WHO to Share Information with Congolese Court in Sexual Abuse Cases of 13 Women 27/04/2023 Elaine Ruth Fletcher Gaya Gamhewage, the agency’s lead official in prevention and response to sexual misconduct, describes WHO’s recent moves to bring justice to DRC’s victims. In a long-awaited move, the World Health Organization (WHO) is preparing to share files with the Congolese courts on the sexual exploitation and abuse complaints of 13 women who are pursuing criminal […] Continue reading -> New Africa CDC Head Proposes Airline Tax to Fund Health 27/04/2023 Paul Adepoju The new head of the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC), Dr Jean Kaseya, wants to introduce a tax on all airline passengers on the continent to help finance health. Days into the start of his term, the Congolese medical doctor revealed his manifesto for his four-year term at a media briefing […] Continue reading -> WHO has Terminated Eight Staffers’ Contracts for Sexual Misconduct in Past Seven Months 26/04/2023 Megha Kaveri Four World Health Organization (WHO) staff or consultants had their contracts terminated as a result of sexual misconduct allegations in the last quarter of 2022 – the most of any year so far. The contracts of another three people had already been terminated between January and March of this year, Dr Gaya Gamhewage, WHO’s Director […] Continue reading -> European Commission Finally Releases Pharma Law Reforms, Proposing Cuts to Market Exclusivity for New Drugs 26/04/2023 Kerry Cullinan Long-anticipated European Commission proposals to reform the European Union’s pharmaceutical legislation – the biggest shake-up in 20 years – were finally made public on Wednesday. The reforms are aimed particularly at addressing access and price disparities between European states, ensuring that all EU citizens have access to the same products at the same price, EU […] Continue reading -> World Needs Ambitious Pandemic Accord – ‘Failing is Not an Option’ says German MP 26/04/2023 Alex Winston Many challenges remain in negotiating an international pandemic treaty, experts tell a committee of the German Parliament. As COVID-19 cases decline, multilateral polarization and a weary public leaves countries at risk should another global pandemic strike, German MP Andrew Ullmann stated on Monday at the German Parliament (Bundestag). The Bundestag’s Global Health Subcommittee held a […] Continue reading -> Global Action Against Uganda’s Anti-Homosexuality Bill Amid Surge of Violent Attacks 25/04/2023 Kerry Cullinan Protestors gathered outside Ugandan embassies worldwide on Tuesday for a global day of action against that country’s Anti-Homosexuality Bill, which criminalises all LGBTQ people and proposes a series of punishments ranging from fines to the death penalty. Violence against people suspected of being LGBTQ has already surged in the past month since Uganda’s Parliament […] Continue reading -> Trump Politicisation of COVID Was a ‘Comorbidity’ in Disappointing US Pandemic Response 25/04/2023 Megha Kaveri An expert investigation into the US response to the COVID-19 pandemic has concluded that the country’s performance was the most disappointing in the world. The investigation’s report was launched on Tuesday as a book, Lessons from the COVID War, providing an in-depth analysis of America’s response to the pandemic and the aftermath by the COVID […] Continue reading -> Africa to Manufacture New Malaria Vaccine? 24/04/2023 Paul Adepoju IBADAN, Nigeria – There are high hopes that the R21/Matrix-M malaria vaccine recently approved by Ghana and Nigeria will be manufactured in Africa in the not-to-distant future – a brighter-than-usual prospect for this World Malaria Day (25 April). Earlier this month, Ghana’s Food and Drugs Authority (FDA) approved the R21/Matrix-M malaria vaccine manufactured by the […] Continue reading -> Powerful Partnership to Address Backslide in Childhood Vaccinations – But No Extra Funds 24/04/2023 Stefan Anderson The world’s largest global health organizations have announced a partnership to reverse the years-long backslide in global childhood vaccination rates caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. An estimated 67 million children missed at least one essential vaccination between 2019 and 2021 and 50 million of these didn’t receive any vaccines – setting back childhood vaccination rates […] Continue reading -> ‘Excellent Progress’ in IHR Negotiations – But Still a Long Road Ahead 24/04/2023 Kerry Cullinan Negotiations to tighten up the World Health Organization’s (WHO) International Health Regulations (IHR) to make them pandemic-ready made “excellent progress” – but it still faces enormous obstacles. WHO member states spent four days last week addressing 100 of the 300 proposed amendments to the IHR, dealing particularly with compliance, implementation, and public health response. In […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts This site uses cookies to help give you the best experience on our website. Cookies enable us to collect information that helps us personalise your experience and improve the functionality and performance of our site. 