Israel Halts Gaza Aid Deliveries as UN Appeals to Israeli Military to ‘Stop Shooting People Trying to Get Food’ 26/06/2025 Stefan Anderson & Elaine Ruth Fletcher This story was updated to reflect new developments on Friday, 27 June. Israel ordered a near-total halt to food and humanitarian aid deliveries to over two million Gazans facing a territory-wide threat of famine on Thursday after an AFP video surfaced showing dozens of armed men riding atop a convoy of flatbed trucks loaded with […] Continue reading -> GAVI Vaccine Alliance Secures More than $9 Billion from Donors – Despite US Ambush at Pledging Event 25/06/2025 Kerry Cullinan & Elaine Ruth Fletcher In an harsh reprimand at the global vaccine pledging summit Wednesday, US Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F Kennedy Jr. attacked Gavi’s record on vaccine safety and said the United States was halting support for the alliance, until it could “re-earn” the public trust. He charged that Gavi had stifled “free speech and legitimate […] Continue reading -> Time for Africa to Replace the Curative Consumption Trap with Health Production Model 24/06/2025 Githinji Gitahi Africa is at a crossroads in its health journey – not simply because of shifting geopolitical dynamics or shrinking donor aid, although these are real challenges, but because we must confront a deeper structural flaw in how our health systems are designed. The continent, home to over 1.4 billion people and projected to house one […] Continue reading -> Tobacco Control Has Made Huge Progress But New Products Pose Challenges 23/06/2025 Kerry Cullinan Three-quarters of the world’s citizens – 6.1 billion people – are covered by at least one of the six tobacco control measures advocated by the World Health Organization (WHO), according to the global body’s annual Tobacco Epidemic 2025 report launched at the World Conference on Tobacco Control in Dublin on Monday evening. However, tobacco use […] Continue reading -> Global Tobacco Conference Outcomes Will Help Shape Four Upcoming Multilateral Negotiations 23/06/2025 Deborah Sy As the World Conference on Tobacco Control (WCTC) opened in Dublin on Monday, the world’s largest convening of tobacco control advocates, researchers, and policy strategists is positioned to play an influential role in shaping the technical and civil society contributions that will feed into a series of important multilateral processes taking place this year. Between […] Continue reading -> Asia is Warming Twice the Rate of Global Average, WMO Warns 23/06/2025 Disha Shetty Asia, the world’s most populous continent, is warming twice as fast as the rest of the world, according to the latest State of the Climate in Asia 2024 report by the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) released on Monday. In 2024, Asia’s average temperature was about 1.04°C above the average for 1991 to 2020, ranking as […] Continue reading -> Bridging the Nutrition Financing Gap With Private Sector Partnerships 19/06/2025 Shelley Pigott & Lucy Kanya Better nutrition is crucial to breaking the cycle of poverty affecting millions of people across the world. As international development funding faces unprecedented strain, private sector partnerships are a key piece of the jigsaw to close the nutrition funding gap. With the right approach, we can leverage private sector resources and innovation for mutually beneficial […] Continue reading -> Public Health Experts Unsure if RFK Jr’s Focus on Big Food Will Yield Results 18/06/2025 Kerry Cullinan While many public health experts have criticised United States Health Secretary Robert F Kennedy Jr for undermining vaccines, several think his focus on chronic illness and big food has potential – although they are sceptical of whether he will employ proven methods to improve citizens’ health. Obesity, and associated problems of cardiovascular disease, diabetes and […] Continue reading -> Mistrust, Trump and Multilateralism: Key Ingredients of the Pandemic Agreement ‘Recipe’ 17/06/2025 Kerry Cullinan Mistrust undermined the pandemic agreement talks – but, ironically, the Trump administration’s withdrawal from the World Health Organization (WHO) galvanised member states to reach agreement, according to Ambassador Anne-Claire Amprou, co-chair of the talks. “There was a lack of trust. That means that when member states wanted to make a proposal, sometimes it created suspicion […] Continue reading -> Yellow Fever ‘Spillover’ from Animals in Amazon Basin is Fueling Cases in the Americas 16/06/2025 Sophia Samantaroy The region of the Americas has seen eight times the number of yellow fever cases this year, compared to the same period in 2024. The vaccine-preventable, viral, mosquito-borne disease has surged as cases “spillover” from animals, according to a Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) rapid risk assessment. Dense jungles in Colombia and Brazil have seen […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older Posts Newer Posts
GAVI Vaccine Alliance Secures More than $9 Billion from Donors – Despite US Ambush at Pledging Event 25/06/2025 Kerry Cullinan & Elaine Ruth Fletcher In an harsh reprimand at the global vaccine pledging summit Wednesday, US Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F Kennedy Jr. attacked Gavi’s record on vaccine safety and said the United States was halting support for the alliance, until it could “re-earn” the public trust. He charged that Gavi had stifled “free speech and legitimate […] Continue reading -> Time for Africa to Replace the Curative Consumption Trap with Health Production Model 24/06/2025 Githinji Gitahi Africa is at a crossroads in its health journey – not simply because of shifting geopolitical dynamics or shrinking donor aid, although these are real challenges, but because we must confront a deeper structural flaw in how our health systems are designed. The continent, home to over 1.4 billion people and projected to house one […] Continue reading -> Tobacco Control Has Made Huge Progress But New Products Pose Challenges 23/06/2025 Kerry Cullinan Three-quarters of the world’s citizens – 6.1 billion people – are covered by at least one of the six tobacco control measures advocated by the World Health Organization (WHO), according to the global body’s annual Tobacco Epidemic 2025 report launched at the World Conference on Tobacco Control in Dublin on Monday evening. However, tobacco use […] Continue reading -> Global Tobacco Conference Outcomes Will Help Shape Four Upcoming Multilateral Negotiations 23/06/2025 Deborah Sy As the World Conference on Tobacco Control (WCTC) opened in Dublin on Monday, the world’s largest convening of tobacco control advocates, researchers, and policy strategists is positioned to play an influential role in shaping the technical and civil society contributions that will feed into a series of important multilateral processes taking place this year. Between […] Continue reading -> Asia is Warming Twice the Rate of Global Average, WMO Warns 23/06/2025 Disha Shetty Asia, the world’s most populous continent, is warming twice as fast as the rest of the world, according to the latest State of the Climate in Asia 2024 report by the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) released on Monday. In 2024, Asia’s average temperature was about 1.04°C above the average for 1991 to 2020, ranking as […] Continue reading -> Bridging the Nutrition Financing Gap With Private Sector Partnerships 19/06/2025 Shelley Pigott & Lucy Kanya Better nutrition is crucial to breaking the cycle of poverty affecting millions of people across the world. As international development funding faces unprecedented strain, private sector partnerships are a key piece of the jigsaw to close the nutrition funding gap. With the right approach, we can leverage private sector resources and innovation for mutually beneficial […] Continue reading -> Public Health Experts Unsure if RFK Jr’s Focus on Big Food Will Yield Results 18/06/2025 Kerry Cullinan While many public health experts have criticised United States Health Secretary Robert F Kennedy Jr for undermining vaccines, several think his focus on chronic illness and big food has potential – although they are sceptical of whether he will employ proven methods to improve citizens’ health. Obesity, and associated problems of cardiovascular disease, diabetes and […] Continue reading -> Mistrust, Trump and Multilateralism: Key Ingredients of the Pandemic Agreement ‘Recipe’ 17/06/2025 Kerry Cullinan Mistrust undermined the pandemic agreement talks – but, ironically, the Trump administration’s withdrawal from the World Health Organization (WHO) galvanised member states to reach agreement, according to Ambassador Anne-Claire Amprou, co-chair of the talks. “There was a lack of trust. That means that when member states wanted to make a proposal, sometimes it created suspicion […] Continue reading -> Yellow Fever ‘Spillover’ from Animals in Amazon Basin is Fueling Cases in the Americas 16/06/2025 Sophia Samantaroy The region of the Americas has seen eight times the number of yellow fever cases this year, compared to the same period in 2024. The vaccine-preventable, viral, mosquito-borne disease has surged as cases “spillover” from animals, according to a Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) rapid risk assessment. Dense jungles in Colombia and Brazil have seen […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older Posts Newer Posts
Time for Africa to Replace the Curative Consumption Trap with Health Production Model 24/06/2025 Githinji Gitahi Africa is at a crossroads in its health journey – not simply because of shifting geopolitical dynamics or shrinking donor aid, although these are real challenges, but because we must confront a deeper structural flaw in how our health systems are designed. The continent, home to over 1.4 billion people and projected to house one […] Continue reading -> Tobacco Control Has Made Huge Progress But New Products Pose Challenges 23/06/2025 Kerry Cullinan Three-quarters of the world’s citizens – 6.1 billion people – are covered by at least one of the six tobacco control measures advocated by the World Health Organization (WHO), according to the global body’s annual Tobacco Epidemic 2025 report launched at the World Conference on Tobacco Control in Dublin on Monday evening. However, tobacco use […] Continue reading -> Global Tobacco Conference Outcomes Will Help Shape Four Upcoming Multilateral Negotiations 23/06/2025 Deborah Sy As the World Conference on Tobacco Control (WCTC) opened in Dublin on Monday, the world’s largest convening of tobacco control advocates, researchers, and policy strategists is positioned to play an influential role in shaping the technical and civil society contributions that will feed into a series of important multilateral processes taking place this year. Between […] Continue reading -> Asia is Warming Twice the Rate of Global Average, WMO Warns 23/06/2025 Disha Shetty Asia, the world’s most populous continent, is warming twice as fast as the rest of the world, according to the latest State of the Climate in Asia 2024 report by the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) released on Monday. In 2024, Asia’s average temperature was about 1.04°C above the average for 1991 to 2020, ranking as […] Continue reading -> Bridging the Nutrition Financing Gap With Private Sector Partnerships 19/06/2025 Shelley Pigott & Lucy Kanya Better nutrition is crucial to breaking the cycle of poverty affecting millions of people across the world. As international development funding faces unprecedented strain, private sector partnerships are a key piece of the jigsaw to close the nutrition funding gap. With the right approach, we can leverage private sector resources and innovation for mutually beneficial […] Continue reading -> Public Health Experts Unsure if RFK Jr’s Focus on Big Food Will Yield Results 18/06/2025 Kerry Cullinan While many public health experts have criticised United States Health Secretary Robert F Kennedy Jr for undermining vaccines, several think his focus on chronic illness and big food has potential – although they are sceptical of whether he will employ proven methods to improve citizens’ health. Obesity, and associated problems of cardiovascular disease, diabetes and […] Continue reading -> Mistrust, Trump and Multilateralism: Key Ingredients of the Pandemic Agreement ‘Recipe’ 17/06/2025 Kerry Cullinan Mistrust undermined the pandemic agreement talks – but, ironically, the Trump administration’s withdrawal from the World Health Organization (WHO) galvanised member states to reach agreement, according to Ambassador Anne-Claire Amprou, co-chair of the talks. “There was a lack of trust. That means that when member states wanted to make a proposal, sometimes it created suspicion […] Continue reading -> Yellow Fever ‘Spillover’ from Animals in Amazon Basin is Fueling Cases in the Americas 16/06/2025 Sophia Samantaroy The region of the Americas has seen eight times the number of yellow fever cases this year, compared to the same period in 2024. The vaccine-preventable, viral, mosquito-borne disease has surged as cases “spillover” from animals, according to a Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) rapid risk assessment. Dense jungles in Colombia and Brazil have seen […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older Posts Newer Posts
Tobacco Control Has Made Huge Progress But New Products Pose Challenges 23/06/2025 Kerry Cullinan Three-quarters of the world’s citizens – 6.1 billion people – are covered by at least one of the six tobacco control measures advocated by the World Health Organization (WHO), according to the global body’s annual Tobacco Epidemic 2025 report launched at the World Conference on Tobacco Control in Dublin on Monday evening. However, tobacco use […] Continue reading -> Global Tobacco Conference Outcomes Will Help Shape Four Upcoming Multilateral Negotiations 23/06/2025 Deborah Sy As the World Conference on Tobacco Control (WCTC) opened in Dublin on Monday, the world’s largest convening of tobacco control advocates, researchers, and policy strategists is positioned to play an influential role in shaping the technical and civil society contributions that will feed into a series of important multilateral processes taking place this year. Between […] Continue reading -> Asia is Warming Twice the Rate of Global Average, WMO Warns 23/06/2025 Disha Shetty Asia, the world’s most populous continent, is warming twice as fast as the rest of the world, according to the latest State of the Climate in Asia 2024 report by the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) released on Monday. In 2024, Asia’s average temperature was about 1.04°C above the average for 1991 to 2020, ranking as […] Continue reading -> Bridging the Nutrition Financing Gap With Private Sector Partnerships 19/06/2025 Shelley Pigott & Lucy Kanya Better nutrition is crucial to breaking the cycle of poverty affecting millions of people across the world. As international development funding faces unprecedented strain, private sector partnerships are a key piece of the jigsaw to close the nutrition funding gap. With the right approach, we can leverage private sector resources and innovation for mutually beneficial […] Continue reading -> Public Health Experts Unsure if RFK Jr’s Focus on Big Food Will Yield Results 18/06/2025 Kerry Cullinan While many public health experts have criticised United States Health Secretary Robert F Kennedy Jr for undermining vaccines, several think his focus on chronic illness and big food has potential – although they are sceptical of whether he will employ proven methods to improve citizens’ health. Obesity, and associated problems of cardiovascular disease, diabetes and […] Continue reading -> Mistrust, Trump and Multilateralism: Key Ingredients of the Pandemic Agreement ‘Recipe’ 17/06/2025 Kerry Cullinan Mistrust undermined the pandemic agreement talks – but, ironically, the Trump administration’s withdrawal from the World Health Organization (WHO) galvanised member states to reach agreement, according to Ambassador Anne-Claire Amprou, co-chair of the talks. “There was a lack of trust. That means that when member states wanted to make a proposal, sometimes it created suspicion […] Continue reading -> Yellow Fever ‘Spillover’ from Animals in Amazon Basin is Fueling Cases in the Americas 16/06/2025 Sophia Samantaroy The region of the Americas has seen eight times the number of yellow fever cases this year, compared to the same period in 2024. The vaccine-preventable, viral, mosquito-borne disease has surged as cases “spillover” from animals, according to a Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) rapid risk assessment. Dense jungles in Colombia and Brazil have seen […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older Posts Newer Posts
Global Tobacco Conference Outcomes Will Help Shape Four Upcoming Multilateral Negotiations 23/06/2025 Deborah Sy As the World Conference on Tobacco Control (WCTC) opened in Dublin on Monday, the world’s largest convening of tobacco control advocates, researchers, and policy strategists is positioned to play an influential role in shaping the technical and civil society contributions that will feed into a series of important multilateral processes taking place this year. Between […] Continue reading -> Asia is Warming Twice the Rate of Global Average, WMO Warns 23/06/2025 Disha Shetty Asia, the world’s most populous continent, is warming twice as fast as the rest of the world, according to the latest State of the Climate in Asia 2024 report by the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) released on Monday. In 2024, Asia’s average temperature was about 1.04°C above the average for 1991 to 2020, ranking as […] Continue reading -> Bridging the Nutrition Financing Gap With Private Sector Partnerships 19/06/2025 Shelley Pigott & Lucy Kanya Better nutrition is crucial to breaking the cycle of poverty affecting millions of people across the world. As international development funding faces unprecedented strain, private sector partnerships are a key piece of the jigsaw to close the nutrition funding gap. With the right approach, we can leverage private sector resources and innovation for mutually beneficial […] Continue reading -> Public Health Experts Unsure if RFK Jr’s Focus on Big Food Will Yield Results 18/06/2025 Kerry Cullinan While many public health experts have criticised United States Health Secretary Robert F Kennedy Jr for undermining vaccines, several think his focus on chronic illness and big food has potential – although they are sceptical of whether he will employ proven methods to improve citizens’ health. Obesity, and associated problems of cardiovascular disease, diabetes and […] Continue reading -> Mistrust, Trump and Multilateralism: Key Ingredients of the Pandemic Agreement ‘Recipe’ 17/06/2025 Kerry Cullinan Mistrust undermined the pandemic agreement talks – but, ironically, the Trump administration’s withdrawal from the World Health Organization (WHO) galvanised member states to reach agreement, according to Ambassador Anne-Claire Amprou, co-chair of the talks. “There was a lack of trust. That means that when member states wanted to make a proposal, sometimes it created suspicion […] Continue reading -> Yellow Fever ‘Spillover’ from Animals in Amazon Basin is Fueling Cases in the Americas 16/06/2025 Sophia Samantaroy The region of the Americas has seen eight times the number of yellow fever cases this year, compared to the same period in 2024. The vaccine-preventable, viral, mosquito-borne disease has surged as cases “spillover” from animals, according to a Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) rapid risk assessment. Dense jungles in Colombia and Brazil have seen […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older Posts Newer Posts
Asia is Warming Twice the Rate of Global Average, WMO Warns 23/06/2025 Disha Shetty Asia, the world’s most populous continent, is warming twice as fast as the rest of the world, according to the latest State of the Climate in Asia 2024 report by the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) released on Monday. In 2024, Asia’s average temperature was about 1.04°C above the average for 1991 to 2020, ranking as […] Continue reading -> Bridging the Nutrition Financing Gap With Private Sector Partnerships 19/06/2025 Shelley Pigott & Lucy Kanya Better nutrition is crucial to breaking the cycle of poverty affecting millions of people across the world. As international development funding faces unprecedented strain, private sector partnerships are a key piece of the jigsaw to close the nutrition funding gap. With the right approach, we can leverage private sector resources and innovation for mutually beneficial […] Continue reading -> Public Health Experts Unsure if RFK Jr’s Focus on Big Food Will Yield Results 18/06/2025 Kerry Cullinan While many public health experts have criticised United States Health Secretary Robert F Kennedy Jr for undermining vaccines, several think his focus on chronic illness and big food has potential – although they are sceptical of whether he will employ proven methods to improve citizens’ health. Obesity, and associated problems of cardiovascular disease, diabetes and […] Continue reading -> Mistrust, Trump and Multilateralism: Key Ingredients of the Pandemic Agreement ‘Recipe’ 17/06/2025 Kerry Cullinan Mistrust undermined the pandemic agreement talks – but, ironically, the Trump administration’s withdrawal from the World Health Organization (WHO) galvanised member states to reach agreement, according to Ambassador Anne-Claire Amprou, co-chair of the talks. “There was a lack of trust. That means that when member states wanted to make a proposal, sometimes it created suspicion […] Continue reading -> Yellow Fever ‘Spillover’ from Animals in Amazon Basin is Fueling Cases in the Americas 16/06/2025 Sophia Samantaroy The region of the Americas has seen eight times the number of yellow fever cases this year, compared to the same period in 2024. The vaccine-preventable, viral, mosquito-borne disease has surged as cases “spillover” from animals, according to a Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) rapid risk assessment. Dense jungles in Colombia and Brazil have seen […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older Posts Newer Posts
Bridging the Nutrition Financing Gap With Private Sector Partnerships 19/06/2025 Shelley Pigott & Lucy Kanya Better nutrition is crucial to breaking the cycle of poverty affecting millions of people across the world. As international development funding faces unprecedented strain, private sector partnerships are a key piece of the jigsaw to close the nutrition funding gap. With the right approach, we can leverage private sector resources and innovation for mutually beneficial […] Continue reading -> Public Health Experts Unsure if RFK Jr’s Focus on Big Food Will Yield Results 18/06/2025 Kerry Cullinan While many public health experts have criticised United States Health Secretary Robert F Kennedy Jr for undermining vaccines, several think his focus on chronic illness and big food has potential – although they are sceptical of whether he will employ proven methods to improve citizens’ health. Obesity, and associated problems of cardiovascular disease, diabetes and […] Continue reading -> Mistrust, Trump and Multilateralism: Key Ingredients of the Pandemic Agreement ‘Recipe’ 17/06/2025 Kerry Cullinan Mistrust undermined the pandemic agreement talks – but, ironically, the Trump administration’s withdrawal from the World Health Organization (WHO) galvanised member states to reach agreement, according to Ambassador Anne-Claire Amprou, co-chair of the talks. “There was a lack of trust. That means that when member states wanted to make a proposal, sometimes it created suspicion […] Continue reading -> Yellow Fever ‘Spillover’ from Animals in Amazon Basin is Fueling Cases in the Americas 16/06/2025 Sophia Samantaroy The region of the Americas has seen eight times the number of yellow fever cases this year, compared to the same period in 2024. The vaccine-preventable, viral, mosquito-borne disease has surged as cases “spillover” from animals, according to a Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) rapid risk assessment. Dense jungles in Colombia and Brazil have seen […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older Posts Newer Posts
Public Health Experts Unsure if RFK Jr’s Focus on Big Food Will Yield Results 18/06/2025 Kerry Cullinan While many public health experts have criticised United States Health Secretary Robert F Kennedy Jr for undermining vaccines, several think his focus on chronic illness and big food has potential – although they are sceptical of whether he will employ proven methods to improve citizens’ health. Obesity, and associated problems of cardiovascular disease, diabetes and […] Continue reading -> Mistrust, Trump and Multilateralism: Key Ingredients of the Pandemic Agreement ‘Recipe’ 17/06/2025 Kerry Cullinan Mistrust undermined the pandemic agreement talks – but, ironically, the Trump administration’s withdrawal from the World Health Organization (WHO) galvanised member states to reach agreement, according to Ambassador Anne-Claire Amprou, co-chair of the talks. “There was a lack of trust. That means that when member states wanted to make a proposal, sometimes it created suspicion […] Continue reading -> Yellow Fever ‘Spillover’ from Animals in Amazon Basin is Fueling Cases in the Americas 16/06/2025 Sophia Samantaroy The region of the Americas has seen eight times the number of yellow fever cases this year, compared to the same period in 2024. The vaccine-preventable, viral, mosquito-borne disease has surged as cases “spillover” from animals, according to a Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) rapid risk assessment. Dense jungles in Colombia and Brazil have seen […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older Posts Newer Posts
Mistrust, Trump and Multilateralism: Key Ingredients of the Pandemic Agreement ‘Recipe’ 17/06/2025 Kerry Cullinan Mistrust undermined the pandemic agreement talks – but, ironically, the Trump administration’s withdrawal from the World Health Organization (WHO) galvanised member states to reach agreement, according to Ambassador Anne-Claire Amprou, co-chair of the talks. “There was a lack of trust. That means that when member states wanted to make a proposal, sometimes it created suspicion […] Continue reading -> Yellow Fever ‘Spillover’ from Animals in Amazon Basin is Fueling Cases in the Americas 16/06/2025 Sophia Samantaroy The region of the Americas has seen eight times the number of yellow fever cases this year, compared to the same period in 2024. The vaccine-preventable, viral, mosquito-borne disease has surged as cases “spillover” from animals, according to a Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) rapid risk assessment. Dense jungles in Colombia and Brazil have seen […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older Posts Newer Posts
Yellow Fever ‘Spillover’ from Animals in Amazon Basin is Fueling Cases in the Americas 16/06/2025 Sophia Samantaroy The region of the Americas has seen eight times the number of yellow fever cases this year, compared to the same period in 2024. The vaccine-preventable, viral, mosquito-borne disease has surged as cases “spillover” from animals, according to a Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) rapid risk assessment. Dense jungles in Colombia and Brazil have seen […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older Posts Newer Posts