As Denmark Scraps COVID Restrictions, WHO Urges Caution 01/02/2022 Kerry Cullinan The world is “sick and tired” of COVID-19, World Health Organization (WHO) Director General Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus acknowledged but warned that Omicron posed a substantial threat to global health, having caused 90 million infections in the past 10 weeks – more than all the cases recorded in 2021. Tedros’s appeal came as Denmark lifted […] Continue reading -> Non-state Actors Seek More Inclusion at WHO 01/02/2022 Paul Adepoju The World Health Organization (WHO) is considering changing how it relates to non-state actors (NSAs), but some of these organisations are concerned that the changes envisaged by the global body may weaken their voices. In 2016, the WHO’s World Health Assembly (WHA) adopted a Framework for Engagement with NSAs – known as FENSA – to […] Continue reading -> Amid Mountains of COVID Waste, WHO Urges Sustainable Solutions 01/02/2022 Kerry Cullinan Almost four times the usual medical waste was generated in New Delhi during the height of India’s COVID-19 pandemic in May 2021 when all COVID-19 waste was mistakenly classified as infectious, according to a new report issued by the World Health Organization (WHO) on Tuesday. Most of the approximately 87,000 tonnes of personal protective equipment […] Continue reading -> Return to ‘Real’ vs ‘Edible’ Food is Needed After COVID-19 Pandemic 31/01/2022 Raisa Santos The explosion of unhealthy diets received considerable attention at last week’s WHO Executive Board meeting, as well as at last year’s UN Food Systems Summit – as key contributors to the global epidemic of chronic diseases such as obesity, diabetes, and cardiovascular diseases – which have also exacerbated the health risks of billions of people […] Continue reading -> Long COVID: Researchers Find ‘Antibody Signature’ to Identify High-Risk Patients; Two Vaccine Shots Could Stop the Syndrome 31/01/2022 Maayan Hoffman Researchers find two antibodies in common in people with long-COVID, the lingering post-infection condition that was recognised by the World Health Organization (WHO) last October. But scientists say symptoms and how many people develop the virus are still unclear. By Maayan Hoffman A sizable portion of the 370 million people infected with SARS-COV2 experience Post-Acute […] Continue reading -> Executive Board Meeting Ends with Concerns about WHO’s Sustainability and Board´s Ability to Govern Efficiently 30/01/2022 Paul Adepoju & Elaine Ruth Fletcher As the 150th Executive Board Meeting of the WHO closed Saturday, attention focused on the inability of the WHO governing board to reach consensus on critical issues that it had debated – including a more sustainable financing framework as well as a clear way forward on a proposed new pandemic legal accord, reforms of global […] Continue reading -> Global Health Security Demands National as well as Global Responses 29/01/2022 Ilona Kickbusch, David Heymann, Chikwe Ihekweazu & Swee Kheng Khor As the world enters the third year of the COVID-19 pandemic, an increasing number of important efforts are underway to strengthen global health security. However, it is vital that, while strengthening our global health architecture, we do not lose sight of the fundamental role played by national level health systems in tackling global health threats. […] Continue reading -> WHO Needs to Reform Accountability Systems to Prevent Sexual Exploitation and Abuse 28/01/2022 Elaine Ruth Fletcher & Raisa Santos WHO needs to reform lines of authority and responsibility across all aspects of its emergencies response operations in order to effectively prevent, report, and take measures against sexual exploitation and harrassment. Those were the highlights of a final report by an Independent Oversight Advisory Committee (IOAC) of the WHO Health Emergencies Programme, examining the claims […] Continue reading -> New Nigerian Lassa Fever Outbreak Underway – and Expanding its Range 28/01/2022 Paul Adepoju Following reports of an unusually large number of cases in January 2022 across some 12 states, Nigeria is stepping up its surveillance of Lassa fever, the deadly viral hemorrhagic illness transmitted by infected rodents, or through other infected people or tainted food. This year marks the fourth year in a row in which large outbreaks […] Continue reading -> Infectious Disease Funding Virtually Unchanged, Neglected Tropical Diseases Continue Trend of Stagnation 28/01/2022 Raisa Santos Despite the strains of COVID-19, global funding for poverty-related infectious diseases, such as HIV/AIDS, TB, and malaria, remains virtually unchanged at US $3.937 billion, with investment dropping only 4% in 2020, according to the fourteenth annual G-FINDER Report. The report, released by Australia-based Policy Cures Research group on Thursday, showed a drop of only US […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older Posts Newer Posts
Non-state Actors Seek More Inclusion at WHO 01/02/2022 Paul Adepoju The World Health Organization (WHO) is considering changing how it relates to non-state actors (NSAs), but some of these organisations are concerned that the changes envisaged by the global body may weaken their voices. In 2016, the WHO’s World Health Assembly (WHA) adopted a Framework for Engagement with NSAs – known as FENSA – to […] Continue reading -> Amid Mountains of COVID Waste, WHO Urges Sustainable Solutions 01/02/2022 Kerry Cullinan Almost four times the usual medical waste was generated in New Delhi during the height of India’s COVID-19 pandemic in May 2021 when all COVID-19 waste was mistakenly classified as infectious, according to a new report issued by the World Health Organization (WHO) on Tuesday. Most of the approximately 87,000 tonnes of personal protective equipment […] Continue reading -> Return to ‘Real’ vs ‘Edible’ Food is Needed After COVID-19 Pandemic 31/01/2022 Raisa Santos The explosion of unhealthy diets received considerable attention at last week’s WHO Executive Board meeting, as well as at last year’s UN Food Systems Summit – as key contributors to the global epidemic of chronic diseases such as obesity, diabetes, and cardiovascular diseases – which have also exacerbated the health risks of billions of people […] Continue reading -> Long COVID: Researchers Find ‘Antibody Signature’ to Identify High-Risk Patients; Two Vaccine Shots Could Stop the Syndrome 31/01/2022 Maayan Hoffman Researchers find two antibodies in common in people with long-COVID, the lingering post-infection condition that was recognised by the World Health Organization (WHO) last October. But scientists say symptoms and how many people develop the virus are still unclear. By Maayan Hoffman A sizable portion of the 370 million people infected with SARS-COV2 experience Post-Acute […] Continue reading -> Executive Board Meeting Ends with Concerns about WHO’s Sustainability and Board´s Ability to Govern Efficiently 30/01/2022 Paul Adepoju & Elaine Ruth Fletcher As the 150th Executive Board Meeting of the WHO closed Saturday, attention focused on the inability of the WHO governing board to reach consensus on critical issues that it had debated – including a more sustainable financing framework as well as a clear way forward on a proposed new pandemic legal accord, reforms of global […] Continue reading -> Global Health Security Demands National as well as Global Responses 29/01/2022 Ilona Kickbusch, David Heymann, Chikwe Ihekweazu & Swee Kheng Khor As the world enters the third year of the COVID-19 pandemic, an increasing number of important efforts are underway to strengthen global health security. However, it is vital that, while strengthening our global health architecture, we do not lose sight of the fundamental role played by national level health systems in tackling global health threats. […] Continue reading -> WHO Needs to Reform Accountability Systems to Prevent Sexual Exploitation and Abuse 28/01/2022 Elaine Ruth Fletcher & Raisa Santos WHO needs to reform lines of authority and responsibility across all aspects of its emergencies response operations in order to effectively prevent, report, and take measures against sexual exploitation and harrassment. Those were the highlights of a final report by an Independent Oversight Advisory Committee (IOAC) of the WHO Health Emergencies Programme, examining the claims […] Continue reading -> New Nigerian Lassa Fever Outbreak Underway – and Expanding its Range 28/01/2022 Paul Adepoju Following reports of an unusually large number of cases in January 2022 across some 12 states, Nigeria is stepping up its surveillance of Lassa fever, the deadly viral hemorrhagic illness transmitted by infected rodents, or through other infected people or tainted food. This year marks the fourth year in a row in which large outbreaks […] Continue reading -> Infectious Disease Funding Virtually Unchanged, Neglected Tropical Diseases Continue Trend of Stagnation 28/01/2022 Raisa Santos Despite the strains of COVID-19, global funding for poverty-related infectious diseases, such as HIV/AIDS, TB, and malaria, remains virtually unchanged at US $3.937 billion, with investment dropping only 4% in 2020, according to the fourteenth annual G-FINDER Report. The report, released by Australia-based Policy Cures Research group on Thursday, showed a drop of only US […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older Posts Newer Posts
Amid Mountains of COVID Waste, WHO Urges Sustainable Solutions 01/02/2022 Kerry Cullinan Almost four times the usual medical waste was generated in New Delhi during the height of India’s COVID-19 pandemic in May 2021 when all COVID-19 waste was mistakenly classified as infectious, according to a new report issued by the World Health Organization (WHO) on Tuesday. Most of the approximately 87,000 tonnes of personal protective equipment […] Continue reading -> Return to ‘Real’ vs ‘Edible’ Food is Needed After COVID-19 Pandemic 31/01/2022 Raisa Santos The explosion of unhealthy diets received considerable attention at last week’s WHO Executive Board meeting, as well as at last year’s UN Food Systems Summit – as key contributors to the global epidemic of chronic diseases such as obesity, diabetes, and cardiovascular diseases – which have also exacerbated the health risks of billions of people […] Continue reading -> Long COVID: Researchers Find ‘Antibody Signature’ to Identify High-Risk Patients; Two Vaccine Shots Could Stop the Syndrome 31/01/2022 Maayan Hoffman Researchers find two antibodies in common in people with long-COVID, the lingering post-infection condition that was recognised by the World Health Organization (WHO) last October. But scientists say symptoms and how many people develop the virus are still unclear. By Maayan Hoffman A sizable portion of the 370 million people infected with SARS-COV2 experience Post-Acute […] Continue reading -> Executive Board Meeting Ends with Concerns about WHO’s Sustainability and Board´s Ability to Govern Efficiently 30/01/2022 Paul Adepoju & Elaine Ruth Fletcher As the 150th Executive Board Meeting of the WHO closed Saturday, attention focused on the inability of the WHO governing board to reach consensus on critical issues that it had debated – including a more sustainable financing framework as well as a clear way forward on a proposed new pandemic legal accord, reforms of global […] Continue reading -> Global Health Security Demands National as well as Global Responses 29/01/2022 Ilona Kickbusch, David Heymann, Chikwe Ihekweazu & Swee Kheng Khor As the world enters the third year of the COVID-19 pandemic, an increasing number of important efforts are underway to strengthen global health security. However, it is vital that, while strengthening our global health architecture, we do not lose sight of the fundamental role played by national level health systems in tackling global health threats. […] Continue reading -> WHO Needs to Reform Accountability Systems to Prevent Sexual Exploitation and Abuse 28/01/2022 Elaine Ruth Fletcher & Raisa Santos WHO needs to reform lines of authority and responsibility across all aspects of its emergencies response operations in order to effectively prevent, report, and take measures against sexual exploitation and harrassment. Those were the highlights of a final report by an Independent Oversight Advisory Committee (IOAC) of the WHO Health Emergencies Programme, examining the claims […] Continue reading -> New Nigerian Lassa Fever Outbreak Underway – and Expanding its Range 28/01/2022 Paul Adepoju Following reports of an unusually large number of cases in January 2022 across some 12 states, Nigeria is stepping up its surveillance of Lassa fever, the deadly viral hemorrhagic illness transmitted by infected rodents, or through other infected people or tainted food. This year marks the fourth year in a row in which large outbreaks […] Continue reading -> Infectious Disease Funding Virtually Unchanged, Neglected Tropical Diseases Continue Trend of Stagnation 28/01/2022 Raisa Santos Despite the strains of COVID-19, global funding for poverty-related infectious diseases, such as HIV/AIDS, TB, and malaria, remains virtually unchanged at US $3.937 billion, with investment dropping only 4% in 2020, according to the fourteenth annual G-FINDER Report. The report, released by Australia-based Policy Cures Research group on Thursday, showed a drop of only US […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older Posts Newer Posts
Return to ‘Real’ vs ‘Edible’ Food is Needed After COVID-19 Pandemic 31/01/2022 Raisa Santos The explosion of unhealthy diets received considerable attention at last week’s WHO Executive Board meeting, as well as at last year’s UN Food Systems Summit – as key contributors to the global epidemic of chronic diseases such as obesity, diabetes, and cardiovascular diseases – which have also exacerbated the health risks of billions of people […] Continue reading -> Long COVID: Researchers Find ‘Antibody Signature’ to Identify High-Risk Patients; Two Vaccine Shots Could Stop the Syndrome 31/01/2022 Maayan Hoffman Researchers find two antibodies in common in people with long-COVID, the lingering post-infection condition that was recognised by the World Health Organization (WHO) last October. But scientists say symptoms and how many people develop the virus are still unclear. By Maayan Hoffman A sizable portion of the 370 million people infected with SARS-COV2 experience Post-Acute […] Continue reading -> Executive Board Meeting Ends with Concerns about WHO’s Sustainability and Board´s Ability to Govern Efficiently 30/01/2022 Paul Adepoju & Elaine Ruth Fletcher As the 150th Executive Board Meeting of the WHO closed Saturday, attention focused on the inability of the WHO governing board to reach consensus on critical issues that it had debated – including a more sustainable financing framework as well as a clear way forward on a proposed new pandemic legal accord, reforms of global […] Continue reading -> Global Health Security Demands National as well as Global Responses 29/01/2022 Ilona Kickbusch, David Heymann, Chikwe Ihekweazu & Swee Kheng Khor As the world enters the third year of the COVID-19 pandemic, an increasing number of important efforts are underway to strengthen global health security. However, it is vital that, while strengthening our global health architecture, we do not lose sight of the fundamental role played by national level health systems in tackling global health threats. […] Continue reading -> WHO Needs to Reform Accountability Systems to Prevent Sexual Exploitation and Abuse 28/01/2022 Elaine Ruth Fletcher & Raisa Santos WHO needs to reform lines of authority and responsibility across all aspects of its emergencies response operations in order to effectively prevent, report, and take measures against sexual exploitation and harrassment. Those were the highlights of a final report by an Independent Oversight Advisory Committee (IOAC) of the WHO Health Emergencies Programme, examining the claims […] Continue reading -> New Nigerian Lassa Fever Outbreak Underway – and Expanding its Range 28/01/2022 Paul Adepoju Following reports of an unusually large number of cases in January 2022 across some 12 states, Nigeria is stepping up its surveillance of Lassa fever, the deadly viral hemorrhagic illness transmitted by infected rodents, or through other infected people or tainted food. This year marks the fourth year in a row in which large outbreaks […] Continue reading -> Infectious Disease Funding Virtually Unchanged, Neglected Tropical Diseases Continue Trend of Stagnation 28/01/2022 Raisa Santos Despite the strains of COVID-19, global funding for poverty-related infectious diseases, such as HIV/AIDS, TB, and malaria, remains virtually unchanged at US $3.937 billion, with investment dropping only 4% in 2020, according to the fourteenth annual G-FINDER Report. The report, released by Australia-based Policy Cures Research group on Thursday, showed a drop of only US […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older Posts Newer Posts
Long COVID: Researchers Find ‘Antibody Signature’ to Identify High-Risk Patients; Two Vaccine Shots Could Stop the Syndrome 31/01/2022 Maayan Hoffman Researchers find two antibodies in common in people with long-COVID, the lingering post-infection condition that was recognised by the World Health Organization (WHO) last October. But scientists say symptoms and how many people develop the virus are still unclear. By Maayan Hoffman A sizable portion of the 370 million people infected with SARS-COV2 experience Post-Acute […] Continue reading -> Executive Board Meeting Ends with Concerns about WHO’s Sustainability and Board´s Ability to Govern Efficiently 30/01/2022 Paul Adepoju & Elaine Ruth Fletcher As the 150th Executive Board Meeting of the WHO closed Saturday, attention focused on the inability of the WHO governing board to reach consensus on critical issues that it had debated – including a more sustainable financing framework as well as a clear way forward on a proposed new pandemic legal accord, reforms of global […] Continue reading -> Global Health Security Demands National as well as Global Responses 29/01/2022 Ilona Kickbusch, David Heymann, Chikwe Ihekweazu & Swee Kheng Khor As the world enters the third year of the COVID-19 pandemic, an increasing number of important efforts are underway to strengthen global health security. However, it is vital that, while strengthening our global health architecture, we do not lose sight of the fundamental role played by national level health systems in tackling global health threats. […] Continue reading -> WHO Needs to Reform Accountability Systems to Prevent Sexual Exploitation and Abuse 28/01/2022 Elaine Ruth Fletcher & Raisa Santos WHO needs to reform lines of authority and responsibility across all aspects of its emergencies response operations in order to effectively prevent, report, and take measures against sexual exploitation and harrassment. Those were the highlights of a final report by an Independent Oversight Advisory Committee (IOAC) of the WHO Health Emergencies Programme, examining the claims […] Continue reading -> New Nigerian Lassa Fever Outbreak Underway – and Expanding its Range 28/01/2022 Paul Adepoju Following reports of an unusually large number of cases in January 2022 across some 12 states, Nigeria is stepping up its surveillance of Lassa fever, the deadly viral hemorrhagic illness transmitted by infected rodents, or through other infected people or tainted food. This year marks the fourth year in a row in which large outbreaks […] Continue reading -> Infectious Disease Funding Virtually Unchanged, Neglected Tropical Diseases Continue Trend of Stagnation 28/01/2022 Raisa Santos Despite the strains of COVID-19, global funding for poverty-related infectious diseases, such as HIV/AIDS, TB, and malaria, remains virtually unchanged at US $3.937 billion, with investment dropping only 4% in 2020, according to the fourteenth annual G-FINDER Report. The report, released by Australia-based Policy Cures Research group on Thursday, showed a drop of only US […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older Posts Newer Posts
Executive Board Meeting Ends with Concerns about WHO’s Sustainability and Board´s Ability to Govern Efficiently 30/01/2022 Paul Adepoju & Elaine Ruth Fletcher As the 150th Executive Board Meeting of the WHO closed Saturday, attention focused on the inability of the WHO governing board to reach consensus on critical issues that it had debated – including a more sustainable financing framework as well as a clear way forward on a proposed new pandemic legal accord, reforms of global […] Continue reading -> Global Health Security Demands National as well as Global Responses 29/01/2022 Ilona Kickbusch, David Heymann, Chikwe Ihekweazu & Swee Kheng Khor As the world enters the third year of the COVID-19 pandemic, an increasing number of important efforts are underway to strengthen global health security. However, it is vital that, while strengthening our global health architecture, we do not lose sight of the fundamental role played by national level health systems in tackling global health threats. […] Continue reading -> WHO Needs to Reform Accountability Systems to Prevent Sexual Exploitation and Abuse 28/01/2022 Elaine Ruth Fletcher & Raisa Santos WHO needs to reform lines of authority and responsibility across all aspects of its emergencies response operations in order to effectively prevent, report, and take measures against sexual exploitation and harrassment. Those were the highlights of a final report by an Independent Oversight Advisory Committee (IOAC) of the WHO Health Emergencies Programme, examining the claims […] Continue reading -> New Nigerian Lassa Fever Outbreak Underway – and Expanding its Range 28/01/2022 Paul Adepoju Following reports of an unusually large number of cases in January 2022 across some 12 states, Nigeria is stepping up its surveillance of Lassa fever, the deadly viral hemorrhagic illness transmitted by infected rodents, or through other infected people or tainted food. This year marks the fourth year in a row in which large outbreaks […] Continue reading -> Infectious Disease Funding Virtually Unchanged, Neglected Tropical Diseases Continue Trend of Stagnation 28/01/2022 Raisa Santos Despite the strains of COVID-19, global funding for poverty-related infectious diseases, such as HIV/AIDS, TB, and malaria, remains virtually unchanged at US $3.937 billion, with investment dropping only 4% in 2020, according to the fourteenth annual G-FINDER Report. The report, released by Australia-based Policy Cures Research group on Thursday, showed a drop of only US […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older Posts Newer Posts
Global Health Security Demands National as well as Global Responses 29/01/2022 Ilona Kickbusch, David Heymann, Chikwe Ihekweazu & Swee Kheng Khor As the world enters the third year of the COVID-19 pandemic, an increasing number of important efforts are underway to strengthen global health security. However, it is vital that, while strengthening our global health architecture, we do not lose sight of the fundamental role played by national level health systems in tackling global health threats. […] Continue reading -> WHO Needs to Reform Accountability Systems to Prevent Sexual Exploitation and Abuse 28/01/2022 Elaine Ruth Fletcher & Raisa Santos WHO needs to reform lines of authority and responsibility across all aspects of its emergencies response operations in order to effectively prevent, report, and take measures against sexual exploitation and harrassment. Those were the highlights of a final report by an Independent Oversight Advisory Committee (IOAC) of the WHO Health Emergencies Programme, examining the claims […] Continue reading -> New Nigerian Lassa Fever Outbreak Underway – and Expanding its Range 28/01/2022 Paul Adepoju Following reports of an unusually large number of cases in January 2022 across some 12 states, Nigeria is stepping up its surveillance of Lassa fever, the deadly viral hemorrhagic illness transmitted by infected rodents, or through other infected people or tainted food. This year marks the fourth year in a row in which large outbreaks […] Continue reading -> Infectious Disease Funding Virtually Unchanged, Neglected Tropical Diseases Continue Trend of Stagnation 28/01/2022 Raisa Santos Despite the strains of COVID-19, global funding for poverty-related infectious diseases, such as HIV/AIDS, TB, and malaria, remains virtually unchanged at US $3.937 billion, with investment dropping only 4% in 2020, according to the fourteenth annual G-FINDER Report. The report, released by Australia-based Policy Cures Research group on Thursday, showed a drop of only US […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older Posts Newer Posts
WHO Needs to Reform Accountability Systems to Prevent Sexual Exploitation and Abuse 28/01/2022 Elaine Ruth Fletcher & Raisa Santos WHO needs to reform lines of authority and responsibility across all aspects of its emergencies response operations in order to effectively prevent, report, and take measures against sexual exploitation and harrassment. Those were the highlights of a final report by an Independent Oversight Advisory Committee (IOAC) of the WHO Health Emergencies Programme, examining the claims […] Continue reading -> New Nigerian Lassa Fever Outbreak Underway – and Expanding its Range 28/01/2022 Paul Adepoju Following reports of an unusually large number of cases in January 2022 across some 12 states, Nigeria is stepping up its surveillance of Lassa fever, the deadly viral hemorrhagic illness transmitted by infected rodents, or through other infected people or tainted food. This year marks the fourth year in a row in which large outbreaks […] Continue reading -> Infectious Disease Funding Virtually Unchanged, Neglected Tropical Diseases Continue Trend of Stagnation 28/01/2022 Raisa Santos Despite the strains of COVID-19, global funding for poverty-related infectious diseases, such as HIV/AIDS, TB, and malaria, remains virtually unchanged at US $3.937 billion, with investment dropping only 4% in 2020, according to the fourteenth annual G-FINDER Report. The report, released by Australia-based Policy Cures Research group on Thursday, showed a drop of only US […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older Posts Newer Posts
New Nigerian Lassa Fever Outbreak Underway – and Expanding its Range 28/01/2022 Paul Adepoju Following reports of an unusually large number of cases in January 2022 across some 12 states, Nigeria is stepping up its surveillance of Lassa fever, the deadly viral hemorrhagic illness transmitted by infected rodents, or through other infected people or tainted food. This year marks the fourth year in a row in which large outbreaks […] Continue reading -> Infectious Disease Funding Virtually Unchanged, Neglected Tropical Diseases Continue Trend of Stagnation 28/01/2022 Raisa Santos Despite the strains of COVID-19, global funding for poverty-related infectious diseases, such as HIV/AIDS, TB, and malaria, remains virtually unchanged at US $3.937 billion, with investment dropping only 4% in 2020, according to the fourteenth annual G-FINDER Report. The report, released by Australia-based Policy Cures Research group on Thursday, showed a drop of only US […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older Posts Newer Posts
Infectious Disease Funding Virtually Unchanged, Neglected Tropical Diseases Continue Trend of Stagnation 28/01/2022 Raisa Santos Despite the strains of COVID-19, global funding for poverty-related infectious diseases, such as HIV/AIDS, TB, and malaria, remains virtually unchanged at US $3.937 billion, with investment dropping only 4% in 2020, according to the fourteenth annual G-FINDER Report. The report, released by Australia-based Policy Cures Research group on Thursday, showed a drop of only US […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older Posts Newer Posts