At Pandemic’s Two Year Milestone: More Investment in the World’s Nurses is Needed – Now 11/03/2022 Howard Catton The applause has long ceased – while the ongoing pressures of the pandemic have left long-term scars on the physical, moral and mental health of the world’s nurses. Two years into the COVID-19 pandemic, governments need to offer better solutions. On 11 March 2020, the World Health Organization (WHO) declared a pandemic, and the world […] Continue reading -> Africa’s Race Against Time to End Hunger and Malnutrition 10/03/2022 Paul Adepoju Amid rising hunger due to COVID-19, conflict and climate change, the African Union (AU) has declared 2022 as the Year of Nutrition. Before 5am, Nigerian fishermen living in Lagos’s floating slum, Makoko, have paddled their wooden boats several kilometers into the main river for fishing activities. Their harvests are largely influenced by how far out […] Continue reading -> Mariupol Maternity Hospital Bombed, as Scientists Warn of Looming Nuclear Danger 09/03/2022 Kerry Cullinan A maternity and children´s hospital in the southern Ukranian city of Mariupol was bombed Wednesday, reportedly injuring 17 people, while WHO warned that Ukrainians who manage to escape direct injury in Russian bombings and shellings face hypothermia, frostbite and respiratory diseases, as well as conflict-related trauma – while the lack of access to treatment for […] Continue reading -> New WHO Abortion Guidelines Include Telemedicine for First Time 09/03/2022 Kerry Cullinan The World Health Organization (WHO) released new guidelines on abortion care on Wednesday, that include recommendations on telemedicine for the first time. Telemedicine has helped support access to abortion and family planning services during the COVID-19 pandemic, and is also being used in places where abortion access is limited. Over 25 million unsafe abortions occur […] Continue reading -> Former WHO Emergencies Head Volunteers on the Ukraine Border: ‘Needs are Immense’ 09/03/2022 Maayan Hoffman The Ukrainian refugees are crossing the border with only their coats on their backs. The women are holding their children’s hands. The children’s eyes are wide and their jaws clenched in fear. “They come here exhausted and cold,” said Dr Dorit Nitzan, former Health Emergencies Coordinator for the World Health Organization´s European region. Nitzan only […] Continue reading -> Epidemic Coalition Raises $1.5-billion at Summit to Prepare for ‘Disease X’ 08/03/2022 Kerry Cullinan The Coalition for Epidemic Preparedness Innovations (CEPI) raised over $1.5 billion to develop vaccines against emerging diseases in as little as 100 days over the past two days at a pandemic preparedness summit co-hosted by the UK government. CEPI’s total budgetary ask is for $3.5 billion to implement its five-year plan to prepare and protect […] Continue reading -> Over 1 Billion People Projected to Live with Obesity by 2030, Warns New World Obesity Atlas 04/03/2022 Raisa Santos By 2030, 20% of women and 14% of men, or over 1 billion people, will be living with obesity globally, according to the new World Obesity Atlas 2022 published Friday. The new Atlas, launched on World Obesity Day, predicts that by that time, the number of people with obesity globally will have doubled since 2010. […] Continue reading -> Pandemic’s Long Shadow on African Women – from Uptick in Maternal Deaths to Domestic Violence 04/03/2022 Paul Adepoju Women in Africa will feel the disruptive force of the pandemic for many years to come – with upticks in maternal deaths and prolonged disruptions in maternal, child and reproductive health services issues the continent must grapple with now. About 40% of African countries are reporting continued disruptions to sexual, reproductive, maternal, newborn, child and […] Continue reading -> 175 Nations Agree to Negotiate New International Treaty to Curb Plastics Pollution 03/03/2022 Editorial team The world’s nations have agreed to negotiate a landmark treaty by 2024 to curb plastics pollution which is choking oceans, killing fish and wildlife and polluting water, soils and foods with toxic chemicals. The agreement by some 175 UN member states was reached Wedneaday evening at the United Nations Environment Assembly in Nairobi. It offers […] Continue reading -> As UN ‘Deplores’ Russian Invasion, WHO Appeals for Humanitarian Corridor in Ukraine for Medical Supplies 02/03/2022 Kerry Cullinan The World Health Organization (WHO) on Wednesday appealed for a “humanitarian corridor” to enable it to deliver emergency medical supplies to sick and injured Ukrainians – particularly oxygen, insulin and equipment needed to treat battle wounds. The WHO appeal at a media briefing Wednesday came just hours before the UN General Assembly overwhelmingly approved a […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts
Africa’s Race Against Time to End Hunger and Malnutrition 10/03/2022 Paul Adepoju Amid rising hunger due to COVID-19, conflict and climate change, the African Union (AU) has declared 2022 as the Year of Nutrition. Before 5am, Nigerian fishermen living in Lagos’s floating slum, Makoko, have paddled their wooden boats several kilometers into the main river for fishing activities. Their harvests are largely influenced by how far out […] Continue reading -> Mariupol Maternity Hospital Bombed, as Scientists Warn of Looming Nuclear Danger 09/03/2022 Kerry Cullinan A maternity and children´s hospital in the southern Ukranian city of Mariupol was bombed Wednesday, reportedly injuring 17 people, while WHO warned that Ukrainians who manage to escape direct injury in Russian bombings and shellings face hypothermia, frostbite and respiratory diseases, as well as conflict-related trauma – while the lack of access to treatment for […] Continue reading -> New WHO Abortion Guidelines Include Telemedicine for First Time 09/03/2022 Kerry Cullinan The World Health Organization (WHO) released new guidelines on abortion care on Wednesday, that include recommendations on telemedicine for the first time. Telemedicine has helped support access to abortion and family planning services during the COVID-19 pandemic, and is also being used in places where abortion access is limited. Over 25 million unsafe abortions occur […] Continue reading -> Former WHO Emergencies Head Volunteers on the Ukraine Border: ‘Needs are Immense’ 09/03/2022 Maayan Hoffman The Ukrainian refugees are crossing the border with only their coats on their backs. The women are holding their children’s hands. The children’s eyes are wide and their jaws clenched in fear. “They come here exhausted and cold,” said Dr Dorit Nitzan, former Health Emergencies Coordinator for the World Health Organization´s European region. Nitzan only […] Continue reading -> Epidemic Coalition Raises $1.5-billion at Summit to Prepare for ‘Disease X’ 08/03/2022 Kerry Cullinan The Coalition for Epidemic Preparedness Innovations (CEPI) raised over $1.5 billion to develop vaccines against emerging diseases in as little as 100 days over the past two days at a pandemic preparedness summit co-hosted by the UK government. CEPI’s total budgetary ask is for $3.5 billion to implement its five-year plan to prepare and protect […] Continue reading -> Over 1 Billion People Projected to Live with Obesity by 2030, Warns New World Obesity Atlas 04/03/2022 Raisa Santos By 2030, 20% of women and 14% of men, or over 1 billion people, will be living with obesity globally, according to the new World Obesity Atlas 2022 published Friday. The new Atlas, launched on World Obesity Day, predicts that by that time, the number of people with obesity globally will have doubled since 2010. […] Continue reading -> Pandemic’s Long Shadow on African Women – from Uptick in Maternal Deaths to Domestic Violence 04/03/2022 Paul Adepoju Women in Africa will feel the disruptive force of the pandemic for many years to come – with upticks in maternal deaths and prolonged disruptions in maternal, child and reproductive health services issues the continent must grapple with now. About 40% of African countries are reporting continued disruptions to sexual, reproductive, maternal, newborn, child and […] Continue reading -> 175 Nations Agree to Negotiate New International Treaty to Curb Plastics Pollution 03/03/2022 Editorial team The world’s nations have agreed to negotiate a landmark treaty by 2024 to curb plastics pollution which is choking oceans, killing fish and wildlife and polluting water, soils and foods with toxic chemicals. The agreement by some 175 UN member states was reached Wedneaday evening at the United Nations Environment Assembly in Nairobi. It offers […] Continue reading -> As UN ‘Deplores’ Russian Invasion, WHO Appeals for Humanitarian Corridor in Ukraine for Medical Supplies 02/03/2022 Kerry Cullinan The World Health Organization (WHO) on Wednesday appealed for a “humanitarian corridor” to enable it to deliver emergency medical supplies to sick and injured Ukrainians – particularly oxygen, insulin and equipment needed to treat battle wounds. The WHO appeal at a media briefing Wednesday came just hours before the UN General Assembly overwhelmingly approved a […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts
Mariupol Maternity Hospital Bombed, as Scientists Warn of Looming Nuclear Danger 09/03/2022 Kerry Cullinan A maternity and children´s hospital in the southern Ukranian city of Mariupol was bombed Wednesday, reportedly injuring 17 people, while WHO warned that Ukrainians who manage to escape direct injury in Russian bombings and shellings face hypothermia, frostbite and respiratory diseases, as well as conflict-related trauma – while the lack of access to treatment for […] Continue reading -> New WHO Abortion Guidelines Include Telemedicine for First Time 09/03/2022 Kerry Cullinan The World Health Organization (WHO) released new guidelines on abortion care on Wednesday, that include recommendations on telemedicine for the first time. Telemedicine has helped support access to abortion and family planning services during the COVID-19 pandemic, and is also being used in places where abortion access is limited. Over 25 million unsafe abortions occur […] Continue reading -> Former WHO Emergencies Head Volunteers on the Ukraine Border: ‘Needs are Immense’ 09/03/2022 Maayan Hoffman The Ukrainian refugees are crossing the border with only their coats on their backs. The women are holding their children’s hands. The children’s eyes are wide and their jaws clenched in fear. “They come here exhausted and cold,” said Dr Dorit Nitzan, former Health Emergencies Coordinator for the World Health Organization´s European region. Nitzan only […] Continue reading -> Epidemic Coalition Raises $1.5-billion at Summit to Prepare for ‘Disease X’ 08/03/2022 Kerry Cullinan The Coalition for Epidemic Preparedness Innovations (CEPI) raised over $1.5 billion to develop vaccines against emerging diseases in as little as 100 days over the past two days at a pandemic preparedness summit co-hosted by the UK government. CEPI’s total budgetary ask is for $3.5 billion to implement its five-year plan to prepare and protect […] Continue reading -> Over 1 Billion People Projected to Live with Obesity by 2030, Warns New World Obesity Atlas 04/03/2022 Raisa Santos By 2030, 20% of women and 14% of men, or over 1 billion people, will be living with obesity globally, according to the new World Obesity Atlas 2022 published Friday. The new Atlas, launched on World Obesity Day, predicts that by that time, the number of people with obesity globally will have doubled since 2010. […] Continue reading -> Pandemic’s Long Shadow on African Women – from Uptick in Maternal Deaths to Domestic Violence 04/03/2022 Paul Adepoju Women in Africa will feel the disruptive force of the pandemic for many years to come – with upticks in maternal deaths and prolonged disruptions in maternal, child and reproductive health services issues the continent must grapple with now. About 40% of African countries are reporting continued disruptions to sexual, reproductive, maternal, newborn, child and […] Continue reading -> 175 Nations Agree to Negotiate New International Treaty to Curb Plastics Pollution 03/03/2022 Editorial team The world’s nations have agreed to negotiate a landmark treaty by 2024 to curb plastics pollution which is choking oceans, killing fish and wildlife and polluting water, soils and foods with toxic chemicals. The agreement by some 175 UN member states was reached Wedneaday evening at the United Nations Environment Assembly in Nairobi. It offers […] Continue reading -> As UN ‘Deplores’ Russian Invasion, WHO Appeals for Humanitarian Corridor in Ukraine for Medical Supplies 02/03/2022 Kerry Cullinan The World Health Organization (WHO) on Wednesday appealed for a “humanitarian corridor” to enable it to deliver emergency medical supplies to sick and injured Ukrainians – particularly oxygen, insulin and equipment needed to treat battle wounds. The WHO appeal at a media briefing Wednesday came just hours before the UN General Assembly overwhelmingly approved a […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts
New WHO Abortion Guidelines Include Telemedicine for First Time 09/03/2022 Kerry Cullinan The World Health Organization (WHO) released new guidelines on abortion care on Wednesday, that include recommendations on telemedicine for the first time. Telemedicine has helped support access to abortion and family planning services during the COVID-19 pandemic, and is also being used in places where abortion access is limited. Over 25 million unsafe abortions occur […] Continue reading -> Former WHO Emergencies Head Volunteers on the Ukraine Border: ‘Needs are Immense’ 09/03/2022 Maayan Hoffman The Ukrainian refugees are crossing the border with only their coats on their backs. The women are holding their children’s hands. The children’s eyes are wide and their jaws clenched in fear. “They come here exhausted and cold,” said Dr Dorit Nitzan, former Health Emergencies Coordinator for the World Health Organization´s European region. Nitzan only […] Continue reading -> Epidemic Coalition Raises $1.5-billion at Summit to Prepare for ‘Disease X’ 08/03/2022 Kerry Cullinan The Coalition for Epidemic Preparedness Innovations (CEPI) raised over $1.5 billion to develop vaccines against emerging diseases in as little as 100 days over the past two days at a pandemic preparedness summit co-hosted by the UK government. CEPI’s total budgetary ask is for $3.5 billion to implement its five-year plan to prepare and protect […] Continue reading -> Over 1 Billion People Projected to Live with Obesity by 2030, Warns New World Obesity Atlas 04/03/2022 Raisa Santos By 2030, 20% of women and 14% of men, or over 1 billion people, will be living with obesity globally, according to the new World Obesity Atlas 2022 published Friday. The new Atlas, launched on World Obesity Day, predicts that by that time, the number of people with obesity globally will have doubled since 2010. […] Continue reading -> Pandemic’s Long Shadow on African Women – from Uptick in Maternal Deaths to Domestic Violence 04/03/2022 Paul Adepoju Women in Africa will feel the disruptive force of the pandemic for many years to come – with upticks in maternal deaths and prolonged disruptions in maternal, child and reproductive health services issues the continent must grapple with now. About 40% of African countries are reporting continued disruptions to sexual, reproductive, maternal, newborn, child and […] Continue reading -> 175 Nations Agree to Negotiate New International Treaty to Curb Plastics Pollution 03/03/2022 Editorial team The world’s nations have agreed to negotiate a landmark treaty by 2024 to curb plastics pollution which is choking oceans, killing fish and wildlife and polluting water, soils and foods with toxic chemicals. The agreement by some 175 UN member states was reached Wedneaday evening at the United Nations Environment Assembly in Nairobi. It offers […] Continue reading -> As UN ‘Deplores’ Russian Invasion, WHO Appeals for Humanitarian Corridor in Ukraine for Medical Supplies 02/03/2022 Kerry Cullinan The World Health Organization (WHO) on Wednesday appealed for a “humanitarian corridor” to enable it to deliver emergency medical supplies to sick and injured Ukrainians – particularly oxygen, insulin and equipment needed to treat battle wounds. The WHO appeal at a media briefing Wednesday came just hours before the UN General Assembly overwhelmingly approved a […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts
Former WHO Emergencies Head Volunteers on the Ukraine Border: ‘Needs are Immense’ 09/03/2022 Maayan Hoffman The Ukrainian refugees are crossing the border with only their coats on their backs. The women are holding their children’s hands. The children’s eyes are wide and their jaws clenched in fear. “They come here exhausted and cold,” said Dr Dorit Nitzan, former Health Emergencies Coordinator for the World Health Organization´s European region. Nitzan only […] Continue reading -> Epidemic Coalition Raises $1.5-billion at Summit to Prepare for ‘Disease X’ 08/03/2022 Kerry Cullinan The Coalition for Epidemic Preparedness Innovations (CEPI) raised over $1.5 billion to develop vaccines against emerging diseases in as little as 100 days over the past two days at a pandemic preparedness summit co-hosted by the UK government. CEPI’s total budgetary ask is for $3.5 billion to implement its five-year plan to prepare and protect […] Continue reading -> Over 1 Billion People Projected to Live with Obesity by 2030, Warns New World Obesity Atlas 04/03/2022 Raisa Santos By 2030, 20% of women and 14% of men, or over 1 billion people, will be living with obesity globally, according to the new World Obesity Atlas 2022 published Friday. The new Atlas, launched on World Obesity Day, predicts that by that time, the number of people with obesity globally will have doubled since 2010. […] Continue reading -> Pandemic’s Long Shadow on African Women – from Uptick in Maternal Deaths to Domestic Violence 04/03/2022 Paul Adepoju Women in Africa will feel the disruptive force of the pandemic for many years to come – with upticks in maternal deaths and prolonged disruptions in maternal, child and reproductive health services issues the continent must grapple with now. About 40% of African countries are reporting continued disruptions to sexual, reproductive, maternal, newborn, child and […] Continue reading -> 175 Nations Agree to Negotiate New International Treaty to Curb Plastics Pollution 03/03/2022 Editorial team The world’s nations have agreed to negotiate a landmark treaty by 2024 to curb plastics pollution which is choking oceans, killing fish and wildlife and polluting water, soils and foods with toxic chemicals. The agreement by some 175 UN member states was reached Wedneaday evening at the United Nations Environment Assembly in Nairobi. It offers […] Continue reading -> As UN ‘Deplores’ Russian Invasion, WHO Appeals for Humanitarian Corridor in Ukraine for Medical Supplies 02/03/2022 Kerry Cullinan The World Health Organization (WHO) on Wednesday appealed for a “humanitarian corridor” to enable it to deliver emergency medical supplies to sick and injured Ukrainians – particularly oxygen, insulin and equipment needed to treat battle wounds. The WHO appeal at a media briefing Wednesday came just hours before the UN General Assembly overwhelmingly approved a […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts
Epidemic Coalition Raises $1.5-billion at Summit to Prepare for ‘Disease X’ 08/03/2022 Kerry Cullinan The Coalition for Epidemic Preparedness Innovations (CEPI) raised over $1.5 billion to develop vaccines against emerging diseases in as little as 100 days over the past two days at a pandemic preparedness summit co-hosted by the UK government. CEPI’s total budgetary ask is for $3.5 billion to implement its five-year plan to prepare and protect […] Continue reading -> Over 1 Billion People Projected to Live with Obesity by 2030, Warns New World Obesity Atlas 04/03/2022 Raisa Santos By 2030, 20% of women and 14% of men, or over 1 billion people, will be living with obesity globally, according to the new World Obesity Atlas 2022 published Friday. The new Atlas, launched on World Obesity Day, predicts that by that time, the number of people with obesity globally will have doubled since 2010. […] Continue reading -> Pandemic’s Long Shadow on African Women – from Uptick in Maternal Deaths to Domestic Violence 04/03/2022 Paul Adepoju Women in Africa will feel the disruptive force of the pandemic for many years to come – with upticks in maternal deaths and prolonged disruptions in maternal, child and reproductive health services issues the continent must grapple with now. About 40% of African countries are reporting continued disruptions to sexual, reproductive, maternal, newborn, child and […] Continue reading -> 175 Nations Agree to Negotiate New International Treaty to Curb Plastics Pollution 03/03/2022 Editorial team The world’s nations have agreed to negotiate a landmark treaty by 2024 to curb plastics pollution which is choking oceans, killing fish and wildlife and polluting water, soils and foods with toxic chemicals. The agreement by some 175 UN member states was reached Wedneaday evening at the United Nations Environment Assembly in Nairobi. It offers […] Continue reading -> As UN ‘Deplores’ Russian Invasion, WHO Appeals for Humanitarian Corridor in Ukraine for Medical Supplies 02/03/2022 Kerry Cullinan The World Health Organization (WHO) on Wednesday appealed for a “humanitarian corridor” to enable it to deliver emergency medical supplies to sick and injured Ukrainians – particularly oxygen, insulin and equipment needed to treat battle wounds. The WHO appeal at a media briefing Wednesday came just hours before the UN General Assembly overwhelmingly approved a […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts
Over 1 Billion People Projected to Live with Obesity by 2030, Warns New World Obesity Atlas 04/03/2022 Raisa Santos By 2030, 20% of women and 14% of men, or over 1 billion people, will be living with obesity globally, according to the new World Obesity Atlas 2022 published Friday. The new Atlas, launched on World Obesity Day, predicts that by that time, the number of people with obesity globally will have doubled since 2010. […] Continue reading -> Pandemic’s Long Shadow on African Women – from Uptick in Maternal Deaths to Domestic Violence 04/03/2022 Paul Adepoju Women in Africa will feel the disruptive force of the pandemic for many years to come – with upticks in maternal deaths and prolonged disruptions in maternal, child and reproductive health services issues the continent must grapple with now. About 40% of African countries are reporting continued disruptions to sexual, reproductive, maternal, newborn, child and […] Continue reading -> 175 Nations Agree to Negotiate New International Treaty to Curb Plastics Pollution 03/03/2022 Editorial team The world’s nations have agreed to negotiate a landmark treaty by 2024 to curb plastics pollution which is choking oceans, killing fish and wildlife and polluting water, soils and foods with toxic chemicals. The agreement by some 175 UN member states was reached Wedneaday evening at the United Nations Environment Assembly in Nairobi. It offers […] Continue reading -> As UN ‘Deplores’ Russian Invasion, WHO Appeals for Humanitarian Corridor in Ukraine for Medical Supplies 02/03/2022 Kerry Cullinan The World Health Organization (WHO) on Wednesday appealed for a “humanitarian corridor” to enable it to deliver emergency medical supplies to sick and injured Ukrainians – particularly oxygen, insulin and equipment needed to treat battle wounds. The WHO appeal at a media briefing Wednesday came just hours before the UN General Assembly overwhelmingly approved a […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts
Pandemic’s Long Shadow on African Women – from Uptick in Maternal Deaths to Domestic Violence 04/03/2022 Paul Adepoju Women in Africa will feel the disruptive force of the pandemic for many years to come – with upticks in maternal deaths and prolonged disruptions in maternal, child and reproductive health services issues the continent must grapple with now. About 40% of African countries are reporting continued disruptions to sexual, reproductive, maternal, newborn, child and […] Continue reading -> 175 Nations Agree to Negotiate New International Treaty to Curb Plastics Pollution 03/03/2022 Editorial team The world’s nations have agreed to negotiate a landmark treaty by 2024 to curb plastics pollution which is choking oceans, killing fish and wildlife and polluting water, soils and foods with toxic chemicals. The agreement by some 175 UN member states was reached Wedneaday evening at the United Nations Environment Assembly in Nairobi. It offers […] Continue reading -> As UN ‘Deplores’ Russian Invasion, WHO Appeals for Humanitarian Corridor in Ukraine for Medical Supplies 02/03/2022 Kerry Cullinan The World Health Organization (WHO) on Wednesday appealed for a “humanitarian corridor” to enable it to deliver emergency medical supplies to sick and injured Ukrainians – particularly oxygen, insulin and equipment needed to treat battle wounds. The WHO appeal at a media briefing Wednesday came just hours before the UN General Assembly overwhelmingly approved a […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts
175 Nations Agree to Negotiate New International Treaty to Curb Plastics Pollution 03/03/2022 Editorial team The world’s nations have agreed to negotiate a landmark treaty by 2024 to curb plastics pollution which is choking oceans, killing fish and wildlife and polluting water, soils and foods with toxic chemicals. The agreement by some 175 UN member states was reached Wedneaday evening at the United Nations Environment Assembly in Nairobi. It offers […] Continue reading -> As UN ‘Deplores’ Russian Invasion, WHO Appeals for Humanitarian Corridor in Ukraine for Medical Supplies 02/03/2022 Kerry Cullinan The World Health Organization (WHO) on Wednesday appealed for a “humanitarian corridor” to enable it to deliver emergency medical supplies to sick and injured Ukrainians – particularly oxygen, insulin and equipment needed to treat battle wounds. The WHO appeal at a media briefing Wednesday came just hours before the UN General Assembly overwhelmingly approved a […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts
As UN ‘Deplores’ Russian Invasion, WHO Appeals for Humanitarian Corridor in Ukraine for Medical Supplies 02/03/2022 Kerry Cullinan The World Health Organization (WHO) on Wednesday appealed for a “humanitarian corridor” to enable it to deliver emergency medical supplies to sick and injured Ukrainians – particularly oxygen, insulin and equipment needed to treat battle wounds. The WHO appeal at a media briefing Wednesday came just hours before the UN General Assembly overwhelmingly approved a […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts