Global Immunization Rate Steady at 85% – but Coverage Gaps Propel Outbreaks of Measles and Other Diseases 15/07/2025 Elaine Ruth Fletcher The global childhood vaccination rate in 2024 held steady with 85% of infants and children receiving three doses of the vaccine for diphtheria, pertussis and tetanus (DPT), used as a global benchmark for immunization rates overall. However large, continued gaps in coverage are propelling outbreaks, including the highest rate of measles cases since 2019. “In […] Continue reading -> Sand and Dust Storms are Taking a Rising Toll on Health and Economies 14/07/2025 Disha Shetty In 2024, sand and dust storms affected 330 million people across 150 countries taking a toll on health and economies, according to a new report by the World Meteorological Organization (WMO). While the annual mean dust surface concentrations was slightly lower in 2024 when compared to 2023, there were big regional variations. In the most […] Continue reading -> New Body Adopts Intense Timetable for Final Pandemic Agreement Talks 11/07/2025 Kerry Cullinan Intense negotiations lie ahead for World Health Organisation (WHO) member states to conclude the missing part of the Pandemic Agreement, after a brief respite since the agreement was adopted by the World Health Assembly in May. A new body, the Intergovernmental Working Group (IGWG), met for the first time this week, and chose Brazil’s Ambassador […] Continue reading -> Football is about Health. Big Soda is Not 11/07/2025 Lindsey Smith Taillie At the 2025 Club World Cup, the world’s most celebrated footballers – from global icons to rising stars – are showcasing their elite athleticism and passion for the game. But as stars like Lionel Messi take center stage, there is one name that doesn’t belong anywhere near the pitch: Coca-Cola. Coca-Cola has partnered with global […] Continue reading -> World Health Organization Advances Deep Staff Cuts – Unclear How Strategic Priorities Will be Reflected 10/07/2025 Elaine Ruth Fletcher The World Health Organization has reduced its global headcount by about 221 people since January, down to 9,231 as compared to 9452 at the start of January – largely through a termination of temporary contracts and a freeze in renewals. Most of the cutbacks have been at the Geneva Headquarters, WHO’s largest office, where […] Continue reading -> Millions at Risk of HIV Infection and Death After US Funding Cuts, Warns UNAIDS 10/07/2025 Kerry Cullinan An additional six million new HIV infections and four million AIDS-related deaths could occur between 2025 and 2029 if US-supported HIV treatment and prevention services collapse, according to UNAIDS. “This is not just a funding gap. It’s a ticking time bomb,” said UNAIDS Executive Director Winnie Byanyima at the launch of the organisation’s 2025 global […] Continue reading -> EXCLUSIVE: WHO Has a New $4.2 million Contract Pending with Boston Consulting Group 09/07/2025 Elaine Ruth Fletcher The World Health Organization has a draft $4.295 million contract with the Boston Consulting Group pending in its Global Management System (GSM), Health Policy Watch has learned – even while Save the Children has suspended its connection to BCG, over the reported involvement of two former staff members in the development of controversial projects in […] Continue reading -> NIH-funded Human Trials Outside US Get Temporary Funding Reprieve 09/07/2025 Kerry Cullinan Human trials conducted outside the United States with funding from the US National Institutes of Health (NIH) halted by the Trump administration in May, may be permitted to continue. On 1 May, the NIH outlawed US researchers from making subawards to foreign research partners, jeopardising billions of dollars of research throughout the world. As a […] Continue reading -> Next Phase of Pandemic Talks Resumes, Tackling Tricky Issue of Sharing Pathogen Information 08/07/2025 Kerry Cullinan The next – and tricky – phase of cementing the World Health Organization’s pandemic agreement resumes on Wednesday (9 July) with the first meeting of the Intergovernmental Working Group (IGWG). The IGWG’s main task is to negotiate an annex to the pandemic agreement on a pathogen access and benefit sharing (PABS) system. This system will […] Continue reading -> Public Health Can Out-Innovate Big Tobacco 07/07/2025 Mary-Ann Etiebet As the tobacco industry continues to innovate to preserve its market appeal, the health sector needs to become even more creative – advocating for new regulations to reduce tobacco’s appeal and increase product costs. Among those: limiting nicotine content, banning filter tips, and joining WHO’s new “3×35 initiative” to raise the price of tobacco products […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older Posts Newer Posts
Sand and Dust Storms are Taking a Rising Toll on Health and Economies 14/07/2025 Disha Shetty In 2024, sand and dust storms affected 330 million people across 150 countries taking a toll on health and economies, according to a new report by the World Meteorological Organization (WMO). While the annual mean dust surface concentrations was slightly lower in 2024 when compared to 2023, there were big regional variations. In the most […] Continue reading -> New Body Adopts Intense Timetable for Final Pandemic Agreement Talks 11/07/2025 Kerry Cullinan Intense negotiations lie ahead for World Health Organisation (WHO) member states to conclude the missing part of the Pandemic Agreement, after a brief respite since the agreement was adopted by the World Health Assembly in May. A new body, the Intergovernmental Working Group (IGWG), met for the first time this week, and chose Brazil’s Ambassador […] Continue reading -> Football is about Health. Big Soda is Not 11/07/2025 Lindsey Smith Taillie At the 2025 Club World Cup, the world’s most celebrated footballers – from global icons to rising stars – are showcasing their elite athleticism and passion for the game. But as stars like Lionel Messi take center stage, there is one name that doesn’t belong anywhere near the pitch: Coca-Cola. Coca-Cola has partnered with global […] Continue reading -> World Health Organization Advances Deep Staff Cuts – Unclear How Strategic Priorities Will be Reflected 10/07/2025 Elaine Ruth Fletcher The World Health Organization has reduced its global headcount by about 221 people since January, down to 9,231 as compared to 9452 at the start of January – largely through a termination of temporary contracts and a freeze in renewals. Most of the cutbacks have been at the Geneva Headquarters, WHO’s largest office, where […] Continue reading -> Millions at Risk of HIV Infection and Death After US Funding Cuts, Warns UNAIDS 10/07/2025 Kerry Cullinan An additional six million new HIV infections and four million AIDS-related deaths could occur between 2025 and 2029 if US-supported HIV treatment and prevention services collapse, according to UNAIDS. “This is not just a funding gap. It’s a ticking time bomb,” said UNAIDS Executive Director Winnie Byanyima at the launch of the organisation’s 2025 global […] Continue reading -> EXCLUSIVE: WHO Has a New $4.2 million Contract Pending with Boston Consulting Group 09/07/2025 Elaine Ruth Fletcher The World Health Organization has a draft $4.295 million contract with the Boston Consulting Group pending in its Global Management System (GSM), Health Policy Watch has learned – even while Save the Children has suspended its connection to BCG, over the reported involvement of two former staff members in the development of controversial projects in […] Continue reading -> NIH-funded Human Trials Outside US Get Temporary Funding Reprieve 09/07/2025 Kerry Cullinan Human trials conducted outside the United States with funding from the US National Institutes of Health (NIH) halted by the Trump administration in May, may be permitted to continue. On 1 May, the NIH outlawed US researchers from making subawards to foreign research partners, jeopardising billions of dollars of research throughout the world. As a […] Continue reading -> Next Phase of Pandemic Talks Resumes, Tackling Tricky Issue of Sharing Pathogen Information 08/07/2025 Kerry Cullinan The next – and tricky – phase of cementing the World Health Organization’s pandemic agreement resumes on Wednesday (9 July) with the first meeting of the Intergovernmental Working Group (IGWG). The IGWG’s main task is to negotiate an annex to the pandemic agreement on a pathogen access and benefit sharing (PABS) system. This system will […] Continue reading -> Public Health Can Out-Innovate Big Tobacco 07/07/2025 Mary-Ann Etiebet As the tobacco industry continues to innovate to preserve its market appeal, the health sector needs to become even more creative – advocating for new regulations to reduce tobacco’s appeal and increase product costs. Among those: limiting nicotine content, banning filter tips, and joining WHO’s new “3×35 initiative” to raise the price of tobacco products […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older Posts Newer Posts
New Body Adopts Intense Timetable for Final Pandemic Agreement Talks 11/07/2025 Kerry Cullinan Intense negotiations lie ahead for World Health Organisation (WHO) member states to conclude the missing part of the Pandemic Agreement, after a brief respite since the agreement was adopted by the World Health Assembly in May. A new body, the Intergovernmental Working Group (IGWG), met for the first time this week, and chose Brazil’s Ambassador […] Continue reading -> Football is about Health. Big Soda is Not 11/07/2025 Lindsey Smith Taillie At the 2025 Club World Cup, the world’s most celebrated footballers – from global icons to rising stars – are showcasing their elite athleticism and passion for the game. But as stars like Lionel Messi take center stage, there is one name that doesn’t belong anywhere near the pitch: Coca-Cola. Coca-Cola has partnered with global […] Continue reading -> World Health Organization Advances Deep Staff Cuts – Unclear How Strategic Priorities Will be Reflected 10/07/2025 Elaine Ruth Fletcher The World Health Organization has reduced its global headcount by about 221 people since January, down to 9,231 as compared to 9452 at the start of January – largely through a termination of temporary contracts and a freeze in renewals. Most of the cutbacks have been at the Geneva Headquarters, WHO’s largest office, where […] Continue reading -> Millions at Risk of HIV Infection and Death After US Funding Cuts, Warns UNAIDS 10/07/2025 Kerry Cullinan An additional six million new HIV infections and four million AIDS-related deaths could occur between 2025 and 2029 if US-supported HIV treatment and prevention services collapse, according to UNAIDS. “This is not just a funding gap. It’s a ticking time bomb,” said UNAIDS Executive Director Winnie Byanyima at the launch of the organisation’s 2025 global […] Continue reading -> EXCLUSIVE: WHO Has a New $4.2 million Contract Pending with Boston Consulting Group 09/07/2025 Elaine Ruth Fletcher The World Health Organization has a draft $4.295 million contract with the Boston Consulting Group pending in its Global Management System (GSM), Health Policy Watch has learned – even while Save the Children has suspended its connection to BCG, over the reported involvement of two former staff members in the development of controversial projects in […] Continue reading -> NIH-funded Human Trials Outside US Get Temporary Funding Reprieve 09/07/2025 Kerry Cullinan Human trials conducted outside the United States with funding from the US National Institutes of Health (NIH) halted by the Trump administration in May, may be permitted to continue. On 1 May, the NIH outlawed US researchers from making subawards to foreign research partners, jeopardising billions of dollars of research throughout the world. As a […] Continue reading -> Next Phase of Pandemic Talks Resumes, Tackling Tricky Issue of Sharing Pathogen Information 08/07/2025 Kerry Cullinan The next – and tricky – phase of cementing the World Health Organization’s pandemic agreement resumes on Wednesday (9 July) with the first meeting of the Intergovernmental Working Group (IGWG). The IGWG’s main task is to negotiate an annex to the pandemic agreement on a pathogen access and benefit sharing (PABS) system. This system will […] Continue reading -> Public Health Can Out-Innovate Big Tobacco 07/07/2025 Mary-Ann Etiebet As the tobacco industry continues to innovate to preserve its market appeal, the health sector needs to become even more creative – advocating for new regulations to reduce tobacco’s appeal and increase product costs. Among those: limiting nicotine content, banning filter tips, and joining WHO’s new “3×35 initiative” to raise the price of tobacco products […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older Posts Newer Posts
Football is about Health. Big Soda is Not 11/07/2025 Lindsey Smith Taillie At the 2025 Club World Cup, the world’s most celebrated footballers – from global icons to rising stars – are showcasing their elite athleticism and passion for the game. But as stars like Lionel Messi take center stage, there is one name that doesn’t belong anywhere near the pitch: Coca-Cola. Coca-Cola has partnered with global […] Continue reading -> World Health Organization Advances Deep Staff Cuts – Unclear How Strategic Priorities Will be Reflected 10/07/2025 Elaine Ruth Fletcher The World Health Organization has reduced its global headcount by about 221 people since January, down to 9,231 as compared to 9452 at the start of January – largely through a termination of temporary contracts and a freeze in renewals. Most of the cutbacks have been at the Geneva Headquarters, WHO’s largest office, where […] Continue reading -> Millions at Risk of HIV Infection and Death After US Funding Cuts, Warns UNAIDS 10/07/2025 Kerry Cullinan An additional six million new HIV infections and four million AIDS-related deaths could occur between 2025 and 2029 if US-supported HIV treatment and prevention services collapse, according to UNAIDS. “This is not just a funding gap. It’s a ticking time bomb,” said UNAIDS Executive Director Winnie Byanyima at the launch of the organisation’s 2025 global […] Continue reading -> EXCLUSIVE: WHO Has a New $4.2 million Contract Pending with Boston Consulting Group 09/07/2025 Elaine Ruth Fletcher The World Health Organization has a draft $4.295 million contract with the Boston Consulting Group pending in its Global Management System (GSM), Health Policy Watch has learned – even while Save the Children has suspended its connection to BCG, over the reported involvement of two former staff members in the development of controversial projects in […] Continue reading -> NIH-funded Human Trials Outside US Get Temporary Funding Reprieve 09/07/2025 Kerry Cullinan Human trials conducted outside the United States with funding from the US National Institutes of Health (NIH) halted by the Trump administration in May, may be permitted to continue. On 1 May, the NIH outlawed US researchers from making subawards to foreign research partners, jeopardising billions of dollars of research throughout the world. As a […] Continue reading -> Next Phase of Pandemic Talks Resumes, Tackling Tricky Issue of Sharing Pathogen Information 08/07/2025 Kerry Cullinan The next – and tricky – phase of cementing the World Health Organization’s pandemic agreement resumes on Wednesday (9 July) with the first meeting of the Intergovernmental Working Group (IGWG). The IGWG’s main task is to negotiate an annex to the pandemic agreement on a pathogen access and benefit sharing (PABS) system. This system will […] Continue reading -> Public Health Can Out-Innovate Big Tobacco 07/07/2025 Mary-Ann Etiebet As the tobacco industry continues to innovate to preserve its market appeal, the health sector needs to become even more creative – advocating for new regulations to reduce tobacco’s appeal and increase product costs. Among those: limiting nicotine content, banning filter tips, and joining WHO’s new “3×35 initiative” to raise the price of tobacco products […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older Posts Newer Posts
World Health Organization Advances Deep Staff Cuts – Unclear How Strategic Priorities Will be Reflected 10/07/2025 Elaine Ruth Fletcher The World Health Organization has reduced its global headcount by about 221 people since January, down to 9,231 as compared to 9452 at the start of January – largely through a termination of temporary contracts and a freeze in renewals. Most of the cutbacks have been at the Geneva Headquarters, WHO’s largest office, where […] Continue reading -> Millions at Risk of HIV Infection and Death After US Funding Cuts, Warns UNAIDS 10/07/2025 Kerry Cullinan An additional six million new HIV infections and four million AIDS-related deaths could occur between 2025 and 2029 if US-supported HIV treatment and prevention services collapse, according to UNAIDS. “This is not just a funding gap. It’s a ticking time bomb,” said UNAIDS Executive Director Winnie Byanyima at the launch of the organisation’s 2025 global […] Continue reading -> EXCLUSIVE: WHO Has a New $4.2 million Contract Pending with Boston Consulting Group 09/07/2025 Elaine Ruth Fletcher The World Health Organization has a draft $4.295 million contract with the Boston Consulting Group pending in its Global Management System (GSM), Health Policy Watch has learned – even while Save the Children has suspended its connection to BCG, over the reported involvement of two former staff members in the development of controversial projects in […] Continue reading -> NIH-funded Human Trials Outside US Get Temporary Funding Reprieve 09/07/2025 Kerry Cullinan Human trials conducted outside the United States with funding from the US National Institutes of Health (NIH) halted by the Trump administration in May, may be permitted to continue. On 1 May, the NIH outlawed US researchers from making subawards to foreign research partners, jeopardising billions of dollars of research throughout the world. As a […] Continue reading -> Next Phase of Pandemic Talks Resumes, Tackling Tricky Issue of Sharing Pathogen Information 08/07/2025 Kerry Cullinan The next – and tricky – phase of cementing the World Health Organization’s pandemic agreement resumes on Wednesday (9 July) with the first meeting of the Intergovernmental Working Group (IGWG). The IGWG’s main task is to negotiate an annex to the pandemic agreement on a pathogen access and benefit sharing (PABS) system. This system will […] Continue reading -> Public Health Can Out-Innovate Big Tobacco 07/07/2025 Mary-Ann Etiebet As the tobacco industry continues to innovate to preserve its market appeal, the health sector needs to become even more creative – advocating for new regulations to reduce tobacco’s appeal and increase product costs. Among those: limiting nicotine content, banning filter tips, and joining WHO’s new “3×35 initiative” to raise the price of tobacco products […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older Posts Newer Posts
Millions at Risk of HIV Infection and Death After US Funding Cuts, Warns UNAIDS 10/07/2025 Kerry Cullinan An additional six million new HIV infections and four million AIDS-related deaths could occur between 2025 and 2029 if US-supported HIV treatment and prevention services collapse, according to UNAIDS. “This is not just a funding gap. It’s a ticking time bomb,” said UNAIDS Executive Director Winnie Byanyima at the launch of the organisation’s 2025 global […] Continue reading -> EXCLUSIVE: WHO Has a New $4.2 million Contract Pending with Boston Consulting Group 09/07/2025 Elaine Ruth Fletcher The World Health Organization has a draft $4.295 million contract with the Boston Consulting Group pending in its Global Management System (GSM), Health Policy Watch has learned – even while Save the Children has suspended its connection to BCG, over the reported involvement of two former staff members in the development of controversial projects in […] Continue reading -> NIH-funded Human Trials Outside US Get Temporary Funding Reprieve 09/07/2025 Kerry Cullinan Human trials conducted outside the United States with funding from the US National Institutes of Health (NIH) halted by the Trump administration in May, may be permitted to continue. On 1 May, the NIH outlawed US researchers from making subawards to foreign research partners, jeopardising billions of dollars of research throughout the world. As a […] Continue reading -> Next Phase of Pandemic Talks Resumes, Tackling Tricky Issue of Sharing Pathogen Information 08/07/2025 Kerry Cullinan The next – and tricky – phase of cementing the World Health Organization’s pandemic agreement resumes on Wednesday (9 July) with the first meeting of the Intergovernmental Working Group (IGWG). The IGWG’s main task is to negotiate an annex to the pandemic agreement on a pathogen access and benefit sharing (PABS) system. This system will […] Continue reading -> Public Health Can Out-Innovate Big Tobacco 07/07/2025 Mary-Ann Etiebet As the tobacco industry continues to innovate to preserve its market appeal, the health sector needs to become even more creative – advocating for new regulations to reduce tobacco’s appeal and increase product costs. Among those: limiting nicotine content, banning filter tips, and joining WHO’s new “3×35 initiative” to raise the price of tobacco products […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older Posts Newer Posts
EXCLUSIVE: WHO Has a New $4.2 million Contract Pending with Boston Consulting Group 09/07/2025 Elaine Ruth Fletcher The World Health Organization has a draft $4.295 million contract with the Boston Consulting Group pending in its Global Management System (GSM), Health Policy Watch has learned – even while Save the Children has suspended its connection to BCG, over the reported involvement of two former staff members in the development of controversial projects in […] Continue reading -> NIH-funded Human Trials Outside US Get Temporary Funding Reprieve 09/07/2025 Kerry Cullinan Human trials conducted outside the United States with funding from the US National Institutes of Health (NIH) halted by the Trump administration in May, may be permitted to continue. On 1 May, the NIH outlawed US researchers from making subawards to foreign research partners, jeopardising billions of dollars of research throughout the world. As a […] Continue reading -> Next Phase of Pandemic Talks Resumes, Tackling Tricky Issue of Sharing Pathogen Information 08/07/2025 Kerry Cullinan The next – and tricky – phase of cementing the World Health Organization’s pandemic agreement resumes on Wednesday (9 July) with the first meeting of the Intergovernmental Working Group (IGWG). The IGWG’s main task is to negotiate an annex to the pandemic agreement on a pathogen access and benefit sharing (PABS) system. This system will […] Continue reading -> Public Health Can Out-Innovate Big Tobacco 07/07/2025 Mary-Ann Etiebet As the tobacco industry continues to innovate to preserve its market appeal, the health sector needs to become even more creative – advocating for new regulations to reduce tobacco’s appeal and increase product costs. Among those: limiting nicotine content, banning filter tips, and joining WHO’s new “3×35 initiative” to raise the price of tobacco products […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older Posts Newer Posts
NIH-funded Human Trials Outside US Get Temporary Funding Reprieve 09/07/2025 Kerry Cullinan Human trials conducted outside the United States with funding from the US National Institutes of Health (NIH) halted by the Trump administration in May, may be permitted to continue. On 1 May, the NIH outlawed US researchers from making subawards to foreign research partners, jeopardising billions of dollars of research throughout the world. As a […] Continue reading -> Next Phase of Pandemic Talks Resumes, Tackling Tricky Issue of Sharing Pathogen Information 08/07/2025 Kerry Cullinan The next – and tricky – phase of cementing the World Health Organization’s pandemic agreement resumes on Wednesday (9 July) with the first meeting of the Intergovernmental Working Group (IGWG). The IGWG’s main task is to negotiate an annex to the pandemic agreement on a pathogen access and benefit sharing (PABS) system. This system will […] Continue reading -> Public Health Can Out-Innovate Big Tobacco 07/07/2025 Mary-Ann Etiebet As the tobacco industry continues to innovate to preserve its market appeal, the health sector needs to become even more creative – advocating for new regulations to reduce tobacco’s appeal and increase product costs. Among those: limiting nicotine content, banning filter tips, and joining WHO’s new “3×35 initiative” to raise the price of tobacco products […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older Posts Newer Posts
Next Phase of Pandemic Talks Resumes, Tackling Tricky Issue of Sharing Pathogen Information 08/07/2025 Kerry Cullinan The next – and tricky – phase of cementing the World Health Organization’s pandemic agreement resumes on Wednesday (9 July) with the first meeting of the Intergovernmental Working Group (IGWG). The IGWG’s main task is to negotiate an annex to the pandemic agreement on a pathogen access and benefit sharing (PABS) system. This system will […] Continue reading -> Public Health Can Out-Innovate Big Tobacco 07/07/2025 Mary-Ann Etiebet As the tobacco industry continues to innovate to preserve its market appeal, the health sector needs to become even more creative – advocating for new regulations to reduce tobacco’s appeal and increase product costs. Among those: limiting nicotine content, banning filter tips, and joining WHO’s new “3×35 initiative” to raise the price of tobacco products […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older Posts Newer Posts
Public Health Can Out-Innovate Big Tobacco 07/07/2025 Mary-Ann Etiebet As the tobacco industry continues to innovate to preserve its market appeal, the health sector needs to become even more creative – advocating for new regulations to reduce tobacco’s appeal and increase product costs. Among those: limiting nicotine content, banning filter tips, and joining WHO’s new “3×35 initiative” to raise the price of tobacco products […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older Posts Newer Posts