Nations Deadlocked Over Health-Biodiversity Framework at COP16 26/10/2024 Stefan Anderson Only 35 countries have submitted the national strategies required by the UN biodiversity treaty showing how they’ll meet its binding nature protection targets. While 33 of these plans recognise links between human health and biodiversity, they offer few specifics on implementation and policy, a Health Policy Watch analysis found. Negotiators in Cali aim to bridge […] Continue reading -> Egyptians Still Face Barriers to Insulin Access, Despite Promises of Expanded Domestic Production 25/10/2024 Sophia Samantaroy MINYA GOVERNORATE, EGYPT – Nine-year-old Adam needs an insulin shot before meals, and seems unphased when his father checks his sugar levels with a finger pricking. He looks away when a small blood drop wells on the tip of his finger. Adam turns back to his plate of rice and stewed vegetables, continuing to ramble […] Continue reading -> Empowering Africa’s Pharmaceutical Future: The Critical Role of Local API Manufacturing 25/10/2024 Hannes Malan, Gerrit van der Klashorst & Kelly Chibale There is an urgent need for Africa to develop local manufacturing capabilities for Active Pharmaceutical Ingredients (APIs) so as to reduce reliance on imports, enhance healthcare outcomes, and stimulate economic growth. But innovative technologies and international partnerships can help stimulate African pharma growth, revolutionize API production, and ensure self-sufficiency across the continent in a post-pandemic […] Continue reading -> Another Rwandan Health Worker Gets Marburg, While Cases of Children Co-infected with Mpox and Measles Rise 24/10/2024 Kerry Cullinan Rwanda has recorded its 63rd Marburg case, while cases of children coinfected with both mpox and measles are rising in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), according to officials at the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC) weekly media briefing on Thursday. After 10 days of no new cases, a health worker who […] Continue reading -> World Faces ‘Catastrophic’ 3.1C Warming after Year of Zero Climate Action 24/10/2024 Stefan Anderson Global efforts to reduce greenhouse gas emissions remain catastrophically off track, with current policies putting the world on course for a 3.1°C temperature rise by century’s end, the UN Environment Programme warned Thursday in its annual “Emissions Gap” report. To keep the 1.5°C target alive, nations must slash emissions by 42% by 2030 and 57% […] Continue reading -> WHO: Final Phase of Gaza Polio Vaccine Campaign Postponed as Conflict Escalates 23/10/2024 Elaine Ruth Fletcher The final phase of a planned polio campaign in northern Gaza has been postponed due to escalating violence in the area, the World Health Organization announced on Wednesday. “Due to the escalating violence, intense bombardment, mass displacement orders, and lack of assured humanitarian pauses across most of northern Gaza, the Polio Technical Committee for Gaza… […] Continue reading -> Health Sector Seeks Path to Greater Impact on Climate Policies – but Fossil Fuel Subsidies Block the Way 23/10/2024 Elaine Ruth Fletcher As health actors ramp up their game on climate change, in advance of the next UN Climate Conference (COP 29), the fact that global warming poses an ‘existential threat’ to health has become almost cliché. From extreme heat and flooding to the impact of drought on hunger and fossil fuel emissions that drive hazardous air […] Continue reading -> Several Opportunities to Address the Health Impact of Climate at COP29 23/10/2024 Kerry Cullinan The United Nations (UN) climate change meeting, COP29, will feature a Health Day on 18 November as part of the negotiations in Baku, Azerbaijan. The World Health Organization’s (WHO) Maria Neira said that the global body wants to ensure that health is “very prominent” in all the member states’ climate negotiations, which run from 11-22 […] Continue reading -> Local Manufacturers Drive New Initiative to Boost East Africa’s Medical Oxygen Supply 22/10/2024 Kerry Cullinan A sod-turning ceremony in Mombasa, Kenya, on Tuesday marked the launch of the East African Programme on Oxygen Access (EAPOA), which aims to massively boost access to medical oxygen in the region. Unitaid is investing $22 million in support for Kenyan manufacturers Hewatele and Synergy, and Tanzania Oxygen Limited to set up Africa’s first liquid […] Continue reading -> New US Lead Pipe Regulation Could Protect Nearly a Million Infants from Low Birthweight 22/10/2024 Sophia Samantaroy The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) recently announced a new ruling that requires drinking water systems to replace lead pipes within 10 years. The rule also strengthens requirements to locate lead pipes, improve testing for lead in water, and ensure that exposure is minimized while lead pipe replacement efforts are underway. “Families like yours, exposed […] 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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Egyptians Still Face Barriers to Insulin Access, Despite Promises of Expanded Domestic Production 25/10/2024 Sophia Samantaroy MINYA GOVERNORATE, EGYPT – Nine-year-old Adam needs an insulin shot before meals, and seems unphased when his father checks his sugar levels with a finger pricking. He looks away when a small blood drop wells on the tip of his finger. Adam turns back to his plate of rice and stewed vegetables, continuing to ramble […] Continue reading -> Empowering Africa’s Pharmaceutical Future: The Critical Role of Local API Manufacturing 25/10/2024 Hannes Malan, Gerrit van der Klashorst & Kelly Chibale There is an urgent need for Africa to develop local manufacturing capabilities for Active Pharmaceutical Ingredients (APIs) so as to reduce reliance on imports, enhance healthcare outcomes, and stimulate economic growth. But innovative technologies and international partnerships can help stimulate African pharma growth, revolutionize API production, and ensure self-sufficiency across the continent in a post-pandemic […] Continue reading -> Another Rwandan Health Worker Gets Marburg, While Cases of Children Co-infected with Mpox and Measles Rise 24/10/2024 Kerry Cullinan Rwanda has recorded its 63rd Marburg case, while cases of children coinfected with both mpox and measles are rising in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), according to officials at the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC) weekly media briefing on Thursday. After 10 days of no new cases, a health worker who […] Continue reading -> World Faces ‘Catastrophic’ 3.1C Warming after Year of Zero Climate Action 24/10/2024 Stefan Anderson Global efforts to reduce greenhouse gas emissions remain catastrophically off track, with current policies putting the world on course for a 3.1°C temperature rise by century’s end, the UN Environment Programme warned Thursday in its annual “Emissions Gap” report. To keep the 1.5°C target alive, nations must slash emissions by 42% by 2030 and 57% […] Continue reading -> WHO: Final Phase of Gaza Polio Vaccine Campaign Postponed as Conflict Escalates 23/10/2024 Elaine Ruth Fletcher The final phase of a planned polio campaign in northern Gaza has been postponed due to escalating violence in the area, the World Health Organization announced on Wednesday. “Due to the escalating violence, intense bombardment, mass displacement orders, and lack of assured humanitarian pauses across most of northern Gaza, the Polio Technical Committee for Gaza… […] Continue reading -> Health Sector Seeks Path to Greater Impact on Climate Policies – but Fossil Fuel Subsidies Block the Way 23/10/2024 Elaine Ruth Fletcher As health actors ramp up their game on climate change, in advance of the next UN Climate Conference (COP 29), the fact that global warming poses an ‘existential threat’ to health has become almost cliché. From extreme heat and flooding to the impact of drought on hunger and fossil fuel emissions that drive hazardous air […] Continue reading -> Several Opportunities to Address the Health Impact of Climate at COP29 23/10/2024 Kerry Cullinan The United Nations (UN) climate change meeting, COP29, will feature a Health Day on 18 November as part of the negotiations in Baku, Azerbaijan. The World Health Organization’s (WHO) Maria Neira said that the global body wants to ensure that health is “very prominent” in all the member states’ climate negotiations, which run from 11-22 […] Continue reading -> Local Manufacturers Drive New Initiative to Boost East Africa’s Medical Oxygen Supply 22/10/2024 Kerry Cullinan A sod-turning ceremony in Mombasa, Kenya, on Tuesday marked the launch of the East African Programme on Oxygen Access (EAPOA), which aims to massively boost access to medical oxygen in the region. Unitaid is investing $22 million in support for Kenyan manufacturers Hewatele and Synergy, and Tanzania Oxygen Limited to set up Africa’s first liquid […] Continue reading -> New US Lead Pipe Regulation Could Protect Nearly a Million Infants from Low Birthweight 22/10/2024 Sophia Samantaroy The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) recently announced a new ruling that requires drinking water systems to replace lead pipes within 10 years. The rule also strengthens requirements to locate lead pipes, improve testing for lead in water, and ensure that exposure is minimized while lead pipe replacement efforts are underway. “Families like yours, exposed […] 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.
Empowering Africa’s Pharmaceutical Future: The Critical Role of Local API Manufacturing 25/10/2024 Hannes Malan, Gerrit van der Klashorst & Kelly Chibale There is an urgent need for Africa to develop local manufacturing capabilities for Active Pharmaceutical Ingredients (APIs) so as to reduce reliance on imports, enhance healthcare outcomes, and stimulate economic growth. But innovative technologies and international partnerships can help stimulate African pharma growth, revolutionize API production, and ensure self-sufficiency across the continent in a post-pandemic […] Continue reading -> Another Rwandan Health Worker Gets Marburg, While Cases of Children Co-infected with Mpox and Measles Rise 24/10/2024 Kerry Cullinan Rwanda has recorded its 63rd Marburg case, while cases of children coinfected with both mpox and measles are rising in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), according to officials at the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC) weekly media briefing on Thursday. After 10 days of no new cases, a health worker who […] Continue reading -> World Faces ‘Catastrophic’ 3.1C Warming after Year of Zero Climate Action 24/10/2024 Stefan Anderson Global efforts to reduce greenhouse gas emissions remain catastrophically off track, with current policies putting the world on course for a 3.1°C temperature rise by century’s end, the UN Environment Programme warned Thursday in its annual “Emissions Gap” report. To keep the 1.5°C target alive, nations must slash emissions by 42% by 2030 and 57% […] Continue reading -> WHO: Final Phase of Gaza Polio Vaccine Campaign Postponed as Conflict Escalates 23/10/2024 Elaine Ruth Fletcher The final phase of a planned polio campaign in northern Gaza has been postponed due to escalating violence in the area, the World Health Organization announced on Wednesday. “Due to the escalating violence, intense bombardment, mass displacement orders, and lack of assured humanitarian pauses across most of northern Gaza, the Polio Technical Committee for Gaza… […] Continue reading -> Health Sector Seeks Path to Greater Impact on Climate Policies – but Fossil Fuel Subsidies Block the Way 23/10/2024 Elaine Ruth Fletcher As health actors ramp up their game on climate change, in advance of the next UN Climate Conference (COP 29), the fact that global warming poses an ‘existential threat’ to health has become almost cliché. From extreme heat and flooding to the impact of drought on hunger and fossil fuel emissions that drive hazardous air […] Continue reading -> Several Opportunities to Address the Health Impact of Climate at COP29 23/10/2024 Kerry Cullinan The United Nations (UN) climate change meeting, COP29, will feature a Health Day on 18 November as part of the negotiations in Baku, Azerbaijan. The World Health Organization’s (WHO) Maria Neira said that the global body wants to ensure that health is “very prominent” in all the member states’ climate negotiations, which run from 11-22 […] Continue reading -> Local Manufacturers Drive New Initiative to Boost East Africa’s Medical Oxygen Supply 22/10/2024 Kerry Cullinan A sod-turning ceremony in Mombasa, Kenya, on Tuesday marked the launch of the East African Programme on Oxygen Access (EAPOA), which aims to massively boost access to medical oxygen in the region. Unitaid is investing $22 million in support for Kenyan manufacturers Hewatele and Synergy, and Tanzania Oxygen Limited to set up Africa’s first liquid […] Continue reading -> New US Lead Pipe Regulation Could Protect Nearly a Million Infants from Low Birthweight 22/10/2024 Sophia Samantaroy The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) recently announced a new ruling that requires drinking water systems to replace lead pipes within 10 years. The rule also strengthens requirements to locate lead pipes, improve testing for lead in water, and ensure that exposure is minimized while lead pipe replacement efforts are underway. “Families like yours, exposed […] 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.
Another Rwandan Health Worker Gets Marburg, While Cases of Children Co-infected with Mpox and Measles Rise 24/10/2024 Kerry Cullinan Rwanda has recorded its 63rd Marburg case, while cases of children coinfected with both mpox and measles are rising in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), according to officials at the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC) weekly media briefing on Thursday. After 10 days of no new cases, a health worker who […] Continue reading -> World Faces ‘Catastrophic’ 3.1C Warming after Year of Zero Climate Action 24/10/2024 Stefan Anderson Global efforts to reduce greenhouse gas emissions remain catastrophically off track, with current policies putting the world on course for a 3.1°C temperature rise by century’s end, the UN Environment Programme warned Thursday in its annual “Emissions Gap” report. To keep the 1.5°C target alive, nations must slash emissions by 42% by 2030 and 57% […] Continue reading -> WHO: Final Phase of Gaza Polio Vaccine Campaign Postponed as Conflict Escalates 23/10/2024 Elaine Ruth Fletcher The final phase of a planned polio campaign in northern Gaza has been postponed due to escalating violence in the area, the World Health Organization announced on Wednesday. “Due to the escalating violence, intense bombardment, mass displacement orders, and lack of assured humanitarian pauses across most of northern Gaza, the Polio Technical Committee for Gaza… […] Continue reading -> Health Sector Seeks Path to Greater Impact on Climate Policies – but Fossil Fuel Subsidies Block the Way 23/10/2024 Elaine Ruth Fletcher As health actors ramp up their game on climate change, in advance of the next UN Climate Conference (COP 29), the fact that global warming poses an ‘existential threat’ to health has become almost cliché. From extreme heat and flooding to the impact of drought on hunger and fossil fuel emissions that drive hazardous air […] Continue reading -> Several Opportunities to Address the Health Impact of Climate at COP29 23/10/2024 Kerry Cullinan The United Nations (UN) climate change meeting, COP29, will feature a Health Day on 18 November as part of the negotiations in Baku, Azerbaijan. The World Health Organization’s (WHO) Maria Neira said that the global body wants to ensure that health is “very prominent” in all the member states’ climate negotiations, which run from 11-22 […] Continue reading -> Local Manufacturers Drive New Initiative to Boost East Africa’s Medical Oxygen Supply 22/10/2024 Kerry Cullinan A sod-turning ceremony in Mombasa, Kenya, on Tuesday marked the launch of the East African Programme on Oxygen Access (EAPOA), which aims to massively boost access to medical oxygen in the region. Unitaid is investing $22 million in support for Kenyan manufacturers Hewatele and Synergy, and Tanzania Oxygen Limited to set up Africa’s first liquid […] Continue reading -> New US Lead Pipe Regulation Could Protect Nearly a Million Infants from Low Birthweight 22/10/2024 Sophia Samantaroy The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) recently announced a new ruling that requires drinking water systems to replace lead pipes within 10 years. The rule also strengthens requirements to locate lead pipes, improve testing for lead in water, and ensure that exposure is minimized while lead pipe replacement efforts are underway. “Families like yours, exposed […] 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 Faces ‘Catastrophic’ 3.1C Warming after Year of Zero Climate Action 24/10/2024 Stefan Anderson Global efforts to reduce greenhouse gas emissions remain catastrophically off track, with current policies putting the world on course for a 3.1°C temperature rise by century’s end, the UN Environment Programme warned Thursday in its annual “Emissions Gap” report. To keep the 1.5°C target alive, nations must slash emissions by 42% by 2030 and 57% […] Continue reading -> WHO: Final Phase of Gaza Polio Vaccine Campaign Postponed as Conflict Escalates 23/10/2024 Elaine Ruth Fletcher The final phase of a planned polio campaign in northern Gaza has been postponed due to escalating violence in the area, the World Health Organization announced on Wednesday. “Due to the escalating violence, intense bombardment, mass displacement orders, and lack of assured humanitarian pauses across most of northern Gaza, the Polio Technical Committee for Gaza… […] Continue reading -> Health Sector Seeks Path to Greater Impact on Climate Policies – but Fossil Fuel Subsidies Block the Way 23/10/2024 Elaine Ruth Fletcher As health actors ramp up their game on climate change, in advance of the next UN Climate Conference (COP 29), the fact that global warming poses an ‘existential threat’ to health has become almost cliché. From extreme heat and flooding to the impact of drought on hunger and fossil fuel emissions that drive hazardous air […] Continue reading -> Several Opportunities to Address the Health Impact of Climate at COP29 23/10/2024 Kerry Cullinan The United Nations (UN) climate change meeting, COP29, will feature a Health Day on 18 November as part of the negotiations in Baku, Azerbaijan. The World Health Organization’s (WHO) Maria Neira said that the global body wants to ensure that health is “very prominent” in all the member states’ climate negotiations, which run from 11-22 […] Continue reading -> Local Manufacturers Drive New Initiative to Boost East Africa’s Medical Oxygen Supply 22/10/2024 Kerry Cullinan A sod-turning ceremony in Mombasa, Kenya, on Tuesday marked the launch of the East African Programme on Oxygen Access (EAPOA), which aims to massively boost access to medical oxygen in the region. Unitaid is investing $22 million in support for Kenyan manufacturers Hewatele and Synergy, and Tanzania Oxygen Limited to set up Africa’s first liquid […] Continue reading -> New US Lead Pipe Regulation Could Protect Nearly a Million Infants from Low Birthweight 22/10/2024 Sophia Samantaroy The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) recently announced a new ruling that requires drinking water systems to replace lead pipes within 10 years. The rule also strengthens requirements to locate lead pipes, improve testing for lead in water, and ensure that exposure is minimized while lead pipe replacement efforts are underway. “Families like yours, exposed […] 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: Final Phase of Gaza Polio Vaccine Campaign Postponed as Conflict Escalates 23/10/2024 Elaine Ruth Fletcher The final phase of a planned polio campaign in northern Gaza has been postponed due to escalating violence in the area, the World Health Organization announced on Wednesday. “Due to the escalating violence, intense bombardment, mass displacement orders, and lack of assured humanitarian pauses across most of northern Gaza, the Polio Technical Committee for Gaza… […] Continue reading -> Health Sector Seeks Path to Greater Impact on Climate Policies – but Fossil Fuel Subsidies Block the Way 23/10/2024 Elaine Ruth Fletcher As health actors ramp up their game on climate change, in advance of the next UN Climate Conference (COP 29), the fact that global warming poses an ‘existential threat’ to health has become almost cliché. From extreme heat and flooding to the impact of drought on hunger and fossil fuel emissions that drive hazardous air […] Continue reading -> Several Opportunities to Address the Health Impact of Climate at COP29 23/10/2024 Kerry Cullinan The United Nations (UN) climate change meeting, COP29, will feature a Health Day on 18 November as part of the negotiations in Baku, Azerbaijan. The World Health Organization’s (WHO) Maria Neira said that the global body wants to ensure that health is “very prominent” in all the member states’ climate negotiations, which run from 11-22 […] Continue reading -> Local Manufacturers Drive New Initiative to Boost East Africa’s Medical Oxygen Supply 22/10/2024 Kerry Cullinan A sod-turning ceremony in Mombasa, Kenya, on Tuesday marked the launch of the East African Programme on Oxygen Access (EAPOA), which aims to massively boost access to medical oxygen in the region. Unitaid is investing $22 million in support for Kenyan manufacturers Hewatele and Synergy, and Tanzania Oxygen Limited to set up Africa’s first liquid […] Continue reading -> New US Lead Pipe Regulation Could Protect Nearly a Million Infants from Low Birthweight 22/10/2024 Sophia Samantaroy The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) recently announced a new ruling that requires drinking water systems to replace lead pipes within 10 years. The rule also strengthens requirements to locate lead pipes, improve testing for lead in water, and ensure that exposure is minimized while lead pipe replacement efforts are underway. “Families like yours, exposed […] 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.
Health Sector Seeks Path to Greater Impact on Climate Policies – but Fossil Fuel Subsidies Block the Way 23/10/2024 Elaine Ruth Fletcher As health actors ramp up their game on climate change, in advance of the next UN Climate Conference (COP 29), the fact that global warming poses an ‘existential threat’ to health has become almost cliché. From extreme heat and flooding to the impact of drought on hunger and fossil fuel emissions that drive hazardous air […] Continue reading -> Several Opportunities to Address the Health Impact of Climate at COP29 23/10/2024 Kerry Cullinan The United Nations (UN) climate change meeting, COP29, will feature a Health Day on 18 November as part of the negotiations in Baku, Azerbaijan. The World Health Organization’s (WHO) Maria Neira said that the global body wants to ensure that health is “very prominent” in all the member states’ climate negotiations, which run from 11-22 […] Continue reading -> Local Manufacturers Drive New Initiative to Boost East Africa’s Medical Oxygen Supply 22/10/2024 Kerry Cullinan A sod-turning ceremony in Mombasa, Kenya, on Tuesday marked the launch of the East African Programme on Oxygen Access (EAPOA), which aims to massively boost access to medical oxygen in the region. Unitaid is investing $22 million in support for Kenyan manufacturers Hewatele and Synergy, and Tanzania Oxygen Limited to set up Africa’s first liquid […] Continue reading -> New US Lead Pipe Regulation Could Protect Nearly a Million Infants from Low Birthweight 22/10/2024 Sophia Samantaroy The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) recently announced a new ruling that requires drinking water systems to replace lead pipes within 10 years. The rule also strengthens requirements to locate lead pipes, improve testing for lead in water, and ensure that exposure is minimized while lead pipe replacement efforts are underway. “Families like yours, exposed […] 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.
Several Opportunities to Address the Health Impact of Climate at COP29 23/10/2024 Kerry Cullinan The United Nations (UN) climate change meeting, COP29, will feature a Health Day on 18 November as part of the negotiations in Baku, Azerbaijan. The World Health Organization’s (WHO) Maria Neira said that the global body wants to ensure that health is “very prominent” in all the member states’ climate negotiations, which run from 11-22 […] Continue reading -> Local Manufacturers Drive New Initiative to Boost East Africa’s Medical Oxygen Supply 22/10/2024 Kerry Cullinan A sod-turning ceremony in Mombasa, Kenya, on Tuesday marked the launch of the East African Programme on Oxygen Access (EAPOA), which aims to massively boost access to medical oxygen in the region. Unitaid is investing $22 million in support for Kenyan manufacturers Hewatele and Synergy, and Tanzania Oxygen Limited to set up Africa’s first liquid […] Continue reading -> New US Lead Pipe Regulation Could Protect Nearly a Million Infants from Low Birthweight 22/10/2024 Sophia Samantaroy The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) recently announced a new ruling that requires drinking water systems to replace lead pipes within 10 years. The rule also strengthens requirements to locate lead pipes, improve testing for lead in water, and ensure that exposure is minimized while lead pipe replacement efforts are underway. “Families like yours, exposed […] 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.
Local Manufacturers Drive New Initiative to Boost East Africa’s Medical Oxygen Supply 22/10/2024 Kerry Cullinan A sod-turning ceremony in Mombasa, Kenya, on Tuesday marked the launch of the East African Programme on Oxygen Access (EAPOA), which aims to massively boost access to medical oxygen in the region. Unitaid is investing $22 million in support for Kenyan manufacturers Hewatele and Synergy, and Tanzania Oxygen Limited to set up Africa’s first liquid […] Continue reading -> New US Lead Pipe Regulation Could Protect Nearly a Million Infants from Low Birthweight 22/10/2024 Sophia Samantaroy The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) recently announced a new ruling that requires drinking water systems to replace lead pipes within 10 years. The rule also strengthens requirements to locate lead pipes, improve testing for lead in water, and ensure that exposure is minimized while lead pipe replacement efforts are underway. “Families like yours, exposed […] 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
New US Lead Pipe Regulation Could Protect Nearly a Million Infants from Low Birthweight 22/10/2024 Sophia Samantaroy The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) recently announced a new ruling that requires drinking water systems to replace lead pipes within 10 years. The rule also strengthens requirements to locate lead pipes, improve testing for lead in water, and ensure that exposure is minimized while lead pipe replacement efforts are underway. “Families like yours, exposed […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts