After Seven Years of Planning, World Rehabilitation Alliance is Finally Launched 11/07/2023 Kerry Cullinan After seven years of planning, the World Rehabilitation Alliance (WRA) was launched in Geneva on Tuesday with a founding membership of 82 organisations. Welcoming the launch, actress Emilia Clarke, who played Daenerys Targaryen (Khaleesi) in Game of Thrones, said that it was an “absolute joy” that her organisation, SameYou, is a founding member of the […] Continue reading -> ‘A Lifelong Journey’: Two Billion People Need Rehabilitation Globally 10/07/2023 Stefan Anderson Six years, five months and six days after suffering a stroke that paralyzed her left side, Madeline Niebanck shared her story of recovery at World Health Organization (WHO) headquarters. Niebanck, 28, spoke to delegates on Monday gathered for a global summit to strengthen financing for and access to rehabilitation care in health systems. She called […] Continue reading -> Europe on Alert After 22 Mpox Cases Recorded in May 27/06/2023 Megha Kaveri Europe reported 22 cases of Mpox in May, prompting the World Health Organization (WHO) to urge people in high risk communities to get vaccinated if possible. WHO Europe director Dr Hans Kluge said that the virus is still in circulation, particularly affecting men who have sex with men. He added that people in high risk […] Continue reading -> Paris Climate Finance Summit Unlocks Funding, Dodges Debt 26/06/2023 Stefan Anderson An international summit in Paris to debate reforms of the global financial system to meet the threat of climate change was billed by UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres as a chance for “a new Bretton Woods moment”. It was, he said, an opportunity for “governments to come together, re-examine and re-configure the global financial architecture for […] Continue reading -> European Union Must Seize Opportunity to Create Equitable Health Systems 23/06/2023 AIDS Healthcare Foundation Europe The European Union’s proposals to strengthen the pharmaceutical ecosystem are not ambitious enough to address health inequities The recent meeting of the European Union’s (EU) Employment, Social Policy, Health and Consumer Affairs Council on 13 June, was an opportunity for Health Ministers make proposals to strengthen the pharmaceutical ecosystem in support of competitiveness and equitable […] Continue reading -> Record Number of Refugees Are On The Move and Climate Change Threatens to Exacerbate Crisis 21/06/2023 Stefan Anderson There are more displaced people in the world today than at any other time in history. A record 110 million people have been forcibly displaced worldwide as of May 2023. Last year, 19.1 million people fled their homes as conflicts, climate shocks and hunger swept across the world, the largest single year increase ever recorded. Russia’s […] Continue reading -> WHO Staff Member Killed in Terrorist Attack in Somalia 12/06/2023 Stefan Anderson A staff member of the World Health Organization (WHO) in Somalia was among the 16 civilians killed in a terrorist attack on a hotel in the capital Mogadishu on Friday night, the WHO confirmed. The attack by al-Qaeda affiliate al-Shabaab targeted the Pearl Beach Hotel and Restaurant, an upscale location on Lido beach often frequented […] Continue reading -> World Health Assembly Closes Session with Biggest Challenge Still Looming 30/05/2023 Elaine Ruth Fletcher Pandemic treaty negotiations need to be completed by member states and there’s just one year left to meet that deadline, warns the World Health Organization’s Director General. As the World Health Assembly closed its doors on it’s 75th Anniversary edition (WHA 76), which had to be extended by an extra day due to the prolonged […] Continue reading -> WHA Gives Nod to Development of Global Health and Peace Initiative – but Stops Short of Endorsement 30/05/2023 Disha Shetty In one of its last decisions before concluding, the World Health Assembly Tuesday asked WHO’s Director General to continue developing a draft roadmap for WHO’s new Global Health and Peace initiative – but stopped short of adopting the proposed plan after some member states balked over elements of the strategy. Instead the Assembly agreed to […] Continue reading -> WHA Approves Resolutions on Rehabilitation; Fake Medicines and Disability 29/05/2023 Disha Shetty The World Health Assembly (WHA) on Monday greenlit a slew of decisions and resolutions that aim to bring another one billion people under the coverage of universal health coverage (UHC), as the 76th WHA session drew closer to its end. The plan is the bedrock of WHO’s vision to deliver on so-called “triple billion targets” […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts
‘A Lifelong Journey’: Two Billion People Need Rehabilitation Globally 10/07/2023 Stefan Anderson Six years, five months and six days after suffering a stroke that paralyzed her left side, Madeline Niebanck shared her story of recovery at World Health Organization (WHO) headquarters. Niebanck, 28, spoke to delegates on Monday gathered for a global summit to strengthen financing for and access to rehabilitation care in health systems. She called […] Continue reading -> Europe on Alert After 22 Mpox Cases Recorded in May 27/06/2023 Megha Kaveri Europe reported 22 cases of Mpox in May, prompting the World Health Organization (WHO) to urge people in high risk communities to get vaccinated if possible. WHO Europe director Dr Hans Kluge said that the virus is still in circulation, particularly affecting men who have sex with men. He added that people in high risk […] Continue reading -> Paris Climate Finance Summit Unlocks Funding, Dodges Debt 26/06/2023 Stefan Anderson An international summit in Paris to debate reforms of the global financial system to meet the threat of climate change was billed by UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres as a chance for “a new Bretton Woods moment”. It was, he said, an opportunity for “governments to come together, re-examine and re-configure the global financial architecture for […] Continue reading -> European Union Must Seize Opportunity to Create Equitable Health Systems 23/06/2023 AIDS Healthcare Foundation Europe The European Union’s proposals to strengthen the pharmaceutical ecosystem are not ambitious enough to address health inequities The recent meeting of the European Union’s (EU) Employment, Social Policy, Health and Consumer Affairs Council on 13 June, was an opportunity for Health Ministers make proposals to strengthen the pharmaceutical ecosystem in support of competitiveness and equitable […] Continue reading -> Record Number of Refugees Are On The Move and Climate Change Threatens to Exacerbate Crisis 21/06/2023 Stefan Anderson There are more displaced people in the world today than at any other time in history. A record 110 million people have been forcibly displaced worldwide as of May 2023. Last year, 19.1 million people fled their homes as conflicts, climate shocks and hunger swept across the world, the largest single year increase ever recorded. Russia’s […] Continue reading -> WHO Staff Member Killed in Terrorist Attack in Somalia 12/06/2023 Stefan Anderson A staff member of the World Health Organization (WHO) in Somalia was among the 16 civilians killed in a terrorist attack on a hotel in the capital Mogadishu on Friday night, the WHO confirmed. The attack by al-Qaeda affiliate al-Shabaab targeted the Pearl Beach Hotel and Restaurant, an upscale location on Lido beach often frequented […] Continue reading -> World Health Assembly Closes Session with Biggest Challenge Still Looming 30/05/2023 Elaine Ruth Fletcher Pandemic treaty negotiations need to be completed by member states and there’s just one year left to meet that deadline, warns the World Health Organization’s Director General. As the World Health Assembly closed its doors on it’s 75th Anniversary edition (WHA 76), which had to be extended by an extra day due to the prolonged […] Continue reading -> WHA Gives Nod to Development of Global Health and Peace Initiative – but Stops Short of Endorsement 30/05/2023 Disha Shetty In one of its last decisions before concluding, the World Health Assembly Tuesday asked WHO’s Director General to continue developing a draft roadmap for WHO’s new Global Health and Peace initiative – but stopped short of adopting the proposed plan after some member states balked over elements of the strategy. Instead the Assembly agreed to […] Continue reading -> WHA Approves Resolutions on Rehabilitation; Fake Medicines and Disability 29/05/2023 Disha Shetty The World Health Assembly (WHA) on Monday greenlit a slew of decisions and resolutions that aim to bring another one billion people under the coverage of universal health coverage (UHC), as the 76th WHA session drew closer to its end. The plan is the bedrock of WHO’s vision to deliver on so-called “triple billion targets” […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts
Europe on Alert After 22 Mpox Cases Recorded in May 27/06/2023 Megha Kaveri Europe reported 22 cases of Mpox in May, prompting the World Health Organization (WHO) to urge people in high risk communities to get vaccinated if possible. WHO Europe director Dr Hans Kluge said that the virus is still in circulation, particularly affecting men who have sex with men. He added that people in high risk […] Continue reading -> Paris Climate Finance Summit Unlocks Funding, Dodges Debt 26/06/2023 Stefan Anderson An international summit in Paris to debate reforms of the global financial system to meet the threat of climate change was billed by UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres as a chance for “a new Bretton Woods moment”. It was, he said, an opportunity for “governments to come together, re-examine and re-configure the global financial architecture for […] Continue reading -> European Union Must Seize Opportunity to Create Equitable Health Systems 23/06/2023 AIDS Healthcare Foundation Europe The European Union’s proposals to strengthen the pharmaceutical ecosystem are not ambitious enough to address health inequities The recent meeting of the European Union’s (EU) Employment, Social Policy, Health and Consumer Affairs Council on 13 June, was an opportunity for Health Ministers make proposals to strengthen the pharmaceutical ecosystem in support of competitiveness and equitable […] Continue reading -> Record Number of Refugees Are On The Move and Climate Change Threatens to Exacerbate Crisis 21/06/2023 Stefan Anderson There are more displaced people in the world today than at any other time in history. A record 110 million people have been forcibly displaced worldwide as of May 2023. Last year, 19.1 million people fled their homes as conflicts, climate shocks and hunger swept across the world, the largest single year increase ever recorded. Russia’s […] Continue reading -> WHO Staff Member Killed in Terrorist Attack in Somalia 12/06/2023 Stefan Anderson A staff member of the World Health Organization (WHO) in Somalia was among the 16 civilians killed in a terrorist attack on a hotel in the capital Mogadishu on Friday night, the WHO confirmed. The attack by al-Qaeda affiliate al-Shabaab targeted the Pearl Beach Hotel and Restaurant, an upscale location on Lido beach often frequented […] Continue reading -> World Health Assembly Closes Session with Biggest Challenge Still Looming 30/05/2023 Elaine Ruth Fletcher Pandemic treaty negotiations need to be completed by member states and there’s just one year left to meet that deadline, warns the World Health Organization’s Director General. As the World Health Assembly closed its doors on it’s 75th Anniversary edition (WHA 76), which had to be extended by an extra day due to the prolonged […] Continue reading -> WHA Gives Nod to Development of Global Health and Peace Initiative – but Stops Short of Endorsement 30/05/2023 Disha Shetty In one of its last decisions before concluding, the World Health Assembly Tuesday asked WHO’s Director General to continue developing a draft roadmap for WHO’s new Global Health and Peace initiative – but stopped short of adopting the proposed plan after some member states balked over elements of the strategy. Instead the Assembly agreed to […] Continue reading -> WHA Approves Resolutions on Rehabilitation; Fake Medicines and Disability 29/05/2023 Disha Shetty The World Health Assembly (WHA) on Monday greenlit a slew of decisions and resolutions that aim to bring another one billion people under the coverage of universal health coverage (UHC), as the 76th WHA session drew closer to its end. The plan is the bedrock of WHO’s vision to deliver on so-called “triple billion targets” […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts
Paris Climate Finance Summit Unlocks Funding, Dodges Debt 26/06/2023 Stefan Anderson An international summit in Paris to debate reforms of the global financial system to meet the threat of climate change was billed by UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres as a chance for “a new Bretton Woods moment”. It was, he said, an opportunity for “governments to come together, re-examine and re-configure the global financial architecture for […] Continue reading -> European Union Must Seize Opportunity to Create Equitable Health Systems 23/06/2023 AIDS Healthcare Foundation Europe The European Union’s proposals to strengthen the pharmaceutical ecosystem are not ambitious enough to address health inequities The recent meeting of the European Union’s (EU) Employment, Social Policy, Health and Consumer Affairs Council on 13 June, was an opportunity for Health Ministers make proposals to strengthen the pharmaceutical ecosystem in support of competitiveness and equitable […] Continue reading -> Record Number of Refugees Are On The Move and Climate Change Threatens to Exacerbate Crisis 21/06/2023 Stefan Anderson There are more displaced people in the world today than at any other time in history. A record 110 million people have been forcibly displaced worldwide as of May 2023. Last year, 19.1 million people fled their homes as conflicts, climate shocks and hunger swept across the world, the largest single year increase ever recorded. Russia’s […] Continue reading -> WHO Staff Member Killed in Terrorist Attack in Somalia 12/06/2023 Stefan Anderson A staff member of the World Health Organization (WHO) in Somalia was among the 16 civilians killed in a terrorist attack on a hotel in the capital Mogadishu on Friday night, the WHO confirmed. The attack by al-Qaeda affiliate al-Shabaab targeted the Pearl Beach Hotel and Restaurant, an upscale location on Lido beach often frequented […] Continue reading -> World Health Assembly Closes Session with Biggest Challenge Still Looming 30/05/2023 Elaine Ruth Fletcher Pandemic treaty negotiations need to be completed by member states and there’s just one year left to meet that deadline, warns the World Health Organization’s Director General. As the World Health Assembly closed its doors on it’s 75th Anniversary edition (WHA 76), which had to be extended by an extra day due to the prolonged […] Continue reading -> WHA Gives Nod to Development of Global Health and Peace Initiative – but Stops Short of Endorsement 30/05/2023 Disha Shetty In one of its last decisions before concluding, the World Health Assembly Tuesday asked WHO’s Director General to continue developing a draft roadmap for WHO’s new Global Health and Peace initiative – but stopped short of adopting the proposed plan after some member states balked over elements of the strategy. Instead the Assembly agreed to […] Continue reading -> WHA Approves Resolutions on Rehabilitation; Fake Medicines and Disability 29/05/2023 Disha Shetty The World Health Assembly (WHA) on Monday greenlit a slew of decisions and resolutions that aim to bring another one billion people under the coverage of universal health coverage (UHC), as the 76th WHA session drew closer to its end. The plan is the bedrock of WHO’s vision to deliver on so-called “triple billion targets” […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts
European Union Must Seize Opportunity to Create Equitable Health Systems 23/06/2023 AIDS Healthcare Foundation Europe The European Union’s proposals to strengthen the pharmaceutical ecosystem are not ambitious enough to address health inequities The recent meeting of the European Union’s (EU) Employment, Social Policy, Health and Consumer Affairs Council on 13 June, was an opportunity for Health Ministers make proposals to strengthen the pharmaceutical ecosystem in support of competitiveness and equitable […] Continue reading -> Record Number of Refugees Are On The Move and Climate Change Threatens to Exacerbate Crisis 21/06/2023 Stefan Anderson There are more displaced people in the world today than at any other time in history. A record 110 million people have been forcibly displaced worldwide as of May 2023. Last year, 19.1 million people fled their homes as conflicts, climate shocks and hunger swept across the world, the largest single year increase ever recorded. Russia’s […] Continue reading -> WHO Staff Member Killed in Terrorist Attack in Somalia 12/06/2023 Stefan Anderson A staff member of the World Health Organization (WHO) in Somalia was among the 16 civilians killed in a terrorist attack on a hotel in the capital Mogadishu on Friday night, the WHO confirmed. The attack by al-Qaeda affiliate al-Shabaab targeted the Pearl Beach Hotel and Restaurant, an upscale location on Lido beach often frequented […] Continue reading -> World Health Assembly Closes Session with Biggest Challenge Still Looming 30/05/2023 Elaine Ruth Fletcher Pandemic treaty negotiations need to be completed by member states and there’s just one year left to meet that deadline, warns the World Health Organization’s Director General. As the World Health Assembly closed its doors on it’s 75th Anniversary edition (WHA 76), which had to be extended by an extra day due to the prolonged […] Continue reading -> WHA Gives Nod to Development of Global Health and Peace Initiative – but Stops Short of Endorsement 30/05/2023 Disha Shetty In one of its last decisions before concluding, the World Health Assembly Tuesday asked WHO’s Director General to continue developing a draft roadmap for WHO’s new Global Health and Peace initiative – but stopped short of adopting the proposed plan after some member states balked over elements of the strategy. Instead the Assembly agreed to […] Continue reading -> WHA Approves Resolutions on Rehabilitation; Fake Medicines and Disability 29/05/2023 Disha Shetty The World Health Assembly (WHA) on Monday greenlit a slew of decisions and resolutions that aim to bring another one billion people under the coverage of universal health coverage (UHC), as the 76th WHA session drew closer to its end. The plan is the bedrock of WHO’s vision to deliver on so-called “triple billion targets” […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts
Record Number of Refugees Are On The Move and Climate Change Threatens to Exacerbate Crisis 21/06/2023 Stefan Anderson There are more displaced people in the world today than at any other time in history. A record 110 million people have been forcibly displaced worldwide as of May 2023. Last year, 19.1 million people fled their homes as conflicts, climate shocks and hunger swept across the world, the largest single year increase ever recorded. Russia’s […] Continue reading -> WHO Staff Member Killed in Terrorist Attack in Somalia 12/06/2023 Stefan Anderson A staff member of the World Health Organization (WHO) in Somalia was among the 16 civilians killed in a terrorist attack on a hotel in the capital Mogadishu on Friday night, the WHO confirmed. The attack by al-Qaeda affiliate al-Shabaab targeted the Pearl Beach Hotel and Restaurant, an upscale location on Lido beach often frequented […] Continue reading -> World Health Assembly Closes Session with Biggest Challenge Still Looming 30/05/2023 Elaine Ruth Fletcher Pandemic treaty negotiations need to be completed by member states and there’s just one year left to meet that deadline, warns the World Health Organization’s Director General. As the World Health Assembly closed its doors on it’s 75th Anniversary edition (WHA 76), which had to be extended by an extra day due to the prolonged […] Continue reading -> WHA Gives Nod to Development of Global Health and Peace Initiative – but Stops Short of Endorsement 30/05/2023 Disha Shetty In one of its last decisions before concluding, the World Health Assembly Tuesday asked WHO’s Director General to continue developing a draft roadmap for WHO’s new Global Health and Peace initiative – but stopped short of adopting the proposed plan after some member states balked over elements of the strategy. Instead the Assembly agreed to […] Continue reading -> WHA Approves Resolutions on Rehabilitation; Fake Medicines and Disability 29/05/2023 Disha Shetty The World Health Assembly (WHA) on Monday greenlit a slew of decisions and resolutions that aim to bring another one billion people under the coverage of universal health coverage (UHC), as the 76th WHA session drew closer to its end. The plan is the bedrock of WHO’s vision to deliver on so-called “triple billion targets” […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts
WHO Staff Member Killed in Terrorist Attack in Somalia 12/06/2023 Stefan Anderson A staff member of the World Health Organization (WHO) in Somalia was among the 16 civilians killed in a terrorist attack on a hotel in the capital Mogadishu on Friday night, the WHO confirmed. The attack by al-Qaeda affiliate al-Shabaab targeted the Pearl Beach Hotel and Restaurant, an upscale location on Lido beach often frequented […] Continue reading -> World Health Assembly Closes Session with Biggest Challenge Still Looming 30/05/2023 Elaine Ruth Fletcher Pandemic treaty negotiations need to be completed by member states and there’s just one year left to meet that deadline, warns the World Health Organization’s Director General. As the World Health Assembly closed its doors on it’s 75th Anniversary edition (WHA 76), which had to be extended by an extra day due to the prolonged […] Continue reading -> WHA Gives Nod to Development of Global Health and Peace Initiative – but Stops Short of Endorsement 30/05/2023 Disha Shetty In one of its last decisions before concluding, the World Health Assembly Tuesday asked WHO’s Director General to continue developing a draft roadmap for WHO’s new Global Health and Peace initiative – but stopped short of adopting the proposed plan after some member states balked over elements of the strategy. Instead the Assembly agreed to […] Continue reading -> WHA Approves Resolutions on Rehabilitation; Fake Medicines and Disability 29/05/2023 Disha Shetty The World Health Assembly (WHA) on Monday greenlit a slew of decisions and resolutions that aim to bring another one billion people under the coverage of universal health coverage (UHC), as the 76th WHA session drew closer to its end. The plan is the bedrock of WHO’s vision to deliver on so-called “triple billion targets” […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts
World Health Assembly Closes Session with Biggest Challenge Still Looming 30/05/2023 Elaine Ruth Fletcher Pandemic treaty negotiations need to be completed by member states and there’s just one year left to meet that deadline, warns the World Health Organization’s Director General. As the World Health Assembly closed its doors on it’s 75th Anniversary edition (WHA 76), which had to be extended by an extra day due to the prolonged […] Continue reading -> WHA Gives Nod to Development of Global Health and Peace Initiative – but Stops Short of Endorsement 30/05/2023 Disha Shetty In one of its last decisions before concluding, the World Health Assembly Tuesday asked WHO’s Director General to continue developing a draft roadmap for WHO’s new Global Health and Peace initiative – but stopped short of adopting the proposed plan after some member states balked over elements of the strategy. Instead the Assembly agreed to […] Continue reading -> WHA Approves Resolutions on Rehabilitation; Fake Medicines and Disability 29/05/2023 Disha Shetty The World Health Assembly (WHA) on Monday greenlit a slew of decisions and resolutions that aim to bring another one billion people under the coverage of universal health coverage (UHC), as the 76th WHA session drew closer to its end. The plan is the bedrock of WHO’s vision to deliver on so-called “triple billion targets” […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts
WHA Gives Nod to Development of Global Health and Peace Initiative – but Stops Short of Endorsement 30/05/2023 Disha Shetty In one of its last decisions before concluding, the World Health Assembly Tuesday asked WHO’s Director General to continue developing a draft roadmap for WHO’s new Global Health and Peace initiative – but stopped short of adopting the proposed plan after some member states balked over elements of the strategy. Instead the Assembly agreed to […] Continue reading -> WHA Approves Resolutions on Rehabilitation; Fake Medicines and Disability 29/05/2023 Disha Shetty The World Health Assembly (WHA) on Monday greenlit a slew of decisions and resolutions that aim to bring another one billion people under the coverage of universal health coverage (UHC), as the 76th WHA session drew closer to its end. The plan is the bedrock of WHO’s vision to deliver on so-called “triple billion targets” […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts
WHA Approves Resolutions on Rehabilitation; Fake Medicines and Disability 29/05/2023 Disha Shetty The World Health Assembly (WHA) on Monday greenlit a slew of decisions and resolutions that aim to bring another one billion people under the coverage of universal health coverage (UHC), as the 76th WHA session drew closer to its end. The plan is the bedrock of WHO’s vision to deliver on so-called “triple billion targets” […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts