Combined Impact Of COVID-19 And Malaria Could Be ‘Catastrophic’, Warns Leading Research Group 24/04/2020 Elaine Ruth Fletcher The combined impact of Covid-19 and malaria in regions where malaria is widespread “could be catastrophic,” warned David Reddy, CEO of Medicines for Malaria Venture (MMV), the Geneva-based product development partnership, just ahead of World Malaria Day, which is celebrated on Saturday, 25 April. His commment to Health Policy Watch, came in the wake of […] Continue reading -> WHO’s Legal Mandate Is Weak In Responding To COVID-19 Emergency; But Changes Are Up To Member States 23/04/2020 Svĕt Lustig Vijay In the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, there could be “a window of opportunity… that would be suicidal to miss” to revise the International Health Regulations that govern countries’ behaviour during health emergencies, said Gian Luca Burci, former World Health Organization head legal counsel and now professor of international law, at a panel hosted by […] Continue reading -> US Funding Suspension To WHO May Affect Other Essential Health Services 22/04/2020 Grace Ren Essential health programmes such as polio eradication and trauma management, and programmes in the World Health Organizations’ Emergencies program, will be hit hardest by the suspension of US funding to the WHO. “The reality is for my programme, a lot of that US funding is aimed at direct life saving services to people in the […] Continue reading -> On Earth Day’s 50th Anniversary – Next Generation Health Professionals Call For “Sustainable” COVID-19 Recovery 22/04/2020 Elaine Ruth Fletcher Will the blue skies and rainbows seen in Delhi and other heavily polluted cities of the world be a fleeting image of the COVID-19 lockdown – or can it signal a change in trends around the world about how countries treat their environments? Save the shot – it may not recur soon. “This drop of […] Continue reading -> Europe’s COVID-19 Pandemic In Data – Case Counts, Mortality & Testing Rates 22/04/2020 Svĕt Lustig Vijay & Elaine Ruth Fletcher With COVID-19 pandemic curves beginning to flatten out in many parts of the Europe, Health Policy Watch presents a snapshot of infection and death trends in WHO’s European region through graphs that tell the story, using up-to-date data from the COVID-19 tracker of the Geneva-based Foundation for Innovative New Diagnostics (FIND). Notably, some striking, but […] Continue reading -> Leave Politics Out Of Pandemic: WHO Rebuts United States Criticism Over COVID-19 Early Warnings 20/04/2020 Elaine Ruth Fletcher & Grace Ren In characteristically soft-spoken tones, World Health Organization Director General Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus issued his strongest rebuttal yet to the recent allegations by United States President Donald Trump that the WHO had hidden information in the early days of the COVID-19 pandemic, or failed to inform WHO member states rapidly enough. Calling upon his own […] Continue reading -> WHO Experts Urge Caution In Use of Antibody Tests To Determine COVID-19 Exit Strategies; Evidence Points Against Herd Immunity 17/04/2020 Elaine Ruth Fletcher World Health Organization experts are urging countries to use caution when determining whether to use large scale serological testing as part of their exit strategies from lockdowns. Serological testing identifies whether a person’s blood has antibodies for SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, indicating that they were exposed to the virus at some point and […] Continue reading -> African Health Leaders, Scientists Protest US Decision To Suspend WHO’s Funding; Gates Announces $150 Million More For COVID-19 Emergency 16/04/2020 Elaine Ruth Fletcher & Svĕt Lustig Vijay The impacts on Africa of United States President Trump’s decision to withhold funding to the WHO will be ‘quite significant’ as the US is the “number one contributor” of the WHO African Region budget, said Matshidiso Moeti, WHO Regional Director for Africa, at a joint press conference hosted by the WHO and the World Economic […] Continue reading -> WHO Director General “Regrets” Trump Decision To Suspend Organization’s Funding; UN, European Union, China and Others Decry US Move 15/04/2020 Grace Ren The European Union, China, and Norway Wednesday joined UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres in decrying United States President Donald Trump’s decision to suspend US funding to the World Health Organization – at a critical moment in the international agency’s coordination of the global COVID-19 response. Trump announced Tuesday night that the US administration would suspend […] Continue reading -> Confronting COVID-19 In A World Without WHO – Seriously? 14/04/2020 Frederick M. Abbott As the World Health Organization becomes the target of attack by President Trump, his administration and political allies for its alleged failures in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, the main points of critique are reverberating throughout the media in an escalating cycle. After a week of mounting criticism, Trump announced on Tuesday night that he […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older Posts Newer Posts This site uses cookies to help give you the best experience on our website. Cookies enable us to collect information that helps us personalise your experience and improve the functionality and performance of our site. By continuing to read our website, we assume you agree to this, otherwise you can adjust your browser settings. Please read our cookie and Privacy Policy. 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WHO’s Legal Mandate Is Weak In Responding To COVID-19 Emergency; But Changes Are Up To Member States 23/04/2020 Svĕt Lustig Vijay In the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, there could be “a window of opportunity… that would be suicidal to miss” to revise the International Health Regulations that govern countries’ behaviour during health emergencies, said Gian Luca Burci, former World Health Organization head legal counsel and now professor of international law, at a panel hosted by […] Continue reading -> US Funding Suspension To WHO May Affect Other Essential Health Services 22/04/2020 Grace Ren Essential health programmes such as polio eradication and trauma management, and programmes in the World Health Organizations’ Emergencies program, will be hit hardest by the suspension of US funding to the WHO. “The reality is for my programme, a lot of that US funding is aimed at direct life saving services to people in the […] Continue reading -> On Earth Day’s 50th Anniversary – Next Generation Health Professionals Call For “Sustainable” COVID-19 Recovery 22/04/2020 Elaine Ruth Fletcher Will the blue skies and rainbows seen in Delhi and other heavily polluted cities of the world be a fleeting image of the COVID-19 lockdown – or can it signal a change in trends around the world about how countries treat their environments? Save the shot – it may not recur soon. “This drop of […] Continue reading -> Europe’s COVID-19 Pandemic In Data – Case Counts, Mortality & Testing Rates 22/04/2020 Svĕt Lustig Vijay & Elaine Ruth Fletcher With COVID-19 pandemic curves beginning to flatten out in many parts of the Europe, Health Policy Watch presents a snapshot of infection and death trends in WHO’s European region through graphs that tell the story, using up-to-date data from the COVID-19 tracker of the Geneva-based Foundation for Innovative New Diagnostics (FIND). Notably, some striking, but […] Continue reading -> Leave Politics Out Of Pandemic: WHO Rebuts United States Criticism Over COVID-19 Early Warnings 20/04/2020 Elaine Ruth Fletcher & Grace Ren In characteristically soft-spoken tones, World Health Organization Director General Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus issued his strongest rebuttal yet to the recent allegations by United States President Donald Trump that the WHO had hidden information in the early days of the COVID-19 pandemic, or failed to inform WHO member states rapidly enough. Calling upon his own […] Continue reading -> WHO Experts Urge Caution In Use of Antibody Tests To Determine COVID-19 Exit Strategies; Evidence Points Against Herd Immunity 17/04/2020 Elaine Ruth Fletcher World Health Organization experts are urging countries to use caution when determining whether to use large scale serological testing as part of their exit strategies from lockdowns. Serological testing identifies whether a person’s blood has antibodies for SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, indicating that they were exposed to the virus at some point and […] Continue reading -> African Health Leaders, Scientists Protest US Decision To Suspend WHO’s Funding; Gates Announces $150 Million More For COVID-19 Emergency 16/04/2020 Elaine Ruth Fletcher & Svĕt Lustig Vijay The impacts on Africa of United States President Trump’s decision to withhold funding to the WHO will be ‘quite significant’ as the US is the “number one contributor” of the WHO African Region budget, said Matshidiso Moeti, WHO Regional Director for Africa, at a joint press conference hosted by the WHO and the World Economic […] Continue reading -> WHO Director General “Regrets” Trump Decision To Suspend Organization’s Funding; UN, European Union, China and Others Decry US Move 15/04/2020 Grace Ren The European Union, China, and Norway Wednesday joined UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres in decrying United States President Donald Trump’s decision to suspend US funding to the World Health Organization – at a critical moment in the international agency’s coordination of the global COVID-19 response. Trump announced Tuesday night that the US administration would suspend […] Continue reading -> Confronting COVID-19 In A World Without WHO – Seriously? 14/04/2020 Frederick M. Abbott As the World Health Organization becomes the target of attack by President Trump, his administration and political allies for its alleged failures in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, the main points of critique are reverberating throughout the media in an escalating cycle. After a week of mounting criticism, Trump announced on Tuesday night that he […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older Posts Newer Posts This site uses cookies to help give you the best experience on our website. Cookies enable us to collect information that helps us personalise your experience and improve the functionality and performance of our site. By continuing to read our website, we assume you agree to this, otherwise you can adjust your browser settings. Please read our cookie and Privacy Policy. 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US Funding Suspension To WHO May Affect Other Essential Health Services 22/04/2020 Grace Ren Essential health programmes such as polio eradication and trauma management, and programmes in the World Health Organizations’ Emergencies program, will be hit hardest by the suspension of US funding to the WHO. “The reality is for my programme, a lot of that US funding is aimed at direct life saving services to people in the […] Continue reading -> On Earth Day’s 50th Anniversary – Next Generation Health Professionals Call For “Sustainable” COVID-19 Recovery 22/04/2020 Elaine Ruth Fletcher Will the blue skies and rainbows seen in Delhi and other heavily polluted cities of the world be a fleeting image of the COVID-19 lockdown – or can it signal a change in trends around the world about how countries treat their environments? Save the shot – it may not recur soon. “This drop of […] Continue reading -> Europe’s COVID-19 Pandemic In Data – Case Counts, Mortality & Testing Rates 22/04/2020 Svĕt Lustig Vijay & Elaine Ruth Fletcher With COVID-19 pandemic curves beginning to flatten out in many parts of the Europe, Health Policy Watch presents a snapshot of infection and death trends in WHO’s European region through graphs that tell the story, using up-to-date data from the COVID-19 tracker of the Geneva-based Foundation for Innovative New Diagnostics (FIND). Notably, some striking, but […] Continue reading -> Leave Politics Out Of Pandemic: WHO Rebuts United States Criticism Over COVID-19 Early Warnings 20/04/2020 Elaine Ruth Fletcher & Grace Ren In characteristically soft-spoken tones, World Health Organization Director General Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus issued his strongest rebuttal yet to the recent allegations by United States President Donald Trump that the WHO had hidden information in the early days of the COVID-19 pandemic, or failed to inform WHO member states rapidly enough. Calling upon his own […] Continue reading -> WHO Experts Urge Caution In Use of Antibody Tests To Determine COVID-19 Exit Strategies; Evidence Points Against Herd Immunity 17/04/2020 Elaine Ruth Fletcher World Health Organization experts are urging countries to use caution when determining whether to use large scale serological testing as part of their exit strategies from lockdowns. Serological testing identifies whether a person’s blood has antibodies for SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, indicating that they were exposed to the virus at some point and […] Continue reading -> African Health Leaders, Scientists Protest US Decision To Suspend WHO’s Funding; Gates Announces $150 Million More For COVID-19 Emergency 16/04/2020 Elaine Ruth Fletcher & Svĕt Lustig Vijay The impacts on Africa of United States President Trump’s decision to withhold funding to the WHO will be ‘quite significant’ as the US is the “number one contributor” of the WHO African Region budget, said Matshidiso Moeti, WHO Regional Director for Africa, at a joint press conference hosted by the WHO and the World Economic […] Continue reading -> WHO Director General “Regrets” Trump Decision To Suspend Organization’s Funding; UN, European Union, China and Others Decry US Move 15/04/2020 Grace Ren The European Union, China, and Norway Wednesday joined UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres in decrying United States President Donald Trump’s decision to suspend US funding to the World Health Organization – at a critical moment in the international agency’s coordination of the global COVID-19 response. Trump announced Tuesday night that the US administration would suspend […] Continue reading -> Confronting COVID-19 In A World Without WHO – Seriously? 14/04/2020 Frederick M. Abbott As the World Health Organization becomes the target of attack by President Trump, his administration and political allies for its alleged failures in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, the main points of critique are reverberating throughout the media in an escalating cycle. After a week of mounting criticism, Trump announced on Tuesday night that he […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older Posts Newer Posts This site uses cookies to help give you the best experience on our website. Cookies enable us to collect information that helps us personalise your experience and improve the functionality and performance of our site. By continuing to read our website, we assume you agree to this, otherwise you can adjust your browser settings. Please read our cookie and Privacy Policy. Our Cookies and Privacy Policy Loading Comments... You must be logged in to post a comment.
On Earth Day’s 50th Anniversary – Next Generation Health Professionals Call For “Sustainable” COVID-19 Recovery 22/04/2020 Elaine Ruth Fletcher Will the blue skies and rainbows seen in Delhi and other heavily polluted cities of the world be a fleeting image of the COVID-19 lockdown – or can it signal a change in trends around the world about how countries treat their environments? Save the shot – it may not recur soon. “This drop of […] Continue reading -> Europe’s COVID-19 Pandemic In Data – Case Counts, Mortality & Testing Rates 22/04/2020 Svĕt Lustig Vijay & Elaine Ruth Fletcher With COVID-19 pandemic curves beginning to flatten out in many parts of the Europe, Health Policy Watch presents a snapshot of infection and death trends in WHO’s European region through graphs that tell the story, using up-to-date data from the COVID-19 tracker of the Geneva-based Foundation for Innovative New Diagnostics (FIND). Notably, some striking, but […] Continue reading -> Leave Politics Out Of Pandemic: WHO Rebuts United States Criticism Over COVID-19 Early Warnings 20/04/2020 Elaine Ruth Fletcher & Grace Ren In characteristically soft-spoken tones, World Health Organization Director General Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus issued his strongest rebuttal yet to the recent allegations by United States President Donald Trump that the WHO had hidden information in the early days of the COVID-19 pandemic, or failed to inform WHO member states rapidly enough. Calling upon his own […] Continue reading -> WHO Experts Urge Caution In Use of Antibody Tests To Determine COVID-19 Exit Strategies; Evidence Points Against Herd Immunity 17/04/2020 Elaine Ruth Fletcher World Health Organization experts are urging countries to use caution when determining whether to use large scale serological testing as part of their exit strategies from lockdowns. Serological testing identifies whether a person’s blood has antibodies for SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, indicating that they were exposed to the virus at some point and […] Continue reading -> African Health Leaders, Scientists Protest US Decision To Suspend WHO’s Funding; Gates Announces $150 Million More For COVID-19 Emergency 16/04/2020 Elaine Ruth Fletcher & Svĕt Lustig Vijay The impacts on Africa of United States President Trump’s decision to withhold funding to the WHO will be ‘quite significant’ as the US is the “number one contributor” of the WHO African Region budget, said Matshidiso Moeti, WHO Regional Director for Africa, at a joint press conference hosted by the WHO and the World Economic […] Continue reading -> WHO Director General “Regrets” Trump Decision To Suspend Organization’s Funding; UN, European Union, China and Others Decry US Move 15/04/2020 Grace Ren The European Union, China, and Norway Wednesday joined UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres in decrying United States President Donald Trump’s decision to suspend US funding to the World Health Organization – at a critical moment in the international agency’s coordination of the global COVID-19 response. Trump announced Tuesday night that the US administration would suspend […] Continue reading -> Confronting COVID-19 In A World Without WHO – Seriously? 14/04/2020 Frederick M. Abbott As the World Health Organization becomes the target of attack by President Trump, his administration and political allies for its alleged failures in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, the main points of critique are reverberating throughout the media in an escalating cycle. After a week of mounting criticism, Trump announced on Tuesday night that he […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older Posts Newer Posts This site uses cookies to help give you the best experience on our website. Cookies enable us to collect information that helps us personalise your experience and improve the functionality and performance of our site. By continuing to read our website, we assume you agree to this, otherwise you can adjust your browser settings. Please read our cookie and Privacy Policy. Our Cookies and Privacy Policy Loading Comments... You must be logged in to post a comment.
Europe’s COVID-19 Pandemic In Data – Case Counts, Mortality & Testing Rates 22/04/2020 Svĕt Lustig Vijay & Elaine Ruth Fletcher With COVID-19 pandemic curves beginning to flatten out in many parts of the Europe, Health Policy Watch presents a snapshot of infection and death trends in WHO’s European region through graphs that tell the story, using up-to-date data from the COVID-19 tracker of the Geneva-based Foundation for Innovative New Diagnostics (FIND). Notably, some striking, but […] Continue reading -> Leave Politics Out Of Pandemic: WHO Rebuts United States Criticism Over COVID-19 Early Warnings 20/04/2020 Elaine Ruth Fletcher & Grace Ren In characteristically soft-spoken tones, World Health Organization Director General Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus issued his strongest rebuttal yet to the recent allegations by United States President Donald Trump that the WHO had hidden information in the early days of the COVID-19 pandemic, or failed to inform WHO member states rapidly enough. Calling upon his own […] Continue reading -> WHO Experts Urge Caution In Use of Antibody Tests To Determine COVID-19 Exit Strategies; Evidence Points Against Herd Immunity 17/04/2020 Elaine Ruth Fletcher World Health Organization experts are urging countries to use caution when determining whether to use large scale serological testing as part of their exit strategies from lockdowns. Serological testing identifies whether a person’s blood has antibodies for SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, indicating that they were exposed to the virus at some point and […] Continue reading -> African Health Leaders, Scientists Protest US Decision To Suspend WHO’s Funding; Gates Announces $150 Million More For COVID-19 Emergency 16/04/2020 Elaine Ruth Fletcher & Svĕt Lustig Vijay The impacts on Africa of United States President Trump’s decision to withhold funding to the WHO will be ‘quite significant’ as the US is the “number one contributor” of the WHO African Region budget, said Matshidiso Moeti, WHO Regional Director for Africa, at a joint press conference hosted by the WHO and the World Economic […] Continue reading -> WHO Director General “Regrets” Trump Decision To Suspend Organization’s Funding; UN, European Union, China and Others Decry US Move 15/04/2020 Grace Ren The European Union, China, and Norway Wednesday joined UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres in decrying United States President Donald Trump’s decision to suspend US funding to the World Health Organization – at a critical moment in the international agency’s coordination of the global COVID-19 response. Trump announced Tuesday night that the US administration would suspend […] Continue reading -> Confronting COVID-19 In A World Without WHO – Seriously? 14/04/2020 Frederick M. Abbott As the World Health Organization becomes the target of attack by President Trump, his administration and political allies for its alleged failures in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, the main points of critique are reverberating throughout the media in an escalating cycle. After a week of mounting criticism, Trump announced on Tuesday night that he […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older Posts Newer Posts This site uses cookies to help give you the best experience on our website. Cookies enable us to collect information that helps us personalise your experience and improve the functionality and performance of our site. By continuing to read our website, we assume you agree to this, otherwise you can adjust your browser settings. Please read our cookie and Privacy Policy. Our Cookies and Privacy Policy Loading Comments... You must be logged in to post a comment.
Leave Politics Out Of Pandemic: WHO Rebuts United States Criticism Over COVID-19 Early Warnings 20/04/2020 Elaine Ruth Fletcher & Grace Ren In characteristically soft-spoken tones, World Health Organization Director General Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus issued his strongest rebuttal yet to the recent allegations by United States President Donald Trump that the WHO had hidden information in the early days of the COVID-19 pandemic, or failed to inform WHO member states rapidly enough. Calling upon his own […] Continue reading -> WHO Experts Urge Caution In Use of Antibody Tests To Determine COVID-19 Exit Strategies; Evidence Points Against Herd Immunity 17/04/2020 Elaine Ruth Fletcher World Health Organization experts are urging countries to use caution when determining whether to use large scale serological testing as part of their exit strategies from lockdowns. Serological testing identifies whether a person’s blood has antibodies for SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, indicating that they were exposed to the virus at some point and […] Continue reading -> African Health Leaders, Scientists Protest US Decision To Suspend WHO’s Funding; Gates Announces $150 Million More For COVID-19 Emergency 16/04/2020 Elaine Ruth Fletcher & Svĕt Lustig Vijay The impacts on Africa of United States President Trump’s decision to withhold funding to the WHO will be ‘quite significant’ as the US is the “number one contributor” of the WHO African Region budget, said Matshidiso Moeti, WHO Regional Director for Africa, at a joint press conference hosted by the WHO and the World Economic […] Continue reading -> WHO Director General “Regrets” Trump Decision To Suspend Organization’s Funding; UN, European Union, China and Others Decry US Move 15/04/2020 Grace Ren The European Union, China, and Norway Wednesday joined UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres in decrying United States President Donald Trump’s decision to suspend US funding to the World Health Organization – at a critical moment in the international agency’s coordination of the global COVID-19 response. Trump announced Tuesday night that the US administration would suspend […] Continue reading -> Confronting COVID-19 In A World Without WHO – Seriously? 14/04/2020 Frederick M. Abbott As the World Health Organization becomes the target of attack by President Trump, his administration and political allies for its alleged failures in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, the main points of critique are reverberating throughout the media in an escalating cycle. After a week of mounting criticism, Trump announced on Tuesday night that he […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older Posts Newer Posts This site uses cookies to help give you the best experience on our website. Cookies enable us to collect information that helps us personalise your experience and improve the functionality and performance of our site. By continuing to read our website, we assume you agree to this, otherwise you can adjust your browser settings. Please read our cookie and Privacy Policy. Our Cookies and Privacy Policy Loading Comments... You must be logged in to post a comment.
WHO Experts Urge Caution In Use of Antibody Tests To Determine COVID-19 Exit Strategies; Evidence Points Against Herd Immunity 17/04/2020 Elaine Ruth Fletcher World Health Organization experts are urging countries to use caution when determining whether to use large scale serological testing as part of their exit strategies from lockdowns. Serological testing identifies whether a person’s blood has antibodies for SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, indicating that they were exposed to the virus at some point and […] Continue reading -> African Health Leaders, Scientists Protest US Decision To Suspend WHO’s Funding; Gates Announces $150 Million More For COVID-19 Emergency 16/04/2020 Elaine Ruth Fletcher & Svĕt Lustig Vijay The impacts on Africa of United States President Trump’s decision to withhold funding to the WHO will be ‘quite significant’ as the US is the “number one contributor” of the WHO African Region budget, said Matshidiso Moeti, WHO Regional Director for Africa, at a joint press conference hosted by the WHO and the World Economic […] Continue reading -> WHO Director General “Regrets” Trump Decision To Suspend Organization’s Funding; UN, European Union, China and Others Decry US Move 15/04/2020 Grace Ren The European Union, China, and Norway Wednesday joined UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres in decrying United States President Donald Trump’s decision to suspend US funding to the World Health Organization – at a critical moment in the international agency’s coordination of the global COVID-19 response. Trump announced Tuesday night that the US administration would suspend […] Continue reading -> Confronting COVID-19 In A World Without WHO – Seriously? 14/04/2020 Frederick M. Abbott As the World Health Organization becomes the target of attack by President Trump, his administration and political allies for its alleged failures in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, the main points of critique are reverberating throughout the media in an escalating cycle. After a week of mounting criticism, Trump announced on Tuesday night that he […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older Posts Newer Posts This site uses cookies to help give you the best experience on our website. Cookies enable us to collect information that helps us personalise your experience and improve the functionality and performance of our site. By continuing to read our website, we assume you agree to this, otherwise you can adjust your browser settings. Please read our cookie and Privacy Policy. Our Cookies and Privacy Policy Loading Comments... You must be logged in to post a comment.
African Health Leaders, Scientists Protest US Decision To Suspend WHO’s Funding; Gates Announces $150 Million More For COVID-19 Emergency 16/04/2020 Elaine Ruth Fletcher & Svĕt Lustig Vijay The impacts on Africa of United States President Trump’s decision to withhold funding to the WHO will be ‘quite significant’ as the US is the “number one contributor” of the WHO African Region budget, said Matshidiso Moeti, WHO Regional Director for Africa, at a joint press conference hosted by the WHO and the World Economic […] Continue reading -> WHO Director General “Regrets” Trump Decision To Suspend Organization’s Funding; UN, European Union, China and Others Decry US Move 15/04/2020 Grace Ren The European Union, China, and Norway Wednesday joined UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres in decrying United States President Donald Trump’s decision to suspend US funding to the World Health Organization – at a critical moment in the international agency’s coordination of the global COVID-19 response. Trump announced Tuesday night that the US administration would suspend […] Continue reading -> Confronting COVID-19 In A World Without WHO – Seriously? 14/04/2020 Frederick M. Abbott As the World Health Organization becomes the target of attack by President Trump, his administration and political allies for its alleged failures in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, the main points of critique are reverberating throughout the media in an escalating cycle. After a week of mounting criticism, Trump announced on Tuesday night that he […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older Posts Newer Posts This site uses cookies to help give you the best experience on our website. Cookies enable us to collect information that helps us personalise your experience and improve the functionality and performance of our site. By continuing to read our website, we assume you agree to this, otherwise you can adjust your browser settings. Please read our cookie and Privacy Policy. Our Cookies and Privacy Policy Loading Comments... You must be logged in to post a comment.
WHO Director General “Regrets” Trump Decision To Suspend Organization’s Funding; UN, European Union, China and Others Decry US Move 15/04/2020 Grace Ren The European Union, China, and Norway Wednesday joined UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres in decrying United States President Donald Trump’s decision to suspend US funding to the World Health Organization – at a critical moment in the international agency’s coordination of the global COVID-19 response. Trump announced Tuesday night that the US administration would suspend […] Continue reading -> Confronting COVID-19 In A World Without WHO – Seriously? 14/04/2020 Frederick M. Abbott As the World Health Organization becomes the target of attack by President Trump, his administration and political allies for its alleged failures in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, the main points of critique are reverberating throughout the media in an escalating cycle. After a week of mounting criticism, Trump announced on Tuesday night that he […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older Posts Newer Posts This site uses cookies to help give you the best experience on our website. Cookies enable us to collect information that helps us personalise your experience and improve the functionality and performance of our site. By continuing to read our website, we assume you agree to this, otherwise you can adjust your browser settings. Please read our cookie and Privacy Policy. Our Cookies and Privacy Policy
Confronting COVID-19 In A World Without WHO – Seriously? 14/04/2020 Frederick M. Abbott As the World Health Organization becomes the target of attack by President Trump, his administration and political allies for its alleged failures in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, the main points of critique are reverberating throughout the media in an escalating cycle. After a week of mounting criticism, Trump announced on Tuesday night that he […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older Posts Newer Posts