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‘Progress is Not Success,’ Warns UNAIDS at Start of Poorly Attended UN High-Level Meeting on HIV
HIV and AIDS
Despite remarkable advances against HIV over the past two decades, “let us not confuse progress with success”, warned UNAIDS head Winnie ...
Palau banned e-cigarettes. Now we’re asking the harder question
Inside View
The island country in the western Pacific Ocean has initiated a World Health Organization (WHO) review of nicotine in terms of ...
Where You’re Born Still Decides Whether You Can Access Surgical Care
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Where a person is born should not determine whether they survive, whether they live with dignity, or whether they are forced ...
Clean Electricity, Waste and Construction Set to Top COP31 Agenda
Climate change
The stepping-stone meetings on the road to COP31 in Antalya unfolding in Bonn this week brought the first real clarity on ...
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Despite Delays, Negotiations Over Critical PABS Annex to WHO Pandemic Treaty Reveal Signs of Progress; Here’s Why
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European Parliament Deadlock On Higher Tobacco and Nicotine Taxes Leaves Decision to Divided European Council
The European Parliament on Wednesday defeated a proposal to freeze cigarette excise taxes at a 60% rate of retail value ...
19/06/2026
‘Finish Pandemic Agreement,’ Tedros and Lula Urge Ahead of G7
World leaders need to finalise the Pandemic Agreement by applying political will at the “highest level”, a spirit of equity ...
15/06/2026
Saving Women From Bleeding to Death After Giving Birth
Every year, around 27 million women bleed excessively after giving birth, and almost 43,000 die – yet there are new ...
12/06/2026
Despite Delays, Negotiations Over Critical PABS Annex to WHO Pandemic Treaty Reveal Signs of Progress; Here’s Why
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Where You’re Born Still Decides Whether You Can Access Surgical Care
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As Ebola Spreads, Global Leaders Decry ‘Panic and Neglect’ Response to Outbreaks
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WHO: Sharp Decline in Number of Suspected Ebola Bundibugyo Virus Cases as Numbers are Refined
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Ghana’s Parliament Passes Extreme Anti-LGBTQ Bill to Coincide with Conservatives’ Conference
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Global Health Policy in Geneva & Worldwide
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Africa
Eastern Mediterranean
Europe
Latin America & Caribbean
North America
South-East Asia
Western Pacific
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Where You’re Born Still Decides Whether You Can Access Surgical Care
Inside View
As Ebola Spreads, Global Leaders Decry ‘Panic and Neglect’ Response to Outbreaks
Emergency Response
WHO: Sharp Decline in Number of Suspected Ebola Bundibugyo Virus Cases as Numbers are Refined
Outbreaks
Ghana’s Parliament Passes Extreme Anti-LGBTQ Bill to Coincide with Conservatives’ Conference
Sexual & Reproductive Health
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