Regional Investment in Health is Key for Sustainable Development 02/12/2025 Michael Weinstein & Mehdi Jomaa As the world navigates a pivotal moment in global health and development, one of the most critical pathways to sustainable development is through regional public health. Investing in regional health systems and production capacity of public health goods isn’t just a moral responsibility; it is an economic imperative. A 2020 McKinsey & Company report revealed […] Continue reading -> Brazil Wins Limited Backing for COP30 Climate-Health Plan, But Nations Commit No Finance 13/11/2025 Stefan Anderson Brazil launched a sweeping climate-health action plan on Thursday, named after the COP30 host city in the Amazon, winning initial endorsements from roughly two dozen countries for a voluntary framework calling on nations to strengthen disease surveillance, build climate-resilient infrastructure, and protect vulnerable populations from the health impacts of rising temperatures and extreme weather. The […] Continue reading -> Building Africa’s Health Sovereignty: From Dependence to Partnership 11/11/2025 Muhammad Ali Pate In August, African leaders gathered in Accra, Ghana, to chart a path for the continent’s future in public health. Their message was unequivocal: Africa’s political independence is incomplete without the power to shape its own development – including the health of its people. The Africa Health Sovereignty Summit was a demand to break free from […] Continue reading -> EXCLUSIVE: US Blocking Consensus on G20 Health Ministers’ Statement 07/11/2025 Elaine Ruth Fletcher The United States, backed by Argentina, was reportedly blocking the G20 consensus on the final G20 Health Ministers’ statement – following their fourth and final working group meeting of the year Friday in Limpopo, South Africa, Health Policy Watch has learned. In a visible snub to the rest of the group, the US delegation also […] Continue reading -> From Texas to the G20: The Man Leading the World’s Brain Health Movement 31/10/2025 Maayan Hoffman As the G-20 Health Ministers meeting takes place next week in Johannesburg, South Africa, a new global coalition is trying to put Alzheimer’s and dementia-related diseases on the priority list of the world’s major economies; and there’s one man who stands out as a driving force behind this movement. In his video “Leadership Lessons from […] Continue reading -> ‘Mismatch’ in the Air – Experts Call for Lung Health to be a Priority in Tackling Chronic Diseases 26/09/2025 Raisa Santos NEW YORK – Although chronic respiratory diseases (CRDs) are the third leading cause of death globally, there remains a ‘mismatch’ between impact and action, said a group of global health leaders and experts on the sidelines of the 80th UN General Assembly. “There is a mismatch between the disease [impact] from CRD and the action against […] Continue reading -> Focus on Hypertension and Mental Health on Eve of UN Meeting on NCDs 24/09/2025 Kerry Cullinan World leaders are expected to commit to 150 million fewer tobacco users, 150 million more people under hypertension management, and 150 million more people with access to mental care by 2030 at the United Nations on Thursday. These targets are in the final draft of the political declaration set for adoption at the UN High-Level […] Continue reading -> Staff Unrest at WHO – ‘Extraordinary’ Assembly Shifts Gears from Silence to Sirens 21/09/2025 Concerned WHO Staff In a 4 September message, the WHO/HQ Staff Association called for an Extraordinary General Assembly (EGA), now due to take place on Monday, 22 September. The message acknowledged what many staff were feeling: profound change, deep uncertainty, and a heavy personal and professional toll. Their statement flagged key concerns raised by many WHO staff about […] Continue reading -> Oral Health Left Out Again? Why the UN’s NCD Declaration Must Not Repeat Past Mistakes 01/08/2025 Habib Benzian Amid protests over the weakening of the political declaration for the UN High Level Meeting on NCDs, one huge issue was omitted from the start: oral health. As United Nations (UN) Member States navigate negotiations for the political declaration of the 2025 United Nations (UN) High-Level Meeting (HLM) on Non-communicable Diseases (NCDs), a familiar and […] Continue reading -> Health Organizations Must Cut Ties with Fossil-Fueled Public Relations and Advertising Firms 31/07/2025 Edward Maibach & Jemilah Mahmood As health actors meet this week in Brasilia to refine a Health Action Plan for COP30, ending relationships with PR firms that engage with fossil fuel producers is one concrete step both civil society and UN actors could take now, two leading global health actors argue. The call is the more urgent in light of […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts
Brazil Wins Limited Backing for COP30 Climate-Health Plan, But Nations Commit No Finance 13/11/2025 Stefan Anderson Brazil launched a sweeping climate-health action plan on Thursday, named after the COP30 host city in the Amazon, winning initial endorsements from roughly two dozen countries for a voluntary framework calling on nations to strengthen disease surveillance, build climate-resilient infrastructure, and protect vulnerable populations from the health impacts of rising temperatures and extreme weather. The […] Continue reading -> Building Africa’s Health Sovereignty: From Dependence to Partnership 11/11/2025 Muhammad Ali Pate In August, African leaders gathered in Accra, Ghana, to chart a path for the continent’s future in public health. Their message was unequivocal: Africa’s political independence is incomplete without the power to shape its own development – including the health of its people. The Africa Health Sovereignty Summit was a demand to break free from […] Continue reading -> EXCLUSIVE: US Blocking Consensus on G20 Health Ministers’ Statement 07/11/2025 Elaine Ruth Fletcher The United States, backed by Argentina, was reportedly blocking the G20 consensus on the final G20 Health Ministers’ statement – following their fourth and final working group meeting of the year Friday in Limpopo, South Africa, Health Policy Watch has learned. In a visible snub to the rest of the group, the US delegation also […] Continue reading -> From Texas to the G20: The Man Leading the World’s Brain Health Movement 31/10/2025 Maayan Hoffman As the G-20 Health Ministers meeting takes place next week in Johannesburg, South Africa, a new global coalition is trying to put Alzheimer’s and dementia-related diseases on the priority list of the world’s major economies; and there’s one man who stands out as a driving force behind this movement. In his video “Leadership Lessons from […] Continue reading -> ‘Mismatch’ in the Air – Experts Call for Lung Health to be a Priority in Tackling Chronic Diseases 26/09/2025 Raisa Santos NEW YORK – Although chronic respiratory diseases (CRDs) are the third leading cause of death globally, there remains a ‘mismatch’ between impact and action, said a group of global health leaders and experts on the sidelines of the 80th UN General Assembly. “There is a mismatch between the disease [impact] from CRD and the action against […] Continue reading -> Focus on Hypertension and Mental Health on Eve of UN Meeting on NCDs 24/09/2025 Kerry Cullinan World leaders are expected to commit to 150 million fewer tobacco users, 150 million more people under hypertension management, and 150 million more people with access to mental care by 2030 at the United Nations on Thursday. These targets are in the final draft of the political declaration set for adoption at the UN High-Level […] Continue reading -> Staff Unrest at WHO – ‘Extraordinary’ Assembly Shifts Gears from Silence to Sirens 21/09/2025 Concerned WHO Staff In a 4 September message, the WHO/HQ Staff Association called for an Extraordinary General Assembly (EGA), now due to take place on Monday, 22 September. The message acknowledged what many staff were feeling: profound change, deep uncertainty, and a heavy personal and professional toll. Their statement flagged key concerns raised by many WHO staff about […] Continue reading -> Oral Health Left Out Again? Why the UN’s NCD Declaration Must Not Repeat Past Mistakes 01/08/2025 Habib Benzian Amid protests over the weakening of the political declaration for the UN High Level Meeting on NCDs, one huge issue was omitted from the start: oral health. As United Nations (UN) Member States navigate negotiations for the political declaration of the 2025 United Nations (UN) High-Level Meeting (HLM) on Non-communicable Diseases (NCDs), a familiar and […] Continue reading -> Health Organizations Must Cut Ties with Fossil-Fueled Public Relations and Advertising Firms 31/07/2025 Edward Maibach & Jemilah Mahmood As health actors meet this week in Brasilia to refine a Health Action Plan for COP30, ending relationships with PR firms that engage with fossil fuel producers is one concrete step both civil society and UN actors could take now, two leading global health actors argue. The call is the more urgent in light of […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts
Building Africa’s Health Sovereignty: From Dependence to Partnership 11/11/2025 Muhammad Ali Pate In August, African leaders gathered in Accra, Ghana, to chart a path for the continent’s future in public health. Their message was unequivocal: Africa’s political independence is incomplete without the power to shape its own development – including the health of its people. The Africa Health Sovereignty Summit was a demand to break free from […] Continue reading -> EXCLUSIVE: US Blocking Consensus on G20 Health Ministers’ Statement 07/11/2025 Elaine Ruth Fletcher The United States, backed by Argentina, was reportedly blocking the G20 consensus on the final G20 Health Ministers’ statement – following their fourth and final working group meeting of the year Friday in Limpopo, South Africa, Health Policy Watch has learned. In a visible snub to the rest of the group, the US delegation also […] Continue reading -> From Texas to the G20: The Man Leading the World’s Brain Health Movement 31/10/2025 Maayan Hoffman As the G-20 Health Ministers meeting takes place next week in Johannesburg, South Africa, a new global coalition is trying to put Alzheimer’s and dementia-related diseases on the priority list of the world’s major economies; and there’s one man who stands out as a driving force behind this movement. In his video “Leadership Lessons from […] Continue reading -> ‘Mismatch’ in the Air – Experts Call for Lung Health to be a Priority in Tackling Chronic Diseases 26/09/2025 Raisa Santos NEW YORK – Although chronic respiratory diseases (CRDs) are the third leading cause of death globally, there remains a ‘mismatch’ between impact and action, said a group of global health leaders and experts on the sidelines of the 80th UN General Assembly. “There is a mismatch between the disease [impact] from CRD and the action against […] Continue reading -> Focus on Hypertension and Mental Health on Eve of UN Meeting on NCDs 24/09/2025 Kerry Cullinan World leaders are expected to commit to 150 million fewer tobacco users, 150 million more people under hypertension management, and 150 million more people with access to mental care by 2030 at the United Nations on Thursday. These targets are in the final draft of the political declaration set for adoption at the UN High-Level […] Continue reading -> Staff Unrest at WHO – ‘Extraordinary’ Assembly Shifts Gears from Silence to Sirens 21/09/2025 Concerned WHO Staff In a 4 September message, the WHO/HQ Staff Association called for an Extraordinary General Assembly (EGA), now due to take place on Monday, 22 September. The message acknowledged what many staff were feeling: profound change, deep uncertainty, and a heavy personal and professional toll. Their statement flagged key concerns raised by many WHO staff about […] Continue reading -> Oral Health Left Out Again? Why the UN’s NCD Declaration Must Not Repeat Past Mistakes 01/08/2025 Habib Benzian Amid protests over the weakening of the political declaration for the UN High Level Meeting on NCDs, one huge issue was omitted from the start: oral health. As United Nations (UN) Member States navigate negotiations for the political declaration of the 2025 United Nations (UN) High-Level Meeting (HLM) on Non-communicable Diseases (NCDs), a familiar and […] Continue reading -> Health Organizations Must Cut Ties with Fossil-Fueled Public Relations and Advertising Firms 31/07/2025 Edward Maibach & Jemilah Mahmood As health actors meet this week in Brasilia to refine a Health Action Plan for COP30, ending relationships with PR firms that engage with fossil fuel producers is one concrete step both civil society and UN actors could take now, two leading global health actors argue. The call is the more urgent in light of […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts
EXCLUSIVE: US Blocking Consensus on G20 Health Ministers’ Statement 07/11/2025 Elaine Ruth Fletcher The United States, backed by Argentina, was reportedly blocking the G20 consensus on the final G20 Health Ministers’ statement – following their fourth and final working group meeting of the year Friday in Limpopo, South Africa, Health Policy Watch has learned. In a visible snub to the rest of the group, the US delegation also […] Continue reading -> From Texas to the G20: The Man Leading the World’s Brain Health Movement 31/10/2025 Maayan Hoffman As the G-20 Health Ministers meeting takes place next week in Johannesburg, South Africa, a new global coalition is trying to put Alzheimer’s and dementia-related diseases on the priority list of the world’s major economies; and there’s one man who stands out as a driving force behind this movement. In his video “Leadership Lessons from […] Continue reading -> ‘Mismatch’ in the Air – Experts Call for Lung Health to be a Priority in Tackling Chronic Diseases 26/09/2025 Raisa Santos NEW YORK – Although chronic respiratory diseases (CRDs) are the third leading cause of death globally, there remains a ‘mismatch’ between impact and action, said a group of global health leaders and experts on the sidelines of the 80th UN General Assembly. “There is a mismatch between the disease [impact] from CRD and the action against […] Continue reading -> Focus on Hypertension and Mental Health on Eve of UN Meeting on NCDs 24/09/2025 Kerry Cullinan World leaders are expected to commit to 150 million fewer tobacco users, 150 million more people under hypertension management, and 150 million more people with access to mental care by 2030 at the United Nations on Thursday. These targets are in the final draft of the political declaration set for adoption at the UN High-Level […] Continue reading -> Staff Unrest at WHO – ‘Extraordinary’ Assembly Shifts Gears from Silence to Sirens 21/09/2025 Concerned WHO Staff In a 4 September message, the WHO/HQ Staff Association called for an Extraordinary General Assembly (EGA), now due to take place on Monday, 22 September. The message acknowledged what many staff were feeling: profound change, deep uncertainty, and a heavy personal and professional toll. Their statement flagged key concerns raised by many WHO staff about […] Continue reading -> Oral Health Left Out Again? Why the UN’s NCD Declaration Must Not Repeat Past Mistakes 01/08/2025 Habib Benzian Amid protests over the weakening of the political declaration for the UN High Level Meeting on NCDs, one huge issue was omitted from the start: oral health. As United Nations (UN) Member States navigate negotiations for the political declaration of the 2025 United Nations (UN) High-Level Meeting (HLM) on Non-communicable Diseases (NCDs), a familiar and […] Continue reading -> Health Organizations Must Cut Ties with Fossil-Fueled Public Relations and Advertising Firms 31/07/2025 Edward Maibach & Jemilah Mahmood As health actors meet this week in Brasilia to refine a Health Action Plan for COP30, ending relationships with PR firms that engage with fossil fuel producers is one concrete step both civil society and UN actors could take now, two leading global health actors argue. The call is the more urgent in light of […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts
From Texas to the G20: The Man Leading the World’s Brain Health Movement 31/10/2025 Maayan Hoffman As the G-20 Health Ministers meeting takes place next week in Johannesburg, South Africa, a new global coalition is trying to put Alzheimer’s and dementia-related diseases on the priority list of the world’s major economies; and there’s one man who stands out as a driving force behind this movement. In his video “Leadership Lessons from […] Continue reading -> ‘Mismatch’ in the Air – Experts Call for Lung Health to be a Priority in Tackling Chronic Diseases 26/09/2025 Raisa Santos NEW YORK – Although chronic respiratory diseases (CRDs) are the third leading cause of death globally, there remains a ‘mismatch’ between impact and action, said a group of global health leaders and experts on the sidelines of the 80th UN General Assembly. “There is a mismatch between the disease [impact] from CRD and the action against […] Continue reading -> Focus on Hypertension and Mental Health on Eve of UN Meeting on NCDs 24/09/2025 Kerry Cullinan World leaders are expected to commit to 150 million fewer tobacco users, 150 million more people under hypertension management, and 150 million more people with access to mental care by 2030 at the United Nations on Thursday. These targets are in the final draft of the political declaration set for adoption at the UN High-Level […] Continue reading -> Staff Unrest at WHO – ‘Extraordinary’ Assembly Shifts Gears from Silence to Sirens 21/09/2025 Concerned WHO Staff In a 4 September message, the WHO/HQ Staff Association called for an Extraordinary General Assembly (EGA), now due to take place on Monday, 22 September. The message acknowledged what many staff were feeling: profound change, deep uncertainty, and a heavy personal and professional toll. Their statement flagged key concerns raised by many WHO staff about […] Continue reading -> Oral Health Left Out Again? Why the UN’s NCD Declaration Must Not Repeat Past Mistakes 01/08/2025 Habib Benzian Amid protests over the weakening of the political declaration for the UN High Level Meeting on NCDs, one huge issue was omitted from the start: oral health. As United Nations (UN) Member States navigate negotiations for the political declaration of the 2025 United Nations (UN) High-Level Meeting (HLM) on Non-communicable Diseases (NCDs), a familiar and […] Continue reading -> Health Organizations Must Cut Ties with Fossil-Fueled Public Relations and Advertising Firms 31/07/2025 Edward Maibach & Jemilah Mahmood As health actors meet this week in Brasilia to refine a Health Action Plan for COP30, ending relationships with PR firms that engage with fossil fuel producers is one concrete step both civil society and UN actors could take now, two leading global health actors argue. The call is the more urgent in light of […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts
‘Mismatch’ in the Air – Experts Call for Lung Health to be a Priority in Tackling Chronic Diseases 26/09/2025 Raisa Santos NEW YORK – Although chronic respiratory diseases (CRDs) are the third leading cause of death globally, there remains a ‘mismatch’ between impact and action, said a group of global health leaders and experts on the sidelines of the 80th UN General Assembly. “There is a mismatch between the disease [impact] from CRD and the action against […] Continue reading -> Focus on Hypertension and Mental Health on Eve of UN Meeting on NCDs 24/09/2025 Kerry Cullinan World leaders are expected to commit to 150 million fewer tobacco users, 150 million more people under hypertension management, and 150 million more people with access to mental care by 2030 at the United Nations on Thursday. These targets are in the final draft of the political declaration set for adoption at the UN High-Level […] Continue reading -> Staff Unrest at WHO – ‘Extraordinary’ Assembly Shifts Gears from Silence to Sirens 21/09/2025 Concerned WHO Staff In a 4 September message, the WHO/HQ Staff Association called for an Extraordinary General Assembly (EGA), now due to take place on Monday, 22 September. The message acknowledged what many staff were feeling: profound change, deep uncertainty, and a heavy personal and professional toll. Their statement flagged key concerns raised by many WHO staff about […] Continue reading -> Oral Health Left Out Again? Why the UN’s NCD Declaration Must Not Repeat Past Mistakes 01/08/2025 Habib Benzian Amid protests over the weakening of the political declaration for the UN High Level Meeting on NCDs, one huge issue was omitted from the start: oral health. As United Nations (UN) Member States navigate negotiations for the political declaration of the 2025 United Nations (UN) High-Level Meeting (HLM) on Non-communicable Diseases (NCDs), a familiar and […] Continue reading -> Health Organizations Must Cut Ties with Fossil-Fueled Public Relations and Advertising Firms 31/07/2025 Edward Maibach & Jemilah Mahmood As health actors meet this week in Brasilia to refine a Health Action Plan for COP30, ending relationships with PR firms that engage with fossil fuel producers is one concrete step both civil society and UN actors could take now, two leading global health actors argue. The call is the more urgent in light of […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts
Focus on Hypertension and Mental Health on Eve of UN Meeting on NCDs 24/09/2025 Kerry Cullinan World leaders are expected to commit to 150 million fewer tobacco users, 150 million more people under hypertension management, and 150 million more people with access to mental care by 2030 at the United Nations on Thursday. These targets are in the final draft of the political declaration set for adoption at the UN High-Level […] Continue reading -> Staff Unrest at WHO – ‘Extraordinary’ Assembly Shifts Gears from Silence to Sirens 21/09/2025 Concerned WHO Staff In a 4 September message, the WHO/HQ Staff Association called for an Extraordinary General Assembly (EGA), now due to take place on Monday, 22 September. The message acknowledged what many staff were feeling: profound change, deep uncertainty, and a heavy personal and professional toll. Their statement flagged key concerns raised by many WHO staff about […] Continue reading -> Oral Health Left Out Again? Why the UN’s NCD Declaration Must Not Repeat Past Mistakes 01/08/2025 Habib Benzian Amid protests over the weakening of the political declaration for the UN High Level Meeting on NCDs, one huge issue was omitted from the start: oral health. As United Nations (UN) Member States navigate negotiations for the political declaration of the 2025 United Nations (UN) High-Level Meeting (HLM) on Non-communicable Diseases (NCDs), a familiar and […] Continue reading -> Health Organizations Must Cut Ties with Fossil-Fueled Public Relations and Advertising Firms 31/07/2025 Edward Maibach & Jemilah Mahmood As health actors meet this week in Brasilia to refine a Health Action Plan for COP30, ending relationships with PR firms that engage with fossil fuel producers is one concrete step both civil society and UN actors could take now, two leading global health actors argue. The call is the more urgent in light of […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts
Staff Unrest at WHO – ‘Extraordinary’ Assembly Shifts Gears from Silence to Sirens 21/09/2025 Concerned WHO Staff In a 4 September message, the WHO/HQ Staff Association called for an Extraordinary General Assembly (EGA), now due to take place on Monday, 22 September. The message acknowledged what many staff were feeling: profound change, deep uncertainty, and a heavy personal and professional toll. Their statement flagged key concerns raised by many WHO staff about […] Continue reading -> Oral Health Left Out Again? Why the UN’s NCD Declaration Must Not Repeat Past Mistakes 01/08/2025 Habib Benzian Amid protests over the weakening of the political declaration for the UN High Level Meeting on NCDs, one huge issue was omitted from the start: oral health. As United Nations (UN) Member States navigate negotiations for the political declaration of the 2025 United Nations (UN) High-Level Meeting (HLM) on Non-communicable Diseases (NCDs), a familiar and […] Continue reading -> Health Organizations Must Cut Ties with Fossil-Fueled Public Relations and Advertising Firms 31/07/2025 Edward Maibach & Jemilah Mahmood As health actors meet this week in Brasilia to refine a Health Action Plan for COP30, ending relationships with PR firms that engage with fossil fuel producers is one concrete step both civil society and UN actors could take now, two leading global health actors argue. The call is the more urgent in light of […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts
Oral Health Left Out Again? Why the UN’s NCD Declaration Must Not Repeat Past Mistakes 01/08/2025 Habib Benzian Amid protests over the weakening of the political declaration for the UN High Level Meeting on NCDs, one huge issue was omitted from the start: oral health. As United Nations (UN) Member States navigate negotiations for the political declaration of the 2025 United Nations (UN) High-Level Meeting (HLM) on Non-communicable Diseases (NCDs), a familiar and […] Continue reading -> Health Organizations Must Cut Ties with Fossil-Fueled Public Relations and Advertising Firms 31/07/2025 Edward Maibach & Jemilah Mahmood As health actors meet this week in Brasilia to refine a Health Action Plan for COP30, ending relationships with PR firms that engage with fossil fuel producers is one concrete step both civil society and UN actors could take now, two leading global health actors argue. The call is the more urgent in light of […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts
Health Organizations Must Cut Ties with Fossil-Fueled Public Relations and Advertising Firms 31/07/2025 Edward Maibach & Jemilah Mahmood As health actors meet this week in Brasilia to refine a Health Action Plan for COP30, ending relationships with PR firms that engage with fossil fuel producers is one concrete step both civil society and UN actors could take now, two leading global health actors argue. The call is the more urgent in light of […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts