Europe Is New Epicentre Of COVID-19 Pandemic; FDA Approval of Roche High-Volume Diagnostic Could Accelerate Testing 13/03/2020 Elaine Ruth Fletcher & Grace Ren Europe has now become the epicenter of the COVID-19 pandemic, with more cases and deaths than the rest of the world combined, apart from China, said WHO Director General Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus. Even more worrisome, there are now more new cases being reported everyday in Europe, which has a population of about 741 million […] Continue reading -> Some Countries Escalate COVID-19 Response While Others Meander; Experts Call For More Clear Guidance From WHO On Containment Measures 12/03/2020 Grace Ren With escalating COVID-19 outbreaks in Europe, the Middle East, and the United States, some countries are heeding the World Health Organization’s advice and ramping up containment measures, while others, including Switzerland, home to WHO’s Geneva Headquarters, appeared more resigned to the uncontrolled spread of the disease in the wake of yesterday’s declaration of a COVID-19 […] Continue reading -> Going ‘Virtual’ In Global Health – Practices Are Changing Fast – But At An Uneven Pace 12/03/2020 Elaine Ruth Fletcher As the COVID-19 crisis seeps into financial markets, corporate board rooms, and global health systems, there may be one silver lining in an otherwise dark cloud. The 21st century era of digital health, virtual meetings and teleworking is upon us. Countries as far-flung as the Republic of Korea, Israel and even some forward-looking US health […] Continue reading -> WHO Declares COVID-19 “Pandemic”; European Countries & Iran Adopt Aggressive Measures To Contain Growing Threat 11/03/2020 Grace Ren As cases of COVID-19 surpassed 120,000 around the world, the World Health Organization on Wednesday declared a pandemic – a move the organization stressed was intended to “trigger” even more aggressive action from governments against the virus rather than surrender to its rapid spread. In line with current trends, numbers of COVID-19 cases, deaths and […] Continue reading -> ‘Sister’ Initiatives Commit US $129 Million to R&D for COVID-19 Vaccines & Cures; Funding To Manufacture Still A Barrier 11/03/2020 Grace Ren The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, Wellcome Trust, and Mastercard on Tuesday announced a US $125 million commitment of seed funding to a new COVID-19 Treatment Accelerator – whose aim as its name implies, will be to speed up the development of urgently needed drugs to treat people infected with COVID-19. Just hours later, the […] Continue reading -> World Trade Organization Cancels Meetings At Geneva Headquarters Following COVID-19 Case; WHO Ramps Up Safety Measures 10/03/2020 Elaine Ruth Fletcher The World Trade Organization’s director general Roberto Azevêdo announced on Tuesday that he was suspending all WTO meetings at its Geneva offices, following the confirmation of a COVID-19 case among staff. It was the first publicly-announced case of the novel coronavirus infection at a Geneva-based United Nations or UN-affiliated organization since the epidemic began, which […] Continue reading -> Misaligned Priorities & Gender Inequalities Formed “Cracks” That Contributed To COVID-19 Pandemic 09/03/2020 Grace Ren As the governments around the world struggle to control surging COVID-19 outbreaks, health experts highlighted cracks in global health systems that created conditions ripe for the pandemic. A report titled Power, Privilege & Priorities released Monday by Global Health 50/50 found that an inequality of health benefits and an inequality of opportunities inside organizations have […] Continue reading -> ‘World Is Inching Towards a COVID-19 Pandemic – But One We Can Control’, Says WHO 09/03/2020 Elaine Ruth Fletcher “The world is inching towards a pandemic,” admitted WHO Director General Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus in a WHO media briefing Monday, which saw COVID-19 cases more than double over the weekend in France, Germany and Spain, as well as the USA. In an unprecedented move, Italy’s Prime Minister put the entire country under emergency lockdown […] Continue reading -> UN Climate Negotiations Cancelled In Bonn, Germany – As World Surpasses 100,000 COVID-19 Cases 06/03/2020 Elaine Ruth Fletcher As the world surpassed 100,000 COVID-19 infections, the United Nations announced on Friday that a critical round of climate negotiations among member states in Bonn, Germany will be postponed, while some of the sessions scheduled from 6 March to the end of April would be put on a virtual footing. Africa Climate Week, a parallel […] Continue reading -> E-Cigarette Use & Ads Aimed At Kids Threaten Tobacco Control Gains – On 15th Anniversary Of International Convention 06/03/2020 Grace Ren & Elaine Ruth Fletcher As the World Health Organization and WHO member states celebrate 15 years since the signing of the the Framework Convention for Tobacco Control (FCTC), the global uptake in e-cigarettes, as well as targeted advertising aimed at children and adolescents, threatens the worldwide gains that have been achieved in reducing tobacco use. The convention is the […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older Posts Newer Posts
Some Countries Escalate COVID-19 Response While Others Meander; Experts Call For More Clear Guidance From WHO On Containment Measures 12/03/2020 Grace Ren With escalating COVID-19 outbreaks in Europe, the Middle East, and the United States, some countries are heeding the World Health Organization’s advice and ramping up containment measures, while others, including Switzerland, home to WHO’s Geneva Headquarters, appeared more resigned to the uncontrolled spread of the disease in the wake of yesterday’s declaration of a COVID-19 […] Continue reading -> Going ‘Virtual’ In Global Health – Practices Are Changing Fast – But At An Uneven Pace 12/03/2020 Elaine Ruth Fletcher As the COVID-19 crisis seeps into financial markets, corporate board rooms, and global health systems, there may be one silver lining in an otherwise dark cloud. The 21st century era of digital health, virtual meetings and teleworking is upon us. Countries as far-flung as the Republic of Korea, Israel and even some forward-looking US health […] Continue reading -> WHO Declares COVID-19 “Pandemic”; European Countries & Iran Adopt Aggressive Measures To Contain Growing Threat 11/03/2020 Grace Ren As cases of COVID-19 surpassed 120,000 around the world, the World Health Organization on Wednesday declared a pandemic – a move the organization stressed was intended to “trigger” even more aggressive action from governments against the virus rather than surrender to its rapid spread. In line with current trends, numbers of COVID-19 cases, deaths and […] Continue reading -> ‘Sister’ Initiatives Commit US $129 Million to R&D for COVID-19 Vaccines & Cures; Funding To Manufacture Still A Barrier 11/03/2020 Grace Ren The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, Wellcome Trust, and Mastercard on Tuesday announced a US $125 million commitment of seed funding to a new COVID-19 Treatment Accelerator – whose aim as its name implies, will be to speed up the development of urgently needed drugs to treat people infected with COVID-19. Just hours later, the […] Continue reading -> World Trade Organization Cancels Meetings At Geneva Headquarters Following COVID-19 Case; WHO Ramps Up Safety Measures 10/03/2020 Elaine Ruth Fletcher The World Trade Organization’s director general Roberto Azevêdo announced on Tuesday that he was suspending all WTO meetings at its Geneva offices, following the confirmation of a COVID-19 case among staff. It was the first publicly-announced case of the novel coronavirus infection at a Geneva-based United Nations or UN-affiliated organization since the epidemic began, which […] Continue reading -> Misaligned Priorities & Gender Inequalities Formed “Cracks” That Contributed To COVID-19 Pandemic 09/03/2020 Grace Ren As the governments around the world struggle to control surging COVID-19 outbreaks, health experts highlighted cracks in global health systems that created conditions ripe for the pandemic. A report titled Power, Privilege & Priorities released Monday by Global Health 50/50 found that an inequality of health benefits and an inequality of opportunities inside organizations have […] Continue reading -> ‘World Is Inching Towards a COVID-19 Pandemic – But One We Can Control’, Says WHO 09/03/2020 Elaine Ruth Fletcher “The world is inching towards a pandemic,” admitted WHO Director General Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus in a WHO media briefing Monday, which saw COVID-19 cases more than double over the weekend in France, Germany and Spain, as well as the USA. In an unprecedented move, Italy’s Prime Minister put the entire country under emergency lockdown […] Continue reading -> UN Climate Negotiations Cancelled In Bonn, Germany – As World Surpasses 100,000 COVID-19 Cases 06/03/2020 Elaine Ruth Fletcher As the world surpassed 100,000 COVID-19 infections, the United Nations announced on Friday that a critical round of climate negotiations among member states in Bonn, Germany will be postponed, while some of the sessions scheduled from 6 March to the end of April would be put on a virtual footing. Africa Climate Week, a parallel […] Continue reading -> E-Cigarette Use & Ads Aimed At Kids Threaten Tobacco Control Gains – On 15th Anniversary Of International Convention 06/03/2020 Grace Ren & Elaine Ruth Fletcher As the World Health Organization and WHO member states celebrate 15 years since the signing of the the Framework Convention for Tobacco Control (FCTC), the global uptake in e-cigarettes, as well as targeted advertising aimed at children and adolescents, threatens the worldwide gains that have been achieved in reducing tobacco use. The convention is the […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older Posts Newer Posts
Going ‘Virtual’ In Global Health – Practices Are Changing Fast – But At An Uneven Pace 12/03/2020 Elaine Ruth Fletcher As the COVID-19 crisis seeps into financial markets, corporate board rooms, and global health systems, there may be one silver lining in an otherwise dark cloud. The 21st century era of digital health, virtual meetings and teleworking is upon us. Countries as far-flung as the Republic of Korea, Israel and even some forward-looking US health […] Continue reading -> WHO Declares COVID-19 “Pandemic”; European Countries & Iran Adopt Aggressive Measures To Contain Growing Threat 11/03/2020 Grace Ren As cases of COVID-19 surpassed 120,000 around the world, the World Health Organization on Wednesday declared a pandemic – a move the organization stressed was intended to “trigger” even more aggressive action from governments against the virus rather than surrender to its rapid spread. In line with current trends, numbers of COVID-19 cases, deaths and […] Continue reading -> ‘Sister’ Initiatives Commit US $129 Million to R&D for COVID-19 Vaccines & Cures; Funding To Manufacture Still A Barrier 11/03/2020 Grace Ren The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, Wellcome Trust, and Mastercard on Tuesday announced a US $125 million commitment of seed funding to a new COVID-19 Treatment Accelerator – whose aim as its name implies, will be to speed up the development of urgently needed drugs to treat people infected with COVID-19. Just hours later, the […] Continue reading -> World Trade Organization Cancels Meetings At Geneva Headquarters Following COVID-19 Case; WHO Ramps Up Safety Measures 10/03/2020 Elaine Ruth Fletcher The World Trade Organization’s director general Roberto Azevêdo announced on Tuesday that he was suspending all WTO meetings at its Geneva offices, following the confirmation of a COVID-19 case among staff. It was the first publicly-announced case of the novel coronavirus infection at a Geneva-based United Nations or UN-affiliated organization since the epidemic began, which […] Continue reading -> Misaligned Priorities & Gender Inequalities Formed “Cracks” That Contributed To COVID-19 Pandemic 09/03/2020 Grace Ren As the governments around the world struggle to control surging COVID-19 outbreaks, health experts highlighted cracks in global health systems that created conditions ripe for the pandemic. A report titled Power, Privilege & Priorities released Monday by Global Health 50/50 found that an inequality of health benefits and an inequality of opportunities inside organizations have […] Continue reading -> ‘World Is Inching Towards a COVID-19 Pandemic – But One We Can Control’, Says WHO 09/03/2020 Elaine Ruth Fletcher “The world is inching towards a pandemic,” admitted WHO Director General Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus in a WHO media briefing Monday, which saw COVID-19 cases more than double over the weekend in France, Germany and Spain, as well as the USA. In an unprecedented move, Italy’s Prime Minister put the entire country under emergency lockdown […] Continue reading -> UN Climate Negotiations Cancelled In Bonn, Germany – As World Surpasses 100,000 COVID-19 Cases 06/03/2020 Elaine Ruth Fletcher As the world surpassed 100,000 COVID-19 infections, the United Nations announced on Friday that a critical round of climate negotiations among member states in Bonn, Germany will be postponed, while some of the sessions scheduled from 6 March to the end of April would be put on a virtual footing. Africa Climate Week, a parallel […] Continue reading -> E-Cigarette Use & Ads Aimed At Kids Threaten Tobacco Control Gains – On 15th Anniversary Of International Convention 06/03/2020 Grace Ren & Elaine Ruth Fletcher As the World Health Organization and WHO member states celebrate 15 years since the signing of the the Framework Convention for Tobacco Control (FCTC), the global uptake in e-cigarettes, as well as targeted advertising aimed at children and adolescents, threatens the worldwide gains that have been achieved in reducing tobacco use. The convention is the […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older Posts Newer Posts
WHO Declares COVID-19 “Pandemic”; European Countries & Iran Adopt Aggressive Measures To Contain Growing Threat 11/03/2020 Grace Ren As cases of COVID-19 surpassed 120,000 around the world, the World Health Organization on Wednesday declared a pandemic – a move the organization stressed was intended to “trigger” even more aggressive action from governments against the virus rather than surrender to its rapid spread. In line with current trends, numbers of COVID-19 cases, deaths and […] Continue reading -> ‘Sister’ Initiatives Commit US $129 Million to R&D for COVID-19 Vaccines & Cures; Funding To Manufacture Still A Barrier 11/03/2020 Grace Ren The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, Wellcome Trust, and Mastercard on Tuesday announced a US $125 million commitment of seed funding to a new COVID-19 Treatment Accelerator – whose aim as its name implies, will be to speed up the development of urgently needed drugs to treat people infected with COVID-19. Just hours later, the […] Continue reading -> World Trade Organization Cancels Meetings At Geneva Headquarters Following COVID-19 Case; WHO Ramps Up Safety Measures 10/03/2020 Elaine Ruth Fletcher The World Trade Organization’s director general Roberto Azevêdo announced on Tuesday that he was suspending all WTO meetings at its Geneva offices, following the confirmation of a COVID-19 case among staff. It was the first publicly-announced case of the novel coronavirus infection at a Geneva-based United Nations or UN-affiliated organization since the epidemic began, which […] Continue reading -> Misaligned Priorities & Gender Inequalities Formed “Cracks” That Contributed To COVID-19 Pandemic 09/03/2020 Grace Ren As the governments around the world struggle to control surging COVID-19 outbreaks, health experts highlighted cracks in global health systems that created conditions ripe for the pandemic. A report titled Power, Privilege & Priorities released Monday by Global Health 50/50 found that an inequality of health benefits and an inequality of opportunities inside organizations have […] Continue reading -> ‘World Is Inching Towards a COVID-19 Pandemic – But One We Can Control’, Says WHO 09/03/2020 Elaine Ruth Fletcher “The world is inching towards a pandemic,” admitted WHO Director General Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus in a WHO media briefing Monday, which saw COVID-19 cases more than double over the weekend in France, Germany and Spain, as well as the USA. In an unprecedented move, Italy’s Prime Minister put the entire country under emergency lockdown […] Continue reading -> UN Climate Negotiations Cancelled In Bonn, Germany – As World Surpasses 100,000 COVID-19 Cases 06/03/2020 Elaine Ruth Fletcher As the world surpassed 100,000 COVID-19 infections, the United Nations announced on Friday that a critical round of climate negotiations among member states in Bonn, Germany will be postponed, while some of the sessions scheduled from 6 March to the end of April would be put on a virtual footing. Africa Climate Week, a parallel […] Continue reading -> E-Cigarette Use & Ads Aimed At Kids Threaten Tobacco Control Gains – On 15th Anniversary Of International Convention 06/03/2020 Grace Ren & Elaine Ruth Fletcher As the World Health Organization and WHO member states celebrate 15 years since the signing of the the Framework Convention for Tobacco Control (FCTC), the global uptake in e-cigarettes, as well as targeted advertising aimed at children and adolescents, threatens the worldwide gains that have been achieved in reducing tobacco use. The convention is the […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older Posts Newer Posts
‘Sister’ Initiatives Commit US $129 Million to R&D for COVID-19 Vaccines & Cures; Funding To Manufacture Still A Barrier 11/03/2020 Grace Ren The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, Wellcome Trust, and Mastercard on Tuesday announced a US $125 million commitment of seed funding to a new COVID-19 Treatment Accelerator – whose aim as its name implies, will be to speed up the development of urgently needed drugs to treat people infected with COVID-19. Just hours later, the […] Continue reading -> World Trade Organization Cancels Meetings At Geneva Headquarters Following COVID-19 Case; WHO Ramps Up Safety Measures 10/03/2020 Elaine Ruth Fletcher The World Trade Organization’s director general Roberto Azevêdo announced on Tuesday that he was suspending all WTO meetings at its Geneva offices, following the confirmation of a COVID-19 case among staff. It was the first publicly-announced case of the novel coronavirus infection at a Geneva-based United Nations or UN-affiliated organization since the epidemic began, which […] Continue reading -> Misaligned Priorities & Gender Inequalities Formed “Cracks” That Contributed To COVID-19 Pandemic 09/03/2020 Grace Ren As the governments around the world struggle to control surging COVID-19 outbreaks, health experts highlighted cracks in global health systems that created conditions ripe for the pandemic. A report titled Power, Privilege & Priorities released Monday by Global Health 50/50 found that an inequality of health benefits and an inequality of opportunities inside organizations have […] Continue reading -> ‘World Is Inching Towards a COVID-19 Pandemic – But One We Can Control’, Says WHO 09/03/2020 Elaine Ruth Fletcher “The world is inching towards a pandemic,” admitted WHO Director General Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus in a WHO media briefing Monday, which saw COVID-19 cases more than double over the weekend in France, Germany and Spain, as well as the USA. In an unprecedented move, Italy’s Prime Minister put the entire country under emergency lockdown […] Continue reading -> UN Climate Negotiations Cancelled In Bonn, Germany – As World Surpasses 100,000 COVID-19 Cases 06/03/2020 Elaine Ruth Fletcher As the world surpassed 100,000 COVID-19 infections, the United Nations announced on Friday that a critical round of climate negotiations among member states in Bonn, Germany will be postponed, while some of the sessions scheduled from 6 March to the end of April would be put on a virtual footing. Africa Climate Week, a parallel […] Continue reading -> E-Cigarette Use & Ads Aimed At Kids Threaten Tobacco Control Gains – On 15th Anniversary Of International Convention 06/03/2020 Grace Ren & Elaine Ruth Fletcher As the World Health Organization and WHO member states celebrate 15 years since the signing of the the Framework Convention for Tobacco Control (FCTC), the global uptake in e-cigarettes, as well as targeted advertising aimed at children and adolescents, threatens the worldwide gains that have been achieved in reducing tobacco use. The convention is the […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older Posts Newer Posts
World Trade Organization Cancels Meetings At Geneva Headquarters Following COVID-19 Case; WHO Ramps Up Safety Measures 10/03/2020 Elaine Ruth Fletcher The World Trade Organization’s director general Roberto Azevêdo announced on Tuesday that he was suspending all WTO meetings at its Geneva offices, following the confirmation of a COVID-19 case among staff. It was the first publicly-announced case of the novel coronavirus infection at a Geneva-based United Nations or UN-affiliated organization since the epidemic began, which […] Continue reading -> Misaligned Priorities & Gender Inequalities Formed “Cracks” That Contributed To COVID-19 Pandemic 09/03/2020 Grace Ren As the governments around the world struggle to control surging COVID-19 outbreaks, health experts highlighted cracks in global health systems that created conditions ripe for the pandemic. A report titled Power, Privilege & Priorities released Monday by Global Health 50/50 found that an inequality of health benefits and an inequality of opportunities inside organizations have […] Continue reading -> ‘World Is Inching Towards a COVID-19 Pandemic – But One We Can Control’, Says WHO 09/03/2020 Elaine Ruth Fletcher “The world is inching towards a pandemic,” admitted WHO Director General Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus in a WHO media briefing Monday, which saw COVID-19 cases more than double over the weekend in France, Germany and Spain, as well as the USA. In an unprecedented move, Italy’s Prime Minister put the entire country under emergency lockdown […] Continue reading -> UN Climate Negotiations Cancelled In Bonn, Germany – As World Surpasses 100,000 COVID-19 Cases 06/03/2020 Elaine Ruth Fletcher As the world surpassed 100,000 COVID-19 infections, the United Nations announced on Friday that a critical round of climate negotiations among member states in Bonn, Germany will be postponed, while some of the sessions scheduled from 6 March to the end of April would be put on a virtual footing. Africa Climate Week, a parallel […] Continue reading -> E-Cigarette Use & Ads Aimed At Kids Threaten Tobacco Control Gains – On 15th Anniversary Of International Convention 06/03/2020 Grace Ren & Elaine Ruth Fletcher As the World Health Organization and WHO member states celebrate 15 years since the signing of the the Framework Convention for Tobacco Control (FCTC), the global uptake in e-cigarettes, as well as targeted advertising aimed at children and adolescents, threatens the worldwide gains that have been achieved in reducing tobacco use. The convention is the […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older Posts Newer Posts
Misaligned Priorities & Gender Inequalities Formed “Cracks” That Contributed To COVID-19 Pandemic 09/03/2020 Grace Ren As the governments around the world struggle to control surging COVID-19 outbreaks, health experts highlighted cracks in global health systems that created conditions ripe for the pandemic. A report titled Power, Privilege & Priorities released Monday by Global Health 50/50 found that an inequality of health benefits and an inequality of opportunities inside organizations have […] Continue reading -> ‘World Is Inching Towards a COVID-19 Pandemic – But One We Can Control’, Says WHO 09/03/2020 Elaine Ruth Fletcher “The world is inching towards a pandemic,” admitted WHO Director General Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus in a WHO media briefing Monday, which saw COVID-19 cases more than double over the weekend in France, Germany and Spain, as well as the USA. In an unprecedented move, Italy’s Prime Minister put the entire country under emergency lockdown […] Continue reading -> UN Climate Negotiations Cancelled In Bonn, Germany – As World Surpasses 100,000 COVID-19 Cases 06/03/2020 Elaine Ruth Fletcher As the world surpassed 100,000 COVID-19 infections, the United Nations announced on Friday that a critical round of climate negotiations among member states in Bonn, Germany will be postponed, while some of the sessions scheduled from 6 March to the end of April would be put on a virtual footing. Africa Climate Week, a parallel […] Continue reading -> E-Cigarette Use & Ads Aimed At Kids Threaten Tobacco Control Gains – On 15th Anniversary Of International Convention 06/03/2020 Grace Ren & Elaine Ruth Fletcher As the World Health Organization and WHO member states celebrate 15 years since the signing of the the Framework Convention for Tobacco Control (FCTC), the global uptake in e-cigarettes, as well as targeted advertising aimed at children and adolescents, threatens the worldwide gains that have been achieved in reducing tobacco use. The convention is the […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older Posts Newer Posts
‘World Is Inching Towards a COVID-19 Pandemic – But One We Can Control’, Says WHO 09/03/2020 Elaine Ruth Fletcher “The world is inching towards a pandemic,” admitted WHO Director General Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus in a WHO media briefing Monday, which saw COVID-19 cases more than double over the weekend in France, Germany and Spain, as well as the USA. In an unprecedented move, Italy’s Prime Minister put the entire country under emergency lockdown […] Continue reading -> UN Climate Negotiations Cancelled In Bonn, Germany – As World Surpasses 100,000 COVID-19 Cases 06/03/2020 Elaine Ruth Fletcher As the world surpassed 100,000 COVID-19 infections, the United Nations announced on Friday that a critical round of climate negotiations among member states in Bonn, Germany will be postponed, while some of the sessions scheduled from 6 March to the end of April would be put on a virtual footing. Africa Climate Week, a parallel […] Continue reading -> E-Cigarette Use & Ads Aimed At Kids Threaten Tobacco Control Gains – On 15th Anniversary Of International Convention 06/03/2020 Grace Ren & Elaine Ruth Fletcher As the World Health Organization and WHO member states celebrate 15 years since the signing of the the Framework Convention for Tobacco Control (FCTC), the global uptake in e-cigarettes, as well as targeted advertising aimed at children and adolescents, threatens the worldwide gains that have been achieved in reducing tobacco use. The convention is the […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older Posts Newer Posts
UN Climate Negotiations Cancelled In Bonn, Germany – As World Surpasses 100,000 COVID-19 Cases 06/03/2020 Elaine Ruth Fletcher As the world surpassed 100,000 COVID-19 infections, the United Nations announced on Friday that a critical round of climate negotiations among member states in Bonn, Germany will be postponed, while some of the sessions scheduled from 6 March to the end of April would be put on a virtual footing. Africa Climate Week, a parallel […] Continue reading -> E-Cigarette Use & Ads Aimed At Kids Threaten Tobacco Control Gains – On 15th Anniversary Of International Convention 06/03/2020 Grace Ren & Elaine Ruth Fletcher As the World Health Organization and WHO member states celebrate 15 years since the signing of the the Framework Convention for Tobacco Control (FCTC), the global uptake in e-cigarettes, as well as targeted advertising aimed at children and adolescents, threatens the worldwide gains that have been achieved in reducing tobacco use. The convention is the […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older Posts Newer Posts
E-Cigarette Use & Ads Aimed At Kids Threaten Tobacco Control Gains – On 15th Anniversary Of International Convention 06/03/2020 Grace Ren & Elaine Ruth Fletcher As the World Health Organization and WHO member states celebrate 15 years since the signing of the the Framework Convention for Tobacco Control (FCTC), the global uptake in e-cigarettes, as well as targeted advertising aimed at children and adolescents, threatens the worldwide gains that have been achieved in reducing tobacco use. The convention is the […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older Posts Newer Posts