WHO Financing Reform Overwhelmingly Backed 24/05/2022 Kerry Cullinan & John Heilprin In a groundbreaking decision on financing reform, the World Health Assembly (WHA) resolved on Tuesday that half of the world body’s budget will be derived from members’ fees by 2030. That will reduce the World Health Organization’s (WHO) massive reliance on donors. But there was less enthusiasm for revising the International Health Regulations (IHR). The […] Continue reading -> Tedros Re-elected to Second Five-Year Term 24/05/2022 John Heilprin World Health Organization (WHO) Director-General Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus has been re-elected unopposed to spend another five years at the helm of the UN health agency, after receiving the World Health Assembly’s overwhelming endorsement as a health diplomat fluent in war and a pandemic. Tedros, a former Ethiopian health minister and the first African to […] Continue reading -> Kümmel’s ‘Marathon’ to Ensure Sustainable Financing for WHO Draws to a Close 24/05/2022 Kerry Cullinan Björn Kümmel, chair of the World Health Organization’s (WHO) working group on sustainable financing, wants to complete two marathons this year: an actual road race in Berlin – and the adoption of proposals to improve the WHO’s financing at the World Health Assembly (WHA) currently in session. For 18 months, Germany’s Kümmel has steered discussions […] Continue reading -> France Recommends Factoring Climate and Environment into NCD Response 23/05/2022 Paul Adepoju France led the call for a more integrated approach to ameliorating the global burdens of non-communicable diseases at the World Health Assembly (WHA) on Monday, appealing for climate change and environmental issues to be factored into the global response. Speaking on behalf of some countries in the European Union at Monday’s WHA75 committee session to […] Continue reading -> WHA Proposes Condemning War in Ukraine 23/05/2022 John Heilprin GENEVA – Russia’s attacks on healthcare facilities amid its war in Ukraine took center stage on the first full day of the World Health Assembly (WHA), where 46 mostly European nations including Turkey, Ukraine, and the United States proposed a draft resolution “condemning in the strongest terms” Russia’s invasion and the attacks on health facilities, […] Continue reading -> Sexual Exploitation and Abuse Cloud Still Hovers over WHO as WHA75 Kicks Off 23/05/2022 Paul Adepoju Over 20 babies have been born as a result of sexual exploitation and abuse by World Health Organization (WHO) staff and contractors in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), and the global health body, cannot yet move on from the two-year-old scandal. Addressing the WHO’s stained record of sexual exploitation abuse and harassment remains unfinished […] Continue reading -> Polio Resurgence in Pakistan After 15-Month Hiatus Is Big Setback to Eradication Aim 21/05/2022 Rahul Basharat Rajput & Mohammed Nadeem Chaudhry [ISLAMABAD] Despite gains made to end polio during COVID-19, Pakistan has recently reported a resurgence of the virus after a gap of fifteen months. The sobering news comes just ahead of the start of the World Health Assembly in Geneva -which will review progress on polio eradication – including a recent polio wildvirus outbreak in […] Continue reading -> Launch Event: Global Study on the Value of Self-Care 19/05/2022 Editorial team A one-of-a-kind global study demonstrating the value of self-care will be released this week during a side event of the World Health Organization’s World Health Assembly in Geneva. The study, “Self-Care Socio-Economic Research,” was produced by the Global Self-Care Federation (GSCF). “Given the proven benefits and efficiency gains that self-care delivers, it is clear self-care […] Continue reading -> Massive Covid-19 Outbreak in Unvaccinated North Korea Raises Fresh Pandemic Concerns 17/05/2022 Aishwarya Tendolkar Nearly 1.4 million people in the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPR Korea) are suspected of having been infected with COVID-19 in just the past three weeks, WHO officials said today. The global health agency has offered diagnostics, vaccines, medicines and other support, but with no clear response to date from the isolated Asian nation […] Continue reading -> Digital Marketing Now Dominates Advertising of Breast-Milk Substitutes – Undermining Breast Feeding 02/05/2022 Raisa Santos Digital ads for breast-milk substitutes are now one of the most popular and effective marketing strategies – negatively impacting breastfeeding practices, according to a new report published Friday by the World Health Organization. The report, ‘Scope and impact of digital marketing strategies for promoting breastmilk substitutes’, found that digital marketing of infant formulas has increased […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts
Tedros Re-elected to Second Five-Year Term 24/05/2022 John Heilprin World Health Organization (WHO) Director-General Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus has been re-elected unopposed to spend another five years at the helm of the UN health agency, after receiving the World Health Assembly’s overwhelming endorsement as a health diplomat fluent in war and a pandemic. Tedros, a former Ethiopian health minister and the first African to […] Continue reading -> Kümmel’s ‘Marathon’ to Ensure Sustainable Financing for WHO Draws to a Close 24/05/2022 Kerry Cullinan Björn Kümmel, chair of the World Health Organization’s (WHO) working group on sustainable financing, wants to complete two marathons this year: an actual road race in Berlin – and the adoption of proposals to improve the WHO’s financing at the World Health Assembly (WHA) currently in session. For 18 months, Germany’s Kümmel has steered discussions […] Continue reading -> France Recommends Factoring Climate and Environment into NCD Response 23/05/2022 Paul Adepoju France led the call for a more integrated approach to ameliorating the global burdens of non-communicable diseases at the World Health Assembly (WHA) on Monday, appealing for climate change and environmental issues to be factored into the global response. Speaking on behalf of some countries in the European Union at Monday’s WHA75 committee session to […] Continue reading -> WHA Proposes Condemning War in Ukraine 23/05/2022 John Heilprin GENEVA – Russia’s attacks on healthcare facilities amid its war in Ukraine took center stage on the first full day of the World Health Assembly (WHA), where 46 mostly European nations including Turkey, Ukraine, and the United States proposed a draft resolution “condemning in the strongest terms” Russia’s invasion and the attacks on health facilities, […] Continue reading -> Sexual Exploitation and Abuse Cloud Still Hovers over WHO as WHA75 Kicks Off 23/05/2022 Paul Adepoju Over 20 babies have been born as a result of sexual exploitation and abuse by World Health Organization (WHO) staff and contractors in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), and the global health body, cannot yet move on from the two-year-old scandal. Addressing the WHO’s stained record of sexual exploitation abuse and harassment remains unfinished […] Continue reading -> Polio Resurgence in Pakistan After 15-Month Hiatus Is Big Setback to Eradication Aim 21/05/2022 Rahul Basharat Rajput & Mohammed Nadeem Chaudhry [ISLAMABAD] Despite gains made to end polio during COVID-19, Pakistan has recently reported a resurgence of the virus after a gap of fifteen months. The sobering news comes just ahead of the start of the World Health Assembly in Geneva -which will review progress on polio eradication – including a recent polio wildvirus outbreak in […] Continue reading -> Launch Event: Global Study on the Value of Self-Care 19/05/2022 Editorial team A one-of-a-kind global study demonstrating the value of self-care will be released this week during a side event of the World Health Organization’s World Health Assembly in Geneva. The study, “Self-Care Socio-Economic Research,” was produced by the Global Self-Care Federation (GSCF). “Given the proven benefits and efficiency gains that self-care delivers, it is clear self-care […] Continue reading -> Massive Covid-19 Outbreak in Unvaccinated North Korea Raises Fresh Pandemic Concerns 17/05/2022 Aishwarya Tendolkar Nearly 1.4 million people in the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPR Korea) are suspected of having been infected with COVID-19 in just the past three weeks, WHO officials said today. The global health agency has offered diagnostics, vaccines, medicines and other support, but with no clear response to date from the isolated Asian nation […] Continue reading -> Digital Marketing Now Dominates Advertising of Breast-Milk Substitutes – Undermining Breast Feeding 02/05/2022 Raisa Santos Digital ads for breast-milk substitutes are now one of the most popular and effective marketing strategies – negatively impacting breastfeeding practices, according to a new report published Friday by the World Health Organization. The report, ‘Scope and impact of digital marketing strategies for promoting breastmilk substitutes’, found that digital marketing of infant formulas has increased […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts
Kümmel’s ‘Marathon’ to Ensure Sustainable Financing for WHO Draws to a Close 24/05/2022 Kerry Cullinan Björn Kümmel, chair of the World Health Organization’s (WHO) working group on sustainable financing, wants to complete two marathons this year: an actual road race in Berlin – and the adoption of proposals to improve the WHO’s financing at the World Health Assembly (WHA) currently in session. For 18 months, Germany’s Kümmel has steered discussions […] Continue reading -> France Recommends Factoring Climate and Environment into NCD Response 23/05/2022 Paul Adepoju France led the call for a more integrated approach to ameliorating the global burdens of non-communicable diseases at the World Health Assembly (WHA) on Monday, appealing for climate change and environmental issues to be factored into the global response. Speaking on behalf of some countries in the European Union at Monday’s WHA75 committee session to […] Continue reading -> WHA Proposes Condemning War in Ukraine 23/05/2022 John Heilprin GENEVA – Russia’s attacks on healthcare facilities amid its war in Ukraine took center stage on the first full day of the World Health Assembly (WHA), where 46 mostly European nations including Turkey, Ukraine, and the United States proposed a draft resolution “condemning in the strongest terms” Russia’s invasion and the attacks on health facilities, […] Continue reading -> Sexual Exploitation and Abuse Cloud Still Hovers over WHO as WHA75 Kicks Off 23/05/2022 Paul Adepoju Over 20 babies have been born as a result of sexual exploitation and abuse by World Health Organization (WHO) staff and contractors in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), and the global health body, cannot yet move on from the two-year-old scandal. Addressing the WHO’s stained record of sexual exploitation abuse and harassment remains unfinished […] Continue reading -> Polio Resurgence in Pakistan After 15-Month Hiatus Is Big Setback to Eradication Aim 21/05/2022 Rahul Basharat Rajput & Mohammed Nadeem Chaudhry [ISLAMABAD] Despite gains made to end polio during COVID-19, Pakistan has recently reported a resurgence of the virus after a gap of fifteen months. The sobering news comes just ahead of the start of the World Health Assembly in Geneva -which will review progress on polio eradication – including a recent polio wildvirus outbreak in […] Continue reading -> Launch Event: Global Study on the Value of Self-Care 19/05/2022 Editorial team A one-of-a-kind global study demonstrating the value of self-care will be released this week during a side event of the World Health Organization’s World Health Assembly in Geneva. The study, “Self-Care Socio-Economic Research,” was produced by the Global Self-Care Federation (GSCF). “Given the proven benefits and efficiency gains that self-care delivers, it is clear self-care […] Continue reading -> Massive Covid-19 Outbreak in Unvaccinated North Korea Raises Fresh Pandemic Concerns 17/05/2022 Aishwarya Tendolkar Nearly 1.4 million people in the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPR Korea) are suspected of having been infected with COVID-19 in just the past three weeks, WHO officials said today. The global health agency has offered diagnostics, vaccines, medicines and other support, but with no clear response to date from the isolated Asian nation […] Continue reading -> Digital Marketing Now Dominates Advertising of Breast-Milk Substitutes – Undermining Breast Feeding 02/05/2022 Raisa Santos Digital ads for breast-milk substitutes are now one of the most popular and effective marketing strategies – negatively impacting breastfeeding practices, according to a new report published Friday by the World Health Organization. The report, ‘Scope and impact of digital marketing strategies for promoting breastmilk substitutes’, found that digital marketing of infant formulas has increased […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts
France Recommends Factoring Climate and Environment into NCD Response 23/05/2022 Paul Adepoju France led the call for a more integrated approach to ameliorating the global burdens of non-communicable diseases at the World Health Assembly (WHA) on Monday, appealing for climate change and environmental issues to be factored into the global response. Speaking on behalf of some countries in the European Union at Monday’s WHA75 committee session to […] Continue reading -> WHA Proposes Condemning War in Ukraine 23/05/2022 John Heilprin GENEVA – Russia’s attacks on healthcare facilities amid its war in Ukraine took center stage on the first full day of the World Health Assembly (WHA), where 46 mostly European nations including Turkey, Ukraine, and the United States proposed a draft resolution “condemning in the strongest terms” Russia’s invasion and the attacks on health facilities, […] Continue reading -> Sexual Exploitation and Abuse Cloud Still Hovers over WHO as WHA75 Kicks Off 23/05/2022 Paul Adepoju Over 20 babies have been born as a result of sexual exploitation and abuse by World Health Organization (WHO) staff and contractors in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), and the global health body, cannot yet move on from the two-year-old scandal. Addressing the WHO’s stained record of sexual exploitation abuse and harassment remains unfinished […] Continue reading -> Polio Resurgence in Pakistan After 15-Month Hiatus Is Big Setback to Eradication Aim 21/05/2022 Rahul Basharat Rajput & Mohammed Nadeem Chaudhry [ISLAMABAD] Despite gains made to end polio during COVID-19, Pakistan has recently reported a resurgence of the virus after a gap of fifteen months. The sobering news comes just ahead of the start of the World Health Assembly in Geneva -which will review progress on polio eradication – including a recent polio wildvirus outbreak in […] Continue reading -> Launch Event: Global Study on the Value of Self-Care 19/05/2022 Editorial team A one-of-a-kind global study demonstrating the value of self-care will be released this week during a side event of the World Health Organization’s World Health Assembly in Geneva. The study, “Self-Care Socio-Economic Research,” was produced by the Global Self-Care Federation (GSCF). “Given the proven benefits and efficiency gains that self-care delivers, it is clear self-care […] Continue reading -> Massive Covid-19 Outbreak in Unvaccinated North Korea Raises Fresh Pandemic Concerns 17/05/2022 Aishwarya Tendolkar Nearly 1.4 million people in the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPR Korea) are suspected of having been infected with COVID-19 in just the past three weeks, WHO officials said today. The global health agency has offered diagnostics, vaccines, medicines and other support, but with no clear response to date from the isolated Asian nation […] Continue reading -> Digital Marketing Now Dominates Advertising of Breast-Milk Substitutes – Undermining Breast Feeding 02/05/2022 Raisa Santos Digital ads for breast-milk substitutes are now one of the most popular and effective marketing strategies – negatively impacting breastfeeding practices, according to a new report published Friday by the World Health Organization. The report, ‘Scope and impact of digital marketing strategies for promoting breastmilk substitutes’, found that digital marketing of infant formulas has increased […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts
WHA Proposes Condemning War in Ukraine 23/05/2022 John Heilprin GENEVA – Russia’s attacks on healthcare facilities amid its war in Ukraine took center stage on the first full day of the World Health Assembly (WHA), where 46 mostly European nations including Turkey, Ukraine, and the United States proposed a draft resolution “condemning in the strongest terms” Russia’s invasion and the attacks on health facilities, […] Continue reading -> Sexual Exploitation and Abuse Cloud Still Hovers over WHO as WHA75 Kicks Off 23/05/2022 Paul Adepoju Over 20 babies have been born as a result of sexual exploitation and abuse by World Health Organization (WHO) staff and contractors in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), and the global health body, cannot yet move on from the two-year-old scandal. Addressing the WHO’s stained record of sexual exploitation abuse and harassment remains unfinished […] Continue reading -> Polio Resurgence in Pakistan After 15-Month Hiatus Is Big Setback to Eradication Aim 21/05/2022 Rahul Basharat Rajput & Mohammed Nadeem Chaudhry [ISLAMABAD] Despite gains made to end polio during COVID-19, Pakistan has recently reported a resurgence of the virus after a gap of fifteen months. The sobering news comes just ahead of the start of the World Health Assembly in Geneva -which will review progress on polio eradication – including a recent polio wildvirus outbreak in […] Continue reading -> Launch Event: Global Study on the Value of Self-Care 19/05/2022 Editorial team A one-of-a-kind global study demonstrating the value of self-care will be released this week during a side event of the World Health Organization’s World Health Assembly in Geneva. The study, “Self-Care Socio-Economic Research,” was produced by the Global Self-Care Federation (GSCF). “Given the proven benefits and efficiency gains that self-care delivers, it is clear self-care […] Continue reading -> Massive Covid-19 Outbreak in Unvaccinated North Korea Raises Fresh Pandemic Concerns 17/05/2022 Aishwarya Tendolkar Nearly 1.4 million people in the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPR Korea) are suspected of having been infected with COVID-19 in just the past three weeks, WHO officials said today. The global health agency has offered diagnostics, vaccines, medicines and other support, but with no clear response to date from the isolated Asian nation […] Continue reading -> Digital Marketing Now Dominates Advertising of Breast-Milk Substitutes – Undermining Breast Feeding 02/05/2022 Raisa Santos Digital ads for breast-milk substitutes are now one of the most popular and effective marketing strategies – negatively impacting breastfeeding practices, according to a new report published Friday by the World Health Organization. The report, ‘Scope and impact of digital marketing strategies for promoting breastmilk substitutes’, found that digital marketing of infant formulas has increased […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts
Sexual Exploitation and Abuse Cloud Still Hovers over WHO as WHA75 Kicks Off 23/05/2022 Paul Adepoju Over 20 babies have been born as a result of sexual exploitation and abuse by World Health Organization (WHO) staff and contractors in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), and the global health body, cannot yet move on from the two-year-old scandal. Addressing the WHO’s stained record of sexual exploitation abuse and harassment remains unfinished […] Continue reading -> Polio Resurgence in Pakistan After 15-Month Hiatus Is Big Setback to Eradication Aim 21/05/2022 Rahul Basharat Rajput & Mohammed Nadeem Chaudhry [ISLAMABAD] Despite gains made to end polio during COVID-19, Pakistan has recently reported a resurgence of the virus after a gap of fifteen months. The sobering news comes just ahead of the start of the World Health Assembly in Geneva -which will review progress on polio eradication – including a recent polio wildvirus outbreak in […] Continue reading -> Launch Event: Global Study on the Value of Self-Care 19/05/2022 Editorial team A one-of-a-kind global study demonstrating the value of self-care will be released this week during a side event of the World Health Organization’s World Health Assembly in Geneva. The study, “Self-Care Socio-Economic Research,” was produced by the Global Self-Care Federation (GSCF). “Given the proven benefits and efficiency gains that self-care delivers, it is clear self-care […] Continue reading -> Massive Covid-19 Outbreak in Unvaccinated North Korea Raises Fresh Pandemic Concerns 17/05/2022 Aishwarya Tendolkar Nearly 1.4 million people in the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPR Korea) are suspected of having been infected with COVID-19 in just the past three weeks, WHO officials said today. The global health agency has offered diagnostics, vaccines, medicines and other support, but with no clear response to date from the isolated Asian nation […] Continue reading -> Digital Marketing Now Dominates Advertising of Breast-Milk Substitutes – Undermining Breast Feeding 02/05/2022 Raisa Santos Digital ads for breast-milk substitutes are now one of the most popular and effective marketing strategies – negatively impacting breastfeeding practices, according to a new report published Friday by the World Health Organization. The report, ‘Scope and impact of digital marketing strategies for promoting breastmilk substitutes’, found that digital marketing of infant formulas has increased […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts
Polio Resurgence in Pakistan After 15-Month Hiatus Is Big Setback to Eradication Aim 21/05/2022 Rahul Basharat Rajput & Mohammed Nadeem Chaudhry [ISLAMABAD] Despite gains made to end polio during COVID-19, Pakistan has recently reported a resurgence of the virus after a gap of fifteen months. The sobering news comes just ahead of the start of the World Health Assembly in Geneva -which will review progress on polio eradication – including a recent polio wildvirus outbreak in […] Continue reading -> Launch Event: Global Study on the Value of Self-Care 19/05/2022 Editorial team A one-of-a-kind global study demonstrating the value of self-care will be released this week during a side event of the World Health Organization’s World Health Assembly in Geneva. The study, “Self-Care Socio-Economic Research,” was produced by the Global Self-Care Federation (GSCF). “Given the proven benefits and efficiency gains that self-care delivers, it is clear self-care […] Continue reading -> Massive Covid-19 Outbreak in Unvaccinated North Korea Raises Fresh Pandemic Concerns 17/05/2022 Aishwarya Tendolkar Nearly 1.4 million people in the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPR Korea) are suspected of having been infected with COVID-19 in just the past three weeks, WHO officials said today. The global health agency has offered diagnostics, vaccines, medicines and other support, but with no clear response to date from the isolated Asian nation […] Continue reading -> Digital Marketing Now Dominates Advertising of Breast-Milk Substitutes – Undermining Breast Feeding 02/05/2022 Raisa Santos Digital ads for breast-milk substitutes are now one of the most popular and effective marketing strategies – negatively impacting breastfeeding practices, according to a new report published Friday by the World Health Organization. The report, ‘Scope and impact of digital marketing strategies for promoting breastmilk substitutes’, found that digital marketing of infant formulas has increased […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts
Launch Event: Global Study on the Value of Self-Care 19/05/2022 Editorial team A one-of-a-kind global study demonstrating the value of self-care will be released this week during a side event of the World Health Organization’s World Health Assembly in Geneva. The study, “Self-Care Socio-Economic Research,” was produced by the Global Self-Care Federation (GSCF). “Given the proven benefits and efficiency gains that self-care delivers, it is clear self-care […] Continue reading -> Massive Covid-19 Outbreak in Unvaccinated North Korea Raises Fresh Pandemic Concerns 17/05/2022 Aishwarya Tendolkar Nearly 1.4 million people in the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPR Korea) are suspected of having been infected with COVID-19 in just the past three weeks, WHO officials said today. The global health agency has offered diagnostics, vaccines, medicines and other support, but with no clear response to date from the isolated Asian nation […] Continue reading -> Digital Marketing Now Dominates Advertising of Breast-Milk Substitutes – Undermining Breast Feeding 02/05/2022 Raisa Santos Digital ads for breast-milk substitutes are now one of the most popular and effective marketing strategies – negatively impacting breastfeeding practices, according to a new report published Friday by the World Health Organization. The report, ‘Scope and impact of digital marketing strategies for promoting breastmilk substitutes’, found that digital marketing of infant formulas has increased […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts
Massive Covid-19 Outbreak in Unvaccinated North Korea Raises Fresh Pandemic Concerns 17/05/2022 Aishwarya Tendolkar Nearly 1.4 million people in the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPR Korea) are suspected of having been infected with COVID-19 in just the past three weeks, WHO officials said today. The global health agency has offered diagnostics, vaccines, medicines and other support, but with no clear response to date from the isolated Asian nation […] Continue reading -> Digital Marketing Now Dominates Advertising of Breast-Milk Substitutes – Undermining Breast Feeding 02/05/2022 Raisa Santos Digital ads for breast-milk substitutes are now one of the most popular and effective marketing strategies – negatively impacting breastfeeding practices, according to a new report published Friday by the World Health Organization. The report, ‘Scope and impact of digital marketing strategies for promoting breastmilk substitutes’, found that digital marketing of infant formulas has increased […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts
Digital Marketing Now Dominates Advertising of Breast-Milk Substitutes – Undermining Breast Feeding 02/05/2022 Raisa Santos Digital ads for breast-milk substitutes are now one of the most popular and effective marketing strategies – negatively impacting breastfeeding practices, according to a new report published Friday by the World Health Organization. The report, ‘Scope and impact of digital marketing strategies for promoting breastmilk substitutes’, found that digital marketing of infant formulas has increased […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts