Loyce Pace: US ‘Hopeful’ on Reaching Consensus on Reform of International Health Regulations 25/05/2022 Elaine Ruth Fletcher GENEVA – Despite pushback Monday from many WHO member states, including the 47-member ‘Africa Group’, Loyce Pace, US Assistant Secretary for Global Affairs at the Department of Health and Human Services remains “hopeful we may reach consensus” on reforming international health emergency rules at the World Health Assembly this week. The proposal backed by Australia, […] Continue reading -> Numerous Unknowns and Uncertainties About Monkeypox, WHO Acknowledges 25/05/2022 Paul Adepoju The World Health Organization (WHO) doesn’t fully know what is driving the latest monkeypox outbreaks; it doesn’t know the virus’ animal reservoir nor knows what the future holds for the disease. A session at the 75th World Health Assembly that was aimed at enlightening member countries ended up highlighting the existence of knowledge gaps and […] Continue reading -> 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 -> 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 -> World Badly ‘Unprepared’ for Pandemics 23/05/2022 John Heilprin GENEVA – The world is still not ready to handle pandemics despite all of the international efforts to improve health care in recent years, Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus warned in a wide-ranging opening address to the World Health Assembly’s 194 member nations. The World Health Organization must respond to dozens of global emergencies — cyclones, […] Continue reading -> Monkeypox Outbreak Stokes Stigma and Vaccine Race 23/05/2022 Aishwarya Tendolkar Fifteen non-endemic World Health Organisation(WHO) member states have reported 95 confirmed cases of monkeypox between 13-22 May – but the language and imagery used to report the outbreak has raised concerns over the reemergence of disease-related stigma against LGBTI and African members of society. Based on currently available information, the WHO said that cases have […] Continue reading -> World Health Assembly Opens Under Health for Peace Banner – But in Shadow of War 22/05/2022 Elaine Ruth Fletcher & John Heilprin GENEVA – Opening the World Health Assembly under a “health for peace” banner that is this year’s theme, Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus warned WHA member states that achieving ambitious global health goals – from snuffing out COVID-19 to expanding universal health coverage – will be virtually impossible if regional conflicts like ones ongoing in Ukraine, […] 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 -> More Reliable Funding for WHO, Slow Progress on Pandemic Reform & Ukraine Controversy – What to Watch at the World Health Assembly 20/05/2022 Elaine Ruth Fletcher More stable funding for WHO, but only incremental progress on reforms in global pandemic response are expected out of the upcoming World Health Assembly, where member states also will debate and discuss over two dozen other critical health issues that don’t always make the headlines. The 75th World Health Assembly, WHO’s annual meeting of member […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts
Numerous Unknowns and Uncertainties About Monkeypox, WHO Acknowledges 25/05/2022 Paul Adepoju The World Health Organization (WHO) doesn’t fully know what is driving the latest monkeypox outbreaks; it doesn’t know the virus’ animal reservoir nor knows what the future holds for the disease. A session at the 75th World Health Assembly that was aimed at enlightening member countries ended up highlighting the existence of knowledge gaps and […] Continue reading -> 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 -> 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 -> World Badly ‘Unprepared’ for Pandemics 23/05/2022 John Heilprin GENEVA – The world is still not ready to handle pandemics despite all of the international efforts to improve health care in recent years, Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus warned in a wide-ranging opening address to the World Health Assembly’s 194 member nations. The World Health Organization must respond to dozens of global emergencies — cyclones, […] Continue reading -> Monkeypox Outbreak Stokes Stigma and Vaccine Race 23/05/2022 Aishwarya Tendolkar Fifteen non-endemic World Health Organisation(WHO) member states have reported 95 confirmed cases of monkeypox between 13-22 May – but the language and imagery used to report the outbreak has raised concerns over the reemergence of disease-related stigma against LGBTI and African members of society. Based on currently available information, the WHO said that cases have […] Continue reading -> World Health Assembly Opens Under Health for Peace Banner – But in Shadow of War 22/05/2022 Elaine Ruth Fletcher & John Heilprin GENEVA – Opening the World Health Assembly under a “health for peace” banner that is this year’s theme, Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus warned WHA member states that achieving ambitious global health goals – from snuffing out COVID-19 to expanding universal health coverage – will be virtually impossible if regional conflicts like ones ongoing in Ukraine, […] 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 -> More Reliable Funding for WHO, Slow Progress on Pandemic Reform & Ukraine Controversy – What to Watch at the World Health Assembly 20/05/2022 Elaine Ruth Fletcher More stable funding for WHO, but only incremental progress on reforms in global pandemic response are expected out of the upcoming World Health Assembly, where member states also will debate and discuss over two dozen other critical health issues that don’t always make the headlines. The 75th World Health Assembly, WHO’s annual meeting of member […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts
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 -> 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 -> World Badly ‘Unprepared’ for Pandemics 23/05/2022 John Heilprin GENEVA – The world is still not ready to handle pandemics despite all of the international efforts to improve health care in recent years, Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus warned in a wide-ranging opening address to the World Health Assembly’s 194 member nations. The World Health Organization must respond to dozens of global emergencies — cyclones, […] Continue reading -> Monkeypox Outbreak Stokes Stigma and Vaccine Race 23/05/2022 Aishwarya Tendolkar Fifteen non-endemic World Health Organisation(WHO) member states have reported 95 confirmed cases of monkeypox between 13-22 May – but the language and imagery used to report the outbreak has raised concerns over the reemergence of disease-related stigma against LGBTI and African members of society. Based on currently available information, the WHO said that cases have […] Continue reading -> World Health Assembly Opens Under Health for Peace Banner – But in Shadow of War 22/05/2022 Elaine Ruth Fletcher & John Heilprin GENEVA – Opening the World Health Assembly under a “health for peace” banner that is this year’s theme, Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus warned WHA member states that achieving ambitious global health goals – from snuffing out COVID-19 to expanding universal health coverage – will be virtually impossible if regional conflicts like ones ongoing in Ukraine, […] 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 -> More Reliable Funding for WHO, Slow Progress on Pandemic Reform & Ukraine Controversy – What to Watch at the World Health Assembly 20/05/2022 Elaine Ruth Fletcher More stable funding for WHO, but only incremental progress on reforms in global pandemic response are expected out of the upcoming World Health Assembly, where member states also will debate and discuss over two dozen other critical health issues that don’t always make the headlines. The 75th World Health Assembly, WHO’s annual meeting of member […] 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 -> 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 -> World Badly ‘Unprepared’ for Pandemics 23/05/2022 John Heilprin GENEVA – The world is still not ready to handle pandemics despite all of the international efforts to improve health care in recent years, Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus warned in a wide-ranging opening address to the World Health Assembly’s 194 member nations. The World Health Organization must respond to dozens of global emergencies — cyclones, […] Continue reading -> Monkeypox Outbreak Stokes Stigma and Vaccine Race 23/05/2022 Aishwarya Tendolkar Fifteen non-endemic World Health Organisation(WHO) member states have reported 95 confirmed cases of monkeypox between 13-22 May – but the language and imagery used to report the outbreak has raised concerns over the reemergence of disease-related stigma against LGBTI and African members of society. Based on currently available information, the WHO said that cases have […] Continue reading -> World Health Assembly Opens Under Health for Peace Banner – But in Shadow of War 22/05/2022 Elaine Ruth Fletcher & John Heilprin GENEVA – Opening the World Health Assembly under a “health for peace” banner that is this year’s theme, Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus warned WHA member states that achieving ambitious global health goals – from snuffing out COVID-19 to expanding universal health coverage – will be virtually impossible if regional conflicts like ones ongoing in Ukraine, […] 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 -> More Reliable Funding for WHO, Slow Progress on Pandemic Reform & Ukraine Controversy – What to Watch at the World Health Assembly 20/05/2022 Elaine Ruth Fletcher More stable funding for WHO, but only incremental progress on reforms in global pandemic response are expected out of the upcoming World Health Assembly, where member states also will debate and discuss over two dozen other critical health issues that don’t always make the headlines. The 75th World Health Assembly, WHO’s annual meeting of member […] 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 -> World Badly ‘Unprepared’ for Pandemics 23/05/2022 John Heilprin GENEVA – The world is still not ready to handle pandemics despite all of the international efforts to improve health care in recent years, Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus warned in a wide-ranging opening address to the World Health Assembly’s 194 member nations. The World Health Organization must respond to dozens of global emergencies — cyclones, […] Continue reading -> Monkeypox Outbreak Stokes Stigma and Vaccine Race 23/05/2022 Aishwarya Tendolkar Fifteen non-endemic World Health Organisation(WHO) member states have reported 95 confirmed cases of monkeypox between 13-22 May – but the language and imagery used to report the outbreak has raised concerns over the reemergence of disease-related stigma against LGBTI and African members of society. Based on currently available information, the WHO said that cases have […] Continue reading -> World Health Assembly Opens Under Health for Peace Banner – But in Shadow of War 22/05/2022 Elaine Ruth Fletcher & John Heilprin GENEVA – Opening the World Health Assembly under a “health for peace” banner that is this year’s theme, Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus warned WHA member states that achieving ambitious global health goals – from snuffing out COVID-19 to expanding universal health coverage – will be virtually impossible if regional conflicts like ones ongoing in Ukraine, […] 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 -> More Reliable Funding for WHO, Slow Progress on Pandemic Reform & Ukraine Controversy – What to Watch at the World Health Assembly 20/05/2022 Elaine Ruth Fletcher More stable funding for WHO, but only incremental progress on reforms in global pandemic response are expected out of the upcoming World Health Assembly, where member states also will debate and discuss over two dozen other critical health issues that don’t always make the headlines. The 75th World Health Assembly, WHO’s annual meeting of member […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts
World Badly ‘Unprepared’ for Pandemics 23/05/2022 John Heilprin GENEVA – The world is still not ready to handle pandemics despite all of the international efforts to improve health care in recent years, Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus warned in a wide-ranging opening address to the World Health Assembly’s 194 member nations. The World Health Organization must respond to dozens of global emergencies — cyclones, […] Continue reading -> Monkeypox Outbreak Stokes Stigma and Vaccine Race 23/05/2022 Aishwarya Tendolkar Fifteen non-endemic World Health Organisation(WHO) member states have reported 95 confirmed cases of monkeypox between 13-22 May – but the language and imagery used to report the outbreak has raised concerns over the reemergence of disease-related stigma against LGBTI and African members of society. Based on currently available information, the WHO said that cases have […] Continue reading -> World Health Assembly Opens Under Health for Peace Banner – But in Shadow of War 22/05/2022 Elaine Ruth Fletcher & John Heilprin GENEVA – Opening the World Health Assembly under a “health for peace” banner that is this year’s theme, Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus warned WHA member states that achieving ambitious global health goals – from snuffing out COVID-19 to expanding universal health coverage – will be virtually impossible if regional conflicts like ones ongoing in Ukraine, […] 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 -> More Reliable Funding for WHO, Slow Progress on Pandemic Reform & Ukraine Controversy – What to Watch at the World Health Assembly 20/05/2022 Elaine Ruth Fletcher More stable funding for WHO, but only incremental progress on reforms in global pandemic response are expected out of the upcoming World Health Assembly, where member states also will debate and discuss over two dozen other critical health issues that don’t always make the headlines. The 75th World Health Assembly, WHO’s annual meeting of member […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts
Monkeypox Outbreak Stokes Stigma and Vaccine Race 23/05/2022 Aishwarya Tendolkar Fifteen non-endemic World Health Organisation(WHO) member states have reported 95 confirmed cases of monkeypox between 13-22 May – but the language and imagery used to report the outbreak has raised concerns over the reemergence of disease-related stigma against LGBTI and African members of society. Based on currently available information, the WHO said that cases have […] Continue reading -> World Health Assembly Opens Under Health for Peace Banner – But in Shadow of War 22/05/2022 Elaine Ruth Fletcher & John Heilprin GENEVA – Opening the World Health Assembly under a “health for peace” banner that is this year’s theme, Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus warned WHA member states that achieving ambitious global health goals – from snuffing out COVID-19 to expanding universal health coverage – will be virtually impossible if regional conflicts like ones ongoing in Ukraine, […] 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 -> More Reliable Funding for WHO, Slow Progress on Pandemic Reform & Ukraine Controversy – What to Watch at the World Health Assembly 20/05/2022 Elaine Ruth Fletcher More stable funding for WHO, but only incremental progress on reforms in global pandemic response are expected out of the upcoming World Health Assembly, where member states also will debate and discuss over two dozen other critical health issues that don’t always make the headlines. The 75th World Health Assembly, WHO’s annual meeting of member […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts
World Health Assembly Opens Under Health for Peace Banner – But in Shadow of War 22/05/2022 Elaine Ruth Fletcher & John Heilprin GENEVA – Opening the World Health Assembly under a “health for peace” banner that is this year’s theme, Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus warned WHA member states that achieving ambitious global health goals – from snuffing out COVID-19 to expanding universal health coverage – will be virtually impossible if regional conflicts like ones ongoing in Ukraine, […] 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 -> More Reliable Funding for WHO, Slow Progress on Pandemic Reform & Ukraine Controversy – What to Watch at the World Health Assembly 20/05/2022 Elaine Ruth Fletcher More stable funding for WHO, but only incremental progress on reforms in global pandemic response are expected out of the upcoming World Health Assembly, where member states also will debate and discuss over two dozen other critical health issues that don’t always make the headlines. The 75th World Health Assembly, WHO’s annual meeting of member […] 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 -> More Reliable Funding for WHO, Slow Progress on Pandemic Reform & Ukraine Controversy – What to Watch at the World Health Assembly 20/05/2022 Elaine Ruth Fletcher More stable funding for WHO, but only incremental progress on reforms in global pandemic response are expected out of the upcoming World Health Assembly, where member states also will debate and discuss over two dozen other critical health issues that don’t always make the headlines. The 75th World Health Assembly, WHO’s annual meeting of member […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts
More Reliable Funding for WHO, Slow Progress on Pandemic Reform & Ukraine Controversy – What to Watch at the World Health Assembly 20/05/2022 Elaine Ruth Fletcher More stable funding for WHO, but only incremental progress on reforms in global pandemic response are expected out of the upcoming World Health Assembly, where member states also will debate and discuss over two dozen other critical health issues that don’t always make the headlines. The 75th World Health Assembly, WHO’s annual meeting of member […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts