotiations, Tedros Acknowledges 03/04/2023 Kerry Cullinan The fifth meeting of the Intergovernmental Negotiating Body (INB) to draft a pandemic accord started on Monday with acknowledgement by World Health Organization (WHO) Director-General Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus that it faces a very tight timeframe. “There is now only one year until the World Health Assembly in May 2024, which will consider the outcome […] Continue reading -> Tanzania Mobilises Musicians and Influencers to Shed the Legacy of its COVID-denying Ex-president 31/03/2023 Kizito Makoye DAR ES SALAAM, Tanzania—Blaring Singeli music is one of the few sources of entertainment for poor slum dwellers in Manzese, part of Tanzania’s smoke-belching capital city of Dar es Salaam. But for the 32-year-old Mariam Kinesha, the electronic music known for its fast beats, exuberant shaking dance style and muddled MC-driven lyrics, is not only […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older Posts Newer Posts
The WHO Turns 75 06/04/2023 Stefan Anderson Seventy-five years ago on Friday – World Health Day – the World Health Organization’s (WHO) founding constitution became the first document to formally recognize health as a human right. Three-quarters of a century later, a WHO battered by the COVID-19 pandemic is juggling how to adapt to new health threats with achieving its most basic […] Continue reading -> US Accused of Supporting ‘Veil of Secrecy’ Over Pandemic Accord Negotiations, As WHO Extends Countries’ Textual Deadline 06/04/2023 Kerry Cullinan International NGOs and activists have called out the US for siding with China to exclude the public from seeing drafts of the pandemic accord as it is being negotiated by World Health Organization (WHO) member states. “The attempt to create a veil of secrecy now surrounding the substantive and technical text-based negotiations on the WHO […] Continue reading -> Climate Change Pushing an ‘Alarming’ Spread of Dengue, Chikungunya and Zika 06/04/2023 Megha Kaveri Climate change is driving the spread of mosquito-borne arboviruses – dengue, chikungunya and Zika – into new areas, thus leading the world to newer crises, the World Health Organization (WHO) warned this week. Several countries in the Americas region have reported an increase in dengue, zika and chikungunya cases and that the pattern might repeat […] Continue reading -> Time to ‘Walk the Talk’ in Addressing Health Worker Shortages 05/04/2023 Kerry Cullinan Around half of the world’s health workers experienced burnout during the COVID-19 pandemic, while 55 countries face serious shortages of health workers – exacerbated by the poaching of skilled staff by wealthier countries. Many countries are struggling to retain health workers, ensure they are equitably distributed, there is an adequate skills mix, and battling to […] Continue reading -> One in Six People Affected by Infertility 04/04/2023 Stefan Anderson One in six people worldwide experiences infertility at some point in their lifetime, according to a World Health Organization (WHO) report containing the first global infertility estimates in over a decade. Around 17.5% of adults experience infertility with little variation across regions and country income groups. Lifetime prevalence was 17.8% in high-income countries and 16.5% […] Continue reading -> Key COVID Lessons: Nuture Healthworkers and Build Primary Care 03/04/2023 Kerry Cullinan Strong primary health care, nurturing the health workforce and legal flexibility emerged as key COVID-19 lessons at a high-level roundtable at the Fifth Global Forum for Human Resources for Health, which opened on Monday. Chile gave its healthworkers life insurance, more holidays and extra pay during the pandemic, said Chilean health official Dr Raquel Child […] Continue reading -> Time is Tight for Pandemic Accord Negotiations, Tedros Acknowledges 03/04/2023 Kerry Cullinan The fifth meeting of the Intergovernmental Negotiating Body (INB) to draft a pandemic accord started on Monday with acknowledgement by World Health Organization (WHO) Director-General Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus that it faces a very tight timeframe. “There is now only one year until the World Health Assembly in May 2024, which will consider the outcome […] Continue reading -> Tanzania Mobilises Musicians and Influencers to Shed the Legacy of its COVID-denying Ex-president 31/03/2023 Kizito Makoye DAR ES SALAAM, Tanzania—Blaring Singeli music is one of the few sources of entertainment for poor slum dwellers in Manzese, part of Tanzania’s smoke-belching capital city of Dar es Salaam. But for the 32-year-old Mariam Kinesha, the electronic music known for its fast beats, exuberant shaking dance style and muddled MC-driven lyrics, is not only […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older Posts Newer Posts
US Accused of Supporting ‘Veil of Secrecy’ Over Pandemic Accord Negotiations, As WHO Extends Countries’ Textual Deadline 06/04/2023 Kerry Cullinan International NGOs and activists have called out the US for siding with China to exclude the public from seeing drafts of the pandemic accord as it is being negotiated by World Health Organization (WHO) member states. “The attempt to create a veil of secrecy now surrounding the substantive and technical text-based negotiations on the WHO […] Continue reading -> Climate Change Pushing an ‘Alarming’ Spread of Dengue, Chikungunya and Zika 06/04/2023 Megha Kaveri Climate change is driving the spread of mosquito-borne arboviruses – dengue, chikungunya and Zika – into new areas, thus leading the world to newer crises, the World Health Organization (WHO) warned this week. Several countries in the Americas region have reported an increase in dengue, zika and chikungunya cases and that the pattern might repeat […] Continue reading -> Time to ‘Walk the Talk’ in Addressing Health Worker Shortages 05/04/2023 Kerry Cullinan Around half of the world’s health workers experienced burnout during the COVID-19 pandemic, while 55 countries face serious shortages of health workers – exacerbated by the poaching of skilled staff by wealthier countries. Many countries are struggling to retain health workers, ensure they are equitably distributed, there is an adequate skills mix, and battling to […] Continue reading -> One in Six People Affected by Infertility 04/04/2023 Stefan Anderson One in six people worldwide experiences infertility at some point in their lifetime, according to a World Health Organization (WHO) report containing the first global infertility estimates in over a decade. Around 17.5% of adults experience infertility with little variation across regions and country income groups. Lifetime prevalence was 17.8% in high-income countries and 16.5% […] Continue reading -> Key COVID Lessons: Nuture Healthworkers and Build Primary Care 03/04/2023 Kerry Cullinan Strong primary health care, nurturing the health workforce and legal flexibility emerged as key COVID-19 lessons at a high-level roundtable at the Fifth Global Forum for Human Resources for Health, which opened on Monday. Chile gave its healthworkers life insurance, more holidays and extra pay during the pandemic, said Chilean health official Dr Raquel Child […] Continue reading -> Time is Tight for Pandemic Accord Negotiations, Tedros Acknowledges 03/04/2023 Kerry Cullinan The fifth meeting of the Intergovernmental Negotiating Body (INB) to draft a pandemic accord started on Monday with acknowledgement by World Health Organization (WHO) Director-General Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus that it faces a very tight timeframe. “There is now only one year until the World Health Assembly in May 2024, which will consider the outcome […] Continue reading -> Tanzania Mobilises Musicians and Influencers to Shed the Legacy of its COVID-denying Ex-president 31/03/2023 Kizito Makoye DAR ES SALAAM, Tanzania—Blaring Singeli music is one of the few sources of entertainment for poor slum dwellers in Manzese, part of Tanzania’s smoke-belching capital city of Dar es Salaam. But for the 32-year-old Mariam Kinesha, the electronic music known for its fast beats, exuberant shaking dance style and muddled MC-driven lyrics, is not only […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older Posts Newer Posts
Climate Change Pushing an ‘Alarming’ Spread of Dengue, Chikungunya and Zika 06/04/2023 Megha Kaveri Climate change is driving the spread of mosquito-borne arboviruses – dengue, chikungunya and Zika – into new areas, thus leading the world to newer crises, the World Health Organization (WHO) warned this week. Several countries in the Americas region have reported an increase in dengue, zika and chikungunya cases and that the pattern might repeat […] Continue reading -> Time to ‘Walk the Talk’ in Addressing Health Worker Shortages 05/04/2023 Kerry Cullinan Around half of the world’s health workers experienced burnout during the COVID-19 pandemic, while 55 countries face serious shortages of health workers – exacerbated by the poaching of skilled staff by wealthier countries. Many countries are struggling to retain health workers, ensure they are equitably distributed, there is an adequate skills mix, and battling to […] Continue reading -> One in Six People Affected by Infertility 04/04/2023 Stefan Anderson One in six people worldwide experiences infertility at some point in their lifetime, according to a World Health Organization (WHO) report containing the first global infertility estimates in over a decade. Around 17.5% of adults experience infertility with little variation across regions and country income groups. Lifetime prevalence was 17.8% in high-income countries and 16.5% […] Continue reading -> Key COVID Lessons: Nuture Healthworkers and Build Primary Care 03/04/2023 Kerry Cullinan Strong primary health care, nurturing the health workforce and legal flexibility emerged as key COVID-19 lessons at a high-level roundtable at the Fifth Global Forum for Human Resources for Health, which opened on Monday. Chile gave its healthworkers life insurance, more holidays and extra pay during the pandemic, said Chilean health official Dr Raquel Child […] Continue reading -> Time is Tight for Pandemic Accord Negotiations, Tedros Acknowledges 03/04/2023 Kerry Cullinan The fifth meeting of the Intergovernmental Negotiating Body (INB) to draft a pandemic accord started on Monday with acknowledgement by World Health Organization (WHO) Director-General Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus that it faces a very tight timeframe. “There is now only one year until the World Health Assembly in May 2024, which will consider the outcome […] Continue reading -> Tanzania Mobilises Musicians and Influencers to Shed the Legacy of its COVID-denying Ex-president 31/03/2023 Kizito Makoye DAR ES SALAAM, Tanzania—Blaring Singeli music is one of the few sources of entertainment for poor slum dwellers in Manzese, part of Tanzania’s smoke-belching capital city of Dar es Salaam. But for the 32-year-old Mariam Kinesha, the electronic music known for its fast beats, exuberant shaking dance style and muddled MC-driven lyrics, is not only […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older Posts Newer Posts
Time to ‘Walk the Talk’ in Addressing Health Worker Shortages 05/04/2023 Kerry Cullinan Around half of the world’s health workers experienced burnout during the COVID-19 pandemic, while 55 countries face serious shortages of health workers – exacerbated by the poaching of skilled staff by wealthier countries. Many countries are struggling to retain health workers, ensure they are equitably distributed, there is an adequate skills mix, and battling to […] Continue reading -> One in Six People Affected by Infertility 04/04/2023 Stefan Anderson One in six people worldwide experiences infertility at some point in their lifetime, according to a World Health Organization (WHO) report containing the first global infertility estimates in over a decade. Around 17.5% of adults experience infertility with little variation across regions and country income groups. Lifetime prevalence was 17.8% in high-income countries and 16.5% […] Continue reading -> Key COVID Lessons: Nuture Healthworkers and Build Primary Care 03/04/2023 Kerry Cullinan Strong primary health care, nurturing the health workforce and legal flexibility emerged as key COVID-19 lessons at a high-level roundtable at the Fifth Global Forum for Human Resources for Health, which opened on Monday. Chile gave its healthworkers life insurance, more holidays and extra pay during the pandemic, said Chilean health official Dr Raquel Child […] Continue reading -> Time is Tight for Pandemic Accord Negotiations, Tedros Acknowledges 03/04/2023 Kerry Cullinan The fifth meeting of the Intergovernmental Negotiating Body (INB) to draft a pandemic accord started on Monday with acknowledgement by World Health Organization (WHO) Director-General Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus that it faces a very tight timeframe. “There is now only one year until the World Health Assembly in May 2024, which will consider the outcome […] Continue reading -> Tanzania Mobilises Musicians and Influencers to Shed the Legacy of its COVID-denying Ex-president 31/03/2023 Kizito Makoye DAR ES SALAAM, Tanzania—Blaring Singeli music is one of the few sources of entertainment for poor slum dwellers in Manzese, part of Tanzania’s smoke-belching capital city of Dar es Salaam. But for the 32-year-old Mariam Kinesha, the electronic music known for its fast beats, exuberant shaking dance style and muddled MC-driven lyrics, is not only […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older Posts Newer Posts
One in Six People Affected by Infertility 04/04/2023 Stefan Anderson One in six people worldwide experiences infertility at some point in their lifetime, according to a World Health Organization (WHO) report containing the first global infertility estimates in over a decade. Around 17.5% of adults experience infertility with little variation across regions and country income groups. Lifetime prevalence was 17.8% in high-income countries and 16.5% […] Continue reading -> Key COVID Lessons: Nuture Healthworkers and Build Primary Care 03/04/2023 Kerry Cullinan Strong primary health care, nurturing the health workforce and legal flexibility emerged as key COVID-19 lessons at a high-level roundtable at the Fifth Global Forum for Human Resources for Health, which opened on Monday. Chile gave its healthworkers life insurance, more holidays and extra pay during the pandemic, said Chilean health official Dr Raquel Child […] Continue reading -> Time is Tight for Pandemic Accord Negotiations, Tedros Acknowledges 03/04/2023 Kerry Cullinan The fifth meeting of the Intergovernmental Negotiating Body (INB) to draft a pandemic accord started on Monday with acknowledgement by World Health Organization (WHO) Director-General Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus that it faces a very tight timeframe. “There is now only one year until the World Health Assembly in May 2024, which will consider the outcome […] Continue reading -> Tanzania Mobilises Musicians and Influencers to Shed the Legacy of its COVID-denying Ex-president 31/03/2023 Kizito Makoye DAR ES SALAAM, Tanzania—Blaring Singeli music is one of the few sources of entertainment for poor slum dwellers in Manzese, part of Tanzania’s smoke-belching capital city of Dar es Salaam. But for the 32-year-old Mariam Kinesha, the electronic music known for its fast beats, exuberant shaking dance style and muddled MC-driven lyrics, is not only […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older Posts Newer Posts
Key COVID Lessons: Nuture Healthworkers and Build Primary Care 03/04/2023 Kerry Cullinan Strong primary health care, nurturing the health workforce and legal flexibility emerged as key COVID-19 lessons at a high-level roundtable at the Fifth Global Forum for Human Resources for Health, which opened on Monday. Chile gave its healthworkers life insurance, more holidays and extra pay during the pandemic, said Chilean health official Dr Raquel Child […] Continue reading -> Time is Tight for Pandemic Accord Negotiations, Tedros Acknowledges 03/04/2023 Kerry Cullinan The fifth meeting of the Intergovernmental Negotiating Body (INB) to draft a pandemic accord started on Monday with acknowledgement by World Health Organization (WHO) Director-General Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus that it faces a very tight timeframe. “There is now only one year until the World Health Assembly in May 2024, which will consider the outcome […] Continue reading -> Tanzania Mobilises Musicians and Influencers to Shed the Legacy of its COVID-denying Ex-president 31/03/2023 Kizito Makoye DAR ES SALAAM, Tanzania—Blaring Singeli music is one of the few sources of entertainment for poor slum dwellers in Manzese, part of Tanzania’s smoke-belching capital city of Dar es Salaam. But for the 32-year-old Mariam Kinesha, the electronic music known for its fast beats, exuberant shaking dance style and muddled MC-driven lyrics, is not only […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older Posts Newer Posts
Time is Tight for Pandemic Accord Negotiations, Tedros Acknowledges 03/04/2023 Kerry Cullinan The fifth meeting of the Intergovernmental Negotiating Body (INB) to draft a pandemic accord started on Monday with acknowledgement by World Health Organization (WHO) Director-General Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus that it faces a very tight timeframe. “There is now only one year until the World Health Assembly in May 2024, which will consider the outcome […] Continue reading -> Tanzania Mobilises Musicians and Influencers to Shed the Legacy of its COVID-denying Ex-president 31/03/2023 Kizito Makoye DAR ES SALAAM, Tanzania—Blaring Singeli music is one of the few sources of entertainment for poor slum dwellers in Manzese, part of Tanzania’s smoke-belching capital city of Dar es Salaam. But for the 32-year-old Mariam Kinesha, the electronic music known for its fast beats, exuberant shaking dance style and muddled MC-driven lyrics, is not only […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older Posts Newer Posts
Tanzania Mobilises Musicians and Influencers to Shed the Legacy of its COVID-denying Ex-president 31/03/2023 Kizito Makoye DAR ES SALAAM, Tanzania—Blaring Singeli music is one of the few sources of entertainment for poor slum dwellers in Manzese, part of Tanzania’s smoke-belching capital city of Dar es Salaam. But for the 32-year-old Mariam Kinesha, the electronic music known for its fast beats, exuberant shaking dance style and muddled MC-driven lyrics, is not only […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older Posts Newer Posts