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New Africa CDC Head Proposes Airline Tax to Fund Health 27/04/2023 Paul Adepoju The new head of the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC), Dr Jean Kaseya, wants to introduce a tax on all airline passengers on the continent to help finance health. Days into the start of his term, the Congolese medical doctor revealed his manifesto for his four-year term at a media briefing […] Continue reading -> WHO has Terminated Eight Staffers’ Contracts for Sexual Misconduct in Past Seven Months 26/04/2023 Megha Kaveri Four World Health Organization (WHO) staff or consultants had their contracts terminated as a result of sexual misconduct allegations in the last quarter of 2022 – the most of any year so far. The contracts of another three people had already been terminated between January and March of this year, Dr Gaya Gamhewage, WHO’s Director […] Continue reading -> European Commission Finally Releases Pharma Law Reforms, Proposing Cuts to Market Exclusivity for New Drugs 26/04/2023 Kerry Cullinan Long-anticipated European Commission proposals to reform the European Union’s pharmaceutical legislation – the biggest shake-up in 20 years – were finally made public on Wednesday. The reforms are aimed particularly at addressing access and price disparities between European states, ensuring that all EU citizens have access to the same products at the same price, EU […] Continue reading -> World Needs Ambitious Pandemic Accord – ‘Failing is Not an Option’ says German MP 26/04/2023 Alex Winston Many challenges remain in negotiating an international pandemic treaty, experts tell a committee of the German Parliament. As COVID-19 cases decline, multilateral polarization and a weary public leaves countries at risk should another global pandemic strike, German MP Andrew Ullmann stated on Monday at the German Parliament (Bundestag). The Bundestag’s Global Health Subcommittee held a […] Continue reading -> Global Action Against Uganda’s Anti-Homosexuality Bill Amid Surge of Violent Attacks 25/04/2023 Kerry Cullinan Protestors gathered outside Ugandan embassies worldwide on Tuesday for a global day of action against that country’s Anti-Homosexuality Bill, which criminalises all LGBTQ people and proposes a series of punishments ranging from fines to the death penalty. Violence against people suspected of being LGBTQ has already surged in the past month since Uganda’s Parliament […] Continue reading -> Trump Politicisation of COVID Was a ‘Comorbidity’ in Disappointing US Pandemic Response 25/04/2023 Megha Kaveri An expert investigation into the US response to the COVID-19 pandemic has concluded that the country’s performance was the most disappointing in the world. The investigation’s report was launched on Tuesday as a book, Lessons from the COVID War, providing an in-depth analysis of America’s response to the pandemic and the aftermath by the COVID […] Continue reading -> Africa to Manufacture New Malaria Vaccine? 24/04/2023 Paul Adepoju IBADAN, Nigeria – There are high hopes that the R21/Matrix-M malaria vaccine recently approved by Ghana and Nigeria will be manufactured in Africa in the not-to-distant future – a brighter-than-usual prospect for this World Malaria Day (25 April). Earlier this month, Ghana’s Food and Drugs Authority (FDA) approved the R21/Matrix-M malaria vaccine manufactured by the […] Continue reading -> Powerful Partnership to Address Backslide in Childhood Vaccinations – But No Extra Funds 24/04/2023 Stefan Anderson The world’s largest global health organizations have announced a partnership to reverse the years-long backslide in global childhood vaccination rates caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. An estimated 67 million children missed at least one essential vaccination between 2019 and 2021 and 50 million of these didn’t receive any vaccines – setting back childhood vaccination rates […] Continue reading -> ‘Excellent Progress’ in IHR Negotiations – But Still a Long Road Ahead 24/04/2023 Kerry Cullinan Negotiations to tighten up the World Health Organization’s (WHO) International Health Regulations (IHR) to make them pandemic-ready made “excellent progress” – but it still faces enormous obstacles. WHO member states spent four days last week addressing 100 of the 300 proposed amendments to the IHR, dealing particularly with compliance, implementation, and public health response. In […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts This site uses cookies to help give you the best experience on our website. Cookies enable us to collect information that helps us personalise your experience and improve the functionality and performance of our site. By continuing to read our website, we assume you agree to this, otherwise you can adjust your browser settings. Please read our cookie and Privacy Policy. Our Cookies and Privacy Policy Loading Comments... You must be logged in to post a comment.
WHO has Terminated Eight Staffers’ Contracts for Sexual Misconduct in Past Seven Months 26/04/2023 Megha Kaveri Four World Health Organization (WHO) staff or consultants had their contracts terminated as a result of sexual misconduct allegations in the last quarter of 2022 – the most of any year so far. The contracts of another three people had already been terminated between January and March of this year, Dr Gaya Gamhewage, WHO’s Director […] Continue reading -> European Commission Finally Releases Pharma Law Reforms, Proposing Cuts to Market Exclusivity for New Drugs 26/04/2023 Kerry Cullinan Long-anticipated European Commission proposals to reform the European Union’s pharmaceutical legislation – the biggest shake-up in 20 years – were finally made public on Wednesday. The reforms are aimed particularly at addressing access and price disparities between European states, ensuring that all EU citizens have access to the same products at the same price, EU […] Continue reading -> World Needs Ambitious Pandemic Accord – ‘Failing is Not an Option’ says German MP 26/04/2023 Alex Winston Many challenges remain in negotiating an international pandemic treaty, experts tell a committee of the German Parliament. As COVID-19 cases decline, multilateral polarization and a weary public leaves countries at risk should another global pandemic strike, German MP Andrew Ullmann stated on Monday at the German Parliament (Bundestag). The Bundestag’s Global Health Subcommittee held a […] Continue reading -> Global Action Against Uganda’s Anti-Homosexuality Bill Amid Surge of Violent Attacks 25/04/2023 Kerry Cullinan Protestors gathered outside Ugandan embassies worldwide on Tuesday for a global day of action against that country’s Anti-Homosexuality Bill, which criminalises all LGBTQ people and proposes a series of punishments ranging from fines to the death penalty. Violence against people suspected of being LGBTQ has already surged in the past month since Uganda’s Parliament […] Continue reading -> Trump Politicisation of COVID Was a ‘Comorbidity’ in Disappointing US Pandemic Response 25/04/2023 Megha Kaveri An expert investigation into the US response to the COVID-19 pandemic has concluded that the country’s performance was the most disappointing in the world. The investigation’s report was launched on Tuesday as a book, Lessons from the COVID War, providing an in-depth analysis of America’s response to the pandemic and the aftermath by the COVID […] Continue reading -> Africa to Manufacture New Malaria Vaccine? 24/04/2023 Paul Adepoju IBADAN, Nigeria – There are high hopes that the R21/Matrix-M malaria vaccine recently approved by Ghana and Nigeria will be manufactured in Africa in the not-to-distant future – a brighter-than-usual prospect for this World Malaria Day (25 April). Earlier this month, Ghana’s Food and Drugs Authority (FDA) approved the R21/Matrix-M malaria vaccine manufactured by the […] Continue reading -> Powerful Partnership to Address Backslide in Childhood Vaccinations – But No Extra Funds 24/04/2023 Stefan Anderson The world’s largest global health organizations have announced a partnership to reverse the years-long backslide in global childhood vaccination rates caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. An estimated 67 million children missed at least one essential vaccination between 2019 and 2021 and 50 million of these didn’t receive any vaccines – setting back childhood vaccination rates […] Continue reading -> ‘Excellent Progress’ in IHR Negotiations – But Still a Long Road Ahead 24/04/2023 Kerry Cullinan Negotiations to tighten up the World Health Organization’s (WHO) International Health Regulations (IHR) to make them pandemic-ready made “excellent progress” – but it still faces enormous obstacles. WHO member states spent four days last week addressing 100 of the 300 proposed amendments to the IHR, dealing particularly with compliance, implementation, and public health response. In […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts This site uses cookies to help give you the best experience on our website. Cookies enable us to collect information that helps us personalise your experience and improve the functionality and performance of our site. By continuing to read our website, we assume you agree to this, otherwise you can adjust your browser settings. Please read our cookie and Privacy Policy. Our Cookies and Privacy Policy Loading Comments... You must be logged in to post a comment.
European Commission Finally Releases Pharma Law Reforms, Proposing Cuts to Market Exclusivity for New Drugs 26/04/2023 Kerry Cullinan Long-anticipated European Commission proposals to reform the European Union’s pharmaceutical legislation – the biggest shake-up in 20 years – were finally made public on Wednesday. The reforms are aimed particularly at addressing access and price disparities between European states, ensuring that all EU citizens have access to the same products at the same price, EU […] Continue reading -> World Needs Ambitious Pandemic Accord – ‘Failing is Not an Option’ says German MP 26/04/2023 Alex Winston Many challenges remain in negotiating an international pandemic treaty, experts tell a committee of the German Parliament. As COVID-19 cases decline, multilateral polarization and a weary public leaves countries at risk should another global pandemic strike, German MP Andrew Ullmann stated on Monday at the German Parliament (Bundestag). The Bundestag’s Global Health Subcommittee held a […] Continue reading -> Global Action Against Uganda’s Anti-Homosexuality Bill Amid Surge of Violent Attacks 25/04/2023 Kerry Cullinan Protestors gathered outside Ugandan embassies worldwide on Tuesday for a global day of action against that country’s Anti-Homosexuality Bill, which criminalises all LGBTQ people and proposes a series of punishments ranging from fines to the death penalty. Violence against people suspected of being LGBTQ has already surged in the past month since Uganda’s Parliament […] Continue reading -> Trump Politicisation of COVID Was a ‘Comorbidity’ in Disappointing US Pandemic Response 25/04/2023 Megha Kaveri An expert investigation into the US response to the COVID-19 pandemic has concluded that the country’s performance was the most disappointing in the world. The investigation’s report was launched on Tuesday as a book, Lessons from the COVID War, providing an in-depth analysis of America’s response to the pandemic and the aftermath by the COVID […] Continue reading -> Africa to Manufacture New Malaria Vaccine? 24/04/2023 Paul Adepoju IBADAN, Nigeria – There are high hopes that the R21/Matrix-M malaria vaccine recently approved by Ghana and Nigeria will be manufactured in Africa in the not-to-distant future – a brighter-than-usual prospect for this World Malaria Day (25 April). Earlier this month, Ghana’s Food and Drugs Authority (FDA) approved the R21/Matrix-M malaria vaccine manufactured by the […] Continue reading -> Powerful Partnership to Address Backslide in Childhood Vaccinations – But No Extra Funds 24/04/2023 Stefan Anderson The world’s largest global health organizations have announced a partnership to reverse the years-long backslide in global childhood vaccination rates caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. An estimated 67 million children missed at least one essential vaccination between 2019 and 2021 and 50 million of these didn’t receive any vaccines – setting back childhood vaccination rates […] Continue reading -> ‘Excellent Progress’ in IHR Negotiations – But Still a Long Road Ahead 24/04/2023 Kerry Cullinan Negotiations to tighten up the World Health Organization’s (WHO) International Health Regulations (IHR) to make them pandemic-ready made “excellent progress” – but it still faces enormous obstacles. WHO member states spent four days last week addressing 100 of the 300 proposed amendments to the IHR, dealing particularly with compliance, implementation, and public health response. In […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts This site uses cookies to help give you the best experience on our website. Cookies enable us to collect information that helps us personalise your experience and improve the functionality and performance of our site. By continuing to read our website, we assume you agree to this, otherwise you can adjust your browser settings. Please read our cookie and Privacy Policy. Our Cookies and Privacy Policy Loading Comments... You must be logged in to post a comment.
World Needs Ambitious Pandemic Accord – ‘Failing is Not an Option’ says German MP 26/04/2023 Alex Winston Many challenges remain in negotiating an international pandemic treaty, experts tell a committee of the German Parliament. As COVID-19 cases decline, multilateral polarization and a weary public leaves countries at risk should another global pandemic strike, German MP Andrew Ullmann stated on Monday at the German Parliament (Bundestag). The Bundestag’s Global Health Subcommittee held a […] Continue reading -> Global Action Against Uganda’s Anti-Homosexuality Bill Amid Surge of Violent Attacks 25/04/2023 Kerry Cullinan Protestors gathered outside Ugandan embassies worldwide on Tuesday for a global day of action against that country’s Anti-Homosexuality Bill, which criminalises all LGBTQ people and proposes a series of punishments ranging from fines to the death penalty. Violence against people suspected of being LGBTQ has already surged in the past month since Uganda’s Parliament […] Continue reading -> Trump Politicisation of COVID Was a ‘Comorbidity’ in Disappointing US Pandemic Response 25/04/2023 Megha Kaveri An expert investigation into the US response to the COVID-19 pandemic has concluded that the country’s performance was the most disappointing in the world. The investigation’s report was launched on Tuesday as a book, Lessons from the COVID War, providing an in-depth analysis of America’s response to the pandemic and the aftermath by the COVID […] Continue reading -> Africa to Manufacture New Malaria Vaccine? 24/04/2023 Paul Adepoju IBADAN, Nigeria – There are high hopes that the R21/Matrix-M malaria vaccine recently approved by Ghana and Nigeria will be manufactured in Africa in the not-to-distant future – a brighter-than-usual prospect for this World Malaria Day (25 April). Earlier this month, Ghana’s Food and Drugs Authority (FDA) approved the R21/Matrix-M malaria vaccine manufactured by the […] Continue reading -> Powerful Partnership to Address Backslide in Childhood Vaccinations – But No Extra Funds 24/04/2023 Stefan Anderson The world’s largest global health organizations have announced a partnership to reverse the years-long backslide in global childhood vaccination rates caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. An estimated 67 million children missed at least one essential vaccination between 2019 and 2021 and 50 million of these didn’t receive any vaccines – setting back childhood vaccination rates […] Continue reading -> ‘Excellent Progress’ in IHR Negotiations – But Still a Long Road Ahead 24/04/2023 Kerry Cullinan Negotiations to tighten up the World Health Organization’s (WHO) International Health Regulations (IHR) to make them pandemic-ready made “excellent progress” – but it still faces enormous obstacles. WHO member states spent four days last week addressing 100 of the 300 proposed amendments to the IHR, dealing particularly with compliance, implementation, and public health response. In […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts This site uses cookies to help give you the best experience on our website. Cookies enable us to collect information that helps us personalise your experience and improve the functionality and performance of our site. By continuing to read our website, we assume you agree to this, otherwise you can adjust your browser settings. Please read our cookie and Privacy Policy. Our Cookies and Privacy Policy Loading Comments... You must be logged in to post a comment.
Global Action Against Uganda’s Anti-Homosexuality Bill Amid Surge of Violent Attacks 25/04/2023 Kerry Cullinan Protestors gathered outside Ugandan embassies worldwide on Tuesday for a global day of action against that country’s Anti-Homosexuality Bill, which criminalises all LGBTQ people and proposes a series of punishments ranging from fines to the death penalty. Violence against people suspected of being LGBTQ has already surged in the past month since Uganda’s Parliament […] Continue reading -> Trump Politicisation of COVID Was a ‘Comorbidity’ in Disappointing US Pandemic Response 25/04/2023 Megha Kaveri An expert investigation into the US response to the COVID-19 pandemic has concluded that the country’s performance was the most disappointing in the world. The investigation’s report was launched on Tuesday as a book, Lessons from the COVID War, providing an in-depth analysis of America’s response to the pandemic and the aftermath by the COVID […] Continue reading -> Africa to Manufacture New Malaria Vaccine? 24/04/2023 Paul Adepoju IBADAN, Nigeria – There are high hopes that the R21/Matrix-M malaria vaccine recently approved by Ghana and Nigeria will be manufactured in Africa in the not-to-distant future – a brighter-than-usual prospect for this World Malaria Day (25 April). Earlier this month, Ghana’s Food and Drugs Authority (FDA) approved the R21/Matrix-M malaria vaccine manufactured by the […] Continue reading -> Powerful Partnership to Address Backslide in Childhood Vaccinations – But No Extra Funds 24/04/2023 Stefan Anderson The world’s largest global health organizations have announced a partnership to reverse the years-long backslide in global childhood vaccination rates caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. An estimated 67 million children missed at least one essential vaccination between 2019 and 2021 and 50 million of these didn’t receive any vaccines – setting back childhood vaccination rates […] Continue reading -> ‘Excellent Progress’ in IHR Negotiations – But Still a Long Road Ahead 24/04/2023 Kerry Cullinan Negotiations to tighten up the World Health Organization’s (WHO) International Health Regulations (IHR) to make them pandemic-ready made “excellent progress” – but it still faces enormous obstacles. WHO member states spent four days last week addressing 100 of the 300 proposed amendments to the IHR, dealing particularly with compliance, implementation, and public health response. In […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts This site uses cookies to help give you the best experience on our website. Cookies enable us to collect information that helps us personalise your experience and improve the functionality and performance of our site. By continuing to read our website, we assume you agree to this, otherwise you can adjust your browser settings. Please read our cookie and Privacy Policy. Our Cookies and Privacy Policy Loading Comments... You must be logged in to post a comment.
Trump Politicisation of COVID Was a ‘Comorbidity’ in Disappointing US Pandemic Response 25/04/2023 Megha Kaveri An expert investigation into the US response to the COVID-19 pandemic has concluded that the country’s performance was the most disappointing in the world. The investigation’s report was launched on Tuesday as a book, Lessons from the COVID War, providing an in-depth analysis of America’s response to the pandemic and the aftermath by the COVID […] Continue reading -> Africa to Manufacture New Malaria Vaccine? 24/04/2023 Paul Adepoju IBADAN, Nigeria – There are high hopes that the R21/Matrix-M malaria vaccine recently approved by Ghana and Nigeria will be manufactured in Africa in the not-to-distant future – a brighter-than-usual prospect for this World Malaria Day (25 April). Earlier this month, Ghana’s Food and Drugs Authority (FDA) approved the R21/Matrix-M malaria vaccine manufactured by the […] Continue reading -> Powerful Partnership to Address Backslide in Childhood Vaccinations – But No Extra Funds 24/04/2023 Stefan Anderson The world’s largest global health organizations have announced a partnership to reverse the years-long backslide in global childhood vaccination rates caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. An estimated 67 million children missed at least one essential vaccination between 2019 and 2021 and 50 million of these didn’t receive any vaccines – setting back childhood vaccination rates […] Continue reading -> ‘Excellent Progress’ in IHR Negotiations – But Still a Long Road Ahead 24/04/2023 Kerry Cullinan Negotiations to tighten up the World Health Organization’s (WHO) International Health Regulations (IHR) to make them pandemic-ready made “excellent progress” – but it still faces enormous obstacles. WHO member states spent four days last week addressing 100 of the 300 proposed amendments to the IHR, dealing particularly with compliance, implementation, and public health response. In […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts This site uses cookies to help give you the best experience on our website. Cookies enable us to collect information that helps us personalise your experience and improve the functionality and performance of our site. By continuing to read our website, we assume you agree to this, otherwise you can adjust your browser settings. Please read our cookie and Privacy Policy. Our Cookies and Privacy Policy Loading Comments... You must be logged in to post a comment.
Africa to Manufacture New Malaria Vaccine? 24/04/2023 Paul Adepoju IBADAN, Nigeria – There are high hopes that the R21/Matrix-M malaria vaccine recently approved by Ghana and Nigeria will be manufactured in Africa in the not-to-distant future – a brighter-than-usual prospect for this World Malaria Day (25 April). Earlier this month, Ghana’s Food and Drugs Authority (FDA) approved the R21/Matrix-M malaria vaccine manufactured by the […] Continue reading -> Powerful Partnership to Address Backslide in Childhood Vaccinations – But No Extra Funds 24/04/2023 Stefan Anderson The world’s largest global health organizations have announced a partnership to reverse the years-long backslide in global childhood vaccination rates caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. An estimated 67 million children missed at least one essential vaccination between 2019 and 2021 and 50 million of these didn’t receive any vaccines – setting back childhood vaccination rates […] Continue reading -> ‘Excellent Progress’ in IHR Negotiations – But Still a Long Road Ahead 24/04/2023 Kerry Cullinan Negotiations to tighten up the World Health Organization’s (WHO) International Health Regulations (IHR) to make them pandemic-ready made “excellent progress” – but it still faces enormous obstacles. WHO member states spent four days last week addressing 100 of the 300 proposed amendments to the IHR, dealing particularly with compliance, implementation, and public health response. In […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts This site uses cookies to help give you the best experience on our website. Cookies enable us to collect information that helps us personalise your experience and improve the functionality and performance of our site. By continuing to read our website, we assume you agree to this, otherwise you can adjust your browser settings. Please read our cookie and Privacy Policy. Our Cookies and Privacy Policy Loading Comments... You must be logged in to post a comment.
Powerful Partnership to Address Backslide in Childhood Vaccinations – But No Extra Funds 24/04/2023 Stefan Anderson The world’s largest global health organizations have announced a partnership to reverse the years-long backslide in global childhood vaccination rates caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. An estimated 67 million children missed at least one essential vaccination between 2019 and 2021 and 50 million of these didn’t receive any vaccines – setting back childhood vaccination rates […] Continue reading -> ‘Excellent Progress’ in IHR Negotiations – But Still a Long Road Ahead 24/04/2023 Kerry Cullinan Negotiations to tighten up the World Health Organization’s (WHO) International Health Regulations (IHR) to make them pandemic-ready made “excellent progress” – but it still faces enormous obstacles. WHO member states spent four days last week addressing 100 of the 300 proposed amendments to the IHR, dealing particularly with compliance, implementation, and public health response. In […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts This site uses cookies to help give you the best experience on our website. Cookies enable us to collect information that helps us personalise your experience and improve the functionality and performance of our site. By continuing to read our website, we assume you agree to this, otherwise you can adjust your browser settings. Please read our cookie and Privacy Policy. Our Cookies and Privacy Policy
‘Excellent Progress’ in IHR Negotiations – But Still a Long Road Ahead 24/04/2023 Kerry Cullinan Negotiations to tighten up the World Health Organization’s (WHO) International Health Regulations (IHR) to make them pandemic-ready made “excellent progress” – but it still faces enormous obstacles. WHO member states spent four days last week addressing 100 of the 300 proposed amendments to the IHR, dealing particularly with compliance, implementation, and public health response. In […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts