As WHO Seeks $7-Billion, Leaders Call for ‘Sea Change’ in Global Health Funding 26/05/2024 Kerry Cullinan GENEVA – The World Health Organization (WHO) is seeking $7-billion in flexible funding for its four-year programme of action (2025-2028), and will hold an investment conference towards the end of the year – but the launch of this quest was celebrated at an event at its Geneva headquarters on Sunday evening. The four-year programme will […] Continue reading -> Breaking – WHO Member States Fail to Reach Agreement on Pandemic Accord; Way Forward in Hands of World Health Assembly 24/05/2024 Elaine Ruth Fletcher A last ditch effort of WHO member states to finish negotiations on a pandemic accord has failed to yield agreement ahead of next week’s World Health Assembly (WHA) – with key articles in the draft text still unresolved including the thorny formula for global sharing of vaccines and medicines during international health emergencies. As of […] Continue reading -> Reverse the Backsliding on Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights: A Wake-up Call from Independent Scientists and Advisors 24/05/2024 Independent scientists and members of UN advisory groups for SRH Amid a huge global push against sexual and reproductive health and rights, some of the foremost global experts in the field are calling on the World Health Assembly to protect these hard-won rights. All the authors are listed below. Progress on comprehensive sexual and reproductive health and rights (SRHR) and its connected goals of gender […] Continue reading -> The Pandemic Agreement: A Bridge to Nowhere or North Star to Access and Global Health Security? 22/05/2024 Petro Terblanche, Jerome Kim, Rajinder Suri & Padmashree Gehl Sampath, et al. Sixteen leading scientists and manufacturers involved in vaccine development and production worldwide issue an urgent call for a pandemic accord that can be a ‘win-win for all.’ The full list of authors is available below. Health misinformation was not invented during COVID-19 but was certainly brought to a higher, more malevolent and destructive pitch during […] Continue reading -> Disinformation: Anti-WHO Convoy Heads to Geneva for World Health Assembly 21/05/2024 Kerry Cullinan Some of the most vocal global right-wing conspiracy theorists and anti-vaxxers are heading to Geneva at the end of this month (May) to agitate against the World Health Organization (WHO) and its pandemic agreement – including a Trump loyalist linked to the 6 January 2021 storming of the US Capitol. An alliance of right-wing groups, […] Continue reading -> Geneva’s University and Hospital Institutions Forge Unique Array of Global Health Collaborations 02/05/2024 Elaine Ruth Fletcher In the universe of Geneva’s global health hub, which includes dozens of international NGOs and WHO as the brightest star in the solar system, a parallel universe of locally-grown health and humanitarian collaborations have also developed around the University of Geneva and Geneva University Hospitals. GENEVA – Ten years ago, two medical professionals from Madagascar […] Continue reading -> World Health Assembly is Likely to See Basic ‘Consensus’ Pandemic Agreement as Hard Decisions are Deferred 16/04/2024 Kerry Cullinan While the next draft of the World Health Organization’s (WHO) pandemic agreement is due to be sent to member states by Thursday (18 April), it is likely to be stripped of contentious clauses. Instead, the draft – and indeed, the pandemic agreement to be put to the World Health Assembly (WHA) at the end of […] Continue reading -> Africa’s ‘Noma Belt:’ Health Workers Tackle the Deadly NTD in Nigeria’s Remote North 08/03/2024 Kate Okorie & Abdulrasheed Hammad The atmosphere at the Sokoto Noma Hospital, named after the city and state in north-west Nigeria bordering the Republic of Niger, is serene. The buildings are modest structures painted in soft, earthy tones. Several large trees form lush green canopies, providing shade from the afternoon sun. Huddled under the shade trees, caregivers — mainly mothers […] Continue reading -> WHO Executive Board Debates New Strategy for Health Agency, Funding Solutions and Disease Threats 22/01/2024 Elaine Ruth Fletcher A week long meeting of WHO’s Executive Board kicked off on Monday with plans for a fresh WHO multi-year strategy, a new “Investment Fund” to help finance it – and a warning by Director General Dr Tedros Adhanom that he was “gravely concerned” that WHO member states would fail to adopt a global pandemic accord […] Continue reading -> Climate Change, Conflict and Disease Outbreaks All Loom as Global Health Threats at Close of 2023 15/12/2023 Elaine Ruth Fletcher In the wake of COP28, WHO will press ahead with calls for fossil fuel phase out, stepped up commitments for health sector decarbonization, and a new resolution on Climate and Health, set to go before the World Health Assembly in May 2024. Those were key takeaways from an end-year WHO global press briefing by WHO […] 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.
Breaking – WHO Member States Fail to Reach Agreement on Pandemic Accord; Way Forward in Hands of World Health Assembly 24/05/2024 Elaine Ruth Fletcher A last ditch effort of WHO member states to finish negotiations on a pandemic accord has failed to yield agreement ahead of next week’s World Health Assembly (WHA) – with key articles in the draft text still unresolved including the thorny formula for global sharing of vaccines and medicines during international health emergencies. As of […] Continue reading -> Reverse the Backsliding on Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights: A Wake-up Call from Independent Scientists and Advisors 24/05/2024 Independent scientists and members of UN advisory groups for SRH Amid a huge global push against sexual and reproductive health and rights, some of the foremost global experts in the field are calling on the World Health Assembly to protect these hard-won rights. All the authors are listed below. Progress on comprehensive sexual and reproductive health and rights (SRHR) and its connected goals of gender […] Continue reading -> The Pandemic Agreement: A Bridge to Nowhere or North Star to Access and Global Health Security? 22/05/2024 Petro Terblanche, Jerome Kim, Rajinder Suri & Padmashree Gehl Sampath, et al. Sixteen leading scientists and manufacturers involved in vaccine development and production worldwide issue an urgent call for a pandemic accord that can be a ‘win-win for all.’ The full list of authors is available below. Health misinformation was not invented during COVID-19 but was certainly brought to a higher, more malevolent and destructive pitch during […] Continue reading -> Disinformation: Anti-WHO Convoy Heads to Geneva for World Health Assembly 21/05/2024 Kerry Cullinan Some of the most vocal global right-wing conspiracy theorists and anti-vaxxers are heading to Geneva at the end of this month (May) to agitate against the World Health Organization (WHO) and its pandemic agreement – including a Trump loyalist linked to the 6 January 2021 storming of the US Capitol. An alliance of right-wing groups, […] Continue reading -> Geneva’s University and Hospital Institutions Forge Unique Array of Global Health Collaborations 02/05/2024 Elaine Ruth Fletcher In the universe of Geneva’s global health hub, which includes dozens of international NGOs and WHO as the brightest star in the solar system, a parallel universe of locally-grown health and humanitarian collaborations have also developed around the University of Geneva and Geneva University Hospitals. GENEVA – Ten years ago, two medical professionals from Madagascar […] Continue reading -> World Health Assembly is Likely to See Basic ‘Consensus’ Pandemic Agreement as Hard Decisions are Deferred 16/04/2024 Kerry Cullinan While the next draft of the World Health Organization’s (WHO) pandemic agreement is due to be sent to member states by Thursday (18 April), it is likely to be stripped of contentious clauses. Instead, the draft – and indeed, the pandemic agreement to be put to the World Health Assembly (WHA) at the end of […] Continue reading -> Africa’s ‘Noma Belt:’ Health Workers Tackle the Deadly NTD in Nigeria’s Remote North 08/03/2024 Kate Okorie & Abdulrasheed Hammad The atmosphere at the Sokoto Noma Hospital, named after the city and state in north-west Nigeria bordering the Republic of Niger, is serene. The buildings are modest structures painted in soft, earthy tones. Several large trees form lush green canopies, providing shade from the afternoon sun. Huddled under the shade trees, caregivers — mainly mothers […] Continue reading -> WHO Executive Board Debates New Strategy for Health Agency, Funding Solutions and Disease Threats 22/01/2024 Elaine Ruth Fletcher A week long meeting of WHO’s Executive Board kicked off on Monday with plans for a fresh WHO multi-year strategy, a new “Investment Fund” to help finance it – and a warning by Director General Dr Tedros Adhanom that he was “gravely concerned” that WHO member states would fail to adopt a global pandemic accord […] Continue reading -> Climate Change, Conflict and Disease Outbreaks All Loom as Global Health Threats at Close of 2023 15/12/2023 Elaine Ruth Fletcher In the wake of COP28, WHO will press ahead with calls for fossil fuel phase out, stepped up commitments for health sector decarbonization, and a new resolution on Climate and Health, set to go before the World Health Assembly in May 2024. Those were key takeaways from an end-year WHO global press briefing by WHO […] 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.
Reverse the Backsliding on Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights: A Wake-up Call from Independent Scientists and Advisors 24/05/2024 Independent scientists and members of UN advisory groups for SRH Amid a huge global push against sexual and reproductive health and rights, some of the foremost global experts in the field are calling on the World Health Assembly to protect these hard-won rights. All the authors are listed below. Progress on comprehensive sexual and reproductive health and rights (SRHR) and its connected goals of gender […] Continue reading -> The Pandemic Agreement: A Bridge to Nowhere or North Star to Access and Global Health Security? 22/05/2024 Petro Terblanche, Jerome Kim, Rajinder Suri & Padmashree Gehl Sampath, et al. Sixteen leading scientists and manufacturers involved in vaccine development and production worldwide issue an urgent call for a pandemic accord that can be a ‘win-win for all.’ The full list of authors is available below. Health misinformation was not invented during COVID-19 but was certainly brought to a higher, more malevolent and destructive pitch during […] Continue reading -> Disinformation: Anti-WHO Convoy Heads to Geneva for World Health Assembly 21/05/2024 Kerry Cullinan Some of the most vocal global right-wing conspiracy theorists and anti-vaxxers are heading to Geneva at the end of this month (May) to agitate against the World Health Organization (WHO) and its pandemic agreement – including a Trump loyalist linked to the 6 January 2021 storming of the US Capitol. An alliance of right-wing groups, […] Continue reading -> Geneva’s University and Hospital Institutions Forge Unique Array of Global Health Collaborations 02/05/2024 Elaine Ruth Fletcher In the universe of Geneva’s global health hub, which includes dozens of international NGOs and WHO as the brightest star in the solar system, a parallel universe of locally-grown health and humanitarian collaborations have also developed around the University of Geneva and Geneva University Hospitals. GENEVA – Ten years ago, two medical professionals from Madagascar […] Continue reading -> World Health Assembly is Likely to See Basic ‘Consensus’ Pandemic Agreement as Hard Decisions are Deferred 16/04/2024 Kerry Cullinan While the next draft of the World Health Organization’s (WHO) pandemic agreement is due to be sent to member states by Thursday (18 April), it is likely to be stripped of contentious clauses. Instead, the draft – and indeed, the pandemic agreement to be put to the World Health Assembly (WHA) at the end of […] Continue reading -> Africa’s ‘Noma Belt:’ Health Workers Tackle the Deadly NTD in Nigeria’s Remote North 08/03/2024 Kate Okorie & Abdulrasheed Hammad The atmosphere at the Sokoto Noma Hospital, named after the city and state in north-west Nigeria bordering the Republic of Niger, is serene. The buildings are modest structures painted in soft, earthy tones. Several large trees form lush green canopies, providing shade from the afternoon sun. Huddled under the shade trees, caregivers — mainly mothers […] Continue reading -> WHO Executive Board Debates New Strategy for Health Agency, Funding Solutions and Disease Threats 22/01/2024 Elaine Ruth Fletcher A week long meeting of WHO’s Executive Board kicked off on Monday with plans for a fresh WHO multi-year strategy, a new “Investment Fund” to help finance it – and a warning by Director General Dr Tedros Adhanom that he was “gravely concerned” that WHO member states would fail to adopt a global pandemic accord […] Continue reading -> Climate Change, Conflict and Disease Outbreaks All Loom as Global Health Threats at Close of 2023 15/12/2023 Elaine Ruth Fletcher In the wake of COP28, WHO will press ahead with calls for fossil fuel phase out, stepped up commitments for health sector decarbonization, and a new resolution on Climate and Health, set to go before the World Health Assembly in May 2024. Those were key takeaways from an end-year WHO global press briefing by WHO […] 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.
The Pandemic Agreement: A Bridge to Nowhere or North Star to Access and Global Health Security? 22/05/2024 Petro Terblanche, Jerome Kim, Rajinder Suri & Padmashree Gehl Sampath, et al. Sixteen leading scientists and manufacturers involved in vaccine development and production worldwide issue an urgent call for a pandemic accord that can be a ‘win-win for all.’ The full list of authors is available below. Health misinformation was not invented during COVID-19 but was certainly brought to a higher, more malevolent and destructive pitch during […] Continue reading -> Disinformation: Anti-WHO Convoy Heads to Geneva for World Health Assembly 21/05/2024 Kerry Cullinan Some of the most vocal global right-wing conspiracy theorists and anti-vaxxers are heading to Geneva at the end of this month (May) to agitate against the World Health Organization (WHO) and its pandemic agreement – including a Trump loyalist linked to the 6 January 2021 storming of the US Capitol. An alliance of right-wing groups, […] Continue reading -> Geneva’s University and Hospital Institutions Forge Unique Array of Global Health Collaborations 02/05/2024 Elaine Ruth Fletcher In the universe of Geneva’s global health hub, which includes dozens of international NGOs and WHO as the brightest star in the solar system, a parallel universe of locally-grown health and humanitarian collaborations have also developed around the University of Geneva and Geneva University Hospitals. GENEVA – Ten years ago, two medical professionals from Madagascar […] Continue reading -> World Health Assembly is Likely to See Basic ‘Consensus’ Pandemic Agreement as Hard Decisions are Deferred 16/04/2024 Kerry Cullinan While the next draft of the World Health Organization’s (WHO) pandemic agreement is due to be sent to member states by Thursday (18 April), it is likely to be stripped of contentious clauses. Instead, the draft – and indeed, the pandemic agreement to be put to the World Health Assembly (WHA) at the end of […] Continue reading -> Africa’s ‘Noma Belt:’ Health Workers Tackle the Deadly NTD in Nigeria’s Remote North 08/03/2024 Kate Okorie & Abdulrasheed Hammad The atmosphere at the Sokoto Noma Hospital, named after the city and state in north-west Nigeria bordering the Republic of Niger, is serene. The buildings are modest structures painted in soft, earthy tones. Several large trees form lush green canopies, providing shade from the afternoon sun. Huddled under the shade trees, caregivers — mainly mothers […] Continue reading -> WHO Executive Board Debates New Strategy for Health Agency, Funding Solutions and Disease Threats 22/01/2024 Elaine Ruth Fletcher A week long meeting of WHO’s Executive Board kicked off on Monday with plans for a fresh WHO multi-year strategy, a new “Investment Fund” to help finance it – and a warning by Director General Dr Tedros Adhanom that he was “gravely concerned” that WHO member states would fail to adopt a global pandemic accord […] Continue reading -> Climate Change, Conflict and Disease Outbreaks All Loom as Global Health Threats at Close of 2023 15/12/2023 Elaine Ruth Fletcher In the wake of COP28, WHO will press ahead with calls for fossil fuel phase out, stepped up commitments for health sector decarbonization, and a new resolution on Climate and Health, set to go before the World Health Assembly in May 2024. Those were key takeaways from an end-year WHO global press briefing by WHO […] 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.
Disinformation: Anti-WHO Convoy Heads to Geneva for World Health Assembly 21/05/2024 Kerry Cullinan Some of the most vocal global right-wing conspiracy theorists and anti-vaxxers are heading to Geneva at the end of this month (May) to agitate against the World Health Organization (WHO) and its pandemic agreement – including a Trump loyalist linked to the 6 January 2021 storming of the US Capitol. An alliance of right-wing groups, […] Continue reading -> Geneva’s University and Hospital Institutions Forge Unique Array of Global Health Collaborations 02/05/2024 Elaine Ruth Fletcher In the universe of Geneva’s global health hub, which includes dozens of international NGOs and WHO as the brightest star in the solar system, a parallel universe of locally-grown health and humanitarian collaborations have also developed around the University of Geneva and Geneva University Hospitals. GENEVA – Ten years ago, two medical professionals from Madagascar […] Continue reading -> World Health Assembly is Likely to See Basic ‘Consensus’ Pandemic Agreement as Hard Decisions are Deferred 16/04/2024 Kerry Cullinan While the next draft of the World Health Organization’s (WHO) pandemic agreement is due to be sent to member states by Thursday (18 April), it is likely to be stripped of contentious clauses. Instead, the draft – and indeed, the pandemic agreement to be put to the World Health Assembly (WHA) at the end of […] Continue reading -> Africa’s ‘Noma Belt:’ Health Workers Tackle the Deadly NTD in Nigeria’s Remote North 08/03/2024 Kate Okorie & Abdulrasheed Hammad The atmosphere at the Sokoto Noma Hospital, named after the city and state in north-west Nigeria bordering the Republic of Niger, is serene. The buildings are modest structures painted in soft, earthy tones. Several large trees form lush green canopies, providing shade from the afternoon sun. Huddled under the shade trees, caregivers — mainly mothers […] Continue reading -> WHO Executive Board Debates New Strategy for Health Agency, Funding Solutions and Disease Threats 22/01/2024 Elaine Ruth Fletcher A week long meeting of WHO’s Executive Board kicked off on Monday with plans for a fresh WHO multi-year strategy, a new “Investment Fund” to help finance it – and a warning by Director General Dr Tedros Adhanom that he was “gravely concerned” that WHO member states would fail to adopt a global pandemic accord […] Continue reading -> Climate Change, Conflict and Disease Outbreaks All Loom as Global Health Threats at Close of 2023 15/12/2023 Elaine Ruth Fletcher In the wake of COP28, WHO will press ahead with calls for fossil fuel phase out, stepped up commitments for health sector decarbonization, and a new resolution on Climate and Health, set to go before the World Health Assembly in May 2024. Those were key takeaways from an end-year WHO global press briefing by WHO […] 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.
Geneva’s University and Hospital Institutions Forge Unique Array of Global Health Collaborations 02/05/2024 Elaine Ruth Fletcher In the universe of Geneva’s global health hub, which includes dozens of international NGOs and WHO as the brightest star in the solar system, a parallel universe of locally-grown health and humanitarian collaborations have also developed around the University of Geneva and Geneva University Hospitals. GENEVA – Ten years ago, two medical professionals from Madagascar […] Continue reading -> World Health Assembly is Likely to See Basic ‘Consensus’ Pandemic Agreement as Hard Decisions are Deferred 16/04/2024 Kerry Cullinan While the next draft of the World Health Organization’s (WHO) pandemic agreement is due to be sent to member states by Thursday (18 April), it is likely to be stripped of contentious clauses. Instead, the draft – and indeed, the pandemic agreement to be put to the World Health Assembly (WHA) at the end of […] Continue reading -> Africa’s ‘Noma Belt:’ Health Workers Tackle the Deadly NTD in Nigeria’s Remote North 08/03/2024 Kate Okorie & Abdulrasheed Hammad The atmosphere at the Sokoto Noma Hospital, named after the city and state in north-west Nigeria bordering the Republic of Niger, is serene. The buildings are modest structures painted in soft, earthy tones. Several large trees form lush green canopies, providing shade from the afternoon sun. Huddled under the shade trees, caregivers — mainly mothers […] Continue reading -> WHO Executive Board Debates New Strategy for Health Agency, Funding Solutions and Disease Threats 22/01/2024 Elaine Ruth Fletcher A week long meeting of WHO’s Executive Board kicked off on Monday with plans for a fresh WHO multi-year strategy, a new “Investment Fund” to help finance it – and a warning by Director General Dr Tedros Adhanom that he was “gravely concerned” that WHO member states would fail to adopt a global pandemic accord […] Continue reading -> Climate Change, Conflict and Disease Outbreaks All Loom as Global Health Threats at Close of 2023 15/12/2023 Elaine Ruth Fletcher In the wake of COP28, WHO will press ahead with calls for fossil fuel phase out, stepped up commitments for health sector decarbonization, and a new resolution on Climate and Health, set to go before the World Health Assembly in May 2024. Those were key takeaways from an end-year WHO global press briefing by WHO […] 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 Health Assembly is Likely to See Basic ‘Consensus’ Pandemic Agreement as Hard Decisions are Deferred 16/04/2024 Kerry Cullinan While the next draft of the World Health Organization’s (WHO) pandemic agreement is due to be sent to member states by Thursday (18 April), it is likely to be stripped of contentious clauses. Instead, the draft – and indeed, the pandemic agreement to be put to the World Health Assembly (WHA) at the end of […] Continue reading -> Africa’s ‘Noma Belt:’ Health Workers Tackle the Deadly NTD in Nigeria’s Remote North 08/03/2024 Kate Okorie & Abdulrasheed Hammad The atmosphere at the Sokoto Noma Hospital, named after the city and state in north-west Nigeria bordering the Republic of Niger, is serene. The buildings are modest structures painted in soft, earthy tones. Several large trees form lush green canopies, providing shade from the afternoon sun. Huddled under the shade trees, caregivers — mainly mothers […] Continue reading -> WHO Executive Board Debates New Strategy for Health Agency, Funding Solutions and Disease Threats 22/01/2024 Elaine Ruth Fletcher A week long meeting of WHO’s Executive Board kicked off on Monday with plans for a fresh WHO multi-year strategy, a new “Investment Fund” to help finance it – and a warning by Director General Dr Tedros Adhanom that he was “gravely concerned” that WHO member states would fail to adopt a global pandemic accord […] Continue reading -> Climate Change, Conflict and Disease Outbreaks All Loom as Global Health Threats at Close of 2023 15/12/2023 Elaine Ruth Fletcher In the wake of COP28, WHO will press ahead with calls for fossil fuel phase out, stepped up commitments for health sector decarbonization, and a new resolution on Climate and Health, set to go before the World Health Assembly in May 2024. Those were key takeaways from an end-year WHO global press briefing by WHO […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts This site uses cookies to help give you the best experience on our website. Cookies enable us to collect information that helps us personalise your experience and improve the functionality and performance of our site. By continuing to read our website, we assume you agree to this, otherwise you can adjust your browser settings. Please read our cookie and Privacy Policy. Our Cookies and Privacy Policy Loading Comments... You must be logged in to post a comment.
Africa’s ‘Noma Belt:’ Health Workers Tackle the Deadly NTD in Nigeria’s Remote North 08/03/2024 Kate Okorie & Abdulrasheed Hammad The atmosphere at the Sokoto Noma Hospital, named after the city and state in north-west Nigeria bordering the Republic of Niger, is serene. The buildings are modest structures painted in soft, earthy tones. Several large trees form lush green canopies, providing shade from the afternoon sun. Huddled under the shade trees, caregivers — mainly mothers […] Continue reading -> WHO Executive Board Debates New Strategy for Health Agency, Funding Solutions and Disease Threats 22/01/2024 Elaine Ruth Fletcher A week long meeting of WHO’s Executive Board kicked off on Monday with plans for a fresh WHO multi-year strategy, a new “Investment Fund” to help finance it – and a warning by Director General Dr Tedros Adhanom that he was “gravely concerned” that WHO member states would fail to adopt a global pandemic accord […] Continue reading -> Climate Change, Conflict and Disease Outbreaks All Loom as Global Health Threats at Close of 2023 15/12/2023 Elaine Ruth Fletcher In the wake of COP28, WHO will press ahead with calls for fossil fuel phase out, stepped up commitments for health sector decarbonization, and a new resolution on Climate and Health, set to go before the World Health Assembly in May 2024. Those were key takeaways from an end-year WHO global press briefing by WHO […] 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 Executive Board Debates New Strategy for Health Agency, Funding Solutions and Disease Threats 22/01/2024 Elaine Ruth Fletcher A week long meeting of WHO’s Executive Board kicked off on Monday with plans for a fresh WHO multi-year strategy, a new “Investment Fund” to help finance it – and a warning by Director General Dr Tedros Adhanom that he was “gravely concerned” that WHO member states would fail to adopt a global pandemic accord […] Continue reading -> Climate Change, Conflict and Disease Outbreaks All Loom as Global Health Threats at Close of 2023 15/12/2023 Elaine Ruth Fletcher In the wake of COP28, WHO will press ahead with calls for fossil fuel phase out, stepped up commitments for health sector decarbonization, and a new resolution on Climate and Health, set to go before the World Health Assembly in May 2024. Those were key takeaways from an end-year WHO global press briefing by WHO […] 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.
Climate Change, Conflict and Disease Outbreaks All Loom as Global Health Threats at Close of 2023 15/12/2023 Elaine Ruth Fletcher In the wake of COP28, WHO will press ahead with calls for fossil fuel phase out, stepped up commitments for health sector decarbonization, and a new resolution on Climate and Health, set to go before the World Health Assembly in May 2024. Those were key takeaways from an end-year WHO global press briefing by WHO […] 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