Progress on Biodiversity Agreement to Conserve 30% of Planet’s Land and Oceans Painfully Slow, Decisions Postponed to June 30/03/2022 Aishwarya Tendolkar & Elaine Ruth Fletcher Two weeks of negotiations in Geneva over a critical new agreement to protect and conserve some 30% of the planet’s land and oceans spaces by 2030 have yielded only halting progress – with the parties to the UN Convention on Biodiversity (CBD) agreeing to meet again in Nairobi in late June. The Nairobi meeting, 21-26 […] Continue reading -> WHO Slams Both Russian and Ethiopian Forces for Turning Civilians into ‘Pawns of War’ 30/03/2022 Elaine Ruth Fletcher In some of his most forceful remarks to date, WHO Director General Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus and other senior WHO officials slammed both Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and Ethiopia’s blockade of Tigray for both withholding vital health and humanitarian aid – as well as deliberately targeting civilians or putting them in harms way. Speaking from […] Continue reading -> WTO IP Waiver ‘Compromise’ on COVID-19 Vaccines ‘Deeply Concerning’: Civil Society to European Leaders 30/03/2022 Aishwarya Tendolkar A compromise proposal on a World Trade Organisation’s (WTO) waiver on intellectual property for the production of COVID-19 vaccines is ‘problematic’, ‘largely insufficient’, and WTO members should not be politically pressured into adopting the text, several dozen civil society organisations said in an open letter published today. The letter, addressed to European Commissioners, European members […] Continue reading -> WHO Global Post-Natal Guidelines Are Aimed at Ensuring ‘Positive Experience’ 30/03/2022 Editorial team Between childbirth and six weeks is the most dangerous time for mothers and babies and when most deaths occur, and the World Health Organization (WHO) issued a new guideline called ‘Recommendations on maternal and newborn care for a positive postnatal experience‘ on Wednesday aimed at guiding all role-players during this period. One of the key […] Continue reading -> War and Drought Push Wheat Prices up by 80% in North Africa and Middle East 29/03/2022 Kerry Cullinan Food price hikes, hunger and instability are predicted globally – but particularly in North Africa and the Middle East, which are already in the midst of serious droughts and heavily dependent on Russia and Ukraine for wheat. Bread is the staple food in Tunisia, Morocco and Egypt, and the price of wheat had already increased […] Continue reading -> Pilot Biohub Facility at Spiez Enables Fast Sharing of SARS-CoV2 Variants 29/03/2022 Aishwarya Tendolkar The World Health Organization (WHO)’s first pilot biohub facility in Spiez, Switzerland, has been able to provide laboratories around the world with biological materials with epidemic or pandemic potential in under nine days, according to a consultative meeting convened last week. The Spiez Biohub was set up according to an agreement between Switzerland and the WHO […] Continue reading -> Despite COVID, It Is Still Possible to Reduce NCD Mortality by One-Third by 2030: New Lancet Study 28/03/2022 Kerry Cullinan Despite the negative effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on health systems worldwide, it is still possible for low and middle-income countries (LMICs) to reduce premature mortality from non-communicable diseases (NCDs) by a third between 2015 and 2030. This is the optimistic message from a new Lancet study in the ”NCD 2030 Countdown” series published Friday, […] Continue reading -> India, WHO Sign Deal To Establish Global Centre For Traditional Medicines 28/03/2022 Aishwarya Tendolkar The government of India and the World Health Organisation (WHO) on Friday signed an agreement to set up a one-of-its-kind Global Centre for Traditional Medicine. India will invest $250 million in this centre which will be established in Jamnagar city in the state of Gujarat. The centre will work towards harnessing the potential of ‘traditional […] Continue reading -> Huge Study Finds Second COVID-19 Booster is ‘Life-saving’ for Over 60s 28/03/2022 Maayan Hoffman A second booster of the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine reduced mortality rates among elderly people in Israel by 78%, according to a new study by the country’s Clalilt Health Services, Sapir College and Ben-Gurion University. This is the largest study of its kind to date, and involved more than 560,000 people aged 60. “The main conclusion […] Continue reading -> Geneva Health Forum – From Pandemic Response to Planetary Health 25/03/2022 Elaine Ruth Fletcher The COVID-19 pandemic has shed light on how human health and ‘planetary health’ are inextricably linked – through deforestation, urbanization and climate change, all of which increase future disease risks. This year’s Geneva Health Forum explores these and other critical global health challenges, as well as emerging solutions, just ahead of the World Health Assembly. […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts
WHO Slams Both Russian and Ethiopian Forces for Turning Civilians into ‘Pawns of War’ 30/03/2022 Elaine Ruth Fletcher In some of his most forceful remarks to date, WHO Director General Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus and other senior WHO officials slammed both Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and Ethiopia’s blockade of Tigray for both withholding vital health and humanitarian aid – as well as deliberately targeting civilians or putting them in harms way. Speaking from […] Continue reading -> WTO IP Waiver ‘Compromise’ on COVID-19 Vaccines ‘Deeply Concerning’: Civil Society to European Leaders 30/03/2022 Aishwarya Tendolkar A compromise proposal on a World Trade Organisation’s (WTO) waiver on intellectual property for the production of COVID-19 vaccines is ‘problematic’, ‘largely insufficient’, and WTO members should not be politically pressured into adopting the text, several dozen civil society organisations said in an open letter published today. The letter, addressed to European Commissioners, European members […] Continue reading -> WHO Global Post-Natal Guidelines Are Aimed at Ensuring ‘Positive Experience’ 30/03/2022 Editorial team Between childbirth and six weeks is the most dangerous time for mothers and babies and when most deaths occur, and the World Health Organization (WHO) issued a new guideline called ‘Recommendations on maternal and newborn care for a positive postnatal experience‘ on Wednesday aimed at guiding all role-players during this period. One of the key […] Continue reading -> War and Drought Push Wheat Prices up by 80% in North Africa and Middle East 29/03/2022 Kerry Cullinan Food price hikes, hunger and instability are predicted globally – but particularly in North Africa and the Middle East, which are already in the midst of serious droughts and heavily dependent on Russia and Ukraine for wheat. Bread is the staple food in Tunisia, Morocco and Egypt, and the price of wheat had already increased […] Continue reading -> Pilot Biohub Facility at Spiez Enables Fast Sharing of SARS-CoV2 Variants 29/03/2022 Aishwarya Tendolkar The World Health Organization (WHO)’s first pilot biohub facility in Spiez, Switzerland, has been able to provide laboratories around the world with biological materials with epidemic or pandemic potential in under nine days, according to a consultative meeting convened last week. The Spiez Biohub was set up according to an agreement between Switzerland and the WHO […] Continue reading -> Despite COVID, It Is Still Possible to Reduce NCD Mortality by One-Third by 2030: New Lancet Study 28/03/2022 Kerry Cullinan Despite the negative effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on health systems worldwide, it is still possible for low and middle-income countries (LMICs) to reduce premature mortality from non-communicable diseases (NCDs) by a third between 2015 and 2030. This is the optimistic message from a new Lancet study in the ”NCD 2030 Countdown” series published Friday, […] Continue reading -> India, WHO Sign Deal To Establish Global Centre For Traditional Medicines 28/03/2022 Aishwarya Tendolkar The government of India and the World Health Organisation (WHO) on Friday signed an agreement to set up a one-of-its-kind Global Centre for Traditional Medicine. India will invest $250 million in this centre which will be established in Jamnagar city in the state of Gujarat. The centre will work towards harnessing the potential of ‘traditional […] Continue reading -> Huge Study Finds Second COVID-19 Booster is ‘Life-saving’ for Over 60s 28/03/2022 Maayan Hoffman A second booster of the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine reduced mortality rates among elderly people in Israel by 78%, according to a new study by the country’s Clalilt Health Services, Sapir College and Ben-Gurion University. This is the largest study of its kind to date, and involved more than 560,000 people aged 60. “The main conclusion […] Continue reading -> Geneva Health Forum – From Pandemic Response to Planetary Health 25/03/2022 Elaine Ruth Fletcher The COVID-19 pandemic has shed light on how human health and ‘planetary health’ are inextricably linked – through deforestation, urbanization and climate change, all of which increase future disease risks. This year’s Geneva Health Forum explores these and other critical global health challenges, as well as emerging solutions, just ahead of the World Health Assembly. […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts
WTO IP Waiver ‘Compromise’ on COVID-19 Vaccines ‘Deeply Concerning’: Civil Society to European Leaders 30/03/2022 Aishwarya Tendolkar A compromise proposal on a World Trade Organisation’s (WTO) waiver on intellectual property for the production of COVID-19 vaccines is ‘problematic’, ‘largely insufficient’, and WTO members should not be politically pressured into adopting the text, several dozen civil society organisations said in an open letter published today. The letter, addressed to European Commissioners, European members […] Continue reading -> WHO Global Post-Natal Guidelines Are Aimed at Ensuring ‘Positive Experience’ 30/03/2022 Editorial team Between childbirth and six weeks is the most dangerous time for mothers and babies and when most deaths occur, and the World Health Organization (WHO) issued a new guideline called ‘Recommendations on maternal and newborn care for a positive postnatal experience‘ on Wednesday aimed at guiding all role-players during this period. One of the key […] Continue reading -> War and Drought Push Wheat Prices up by 80% in North Africa and Middle East 29/03/2022 Kerry Cullinan Food price hikes, hunger and instability are predicted globally – but particularly in North Africa and the Middle East, which are already in the midst of serious droughts and heavily dependent on Russia and Ukraine for wheat. Bread is the staple food in Tunisia, Morocco and Egypt, and the price of wheat had already increased […] Continue reading -> Pilot Biohub Facility at Spiez Enables Fast Sharing of SARS-CoV2 Variants 29/03/2022 Aishwarya Tendolkar The World Health Organization (WHO)’s first pilot biohub facility in Spiez, Switzerland, has been able to provide laboratories around the world with biological materials with epidemic or pandemic potential in under nine days, according to a consultative meeting convened last week. The Spiez Biohub was set up according to an agreement between Switzerland and the WHO […] Continue reading -> Despite COVID, It Is Still Possible to Reduce NCD Mortality by One-Third by 2030: New Lancet Study 28/03/2022 Kerry Cullinan Despite the negative effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on health systems worldwide, it is still possible for low and middle-income countries (LMICs) to reduce premature mortality from non-communicable diseases (NCDs) by a third between 2015 and 2030. This is the optimistic message from a new Lancet study in the ”NCD 2030 Countdown” series published Friday, […] Continue reading -> India, WHO Sign Deal To Establish Global Centre For Traditional Medicines 28/03/2022 Aishwarya Tendolkar The government of India and the World Health Organisation (WHO) on Friday signed an agreement to set up a one-of-its-kind Global Centre for Traditional Medicine. India will invest $250 million in this centre which will be established in Jamnagar city in the state of Gujarat. The centre will work towards harnessing the potential of ‘traditional […] Continue reading -> Huge Study Finds Second COVID-19 Booster is ‘Life-saving’ for Over 60s 28/03/2022 Maayan Hoffman A second booster of the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine reduced mortality rates among elderly people in Israel by 78%, according to a new study by the country’s Clalilt Health Services, Sapir College and Ben-Gurion University. This is the largest study of its kind to date, and involved more than 560,000 people aged 60. “The main conclusion […] Continue reading -> Geneva Health Forum – From Pandemic Response to Planetary Health 25/03/2022 Elaine Ruth Fletcher The COVID-19 pandemic has shed light on how human health and ‘planetary health’ are inextricably linked – through deforestation, urbanization and climate change, all of which increase future disease risks. This year’s Geneva Health Forum explores these and other critical global health challenges, as well as emerging solutions, just ahead of the World Health Assembly. […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts
WHO Global Post-Natal Guidelines Are Aimed at Ensuring ‘Positive Experience’ 30/03/2022 Editorial team Between childbirth and six weeks is the most dangerous time for mothers and babies and when most deaths occur, and the World Health Organization (WHO) issued a new guideline called ‘Recommendations on maternal and newborn care for a positive postnatal experience‘ on Wednesday aimed at guiding all role-players during this period. One of the key […] Continue reading -> War and Drought Push Wheat Prices up by 80% in North Africa and Middle East 29/03/2022 Kerry Cullinan Food price hikes, hunger and instability are predicted globally – but particularly in North Africa and the Middle East, which are already in the midst of serious droughts and heavily dependent on Russia and Ukraine for wheat. Bread is the staple food in Tunisia, Morocco and Egypt, and the price of wheat had already increased […] Continue reading -> Pilot Biohub Facility at Spiez Enables Fast Sharing of SARS-CoV2 Variants 29/03/2022 Aishwarya Tendolkar The World Health Organization (WHO)’s first pilot biohub facility in Spiez, Switzerland, has been able to provide laboratories around the world with biological materials with epidemic or pandemic potential in under nine days, according to a consultative meeting convened last week. The Spiez Biohub was set up according to an agreement between Switzerland and the WHO […] Continue reading -> Despite COVID, It Is Still Possible to Reduce NCD Mortality by One-Third by 2030: New Lancet Study 28/03/2022 Kerry Cullinan Despite the negative effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on health systems worldwide, it is still possible for low and middle-income countries (LMICs) to reduce premature mortality from non-communicable diseases (NCDs) by a third between 2015 and 2030. This is the optimistic message from a new Lancet study in the ”NCD 2030 Countdown” series published Friday, […] Continue reading -> India, WHO Sign Deal To Establish Global Centre For Traditional Medicines 28/03/2022 Aishwarya Tendolkar The government of India and the World Health Organisation (WHO) on Friday signed an agreement to set up a one-of-its-kind Global Centre for Traditional Medicine. India will invest $250 million in this centre which will be established in Jamnagar city in the state of Gujarat. The centre will work towards harnessing the potential of ‘traditional […] Continue reading -> Huge Study Finds Second COVID-19 Booster is ‘Life-saving’ for Over 60s 28/03/2022 Maayan Hoffman A second booster of the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine reduced mortality rates among elderly people in Israel by 78%, according to a new study by the country’s Clalilt Health Services, Sapir College and Ben-Gurion University. This is the largest study of its kind to date, and involved more than 560,000 people aged 60. “The main conclusion […] Continue reading -> Geneva Health Forum – From Pandemic Response to Planetary Health 25/03/2022 Elaine Ruth Fletcher The COVID-19 pandemic has shed light on how human health and ‘planetary health’ are inextricably linked – through deforestation, urbanization and climate change, all of which increase future disease risks. This year’s Geneva Health Forum explores these and other critical global health challenges, as well as emerging solutions, just ahead of the World Health Assembly. […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts
War and Drought Push Wheat Prices up by 80% in North Africa and Middle East 29/03/2022 Kerry Cullinan Food price hikes, hunger and instability are predicted globally – but particularly in North Africa and the Middle East, which are already in the midst of serious droughts and heavily dependent on Russia and Ukraine for wheat. Bread is the staple food in Tunisia, Morocco and Egypt, and the price of wheat had already increased […] Continue reading -> Pilot Biohub Facility at Spiez Enables Fast Sharing of SARS-CoV2 Variants 29/03/2022 Aishwarya Tendolkar The World Health Organization (WHO)’s first pilot biohub facility in Spiez, Switzerland, has been able to provide laboratories around the world with biological materials with epidemic or pandemic potential in under nine days, according to a consultative meeting convened last week. The Spiez Biohub was set up according to an agreement between Switzerland and the WHO […] Continue reading -> Despite COVID, It Is Still Possible to Reduce NCD Mortality by One-Third by 2030: New Lancet Study 28/03/2022 Kerry Cullinan Despite the negative effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on health systems worldwide, it is still possible for low and middle-income countries (LMICs) to reduce premature mortality from non-communicable diseases (NCDs) by a third between 2015 and 2030. This is the optimistic message from a new Lancet study in the ”NCD 2030 Countdown” series published Friday, […] Continue reading -> India, WHO Sign Deal To Establish Global Centre For Traditional Medicines 28/03/2022 Aishwarya Tendolkar The government of India and the World Health Organisation (WHO) on Friday signed an agreement to set up a one-of-its-kind Global Centre for Traditional Medicine. India will invest $250 million in this centre which will be established in Jamnagar city in the state of Gujarat. The centre will work towards harnessing the potential of ‘traditional […] Continue reading -> Huge Study Finds Second COVID-19 Booster is ‘Life-saving’ for Over 60s 28/03/2022 Maayan Hoffman A second booster of the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine reduced mortality rates among elderly people in Israel by 78%, according to a new study by the country’s Clalilt Health Services, Sapir College and Ben-Gurion University. This is the largest study of its kind to date, and involved more than 560,000 people aged 60. “The main conclusion […] Continue reading -> Geneva Health Forum – From Pandemic Response to Planetary Health 25/03/2022 Elaine Ruth Fletcher The COVID-19 pandemic has shed light on how human health and ‘planetary health’ are inextricably linked – through deforestation, urbanization and climate change, all of which increase future disease risks. This year’s Geneva Health Forum explores these and other critical global health challenges, as well as emerging solutions, just ahead of the World Health Assembly. […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts
Pilot Biohub Facility at Spiez Enables Fast Sharing of SARS-CoV2 Variants 29/03/2022 Aishwarya Tendolkar The World Health Organization (WHO)’s first pilot biohub facility in Spiez, Switzerland, has been able to provide laboratories around the world with biological materials with epidemic or pandemic potential in under nine days, according to a consultative meeting convened last week. The Spiez Biohub was set up according to an agreement between Switzerland and the WHO […] Continue reading -> Despite COVID, It Is Still Possible to Reduce NCD Mortality by One-Third by 2030: New Lancet Study 28/03/2022 Kerry Cullinan Despite the negative effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on health systems worldwide, it is still possible for low and middle-income countries (LMICs) to reduce premature mortality from non-communicable diseases (NCDs) by a third between 2015 and 2030. This is the optimistic message from a new Lancet study in the ”NCD 2030 Countdown” series published Friday, […] Continue reading -> India, WHO Sign Deal To Establish Global Centre For Traditional Medicines 28/03/2022 Aishwarya Tendolkar The government of India and the World Health Organisation (WHO) on Friday signed an agreement to set up a one-of-its-kind Global Centre for Traditional Medicine. India will invest $250 million in this centre which will be established in Jamnagar city in the state of Gujarat. The centre will work towards harnessing the potential of ‘traditional […] Continue reading -> Huge Study Finds Second COVID-19 Booster is ‘Life-saving’ for Over 60s 28/03/2022 Maayan Hoffman A second booster of the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine reduced mortality rates among elderly people in Israel by 78%, according to a new study by the country’s Clalilt Health Services, Sapir College and Ben-Gurion University. This is the largest study of its kind to date, and involved more than 560,000 people aged 60. “The main conclusion […] Continue reading -> Geneva Health Forum – From Pandemic Response to Planetary Health 25/03/2022 Elaine Ruth Fletcher The COVID-19 pandemic has shed light on how human health and ‘planetary health’ are inextricably linked – through deforestation, urbanization and climate change, all of which increase future disease risks. This year’s Geneva Health Forum explores these and other critical global health challenges, as well as emerging solutions, just ahead of the World Health Assembly. […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts
Despite COVID, It Is Still Possible to Reduce NCD Mortality by One-Third by 2030: New Lancet Study 28/03/2022 Kerry Cullinan Despite the negative effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on health systems worldwide, it is still possible for low and middle-income countries (LMICs) to reduce premature mortality from non-communicable diseases (NCDs) by a third between 2015 and 2030. This is the optimistic message from a new Lancet study in the ”NCD 2030 Countdown” series published Friday, […] Continue reading -> India, WHO Sign Deal To Establish Global Centre For Traditional Medicines 28/03/2022 Aishwarya Tendolkar The government of India and the World Health Organisation (WHO) on Friday signed an agreement to set up a one-of-its-kind Global Centre for Traditional Medicine. India will invest $250 million in this centre which will be established in Jamnagar city in the state of Gujarat. The centre will work towards harnessing the potential of ‘traditional […] Continue reading -> Huge Study Finds Second COVID-19 Booster is ‘Life-saving’ for Over 60s 28/03/2022 Maayan Hoffman A second booster of the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine reduced mortality rates among elderly people in Israel by 78%, according to a new study by the country’s Clalilt Health Services, Sapir College and Ben-Gurion University. This is the largest study of its kind to date, and involved more than 560,000 people aged 60. “The main conclusion […] Continue reading -> Geneva Health Forum – From Pandemic Response to Planetary Health 25/03/2022 Elaine Ruth Fletcher The COVID-19 pandemic has shed light on how human health and ‘planetary health’ are inextricably linked – through deforestation, urbanization and climate change, all of which increase future disease risks. This year’s Geneva Health Forum explores these and other critical global health challenges, as well as emerging solutions, just ahead of the World Health Assembly. […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts
India, WHO Sign Deal To Establish Global Centre For Traditional Medicines 28/03/2022 Aishwarya Tendolkar The government of India and the World Health Organisation (WHO) on Friday signed an agreement to set up a one-of-its-kind Global Centre for Traditional Medicine. India will invest $250 million in this centre which will be established in Jamnagar city in the state of Gujarat. The centre will work towards harnessing the potential of ‘traditional […] Continue reading -> Huge Study Finds Second COVID-19 Booster is ‘Life-saving’ for Over 60s 28/03/2022 Maayan Hoffman A second booster of the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine reduced mortality rates among elderly people in Israel by 78%, according to a new study by the country’s Clalilt Health Services, Sapir College and Ben-Gurion University. This is the largest study of its kind to date, and involved more than 560,000 people aged 60. “The main conclusion […] Continue reading -> Geneva Health Forum – From Pandemic Response to Planetary Health 25/03/2022 Elaine Ruth Fletcher The COVID-19 pandemic has shed light on how human health and ‘planetary health’ are inextricably linked – through deforestation, urbanization and climate change, all of which increase future disease risks. This year’s Geneva Health Forum explores these and other critical global health challenges, as well as emerging solutions, just ahead of the World Health Assembly. […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts
Huge Study Finds Second COVID-19 Booster is ‘Life-saving’ for Over 60s 28/03/2022 Maayan Hoffman A second booster of the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine reduced mortality rates among elderly people in Israel by 78%, according to a new study by the country’s Clalilt Health Services, Sapir College and Ben-Gurion University. This is the largest study of its kind to date, and involved more than 560,000 people aged 60. “The main conclusion […] Continue reading -> Geneva Health Forum – From Pandemic Response to Planetary Health 25/03/2022 Elaine Ruth Fletcher The COVID-19 pandemic has shed light on how human health and ‘planetary health’ are inextricably linked – through deforestation, urbanization and climate change, all of which increase future disease risks. This year’s Geneva Health Forum explores these and other critical global health challenges, as well as emerging solutions, just ahead of the World Health Assembly. […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts
Geneva Health Forum – From Pandemic Response to Planetary Health 25/03/2022 Elaine Ruth Fletcher The COVID-19 pandemic has shed light on how human health and ‘planetary health’ are inextricably linked – through deforestation, urbanization and climate change, all of which increase future disease risks. This year’s Geneva Health Forum explores these and other critical global health challenges, as well as emerging solutions, just ahead of the World Health Assembly. […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts