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 -> Some WHA Members Want Existing Health Rules Strengthened as New Pandemic Treaty Negotiations Will Take Time 30/11/2021 Kerry Cullinan While the vast majority of World Health Organization (WHO) member states expressed support for a negotiated pandemic “instrument” at Tuesday’s World Health Assembly special session (WHASS), many also urged the strengthening of the International Health Regulations (IHR) – currently the only existing legal framework to address pandemics. Singapore, Thailand, Zambia, and Colombia were among those […] Continue reading -> Millions of AIDS-related Deaths in Years to Come if Global Inequalities Remain Unaddressed, UNAIDS Warns Ahead of World AIDS Day 29/11/2021 Raisa Santos Ahead of World AIDS Day, 1 December, UNAIDS has warned that the world could face 7.7 million AIDS-related deaths over the next 10 years if leaders fail to tackle inequalities exacerbated by COVID-19. If transformative measures needed to end HIV/AIDS are not taken, the world will also remain dangerously unprepared for pandemics to come, said […] Continue reading -> Europe’s Surging COVID-19 Cases Provide Lessons for Rest of World 04/11/2021 Kerry Cullinan Europe is now the epicentre of the COVID-19 pandemic and what it is experiencing now provides lessons for the rest of the world, according to World Health Organization (WHO) officials addressing a media briefing on Thursday. In addition, the lack of a systematic, multilateral approach to address this pandemic has only underscored the need for […] 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 -> A New Pandemic Treaty, Revised International Health Regulations, or Both? What is the Actual Roadmap? 02/10/2021 Gian Luca Burci The World Health Assembly is set to make a fateful decision in November over whether to negotiate a new international ‘Pandemic Treaty’ to improve future pandemic preparedness and response. However, major players like the United States, backed by some civil society groups, have suggested that revisions of the existing International Health Regulations (IHR) would be […] Continue reading -> From COVID-19 to Climate Change, UN General Assembly Considers Multiple Global Health Catastrophes 14/09/2021 Jose Luis Castro The 76th session of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) opens today (Tuesday 14 September). The UN’s roots lie in determination that the horrors of World War II – millions of lives lost, economic devastation and genocide – should never happen again. This year’s General Assembly session is considering multiple global catastrophes, from climate change […] Continue reading -> 200 Global Health Journals Warn of ‘Runaway’ Environmental Change if Temperatures Rise Above 1·5°C 06/09/2021 Kerry Cullinan “The greatest threat to global public health is the continued failure of world leaders to keep the global temperature rise below 1·5°C, and to restore nature. Urgent, society-wide changes must be made and will lead to a fairer and healthier world,” according to an editorial published simultaneously in 200 journals world-wide. The aim of […] Continue reading -> Bilateral Deals Will be Key to Nailing Down G20 Health Ministers’ Declaration 06/09/2021 Kerry Cullinan G20 health ministers have agreed to share COVID-19 vaccine doses with low and middle-income countries (LMIC) and to support their capacity to produce their own vaccines, but failed to commit to numbers or a time frame. The two-day meeting of G20 health ministers ended on Monday with the adoption of a health declaration that reiterated […] 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 -> Some WHA Members Want Existing Health Rules Strengthened as New Pandemic Treaty Negotiations Will Take Time 30/11/2021 Kerry Cullinan While the vast majority of World Health Organization (WHO) member states expressed support for a negotiated pandemic “instrument” at Tuesday’s World Health Assembly special session (WHASS), many also urged the strengthening of the International Health Regulations (IHR) – currently the only existing legal framework to address pandemics. Singapore, Thailand, Zambia, and Colombia were among those […] Continue reading -> Millions of AIDS-related Deaths in Years to Come if Global Inequalities Remain Unaddressed, UNAIDS Warns Ahead of World AIDS Day 29/11/2021 Raisa Santos Ahead of World AIDS Day, 1 December, UNAIDS has warned that the world could face 7.7 million AIDS-related deaths over the next 10 years if leaders fail to tackle inequalities exacerbated by COVID-19. If transformative measures needed to end HIV/AIDS are not taken, the world will also remain dangerously unprepared for pandemics to come, said […] Continue reading -> Europe’s Surging COVID-19 Cases Provide Lessons for Rest of World 04/11/2021 Kerry Cullinan Europe is now the epicentre of the COVID-19 pandemic and what it is experiencing now provides lessons for the rest of the world, according to World Health Organization (WHO) officials addressing a media briefing on Thursday. In addition, the lack of a systematic, multilateral approach to address this pandemic has only underscored the need for […] 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 -> A New Pandemic Treaty, Revised International Health Regulations, or Both? What is the Actual Roadmap? 02/10/2021 Gian Luca Burci The World Health Assembly is set to make a fateful decision in November over whether to negotiate a new international ‘Pandemic Treaty’ to improve future pandemic preparedness and response. However, major players like the United States, backed by some civil society groups, have suggested that revisions of the existing International Health Regulations (IHR) would be […] Continue reading -> From COVID-19 to Climate Change, UN General Assembly Considers Multiple Global Health Catastrophes 14/09/2021 Jose Luis Castro The 76th session of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) opens today (Tuesday 14 September). The UN’s roots lie in determination that the horrors of World War II – millions of lives lost, economic devastation and genocide – should never happen again. This year’s General Assembly session is considering multiple global catastrophes, from climate change […] Continue reading -> 200 Global Health Journals Warn of ‘Runaway’ Environmental Change if Temperatures Rise Above 1·5°C 06/09/2021 Kerry Cullinan “The greatest threat to global public health is the continued failure of world leaders to keep the global temperature rise below 1·5°C, and to restore nature. Urgent, society-wide changes must be made and will lead to a fairer and healthier world,” according to an editorial published simultaneously in 200 journals world-wide. The aim of […] Continue reading -> Bilateral Deals Will be Key to Nailing Down G20 Health Ministers’ Declaration 06/09/2021 Kerry Cullinan G20 health ministers have agreed to share COVID-19 vaccine doses with low and middle-income countries (LMIC) and to support their capacity to produce their own vaccines, but failed to commit to numbers or a time frame. The two-day meeting of G20 health ministers ended on Monday with the adoption of a health declaration that reiterated […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts
Some WHA Members Want Existing Health Rules Strengthened as New Pandemic Treaty Negotiations Will Take Time 30/11/2021 Kerry Cullinan While the vast majority of World Health Organization (WHO) member states expressed support for a negotiated pandemic “instrument” at Tuesday’s World Health Assembly special session (WHASS), many also urged the strengthening of the International Health Regulations (IHR) – currently the only existing legal framework to address pandemics. Singapore, Thailand, Zambia, and Colombia were among those […] Continue reading -> Millions of AIDS-related Deaths in Years to Come if Global Inequalities Remain Unaddressed, UNAIDS Warns Ahead of World AIDS Day 29/11/2021 Raisa Santos Ahead of World AIDS Day, 1 December, UNAIDS has warned that the world could face 7.7 million AIDS-related deaths over the next 10 years if leaders fail to tackle inequalities exacerbated by COVID-19. If transformative measures needed to end HIV/AIDS are not taken, the world will also remain dangerously unprepared for pandemics to come, said […] Continue reading -> Europe’s Surging COVID-19 Cases Provide Lessons for Rest of World 04/11/2021 Kerry Cullinan Europe is now the epicentre of the COVID-19 pandemic and what it is experiencing now provides lessons for the rest of the world, according to World Health Organization (WHO) officials addressing a media briefing on Thursday. In addition, the lack of a systematic, multilateral approach to address this pandemic has only underscored the need for […] 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 -> A New Pandemic Treaty, Revised International Health Regulations, or Both? What is the Actual Roadmap? 02/10/2021 Gian Luca Burci The World Health Assembly is set to make a fateful decision in November over whether to negotiate a new international ‘Pandemic Treaty’ to improve future pandemic preparedness and response. However, major players like the United States, backed by some civil society groups, have suggested that revisions of the existing International Health Regulations (IHR) would be […] Continue reading -> From COVID-19 to Climate Change, UN General Assembly Considers Multiple Global Health Catastrophes 14/09/2021 Jose Luis Castro The 76th session of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) opens today (Tuesday 14 September). The UN’s roots lie in determination that the horrors of World War II – millions of lives lost, economic devastation and genocide – should never happen again. This year’s General Assembly session is considering multiple global catastrophes, from climate change […] Continue reading -> 200 Global Health Journals Warn of ‘Runaway’ Environmental Change if Temperatures Rise Above 1·5°C 06/09/2021 Kerry Cullinan “The greatest threat to global public health is the continued failure of world leaders to keep the global temperature rise below 1·5°C, and to restore nature. Urgent, society-wide changes must be made and will lead to a fairer and healthier world,” according to an editorial published simultaneously in 200 journals world-wide. The aim of […] Continue reading -> Bilateral Deals Will be Key to Nailing Down G20 Health Ministers’ Declaration 06/09/2021 Kerry Cullinan G20 health ministers have agreed to share COVID-19 vaccine doses with low and middle-income countries (LMIC) and to support their capacity to produce their own vaccines, but failed to commit to numbers or a time frame. The two-day meeting of G20 health ministers ended on Monday with the adoption of a health declaration that reiterated […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts
Millions of AIDS-related Deaths in Years to Come if Global Inequalities Remain Unaddressed, UNAIDS Warns Ahead of World AIDS Day 29/11/2021 Raisa Santos Ahead of World AIDS Day, 1 December, UNAIDS has warned that the world could face 7.7 million AIDS-related deaths over the next 10 years if leaders fail to tackle inequalities exacerbated by COVID-19. If transformative measures needed to end HIV/AIDS are not taken, the world will also remain dangerously unprepared for pandemics to come, said […] Continue reading -> Europe’s Surging COVID-19 Cases Provide Lessons for Rest of World 04/11/2021 Kerry Cullinan Europe is now the epicentre of the COVID-19 pandemic and what it is experiencing now provides lessons for the rest of the world, according to World Health Organization (WHO) officials addressing a media briefing on Thursday. In addition, the lack of a systematic, multilateral approach to address this pandemic has only underscored the need for […] 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 -> A New Pandemic Treaty, Revised International Health Regulations, or Both? What is the Actual Roadmap? 02/10/2021 Gian Luca Burci The World Health Assembly is set to make a fateful decision in November over whether to negotiate a new international ‘Pandemic Treaty’ to improve future pandemic preparedness and response. However, major players like the United States, backed by some civil society groups, have suggested that revisions of the existing International Health Regulations (IHR) would be […] Continue reading -> From COVID-19 to Climate Change, UN General Assembly Considers Multiple Global Health Catastrophes 14/09/2021 Jose Luis Castro The 76th session of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) opens today (Tuesday 14 September). The UN’s roots lie in determination that the horrors of World War II – millions of lives lost, economic devastation and genocide – should never happen again. This year’s General Assembly session is considering multiple global catastrophes, from climate change […] Continue reading -> 200 Global Health Journals Warn of ‘Runaway’ Environmental Change if Temperatures Rise Above 1·5°C 06/09/2021 Kerry Cullinan “The greatest threat to global public health is the continued failure of world leaders to keep the global temperature rise below 1·5°C, and to restore nature. Urgent, society-wide changes must be made and will lead to a fairer and healthier world,” according to an editorial published simultaneously in 200 journals world-wide. The aim of […] Continue reading -> Bilateral Deals Will be Key to Nailing Down G20 Health Ministers’ Declaration 06/09/2021 Kerry Cullinan G20 health ministers have agreed to share COVID-19 vaccine doses with low and middle-income countries (LMIC) and to support their capacity to produce their own vaccines, but failed to commit to numbers or a time frame. The two-day meeting of G20 health ministers ended on Monday with the adoption of a health declaration that reiterated […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts
Europe’s Surging COVID-19 Cases Provide Lessons for Rest of World 04/11/2021 Kerry Cullinan Europe is now the epicentre of the COVID-19 pandemic and what it is experiencing now provides lessons for the rest of the world, according to World Health Organization (WHO) officials addressing a media briefing on Thursday. In addition, the lack of a systematic, multilateral approach to address this pandemic has only underscored the need for […] 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 -> A New Pandemic Treaty, Revised International Health Regulations, or Both? What is the Actual Roadmap? 02/10/2021 Gian Luca Burci The World Health Assembly is set to make a fateful decision in November over whether to negotiate a new international ‘Pandemic Treaty’ to improve future pandemic preparedness and response. However, major players like the United States, backed by some civil society groups, have suggested that revisions of the existing International Health Regulations (IHR) would be […] Continue reading -> From COVID-19 to Climate Change, UN General Assembly Considers Multiple Global Health Catastrophes 14/09/2021 Jose Luis Castro The 76th session of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) opens today (Tuesday 14 September). The UN’s roots lie in determination that the horrors of World War II – millions of lives lost, economic devastation and genocide – should never happen again. This year’s General Assembly session is considering multiple global catastrophes, from climate change […] Continue reading -> 200 Global Health Journals Warn of ‘Runaway’ Environmental Change if Temperatures Rise Above 1·5°C 06/09/2021 Kerry Cullinan “The greatest threat to global public health is the continued failure of world leaders to keep the global temperature rise below 1·5°C, and to restore nature. Urgent, society-wide changes must be made and will lead to a fairer and healthier world,” according to an editorial published simultaneously in 200 journals world-wide. The aim of […] Continue reading -> Bilateral Deals Will be Key to Nailing Down G20 Health Ministers’ Declaration 06/09/2021 Kerry Cullinan G20 health ministers have agreed to share COVID-19 vaccine doses with low and middle-income countries (LMIC) and to support their capacity to produce their own vaccines, but failed to commit to numbers or a time frame. The two-day meeting of G20 health ministers ended on Monday with the adoption of a health declaration that reiterated […] 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 -> A New Pandemic Treaty, Revised International Health Regulations, or Both? What is the Actual Roadmap? 02/10/2021 Gian Luca Burci The World Health Assembly is set to make a fateful decision in November over whether to negotiate a new international ‘Pandemic Treaty’ to improve future pandemic preparedness and response. However, major players like the United States, backed by some civil society groups, have suggested that revisions of the existing International Health Regulations (IHR) would be […] Continue reading -> From COVID-19 to Climate Change, UN General Assembly Considers Multiple Global Health Catastrophes 14/09/2021 Jose Luis Castro The 76th session of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) opens today (Tuesday 14 September). The UN’s roots lie in determination that the horrors of World War II – millions of lives lost, economic devastation and genocide – should never happen again. This year’s General Assembly session is considering multiple global catastrophes, from climate change […] Continue reading -> 200 Global Health Journals Warn of ‘Runaway’ Environmental Change if Temperatures Rise Above 1·5°C 06/09/2021 Kerry Cullinan “The greatest threat to global public health is the continued failure of world leaders to keep the global temperature rise below 1·5°C, and to restore nature. Urgent, society-wide changes must be made and will lead to a fairer and healthier world,” according to an editorial published simultaneously in 200 journals world-wide. The aim of […] Continue reading -> Bilateral Deals Will be Key to Nailing Down G20 Health Ministers’ Declaration 06/09/2021 Kerry Cullinan G20 health ministers have agreed to share COVID-19 vaccine doses with low and middle-income countries (LMIC) and to support their capacity to produce their own vaccines, but failed to commit to numbers or a time frame. The two-day meeting of G20 health ministers ended on Monday with the adoption of a health declaration that reiterated […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts
A New Pandemic Treaty, Revised International Health Regulations, or Both? What is the Actual Roadmap? 02/10/2021 Gian Luca Burci The World Health Assembly is set to make a fateful decision in November over whether to negotiate a new international ‘Pandemic Treaty’ to improve future pandemic preparedness and response. However, major players like the United States, backed by some civil society groups, have suggested that revisions of the existing International Health Regulations (IHR) would be […] Continue reading -> From COVID-19 to Climate Change, UN General Assembly Considers Multiple Global Health Catastrophes 14/09/2021 Jose Luis Castro The 76th session of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) opens today (Tuesday 14 September). The UN’s roots lie in determination that the horrors of World War II – millions of lives lost, economic devastation and genocide – should never happen again. This year’s General Assembly session is considering multiple global catastrophes, from climate change […] Continue reading -> 200 Global Health Journals Warn of ‘Runaway’ Environmental Change if Temperatures Rise Above 1·5°C 06/09/2021 Kerry Cullinan “The greatest threat to global public health is the continued failure of world leaders to keep the global temperature rise below 1·5°C, and to restore nature. Urgent, society-wide changes must be made and will lead to a fairer and healthier world,” according to an editorial published simultaneously in 200 journals world-wide. The aim of […] Continue reading -> Bilateral Deals Will be Key to Nailing Down G20 Health Ministers’ Declaration 06/09/2021 Kerry Cullinan G20 health ministers have agreed to share COVID-19 vaccine doses with low and middle-income countries (LMIC) and to support their capacity to produce their own vaccines, but failed to commit to numbers or a time frame. The two-day meeting of G20 health ministers ended on Monday with the adoption of a health declaration that reiterated […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts
From COVID-19 to Climate Change, UN General Assembly Considers Multiple Global Health Catastrophes 14/09/2021 Jose Luis Castro The 76th session of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) opens today (Tuesday 14 September). The UN’s roots lie in determination that the horrors of World War II – millions of lives lost, economic devastation and genocide – should never happen again. This year’s General Assembly session is considering multiple global catastrophes, from climate change […] Continue reading -> 200 Global Health Journals Warn of ‘Runaway’ Environmental Change if Temperatures Rise Above 1·5°C 06/09/2021 Kerry Cullinan “The greatest threat to global public health is the continued failure of world leaders to keep the global temperature rise below 1·5°C, and to restore nature. Urgent, society-wide changes must be made and will lead to a fairer and healthier world,” according to an editorial published simultaneously in 200 journals world-wide. The aim of […] Continue reading -> Bilateral Deals Will be Key to Nailing Down G20 Health Ministers’ Declaration 06/09/2021 Kerry Cullinan G20 health ministers have agreed to share COVID-19 vaccine doses with low and middle-income countries (LMIC) and to support their capacity to produce their own vaccines, but failed to commit to numbers or a time frame. The two-day meeting of G20 health ministers ended on Monday with the adoption of a health declaration that reiterated […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts
200 Global Health Journals Warn of ‘Runaway’ Environmental Change if Temperatures Rise Above 1·5°C 06/09/2021 Kerry Cullinan “The greatest threat to global public health is the continued failure of world leaders to keep the global temperature rise below 1·5°C, and to restore nature. Urgent, society-wide changes must be made and will lead to a fairer and healthier world,” according to an editorial published simultaneously in 200 journals world-wide. The aim of […] Continue reading -> Bilateral Deals Will be Key to Nailing Down G20 Health Ministers’ Declaration 06/09/2021 Kerry Cullinan G20 health ministers have agreed to share COVID-19 vaccine doses with low and middle-income countries (LMIC) and to support their capacity to produce their own vaccines, but failed to commit to numbers or a time frame. The two-day meeting of G20 health ministers ended on Monday with the adoption of a health declaration that reiterated […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts
Bilateral Deals Will be Key to Nailing Down G20 Health Ministers’ Declaration 06/09/2021 Kerry Cullinan G20 health ministers have agreed to share COVID-19 vaccine doses with low and middle-income countries (LMIC) and to support their capacity to produce their own vaccines, but failed to commit to numbers or a time frame. The two-day meeting of G20 health ministers ended on Monday with the adoption of a health declaration that reiterated […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts