Transparency International Calls On World Health Assembly To Investigate Disclosures by WHO’s Italian Whistleblower 26/05/2021 Philippe Mottaz EXCLUSIVE: The Geneva Observer has learned that Transparency International and a broad coalition of organizations advocating for a more robust protection mechanism for UN whistleblowers has sent an open letter to the 74th World Health Assembly (WHA) urging WHO Member States to call for an independent review of the disclosures made by former WHO researcher […] Continue reading -> Independent Oversight Committee: WHO Needs Stronger Base of Finance and Authority For More Robust Pandemic Response 25/05/2021 Chandre Prince Bold decisions are required to strengthen the World Health Organization and equip it with authority and resources it needs to address glaring shortcomings in pandemic preparedness and response, the 74th World Health Assembly was told on Tuesday. Recommendations emerging out of a report by the Independent Oversight and Advisory Committee (IOAC) for the WHO Health […] Continue reading -> Pandemic Treaty Discussion Deferred With Appeals for High-Level Political Commitment to Fix WHO 25/05/2021 Kerry Cullinan Key World Health Organization (WHO) member states agreed to postpone a potentially polarising discussion on a ‘pandemic treaty’ until November, according to a World Health Assembly ‘draft decision’ published Tuesday. The proposal – by 26 entities including the European Union, USA, UK and key countries from each WHO region – specifies that a special […] Continue reading -> Diabetes Resolution Promoting Insulin Access Gathers Support at World Health Assembly 24/05/2021 Disha Shetty A draft resolution on expanding prevention and treatment for diabetes now appears set for approval at this week’s World Health Assembly – after a number of European countries, as well as the US, removed their opposition to language mandating the World Health Organization to develop targets for expanded diabetes treatment – as well as measures […] Continue reading -> Tedros Secures Europe’s Help to Boost WHO Pandemic Capacity Ahead of WHA 24/05/2021 Kerry Cullinan Strengthening the World Health Organization’s pandemic response is a key focus of the 74th World Health Assembly, which started on Monday – and WHO Director General Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus has already secured agreements with powerful European member states to do just that. WHA discussion on a report from the Independent Panel on Pandemic Preparedness […] Continue reading -> Exclusive – United States Holds Back on Bold Move Toward Pandemic Treaty 21/05/2021 Elaine Ruth Fletcher Just days before the World Health Assembly opens, the United States still appears to be stalling on an initiative led by some of its major European allies, to move ahead decisively on proposals for a “Pandemic Treaty”, according to a US draft proposal seen by Health Policy Watch. The Pandemic Treaty proposal to create a […] Continue reading -> The 1 Billion Dose Wager on the IP Waiver 21/05/2021 Elaine Ruth Fletcher & Svĕt Lustig Vijay Rich countries need to cough up 1 billion vaccine doses by September, and big pharma should significantly expand its network of voluntary license sharing and manufacturing – in order to avoid a vote by World Trade Organization members on a controversial proposal to waive all COVID-related intellectual property for the duration of the pandemic. That […] Continue reading -> G20 Leaders Promise to Share More Vaccines While EU Digs in Against TRIPS Waiver 21/05/2021 Kerry Cullinan The G20 Global Health Summit on Friday elicited more promises from wealthy nations to share COVID-19 vaccines, an undertaking by drug companies to make over a billion doses available by year-end – and an indication by the European Union that it would propose an alternative to the TRIPS waiver at the next World Trade Organization […] Continue reading -> Preparing For Future Disease Threats – Lessons From Pandemics That Didn’t Happen 21/05/2021 Raisa Santos Though the COVID-19 pandemic has largely been a story of failure, strong preparedness of public health systems coupled with decisive responses have shown that it is possible to prevent and prepare for future disease threats, according to a new report. The report, conducted by Resolve to Save Lives, an initiative of Vital Strategies, highlights eight […] Continue reading -> Far-reaching Proposals For Reform On Table at World Health Assembly – But Will Member States Heed The Call? 20/05/2021 Elaine Ruth Fletcher With an agenda that is more packed than ever – and razor sharp political crises from Gaza to Taiwan to Myanmar also coming to the fore – will the upcoming World Health Assembly prove to be the decisive moment that it should be for global health? Now, more than ever perhaps, huge tensions and inequalities […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts
Independent Oversight Committee: WHO Needs Stronger Base of Finance and Authority For More Robust Pandemic Response 25/05/2021 Chandre Prince Bold decisions are required to strengthen the World Health Organization and equip it with authority and resources it needs to address glaring shortcomings in pandemic preparedness and response, the 74th World Health Assembly was told on Tuesday. Recommendations emerging out of a report by the Independent Oversight and Advisory Committee (IOAC) for the WHO Health […] Continue reading -> Pandemic Treaty Discussion Deferred With Appeals for High-Level Political Commitment to Fix WHO 25/05/2021 Kerry Cullinan Key World Health Organization (WHO) member states agreed to postpone a potentially polarising discussion on a ‘pandemic treaty’ until November, according to a World Health Assembly ‘draft decision’ published Tuesday. The proposal – by 26 entities including the European Union, USA, UK and key countries from each WHO region – specifies that a special […] Continue reading -> Diabetes Resolution Promoting Insulin Access Gathers Support at World Health Assembly 24/05/2021 Disha Shetty A draft resolution on expanding prevention and treatment for diabetes now appears set for approval at this week’s World Health Assembly – after a number of European countries, as well as the US, removed their opposition to language mandating the World Health Organization to develop targets for expanded diabetes treatment – as well as measures […] Continue reading -> Tedros Secures Europe’s Help to Boost WHO Pandemic Capacity Ahead of WHA 24/05/2021 Kerry Cullinan Strengthening the World Health Organization’s pandemic response is a key focus of the 74th World Health Assembly, which started on Monday – and WHO Director General Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus has already secured agreements with powerful European member states to do just that. WHA discussion on a report from the Independent Panel on Pandemic Preparedness […] Continue reading -> Exclusive – United States Holds Back on Bold Move Toward Pandemic Treaty 21/05/2021 Elaine Ruth Fletcher Just days before the World Health Assembly opens, the United States still appears to be stalling on an initiative led by some of its major European allies, to move ahead decisively on proposals for a “Pandemic Treaty”, according to a US draft proposal seen by Health Policy Watch. The Pandemic Treaty proposal to create a […] Continue reading -> The 1 Billion Dose Wager on the IP Waiver 21/05/2021 Elaine Ruth Fletcher & Svĕt Lustig Vijay Rich countries need to cough up 1 billion vaccine doses by September, and big pharma should significantly expand its network of voluntary license sharing and manufacturing – in order to avoid a vote by World Trade Organization members on a controversial proposal to waive all COVID-related intellectual property for the duration of the pandemic. That […] Continue reading -> G20 Leaders Promise to Share More Vaccines While EU Digs in Against TRIPS Waiver 21/05/2021 Kerry Cullinan The G20 Global Health Summit on Friday elicited more promises from wealthy nations to share COVID-19 vaccines, an undertaking by drug companies to make over a billion doses available by year-end – and an indication by the European Union that it would propose an alternative to the TRIPS waiver at the next World Trade Organization […] Continue reading -> Preparing For Future Disease Threats – Lessons From Pandemics That Didn’t Happen 21/05/2021 Raisa Santos Though the COVID-19 pandemic has largely been a story of failure, strong preparedness of public health systems coupled with decisive responses have shown that it is possible to prevent and prepare for future disease threats, according to a new report. The report, conducted by Resolve to Save Lives, an initiative of Vital Strategies, highlights eight […] Continue reading -> Far-reaching Proposals For Reform On Table at World Health Assembly – But Will Member States Heed The Call? 20/05/2021 Elaine Ruth Fletcher With an agenda that is more packed than ever – and razor sharp political crises from Gaza to Taiwan to Myanmar also coming to the fore – will the upcoming World Health Assembly prove to be the decisive moment that it should be for global health? Now, more than ever perhaps, huge tensions and inequalities […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts
Pandemic Treaty Discussion Deferred With Appeals for High-Level Political Commitment to Fix WHO 25/05/2021 Kerry Cullinan Key World Health Organization (WHO) member states agreed to postpone a potentially polarising discussion on a ‘pandemic treaty’ until November, according to a World Health Assembly ‘draft decision’ published Tuesday. The proposal – by 26 entities including the European Union, USA, UK and key countries from each WHO region – specifies that a special […] Continue reading -> Diabetes Resolution Promoting Insulin Access Gathers Support at World Health Assembly 24/05/2021 Disha Shetty A draft resolution on expanding prevention and treatment for diabetes now appears set for approval at this week’s World Health Assembly – after a number of European countries, as well as the US, removed their opposition to language mandating the World Health Organization to develop targets for expanded diabetes treatment – as well as measures […] Continue reading -> Tedros Secures Europe’s Help to Boost WHO Pandemic Capacity Ahead of WHA 24/05/2021 Kerry Cullinan Strengthening the World Health Organization’s pandemic response is a key focus of the 74th World Health Assembly, which started on Monday – and WHO Director General Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus has already secured agreements with powerful European member states to do just that. WHA discussion on a report from the Independent Panel on Pandemic Preparedness […] Continue reading -> Exclusive – United States Holds Back on Bold Move Toward Pandemic Treaty 21/05/2021 Elaine Ruth Fletcher Just days before the World Health Assembly opens, the United States still appears to be stalling on an initiative led by some of its major European allies, to move ahead decisively on proposals for a “Pandemic Treaty”, according to a US draft proposal seen by Health Policy Watch. The Pandemic Treaty proposal to create a […] Continue reading -> The 1 Billion Dose Wager on the IP Waiver 21/05/2021 Elaine Ruth Fletcher & Svĕt Lustig Vijay Rich countries need to cough up 1 billion vaccine doses by September, and big pharma should significantly expand its network of voluntary license sharing and manufacturing – in order to avoid a vote by World Trade Organization members on a controversial proposal to waive all COVID-related intellectual property for the duration of the pandemic. That […] Continue reading -> G20 Leaders Promise to Share More Vaccines While EU Digs in Against TRIPS Waiver 21/05/2021 Kerry Cullinan The G20 Global Health Summit on Friday elicited more promises from wealthy nations to share COVID-19 vaccines, an undertaking by drug companies to make over a billion doses available by year-end – and an indication by the European Union that it would propose an alternative to the TRIPS waiver at the next World Trade Organization […] Continue reading -> Preparing For Future Disease Threats – Lessons From Pandemics That Didn’t Happen 21/05/2021 Raisa Santos Though the COVID-19 pandemic has largely been a story of failure, strong preparedness of public health systems coupled with decisive responses have shown that it is possible to prevent and prepare for future disease threats, according to a new report. The report, conducted by Resolve to Save Lives, an initiative of Vital Strategies, highlights eight […] Continue reading -> Far-reaching Proposals For Reform On Table at World Health Assembly – But Will Member States Heed The Call? 20/05/2021 Elaine Ruth Fletcher With an agenda that is more packed than ever – and razor sharp political crises from Gaza to Taiwan to Myanmar also coming to the fore – will the upcoming World Health Assembly prove to be the decisive moment that it should be for global health? Now, more than ever perhaps, huge tensions and inequalities […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts
Diabetes Resolution Promoting Insulin Access Gathers Support at World Health Assembly 24/05/2021 Disha Shetty A draft resolution on expanding prevention and treatment for diabetes now appears set for approval at this week’s World Health Assembly – after a number of European countries, as well as the US, removed their opposition to language mandating the World Health Organization to develop targets for expanded diabetes treatment – as well as measures […] Continue reading -> Tedros Secures Europe’s Help to Boost WHO Pandemic Capacity Ahead of WHA 24/05/2021 Kerry Cullinan Strengthening the World Health Organization’s pandemic response is a key focus of the 74th World Health Assembly, which started on Monday – and WHO Director General Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus has already secured agreements with powerful European member states to do just that. WHA discussion on a report from the Independent Panel on Pandemic Preparedness […] Continue reading -> Exclusive – United States Holds Back on Bold Move Toward Pandemic Treaty 21/05/2021 Elaine Ruth Fletcher Just days before the World Health Assembly opens, the United States still appears to be stalling on an initiative led by some of its major European allies, to move ahead decisively on proposals for a “Pandemic Treaty”, according to a US draft proposal seen by Health Policy Watch. The Pandemic Treaty proposal to create a […] Continue reading -> The 1 Billion Dose Wager on the IP Waiver 21/05/2021 Elaine Ruth Fletcher & Svĕt Lustig Vijay Rich countries need to cough up 1 billion vaccine doses by September, and big pharma should significantly expand its network of voluntary license sharing and manufacturing – in order to avoid a vote by World Trade Organization members on a controversial proposal to waive all COVID-related intellectual property for the duration of the pandemic. That […] Continue reading -> G20 Leaders Promise to Share More Vaccines While EU Digs in Against TRIPS Waiver 21/05/2021 Kerry Cullinan The G20 Global Health Summit on Friday elicited more promises from wealthy nations to share COVID-19 vaccines, an undertaking by drug companies to make over a billion doses available by year-end – and an indication by the European Union that it would propose an alternative to the TRIPS waiver at the next World Trade Organization […] Continue reading -> Preparing For Future Disease Threats – Lessons From Pandemics That Didn’t Happen 21/05/2021 Raisa Santos Though the COVID-19 pandemic has largely been a story of failure, strong preparedness of public health systems coupled with decisive responses have shown that it is possible to prevent and prepare for future disease threats, according to a new report. The report, conducted by Resolve to Save Lives, an initiative of Vital Strategies, highlights eight […] Continue reading -> Far-reaching Proposals For Reform On Table at World Health Assembly – But Will Member States Heed The Call? 20/05/2021 Elaine Ruth Fletcher With an agenda that is more packed than ever – and razor sharp political crises from Gaza to Taiwan to Myanmar also coming to the fore – will the upcoming World Health Assembly prove to be the decisive moment that it should be for global health? Now, more than ever perhaps, huge tensions and inequalities […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts
Tedros Secures Europe’s Help to Boost WHO Pandemic Capacity Ahead of WHA 24/05/2021 Kerry Cullinan Strengthening the World Health Organization’s pandemic response is a key focus of the 74th World Health Assembly, which started on Monday – and WHO Director General Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus has already secured agreements with powerful European member states to do just that. WHA discussion on a report from the Independent Panel on Pandemic Preparedness […] Continue reading -> Exclusive – United States Holds Back on Bold Move Toward Pandemic Treaty 21/05/2021 Elaine Ruth Fletcher Just days before the World Health Assembly opens, the United States still appears to be stalling on an initiative led by some of its major European allies, to move ahead decisively on proposals for a “Pandemic Treaty”, according to a US draft proposal seen by Health Policy Watch. The Pandemic Treaty proposal to create a […] Continue reading -> The 1 Billion Dose Wager on the IP Waiver 21/05/2021 Elaine Ruth Fletcher & Svĕt Lustig Vijay Rich countries need to cough up 1 billion vaccine doses by September, and big pharma should significantly expand its network of voluntary license sharing and manufacturing – in order to avoid a vote by World Trade Organization members on a controversial proposal to waive all COVID-related intellectual property for the duration of the pandemic. That […] Continue reading -> G20 Leaders Promise to Share More Vaccines While EU Digs in Against TRIPS Waiver 21/05/2021 Kerry Cullinan The G20 Global Health Summit on Friday elicited more promises from wealthy nations to share COVID-19 vaccines, an undertaking by drug companies to make over a billion doses available by year-end – and an indication by the European Union that it would propose an alternative to the TRIPS waiver at the next World Trade Organization […] Continue reading -> Preparing For Future Disease Threats – Lessons From Pandemics That Didn’t Happen 21/05/2021 Raisa Santos Though the COVID-19 pandemic has largely been a story of failure, strong preparedness of public health systems coupled with decisive responses have shown that it is possible to prevent and prepare for future disease threats, according to a new report. The report, conducted by Resolve to Save Lives, an initiative of Vital Strategies, highlights eight […] Continue reading -> Far-reaching Proposals For Reform On Table at World Health Assembly – But Will Member States Heed The Call? 20/05/2021 Elaine Ruth Fletcher With an agenda that is more packed than ever – and razor sharp political crises from Gaza to Taiwan to Myanmar also coming to the fore – will the upcoming World Health Assembly prove to be the decisive moment that it should be for global health? Now, more than ever perhaps, huge tensions and inequalities […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts
Exclusive – United States Holds Back on Bold Move Toward Pandemic Treaty 21/05/2021 Elaine Ruth Fletcher Just days before the World Health Assembly opens, the United States still appears to be stalling on an initiative led by some of its major European allies, to move ahead decisively on proposals for a “Pandemic Treaty”, according to a US draft proposal seen by Health Policy Watch. The Pandemic Treaty proposal to create a […] Continue reading -> The 1 Billion Dose Wager on the IP Waiver 21/05/2021 Elaine Ruth Fletcher & Svĕt Lustig Vijay Rich countries need to cough up 1 billion vaccine doses by September, and big pharma should significantly expand its network of voluntary license sharing and manufacturing – in order to avoid a vote by World Trade Organization members on a controversial proposal to waive all COVID-related intellectual property for the duration of the pandemic. That […] Continue reading -> G20 Leaders Promise to Share More Vaccines While EU Digs in Against TRIPS Waiver 21/05/2021 Kerry Cullinan The G20 Global Health Summit on Friday elicited more promises from wealthy nations to share COVID-19 vaccines, an undertaking by drug companies to make over a billion doses available by year-end – and an indication by the European Union that it would propose an alternative to the TRIPS waiver at the next World Trade Organization […] Continue reading -> Preparing For Future Disease Threats – Lessons From Pandemics That Didn’t Happen 21/05/2021 Raisa Santos Though the COVID-19 pandemic has largely been a story of failure, strong preparedness of public health systems coupled with decisive responses have shown that it is possible to prevent and prepare for future disease threats, according to a new report. The report, conducted by Resolve to Save Lives, an initiative of Vital Strategies, highlights eight […] Continue reading -> Far-reaching Proposals For Reform On Table at World Health Assembly – But Will Member States Heed The Call? 20/05/2021 Elaine Ruth Fletcher With an agenda that is more packed than ever – and razor sharp political crises from Gaza to Taiwan to Myanmar also coming to the fore – will the upcoming World Health Assembly prove to be the decisive moment that it should be for global health? Now, more than ever perhaps, huge tensions and inequalities […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts
The 1 Billion Dose Wager on the IP Waiver 21/05/2021 Elaine Ruth Fletcher & Svĕt Lustig Vijay Rich countries need to cough up 1 billion vaccine doses by September, and big pharma should significantly expand its network of voluntary license sharing and manufacturing – in order to avoid a vote by World Trade Organization members on a controversial proposal to waive all COVID-related intellectual property for the duration of the pandemic. That […] Continue reading -> G20 Leaders Promise to Share More Vaccines While EU Digs in Against TRIPS Waiver 21/05/2021 Kerry Cullinan The G20 Global Health Summit on Friday elicited more promises from wealthy nations to share COVID-19 vaccines, an undertaking by drug companies to make over a billion doses available by year-end – and an indication by the European Union that it would propose an alternative to the TRIPS waiver at the next World Trade Organization […] Continue reading -> Preparing For Future Disease Threats – Lessons From Pandemics That Didn’t Happen 21/05/2021 Raisa Santos Though the COVID-19 pandemic has largely been a story of failure, strong preparedness of public health systems coupled with decisive responses have shown that it is possible to prevent and prepare for future disease threats, according to a new report. The report, conducted by Resolve to Save Lives, an initiative of Vital Strategies, highlights eight […] Continue reading -> Far-reaching Proposals For Reform On Table at World Health Assembly – But Will Member States Heed The Call? 20/05/2021 Elaine Ruth Fletcher With an agenda that is more packed than ever – and razor sharp political crises from Gaza to Taiwan to Myanmar also coming to the fore – will the upcoming World Health Assembly prove to be the decisive moment that it should be for global health? Now, more than ever perhaps, huge tensions and inequalities […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts
G20 Leaders Promise to Share More Vaccines While EU Digs in Against TRIPS Waiver 21/05/2021 Kerry Cullinan The G20 Global Health Summit on Friday elicited more promises from wealthy nations to share COVID-19 vaccines, an undertaking by drug companies to make over a billion doses available by year-end – and an indication by the European Union that it would propose an alternative to the TRIPS waiver at the next World Trade Organization […] Continue reading -> Preparing For Future Disease Threats – Lessons From Pandemics That Didn’t Happen 21/05/2021 Raisa Santos Though the COVID-19 pandemic has largely been a story of failure, strong preparedness of public health systems coupled with decisive responses have shown that it is possible to prevent and prepare for future disease threats, according to a new report. The report, conducted by Resolve to Save Lives, an initiative of Vital Strategies, highlights eight […] Continue reading -> Far-reaching Proposals For Reform On Table at World Health Assembly – But Will Member States Heed The Call? 20/05/2021 Elaine Ruth Fletcher With an agenda that is more packed than ever – and razor sharp political crises from Gaza to Taiwan to Myanmar also coming to the fore – will the upcoming World Health Assembly prove to be the decisive moment that it should be for global health? Now, more than ever perhaps, huge tensions and inequalities […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts
Preparing For Future Disease Threats – Lessons From Pandemics That Didn’t Happen 21/05/2021 Raisa Santos Though the COVID-19 pandemic has largely been a story of failure, strong preparedness of public health systems coupled with decisive responses have shown that it is possible to prevent and prepare for future disease threats, according to a new report. The report, conducted by Resolve to Save Lives, an initiative of Vital Strategies, highlights eight […] Continue reading -> Far-reaching Proposals For Reform On Table at World Health Assembly – But Will Member States Heed The Call? 20/05/2021 Elaine Ruth Fletcher With an agenda that is more packed than ever – and razor sharp political crises from Gaza to Taiwan to Myanmar also coming to the fore – will the upcoming World Health Assembly prove to be the decisive moment that it should be for global health? Now, more than ever perhaps, huge tensions and inequalities […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts
Far-reaching Proposals For Reform On Table at World Health Assembly – But Will Member States Heed The Call? 20/05/2021 Elaine Ruth Fletcher With an agenda that is more packed than ever – and razor sharp political crises from Gaza to Taiwan to Myanmar also coming to the fore – will the upcoming World Health Assembly prove to be the decisive moment that it should be for global health? Now, more than ever perhaps, huge tensions and inequalities […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts