First African Conference On Neglected Diseases Calls For Increased Efforts To Tackle The Challenges 06/12/2019 Fredrick Nzwili Nairobi, Kenya (6 December 2019) – An International Conference on Neglected Tropical Diseases (NTDs) ended in Nairobi on Friday with calls for increased research, resources and strengthened cross border partnerships to accelerate the elimination of the diseases. The three day inaugural conference in Africa brought together some 230 participants including scientists, researchers, policy makers and […] Continue reading -> Reducing Air Pollution Yields Health Benefits Within Weeks – Swedish Activist Greta Thunberg Arrives At Madrid Climate Conference 06/12/2019 Grace Ren and Elaine Ruth Fletcher Madrid, Spain – Heart attacks, respiratory illnesses, and asthma attacks dropped significantly in places as diverse as the United States, China and Europe after new policies reducing air pollution were adopted, and health benefits were sometimes evident in as little as one week after the new policies took effect, according to a new study in […] Continue reading -> Creative Approaches To Improving Medicines Access – Lessons From The Hepatitis C Experience 06/12/2019 Elaine Ruth Fletcher The issues around access to medicines at affordable prices has galvanized civil society, the pharmaceutical industry, the research community, and politicians this year in oft-contentious debate that shows no sign of abating. A day-long session hosted by the Global Health Centre of Geneva’s Graduate Institute, and cosponsored by the Swiss Institute of Intellectual Property and […] Continue reading -> Measles Deaths Rose To 140,000 In 2018; DRC Cases Account For One-Third Of 2019 Infections 05/12/2019 Grace Ren Measles deaths are on the rise for the second year in a row, killing more than 140,000 people worldwide in 2018 according to estimates released Thursday by the World Health Organization and the United States Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Also on Thursday, a massive measles vaccination campaign was announced in North Kivu, […] Continue reading -> Cancer Organizations Across Latin America Vow To Intensify Action Against Expected “Tsunami” Of New Cancer Deaths 05/12/2019 Editorial team For the first time ever, leading cancer organizations across Latin America have signed onto a joint declaration pledging to intensify action against millions of avoidable cancer deaths on the continent. The Bogota Statement on Leading BOLD Cancer Prevention into the Future was signed by leaders of cancer organizations and foundations from 8 Latin American countries, […] Continue reading -> Gavi, The Vaccine Alliance Approves New Ebola Vaccine Stockpile Of 500,000 Doses 05/12/2019 Grace Ren Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance approved on Thursday an investment of US$178 million over the next five years to establish a global stockpile of 500,000 doses of Ebola vaccines that have been “pre-qualified” by the World Health Organization – WHO’s quality seal of approval that also makes vaccines and drugs eligible for preferential terms of purchase […] Continue reading -> World Malaria Report 2019: Pregnant Women & Children Hit The Hardest As Global Progress Stalls 04/12/2019 Grace Ren Global progress against malaria continued to plateau in 2018 for the third year in a row, and the disease hit young children and pregnant women in Sub-Saharan Africa the hardest, according to the World Malaria Report 2019 released by the World Health Organization on Wednesday. Despite stalled progress at the global level, however, four new […] Continue reading -> Global Temperatures Already 1.1°C Above Pre-Industrial Levels; Last Ten Years Appear To Be Hottest On Record, Says WMO 03/12/2019 Editorial team Madrid – Exceptional global heat waves, retreating ice sheets and record sea levels – all driven by rising concentrations of atmospheric greenhouse gases – are the hallmark of the past decade as 2019 draws to a close, said the World Metereological Organization (WMO) on Tuesday. The global average temperature in 2019 (January to October) was […] Continue reading -> Countries Exposed, But Lack Support To Address Climate-Related Health Risks Says WHO Report 03/12/2019 Elaine Ruth Fletcher Madrid, Spain – Countries lack capacity and even more important, the money, to incorporate health factors into their climate action strategies – even though increased disease and deaths are one of the most immediate outcomes of climate change. This is the key finding of a first-ever report by the World Health Organization that looks at […] Continue reading -> “Fight The Fakes” Campaign Raises Awareness Of Falsified & Substandard Medicines 03/12/2019 Grace Ren For the second year running, some 37 organizations have launched a week-long mini campaign to raise awareness and promote action against falsified and substandard medicines. This year’s annual Fight the Fakes week aims to mobilize the public and international global health community to speak up more assertively about the growing threat of fake or substandard […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts
Reducing Air Pollution Yields Health Benefits Within Weeks – Swedish Activist Greta Thunberg Arrives At Madrid Climate Conference 06/12/2019 Grace Ren and Elaine Ruth Fletcher Madrid, Spain – Heart attacks, respiratory illnesses, and asthma attacks dropped significantly in places as diverse as the United States, China and Europe after new policies reducing air pollution were adopted, and health benefits were sometimes evident in as little as one week after the new policies took effect, according to a new study in […] Continue reading -> Creative Approaches To Improving Medicines Access – Lessons From The Hepatitis C Experience 06/12/2019 Elaine Ruth Fletcher The issues around access to medicines at affordable prices has galvanized civil society, the pharmaceutical industry, the research community, and politicians this year in oft-contentious debate that shows no sign of abating. A day-long session hosted by the Global Health Centre of Geneva’s Graduate Institute, and cosponsored by the Swiss Institute of Intellectual Property and […] Continue reading -> Measles Deaths Rose To 140,000 In 2018; DRC Cases Account For One-Third Of 2019 Infections 05/12/2019 Grace Ren Measles deaths are on the rise for the second year in a row, killing more than 140,000 people worldwide in 2018 according to estimates released Thursday by the World Health Organization and the United States Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Also on Thursday, a massive measles vaccination campaign was announced in North Kivu, […] Continue reading -> Cancer Organizations Across Latin America Vow To Intensify Action Against Expected “Tsunami” Of New Cancer Deaths 05/12/2019 Editorial team For the first time ever, leading cancer organizations across Latin America have signed onto a joint declaration pledging to intensify action against millions of avoidable cancer deaths on the continent. The Bogota Statement on Leading BOLD Cancer Prevention into the Future was signed by leaders of cancer organizations and foundations from 8 Latin American countries, […] Continue reading -> Gavi, The Vaccine Alliance Approves New Ebola Vaccine Stockpile Of 500,000 Doses 05/12/2019 Grace Ren Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance approved on Thursday an investment of US$178 million over the next five years to establish a global stockpile of 500,000 doses of Ebola vaccines that have been “pre-qualified” by the World Health Organization – WHO’s quality seal of approval that also makes vaccines and drugs eligible for preferential terms of purchase […] Continue reading -> World Malaria Report 2019: Pregnant Women & Children Hit The Hardest As Global Progress Stalls 04/12/2019 Grace Ren Global progress against malaria continued to plateau in 2018 for the third year in a row, and the disease hit young children and pregnant women in Sub-Saharan Africa the hardest, according to the World Malaria Report 2019 released by the World Health Organization on Wednesday. Despite stalled progress at the global level, however, four new […] Continue reading -> Global Temperatures Already 1.1°C Above Pre-Industrial Levels; Last Ten Years Appear To Be Hottest On Record, Says WMO 03/12/2019 Editorial team Madrid – Exceptional global heat waves, retreating ice sheets and record sea levels – all driven by rising concentrations of atmospheric greenhouse gases – are the hallmark of the past decade as 2019 draws to a close, said the World Metereological Organization (WMO) on Tuesday. The global average temperature in 2019 (January to October) was […] Continue reading -> Countries Exposed, But Lack Support To Address Climate-Related Health Risks Says WHO Report 03/12/2019 Elaine Ruth Fletcher Madrid, Spain – Countries lack capacity and even more important, the money, to incorporate health factors into their climate action strategies – even though increased disease and deaths are one of the most immediate outcomes of climate change. This is the key finding of a first-ever report by the World Health Organization that looks at […] Continue reading -> “Fight The Fakes” Campaign Raises Awareness Of Falsified & Substandard Medicines 03/12/2019 Grace Ren For the second year running, some 37 organizations have launched a week-long mini campaign to raise awareness and promote action against falsified and substandard medicines. This year’s annual Fight the Fakes week aims to mobilize the public and international global health community to speak up more assertively about the growing threat of fake or substandard […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts
Creative Approaches To Improving Medicines Access – Lessons From The Hepatitis C Experience 06/12/2019 Elaine Ruth Fletcher The issues around access to medicines at affordable prices has galvanized civil society, the pharmaceutical industry, the research community, and politicians this year in oft-contentious debate that shows no sign of abating. A day-long session hosted by the Global Health Centre of Geneva’s Graduate Institute, and cosponsored by the Swiss Institute of Intellectual Property and […] Continue reading -> Measles Deaths Rose To 140,000 In 2018; DRC Cases Account For One-Third Of 2019 Infections 05/12/2019 Grace Ren Measles deaths are on the rise for the second year in a row, killing more than 140,000 people worldwide in 2018 according to estimates released Thursday by the World Health Organization and the United States Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Also on Thursday, a massive measles vaccination campaign was announced in North Kivu, […] Continue reading -> Cancer Organizations Across Latin America Vow To Intensify Action Against Expected “Tsunami” Of New Cancer Deaths 05/12/2019 Editorial team For the first time ever, leading cancer organizations across Latin America have signed onto a joint declaration pledging to intensify action against millions of avoidable cancer deaths on the continent. The Bogota Statement on Leading BOLD Cancer Prevention into the Future was signed by leaders of cancer organizations and foundations from 8 Latin American countries, […] Continue reading -> Gavi, The Vaccine Alliance Approves New Ebola Vaccine Stockpile Of 500,000 Doses 05/12/2019 Grace Ren Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance approved on Thursday an investment of US$178 million over the next five years to establish a global stockpile of 500,000 doses of Ebola vaccines that have been “pre-qualified” by the World Health Organization – WHO’s quality seal of approval that also makes vaccines and drugs eligible for preferential terms of purchase […] Continue reading -> World Malaria Report 2019: Pregnant Women & Children Hit The Hardest As Global Progress Stalls 04/12/2019 Grace Ren Global progress against malaria continued to plateau in 2018 for the third year in a row, and the disease hit young children and pregnant women in Sub-Saharan Africa the hardest, according to the World Malaria Report 2019 released by the World Health Organization on Wednesday. Despite stalled progress at the global level, however, four new […] Continue reading -> Global Temperatures Already 1.1°C Above Pre-Industrial Levels; Last Ten Years Appear To Be Hottest On Record, Says WMO 03/12/2019 Editorial team Madrid – Exceptional global heat waves, retreating ice sheets and record sea levels – all driven by rising concentrations of atmospheric greenhouse gases – are the hallmark of the past decade as 2019 draws to a close, said the World Metereological Organization (WMO) on Tuesday. The global average temperature in 2019 (January to October) was […] Continue reading -> Countries Exposed, But Lack Support To Address Climate-Related Health Risks Says WHO Report 03/12/2019 Elaine Ruth Fletcher Madrid, Spain – Countries lack capacity and even more important, the money, to incorporate health factors into their climate action strategies – even though increased disease and deaths are one of the most immediate outcomes of climate change. This is the key finding of a first-ever report by the World Health Organization that looks at […] Continue reading -> “Fight The Fakes” Campaign Raises Awareness Of Falsified & Substandard Medicines 03/12/2019 Grace Ren For the second year running, some 37 organizations have launched a week-long mini campaign to raise awareness and promote action against falsified and substandard medicines. This year’s annual Fight the Fakes week aims to mobilize the public and international global health community to speak up more assertively about the growing threat of fake or substandard […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts
Measles Deaths Rose To 140,000 In 2018; DRC Cases Account For One-Third Of 2019 Infections 05/12/2019 Grace Ren Measles deaths are on the rise for the second year in a row, killing more than 140,000 people worldwide in 2018 according to estimates released Thursday by the World Health Organization and the United States Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Also on Thursday, a massive measles vaccination campaign was announced in North Kivu, […] Continue reading -> Cancer Organizations Across Latin America Vow To Intensify Action Against Expected “Tsunami” Of New Cancer Deaths 05/12/2019 Editorial team For the first time ever, leading cancer organizations across Latin America have signed onto a joint declaration pledging to intensify action against millions of avoidable cancer deaths on the continent. The Bogota Statement on Leading BOLD Cancer Prevention into the Future was signed by leaders of cancer organizations and foundations from 8 Latin American countries, […] Continue reading -> Gavi, The Vaccine Alliance Approves New Ebola Vaccine Stockpile Of 500,000 Doses 05/12/2019 Grace Ren Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance approved on Thursday an investment of US$178 million over the next five years to establish a global stockpile of 500,000 doses of Ebola vaccines that have been “pre-qualified” by the World Health Organization – WHO’s quality seal of approval that also makes vaccines and drugs eligible for preferential terms of purchase […] Continue reading -> World Malaria Report 2019: Pregnant Women & Children Hit The Hardest As Global Progress Stalls 04/12/2019 Grace Ren Global progress against malaria continued to plateau in 2018 for the third year in a row, and the disease hit young children and pregnant women in Sub-Saharan Africa the hardest, according to the World Malaria Report 2019 released by the World Health Organization on Wednesday. Despite stalled progress at the global level, however, four new […] Continue reading -> Global Temperatures Already 1.1°C Above Pre-Industrial Levels; Last Ten Years Appear To Be Hottest On Record, Says WMO 03/12/2019 Editorial team Madrid – Exceptional global heat waves, retreating ice sheets and record sea levels – all driven by rising concentrations of atmospheric greenhouse gases – are the hallmark of the past decade as 2019 draws to a close, said the World Metereological Organization (WMO) on Tuesday. The global average temperature in 2019 (January to October) was […] Continue reading -> Countries Exposed, But Lack Support To Address Climate-Related Health Risks Says WHO Report 03/12/2019 Elaine Ruth Fletcher Madrid, Spain – Countries lack capacity and even more important, the money, to incorporate health factors into their climate action strategies – even though increased disease and deaths are one of the most immediate outcomes of climate change. This is the key finding of a first-ever report by the World Health Organization that looks at […] Continue reading -> “Fight The Fakes” Campaign Raises Awareness Of Falsified & Substandard Medicines 03/12/2019 Grace Ren For the second year running, some 37 organizations have launched a week-long mini campaign to raise awareness and promote action against falsified and substandard medicines. This year’s annual Fight the Fakes week aims to mobilize the public and international global health community to speak up more assertively about the growing threat of fake or substandard […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts
Cancer Organizations Across Latin America Vow To Intensify Action Against Expected “Tsunami” Of New Cancer Deaths 05/12/2019 Editorial team For the first time ever, leading cancer organizations across Latin America have signed onto a joint declaration pledging to intensify action against millions of avoidable cancer deaths on the continent. The Bogota Statement on Leading BOLD Cancer Prevention into the Future was signed by leaders of cancer organizations and foundations from 8 Latin American countries, […] Continue reading -> Gavi, The Vaccine Alliance Approves New Ebola Vaccine Stockpile Of 500,000 Doses 05/12/2019 Grace Ren Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance approved on Thursday an investment of US$178 million over the next five years to establish a global stockpile of 500,000 doses of Ebola vaccines that have been “pre-qualified” by the World Health Organization – WHO’s quality seal of approval that also makes vaccines and drugs eligible for preferential terms of purchase […] Continue reading -> World Malaria Report 2019: Pregnant Women & Children Hit The Hardest As Global Progress Stalls 04/12/2019 Grace Ren Global progress against malaria continued to plateau in 2018 for the third year in a row, and the disease hit young children and pregnant women in Sub-Saharan Africa the hardest, according to the World Malaria Report 2019 released by the World Health Organization on Wednesday. Despite stalled progress at the global level, however, four new […] Continue reading -> Global Temperatures Already 1.1°C Above Pre-Industrial Levels; Last Ten Years Appear To Be Hottest On Record, Says WMO 03/12/2019 Editorial team Madrid – Exceptional global heat waves, retreating ice sheets and record sea levels – all driven by rising concentrations of atmospheric greenhouse gases – are the hallmark of the past decade as 2019 draws to a close, said the World Metereological Organization (WMO) on Tuesday. The global average temperature in 2019 (January to October) was […] Continue reading -> Countries Exposed, But Lack Support To Address Climate-Related Health Risks Says WHO Report 03/12/2019 Elaine Ruth Fletcher Madrid, Spain – Countries lack capacity and even more important, the money, to incorporate health factors into their climate action strategies – even though increased disease and deaths are one of the most immediate outcomes of climate change. This is the key finding of a first-ever report by the World Health Organization that looks at […] Continue reading -> “Fight The Fakes” Campaign Raises Awareness Of Falsified & Substandard Medicines 03/12/2019 Grace Ren For the second year running, some 37 organizations have launched a week-long mini campaign to raise awareness and promote action against falsified and substandard medicines. This year’s annual Fight the Fakes week aims to mobilize the public and international global health community to speak up more assertively about the growing threat of fake or substandard […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts
Gavi, The Vaccine Alliance Approves New Ebola Vaccine Stockpile Of 500,000 Doses 05/12/2019 Grace Ren Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance approved on Thursday an investment of US$178 million over the next five years to establish a global stockpile of 500,000 doses of Ebola vaccines that have been “pre-qualified” by the World Health Organization – WHO’s quality seal of approval that also makes vaccines and drugs eligible for preferential terms of purchase […] Continue reading -> World Malaria Report 2019: Pregnant Women & Children Hit The Hardest As Global Progress Stalls 04/12/2019 Grace Ren Global progress against malaria continued to plateau in 2018 for the third year in a row, and the disease hit young children and pregnant women in Sub-Saharan Africa the hardest, according to the World Malaria Report 2019 released by the World Health Organization on Wednesday. Despite stalled progress at the global level, however, four new […] Continue reading -> Global Temperatures Already 1.1°C Above Pre-Industrial Levels; Last Ten Years Appear To Be Hottest On Record, Says WMO 03/12/2019 Editorial team Madrid – Exceptional global heat waves, retreating ice sheets and record sea levels – all driven by rising concentrations of atmospheric greenhouse gases – are the hallmark of the past decade as 2019 draws to a close, said the World Metereological Organization (WMO) on Tuesday. The global average temperature in 2019 (January to October) was […] Continue reading -> Countries Exposed, But Lack Support To Address Climate-Related Health Risks Says WHO Report 03/12/2019 Elaine Ruth Fletcher Madrid, Spain – Countries lack capacity and even more important, the money, to incorporate health factors into their climate action strategies – even though increased disease and deaths are one of the most immediate outcomes of climate change. This is the key finding of a first-ever report by the World Health Organization that looks at […] Continue reading -> “Fight The Fakes” Campaign Raises Awareness Of Falsified & Substandard Medicines 03/12/2019 Grace Ren For the second year running, some 37 organizations have launched a week-long mini campaign to raise awareness and promote action against falsified and substandard medicines. This year’s annual Fight the Fakes week aims to mobilize the public and international global health community to speak up more assertively about the growing threat of fake or substandard […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts
World Malaria Report 2019: Pregnant Women & Children Hit The Hardest As Global Progress Stalls 04/12/2019 Grace Ren Global progress against malaria continued to plateau in 2018 for the third year in a row, and the disease hit young children and pregnant women in Sub-Saharan Africa the hardest, according to the World Malaria Report 2019 released by the World Health Organization on Wednesday. Despite stalled progress at the global level, however, four new […] Continue reading -> Global Temperatures Already 1.1°C Above Pre-Industrial Levels; Last Ten Years Appear To Be Hottest On Record, Says WMO 03/12/2019 Editorial team Madrid – Exceptional global heat waves, retreating ice sheets and record sea levels – all driven by rising concentrations of atmospheric greenhouse gases – are the hallmark of the past decade as 2019 draws to a close, said the World Metereological Organization (WMO) on Tuesday. The global average temperature in 2019 (January to October) was […] Continue reading -> Countries Exposed, But Lack Support To Address Climate-Related Health Risks Says WHO Report 03/12/2019 Elaine Ruth Fletcher Madrid, Spain – Countries lack capacity and even more important, the money, to incorporate health factors into their climate action strategies – even though increased disease and deaths are one of the most immediate outcomes of climate change. This is the key finding of a first-ever report by the World Health Organization that looks at […] Continue reading -> “Fight The Fakes” Campaign Raises Awareness Of Falsified & Substandard Medicines 03/12/2019 Grace Ren For the second year running, some 37 organizations have launched a week-long mini campaign to raise awareness and promote action against falsified and substandard medicines. This year’s annual Fight the Fakes week aims to mobilize the public and international global health community to speak up more assertively about the growing threat of fake or substandard […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts
Global Temperatures Already 1.1°C Above Pre-Industrial Levels; Last Ten Years Appear To Be Hottest On Record, Says WMO 03/12/2019 Editorial team Madrid – Exceptional global heat waves, retreating ice sheets and record sea levels – all driven by rising concentrations of atmospheric greenhouse gases – are the hallmark of the past decade as 2019 draws to a close, said the World Metereological Organization (WMO) on Tuesday. The global average temperature in 2019 (January to October) was […] Continue reading -> Countries Exposed, But Lack Support To Address Climate-Related Health Risks Says WHO Report 03/12/2019 Elaine Ruth Fletcher Madrid, Spain – Countries lack capacity and even more important, the money, to incorporate health factors into their climate action strategies – even though increased disease and deaths are one of the most immediate outcomes of climate change. This is the key finding of a first-ever report by the World Health Organization that looks at […] Continue reading -> “Fight The Fakes” Campaign Raises Awareness Of Falsified & Substandard Medicines 03/12/2019 Grace Ren For the second year running, some 37 organizations have launched a week-long mini campaign to raise awareness and promote action against falsified and substandard medicines. This year’s annual Fight the Fakes week aims to mobilize the public and international global health community to speak up more assertively about the growing threat of fake or substandard […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts
Countries Exposed, But Lack Support To Address Climate-Related Health Risks Says WHO Report 03/12/2019 Elaine Ruth Fletcher Madrid, Spain – Countries lack capacity and even more important, the money, to incorporate health factors into their climate action strategies – even though increased disease and deaths are one of the most immediate outcomes of climate change. This is the key finding of a first-ever report by the World Health Organization that looks at […] Continue reading -> “Fight The Fakes” Campaign Raises Awareness Of Falsified & Substandard Medicines 03/12/2019 Grace Ren For the second year running, some 37 organizations have launched a week-long mini campaign to raise awareness and promote action against falsified and substandard medicines. This year’s annual Fight the Fakes week aims to mobilize the public and international global health community to speak up more assertively about the growing threat of fake or substandard […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts
“Fight The Fakes” Campaign Raises Awareness Of Falsified & Substandard Medicines 03/12/2019 Grace Ren For the second year running, some 37 organizations have launched a week-long mini campaign to raise awareness and promote action against falsified and substandard medicines. This year’s annual Fight the Fakes week aims to mobilize the public and international global health community to speak up more assertively about the growing threat of fake or substandard […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts