World Health Assembly Offers Opportunity to Integrate NCDs into Pandemic Responses 12/05/2022 Kerry Cullinan The upcoming World Health Assembly (WHA) has the biggest focus on non-communicable diseases (NCDs) in a decade – and offers an opportunity to ensure that NCDs are integrated into future responses to pandemics and other health emergencies. This is according to Katie Dain, CEO of the NCD Alliance, who urged attendees at a high-level NCD […] 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 -> International Summit on Disability and Health Aims to Achieve #HealthForAll 11/01/2022 Maayan Hoffman “Including the experiences and skills of people living with disabilities in the design and delivery of health systems is fundamental to achieving #HealthForAll,” wrote World Health Organization (WHO) Director-General Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus on Twitter last week. Including the experiences & skills of people living with disabilities in the design & delivery of health systems […] Continue reading -> Universal Nutrition Coverage: A Transformative Opportunity for Health and Food Advocates 11/12/2021 Ruth Richardson and Mohamed Eissa On Universal Health Coverage Day – an appeal to food and health advocates to shape an agenda for ‘Universal Nutrition Coverage’ including joined-up solutions that promote sustainable agro-ecosystems producing healthier foods for people with co-benefits for the planet. Every year on December 12, the health community marks Universal Health Coverage (UHC) Day. While the technical […] Continue reading -> Omicron Travel Bans Violate International Health Rules and Decimate Southern Africa’s Fragile Tourism Industry 01/12/2021 Kerry Cullinan CAPE TOWN – The Omicron-related travel bans imposed on southern Africa are costing the economically fragile region millions of dollars every day – and countries that introduced them did not follow the process laid out in the International Health Regulations (IHR) adopted by the World Health (WHO) Organization in 2005. A snap survey of over […] Continue reading -> World Health Assembly Appears Set to Move Ahead on Pandemic Treaty Negotiations – With Very Different Views About Outcomes 29/11/2021 Elaine Ruth Fletcher In a first face-to-face meeting in Geneva since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, the World Health Organization’s 194 member states appeared set to adopt a landmark decision to negotiate a new treaty or framework convention governing pandemic response, dubbed “Our World Together”, and with over 100 countries now declaring co-sponsorship. But from the start […] Continue reading -> Civil Society Activists Question Pandemic Treaty’s Ability to Address Global Health Inequalities 26/10/2021 Kerry Cullinan Some civil society organisations (CSO) are sceptical about whether a ‘pandemic treaty’ is the best way to address future global health crises, while treaty supporters say it will provide a legal framework binding countries and global health bodies to more agile and rapid responses to future outbreaks. A session Monday sponsored by the Geneva Global […] Continue reading -> Pandemic Treaty: US Proposes Amending Existing International Health Rules First; Germany Presses for Sanctions 03/09/2021 Kerry Cullinan While a “pandemic treaty” could take years to establish, the World Health Organization’s (WHO) International Health Regulations (IHR) could be revised more rapidly to significantly improve global disease outbreak response, top US officials are saying. The statements coincided with a 3-day working group meeting of WHO member states to discuss ways to strengthen the global […] Continue reading -> Can Greater Health Focus at Glasgow Climate Conference Motivate Tougher Action on Global Warming? 16/08/2021 Madeleine Hoecklin & Elaine Ruth Fletcher This year’s 26th UN Climate Change Conference of the Parties (COP26), will be a critical moment of decision on climate policies, as the clock runs down before the more severe ravages of global warming become irreversible. Against the panoply of issues under debate, health is getting more attention from this year’s COP26 organisers as a […] Continue reading -> Mental Health Services Need to Harness Skills & Lessons Learned from Frontline Health Workers During the COVID Pandemic 30/06/2021 Raisa Santos In the wake of COVID-19, both the needs and the skills of frontline healthcare workers need to be made integral to the design of global mental health services, said experts at a Wednesday webinar, sponsored by the Geneva-based Global Self-Care Federation (GSCF). While mental health issues have come more to the forefront during the COVID […] 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 -> International Summit on Disability and Health Aims to Achieve #HealthForAll 11/01/2022 Maayan Hoffman “Including the experiences and skills of people living with disabilities in the design and delivery of health systems is fundamental to achieving #HealthForAll,” wrote World Health Organization (WHO) Director-General Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus on Twitter last week. Including the experiences & skills of people living with disabilities in the design & delivery of health systems […] Continue reading -> Universal Nutrition Coverage: A Transformative Opportunity for Health and Food Advocates 11/12/2021 Ruth Richardson and Mohamed Eissa On Universal Health Coverage Day – an appeal to food and health advocates to shape an agenda for ‘Universal Nutrition Coverage’ including joined-up solutions that promote sustainable agro-ecosystems producing healthier foods for people with co-benefits for the planet. Every year on December 12, the health community marks Universal Health Coverage (UHC) Day. While the technical […] Continue reading -> Omicron Travel Bans Violate International Health Rules and Decimate Southern Africa’s Fragile Tourism Industry 01/12/2021 Kerry Cullinan CAPE TOWN – The Omicron-related travel bans imposed on southern Africa are costing the economically fragile region millions of dollars every day – and countries that introduced them did not follow the process laid out in the International Health Regulations (IHR) adopted by the World Health (WHO) Organization in 2005. A snap survey of over […] Continue reading -> World Health Assembly Appears Set to Move Ahead on Pandemic Treaty Negotiations – With Very Different Views About Outcomes 29/11/2021 Elaine Ruth Fletcher In a first face-to-face meeting in Geneva since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, the World Health Organization’s 194 member states appeared set to adopt a landmark decision to negotiate a new treaty or framework convention governing pandemic response, dubbed “Our World Together”, and with over 100 countries now declaring co-sponsorship. But from the start […] Continue reading -> Civil Society Activists Question Pandemic Treaty’s Ability to Address Global Health Inequalities 26/10/2021 Kerry Cullinan Some civil society organisations (CSO) are sceptical about whether a ‘pandemic treaty’ is the best way to address future global health crises, while treaty supporters say it will provide a legal framework binding countries and global health bodies to more agile and rapid responses to future outbreaks. A session Monday sponsored by the Geneva Global […] Continue reading -> Pandemic Treaty: US Proposes Amending Existing International Health Rules First; Germany Presses for Sanctions 03/09/2021 Kerry Cullinan While a “pandemic treaty” could take years to establish, the World Health Organization’s (WHO) International Health Regulations (IHR) could be revised more rapidly to significantly improve global disease outbreak response, top US officials are saying. The statements coincided with a 3-day working group meeting of WHO member states to discuss ways to strengthen the global […] Continue reading -> Can Greater Health Focus at Glasgow Climate Conference Motivate Tougher Action on Global Warming? 16/08/2021 Madeleine Hoecklin & Elaine Ruth Fletcher This year’s 26th UN Climate Change Conference of the Parties (COP26), will be a critical moment of decision on climate policies, as the clock runs down before the more severe ravages of global warming become irreversible. Against the panoply of issues under debate, health is getting more attention from this year’s COP26 organisers as a […] Continue reading -> Mental Health Services Need to Harness Skills & Lessons Learned from Frontline Health Workers During the COVID Pandemic 30/06/2021 Raisa Santos In the wake of COVID-19, both the needs and the skills of frontline healthcare workers need to be made integral to the design of global mental health services, said experts at a Wednesday webinar, sponsored by the Geneva-based Global Self-Care Federation (GSCF). While mental health issues have come more to the forefront during the COVID […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts
International Summit on Disability and Health Aims to Achieve #HealthForAll 11/01/2022 Maayan Hoffman “Including the experiences and skills of people living with disabilities in the design and delivery of health systems is fundamental to achieving #HealthForAll,” wrote World Health Organization (WHO) Director-General Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus on Twitter last week. Including the experiences & skills of people living with disabilities in the design & delivery of health systems […] Continue reading -> Universal Nutrition Coverage: A Transformative Opportunity for Health and Food Advocates 11/12/2021 Ruth Richardson and Mohamed Eissa On Universal Health Coverage Day – an appeal to food and health advocates to shape an agenda for ‘Universal Nutrition Coverage’ including joined-up solutions that promote sustainable agro-ecosystems producing healthier foods for people with co-benefits for the planet. Every year on December 12, the health community marks Universal Health Coverage (UHC) Day. While the technical […] Continue reading -> Omicron Travel Bans Violate International Health Rules and Decimate Southern Africa’s Fragile Tourism Industry 01/12/2021 Kerry Cullinan CAPE TOWN – The Omicron-related travel bans imposed on southern Africa are costing the economically fragile region millions of dollars every day – and countries that introduced them did not follow the process laid out in the International Health Regulations (IHR) adopted by the World Health (WHO) Organization in 2005. A snap survey of over […] Continue reading -> World Health Assembly Appears Set to Move Ahead on Pandemic Treaty Negotiations – With Very Different Views About Outcomes 29/11/2021 Elaine Ruth Fletcher In a first face-to-face meeting in Geneva since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, the World Health Organization’s 194 member states appeared set to adopt a landmark decision to negotiate a new treaty or framework convention governing pandemic response, dubbed “Our World Together”, and with over 100 countries now declaring co-sponsorship. But from the start […] Continue reading -> Civil Society Activists Question Pandemic Treaty’s Ability to Address Global Health Inequalities 26/10/2021 Kerry Cullinan Some civil society organisations (CSO) are sceptical about whether a ‘pandemic treaty’ is the best way to address future global health crises, while treaty supporters say it will provide a legal framework binding countries and global health bodies to more agile and rapid responses to future outbreaks. A session Monday sponsored by the Geneva Global […] Continue reading -> Pandemic Treaty: US Proposes Amending Existing International Health Rules First; Germany Presses for Sanctions 03/09/2021 Kerry Cullinan While a “pandemic treaty” could take years to establish, the World Health Organization’s (WHO) International Health Regulations (IHR) could be revised more rapidly to significantly improve global disease outbreak response, top US officials are saying. The statements coincided with a 3-day working group meeting of WHO member states to discuss ways to strengthen the global […] Continue reading -> Can Greater Health Focus at Glasgow Climate Conference Motivate Tougher Action on Global Warming? 16/08/2021 Madeleine Hoecklin & Elaine Ruth Fletcher This year’s 26th UN Climate Change Conference of the Parties (COP26), will be a critical moment of decision on climate policies, as the clock runs down before the more severe ravages of global warming become irreversible. Against the panoply of issues under debate, health is getting more attention from this year’s COP26 organisers as a […] Continue reading -> Mental Health Services Need to Harness Skills & Lessons Learned from Frontline Health Workers During the COVID Pandemic 30/06/2021 Raisa Santos In the wake of COVID-19, both the needs and the skills of frontline healthcare workers need to be made integral to the design of global mental health services, said experts at a Wednesday webinar, sponsored by the Geneva-based Global Self-Care Federation (GSCF). While mental health issues have come more to the forefront during the COVID […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts
Universal Nutrition Coverage: A Transformative Opportunity for Health and Food Advocates 11/12/2021 Ruth Richardson and Mohamed Eissa On Universal Health Coverage Day – an appeal to food and health advocates to shape an agenda for ‘Universal Nutrition Coverage’ including joined-up solutions that promote sustainable agro-ecosystems producing healthier foods for people with co-benefits for the planet. Every year on December 12, the health community marks Universal Health Coverage (UHC) Day. While the technical […] Continue reading -> Omicron Travel Bans Violate International Health Rules and Decimate Southern Africa’s Fragile Tourism Industry 01/12/2021 Kerry Cullinan CAPE TOWN – The Omicron-related travel bans imposed on southern Africa are costing the economically fragile region millions of dollars every day – and countries that introduced them did not follow the process laid out in the International Health Regulations (IHR) adopted by the World Health (WHO) Organization in 2005. A snap survey of over […] Continue reading -> World Health Assembly Appears Set to Move Ahead on Pandemic Treaty Negotiations – With Very Different Views About Outcomes 29/11/2021 Elaine Ruth Fletcher In a first face-to-face meeting in Geneva since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, the World Health Organization’s 194 member states appeared set to adopt a landmark decision to negotiate a new treaty or framework convention governing pandemic response, dubbed “Our World Together”, and with over 100 countries now declaring co-sponsorship. But from the start […] Continue reading -> Civil Society Activists Question Pandemic Treaty’s Ability to Address Global Health Inequalities 26/10/2021 Kerry Cullinan Some civil society organisations (CSO) are sceptical about whether a ‘pandemic treaty’ is the best way to address future global health crises, while treaty supporters say it will provide a legal framework binding countries and global health bodies to more agile and rapid responses to future outbreaks. A session Monday sponsored by the Geneva Global […] Continue reading -> Pandemic Treaty: US Proposes Amending Existing International Health Rules First; Germany Presses for Sanctions 03/09/2021 Kerry Cullinan While a “pandemic treaty” could take years to establish, the World Health Organization’s (WHO) International Health Regulations (IHR) could be revised more rapidly to significantly improve global disease outbreak response, top US officials are saying. The statements coincided with a 3-day working group meeting of WHO member states to discuss ways to strengthen the global […] Continue reading -> Can Greater Health Focus at Glasgow Climate Conference Motivate Tougher Action on Global Warming? 16/08/2021 Madeleine Hoecklin & Elaine Ruth Fletcher This year’s 26th UN Climate Change Conference of the Parties (COP26), will be a critical moment of decision on climate policies, as the clock runs down before the more severe ravages of global warming become irreversible. Against the panoply of issues under debate, health is getting more attention from this year’s COP26 organisers as a […] Continue reading -> Mental Health Services Need to Harness Skills & Lessons Learned from Frontline Health Workers During the COVID Pandemic 30/06/2021 Raisa Santos In the wake of COVID-19, both the needs and the skills of frontline healthcare workers need to be made integral to the design of global mental health services, said experts at a Wednesday webinar, sponsored by the Geneva-based Global Self-Care Federation (GSCF). While mental health issues have come more to the forefront during the COVID […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts
Omicron Travel Bans Violate International Health Rules and Decimate Southern Africa’s Fragile Tourism Industry 01/12/2021 Kerry Cullinan CAPE TOWN – The Omicron-related travel bans imposed on southern Africa are costing the economically fragile region millions of dollars every day – and countries that introduced them did not follow the process laid out in the International Health Regulations (IHR) adopted by the World Health (WHO) Organization in 2005. A snap survey of over […] Continue reading -> World Health Assembly Appears Set to Move Ahead on Pandemic Treaty Negotiations – With Very Different Views About Outcomes 29/11/2021 Elaine Ruth Fletcher In a first face-to-face meeting in Geneva since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, the World Health Organization’s 194 member states appeared set to adopt a landmark decision to negotiate a new treaty or framework convention governing pandemic response, dubbed “Our World Together”, and with over 100 countries now declaring co-sponsorship. But from the start […] Continue reading -> Civil Society Activists Question Pandemic Treaty’s Ability to Address Global Health Inequalities 26/10/2021 Kerry Cullinan Some civil society organisations (CSO) are sceptical about whether a ‘pandemic treaty’ is the best way to address future global health crises, while treaty supporters say it will provide a legal framework binding countries and global health bodies to more agile and rapid responses to future outbreaks. A session Monday sponsored by the Geneva Global […] Continue reading -> Pandemic Treaty: US Proposes Amending Existing International Health Rules First; Germany Presses for Sanctions 03/09/2021 Kerry Cullinan While a “pandemic treaty” could take years to establish, the World Health Organization’s (WHO) International Health Regulations (IHR) could be revised more rapidly to significantly improve global disease outbreak response, top US officials are saying. The statements coincided with a 3-day working group meeting of WHO member states to discuss ways to strengthen the global […] Continue reading -> Can Greater Health Focus at Glasgow Climate Conference Motivate Tougher Action on Global Warming? 16/08/2021 Madeleine Hoecklin & Elaine Ruth Fletcher This year’s 26th UN Climate Change Conference of the Parties (COP26), will be a critical moment of decision on climate policies, as the clock runs down before the more severe ravages of global warming become irreversible. Against the panoply of issues under debate, health is getting more attention from this year’s COP26 organisers as a […] Continue reading -> Mental Health Services Need to Harness Skills & Lessons Learned from Frontline Health Workers During the COVID Pandemic 30/06/2021 Raisa Santos In the wake of COVID-19, both the needs and the skills of frontline healthcare workers need to be made integral to the design of global mental health services, said experts at a Wednesday webinar, sponsored by the Geneva-based Global Self-Care Federation (GSCF). While mental health issues have come more to the forefront during the COVID […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts
World Health Assembly Appears Set to Move Ahead on Pandemic Treaty Negotiations – With Very Different Views About Outcomes 29/11/2021 Elaine Ruth Fletcher In a first face-to-face meeting in Geneva since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, the World Health Organization’s 194 member states appeared set to adopt a landmark decision to negotiate a new treaty or framework convention governing pandemic response, dubbed “Our World Together”, and with over 100 countries now declaring co-sponsorship. But from the start […] Continue reading -> Civil Society Activists Question Pandemic Treaty’s Ability to Address Global Health Inequalities 26/10/2021 Kerry Cullinan Some civil society organisations (CSO) are sceptical about whether a ‘pandemic treaty’ is the best way to address future global health crises, while treaty supporters say it will provide a legal framework binding countries and global health bodies to more agile and rapid responses to future outbreaks. A session Monday sponsored by the Geneva Global […] Continue reading -> Pandemic Treaty: US Proposes Amending Existing International Health Rules First; Germany Presses for Sanctions 03/09/2021 Kerry Cullinan While a “pandemic treaty” could take years to establish, the World Health Organization’s (WHO) International Health Regulations (IHR) could be revised more rapidly to significantly improve global disease outbreak response, top US officials are saying. The statements coincided with a 3-day working group meeting of WHO member states to discuss ways to strengthen the global […] Continue reading -> Can Greater Health Focus at Glasgow Climate Conference Motivate Tougher Action on Global Warming? 16/08/2021 Madeleine Hoecklin & Elaine Ruth Fletcher This year’s 26th UN Climate Change Conference of the Parties (COP26), will be a critical moment of decision on climate policies, as the clock runs down before the more severe ravages of global warming become irreversible. Against the panoply of issues under debate, health is getting more attention from this year’s COP26 organisers as a […] Continue reading -> Mental Health Services Need to Harness Skills & Lessons Learned from Frontline Health Workers During the COVID Pandemic 30/06/2021 Raisa Santos In the wake of COVID-19, both the needs and the skills of frontline healthcare workers need to be made integral to the design of global mental health services, said experts at a Wednesday webinar, sponsored by the Geneva-based Global Self-Care Federation (GSCF). While mental health issues have come more to the forefront during the COVID […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts
Civil Society Activists Question Pandemic Treaty’s Ability to Address Global Health Inequalities 26/10/2021 Kerry Cullinan Some civil society organisations (CSO) are sceptical about whether a ‘pandemic treaty’ is the best way to address future global health crises, while treaty supporters say it will provide a legal framework binding countries and global health bodies to more agile and rapid responses to future outbreaks. A session Monday sponsored by the Geneva Global […] Continue reading -> Pandemic Treaty: US Proposes Amending Existing International Health Rules First; Germany Presses for Sanctions 03/09/2021 Kerry Cullinan While a “pandemic treaty” could take years to establish, the World Health Organization’s (WHO) International Health Regulations (IHR) could be revised more rapidly to significantly improve global disease outbreak response, top US officials are saying. The statements coincided with a 3-day working group meeting of WHO member states to discuss ways to strengthen the global […] Continue reading -> Can Greater Health Focus at Glasgow Climate Conference Motivate Tougher Action on Global Warming? 16/08/2021 Madeleine Hoecklin & Elaine Ruth Fletcher This year’s 26th UN Climate Change Conference of the Parties (COP26), will be a critical moment of decision on climate policies, as the clock runs down before the more severe ravages of global warming become irreversible. Against the panoply of issues under debate, health is getting more attention from this year’s COP26 organisers as a […] Continue reading -> Mental Health Services Need to Harness Skills & Lessons Learned from Frontline Health Workers During the COVID Pandemic 30/06/2021 Raisa Santos In the wake of COVID-19, both the needs and the skills of frontline healthcare workers need to be made integral to the design of global mental health services, said experts at a Wednesday webinar, sponsored by the Geneva-based Global Self-Care Federation (GSCF). While mental health issues have come more to the forefront during the COVID […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts
Pandemic Treaty: US Proposes Amending Existing International Health Rules First; Germany Presses for Sanctions 03/09/2021 Kerry Cullinan While a “pandemic treaty” could take years to establish, the World Health Organization’s (WHO) International Health Regulations (IHR) could be revised more rapidly to significantly improve global disease outbreak response, top US officials are saying. The statements coincided with a 3-day working group meeting of WHO member states to discuss ways to strengthen the global […] Continue reading -> Can Greater Health Focus at Glasgow Climate Conference Motivate Tougher Action on Global Warming? 16/08/2021 Madeleine Hoecklin & Elaine Ruth Fletcher This year’s 26th UN Climate Change Conference of the Parties (COP26), will be a critical moment of decision on climate policies, as the clock runs down before the more severe ravages of global warming become irreversible. Against the panoply of issues under debate, health is getting more attention from this year’s COP26 organisers as a […] Continue reading -> Mental Health Services Need to Harness Skills & Lessons Learned from Frontline Health Workers During the COVID Pandemic 30/06/2021 Raisa Santos In the wake of COVID-19, both the needs and the skills of frontline healthcare workers need to be made integral to the design of global mental health services, said experts at a Wednesday webinar, sponsored by the Geneva-based Global Self-Care Federation (GSCF). While mental health issues have come more to the forefront during the COVID […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts
Can Greater Health Focus at Glasgow Climate Conference Motivate Tougher Action on Global Warming? 16/08/2021 Madeleine Hoecklin & Elaine Ruth Fletcher This year’s 26th UN Climate Change Conference of the Parties (COP26), will be a critical moment of decision on climate policies, as the clock runs down before the more severe ravages of global warming become irreversible. Against the panoply of issues under debate, health is getting more attention from this year’s COP26 organisers as a […] Continue reading -> Mental Health Services Need to Harness Skills & Lessons Learned from Frontline Health Workers During the COVID Pandemic 30/06/2021 Raisa Santos In the wake of COVID-19, both the needs and the skills of frontline healthcare workers need to be made integral to the design of global mental health services, said experts at a Wednesday webinar, sponsored by the Geneva-based Global Self-Care Federation (GSCF). While mental health issues have come more to the forefront during the COVID […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts
Mental Health Services Need to Harness Skills & Lessons Learned from Frontline Health Workers During the COVID Pandemic 30/06/2021 Raisa Santos In the wake of COVID-19, both the needs and the skills of frontline healthcare workers need to be made integral to the design of global mental health services, said experts at a Wednesday webinar, sponsored by the Geneva-based Global Self-Care Federation (GSCF). While mental health issues have come more to the forefront during the COVID […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts