Getting Malaria Control Back on Track and Reimagining Global Health 28/06/2022 Paul Adepoju In the wake of last week’s Kigali Summit on Malaria and Neglected Tropical Diseases, getting malaria elimination back on track is a top priority says a senior Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation official – in addition to ensuring the world learns from the COVID pandemic that “global health” is truly a global matter. The world […] Continue reading -> HIV and NCDs: Integrated Care for Better Health and Stronger Systems 22/06/2022 Katie Dain & Lobna Salem People are living with HIV for much longer thanks to greatly improved antiretroviral treatments. But they also are at disproportionately high risk for non-communicable diseases which affect everyone more as they age. Now is the time to tackle both in a more integrated way. The extraordinary advances in science over the past three decades that […] Continue reading -> Protecting Children: 10 Years of Seasonal Malaria Chemoprevention 16/06/2022 Andre-Marie Tchouatieu & Abena Poku-Awuku On the Day of the African Child, Medicines for Malaria Venture (MMV) reflects on what 10 years of seasonal malaria chemoprevention has meant for young children in the Sahel, and how to protect more children going forward. Malaria, a disease that is both a cause and consequence of poverty, has plagued endemic-country health systems, economies […] Continue reading -> African Solutions to African Problems: Reframing Science Innovation 10/06/2022 Quarraisha Abdool Karim Africa has the scientific and intellectual capital to develop new interventions to tackle global health challenges. Particularly when local problems emerge, surely local research is the best path towards a solution. But pursuing this path requires funding that will support and promote the growth and expertise of Africa’s scientists. Africa is plagued by many epidemics […] Continue reading -> From Davos to Geneva: Taking Hepatitis Seriously 08/06/2022 Finn Jarle Rode As the World Hepatitis Summit 2022 takes place this week, some 354 million people are still living with viral hepatitis, despite the fact that vaccines, treatments and even cures are now available, says Finn Jarle Rode is Executive Director at the Hepatitis Fund. Until now, viral hepatitis elimination has been the neglected child of global […] Continue reading -> Noma Survivors Demand that WHO Lists Disease as NTD 25/05/2022 Maayan Hoffman A team of health professionals and Noma survivors called on the World Health Organization on Tuesday to list the deadly infection of the mouth and face as a neglected tropical disease (NTD) so that it can receive the attention it needs to be eradicated. “We hope that we can bring global attention to this disease […] Continue reading -> Kenya’s Cabinet Greenlights Move to Ratify African Medicines Agency Treaty 20/05/2022 Ochieng’ Ogodo [NAIROBI] Kenya is preparing to join the African Medicines Agency alongside thirty-one other African Union member states following the Kenyan cabinet’s decision to approve the ratification of the African Union Treaty last Thursday. The move by the cabinet, chaired by President Uhuru Kenyatta, would be a major boost to the AMA’s establishment given that Kenya […] Continue reading -> Global Fund Strategy to Reduce Deaths from AIDS, TB, and Malaria Still Leaves TB Behind 13/05/2022 Raisa Santos With a target to raise at least $18 billion to save 20 million lives, and reduce mortality from HIV/AIDS, TB, and malaria by 64%, the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis, and Malaria is gearing up to implement its ambitious new strategy to defeat these longstanding pandemics by 2030. However, even though TB kills more […] Continue reading -> WHO European Member States Denounce Russia Over Ukraine Invasion, Impact on Health Services 10/05/2022 Elaine Ruth Fletcher By an overwhelming vote of 43 to three with just two abstentions, WHO’s European member states approved a resolution condemning Russia for its invasion of Ukraine. The resolution, approved Tuesday in a special session of the WHO Regional Committee of member states, is a prelude to the tough global debate that can be expected at […] Continue reading -> Lead Poisoning Still Causes 900,000 Deaths Per Year 05/05/2022 Maayan Hoffman Pollution is responsible for the premature deaths of approximately 9 million people each year; more than the number of deaths attributable to war and terrorism, malaria, AIDS, tuberculosis, drugs, alcohol or even smoking. That’s also the equivalent of one in six premature deaths worldwide, pointed out Rachael Kupka, of the Global Alliance on Health and […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts
HIV and NCDs: Integrated Care for Better Health and Stronger Systems 22/06/2022 Katie Dain & Lobna Salem People are living with HIV for much longer thanks to greatly improved antiretroviral treatments. But they also are at disproportionately high risk for non-communicable diseases which affect everyone more as they age. Now is the time to tackle both in a more integrated way. The extraordinary advances in science over the past three decades that […] Continue reading -> Protecting Children: 10 Years of Seasonal Malaria Chemoprevention 16/06/2022 Andre-Marie Tchouatieu & Abena Poku-Awuku On the Day of the African Child, Medicines for Malaria Venture (MMV) reflects on what 10 years of seasonal malaria chemoprevention has meant for young children in the Sahel, and how to protect more children going forward. Malaria, a disease that is both a cause and consequence of poverty, has plagued endemic-country health systems, economies […] Continue reading -> African Solutions to African Problems: Reframing Science Innovation 10/06/2022 Quarraisha Abdool Karim Africa has the scientific and intellectual capital to develop new interventions to tackle global health challenges. Particularly when local problems emerge, surely local research is the best path towards a solution. But pursuing this path requires funding that will support and promote the growth and expertise of Africa’s scientists. Africa is plagued by many epidemics […] Continue reading -> From Davos to Geneva: Taking Hepatitis Seriously 08/06/2022 Finn Jarle Rode As the World Hepatitis Summit 2022 takes place this week, some 354 million people are still living with viral hepatitis, despite the fact that vaccines, treatments and even cures are now available, says Finn Jarle Rode is Executive Director at the Hepatitis Fund. Until now, viral hepatitis elimination has been the neglected child of global […] Continue reading -> Noma Survivors Demand that WHO Lists Disease as NTD 25/05/2022 Maayan Hoffman A team of health professionals and Noma survivors called on the World Health Organization on Tuesday to list the deadly infection of the mouth and face as a neglected tropical disease (NTD) so that it can receive the attention it needs to be eradicated. “We hope that we can bring global attention to this disease […] Continue reading -> Kenya’s Cabinet Greenlights Move to Ratify African Medicines Agency Treaty 20/05/2022 Ochieng’ Ogodo [NAIROBI] Kenya is preparing to join the African Medicines Agency alongside thirty-one other African Union member states following the Kenyan cabinet’s decision to approve the ratification of the African Union Treaty last Thursday. The move by the cabinet, chaired by President Uhuru Kenyatta, would be a major boost to the AMA’s establishment given that Kenya […] Continue reading -> Global Fund Strategy to Reduce Deaths from AIDS, TB, and Malaria Still Leaves TB Behind 13/05/2022 Raisa Santos With a target to raise at least $18 billion to save 20 million lives, and reduce mortality from HIV/AIDS, TB, and malaria by 64%, the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis, and Malaria is gearing up to implement its ambitious new strategy to defeat these longstanding pandemics by 2030. However, even though TB kills more […] Continue reading -> WHO European Member States Denounce Russia Over Ukraine Invasion, Impact on Health Services 10/05/2022 Elaine Ruth Fletcher By an overwhelming vote of 43 to three with just two abstentions, WHO’s European member states approved a resolution condemning Russia for its invasion of Ukraine. The resolution, approved Tuesday in a special session of the WHO Regional Committee of member states, is a prelude to the tough global debate that can be expected at […] Continue reading -> Lead Poisoning Still Causes 900,000 Deaths Per Year 05/05/2022 Maayan Hoffman Pollution is responsible for the premature deaths of approximately 9 million people each year; more than the number of deaths attributable to war and terrorism, malaria, AIDS, tuberculosis, drugs, alcohol or even smoking. That’s also the equivalent of one in six premature deaths worldwide, pointed out Rachael Kupka, of the Global Alliance on Health and […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts
Protecting Children: 10 Years of Seasonal Malaria Chemoprevention 16/06/2022 Andre-Marie Tchouatieu & Abena Poku-Awuku On the Day of the African Child, Medicines for Malaria Venture (MMV) reflects on what 10 years of seasonal malaria chemoprevention has meant for young children in the Sahel, and how to protect more children going forward. Malaria, a disease that is both a cause and consequence of poverty, has plagued endemic-country health systems, economies […] Continue reading -> African Solutions to African Problems: Reframing Science Innovation 10/06/2022 Quarraisha Abdool Karim Africa has the scientific and intellectual capital to develop new interventions to tackle global health challenges. Particularly when local problems emerge, surely local research is the best path towards a solution. But pursuing this path requires funding that will support and promote the growth and expertise of Africa’s scientists. Africa is plagued by many epidemics […] Continue reading -> From Davos to Geneva: Taking Hepatitis Seriously 08/06/2022 Finn Jarle Rode As the World Hepatitis Summit 2022 takes place this week, some 354 million people are still living with viral hepatitis, despite the fact that vaccines, treatments and even cures are now available, says Finn Jarle Rode is Executive Director at the Hepatitis Fund. Until now, viral hepatitis elimination has been the neglected child of global […] Continue reading -> Noma Survivors Demand that WHO Lists Disease as NTD 25/05/2022 Maayan Hoffman A team of health professionals and Noma survivors called on the World Health Organization on Tuesday to list the deadly infection of the mouth and face as a neglected tropical disease (NTD) so that it can receive the attention it needs to be eradicated. “We hope that we can bring global attention to this disease […] Continue reading -> Kenya’s Cabinet Greenlights Move to Ratify African Medicines Agency Treaty 20/05/2022 Ochieng’ Ogodo [NAIROBI] Kenya is preparing to join the African Medicines Agency alongside thirty-one other African Union member states following the Kenyan cabinet’s decision to approve the ratification of the African Union Treaty last Thursday. The move by the cabinet, chaired by President Uhuru Kenyatta, would be a major boost to the AMA’s establishment given that Kenya […] Continue reading -> Global Fund Strategy to Reduce Deaths from AIDS, TB, and Malaria Still Leaves TB Behind 13/05/2022 Raisa Santos With a target to raise at least $18 billion to save 20 million lives, and reduce mortality from HIV/AIDS, TB, and malaria by 64%, the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis, and Malaria is gearing up to implement its ambitious new strategy to defeat these longstanding pandemics by 2030. However, even though TB kills more […] Continue reading -> WHO European Member States Denounce Russia Over Ukraine Invasion, Impact on Health Services 10/05/2022 Elaine Ruth Fletcher By an overwhelming vote of 43 to three with just two abstentions, WHO’s European member states approved a resolution condemning Russia for its invasion of Ukraine. The resolution, approved Tuesday in a special session of the WHO Regional Committee of member states, is a prelude to the tough global debate that can be expected at […] Continue reading -> Lead Poisoning Still Causes 900,000 Deaths Per Year 05/05/2022 Maayan Hoffman Pollution is responsible for the premature deaths of approximately 9 million people each year; more than the number of deaths attributable to war and terrorism, malaria, AIDS, tuberculosis, drugs, alcohol or even smoking. That’s also the equivalent of one in six premature deaths worldwide, pointed out Rachael Kupka, of the Global Alliance on Health and […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts
African Solutions to African Problems: Reframing Science Innovation 10/06/2022 Quarraisha Abdool Karim Africa has the scientific and intellectual capital to develop new interventions to tackle global health challenges. Particularly when local problems emerge, surely local research is the best path towards a solution. But pursuing this path requires funding that will support and promote the growth and expertise of Africa’s scientists. Africa is plagued by many epidemics […] Continue reading -> From Davos to Geneva: Taking Hepatitis Seriously 08/06/2022 Finn Jarle Rode As the World Hepatitis Summit 2022 takes place this week, some 354 million people are still living with viral hepatitis, despite the fact that vaccines, treatments and even cures are now available, says Finn Jarle Rode is Executive Director at the Hepatitis Fund. Until now, viral hepatitis elimination has been the neglected child of global […] Continue reading -> Noma Survivors Demand that WHO Lists Disease as NTD 25/05/2022 Maayan Hoffman A team of health professionals and Noma survivors called on the World Health Organization on Tuesday to list the deadly infection of the mouth and face as a neglected tropical disease (NTD) so that it can receive the attention it needs to be eradicated. “We hope that we can bring global attention to this disease […] Continue reading -> Kenya’s Cabinet Greenlights Move to Ratify African Medicines Agency Treaty 20/05/2022 Ochieng’ Ogodo [NAIROBI] Kenya is preparing to join the African Medicines Agency alongside thirty-one other African Union member states following the Kenyan cabinet’s decision to approve the ratification of the African Union Treaty last Thursday. The move by the cabinet, chaired by President Uhuru Kenyatta, would be a major boost to the AMA’s establishment given that Kenya […] Continue reading -> Global Fund Strategy to Reduce Deaths from AIDS, TB, and Malaria Still Leaves TB Behind 13/05/2022 Raisa Santos With a target to raise at least $18 billion to save 20 million lives, and reduce mortality from HIV/AIDS, TB, and malaria by 64%, the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis, and Malaria is gearing up to implement its ambitious new strategy to defeat these longstanding pandemics by 2030. However, even though TB kills more […] Continue reading -> WHO European Member States Denounce Russia Over Ukraine Invasion, Impact on Health Services 10/05/2022 Elaine Ruth Fletcher By an overwhelming vote of 43 to three with just two abstentions, WHO’s European member states approved a resolution condemning Russia for its invasion of Ukraine. The resolution, approved Tuesday in a special session of the WHO Regional Committee of member states, is a prelude to the tough global debate that can be expected at […] Continue reading -> Lead Poisoning Still Causes 900,000 Deaths Per Year 05/05/2022 Maayan Hoffman Pollution is responsible for the premature deaths of approximately 9 million people each year; more than the number of deaths attributable to war and terrorism, malaria, AIDS, tuberculosis, drugs, alcohol or even smoking. That’s also the equivalent of one in six premature deaths worldwide, pointed out Rachael Kupka, of the Global Alliance on Health and […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts
From Davos to Geneva: Taking Hepatitis Seriously 08/06/2022 Finn Jarle Rode As the World Hepatitis Summit 2022 takes place this week, some 354 million people are still living with viral hepatitis, despite the fact that vaccines, treatments and even cures are now available, says Finn Jarle Rode is Executive Director at the Hepatitis Fund. Until now, viral hepatitis elimination has been the neglected child of global […] Continue reading -> Noma Survivors Demand that WHO Lists Disease as NTD 25/05/2022 Maayan Hoffman A team of health professionals and Noma survivors called on the World Health Organization on Tuesday to list the deadly infection of the mouth and face as a neglected tropical disease (NTD) so that it can receive the attention it needs to be eradicated. “We hope that we can bring global attention to this disease […] Continue reading -> Kenya’s Cabinet Greenlights Move to Ratify African Medicines Agency Treaty 20/05/2022 Ochieng’ Ogodo [NAIROBI] Kenya is preparing to join the African Medicines Agency alongside thirty-one other African Union member states following the Kenyan cabinet’s decision to approve the ratification of the African Union Treaty last Thursday. The move by the cabinet, chaired by President Uhuru Kenyatta, would be a major boost to the AMA’s establishment given that Kenya […] Continue reading -> Global Fund Strategy to Reduce Deaths from AIDS, TB, and Malaria Still Leaves TB Behind 13/05/2022 Raisa Santos With a target to raise at least $18 billion to save 20 million lives, and reduce mortality from HIV/AIDS, TB, and malaria by 64%, the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis, and Malaria is gearing up to implement its ambitious new strategy to defeat these longstanding pandemics by 2030. However, even though TB kills more […] Continue reading -> WHO European Member States Denounce Russia Over Ukraine Invasion, Impact on Health Services 10/05/2022 Elaine Ruth Fletcher By an overwhelming vote of 43 to three with just two abstentions, WHO’s European member states approved a resolution condemning Russia for its invasion of Ukraine. The resolution, approved Tuesday in a special session of the WHO Regional Committee of member states, is a prelude to the tough global debate that can be expected at […] Continue reading -> Lead Poisoning Still Causes 900,000 Deaths Per Year 05/05/2022 Maayan Hoffman Pollution is responsible for the premature deaths of approximately 9 million people each year; more than the number of deaths attributable to war and terrorism, malaria, AIDS, tuberculosis, drugs, alcohol or even smoking. That’s also the equivalent of one in six premature deaths worldwide, pointed out Rachael Kupka, of the Global Alliance on Health and […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts
Noma Survivors Demand that WHO Lists Disease as NTD 25/05/2022 Maayan Hoffman A team of health professionals and Noma survivors called on the World Health Organization on Tuesday to list the deadly infection of the mouth and face as a neglected tropical disease (NTD) so that it can receive the attention it needs to be eradicated. “We hope that we can bring global attention to this disease […] Continue reading -> Kenya’s Cabinet Greenlights Move to Ratify African Medicines Agency Treaty 20/05/2022 Ochieng’ Ogodo [NAIROBI] Kenya is preparing to join the African Medicines Agency alongside thirty-one other African Union member states following the Kenyan cabinet’s decision to approve the ratification of the African Union Treaty last Thursday. The move by the cabinet, chaired by President Uhuru Kenyatta, would be a major boost to the AMA’s establishment given that Kenya […] Continue reading -> Global Fund Strategy to Reduce Deaths from AIDS, TB, and Malaria Still Leaves TB Behind 13/05/2022 Raisa Santos With a target to raise at least $18 billion to save 20 million lives, and reduce mortality from HIV/AIDS, TB, and malaria by 64%, the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis, and Malaria is gearing up to implement its ambitious new strategy to defeat these longstanding pandemics by 2030. However, even though TB kills more […] Continue reading -> WHO European Member States Denounce Russia Over Ukraine Invasion, Impact on Health Services 10/05/2022 Elaine Ruth Fletcher By an overwhelming vote of 43 to three with just two abstentions, WHO’s European member states approved a resolution condemning Russia for its invasion of Ukraine. The resolution, approved Tuesday in a special session of the WHO Regional Committee of member states, is a prelude to the tough global debate that can be expected at […] Continue reading -> Lead Poisoning Still Causes 900,000 Deaths Per Year 05/05/2022 Maayan Hoffman Pollution is responsible for the premature deaths of approximately 9 million people each year; more than the number of deaths attributable to war and terrorism, malaria, AIDS, tuberculosis, drugs, alcohol or even smoking. That’s also the equivalent of one in six premature deaths worldwide, pointed out Rachael Kupka, of the Global Alliance on Health and […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts
Kenya’s Cabinet Greenlights Move to Ratify African Medicines Agency Treaty 20/05/2022 Ochieng’ Ogodo [NAIROBI] Kenya is preparing to join the African Medicines Agency alongside thirty-one other African Union member states following the Kenyan cabinet’s decision to approve the ratification of the African Union Treaty last Thursday. The move by the cabinet, chaired by President Uhuru Kenyatta, would be a major boost to the AMA’s establishment given that Kenya […] Continue reading -> Global Fund Strategy to Reduce Deaths from AIDS, TB, and Malaria Still Leaves TB Behind 13/05/2022 Raisa Santos With a target to raise at least $18 billion to save 20 million lives, and reduce mortality from HIV/AIDS, TB, and malaria by 64%, the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis, and Malaria is gearing up to implement its ambitious new strategy to defeat these longstanding pandemics by 2030. However, even though TB kills more […] Continue reading -> WHO European Member States Denounce Russia Over Ukraine Invasion, Impact on Health Services 10/05/2022 Elaine Ruth Fletcher By an overwhelming vote of 43 to three with just two abstentions, WHO’s European member states approved a resolution condemning Russia for its invasion of Ukraine. The resolution, approved Tuesday in a special session of the WHO Regional Committee of member states, is a prelude to the tough global debate that can be expected at […] Continue reading -> Lead Poisoning Still Causes 900,000 Deaths Per Year 05/05/2022 Maayan Hoffman Pollution is responsible for the premature deaths of approximately 9 million people each year; more than the number of deaths attributable to war and terrorism, malaria, AIDS, tuberculosis, drugs, alcohol or even smoking. That’s also the equivalent of one in six premature deaths worldwide, pointed out Rachael Kupka, of the Global Alliance on Health and […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts
Global Fund Strategy to Reduce Deaths from AIDS, TB, and Malaria Still Leaves TB Behind 13/05/2022 Raisa Santos With a target to raise at least $18 billion to save 20 million lives, and reduce mortality from HIV/AIDS, TB, and malaria by 64%, the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis, and Malaria is gearing up to implement its ambitious new strategy to defeat these longstanding pandemics by 2030. However, even though TB kills more […] Continue reading -> WHO European Member States Denounce Russia Over Ukraine Invasion, Impact on Health Services 10/05/2022 Elaine Ruth Fletcher By an overwhelming vote of 43 to three with just two abstentions, WHO’s European member states approved a resolution condemning Russia for its invasion of Ukraine. The resolution, approved Tuesday in a special session of the WHO Regional Committee of member states, is a prelude to the tough global debate that can be expected at […] Continue reading -> Lead Poisoning Still Causes 900,000 Deaths Per Year 05/05/2022 Maayan Hoffman Pollution is responsible for the premature deaths of approximately 9 million people each year; more than the number of deaths attributable to war and terrorism, malaria, AIDS, tuberculosis, drugs, alcohol or even smoking. That’s also the equivalent of one in six premature deaths worldwide, pointed out Rachael Kupka, of the Global Alliance on Health and […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts
WHO European Member States Denounce Russia Over Ukraine Invasion, Impact on Health Services 10/05/2022 Elaine Ruth Fletcher By an overwhelming vote of 43 to three with just two abstentions, WHO’s European member states approved a resolution condemning Russia for its invasion of Ukraine. The resolution, approved Tuesday in a special session of the WHO Regional Committee of member states, is a prelude to the tough global debate that can be expected at […] Continue reading -> Lead Poisoning Still Causes 900,000 Deaths Per Year 05/05/2022 Maayan Hoffman Pollution is responsible for the premature deaths of approximately 9 million people each year; more than the number of deaths attributable to war and terrorism, malaria, AIDS, tuberculosis, drugs, alcohol or even smoking. That’s also the equivalent of one in six premature deaths worldwide, pointed out Rachael Kupka, of the Global Alliance on Health and […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts
Lead Poisoning Still Causes 900,000 Deaths Per Year 05/05/2022 Maayan Hoffman Pollution is responsible for the premature deaths of approximately 9 million people each year; more than the number of deaths attributable to war and terrorism, malaria, AIDS, tuberculosis, drugs, alcohol or even smoking. That’s also the equivalent of one in six premature deaths worldwide, pointed out Rachael Kupka, of the Global Alliance on Health and […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts