Gavi, The Vaccine Alliance Receives Big Private Industry Funding Commitments – Ahead Of Pledging Summit 03/06/2020 Elaine Ruth Fletcher & Grace Ren A day ahead of a major pledging event, Gavi-the Vaccine Alliance has received some US $70 million in pledges from a broad range of corporations, foundations, initiatives and individual philanthropists to modernise, streamline and strengthen its delivery of vaccines to children in the world’s poorest countries over the next 15 years. Meanwhile, Médecins sans Frontières […] Continue reading -> Dogs Could Detect Coronavirus in 250 People Per Hour, Reports New Study 02/06/2020 Gauri Saxena Dogs could be trained to discern COVID-19 in humans, reported researchers from The London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine (LSHTM), Medical Detection Dogs and Durham University in a podcast last Wednesday. The study has received £500,000 from the UK government and hopes to be able to train dogs for rapid virus detection in airports […] Continue reading -> WHO Officials Faced ‘Considerable Frustration’ With China’s Delays In Releasing Vital Coronavirus Information 02/06/2020 Editorial team China stalled for ‘at least’ two weeks in providing the World Health Organization with detailed data on COVID-19 cases, frustrating WHO’s top echelons – even as they tried to put on a positive public face, according to an investigative report by the Associated Press of exchanges that occured in January. China also withheld the genome […] Continue reading -> Subtle Tobacco Industry Advertising Tactics Hook Adolescents, Say WHO Experts 29/05/2020 Svĕt Lustig Vijay In light of millions of smokers attempting to quit the vice during the COVID-19 pandemic, the industry has employed ‘very mean’, ‘very subtle’ and ‘very targeted’ tactics to hook young populations to “deadly’ tobacco products, according to WHO experts. “The tobacco industry understands what they’re doing, they’re targeting these children and adolescents. And that’s deliberate. […] Continue reading -> Some 80 Million Infants At Risk Of Infectious Disease Due To Coronavirus-Disrupted Vaccination Campaigns 25/05/2020 Svĕt Lustig Vijay & Zixuan Yang Due to COVID-19, polio and measles campaigns have been suspended in 27 countries, and polio vaccination campaigns have been put on hold in 38 countries, UNICEF’s Executive Director Henrietta Fore has warned. Some 80 million infants in at least 68 countries are likely to be affected by the suspension of routine immunization services, said Fore […] Continue reading -> Ten Actions To Boost Low & Middle Income Countries’ Productive Capacity For Medicines 25/05/2020 James Zhan & Christoph Spennemann Low and middle-income countries urgently need affordable personal protective equipment, diagnostics, treatments and vaccines to ward off even bigger waves of COVID-19 infection and mortality – and global production capacity is failing to ensure timely supply even of those products now on the market. Now, more than ever, producers in poor countries need to be […] Continue reading -> Member States Lock Horns Over Taiwan’s Status and Other Conflict Hot Spots In Closing Hours of World Health Assembly 19/05/2020 Svĕt Lustig Vijay & Gauri Saxena Although a proposal to include Taiwan as a World Health Assembly (WHA) observer was delayed until the WHA 73 session resumes again later this year, that didn’t prevent WHO member states from locking horns over the issue in statements on the second day of this week’s virtual WHA session. The charge was led by a […] Continue reading -> Keeping The Body Ticking And The Mind Alive During The Pandemic 17/05/2020 Svĕt Lustig Vijay This weekend, over 16 million people from all over the globe came together for the WHO’s third Walk the Talk: The Health for All Challenge. The two-day virtual event began Saturday in the Philippines and concluded on Sunday, with a 5-hour jam-packed virtual programme broadcast from Geneva – and boasting a vibrant range of physical […] Continue reading -> World Health Assembly Events Series Kicks Off Thursday 13/05/2020 Editorial team Health Policy Watch is the media partner for the Geneva Graduate Institute – Global Health Centre series of World Health Assembly events, running Thursday 14 May to Wednesday 27 May. The series of events is built around themes relevant to the 73rd session of the WHA, 18-19 May, the first ever Assembly to bring together the World […] Continue reading -> WHO Repeats Warnings Against ‘Herd Immunity’ Assumptions As Countries Lift Lockdowns & Brace For Resurgence 12/05/2020 Grace Ren As countries cautiously begin to lift lockdown measures, WHO Executive Director for Health Emergencies Mike Ryan has again warned that serological studies were presenting increasing evidence that a ‘herd immunity’ approach to mitigating the effects of further waves of infection would not be effective. Herd immunity occurs when a large enough proportion of the population […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts
Dogs Could Detect Coronavirus in 250 People Per Hour, Reports New Study 02/06/2020 Gauri Saxena Dogs could be trained to discern COVID-19 in humans, reported researchers from The London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine (LSHTM), Medical Detection Dogs and Durham University in a podcast last Wednesday. The study has received £500,000 from the UK government and hopes to be able to train dogs for rapid virus detection in airports […] Continue reading -> WHO Officials Faced ‘Considerable Frustration’ With China’s Delays In Releasing Vital Coronavirus Information 02/06/2020 Editorial team China stalled for ‘at least’ two weeks in providing the World Health Organization with detailed data on COVID-19 cases, frustrating WHO’s top echelons – even as they tried to put on a positive public face, according to an investigative report by the Associated Press of exchanges that occured in January. China also withheld the genome […] Continue reading -> Subtle Tobacco Industry Advertising Tactics Hook Adolescents, Say WHO Experts 29/05/2020 Svĕt Lustig Vijay In light of millions of smokers attempting to quit the vice during the COVID-19 pandemic, the industry has employed ‘very mean’, ‘very subtle’ and ‘very targeted’ tactics to hook young populations to “deadly’ tobacco products, according to WHO experts. “The tobacco industry understands what they’re doing, they’re targeting these children and adolescents. And that’s deliberate. […] Continue reading -> Some 80 Million Infants At Risk Of Infectious Disease Due To Coronavirus-Disrupted Vaccination Campaigns 25/05/2020 Svĕt Lustig Vijay & Zixuan Yang Due to COVID-19, polio and measles campaigns have been suspended in 27 countries, and polio vaccination campaigns have been put on hold in 38 countries, UNICEF’s Executive Director Henrietta Fore has warned. Some 80 million infants in at least 68 countries are likely to be affected by the suspension of routine immunization services, said Fore […] Continue reading -> Ten Actions To Boost Low & Middle Income Countries’ Productive Capacity For Medicines 25/05/2020 James Zhan & Christoph Spennemann Low and middle-income countries urgently need affordable personal protective equipment, diagnostics, treatments and vaccines to ward off even bigger waves of COVID-19 infection and mortality – and global production capacity is failing to ensure timely supply even of those products now on the market. Now, more than ever, producers in poor countries need to be […] Continue reading -> Member States Lock Horns Over Taiwan’s Status and Other Conflict Hot Spots In Closing Hours of World Health Assembly 19/05/2020 Svĕt Lustig Vijay & Gauri Saxena Although a proposal to include Taiwan as a World Health Assembly (WHA) observer was delayed until the WHA 73 session resumes again later this year, that didn’t prevent WHO member states from locking horns over the issue in statements on the second day of this week’s virtual WHA session. The charge was led by a […] Continue reading -> Keeping The Body Ticking And The Mind Alive During The Pandemic 17/05/2020 Svĕt Lustig Vijay This weekend, over 16 million people from all over the globe came together for the WHO’s third Walk the Talk: The Health for All Challenge. The two-day virtual event began Saturday in the Philippines and concluded on Sunday, with a 5-hour jam-packed virtual programme broadcast from Geneva – and boasting a vibrant range of physical […] Continue reading -> World Health Assembly Events Series Kicks Off Thursday 13/05/2020 Editorial team Health Policy Watch is the media partner for the Geneva Graduate Institute – Global Health Centre series of World Health Assembly events, running Thursday 14 May to Wednesday 27 May. The series of events is built around themes relevant to the 73rd session of the WHA, 18-19 May, the first ever Assembly to bring together the World […] Continue reading -> WHO Repeats Warnings Against ‘Herd Immunity’ Assumptions As Countries Lift Lockdowns & Brace For Resurgence 12/05/2020 Grace Ren As countries cautiously begin to lift lockdown measures, WHO Executive Director for Health Emergencies Mike Ryan has again warned that serological studies were presenting increasing evidence that a ‘herd immunity’ approach to mitigating the effects of further waves of infection would not be effective. Herd immunity occurs when a large enough proportion of the population […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts
WHO Officials Faced ‘Considerable Frustration’ With China’s Delays In Releasing Vital Coronavirus Information 02/06/2020 Editorial team China stalled for ‘at least’ two weeks in providing the World Health Organization with detailed data on COVID-19 cases, frustrating WHO’s top echelons – even as they tried to put on a positive public face, according to an investigative report by the Associated Press of exchanges that occured in January. China also withheld the genome […] Continue reading -> Subtle Tobacco Industry Advertising Tactics Hook Adolescents, Say WHO Experts 29/05/2020 Svĕt Lustig Vijay In light of millions of smokers attempting to quit the vice during the COVID-19 pandemic, the industry has employed ‘very mean’, ‘very subtle’ and ‘very targeted’ tactics to hook young populations to “deadly’ tobacco products, according to WHO experts. “The tobacco industry understands what they’re doing, they’re targeting these children and adolescents. And that’s deliberate. […] Continue reading -> Some 80 Million Infants At Risk Of Infectious Disease Due To Coronavirus-Disrupted Vaccination Campaigns 25/05/2020 Svĕt Lustig Vijay & Zixuan Yang Due to COVID-19, polio and measles campaigns have been suspended in 27 countries, and polio vaccination campaigns have been put on hold in 38 countries, UNICEF’s Executive Director Henrietta Fore has warned. Some 80 million infants in at least 68 countries are likely to be affected by the suspension of routine immunization services, said Fore […] Continue reading -> Ten Actions To Boost Low & Middle Income Countries’ Productive Capacity For Medicines 25/05/2020 James Zhan & Christoph Spennemann Low and middle-income countries urgently need affordable personal protective equipment, diagnostics, treatments and vaccines to ward off even bigger waves of COVID-19 infection and mortality – and global production capacity is failing to ensure timely supply even of those products now on the market. Now, more than ever, producers in poor countries need to be […] Continue reading -> Member States Lock Horns Over Taiwan’s Status and Other Conflict Hot Spots In Closing Hours of World Health Assembly 19/05/2020 Svĕt Lustig Vijay & Gauri Saxena Although a proposal to include Taiwan as a World Health Assembly (WHA) observer was delayed until the WHA 73 session resumes again later this year, that didn’t prevent WHO member states from locking horns over the issue in statements on the second day of this week’s virtual WHA session. The charge was led by a […] Continue reading -> Keeping The Body Ticking And The Mind Alive During The Pandemic 17/05/2020 Svĕt Lustig Vijay This weekend, over 16 million people from all over the globe came together for the WHO’s third Walk the Talk: The Health for All Challenge. The two-day virtual event began Saturday in the Philippines and concluded on Sunday, with a 5-hour jam-packed virtual programme broadcast from Geneva – and boasting a vibrant range of physical […] Continue reading -> World Health Assembly Events Series Kicks Off Thursday 13/05/2020 Editorial team Health Policy Watch is the media partner for the Geneva Graduate Institute – Global Health Centre series of World Health Assembly events, running Thursday 14 May to Wednesday 27 May. The series of events is built around themes relevant to the 73rd session of the WHA, 18-19 May, the first ever Assembly to bring together the World […] Continue reading -> WHO Repeats Warnings Against ‘Herd Immunity’ Assumptions As Countries Lift Lockdowns & Brace For Resurgence 12/05/2020 Grace Ren As countries cautiously begin to lift lockdown measures, WHO Executive Director for Health Emergencies Mike Ryan has again warned that serological studies were presenting increasing evidence that a ‘herd immunity’ approach to mitigating the effects of further waves of infection would not be effective. Herd immunity occurs when a large enough proportion of the population […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts
Subtle Tobacco Industry Advertising Tactics Hook Adolescents, Say WHO Experts 29/05/2020 Svĕt Lustig Vijay In light of millions of smokers attempting to quit the vice during the COVID-19 pandemic, the industry has employed ‘very mean’, ‘very subtle’ and ‘very targeted’ tactics to hook young populations to “deadly’ tobacco products, according to WHO experts. “The tobacco industry understands what they’re doing, they’re targeting these children and adolescents. And that’s deliberate. […] Continue reading -> Some 80 Million Infants At Risk Of Infectious Disease Due To Coronavirus-Disrupted Vaccination Campaigns 25/05/2020 Svĕt Lustig Vijay & Zixuan Yang Due to COVID-19, polio and measles campaigns have been suspended in 27 countries, and polio vaccination campaigns have been put on hold in 38 countries, UNICEF’s Executive Director Henrietta Fore has warned. Some 80 million infants in at least 68 countries are likely to be affected by the suspension of routine immunization services, said Fore […] Continue reading -> Ten Actions To Boost Low & Middle Income Countries’ Productive Capacity For Medicines 25/05/2020 James Zhan & Christoph Spennemann Low and middle-income countries urgently need affordable personal protective equipment, diagnostics, treatments and vaccines to ward off even bigger waves of COVID-19 infection and mortality – and global production capacity is failing to ensure timely supply even of those products now on the market. Now, more than ever, producers in poor countries need to be […] Continue reading -> Member States Lock Horns Over Taiwan’s Status and Other Conflict Hot Spots In Closing Hours of World Health Assembly 19/05/2020 Svĕt Lustig Vijay & Gauri Saxena Although a proposal to include Taiwan as a World Health Assembly (WHA) observer was delayed until the WHA 73 session resumes again later this year, that didn’t prevent WHO member states from locking horns over the issue in statements on the second day of this week’s virtual WHA session. The charge was led by a […] Continue reading -> Keeping The Body Ticking And The Mind Alive During The Pandemic 17/05/2020 Svĕt Lustig Vijay This weekend, over 16 million people from all over the globe came together for the WHO’s third Walk the Talk: The Health for All Challenge. The two-day virtual event began Saturday in the Philippines and concluded on Sunday, with a 5-hour jam-packed virtual programme broadcast from Geneva – and boasting a vibrant range of physical […] Continue reading -> World Health Assembly Events Series Kicks Off Thursday 13/05/2020 Editorial team Health Policy Watch is the media partner for the Geneva Graduate Institute – Global Health Centre series of World Health Assembly events, running Thursday 14 May to Wednesday 27 May. The series of events is built around themes relevant to the 73rd session of the WHA, 18-19 May, the first ever Assembly to bring together the World […] Continue reading -> WHO Repeats Warnings Against ‘Herd Immunity’ Assumptions As Countries Lift Lockdowns & Brace For Resurgence 12/05/2020 Grace Ren As countries cautiously begin to lift lockdown measures, WHO Executive Director for Health Emergencies Mike Ryan has again warned that serological studies were presenting increasing evidence that a ‘herd immunity’ approach to mitigating the effects of further waves of infection would not be effective. Herd immunity occurs when a large enough proportion of the population […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts
Some 80 Million Infants At Risk Of Infectious Disease Due To Coronavirus-Disrupted Vaccination Campaigns 25/05/2020 Svĕt Lustig Vijay & Zixuan Yang Due to COVID-19, polio and measles campaigns have been suspended in 27 countries, and polio vaccination campaigns have been put on hold in 38 countries, UNICEF’s Executive Director Henrietta Fore has warned. Some 80 million infants in at least 68 countries are likely to be affected by the suspension of routine immunization services, said Fore […] Continue reading -> Ten Actions To Boost Low & Middle Income Countries’ Productive Capacity For Medicines 25/05/2020 James Zhan & Christoph Spennemann Low and middle-income countries urgently need affordable personal protective equipment, diagnostics, treatments and vaccines to ward off even bigger waves of COVID-19 infection and mortality – and global production capacity is failing to ensure timely supply even of those products now on the market. Now, more than ever, producers in poor countries need to be […] Continue reading -> Member States Lock Horns Over Taiwan’s Status and Other Conflict Hot Spots In Closing Hours of World Health Assembly 19/05/2020 Svĕt Lustig Vijay & Gauri Saxena Although a proposal to include Taiwan as a World Health Assembly (WHA) observer was delayed until the WHA 73 session resumes again later this year, that didn’t prevent WHO member states from locking horns over the issue in statements on the second day of this week’s virtual WHA session. The charge was led by a […] Continue reading -> Keeping The Body Ticking And The Mind Alive During The Pandemic 17/05/2020 Svĕt Lustig Vijay This weekend, over 16 million people from all over the globe came together for the WHO’s third Walk the Talk: The Health for All Challenge. The two-day virtual event began Saturday in the Philippines and concluded on Sunday, with a 5-hour jam-packed virtual programme broadcast from Geneva – and boasting a vibrant range of physical […] Continue reading -> World Health Assembly Events Series Kicks Off Thursday 13/05/2020 Editorial team Health Policy Watch is the media partner for the Geneva Graduate Institute – Global Health Centre series of World Health Assembly events, running Thursday 14 May to Wednesday 27 May. The series of events is built around themes relevant to the 73rd session of the WHA, 18-19 May, the first ever Assembly to bring together the World […] Continue reading -> WHO Repeats Warnings Against ‘Herd Immunity’ Assumptions As Countries Lift Lockdowns & Brace For Resurgence 12/05/2020 Grace Ren As countries cautiously begin to lift lockdown measures, WHO Executive Director for Health Emergencies Mike Ryan has again warned that serological studies were presenting increasing evidence that a ‘herd immunity’ approach to mitigating the effects of further waves of infection would not be effective. Herd immunity occurs when a large enough proportion of the population […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts
Ten Actions To Boost Low & Middle Income Countries’ Productive Capacity For Medicines 25/05/2020 James Zhan & Christoph Spennemann Low and middle-income countries urgently need affordable personal protective equipment, diagnostics, treatments and vaccines to ward off even bigger waves of COVID-19 infection and mortality – and global production capacity is failing to ensure timely supply even of those products now on the market. Now, more than ever, producers in poor countries need to be […] Continue reading -> Member States Lock Horns Over Taiwan’s Status and Other Conflict Hot Spots In Closing Hours of World Health Assembly 19/05/2020 Svĕt Lustig Vijay & Gauri Saxena Although a proposal to include Taiwan as a World Health Assembly (WHA) observer was delayed until the WHA 73 session resumes again later this year, that didn’t prevent WHO member states from locking horns over the issue in statements on the second day of this week’s virtual WHA session. The charge was led by a […] Continue reading -> Keeping The Body Ticking And The Mind Alive During The Pandemic 17/05/2020 Svĕt Lustig Vijay This weekend, over 16 million people from all over the globe came together for the WHO’s third Walk the Talk: The Health for All Challenge. The two-day virtual event began Saturday in the Philippines and concluded on Sunday, with a 5-hour jam-packed virtual programme broadcast from Geneva – and boasting a vibrant range of physical […] Continue reading -> World Health Assembly Events Series Kicks Off Thursday 13/05/2020 Editorial team Health Policy Watch is the media partner for the Geneva Graduate Institute – Global Health Centre series of World Health Assembly events, running Thursday 14 May to Wednesday 27 May. The series of events is built around themes relevant to the 73rd session of the WHA, 18-19 May, the first ever Assembly to bring together the World […] Continue reading -> WHO Repeats Warnings Against ‘Herd Immunity’ Assumptions As Countries Lift Lockdowns & Brace For Resurgence 12/05/2020 Grace Ren As countries cautiously begin to lift lockdown measures, WHO Executive Director for Health Emergencies Mike Ryan has again warned that serological studies were presenting increasing evidence that a ‘herd immunity’ approach to mitigating the effects of further waves of infection would not be effective. Herd immunity occurs when a large enough proportion of the population […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts
Member States Lock Horns Over Taiwan’s Status and Other Conflict Hot Spots In Closing Hours of World Health Assembly 19/05/2020 Svĕt Lustig Vijay & Gauri Saxena Although a proposal to include Taiwan as a World Health Assembly (WHA) observer was delayed until the WHA 73 session resumes again later this year, that didn’t prevent WHO member states from locking horns over the issue in statements on the second day of this week’s virtual WHA session. The charge was led by a […] Continue reading -> Keeping The Body Ticking And The Mind Alive During The Pandemic 17/05/2020 Svĕt Lustig Vijay This weekend, over 16 million people from all over the globe came together for the WHO’s third Walk the Talk: The Health for All Challenge. The two-day virtual event began Saturday in the Philippines and concluded on Sunday, with a 5-hour jam-packed virtual programme broadcast from Geneva – and boasting a vibrant range of physical […] Continue reading -> World Health Assembly Events Series Kicks Off Thursday 13/05/2020 Editorial team Health Policy Watch is the media partner for the Geneva Graduate Institute – Global Health Centre series of World Health Assembly events, running Thursday 14 May to Wednesday 27 May. The series of events is built around themes relevant to the 73rd session of the WHA, 18-19 May, the first ever Assembly to bring together the World […] Continue reading -> WHO Repeats Warnings Against ‘Herd Immunity’ Assumptions As Countries Lift Lockdowns & Brace For Resurgence 12/05/2020 Grace Ren As countries cautiously begin to lift lockdown measures, WHO Executive Director for Health Emergencies Mike Ryan has again warned that serological studies were presenting increasing evidence that a ‘herd immunity’ approach to mitigating the effects of further waves of infection would not be effective. Herd immunity occurs when a large enough proportion of the population […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts
Keeping The Body Ticking And The Mind Alive During The Pandemic 17/05/2020 Svĕt Lustig Vijay This weekend, over 16 million people from all over the globe came together for the WHO’s third Walk the Talk: The Health for All Challenge. The two-day virtual event began Saturday in the Philippines and concluded on Sunday, with a 5-hour jam-packed virtual programme broadcast from Geneva – and boasting a vibrant range of physical […] Continue reading -> World Health Assembly Events Series Kicks Off Thursday 13/05/2020 Editorial team Health Policy Watch is the media partner for the Geneva Graduate Institute – Global Health Centre series of World Health Assembly events, running Thursday 14 May to Wednesday 27 May. The series of events is built around themes relevant to the 73rd session of the WHA, 18-19 May, the first ever Assembly to bring together the World […] Continue reading -> WHO Repeats Warnings Against ‘Herd Immunity’ Assumptions As Countries Lift Lockdowns & Brace For Resurgence 12/05/2020 Grace Ren As countries cautiously begin to lift lockdown measures, WHO Executive Director for Health Emergencies Mike Ryan has again warned that serological studies were presenting increasing evidence that a ‘herd immunity’ approach to mitigating the effects of further waves of infection would not be effective. Herd immunity occurs when a large enough proportion of the population […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts
World Health Assembly Events Series Kicks Off Thursday 13/05/2020 Editorial team Health Policy Watch is the media partner for the Geneva Graduate Institute – Global Health Centre series of World Health Assembly events, running Thursday 14 May to Wednesday 27 May. The series of events is built around themes relevant to the 73rd session of the WHA, 18-19 May, the first ever Assembly to bring together the World […] Continue reading -> WHO Repeats Warnings Against ‘Herd Immunity’ Assumptions As Countries Lift Lockdowns & Brace For Resurgence 12/05/2020 Grace Ren As countries cautiously begin to lift lockdown measures, WHO Executive Director for Health Emergencies Mike Ryan has again warned that serological studies were presenting increasing evidence that a ‘herd immunity’ approach to mitigating the effects of further waves of infection would not be effective. Herd immunity occurs when a large enough proportion of the population […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts
WHO Repeats Warnings Against ‘Herd Immunity’ Assumptions As Countries Lift Lockdowns & Brace For Resurgence 12/05/2020 Grace Ren As countries cautiously begin to lift lockdown measures, WHO Executive Director for Health Emergencies Mike Ryan has again warned that serological studies were presenting increasing evidence that a ‘herd immunity’ approach to mitigating the effects of further waves of infection would not be effective. Herd immunity occurs when a large enough proportion of the population […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts