Measles Resurgence, Polio Persistence & HPV Vaccine Shortages Concern Health Experts 11/10/2019 Elaine Ruth Fletcher Measles is undergoing a worrisome worldwide resurgence, and it has killed more people in the Democratic Republic of Congo than the current Ebola outbreak – which is finally showing signs of decline, said a panel of vaccine experts in a WHO press briefing on Thursday. Meanwhile, a worldwide shortage of human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine, which […] Continue reading -> Tobacco Industry Influence in Policy Highest In Japan, Lowest In The UK 11/10/2019 Grace Ren The tobacco industry strongly influences policy-making in Japan, Jordan, Egypt and Bangladesh. Conversely, the United Kingdom, Uganda, and Iran emerge as countries with the least industry meddling, according to a first-ever report to systematically assess levels of industry influence in countries, by the watchdog group STOP (Stopping Tobacco Organizations and Products). “This report shows that […] Continue reading -> Global Fund Replenishment Kisses US$ 14 Billion Target 10/10/2019 Elaine Ruth Fletcher In a suspense-filled finale that carried trappings of an elegant auction cum-political celebrity show, The Global Fund to Fight HIV/AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria brushed tantalizingly close to its $US 14 billion funding target – rallying some US$13.92 billion in commitments at its Sixth Replenishment Conference,in Lyon, France. Speculation about whether the goal for the next […] Continue reading -> Global Fund’s Sixth Replenishment – Less Than Half-Way To Mark 07/10/2019 Grace Ren The Global Fund to Fight HIV/AIDs, Tuberculosis, and Malaria’s Sixth Replenishment Conference opens Wednesday in Lyon, France with the aim to secure some US$14 billion in funding for the next three years to tackle the world’s most deadly infectious diseases. But while French President Emmanuel Macron prepared to host a carefully-orchestrated high-level event Thursday, strongly […] Continue reading -> “Disrupting” The Status Quo – Multisectoral Actions For Health And Climate 05/10/2019 Elaine Ruth Fletcher & Grace Ren Bad Hofgastein, Austria – A call to action to make stronger individual and collective commitments for climate change and health marked the end of the European Health Forum (Gastein). The closing plenary session, titled “the global climate crisis: a public health emergency,” ended the varied program with discussions on two issues high on the political […] Continue reading -> Researchers & Policymakers Grapple With Medical Implications Of Cannabis 04/10/2019 Elaine Ruth Fletcher Bad Hofgastein, Austria – A stronger research agenda for cannabis is urgently required to guide European health policymakers through a bewildering maze of medical and recreational cannabis and cannabinoid products that are fast emerging on the European market, said researchers and policymakers at a panel session of the 2019 European Health Forum (Gastein), which concluded […] Continue reading -> Europe Charts Way Forward For Digital Health Solutions 03/10/2019 Elaine Ruth Fletcher Bad Hofgastein, Austria – Whether its work or leisure, Europeans are moving more and more between different countries on the continent – but their health records generally lag far behind. And this can create big barriers to the treatment of chronic health conditions, not to mention effective diagnosis and treatment in emergencies, said members of […] Continue reading -> Health In The ‘Economy Of Well-Being’ 03/10/2019 Elaine Ruth Fletcher Bad Hofgastein, Austria – Promoting an “economy of well-being” can drive European development agendas more sustainably, as well as making health systems more human-centered and responsive to client’s needs, said Finland’s Vice Minister of Social Affairs and Health in a keynote address Thursday at the European Health Forum (Gastein). The three-day conference, which began Wednesday, […] Continue reading -> Close The Doors That Help Tobacco Companies Influence UN Policy 03/10/2019 Deborah Sy As delegates gathered in New York for the UN General Assembly (UNGA) last week, tobacco companies were lurking on the margins to cultivate influence and undermine policies that would accelerate the Sustainable Development Goals. More than 140 health organizations from over 40 countries have joined me in calling on delegates to reject invitations to meet […] Continue reading -> Climate Change: An Unstoppable Movement Takes Hold 03/10/2019 António Guterres On the eve of the September UN Climate Action Summit, young women and men around the world mobilized by the millions and told global leaders: “You are failing us”. They are right. Global emissions are increasing. Temperatures are rising. The consequences for oceans, forests, weather patterns, biodiversity, food production, water, jobs and, ultimately, lives, are […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older Posts Newer Posts
Tobacco Industry Influence in Policy Highest In Japan, Lowest In The UK 11/10/2019 Grace Ren The tobacco industry strongly influences policy-making in Japan, Jordan, Egypt and Bangladesh. Conversely, the United Kingdom, Uganda, and Iran emerge as countries with the least industry meddling, according to a first-ever report to systematically assess levels of industry influence in countries, by the watchdog group STOP (Stopping Tobacco Organizations and Products). “This report shows that […] Continue reading -> Global Fund Replenishment Kisses US$ 14 Billion Target 10/10/2019 Elaine Ruth Fletcher In a suspense-filled finale that carried trappings of an elegant auction cum-political celebrity show, The Global Fund to Fight HIV/AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria brushed tantalizingly close to its $US 14 billion funding target – rallying some US$13.92 billion in commitments at its Sixth Replenishment Conference,in Lyon, France. Speculation about whether the goal for the next […] Continue reading -> Global Fund’s Sixth Replenishment – Less Than Half-Way To Mark 07/10/2019 Grace Ren The Global Fund to Fight HIV/AIDs, Tuberculosis, and Malaria’s Sixth Replenishment Conference opens Wednesday in Lyon, France with the aim to secure some US$14 billion in funding for the next three years to tackle the world’s most deadly infectious diseases. But while French President Emmanuel Macron prepared to host a carefully-orchestrated high-level event Thursday, strongly […] Continue reading -> “Disrupting” The Status Quo – Multisectoral Actions For Health And Climate 05/10/2019 Elaine Ruth Fletcher & Grace Ren Bad Hofgastein, Austria – A call to action to make stronger individual and collective commitments for climate change and health marked the end of the European Health Forum (Gastein). The closing plenary session, titled “the global climate crisis: a public health emergency,” ended the varied program with discussions on two issues high on the political […] Continue reading -> Researchers & Policymakers Grapple With Medical Implications Of Cannabis 04/10/2019 Elaine Ruth Fletcher Bad Hofgastein, Austria – A stronger research agenda for cannabis is urgently required to guide European health policymakers through a bewildering maze of medical and recreational cannabis and cannabinoid products that are fast emerging on the European market, said researchers and policymakers at a panel session of the 2019 European Health Forum (Gastein), which concluded […] Continue reading -> Europe Charts Way Forward For Digital Health Solutions 03/10/2019 Elaine Ruth Fletcher Bad Hofgastein, Austria – Whether its work or leisure, Europeans are moving more and more between different countries on the continent – but their health records generally lag far behind. And this can create big barriers to the treatment of chronic health conditions, not to mention effective diagnosis and treatment in emergencies, said members of […] Continue reading -> Health In The ‘Economy Of Well-Being’ 03/10/2019 Elaine Ruth Fletcher Bad Hofgastein, Austria – Promoting an “economy of well-being” can drive European development agendas more sustainably, as well as making health systems more human-centered and responsive to client’s needs, said Finland’s Vice Minister of Social Affairs and Health in a keynote address Thursday at the European Health Forum (Gastein). The three-day conference, which began Wednesday, […] Continue reading -> Close The Doors That Help Tobacco Companies Influence UN Policy 03/10/2019 Deborah Sy As delegates gathered in New York for the UN General Assembly (UNGA) last week, tobacco companies were lurking on the margins to cultivate influence and undermine policies that would accelerate the Sustainable Development Goals. More than 140 health organizations from over 40 countries have joined me in calling on delegates to reject invitations to meet […] Continue reading -> Climate Change: An Unstoppable Movement Takes Hold 03/10/2019 António Guterres On the eve of the September UN Climate Action Summit, young women and men around the world mobilized by the millions and told global leaders: “You are failing us”. They are right. Global emissions are increasing. Temperatures are rising. The consequences for oceans, forests, weather patterns, biodiversity, food production, water, jobs and, ultimately, lives, are […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older Posts Newer Posts
Global Fund Replenishment Kisses US$ 14 Billion Target 10/10/2019 Elaine Ruth Fletcher In a suspense-filled finale that carried trappings of an elegant auction cum-political celebrity show, The Global Fund to Fight HIV/AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria brushed tantalizingly close to its $US 14 billion funding target – rallying some US$13.92 billion in commitments at its Sixth Replenishment Conference,in Lyon, France. Speculation about whether the goal for the next […] Continue reading -> Global Fund’s Sixth Replenishment – Less Than Half-Way To Mark 07/10/2019 Grace Ren The Global Fund to Fight HIV/AIDs, Tuberculosis, and Malaria’s Sixth Replenishment Conference opens Wednesday in Lyon, France with the aim to secure some US$14 billion in funding for the next three years to tackle the world’s most deadly infectious diseases. But while French President Emmanuel Macron prepared to host a carefully-orchestrated high-level event Thursday, strongly […] Continue reading -> “Disrupting” The Status Quo – Multisectoral Actions For Health And Climate 05/10/2019 Elaine Ruth Fletcher & Grace Ren Bad Hofgastein, Austria – A call to action to make stronger individual and collective commitments for climate change and health marked the end of the European Health Forum (Gastein). The closing plenary session, titled “the global climate crisis: a public health emergency,” ended the varied program with discussions on two issues high on the political […] Continue reading -> Researchers & Policymakers Grapple With Medical Implications Of Cannabis 04/10/2019 Elaine Ruth Fletcher Bad Hofgastein, Austria – A stronger research agenda for cannabis is urgently required to guide European health policymakers through a bewildering maze of medical and recreational cannabis and cannabinoid products that are fast emerging on the European market, said researchers and policymakers at a panel session of the 2019 European Health Forum (Gastein), which concluded […] Continue reading -> Europe Charts Way Forward For Digital Health Solutions 03/10/2019 Elaine Ruth Fletcher Bad Hofgastein, Austria – Whether its work or leisure, Europeans are moving more and more between different countries on the continent – but their health records generally lag far behind. And this can create big barriers to the treatment of chronic health conditions, not to mention effective diagnosis and treatment in emergencies, said members of […] Continue reading -> Health In The ‘Economy Of Well-Being’ 03/10/2019 Elaine Ruth Fletcher Bad Hofgastein, Austria – Promoting an “economy of well-being” can drive European development agendas more sustainably, as well as making health systems more human-centered and responsive to client’s needs, said Finland’s Vice Minister of Social Affairs and Health in a keynote address Thursday at the European Health Forum (Gastein). The three-day conference, which began Wednesday, […] Continue reading -> Close The Doors That Help Tobacco Companies Influence UN Policy 03/10/2019 Deborah Sy As delegates gathered in New York for the UN General Assembly (UNGA) last week, tobacco companies were lurking on the margins to cultivate influence and undermine policies that would accelerate the Sustainable Development Goals. More than 140 health organizations from over 40 countries have joined me in calling on delegates to reject invitations to meet […] Continue reading -> Climate Change: An Unstoppable Movement Takes Hold 03/10/2019 António Guterres On the eve of the September UN Climate Action Summit, young women and men around the world mobilized by the millions and told global leaders: “You are failing us”. They are right. Global emissions are increasing. Temperatures are rising. The consequences for oceans, forests, weather patterns, biodiversity, food production, water, jobs and, ultimately, lives, are […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older Posts Newer Posts
Global Fund’s Sixth Replenishment – Less Than Half-Way To Mark 07/10/2019 Grace Ren The Global Fund to Fight HIV/AIDs, Tuberculosis, and Malaria’s Sixth Replenishment Conference opens Wednesday in Lyon, France with the aim to secure some US$14 billion in funding for the next three years to tackle the world’s most deadly infectious diseases. But while French President Emmanuel Macron prepared to host a carefully-orchestrated high-level event Thursday, strongly […] Continue reading -> “Disrupting” The Status Quo – Multisectoral Actions For Health And Climate 05/10/2019 Elaine Ruth Fletcher & Grace Ren Bad Hofgastein, Austria – A call to action to make stronger individual and collective commitments for climate change and health marked the end of the European Health Forum (Gastein). The closing plenary session, titled “the global climate crisis: a public health emergency,” ended the varied program with discussions on two issues high on the political […] Continue reading -> Researchers & Policymakers Grapple With Medical Implications Of Cannabis 04/10/2019 Elaine Ruth Fletcher Bad Hofgastein, Austria – A stronger research agenda for cannabis is urgently required to guide European health policymakers through a bewildering maze of medical and recreational cannabis and cannabinoid products that are fast emerging on the European market, said researchers and policymakers at a panel session of the 2019 European Health Forum (Gastein), which concluded […] Continue reading -> Europe Charts Way Forward For Digital Health Solutions 03/10/2019 Elaine Ruth Fletcher Bad Hofgastein, Austria – Whether its work or leisure, Europeans are moving more and more between different countries on the continent – but their health records generally lag far behind. And this can create big barriers to the treatment of chronic health conditions, not to mention effective diagnosis and treatment in emergencies, said members of […] Continue reading -> Health In The ‘Economy Of Well-Being’ 03/10/2019 Elaine Ruth Fletcher Bad Hofgastein, Austria – Promoting an “economy of well-being” can drive European development agendas more sustainably, as well as making health systems more human-centered and responsive to client’s needs, said Finland’s Vice Minister of Social Affairs and Health in a keynote address Thursday at the European Health Forum (Gastein). The three-day conference, which began Wednesday, […] Continue reading -> Close The Doors That Help Tobacco Companies Influence UN Policy 03/10/2019 Deborah Sy As delegates gathered in New York for the UN General Assembly (UNGA) last week, tobacco companies were lurking on the margins to cultivate influence and undermine policies that would accelerate the Sustainable Development Goals. More than 140 health organizations from over 40 countries have joined me in calling on delegates to reject invitations to meet […] Continue reading -> Climate Change: An Unstoppable Movement Takes Hold 03/10/2019 António Guterres On the eve of the September UN Climate Action Summit, young women and men around the world mobilized by the millions and told global leaders: “You are failing us”. They are right. Global emissions are increasing. Temperatures are rising. The consequences for oceans, forests, weather patterns, biodiversity, food production, water, jobs and, ultimately, lives, are […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older Posts Newer Posts
“Disrupting” The Status Quo – Multisectoral Actions For Health And Climate 05/10/2019 Elaine Ruth Fletcher & Grace Ren Bad Hofgastein, Austria – A call to action to make stronger individual and collective commitments for climate change and health marked the end of the European Health Forum (Gastein). The closing plenary session, titled “the global climate crisis: a public health emergency,” ended the varied program with discussions on two issues high on the political […] Continue reading -> Researchers & Policymakers Grapple With Medical Implications Of Cannabis 04/10/2019 Elaine Ruth Fletcher Bad Hofgastein, Austria – A stronger research agenda for cannabis is urgently required to guide European health policymakers through a bewildering maze of medical and recreational cannabis and cannabinoid products that are fast emerging on the European market, said researchers and policymakers at a panel session of the 2019 European Health Forum (Gastein), which concluded […] Continue reading -> Europe Charts Way Forward For Digital Health Solutions 03/10/2019 Elaine Ruth Fletcher Bad Hofgastein, Austria – Whether its work or leisure, Europeans are moving more and more between different countries on the continent – but their health records generally lag far behind. And this can create big barriers to the treatment of chronic health conditions, not to mention effective diagnosis and treatment in emergencies, said members of […] Continue reading -> Health In The ‘Economy Of Well-Being’ 03/10/2019 Elaine Ruth Fletcher Bad Hofgastein, Austria – Promoting an “economy of well-being” can drive European development agendas more sustainably, as well as making health systems more human-centered and responsive to client’s needs, said Finland’s Vice Minister of Social Affairs and Health in a keynote address Thursday at the European Health Forum (Gastein). The three-day conference, which began Wednesday, […] Continue reading -> Close The Doors That Help Tobacco Companies Influence UN Policy 03/10/2019 Deborah Sy As delegates gathered in New York for the UN General Assembly (UNGA) last week, tobacco companies were lurking on the margins to cultivate influence and undermine policies that would accelerate the Sustainable Development Goals. More than 140 health organizations from over 40 countries have joined me in calling on delegates to reject invitations to meet […] Continue reading -> Climate Change: An Unstoppable Movement Takes Hold 03/10/2019 António Guterres On the eve of the September UN Climate Action Summit, young women and men around the world mobilized by the millions and told global leaders: “You are failing us”. They are right. Global emissions are increasing. Temperatures are rising. The consequences for oceans, forests, weather patterns, biodiversity, food production, water, jobs and, ultimately, lives, are […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older Posts Newer Posts
Researchers & Policymakers Grapple With Medical Implications Of Cannabis 04/10/2019 Elaine Ruth Fletcher Bad Hofgastein, Austria – A stronger research agenda for cannabis is urgently required to guide European health policymakers through a bewildering maze of medical and recreational cannabis and cannabinoid products that are fast emerging on the European market, said researchers and policymakers at a panel session of the 2019 European Health Forum (Gastein), which concluded […] Continue reading -> Europe Charts Way Forward For Digital Health Solutions 03/10/2019 Elaine Ruth Fletcher Bad Hofgastein, Austria – Whether its work or leisure, Europeans are moving more and more between different countries on the continent – but their health records generally lag far behind. And this can create big barriers to the treatment of chronic health conditions, not to mention effective diagnosis and treatment in emergencies, said members of […] Continue reading -> Health In The ‘Economy Of Well-Being’ 03/10/2019 Elaine Ruth Fletcher Bad Hofgastein, Austria – Promoting an “economy of well-being” can drive European development agendas more sustainably, as well as making health systems more human-centered and responsive to client’s needs, said Finland’s Vice Minister of Social Affairs and Health in a keynote address Thursday at the European Health Forum (Gastein). The three-day conference, which began Wednesday, […] Continue reading -> Close The Doors That Help Tobacco Companies Influence UN Policy 03/10/2019 Deborah Sy As delegates gathered in New York for the UN General Assembly (UNGA) last week, tobacco companies were lurking on the margins to cultivate influence and undermine policies that would accelerate the Sustainable Development Goals. More than 140 health organizations from over 40 countries have joined me in calling on delegates to reject invitations to meet […] Continue reading -> Climate Change: An Unstoppable Movement Takes Hold 03/10/2019 António Guterres On the eve of the September UN Climate Action Summit, young women and men around the world mobilized by the millions and told global leaders: “You are failing us”. They are right. Global emissions are increasing. Temperatures are rising. The consequences for oceans, forests, weather patterns, biodiversity, food production, water, jobs and, ultimately, lives, are […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older Posts Newer Posts
Europe Charts Way Forward For Digital Health Solutions 03/10/2019 Elaine Ruth Fletcher Bad Hofgastein, Austria – Whether its work or leisure, Europeans are moving more and more between different countries on the continent – but their health records generally lag far behind. And this can create big barriers to the treatment of chronic health conditions, not to mention effective diagnosis and treatment in emergencies, said members of […] Continue reading -> Health In The ‘Economy Of Well-Being’ 03/10/2019 Elaine Ruth Fletcher Bad Hofgastein, Austria – Promoting an “economy of well-being” can drive European development agendas more sustainably, as well as making health systems more human-centered and responsive to client’s needs, said Finland’s Vice Minister of Social Affairs and Health in a keynote address Thursday at the European Health Forum (Gastein). The three-day conference, which began Wednesday, […] Continue reading -> Close The Doors That Help Tobacco Companies Influence UN Policy 03/10/2019 Deborah Sy As delegates gathered in New York for the UN General Assembly (UNGA) last week, tobacco companies were lurking on the margins to cultivate influence and undermine policies that would accelerate the Sustainable Development Goals. More than 140 health organizations from over 40 countries have joined me in calling on delegates to reject invitations to meet […] Continue reading -> Climate Change: An Unstoppable Movement Takes Hold 03/10/2019 António Guterres On the eve of the September UN Climate Action Summit, young women and men around the world mobilized by the millions and told global leaders: “You are failing us”. They are right. Global emissions are increasing. Temperatures are rising. The consequences for oceans, forests, weather patterns, biodiversity, food production, water, jobs and, ultimately, lives, are […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older Posts Newer Posts
Health In The ‘Economy Of Well-Being’ 03/10/2019 Elaine Ruth Fletcher Bad Hofgastein, Austria – Promoting an “economy of well-being” can drive European development agendas more sustainably, as well as making health systems more human-centered and responsive to client’s needs, said Finland’s Vice Minister of Social Affairs and Health in a keynote address Thursday at the European Health Forum (Gastein). The three-day conference, which began Wednesday, […] Continue reading -> Close The Doors That Help Tobacco Companies Influence UN Policy 03/10/2019 Deborah Sy As delegates gathered in New York for the UN General Assembly (UNGA) last week, tobacco companies were lurking on the margins to cultivate influence and undermine policies that would accelerate the Sustainable Development Goals. More than 140 health organizations from over 40 countries have joined me in calling on delegates to reject invitations to meet […] Continue reading -> Climate Change: An Unstoppable Movement Takes Hold 03/10/2019 António Guterres On the eve of the September UN Climate Action Summit, young women and men around the world mobilized by the millions and told global leaders: “You are failing us”. They are right. Global emissions are increasing. Temperatures are rising. The consequences for oceans, forests, weather patterns, biodiversity, food production, water, jobs and, ultimately, lives, are […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older Posts Newer Posts
Close The Doors That Help Tobacco Companies Influence UN Policy 03/10/2019 Deborah Sy As delegates gathered in New York for the UN General Assembly (UNGA) last week, tobacco companies were lurking on the margins to cultivate influence and undermine policies that would accelerate the Sustainable Development Goals. More than 140 health organizations from over 40 countries have joined me in calling on delegates to reject invitations to meet […] Continue reading -> Climate Change: An Unstoppable Movement Takes Hold 03/10/2019 António Guterres On the eve of the September UN Climate Action Summit, young women and men around the world mobilized by the millions and told global leaders: “You are failing us”. They are right. Global emissions are increasing. Temperatures are rising. The consequences for oceans, forests, weather patterns, biodiversity, food production, water, jobs and, ultimately, lives, are […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older Posts Newer Posts
Climate Change: An Unstoppable Movement Takes Hold 03/10/2019 António Guterres On the eve of the September UN Climate Action Summit, young women and men around the world mobilized by the millions and told global leaders: “You are failing us”. They are right. Global emissions are increasing. Temperatures are rising. The consequences for oceans, forests, weather patterns, biodiversity, food production, water, jobs and, ultimately, lives, are […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older Posts Newer Posts