WHO Pushes to Revive Stalled Progress on Maternal and Child Health 31/05/2024 Disha Shetty The World Health Organization’s 77th World Health Assembly passed a resolution on Wednesday calling on countries to bolster maternal and child health by expanding universal healthcare and strengthening primary healthcare, as progress in reducing maternal and child deaths has stagnated globally. The resolution, led by Somalia, commits countries to tackle the leading causes of maternal […] Continue reading -> New Climate and Health Resolution Wins Strong Support from WHO Member States 31/05/2024 Elaine Ruth Fletcher WHO member states approved the first resolution on climate and health to come before the World Health Assembly in 16 years – even as 50°C temperatures in Delhi, flooding in southern Brazil and devastating Caribbean storms are driving home the message to more and more countries that climate change is real. In several hours of […] Continue reading -> WHO Calls for Increased Investment in Universal Health Coverage Amid Funding Challenges 30/05/2024 Disha Shetty The World Health Organization (WHO) has urged stakeholders in the health sector to collaborate in reorienting health systems towards a primary healthcare approach, a key priority in helping more people access universal health coverage (UHC). The organization has also called on countries to increase domestic spending on health and for banks to fund climate and […] Continue reading -> Climate Health Research Blind Spots Threaten WHO’s Climate Agenda, Experts Warn 30/05/2024 Sophia Samantaroy GENEVA – The World Health Organization has made climate change its top priority in its four-year work plan adopted at the World Health Assembly this week, but significant gaps in climate health research could hinder the UN health body’s efforts, experts warned at the Geneva Health Forum on Tuesday. Current research on the effects of […] Continue reading -> Cabo Verde Minister of Health: 5 Steps to Eliminate Malaria 30/05/2024 Maayan Hoffman Cabo Verde, a group of 10 islands in the Central Atlantic Ocean, was declared malaria-free in January. This milestone makes it one of the 43 countries and territories globally recognised with this certification by the World Health Organization (WHO). Cabo Verde is only the third country in the WHO African region to be certified malaria-free […] Continue reading -> BREAKING – Israel Wins WHA Approval of Hostage Reference in Draft Decision on Health in Occupied Palestinian Territories 29/05/2024 Elaine Ruth Fletcher Israel scored a tactical victory Wednesday evening when World Health Organization (WHO) member states agreed in a vote of 50-44 to amend a draft decision denouncing the health situation in the Occupied Palestinian Territories, with a reference calling for the release of some 125 Israeli hostages still held by Hamas. Another 83 member states were […] Continue reading -> The Power of Partnerships in Advancing Global Health 29/05/2024 Maayan Hoffman GENEVA – Partnerships between industry, multilateral organizations, and other stakeholders are essential to overcoming challenges and improving access to innovations. This was the key message at an International Federation of Pharmaceutical Manufacturers (IFPMA) event on Tuesday evening, held on the sidelines of the World Health Assembly in Geneva. The gathering brought together representatives from the […] Continue reading -> Push for International Health Regulation Changes to Be Passed This Week – But Disagreement About Future of Pandemic Agreement Talks 28/05/2024 Kerry Cullinan GENEVA – A powerful lobby, including the US, Germany and New Zealand, are pushing for the amendments to the International Health Regulations (IHR) to be adopted by the close of the World Health Assembly (WHA) on Saturday. Weaknesses in the IHR, the only global rules guiding countries’ conduct in international public health emergencies, were exposed […] Continue reading -> Majority of Top Health Risks Are Within Individual’s Control, Global Study Finds 27/05/2024 Maayan Hoffman GENEVA — Six of the ten leading risk factors for premature deaths and years of healthy life lost due to disability are within an individual’s control, according to new data from the Global Burden of Disease Study 2021. The study, the most comprehensive effort to quantify health loss worldwide to date, aims to identify and […] Continue reading -> 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 -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts
New Climate and Health Resolution Wins Strong Support from WHO Member States 31/05/2024 Elaine Ruth Fletcher WHO member states approved the first resolution on climate and health to come before the World Health Assembly in 16 years – even as 50°C temperatures in Delhi, flooding in southern Brazil and devastating Caribbean storms are driving home the message to more and more countries that climate change is real. In several hours of […] Continue reading -> WHO Calls for Increased Investment in Universal Health Coverage Amid Funding Challenges 30/05/2024 Disha Shetty The World Health Organization (WHO) has urged stakeholders in the health sector to collaborate in reorienting health systems towards a primary healthcare approach, a key priority in helping more people access universal health coverage (UHC). The organization has also called on countries to increase domestic spending on health and for banks to fund climate and […] Continue reading -> Climate Health Research Blind Spots Threaten WHO’s Climate Agenda, Experts Warn 30/05/2024 Sophia Samantaroy GENEVA – The World Health Organization has made climate change its top priority in its four-year work plan adopted at the World Health Assembly this week, but significant gaps in climate health research could hinder the UN health body’s efforts, experts warned at the Geneva Health Forum on Tuesday. Current research on the effects of […] Continue reading -> Cabo Verde Minister of Health: 5 Steps to Eliminate Malaria 30/05/2024 Maayan Hoffman Cabo Verde, a group of 10 islands in the Central Atlantic Ocean, was declared malaria-free in January. This milestone makes it one of the 43 countries and territories globally recognised with this certification by the World Health Organization (WHO). Cabo Verde is only the third country in the WHO African region to be certified malaria-free […] Continue reading -> BREAKING – Israel Wins WHA Approval of Hostage Reference in Draft Decision on Health in Occupied Palestinian Territories 29/05/2024 Elaine Ruth Fletcher Israel scored a tactical victory Wednesday evening when World Health Organization (WHO) member states agreed in a vote of 50-44 to amend a draft decision denouncing the health situation in the Occupied Palestinian Territories, with a reference calling for the release of some 125 Israeli hostages still held by Hamas. Another 83 member states were […] Continue reading -> The Power of Partnerships in Advancing Global Health 29/05/2024 Maayan Hoffman GENEVA – Partnerships between industry, multilateral organizations, and other stakeholders are essential to overcoming challenges and improving access to innovations. This was the key message at an International Federation of Pharmaceutical Manufacturers (IFPMA) event on Tuesday evening, held on the sidelines of the World Health Assembly in Geneva. The gathering brought together representatives from the […] Continue reading -> Push for International Health Regulation Changes to Be Passed This Week – But Disagreement About Future of Pandemic Agreement Talks 28/05/2024 Kerry Cullinan GENEVA – A powerful lobby, including the US, Germany and New Zealand, are pushing for the amendments to the International Health Regulations (IHR) to be adopted by the close of the World Health Assembly (WHA) on Saturday. Weaknesses in the IHR, the only global rules guiding countries’ conduct in international public health emergencies, were exposed […] Continue reading -> Majority of Top Health Risks Are Within Individual’s Control, Global Study Finds 27/05/2024 Maayan Hoffman GENEVA — Six of the ten leading risk factors for premature deaths and years of healthy life lost due to disability are within an individual’s control, according to new data from the Global Burden of Disease Study 2021. The study, the most comprehensive effort to quantify health loss worldwide to date, aims to identify and […] Continue reading -> 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 -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts
WHO Calls for Increased Investment in Universal Health Coverage Amid Funding Challenges 30/05/2024 Disha Shetty The World Health Organization (WHO) has urged stakeholders in the health sector to collaborate in reorienting health systems towards a primary healthcare approach, a key priority in helping more people access universal health coverage (UHC). The organization has also called on countries to increase domestic spending on health and for banks to fund climate and […] Continue reading -> Climate Health Research Blind Spots Threaten WHO’s Climate Agenda, Experts Warn 30/05/2024 Sophia Samantaroy GENEVA – The World Health Organization has made climate change its top priority in its four-year work plan adopted at the World Health Assembly this week, but significant gaps in climate health research could hinder the UN health body’s efforts, experts warned at the Geneva Health Forum on Tuesday. Current research on the effects of […] Continue reading -> Cabo Verde Minister of Health: 5 Steps to Eliminate Malaria 30/05/2024 Maayan Hoffman Cabo Verde, a group of 10 islands in the Central Atlantic Ocean, was declared malaria-free in January. This milestone makes it one of the 43 countries and territories globally recognised with this certification by the World Health Organization (WHO). Cabo Verde is only the third country in the WHO African region to be certified malaria-free […] Continue reading -> BREAKING – Israel Wins WHA Approval of Hostage Reference in Draft Decision on Health in Occupied Palestinian Territories 29/05/2024 Elaine Ruth Fletcher Israel scored a tactical victory Wednesday evening when World Health Organization (WHO) member states agreed in a vote of 50-44 to amend a draft decision denouncing the health situation in the Occupied Palestinian Territories, with a reference calling for the release of some 125 Israeli hostages still held by Hamas. Another 83 member states were […] Continue reading -> The Power of Partnerships in Advancing Global Health 29/05/2024 Maayan Hoffman GENEVA – Partnerships between industry, multilateral organizations, and other stakeholders are essential to overcoming challenges and improving access to innovations. This was the key message at an International Federation of Pharmaceutical Manufacturers (IFPMA) event on Tuesday evening, held on the sidelines of the World Health Assembly in Geneva. The gathering brought together representatives from the […] Continue reading -> Push for International Health Regulation Changes to Be Passed This Week – But Disagreement About Future of Pandemic Agreement Talks 28/05/2024 Kerry Cullinan GENEVA – A powerful lobby, including the US, Germany and New Zealand, are pushing for the amendments to the International Health Regulations (IHR) to be adopted by the close of the World Health Assembly (WHA) on Saturday. Weaknesses in the IHR, the only global rules guiding countries’ conduct in international public health emergencies, were exposed […] Continue reading -> Majority of Top Health Risks Are Within Individual’s Control, Global Study Finds 27/05/2024 Maayan Hoffman GENEVA — Six of the ten leading risk factors for premature deaths and years of healthy life lost due to disability are within an individual’s control, according to new data from the Global Burden of Disease Study 2021. The study, the most comprehensive effort to quantify health loss worldwide to date, aims to identify and […] Continue reading -> 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 -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts
Climate Health Research Blind Spots Threaten WHO’s Climate Agenda, Experts Warn 30/05/2024 Sophia Samantaroy GENEVA – The World Health Organization has made climate change its top priority in its four-year work plan adopted at the World Health Assembly this week, but significant gaps in climate health research could hinder the UN health body’s efforts, experts warned at the Geneva Health Forum on Tuesday. Current research on the effects of […] Continue reading -> Cabo Verde Minister of Health: 5 Steps to Eliminate Malaria 30/05/2024 Maayan Hoffman Cabo Verde, a group of 10 islands in the Central Atlantic Ocean, was declared malaria-free in January. This milestone makes it one of the 43 countries and territories globally recognised with this certification by the World Health Organization (WHO). Cabo Verde is only the third country in the WHO African region to be certified malaria-free […] Continue reading -> BREAKING – Israel Wins WHA Approval of Hostage Reference in Draft Decision on Health in Occupied Palestinian Territories 29/05/2024 Elaine Ruth Fletcher Israel scored a tactical victory Wednesday evening when World Health Organization (WHO) member states agreed in a vote of 50-44 to amend a draft decision denouncing the health situation in the Occupied Palestinian Territories, with a reference calling for the release of some 125 Israeli hostages still held by Hamas. Another 83 member states were […] Continue reading -> The Power of Partnerships in Advancing Global Health 29/05/2024 Maayan Hoffman GENEVA – Partnerships between industry, multilateral organizations, and other stakeholders are essential to overcoming challenges and improving access to innovations. This was the key message at an International Federation of Pharmaceutical Manufacturers (IFPMA) event on Tuesday evening, held on the sidelines of the World Health Assembly in Geneva. The gathering brought together representatives from the […] Continue reading -> Push for International Health Regulation Changes to Be Passed This Week – But Disagreement About Future of Pandemic Agreement Talks 28/05/2024 Kerry Cullinan GENEVA – A powerful lobby, including the US, Germany and New Zealand, are pushing for the amendments to the International Health Regulations (IHR) to be adopted by the close of the World Health Assembly (WHA) on Saturday. Weaknesses in the IHR, the only global rules guiding countries’ conduct in international public health emergencies, were exposed […] Continue reading -> Majority of Top Health Risks Are Within Individual’s Control, Global Study Finds 27/05/2024 Maayan Hoffman GENEVA — Six of the ten leading risk factors for premature deaths and years of healthy life lost due to disability are within an individual’s control, according to new data from the Global Burden of Disease Study 2021. The study, the most comprehensive effort to quantify health loss worldwide to date, aims to identify and […] Continue reading -> 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 -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts
Cabo Verde Minister of Health: 5 Steps to Eliminate Malaria 30/05/2024 Maayan Hoffman Cabo Verde, a group of 10 islands in the Central Atlantic Ocean, was declared malaria-free in January. This milestone makes it one of the 43 countries and territories globally recognised with this certification by the World Health Organization (WHO). Cabo Verde is only the third country in the WHO African region to be certified malaria-free […] Continue reading -> BREAKING – Israel Wins WHA Approval of Hostage Reference in Draft Decision on Health in Occupied Palestinian Territories 29/05/2024 Elaine Ruth Fletcher Israel scored a tactical victory Wednesday evening when World Health Organization (WHO) member states agreed in a vote of 50-44 to amend a draft decision denouncing the health situation in the Occupied Palestinian Territories, with a reference calling for the release of some 125 Israeli hostages still held by Hamas. Another 83 member states were […] Continue reading -> The Power of Partnerships in Advancing Global Health 29/05/2024 Maayan Hoffman GENEVA – Partnerships between industry, multilateral organizations, and other stakeholders are essential to overcoming challenges and improving access to innovations. This was the key message at an International Federation of Pharmaceutical Manufacturers (IFPMA) event on Tuesday evening, held on the sidelines of the World Health Assembly in Geneva. The gathering brought together representatives from the […] Continue reading -> Push for International Health Regulation Changes to Be Passed This Week – But Disagreement About Future of Pandemic Agreement Talks 28/05/2024 Kerry Cullinan GENEVA – A powerful lobby, including the US, Germany and New Zealand, are pushing for the amendments to the International Health Regulations (IHR) to be adopted by the close of the World Health Assembly (WHA) on Saturday. Weaknesses in the IHR, the only global rules guiding countries’ conduct in international public health emergencies, were exposed […] Continue reading -> Majority of Top Health Risks Are Within Individual’s Control, Global Study Finds 27/05/2024 Maayan Hoffman GENEVA — Six of the ten leading risk factors for premature deaths and years of healthy life lost due to disability are within an individual’s control, according to new data from the Global Burden of Disease Study 2021. The study, the most comprehensive effort to quantify health loss worldwide to date, aims to identify and […] Continue reading -> 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 -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts
BREAKING – Israel Wins WHA Approval of Hostage Reference in Draft Decision on Health in Occupied Palestinian Territories 29/05/2024 Elaine Ruth Fletcher Israel scored a tactical victory Wednesday evening when World Health Organization (WHO) member states agreed in a vote of 50-44 to amend a draft decision denouncing the health situation in the Occupied Palestinian Territories, with a reference calling for the release of some 125 Israeli hostages still held by Hamas. Another 83 member states were […] Continue reading -> The Power of Partnerships in Advancing Global Health 29/05/2024 Maayan Hoffman GENEVA – Partnerships between industry, multilateral organizations, and other stakeholders are essential to overcoming challenges and improving access to innovations. This was the key message at an International Federation of Pharmaceutical Manufacturers (IFPMA) event on Tuesday evening, held on the sidelines of the World Health Assembly in Geneva. The gathering brought together representatives from the […] Continue reading -> Push for International Health Regulation Changes to Be Passed This Week – But Disagreement About Future of Pandemic Agreement Talks 28/05/2024 Kerry Cullinan GENEVA – A powerful lobby, including the US, Germany and New Zealand, are pushing for the amendments to the International Health Regulations (IHR) to be adopted by the close of the World Health Assembly (WHA) on Saturday. Weaknesses in the IHR, the only global rules guiding countries’ conduct in international public health emergencies, were exposed […] Continue reading -> Majority of Top Health Risks Are Within Individual’s Control, Global Study Finds 27/05/2024 Maayan Hoffman GENEVA — Six of the ten leading risk factors for premature deaths and years of healthy life lost due to disability are within an individual’s control, according to new data from the Global Burden of Disease Study 2021. The study, the most comprehensive effort to quantify health loss worldwide to date, aims to identify and […] Continue reading -> 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 -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts
The Power of Partnerships in Advancing Global Health 29/05/2024 Maayan Hoffman GENEVA – Partnerships between industry, multilateral organizations, and other stakeholders are essential to overcoming challenges and improving access to innovations. This was the key message at an International Federation of Pharmaceutical Manufacturers (IFPMA) event on Tuesday evening, held on the sidelines of the World Health Assembly in Geneva. The gathering brought together representatives from the […] Continue reading -> Push for International Health Regulation Changes to Be Passed This Week – But Disagreement About Future of Pandemic Agreement Talks 28/05/2024 Kerry Cullinan GENEVA – A powerful lobby, including the US, Germany and New Zealand, are pushing for the amendments to the International Health Regulations (IHR) to be adopted by the close of the World Health Assembly (WHA) on Saturday. Weaknesses in the IHR, the only global rules guiding countries’ conduct in international public health emergencies, were exposed […] Continue reading -> Majority of Top Health Risks Are Within Individual’s Control, Global Study Finds 27/05/2024 Maayan Hoffman GENEVA — Six of the ten leading risk factors for premature deaths and years of healthy life lost due to disability are within an individual’s control, according to new data from the Global Burden of Disease Study 2021. The study, the most comprehensive effort to quantify health loss worldwide to date, aims to identify and […] Continue reading -> 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 -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts
Push for International Health Regulation Changes to Be Passed This Week – But Disagreement About Future of Pandemic Agreement Talks 28/05/2024 Kerry Cullinan GENEVA – A powerful lobby, including the US, Germany and New Zealand, are pushing for the amendments to the International Health Regulations (IHR) to be adopted by the close of the World Health Assembly (WHA) on Saturday. Weaknesses in the IHR, the only global rules guiding countries’ conduct in international public health emergencies, were exposed […] Continue reading -> Majority of Top Health Risks Are Within Individual’s Control, Global Study Finds 27/05/2024 Maayan Hoffman GENEVA — Six of the ten leading risk factors for premature deaths and years of healthy life lost due to disability are within an individual’s control, according to new data from the Global Burden of Disease Study 2021. The study, the most comprehensive effort to quantify health loss worldwide to date, aims to identify and […] Continue reading -> 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 -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts
Majority of Top Health Risks Are Within Individual’s Control, Global Study Finds 27/05/2024 Maayan Hoffman GENEVA — Six of the ten leading risk factors for premature deaths and years of healthy life lost due to disability are within an individual’s control, according to new data from the Global Burden of Disease Study 2021. The study, the most comprehensive effort to quantify health loss worldwide to date, aims to identify and […] Continue reading -> 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 -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts
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 -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts