Kenyan President Launches Benchmark Universal Health Coverage Pilot, To Become Nationwide In 18 Months 13/12/2018 Fredrick Nzwili NAIROBI, Kenya – Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta today announced the launch of a universal health coverage (UHC) plan, positioning Kenya as a leader in achieving quality and affordable healthcare in the African continent. Meanwhile, the World Health Organization top management used the opportunity to announce some changes in the way the organisation works. Continue reading -> WHO-UNICEF Report: Some 2.5 Million Newborns Died In 2017, Mostly Preventable 13/12/2018 Editorial team About 2.5 million newborns died in 2017, mostly because they couldn’t get the care that they needed during or right after birth, according to a global coalition that includes UNICEF and the World Health Organization. Continue reading -> Health Spending Grows Faster Than Global GDP – But Millions Lack Essential Coverage, UN Says 12/12/2018 Editorial team Between 2000 and 2016, global health spending grew at 6 percent per year, faster than the 4 percent average annual growth in global GDP. But huge inequalities persist that prevent millions of people from getting the care they need, according to a new World Health Organization report issued today, the first official United Nations-sponsored Universal Health Coverage Day. Continue reading -> Tanzania’s New Health Policy To Recognise Neglected Tropical Diseases 11/12/2018 Kizito Makoye TABORA, Tanzania -- At first glance, the village looks quiet and beautiful. Unfortunately, life has not been affirming for dozens of its inhabitants. They have leprosy—a least contagious and curable disease, except for its two worst characteristics — poverty and neglect. Continue reading -> Experts Call For Global Accountability Mechanism For Access To Essential Medicines 10/12/2018 David Branigan Global health experts, including senior officials at the World Health Organization, are calling for a global accountability mechanism for access to essential medicines, noting that a the lack of data on medicines affordability and national pharmaceutical expenditures has hindered this process, according a recent article published in UK medical journal The Lancet. Continue reading -> Kenya To Launch Universal Health Coverage Pilot Of Free Healthcare 10/12/2018 Fredrick Nzwili NAIROBI, Kenya -- Kenya’s President Uhuru Kenyatta is set to launch a major initiative on universal health coverage (UHC) on 13 December, in the presence of World Health Organization Director General Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, positioning Kenya as a regional leader in the race to meet health-related UN Sustainable Development Goals. Continue reading -> PATH Report: Uniform Regulatory Review For New Medicines In Eastern, Southern Africa Could Save 23,000 Lives Annually 10/12/2018 Health Policy Watch A new report released today by PATH, the international global health NGO, shows that some 23,000 lives a year could be saved through more harmonised regulatory processes for health products in southern and eastern Africa – and this just for two essential medications that were subjected to the review. Continue reading -> New Study Tracks Global Children’s Antibiotic Use, Finds Deviation From WHO Guidelines 07/12/2018 David Branigan A new study has analysed antibiotic sales data from 70 middle-income and high-income countries, and found variation in the use of antibiotics to treat children, with some countries deviating from World Health Organization recommendations on antibiotic stewardship. Continue reading -> ‘Blue Economy’ Conference Underscores Role Of Fish In Nutrition, Taming Of Ocean Pollution 06/12/2018 Justus Wanzala NAIROBI, Kenya -- It was the first ever global conference focusing on the ‘blue economy’. The three-day Sustainable Blue Economy Conference was held in Nairobi, Kenya and included a strong focus on environment and health. The East African nation co-hosted the event alongside Canada and Japan. Continue reading -> Political Commitment, Public Sector Investment: Key Universal Health Coverage Ingredients 05/12/2018 Health Policy Watch Compulsory public finance remains a key mechanism for achieving universal health coverage (UHC), according to Professor Robert Yates of the Centre on Global Health Security at the London-based Chatham House, Royal Institute of International Affairs. Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older Posts Newer Posts
WHO-UNICEF Report: Some 2.5 Million Newborns Died In 2017, Mostly Preventable 13/12/2018 Editorial team About 2.5 million newborns died in 2017, mostly because they couldn’t get the care that they needed during or right after birth, according to a global coalition that includes UNICEF and the World Health Organization. Continue reading -> Health Spending Grows Faster Than Global GDP – But Millions Lack Essential Coverage, UN Says 12/12/2018 Editorial team Between 2000 and 2016, global health spending grew at 6 percent per year, faster than the 4 percent average annual growth in global GDP. But huge inequalities persist that prevent millions of people from getting the care they need, according to a new World Health Organization report issued today, the first official United Nations-sponsored Universal Health Coverage Day. Continue reading -> Tanzania’s New Health Policy To Recognise Neglected Tropical Diseases 11/12/2018 Kizito Makoye TABORA, Tanzania -- At first glance, the village looks quiet and beautiful. Unfortunately, life has not been affirming for dozens of its inhabitants. They have leprosy—a least contagious and curable disease, except for its two worst characteristics — poverty and neglect. Continue reading -> Experts Call For Global Accountability Mechanism For Access To Essential Medicines 10/12/2018 David Branigan Global health experts, including senior officials at the World Health Organization, are calling for a global accountability mechanism for access to essential medicines, noting that a the lack of data on medicines affordability and national pharmaceutical expenditures has hindered this process, according a recent article published in UK medical journal The Lancet. Continue reading -> Kenya To Launch Universal Health Coverage Pilot Of Free Healthcare 10/12/2018 Fredrick Nzwili NAIROBI, Kenya -- Kenya’s President Uhuru Kenyatta is set to launch a major initiative on universal health coverage (UHC) on 13 December, in the presence of World Health Organization Director General Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, positioning Kenya as a regional leader in the race to meet health-related UN Sustainable Development Goals. Continue reading -> PATH Report: Uniform Regulatory Review For New Medicines In Eastern, Southern Africa Could Save 23,000 Lives Annually 10/12/2018 Health Policy Watch A new report released today by PATH, the international global health NGO, shows that some 23,000 lives a year could be saved through more harmonised regulatory processes for health products in southern and eastern Africa – and this just for two essential medications that were subjected to the review. Continue reading -> New Study Tracks Global Children’s Antibiotic Use, Finds Deviation From WHO Guidelines 07/12/2018 David Branigan A new study has analysed antibiotic sales data from 70 middle-income and high-income countries, and found variation in the use of antibiotics to treat children, with some countries deviating from World Health Organization recommendations on antibiotic stewardship. Continue reading -> ‘Blue Economy’ Conference Underscores Role Of Fish In Nutrition, Taming Of Ocean Pollution 06/12/2018 Justus Wanzala NAIROBI, Kenya -- It was the first ever global conference focusing on the ‘blue economy’. The three-day Sustainable Blue Economy Conference was held in Nairobi, Kenya and included a strong focus on environment and health. The East African nation co-hosted the event alongside Canada and Japan. Continue reading -> Political Commitment, Public Sector Investment: Key Universal Health Coverage Ingredients 05/12/2018 Health Policy Watch Compulsory public finance remains a key mechanism for achieving universal health coverage (UHC), according to Professor Robert Yates of the Centre on Global Health Security at the London-based Chatham House, Royal Institute of International Affairs. Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older Posts Newer Posts
Health Spending Grows Faster Than Global GDP – But Millions Lack Essential Coverage, UN Says 12/12/2018 Editorial team Between 2000 and 2016, global health spending grew at 6 percent per year, faster than the 4 percent average annual growth in global GDP. But huge inequalities persist that prevent millions of people from getting the care they need, according to a new World Health Organization report issued today, the first official United Nations-sponsored Universal Health Coverage Day. Continue reading -> Tanzania’s New Health Policy To Recognise Neglected Tropical Diseases 11/12/2018 Kizito Makoye TABORA, Tanzania -- At first glance, the village looks quiet and beautiful. Unfortunately, life has not been affirming for dozens of its inhabitants. They have leprosy—a least contagious and curable disease, except for its two worst characteristics — poverty and neglect. Continue reading -> Experts Call For Global Accountability Mechanism For Access To Essential Medicines 10/12/2018 David Branigan Global health experts, including senior officials at the World Health Organization, are calling for a global accountability mechanism for access to essential medicines, noting that a the lack of data on medicines affordability and national pharmaceutical expenditures has hindered this process, according a recent article published in UK medical journal The Lancet. Continue reading -> Kenya To Launch Universal Health Coverage Pilot Of Free Healthcare 10/12/2018 Fredrick Nzwili NAIROBI, Kenya -- Kenya’s President Uhuru Kenyatta is set to launch a major initiative on universal health coverage (UHC) on 13 December, in the presence of World Health Organization Director General Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, positioning Kenya as a regional leader in the race to meet health-related UN Sustainable Development Goals. Continue reading -> PATH Report: Uniform Regulatory Review For New Medicines In Eastern, Southern Africa Could Save 23,000 Lives Annually 10/12/2018 Health Policy Watch A new report released today by PATH, the international global health NGO, shows that some 23,000 lives a year could be saved through more harmonised regulatory processes for health products in southern and eastern Africa – and this just for two essential medications that were subjected to the review. Continue reading -> New Study Tracks Global Children’s Antibiotic Use, Finds Deviation From WHO Guidelines 07/12/2018 David Branigan A new study has analysed antibiotic sales data from 70 middle-income and high-income countries, and found variation in the use of antibiotics to treat children, with some countries deviating from World Health Organization recommendations on antibiotic stewardship. Continue reading -> ‘Blue Economy’ Conference Underscores Role Of Fish In Nutrition, Taming Of Ocean Pollution 06/12/2018 Justus Wanzala NAIROBI, Kenya -- It was the first ever global conference focusing on the ‘blue economy’. The three-day Sustainable Blue Economy Conference was held in Nairobi, Kenya and included a strong focus on environment and health. The East African nation co-hosted the event alongside Canada and Japan. Continue reading -> Political Commitment, Public Sector Investment: Key Universal Health Coverage Ingredients 05/12/2018 Health Policy Watch Compulsory public finance remains a key mechanism for achieving universal health coverage (UHC), according to Professor Robert Yates of the Centre on Global Health Security at the London-based Chatham House, Royal Institute of International Affairs. Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older Posts Newer Posts
Tanzania’s New Health Policy To Recognise Neglected Tropical Diseases 11/12/2018 Kizito Makoye TABORA, Tanzania -- At first glance, the village looks quiet and beautiful. Unfortunately, life has not been affirming for dozens of its inhabitants. They have leprosy—a least contagious and curable disease, except for its two worst characteristics — poverty and neglect. Continue reading -> Experts Call For Global Accountability Mechanism For Access To Essential Medicines 10/12/2018 David Branigan Global health experts, including senior officials at the World Health Organization, are calling for a global accountability mechanism for access to essential medicines, noting that a the lack of data on medicines affordability and national pharmaceutical expenditures has hindered this process, according a recent article published in UK medical journal The Lancet. Continue reading -> Kenya To Launch Universal Health Coverage Pilot Of Free Healthcare 10/12/2018 Fredrick Nzwili NAIROBI, Kenya -- Kenya’s President Uhuru Kenyatta is set to launch a major initiative on universal health coverage (UHC) on 13 December, in the presence of World Health Organization Director General Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, positioning Kenya as a regional leader in the race to meet health-related UN Sustainable Development Goals. Continue reading -> PATH Report: Uniform Regulatory Review For New Medicines In Eastern, Southern Africa Could Save 23,000 Lives Annually 10/12/2018 Health Policy Watch A new report released today by PATH, the international global health NGO, shows that some 23,000 lives a year could be saved through more harmonised regulatory processes for health products in southern and eastern Africa – and this just for two essential medications that were subjected to the review. Continue reading -> New Study Tracks Global Children’s Antibiotic Use, Finds Deviation From WHO Guidelines 07/12/2018 David Branigan A new study has analysed antibiotic sales data from 70 middle-income and high-income countries, and found variation in the use of antibiotics to treat children, with some countries deviating from World Health Organization recommendations on antibiotic stewardship. Continue reading -> ‘Blue Economy’ Conference Underscores Role Of Fish In Nutrition, Taming Of Ocean Pollution 06/12/2018 Justus Wanzala NAIROBI, Kenya -- It was the first ever global conference focusing on the ‘blue economy’. The three-day Sustainable Blue Economy Conference was held in Nairobi, Kenya and included a strong focus on environment and health. The East African nation co-hosted the event alongside Canada and Japan. Continue reading -> Political Commitment, Public Sector Investment: Key Universal Health Coverage Ingredients 05/12/2018 Health Policy Watch Compulsory public finance remains a key mechanism for achieving universal health coverage (UHC), according to Professor Robert Yates of the Centre on Global Health Security at the London-based Chatham House, Royal Institute of International Affairs. Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older Posts Newer Posts
Experts Call For Global Accountability Mechanism For Access To Essential Medicines 10/12/2018 David Branigan Global health experts, including senior officials at the World Health Organization, are calling for a global accountability mechanism for access to essential medicines, noting that a the lack of data on medicines affordability and national pharmaceutical expenditures has hindered this process, according a recent article published in UK medical journal The Lancet. Continue reading -> Kenya To Launch Universal Health Coverage Pilot Of Free Healthcare 10/12/2018 Fredrick Nzwili NAIROBI, Kenya -- Kenya’s President Uhuru Kenyatta is set to launch a major initiative on universal health coverage (UHC) on 13 December, in the presence of World Health Organization Director General Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, positioning Kenya as a regional leader in the race to meet health-related UN Sustainable Development Goals. Continue reading -> PATH Report: Uniform Regulatory Review For New Medicines In Eastern, Southern Africa Could Save 23,000 Lives Annually 10/12/2018 Health Policy Watch A new report released today by PATH, the international global health NGO, shows that some 23,000 lives a year could be saved through more harmonised regulatory processes for health products in southern and eastern Africa – and this just for two essential medications that were subjected to the review. Continue reading -> New Study Tracks Global Children’s Antibiotic Use, Finds Deviation From WHO Guidelines 07/12/2018 David Branigan A new study has analysed antibiotic sales data from 70 middle-income and high-income countries, and found variation in the use of antibiotics to treat children, with some countries deviating from World Health Organization recommendations on antibiotic stewardship. Continue reading -> ‘Blue Economy’ Conference Underscores Role Of Fish In Nutrition, Taming Of Ocean Pollution 06/12/2018 Justus Wanzala NAIROBI, Kenya -- It was the first ever global conference focusing on the ‘blue economy’. The three-day Sustainable Blue Economy Conference was held in Nairobi, Kenya and included a strong focus on environment and health. The East African nation co-hosted the event alongside Canada and Japan. Continue reading -> Political Commitment, Public Sector Investment: Key Universal Health Coverage Ingredients 05/12/2018 Health Policy Watch Compulsory public finance remains a key mechanism for achieving universal health coverage (UHC), according to Professor Robert Yates of the Centre on Global Health Security at the London-based Chatham House, Royal Institute of International Affairs. Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older Posts Newer Posts
Kenya To Launch Universal Health Coverage Pilot Of Free Healthcare 10/12/2018 Fredrick Nzwili NAIROBI, Kenya -- Kenya’s President Uhuru Kenyatta is set to launch a major initiative on universal health coverage (UHC) on 13 December, in the presence of World Health Organization Director General Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, positioning Kenya as a regional leader in the race to meet health-related UN Sustainable Development Goals. Continue reading -> PATH Report: Uniform Regulatory Review For New Medicines In Eastern, Southern Africa Could Save 23,000 Lives Annually 10/12/2018 Health Policy Watch A new report released today by PATH, the international global health NGO, shows that some 23,000 lives a year could be saved through more harmonised regulatory processes for health products in southern and eastern Africa – and this just for two essential medications that were subjected to the review. Continue reading -> New Study Tracks Global Children’s Antibiotic Use, Finds Deviation From WHO Guidelines 07/12/2018 David Branigan A new study has analysed antibiotic sales data from 70 middle-income and high-income countries, and found variation in the use of antibiotics to treat children, with some countries deviating from World Health Organization recommendations on antibiotic stewardship. Continue reading -> ‘Blue Economy’ Conference Underscores Role Of Fish In Nutrition, Taming Of Ocean Pollution 06/12/2018 Justus Wanzala NAIROBI, Kenya -- It was the first ever global conference focusing on the ‘blue economy’. The three-day Sustainable Blue Economy Conference was held in Nairobi, Kenya and included a strong focus on environment and health. The East African nation co-hosted the event alongside Canada and Japan. Continue reading -> Political Commitment, Public Sector Investment: Key Universal Health Coverage Ingredients 05/12/2018 Health Policy Watch Compulsory public finance remains a key mechanism for achieving universal health coverage (UHC), according to Professor Robert Yates of the Centre on Global Health Security at the London-based Chatham House, Royal Institute of International Affairs. Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older Posts Newer Posts
PATH Report: Uniform Regulatory Review For New Medicines In Eastern, Southern Africa Could Save 23,000 Lives Annually 10/12/2018 Health Policy Watch A new report released today by PATH, the international global health NGO, shows that some 23,000 lives a year could be saved through more harmonised regulatory processes for health products in southern and eastern Africa – and this just for two essential medications that were subjected to the review. Continue reading -> New Study Tracks Global Children’s Antibiotic Use, Finds Deviation From WHO Guidelines 07/12/2018 David Branigan A new study has analysed antibiotic sales data from 70 middle-income and high-income countries, and found variation in the use of antibiotics to treat children, with some countries deviating from World Health Organization recommendations on antibiotic stewardship. Continue reading -> ‘Blue Economy’ Conference Underscores Role Of Fish In Nutrition, Taming Of Ocean Pollution 06/12/2018 Justus Wanzala NAIROBI, Kenya -- It was the first ever global conference focusing on the ‘blue economy’. The three-day Sustainable Blue Economy Conference was held in Nairobi, Kenya and included a strong focus on environment and health. The East African nation co-hosted the event alongside Canada and Japan. Continue reading -> Political Commitment, Public Sector Investment: Key Universal Health Coverage Ingredients 05/12/2018 Health Policy Watch Compulsory public finance remains a key mechanism for achieving universal health coverage (UHC), according to Professor Robert Yates of the Centre on Global Health Security at the London-based Chatham House, Royal Institute of International Affairs. Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older Posts Newer Posts
New Study Tracks Global Children’s Antibiotic Use, Finds Deviation From WHO Guidelines 07/12/2018 David Branigan A new study has analysed antibiotic sales data from 70 middle-income and high-income countries, and found variation in the use of antibiotics to treat children, with some countries deviating from World Health Organization recommendations on antibiotic stewardship. Continue reading -> ‘Blue Economy’ Conference Underscores Role Of Fish In Nutrition, Taming Of Ocean Pollution 06/12/2018 Justus Wanzala NAIROBI, Kenya -- It was the first ever global conference focusing on the ‘blue economy’. The three-day Sustainable Blue Economy Conference was held in Nairobi, Kenya and included a strong focus on environment and health. The East African nation co-hosted the event alongside Canada and Japan. Continue reading -> Political Commitment, Public Sector Investment: Key Universal Health Coverage Ingredients 05/12/2018 Health Policy Watch Compulsory public finance remains a key mechanism for achieving universal health coverage (UHC), according to Professor Robert Yates of the Centre on Global Health Security at the London-based Chatham House, Royal Institute of International Affairs. Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older Posts Newer Posts
‘Blue Economy’ Conference Underscores Role Of Fish In Nutrition, Taming Of Ocean Pollution 06/12/2018 Justus Wanzala NAIROBI, Kenya -- It was the first ever global conference focusing on the ‘blue economy’. The three-day Sustainable Blue Economy Conference was held in Nairobi, Kenya and included a strong focus on environment and health. The East African nation co-hosted the event alongside Canada and Japan. Continue reading -> Political Commitment, Public Sector Investment: Key Universal Health Coverage Ingredients 05/12/2018 Health Policy Watch Compulsory public finance remains a key mechanism for achieving universal health coverage (UHC), according to Professor Robert Yates of the Centre on Global Health Security at the London-based Chatham House, Royal Institute of International Affairs. Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older Posts Newer Posts
Political Commitment, Public Sector Investment: Key Universal Health Coverage Ingredients 05/12/2018 Health Policy Watch Compulsory public finance remains a key mechanism for achieving universal health coverage (UHC), according to Professor Robert Yates of the Centre on Global Health Security at the London-based Chatham House, Royal Institute of International Affairs. Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older Posts Newer Posts