Ukrainian MP Warns of Rise in Illness, Death from Impending War-Winter Combination 09/12/2022 Maayan Hoffman A four-year-old asthmatic girl from Ukraine was forced to relocate to a gas station earlier this week where she could connect her ventilator, after a Russian missile attack cut off her city’s electricity supply, leaving her without any other means of receiving life-saving oxygen. Pictures of her frightened, frozen eyes made social media. But according […] Continue reading -> WHO: Spending on Health Increased 6% in 2020; but Detailed Data Mostly Covers Rich Countries 08/12/2022 Stefan Anderson Spending on health increased worldwide by 6% on average in real terms in the year 2020, according to the World Health Organization’s latest global review of health finance. The analysis found that global spending on health reached US$ 9 trillion in 2020, or 10.8% of global gross domestic product (GDP), but remains highly unequal across […] Continue reading -> Digitalisation of Health Must Be Approached in A Holistic Manner 08/12/2022 Megha Kaveri Digitalization of health services and systems needs to be approached holistically, and take a rights-based approach to services that makes access more equitable, not less so. These were two themes that emerged at a session on ditigal health as an enabler of universal health coverage at the UNITE Global Summit 2022, In Lisbon, Portugal this […] Continue reading -> Global Progress on AIDS Fight in Danger, UNAIDs Warns 08/12/2022 Stefan Anderson This year, “Equalise” was chosen as the slogan for World AIDS day, observed 1 December. The theme is a call to action around the need to address the injustices that are fuelling the AIDS epidemic as pre-existing inequalities are exacerbated by the serious disruptions to health systems caused by the Ukraine war, COVID-19 pandemic and […] Continue reading -> Despite Mosquitoes’ Wily Evolution, Countries Make Progress Against Malaria 08/12/2022 Kerry Cullinan Wily malaria-carrying mosquitoes are biting people earlier in the day before they get under their protective bednets and sleeping outside homes to avoid insecticide – and many have developed resistance to the insecticide used to impregnate the bednets. Despite these and other challenges, progress against malaria has been relatively steady – even during the height […] Continue reading -> Homicide Charges for Those Making Harmful Fake Medicine? 07/12/2022 Kerry Cullinan There should be much harsher penalties, including homicide charges, for those who intentionally falsify medicine and include harmful ingredients, according to Kawaldip Sehmi, CEO of the International Alliance of Patients’ Organisations (IAPO). Sehmi was speaking at an event hosted by Fight the Fakes Alliance in Geneva on Wednesday to highlight the global proliferation of fake […] Continue reading -> In Heated UNITE Event Session, African MPs Call for Greater Inclusion in Global Fund 07/12/2022 Maayan Hoffman A group of African parliamentarians raised a red flag on Tuesday at the UNITE Global Summit when they told representatives that they felt neglected by the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria, which funds billions of dollars of health services in their countries. “Do African parliamentarians only get involved when we have to […] Continue reading -> ‘Multilateralism’ Essential in Battle Against Pandemics, Says President of Portuguese Parliament 06/12/2022 Maayan Hoffman The battle against pandemics can only be won through multilateralism, according to Augusto Santos Silva, president of the Portuguese parliament. During a keynote address at the UNITE Global Summit on Tuesday, Silva stressed that “viruses and bacteria know no borders. They do not have to show passports and they are not subject to border control. […] Continue reading -> MPs to WHO: If You Want Pandemic Treaty Implemented, Engage with Us 06/12/2022 Maayan Hoffman Parliamentarians from around the world have called on the World Health Organization to engage civil society in the establishment of a “pandemic treaty,” if the organization hopes to have such a document not only ratified but also implemented. “The current process remains exclusionary,” said Giada Girelli, a senior analyst on human rights and justice at […] Continue reading -> Keep Momentum on Pandemic ‘Treaty’, Urges Tedros 05/12/2022 Kerry Cullinan Keep the momentum to negotiate a pandemic instrument, urged Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, Director-General of the World Health Organization (WHO) at the start of the third meeting of the intergovernmental negotiating body (INB) on Monday. “The conceptual zero-draft that your bureau has developed is a true reflection of the aspirations for a different paradigm for […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts
WHO: Spending on Health Increased 6% in 2020; but Detailed Data Mostly Covers Rich Countries 08/12/2022 Stefan Anderson Spending on health increased worldwide by 6% on average in real terms in the year 2020, according to the World Health Organization’s latest global review of health finance. The analysis found that global spending on health reached US$ 9 trillion in 2020, or 10.8% of global gross domestic product (GDP), but remains highly unequal across […] Continue reading -> Digitalisation of Health Must Be Approached in A Holistic Manner 08/12/2022 Megha Kaveri Digitalization of health services and systems needs to be approached holistically, and take a rights-based approach to services that makes access more equitable, not less so. These were two themes that emerged at a session on ditigal health as an enabler of universal health coverage at the UNITE Global Summit 2022, In Lisbon, Portugal this […] Continue reading -> Global Progress on AIDS Fight in Danger, UNAIDs Warns 08/12/2022 Stefan Anderson This year, “Equalise” was chosen as the slogan for World AIDS day, observed 1 December. The theme is a call to action around the need to address the injustices that are fuelling the AIDS epidemic as pre-existing inequalities are exacerbated by the serious disruptions to health systems caused by the Ukraine war, COVID-19 pandemic and […] Continue reading -> Despite Mosquitoes’ Wily Evolution, Countries Make Progress Against Malaria 08/12/2022 Kerry Cullinan Wily malaria-carrying mosquitoes are biting people earlier in the day before they get under their protective bednets and sleeping outside homes to avoid insecticide – and many have developed resistance to the insecticide used to impregnate the bednets. Despite these and other challenges, progress against malaria has been relatively steady – even during the height […] Continue reading -> Homicide Charges for Those Making Harmful Fake Medicine? 07/12/2022 Kerry Cullinan There should be much harsher penalties, including homicide charges, for those who intentionally falsify medicine and include harmful ingredients, according to Kawaldip Sehmi, CEO of the International Alliance of Patients’ Organisations (IAPO). Sehmi was speaking at an event hosted by Fight the Fakes Alliance in Geneva on Wednesday to highlight the global proliferation of fake […] Continue reading -> In Heated UNITE Event Session, African MPs Call for Greater Inclusion in Global Fund 07/12/2022 Maayan Hoffman A group of African parliamentarians raised a red flag on Tuesday at the UNITE Global Summit when they told representatives that they felt neglected by the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria, which funds billions of dollars of health services in their countries. “Do African parliamentarians only get involved when we have to […] Continue reading -> ‘Multilateralism’ Essential in Battle Against Pandemics, Says President of Portuguese Parliament 06/12/2022 Maayan Hoffman The battle against pandemics can only be won through multilateralism, according to Augusto Santos Silva, president of the Portuguese parliament. During a keynote address at the UNITE Global Summit on Tuesday, Silva stressed that “viruses and bacteria know no borders. They do not have to show passports and they are not subject to border control. […] Continue reading -> MPs to WHO: If You Want Pandemic Treaty Implemented, Engage with Us 06/12/2022 Maayan Hoffman Parliamentarians from around the world have called on the World Health Organization to engage civil society in the establishment of a “pandemic treaty,” if the organization hopes to have such a document not only ratified but also implemented. “The current process remains exclusionary,” said Giada Girelli, a senior analyst on human rights and justice at […] Continue reading -> Keep Momentum on Pandemic ‘Treaty’, Urges Tedros 05/12/2022 Kerry Cullinan Keep the momentum to negotiate a pandemic instrument, urged Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, Director-General of the World Health Organization (WHO) at the start of the third meeting of the intergovernmental negotiating body (INB) on Monday. “The conceptual zero-draft that your bureau has developed is a true reflection of the aspirations for a different paradigm for […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts
Digitalisation of Health Must Be Approached in A Holistic Manner 08/12/2022 Megha Kaveri Digitalization of health services and systems needs to be approached holistically, and take a rights-based approach to services that makes access more equitable, not less so. These were two themes that emerged at a session on ditigal health as an enabler of universal health coverage at the UNITE Global Summit 2022, In Lisbon, Portugal this […] Continue reading -> Global Progress on AIDS Fight in Danger, UNAIDs Warns 08/12/2022 Stefan Anderson This year, “Equalise” was chosen as the slogan for World AIDS day, observed 1 December. The theme is a call to action around the need to address the injustices that are fuelling the AIDS epidemic as pre-existing inequalities are exacerbated by the serious disruptions to health systems caused by the Ukraine war, COVID-19 pandemic and […] Continue reading -> Despite Mosquitoes’ Wily Evolution, Countries Make Progress Against Malaria 08/12/2022 Kerry Cullinan Wily malaria-carrying mosquitoes are biting people earlier in the day before they get under their protective bednets and sleeping outside homes to avoid insecticide – and many have developed resistance to the insecticide used to impregnate the bednets. Despite these and other challenges, progress against malaria has been relatively steady – even during the height […] Continue reading -> Homicide Charges for Those Making Harmful Fake Medicine? 07/12/2022 Kerry Cullinan There should be much harsher penalties, including homicide charges, for those who intentionally falsify medicine and include harmful ingredients, according to Kawaldip Sehmi, CEO of the International Alliance of Patients’ Organisations (IAPO). Sehmi was speaking at an event hosted by Fight the Fakes Alliance in Geneva on Wednesday to highlight the global proliferation of fake […] Continue reading -> In Heated UNITE Event Session, African MPs Call for Greater Inclusion in Global Fund 07/12/2022 Maayan Hoffman A group of African parliamentarians raised a red flag on Tuesday at the UNITE Global Summit when they told representatives that they felt neglected by the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria, which funds billions of dollars of health services in their countries. “Do African parliamentarians only get involved when we have to […] Continue reading -> ‘Multilateralism’ Essential in Battle Against Pandemics, Says President of Portuguese Parliament 06/12/2022 Maayan Hoffman The battle against pandemics can only be won through multilateralism, according to Augusto Santos Silva, president of the Portuguese parliament. During a keynote address at the UNITE Global Summit on Tuesday, Silva stressed that “viruses and bacteria know no borders. They do not have to show passports and they are not subject to border control. […] Continue reading -> MPs to WHO: If You Want Pandemic Treaty Implemented, Engage with Us 06/12/2022 Maayan Hoffman Parliamentarians from around the world have called on the World Health Organization to engage civil society in the establishment of a “pandemic treaty,” if the organization hopes to have such a document not only ratified but also implemented. “The current process remains exclusionary,” said Giada Girelli, a senior analyst on human rights and justice at […] Continue reading -> Keep Momentum on Pandemic ‘Treaty’, Urges Tedros 05/12/2022 Kerry Cullinan Keep the momentum to negotiate a pandemic instrument, urged Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, Director-General of the World Health Organization (WHO) at the start of the third meeting of the intergovernmental negotiating body (INB) on Monday. “The conceptual zero-draft that your bureau has developed is a true reflection of the aspirations for a different paradigm for […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts
Global Progress on AIDS Fight in Danger, UNAIDs Warns 08/12/2022 Stefan Anderson This year, “Equalise” was chosen as the slogan for World AIDS day, observed 1 December. The theme is a call to action around the need to address the injustices that are fuelling the AIDS epidemic as pre-existing inequalities are exacerbated by the serious disruptions to health systems caused by the Ukraine war, COVID-19 pandemic and […] Continue reading -> Despite Mosquitoes’ Wily Evolution, Countries Make Progress Against Malaria 08/12/2022 Kerry Cullinan Wily malaria-carrying mosquitoes are biting people earlier in the day before they get under their protective bednets and sleeping outside homes to avoid insecticide – and many have developed resistance to the insecticide used to impregnate the bednets. Despite these and other challenges, progress against malaria has been relatively steady – even during the height […] Continue reading -> Homicide Charges for Those Making Harmful Fake Medicine? 07/12/2022 Kerry Cullinan There should be much harsher penalties, including homicide charges, for those who intentionally falsify medicine and include harmful ingredients, according to Kawaldip Sehmi, CEO of the International Alliance of Patients’ Organisations (IAPO). Sehmi was speaking at an event hosted by Fight the Fakes Alliance in Geneva on Wednesday to highlight the global proliferation of fake […] Continue reading -> In Heated UNITE Event Session, African MPs Call for Greater Inclusion in Global Fund 07/12/2022 Maayan Hoffman A group of African parliamentarians raised a red flag on Tuesday at the UNITE Global Summit when they told representatives that they felt neglected by the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria, which funds billions of dollars of health services in their countries. “Do African parliamentarians only get involved when we have to […] Continue reading -> ‘Multilateralism’ Essential in Battle Against Pandemics, Says President of Portuguese Parliament 06/12/2022 Maayan Hoffman The battle against pandemics can only be won through multilateralism, according to Augusto Santos Silva, president of the Portuguese parliament. During a keynote address at the UNITE Global Summit on Tuesday, Silva stressed that “viruses and bacteria know no borders. They do not have to show passports and they are not subject to border control. […] Continue reading -> MPs to WHO: If You Want Pandemic Treaty Implemented, Engage with Us 06/12/2022 Maayan Hoffman Parliamentarians from around the world have called on the World Health Organization to engage civil society in the establishment of a “pandemic treaty,” if the organization hopes to have such a document not only ratified but also implemented. “The current process remains exclusionary,” said Giada Girelli, a senior analyst on human rights and justice at […] Continue reading -> Keep Momentum on Pandemic ‘Treaty’, Urges Tedros 05/12/2022 Kerry Cullinan Keep the momentum to negotiate a pandemic instrument, urged Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, Director-General of the World Health Organization (WHO) at the start of the third meeting of the intergovernmental negotiating body (INB) on Monday. “The conceptual zero-draft that your bureau has developed is a true reflection of the aspirations for a different paradigm for […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts
Despite Mosquitoes’ Wily Evolution, Countries Make Progress Against Malaria 08/12/2022 Kerry Cullinan Wily malaria-carrying mosquitoes are biting people earlier in the day before they get under their protective bednets and sleeping outside homes to avoid insecticide – and many have developed resistance to the insecticide used to impregnate the bednets. Despite these and other challenges, progress against malaria has been relatively steady – even during the height […] Continue reading -> Homicide Charges for Those Making Harmful Fake Medicine? 07/12/2022 Kerry Cullinan There should be much harsher penalties, including homicide charges, for those who intentionally falsify medicine and include harmful ingredients, according to Kawaldip Sehmi, CEO of the International Alliance of Patients’ Organisations (IAPO). Sehmi was speaking at an event hosted by Fight the Fakes Alliance in Geneva on Wednesday to highlight the global proliferation of fake […] Continue reading -> In Heated UNITE Event Session, African MPs Call for Greater Inclusion in Global Fund 07/12/2022 Maayan Hoffman A group of African parliamentarians raised a red flag on Tuesday at the UNITE Global Summit when they told representatives that they felt neglected by the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria, which funds billions of dollars of health services in their countries. “Do African parliamentarians only get involved when we have to […] Continue reading -> ‘Multilateralism’ Essential in Battle Against Pandemics, Says President of Portuguese Parliament 06/12/2022 Maayan Hoffman The battle against pandemics can only be won through multilateralism, according to Augusto Santos Silva, president of the Portuguese parliament. During a keynote address at the UNITE Global Summit on Tuesday, Silva stressed that “viruses and bacteria know no borders. They do not have to show passports and they are not subject to border control. […] Continue reading -> MPs to WHO: If You Want Pandemic Treaty Implemented, Engage with Us 06/12/2022 Maayan Hoffman Parliamentarians from around the world have called on the World Health Organization to engage civil society in the establishment of a “pandemic treaty,” if the organization hopes to have such a document not only ratified but also implemented. “The current process remains exclusionary,” said Giada Girelli, a senior analyst on human rights and justice at […] Continue reading -> Keep Momentum on Pandemic ‘Treaty’, Urges Tedros 05/12/2022 Kerry Cullinan Keep the momentum to negotiate a pandemic instrument, urged Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, Director-General of the World Health Organization (WHO) at the start of the third meeting of the intergovernmental negotiating body (INB) on Monday. “The conceptual zero-draft that your bureau has developed is a true reflection of the aspirations for a different paradigm for […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts
Homicide Charges for Those Making Harmful Fake Medicine? 07/12/2022 Kerry Cullinan There should be much harsher penalties, including homicide charges, for those who intentionally falsify medicine and include harmful ingredients, according to Kawaldip Sehmi, CEO of the International Alliance of Patients’ Organisations (IAPO). Sehmi was speaking at an event hosted by Fight the Fakes Alliance in Geneva on Wednesday to highlight the global proliferation of fake […] Continue reading -> In Heated UNITE Event Session, African MPs Call for Greater Inclusion in Global Fund 07/12/2022 Maayan Hoffman A group of African parliamentarians raised a red flag on Tuesday at the UNITE Global Summit when they told representatives that they felt neglected by the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria, which funds billions of dollars of health services in their countries. “Do African parliamentarians only get involved when we have to […] Continue reading -> ‘Multilateralism’ Essential in Battle Against Pandemics, Says President of Portuguese Parliament 06/12/2022 Maayan Hoffman The battle against pandemics can only be won through multilateralism, according to Augusto Santos Silva, president of the Portuguese parliament. During a keynote address at the UNITE Global Summit on Tuesday, Silva stressed that “viruses and bacteria know no borders. They do not have to show passports and they are not subject to border control. […] Continue reading -> MPs to WHO: If You Want Pandemic Treaty Implemented, Engage with Us 06/12/2022 Maayan Hoffman Parliamentarians from around the world have called on the World Health Organization to engage civil society in the establishment of a “pandemic treaty,” if the organization hopes to have such a document not only ratified but also implemented. “The current process remains exclusionary,” said Giada Girelli, a senior analyst on human rights and justice at […] Continue reading -> Keep Momentum on Pandemic ‘Treaty’, Urges Tedros 05/12/2022 Kerry Cullinan Keep the momentum to negotiate a pandemic instrument, urged Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, Director-General of the World Health Organization (WHO) at the start of the third meeting of the intergovernmental negotiating body (INB) on Monday. “The conceptual zero-draft that your bureau has developed is a true reflection of the aspirations for a different paradigm for […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts
In Heated UNITE Event Session, African MPs Call for Greater Inclusion in Global Fund 07/12/2022 Maayan Hoffman A group of African parliamentarians raised a red flag on Tuesday at the UNITE Global Summit when they told representatives that they felt neglected by the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria, which funds billions of dollars of health services in their countries. “Do African parliamentarians only get involved when we have to […] Continue reading -> ‘Multilateralism’ Essential in Battle Against Pandemics, Says President of Portuguese Parliament 06/12/2022 Maayan Hoffman The battle against pandemics can only be won through multilateralism, according to Augusto Santos Silva, president of the Portuguese parliament. During a keynote address at the UNITE Global Summit on Tuesday, Silva stressed that “viruses and bacteria know no borders. They do not have to show passports and they are not subject to border control. […] Continue reading -> MPs to WHO: If You Want Pandemic Treaty Implemented, Engage with Us 06/12/2022 Maayan Hoffman Parliamentarians from around the world have called on the World Health Organization to engage civil society in the establishment of a “pandemic treaty,” if the organization hopes to have such a document not only ratified but also implemented. “The current process remains exclusionary,” said Giada Girelli, a senior analyst on human rights and justice at […] Continue reading -> Keep Momentum on Pandemic ‘Treaty’, Urges Tedros 05/12/2022 Kerry Cullinan Keep the momentum to negotiate a pandemic instrument, urged Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, Director-General of the World Health Organization (WHO) at the start of the third meeting of the intergovernmental negotiating body (INB) on Monday. “The conceptual zero-draft that your bureau has developed is a true reflection of the aspirations for a different paradigm for […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts
‘Multilateralism’ Essential in Battle Against Pandemics, Says President of Portuguese Parliament 06/12/2022 Maayan Hoffman The battle against pandemics can only be won through multilateralism, according to Augusto Santos Silva, president of the Portuguese parliament. During a keynote address at the UNITE Global Summit on Tuesday, Silva stressed that “viruses and bacteria know no borders. They do not have to show passports and they are not subject to border control. […] Continue reading -> MPs to WHO: If You Want Pandemic Treaty Implemented, Engage with Us 06/12/2022 Maayan Hoffman Parliamentarians from around the world have called on the World Health Organization to engage civil society in the establishment of a “pandemic treaty,” if the organization hopes to have such a document not only ratified but also implemented. “The current process remains exclusionary,” said Giada Girelli, a senior analyst on human rights and justice at […] Continue reading -> Keep Momentum on Pandemic ‘Treaty’, Urges Tedros 05/12/2022 Kerry Cullinan Keep the momentum to negotiate a pandemic instrument, urged Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, Director-General of the World Health Organization (WHO) at the start of the third meeting of the intergovernmental negotiating body (INB) on Monday. “The conceptual zero-draft that your bureau has developed is a true reflection of the aspirations for a different paradigm for […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts
MPs to WHO: If You Want Pandemic Treaty Implemented, Engage with Us 06/12/2022 Maayan Hoffman Parliamentarians from around the world have called on the World Health Organization to engage civil society in the establishment of a “pandemic treaty,” if the organization hopes to have such a document not only ratified but also implemented. “The current process remains exclusionary,” said Giada Girelli, a senior analyst on human rights and justice at […] Continue reading -> Keep Momentum on Pandemic ‘Treaty’, Urges Tedros 05/12/2022 Kerry Cullinan Keep the momentum to negotiate a pandemic instrument, urged Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, Director-General of the World Health Organization (WHO) at the start of the third meeting of the intergovernmental negotiating body (INB) on Monday. “The conceptual zero-draft that your bureau has developed is a true reflection of the aspirations for a different paradigm for […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts
Keep Momentum on Pandemic ‘Treaty’, Urges Tedros 05/12/2022 Kerry Cullinan Keep the momentum to negotiate a pandemic instrument, urged Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, Director-General of the World Health Organization (WHO) at the start of the third meeting of the intergovernmental negotiating body (INB) on Monday. “The conceptual zero-draft that your bureau has developed is a true reflection of the aspirations for a different paradigm for […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts