Cities Can Reduce NCDs And Traffic Injuries Through Better Environmental Design & Food/Tobacco Policies 31/10/2019 Grace Ren Non-communicable diseases (NCDs) such as cancer, heart disease and stroke, as well as road traffic injuries, are among the leading causes of death in cities – killing some 42 million people worldwide every year. A new report released by the World Health Organization shows how urban leaders can tackle these urban maladies through simple environmental […] Continue reading -> Health Experts Push To Centre Health In Climate Action At World Health Summit 29/10/2019 Elaine Ruth Fletcher Berlin, Germany (29 October 2019) – Experts called on policy-makers to put human health and wellbeing at the centre of climate action decisions at the World Health Summit, which entered its third and final day Tuesday. “There is a need for urgent action to reduce greenhouse emissions to protect health, because we have less than […] Continue reading -> From Climate To AMR: World Health Summit 2019 Tackles Broad Agenda 28/10/2019 Elaine Ruth Fletcher Berlin, Germany – From antimicrobial resistance to drug access, climate change and emerging trends such as growing obesity in Africa alongside under-nutrition, this year’s World Health Summit’s is packed with an imposing agenda, dwarfed only by the staggering dimensions of the real-world challenges. “Polio has almost been eradicated, HIV/AIDS has been driven back and we […] Continue reading -> Advancing Health-Related SDGs In Africa Through Private Sector Collaborations 25/10/2019 Thomas B. Cueni As the World Health Summit opens Sunday in Berlin, one of the key themes running through the conference will be how industry, government and civil society leaders can collaborate more effectively to build strong health institutions – with a particular focus on building African capacities in a Monday keynote session. This means working across all […] Continue reading -> Global Eradication Of Wild Polio Virus Type 3 Declared On World Polio Day 24/10/2019 Grace Ren Wild polio virus type 3 (WPV3) has been eradicated worldwide, the World Health Organization declared Thursday following a review of the global data by an independent commission of experts. The announcement about WPV3, coinciding with World Polio Day, comes after wild polio virus type 2 (WPV2) was declared eradicated in 2015. Although one other wild […] Continue reading -> Mayors Stepping Up To Reduce Air Pollution 23/10/2019 Grace Ren & Elaine Ruth Fletcher Although it was governments that made the big commitments to tackle climate change in the 2015 Paris Agreement, mayors are leading the charge in reducing air pollution on the ground. At a first-ever World Air Quality Conference, hosted by the City of London, mayors and city leaders from around the world convened Wednesday, to confer […] Continue reading -> Ebola Public Health Emergency Still In Force, Despite Decline In Cases 18/10/2019 Grace Ren & Elaine Ruth Fletcher The World Health Organization is not yet ready to declare that the Ebola public health emergency in the Democratic Republic of Congo is over – despite significant recent declines in the pace of new infections. WHO Director General Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said Friday that he did not find it prudent to end the “Public […] Continue reading -> We’re Learning More About Gaps In Epidemic Preparedness; Now We Must Act Rapidly To Close Them 18/10/2019 Amanda McClelland and Stella Chungong In August, the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) passed a milestone—surpassing 3,000 cases of Ebola since the outbreak began over a year ago. While the number of new infections has since slowed, there continue to be cases in hard to reach areas, posing challenges to response teams. The outbreak response has been complex, with […] Continue reading -> Drug Pricing Transparency To Be Discussed At World Trade Organization 17/10/2019 Grace Ren A request by South Africa to the World Trade Organization (WTO) TRIPS Council to “address the transparency of R&D costs and pricing of medicines and health technologies” is expected to be reviewed Friday, 18 October 2019 as the TRIPS Council meets this week for its third session this year. The TRIPS Council, the administrative body […] Continue reading -> New WHO Special Initiative Aims To Expand Mental Health Coverage To 100 Million More People By 2023 14/10/2019 Grace Ren The World Health Organization aims to expand mental health coverage to 100 million more people in 12 priority countries by 2023 as part of a new Special Initiative for Mental Health launched Monday at start of the 11th World Mental Health Forum. Over 20 health ministers from around the world gathered in Geneva along with […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older Posts Newer Posts
Health Experts Push To Centre Health In Climate Action At World Health Summit 29/10/2019 Elaine Ruth Fletcher Berlin, Germany (29 October 2019) – Experts called on policy-makers to put human health and wellbeing at the centre of climate action decisions at the World Health Summit, which entered its third and final day Tuesday. “There is a need for urgent action to reduce greenhouse emissions to protect health, because we have less than […] Continue reading -> From Climate To AMR: World Health Summit 2019 Tackles Broad Agenda 28/10/2019 Elaine Ruth Fletcher Berlin, Germany – From antimicrobial resistance to drug access, climate change and emerging trends such as growing obesity in Africa alongside under-nutrition, this year’s World Health Summit’s is packed with an imposing agenda, dwarfed only by the staggering dimensions of the real-world challenges. “Polio has almost been eradicated, HIV/AIDS has been driven back and we […] Continue reading -> Advancing Health-Related SDGs In Africa Through Private Sector Collaborations 25/10/2019 Thomas B. Cueni As the World Health Summit opens Sunday in Berlin, one of the key themes running through the conference will be how industry, government and civil society leaders can collaborate more effectively to build strong health institutions – with a particular focus on building African capacities in a Monday keynote session. This means working across all […] Continue reading -> Global Eradication Of Wild Polio Virus Type 3 Declared On World Polio Day 24/10/2019 Grace Ren Wild polio virus type 3 (WPV3) has been eradicated worldwide, the World Health Organization declared Thursday following a review of the global data by an independent commission of experts. The announcement about WPV3, coinciding with World Polio Day, comes after wild polio virus type 2 (WPV2) was declared eradicated in 2015. Although one other wild […] Continue reading -> Mayors Stepping Up To Reduce Air Pollution 23/10/2019 Grace Ren & Elaine Ruth Fletcher Although it was governments that made the big commitments to tackle climate change in the 2015 Paris Agreement, mayors are leading the charge in reducing air pollution on the ground. At a first-ever World Air Quality Conference, hosted by the City of London, mayors and city leaders from around the world convened Wednesday, to confer […] Continue reading -> Ebola Public Health Emergency Still In Force, Despite Decline In Cases 18/10/2019 Grace Ren & Elaine Ruth Fletcher The World Health Organization is not yet ready to declare that the Ebola public health emergency in the Democratic Republic of Congo is over – despite significant recent declines in the pace of new infections. WHO Director General Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said Friday that he did not find it prudent to end the “Public […] Continue reading -> We’re Learning More About Gaps In Epidemic Preparedness; Now We Must Act Rapidly To Close Them 18/10/2019 Amanda McClelland and Stella Chungong In August, the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) passed a milestone—surpassing 3,000 cases of Ebola since the outbreak began over a year ago. While the number of new infections has since slowed, there continue to be cases in hard to reach areas, posing challenges to response teams. The outbreak response has been complex, with […] Continue reading -> Drug Pricing Transparency To Be Discussed At World Trade Organization 17/10/2019 Grace Ren A request by South Africa to the World Trade Organization (WTO) TRIPS Council to “address the transparency of R&D costs and pricing of medicines and health technologies” is expected to be reviewed Friday, 18 October 2019 as the TRIPS Council meets this week for its third session this year. The TRIPS Council, the administrative body […] Continue reading -> New WHO Special Initiative Aims To Expand Mental Health Coverage To 100 Million More People By 2023 14/10/2019 Grace Ren The World Health Organization aims to expand mental health coverage to 100 million more people in 12 priority countries by 2023 as part of a new Special Initiative for Mental Health launched Monday at start of the 11th World Mental Health Forum. Over 20 health ministers from around the world gathered in Geneva along with […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older Posts Newer Posts
From Climate To AMR: World Health Summit 2019 Tackles Broad Agenda 28/10/2019 Elaine Ruth Fletcher Berlin, Germany – From antimicrobial resistance to drug access, climate change and emerging trends such as growing obesity in Africa alongside under-nutrition, this year’s World Health Summit’s is packed with an imposing agenda, dwarfed only by the staggering dimensions of the real-world challenges. “Polio has almost been eradicated, HIV/AIDS has been driven back and we […] Continue reading -> Advancing Health-Related SDGs In Africa Through Private Sector Collaborations 25/10/2019 Thomas B. Cueni As the World Health Summit opens Sunday in Berlin, one of the key themes running through the conference will be how industry, government and civil society leaders can collaborate more effectively to build strong health institutions – with a particular focus on building African capacities in a Monday keynote session. This means working across all […] Continue reading -> Global Eradication Of Wild Polio Virus Type 3 Declared On World Polio Day 24/10/2019 Grace Ren Wild polio virus type 3 (WPV3) has been eradicated worldwide, the World Health Organization declared Thursday following a review of the global data by an independent commission of experts. The announcement about WPV3, coinciding with World Polio Day, comes after wild polio virus type 2 (WPV2) was declared eradicated in 2015. Although one other wild […] Continue reading -> Mayors Stepping Up To Reduce Air Pollution 23/10/2019 Grace Ren & Elaine Ruth Fletcher Although it was governments that made the big commitments to tackle climate change in the 2015 Paris Agreement, mayors are leading the charge in reducing air pollution on the ground. At a first-ever World Air Quality Conference, hosted by the City of London, mayors and city leaders from around the world convened Wednesday, to confer […] Continue reading -> Ebola Public Health Emergency Still In Force, Despite Decline In Cases 18/10/2019 Grace Ren & Elaine Ruth Fletcher The World Health Organization is not yet ready to declare that the Ebola public health emergency in the Democratic Republic of Congo is over – despite significant recent declines in the pace of new infections. WHO Director General Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said Friday that he did not find it prudent to end the “Public […] Continue reading -> We’re Learning More About Gaps In Epidemic Preparedness; Now We Must Act Rapidly To Close Them 18/10/2019 Amanda McClelland and Stella Chungong In August, the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) passed a milestone—surpassing 3,000 cases of Ebola since the outbreak began over a year ago. While the number of new infections has since slowed, there continue to be cases in hard to reach areas, posing challenges to response teams. The outbreak response has been complex, with […] Continue reading -> Drug Pricing Transparency To Be Discussed At World Trade Organization 17/10/2019 Grace Ren A request by South Africa to the World Trade Organization (WTO) TRIPS Council to “address the transparency of R&D costs and pricing of medicines and health technologies” is expected to be reviewed Friday, 18 October 2019 as the TRIPS Council meets this week for its third session this year. The TRIPS Council, the administrative body […] Continue reading -> New WHO Special Initiative Aims To Expand Mental Health Coverage To 100 Million More People By 2023 14/10/2019 Grace Ren The World Health Organization aims to expand mental health coverage to 100 million more people in 12 priority countries by 2023 as part of a new Special Initiative for Mental Health launched Monday at start of the 11th World Mental Health Forum. Over 20 health ministers from around the world gathered in Geneva along with […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older Posts Newer Posts
Advancing Health-Related SDGs In Africa Through Private Sector Collaborations 25/10/2019 Thomas B. Cueni As the World Health Summit opens Sunday in Berlin, one of the key themes running through the conference will be how industry, government and civil society leaders can collaborate more effectively to build strong health institutions – with a particular focus on building African capacities in a Monday keynote session. This means working across all […] Continue reading -> Global Eradication Of Wild Polio Virus Type 3 Declared On World Polio Day 24/10/2019 Grace Ren Wild polio virus type 3 (WPV3) has been eradicated worldwide, the World Health Organization declared Thursday following a review of the global data by an independent commission of experts. The announcement about WPV3, coinciding with World Polio Day, comes after wild polio virus type 2 (WPV2) was declared eradicated in 2015. Although one other wild […] Continue reading -> Mayors Stepping Up To Reduce Air Pollution 23/10/2019 Grace Ren & Elaine Ruth Fletcher Although it was governments that made the big commitments to tackle climate change in the 2015 Paris Agreement, mayors are leading the charge in reducing air pollution on the ground. At a first-ever World Air Quality Conference, hosted by the City of London, mayors and city leaders from around the world convened Wednesday, to confer […] Continue reading -> Ebola Public Health Emergency Still In Force, Despite Decline In Cases 18/10/2019 Grace Ren & Elaine Ruth Fletcher The World Health Organization is not yet ready to declare that the Ebola public health emergency in the Democratic Republic of Congo is over – despite significant recent declines in the pace of new infections. WHO Director General Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said Friday that he did not find it prudent to end the “Public […] Continue reading -> We’re Learning More About Gaps In Epidemic Preparedness; Now We Must Act Rapidly To Close Them 18/10/2019 Amanda McClelland and Stella Chungong In August, the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) passed a milestone—surpassing 3,000 cases of Ebola since the outbreak began over a year ago. While the number of new infections has since slowed, there continue to be cases in hard to reach areas, posing challenges to response teams. The outbreak response has been complex, with […] Continue reading -> Drug Pricing Transparency To Be Discussed At World Trade Organization 17/10/2019 Grace Ren A request by South Africa to the World Trade Organization (WTO) TRIPS Council to “address the transparency of R&D costs and pricing of medicines and health technologies” is expected to be reviewed Friday, 18 October 2019 as the TRIPS Council meets this week for its third session this year. The TRIPS Council, the administrative body […] Continue reading -> New WHO Special Initiative Aims To Expand Mental Health Coverage To 100 Million More People By 2023 14/10/2019 Grace Ren The World Health Organization aims to expand mental health coverage to 100 million more people in 12 priority countries by 2023 as part of a new Special Initiative for Mental Health launched Monday at start of the 11th World Mental Health Forum. Over 20 health ministers from around the world gathered in Geneva along with […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older Posts Newer Posts
Global Eradication Of Wild Polio Virus Type 3 Declared On World Polio Day 24/10/2019 Grace Ren Wild polio virus type 3 (WPV3) has been eradicated worldwide, the World Health Organization declared Thursday following a review of the global data by an independent commission of experts. The announcement about WPV3, coinciding with World Polio Day, comes after wild polio virus type 2 (WPV2) was declared eradicated in 2015. Although one other wild […] Continue reading -> Mayors Stepping Up To Reduce Air Pollution 23/10/2019 Grace Ren & Elaine Ruth Fletcher Although it was governments that made the big commitments to tackle climate change in the 2015 Paris Agreement, mayors are leading the charge in reducing air pollution on the ground. At a first-ever World Air Quality Conference, hosted by the City of London, mayors and city leaders from around the world convened Wednesday, to confer […] Continue reading -> Ebola Public Health Emergency Still In Force, Despite Decline In Cases 18/10/2019 Grace Ren & Elaine Ruth Fletcher The World Health Organization is not yet ready to declare that the Ebola public health emergency in the Democratic Republic of Congo is over – despite significant recent declines in the pace of new infections. WHO Director General Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said Friday that he did not find it prudent to end the “Public […] Continue reading -> We’re Learning More About Gaps In Epidemic Preparedness; Now We Must Act Rapidly To Close Them 18/10/2019 Amanda McClelland and Stella Chungong In August, the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) passed a milestone—surpassing 3,000 cases of Ebola since the outbreak began over a year ago. While the number of new infections has since slowed, there continue to be cases in hard to reach areas, posing challenges to response teams. The outbreak response has been complex, with […] Continue reading -> Drug Pricing Transparency To Be Discussed At World Trade Organization 17/10/2019 Grace Ren A request by South Africa to the World Trade Organization (WTO) TRIPS Council to “address the transparency of R&D costs and pricing of medicines and health technologies” is expected to be reviewed Friday, 18 October 2019 as the TRIPS Council meets this week for its third session this year. The TRIPS Council, the administrative body […] Continue reading -> New WHO Special Initiative Aims To Expand Mental Health Coverage To 100 Million More People By 2023 14/10/2019 Grace Ren The World Health Organization aims to expand mental health coverage to 100 million more people in 12 priority countries by 2023 as part of a new Special Initiative for Mental Health launched Monday at start of the 11th World Mental Health Forum. Over 20 health ministers from around the world gathered in Geneva along with […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older Posts Newer Posts
Mayors Stepping Up To Reduce Air Pollution 23/10/2019 Grace Ren & Elaine Ruth Fletcher Although it was governments that made the big commitments to tackle climate change in the 2015 Paris Agreement, mayors are leading the charge in reducing air pollution on the ground. At a first-ever World Air Quality Conference, hosted by the City of London, mayors and city leaders from around the world convened Wednesday, to confer […] Continue reading -> Ebola Public Health Emergency Still In Force, Despite Decline In Cases 18/10/2019 Grace Ren & Elaine Ruth Fletcher The World Health Organization is not yet ready to declare that the Ebola public health emergency in the Democratic Republic of Congo is over – despite significant recent declines in the pace of new infections. WHO Director General Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said Friday that he did not find it prudent to end the “Public […] Continue reading -> We’re Learning More About Gaps In Epidemic Preparedness; Now We Must Act Rapidly To Close Them 18/10/2019 Amanda McClelland and Stella Chungong In August, the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) passed a milestone—surpassing 3,000 cases of Ebola since the outbreak began over a year ago. While the number of new infections has since slowed, there continue to be cases in hard to reach areas, posing challenges to response teams. The outbreak response has been complex, with […] Continue reading -> Drug Pricing Transparency To Be Discussed At World Trade Organization 17/10/2019 Grace Ren A request by South Africa to the World Trade Organization (WTO) TRIPS Council to “address the transparency of R&D costs and pricing of medicines and health technologies” is expected to be reviewed Friday, 18 October 2019 as the TRIPS Council meets this week for its third session this year. The TRIPS Council, the administrative body […] Continue reading -> New WHO Special Initiative Aims To Expand Mental Health Coverage To 100 Million More People By 2023 14/10/2019 Grace Ren The World Health Organization aims to expand mental health coverage to 100 million more people in 12 priority countries by 2023 as part of a new Special Initiative for Mental Health launched Monday at start of the 11th World Mental Health Forum. Over 20 health ministers from around the world gathered in Geneva along with […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older Posts Newer Posts
Ebola Public Health Emergency Still In Force, Despite Decline In Cases 18/10/2019 Grace Ren & Elaine Ruth Fletcher The World Health Organization is not yet ready to declare that the Ebola public health emergency in the Democratic Republic of Congo is over – despite significant recent declines in the pace of new infections. WHO Director General Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said Friday that he did not find it prudent to end the “Public […] Continue reading -> We’re Learning More About Gaps In Epidemic Preparedness; Now We Must Act Rapidly To Close Them 18/10/2019 Amanda McClelland and Stella Chungong In August, the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) passed a milestone—surpassing 3,000 cases of Ebola since the outbreak began over a year ago. While the number of new infections has since slowed, there continue to be cases in hard to reach areas, posing challenges to response teams. The outbreak response has been complex, with […] Continue reading -> Drug Pricing Transparency To Be Discussed At World Trade Organization 17/10/2019 Grace Ren A request by South Africa to the World Trade Organization (WTO) TRIPS Council to “address the transparency of R&D costs and pricing of medicines and health technologies” is expected to be reviewed Friday, 18 October 2019 as the TRIPS Council meets this week for its third session this year. The TRIPS Council, the administrative body […] Continue reading -> New WHO Special Initiative Aims To Expand Mental Health Coverage To 100 Million More People By 2023 14/10/2019 Grace Ren The World Health Organization aims to expand mental health coverage to 100 million more people in 12 priority countries by 2023 as part of a new Special Initiative for Mental Health launched Monday at start of the 11th World Mental Health Forum. Over 20 health ministers from around the world gathered in Geneva along with […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older Posts Newer Posts
We’re Learning More About Gaps In Epidemic Preparedness; Now We Must Act Rapidly To Close Them 18/10/2019 Amanda McClelland and Stella Chungong In August, the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) passed a milestone—surpassing 3,000 cases of Ebola since the outbreak began over a year ago. While the number of new infections has since slowed, there continue to be cases in hard to reach areas, posing challenges to response teams. The outbreak response has been complex, with […] Continue reading -> Drug Pricing Transparency To Be Discussed At World Trade Organization 17/10/2019 Grace Ren A request by South Africa to the World Trade Organization (WTO) TRIPS Council to “address the transparency of R&D costs and pricing of medicines and health technologies” is expected to be reviewed Friday, 18 October 2019 as the TRIPS Council meets this week for its third session this year. The TRIPS Council, the administrative body […] Continue reading -> New WHO Special Initiative Aims To Expand Mental Health Coverage To 100 Million More People By 2023 14/10/2019 Grace Ren The World Health Organization aims to expand mental health coverage to 100 million more people in 12 priority countries by 2023 as part of a new Special Initiative for Mental Health launched Monday at start of the 11th World Mental Health Forum. Over 20 health ministers from around the world gathered in Geneva along with […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older Posts Newer Posts
Drug Pricing Transparency To Be Discussed At World Trade Organization 17/10/2019 Grace Ren A request by South Africa to the World Trade Organization (WTO) TRIPS Council to “address the transparency of R&D costs and pricing of medicines and health technologies” is expected to be reviewed Friday, 18 October 2019 as the TRIPS Council meets this week for its third session this year. The TRIPS Council, the administrative body […] Continue reading -> New WHO Special Initiative Aims To Expand Mental Health Coverage To 100 Million More People By 2023 14/10/2019 Grace Ren The World Health Organization aims to expand mental health coverage to 100 million more people in 12 priority countries by 2023 as part of a new Special Initiative for Mental Health launched Monday at start of the 11th World Mental Health Forum. Over 20 health ministers from around the world gathered in Geneva along with […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older Posts Newer Posts
New WHO Special Initiative Aims To Expand Mental Health Coverage To 100 Million More People By 2023 14/10/2019 Grace Ren The World Health Organization aims to expand mental health coverage to 100 million more people in 12 priority countries by 2023 as part of a new Special Initiative for Mental Health launched Monday at start of the 11th World Mental Health Forum. Over 20 health ministers from around the world gathered in Geneva along with […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older Posts Newer Posts