COP 27: War, Inflation and Geopolitical Tensions Reduce Chances of Breakthrough 04/11/2022 Elaine Ruth Fletcher & Stefan Anderson Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt – Over 120 heads of state are expected to attend this year´s UN Climate Conference (COP 27), which begins Sunday, raising hopes that global leaders will at least give a nod to the most existential crisis facing humanity by bothering to attend in person. But in a world paralyzed by the […] Continue reading -> Omicron Subvariants Race for Dominance 31/10/2022 Stefan Anderson The SARS-CoV2 virus just won’t give up. As the northern hemisphere heads into its third pandemic winter, experts say the continued evolution of Omicron’s sub-variants indicates a fresh wave is coming, but no one knows which variant will fuel it. Scientists have catalogued 390 Omicron lineages and 48 recombinants of the virus – which occur […] Continue reading -> ‘No Credible Pathway’ to Limit Warming to 1.5°C, Systemic Transformation Only Option to Avert Climate Collapse 27/10/2022 Stefan Anderson The existential project to save the planet set out by the 2016 Paris Agreement is in tatters. There is currently “no credible pathway” to limit increases in global temperatures to the 1.5°C degree target detailed in the accords, the UN Environmental Programme (UNEP) said in its global emissions gap report released Thursday. The chance of […] Continue reading -> Countries’ Latest Climate Commitments Still Increase Global Emissions 10.6% by 2030 26/10/2022 Elaine Ruth Fletcher Countries’ voluntary commitments to fight climate change will still mean an increase in global emissions by some 10.6% as of 2030, according to the latest report of UN Climate Change, which tabulates the most recent ‘Nationally Determined Commitments (NDCs) of countries to the climate battle. This represents only a slight “improvement” over the commitments as […] Continue reading -> Gains In Polio Eradication Fight At Risk Due To Immunization Gaps 24/10/2022 Stefan Anderson A historic window of opportunity to eradicate polio could be slipping away, World Health Organization (WHO) Europe leaders warned at a press conference marking World Polio Day on Monday. Since the 1980s, global polio cases have fallen by 99.9% and if polio were to be eradicated, it would join smallpox as only the second disease […] Continue reading -> World Health Summit Ends on Uneven Note 18/10/2022 Elaine Ruth Fletcher & Stefan Anderson BERLIN – Donors pledged some $2.6 billion more in funding to the global polio eradication initiative (GPEI) as of the closing day of the World Health Summit – which saw its shares of highs and lows in its finale, much like the rest of the three-day event. On the plus side, the donations, which included […] Continue reading -> Climate Protests Grab Center Stage at Opening of Berlin´s World Health Summit 17/10/2022 Elaine Ruth Fletcher BERLIN – The first World Health Summit co-sponsored by the World Health Organization (WHO) started off with a siren call to climate action – literally – as activists disrupted the ceremonial plenary attended by German Chancellor Olaf Scholz by repeatedly setting off fire alarms Outside the posh Hotel Berlin venue, activists plastered the doors with […] Continue reading -> Gaping Hole in Global Funding for Hunger 12/10/2022 Paul Adepoju Over 90% of appeals for urgent hunger-related funding made through the United Nations humanitarian system were not fully funded in 2021, according to a report produced by Action Against Hunger. While global funding has increased by 233% over the past decade, overall humanitarian needs are up 500%. “This means that 42% fewer UN appeals are […] Continue reading -> Weak Systems and Lack of Investment in New Antibiotics Are Key Global Health Threats 05/10/2022 Kerry Cullinan Russia’s war in Ukraine is draining resources to build better health systems, while Sino-American rivalry is undermining the global solidarity needed to address future pandemics. But the massive under-investment in new antibiotics to combat drug-resistant “superbugs” and weak primary health systems might be the biggest enemies of global health. This was according to global health […] Continue reading -> How Can We Ensure that Health is a Reality for Migrants and Refugees? 04/10/2022 Maayan Hoffman After Eugen Ghita arrived in Greece from his native Romania, he did not have a legal residency document, which meant that he did not have access to any kind of public services, including healthcare. “The first two years health was equivalent to having money,” he recalls, sharing his experience during the latest episode of the […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts
Omicron Subvariants Race for Dominance 31/10/2022 Stefan Anderson The SARS-CoV2 virus just won’t give up. As the northern hemisphere heads into its third pandemic winter, experts say the continued evolution of Omicron’s sub-variants indicates a fresh wave is coming, but no one knows which variant will fuel it. Scientists have catalogued 390 Omicron lineages and 48 recombinants of the virus – which occur […] Continue reading -> ‘No Credible Pathway’ to Limit Warming to 1.5°C, Systemic Transformation Only Option to Avert Climate Collapse 27/10/2022 Stefan Anderson The existential project to save the planet set out by the 2016 Paris Agreement is in tatters. There is currently “no credible pathway” to limit increases in global temperatures to the 1.5°C degree target detailed in the accords, the UN Environmental Programme (UNEP) said in its global emissions gap report released Thursday. The chance of […] Continue reading -> Countries’ Latest Climate Commitments Still Increase Global Emissions 10.6% by 2030 26/10/2022 Elaine Ruth Fletcher Countries’ voluntary commitments to fight climate change will still mean an increase in global emissions by some 10.6% as of 2030, according to the latest report of UN Climate Change, which tabulates the most recent ‘Nationally Determined Commitments (NDCs) of countries to the climate battle. This represents only a slight “improvement” over the commitments as […] Continue reading -> Gains In Polio Eradication Fight At Risk Due To Immunization Gaps 24/10/2022 Stefan Anderson A historic window of opportunity to eradicate polio could be slipping away, World Health Organization (WHO) Europe leaders warned at a press conference marking World Polio Day on Monday. Since the 1980s, global polio cases have fallen by 99.9% and if polio were to be eradicated, it would join smallpox as only the second disease […] Continue reading -> World Health Summit Ends on Uneven Note 18/10/2022 Elaine Ruth Fletcher & Stefan Anderson BERLIN – Donors pledged some $2.6 billion more in funding to the global polio eradication initiative (GPEI) as of the closing day of the World Health Summit – which saw its shares of highs and lows in its finale, much like the rest of the three-day event. On the plus side, the donations, which included […] Continue reading -> Climate Protests Grab Center Stage at Opening of Berlin´s World Health Summit 17/10/2022 Elaine Ruth Fletcher BERLIN – The first World Health Summit co-sponsored by the World Health Organization (WHO) started off with a siren call to climate action – literally – as activists disrupted the ceremonial plenary attended by German Chancellor Olaf Scholz by repeatedly setting off fire alarms Outside the posh Hotel Berlin venue, activists plastered the doors with […] Continue reading -> Gaping Hole in Global Funding for Hunger 12/10/2022 Paul Adepoju Over 90% of appeals for urgent hunger-related funding made through the United Nations humanitarian system were not fully funded in 2021, according to a report produced by Action Against Hunger. While global funding has increased by 233% over the past decade, overall humanitarian needs are up 500%. “This means that 42% fewer UN appeals are […] Continue reading -> Weak Systems and Lack of Investment in New Antibiotics Are Key Global Health Threats 05/10/2022 Kerry Cullinan Russia’s war in Ukraine is draining resources to build better health systems, while Sino-American rivalry is undermining the global solidarity needed to address future pandemics. But the massive under-investment in new antibiotics to combat drug-resistant “superbugs” and weak primary health systems might be the biggest enemies of global health. This was according to global health […] Continue reading -> How Can We Ensure that Health is a Reality for Migrants and Refugees? 04/10/2022 Maayan Hoffman After Eugen Ghita arrived in Greece from his native Romania, he did not have a legal residency document, which meant that he did not have access to any kind of public services, including healthcare. “The first two years health was equivalent to having money,” he recalls, sharing his experience during the latest episode of the […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts
‘No Credible Pathway’ to Limit Warming to 1.5°C, Systemic Transformation Only Option to Avert Climate Collapse 27/10/2022 Stefan Anderson The existential project to save the planet set out by the 2016 Paris Agreement is in tatters. There is currently “no credible pathway” to limit increases in global temperatures to the 1.5°C degree target detailed in the accords, the UN Environmental Programme (UNEP) said in its global emissions gap report released Thursday. The chance of […] Continue reading -> Countries’ Latest Climate Commitments Still Increase Global Emissions 10.6% by 2030 26/10/2022 Elaine Ruth Fletcher Countries’ voluntary commitments to fight climate change will still mean an increase in global emissions by some 10.6% as of 2030, according to the latest report of UN Climate Change, which tabulates the most recent ‘Nationally Determined Commitments (NDCs) of countries to the climate battle. This represents only a slight “improvement” over the commitments as […] Continue reading -> Gains In Polio Eradication Fight At Risk Due To Immunization Gaps 24/10/2022 Stefan Anderson A historic window of opportunity to eradicate polio could be slipping away, World Health Organization (WHO) Europe leaders warned at a press conference marking World Polio Day on Monday. Since the 1980s, global polio cases have fallen by 99.9% and if polio were to be eradicated, it would join smallpox as only the second disease […] Continue reading -> World Health Summit Ends on Uneven Note 18/10/2022 Elaine Ruth Fletcher & Stefan Anderson BERLIN – Donors pledged some $2.6 billion more in funding to the global polio eradication initiative (GPEI) as of the closing day of the World Health Summit – which saw its shares of highs and lows in its finale, much like the rest of the three-day event. On the plus side, the donations, which included […] Continue reading -> Climate Protests Grab Center Stage at Opening of Berlin´s World Health Summit 17/10/2022 Elaine Ruth Fletcher BERLIN – The first World Health Summit co-sponsored by the World Health Organization (WHO) started off with a siren call to climate action – literally – as activists disrupted the ceremonial plenary attended by German Chancellor Olaf Scholz by repeatedly setting off fire alarms Outside the posh Hotel Berlin venue, activists plastered the doors with […] Continue reading -> Gaping Hole in Global Funding for Hunger 12/10/2022 Paul Adepoju Over 90% of appeals for urgent hunger-related funding made through the United Nations humanitarian system were not fully funded in 2021, according to a report produced by Action Against Hunger. While global funding has increased by 233% over the past decade, overall humanitarian needs are up 500%. “This means that 42% fewer UN appeals are […] Continue reading -> Weak Systems and Lack of Investment in New Antibiotics Are Key Global Health Threats 05/10/2022 Kerry Cullinan Russia’s war in Ukraine is draining resources to build better health systems, while Sino-American rivalry is undermining the global solidarity needed to address future pandemics. But the massive under-investment in new antibiotics to combat drug-resistant “superbugs” and weak primary health systems might be the biggest enemies of global health. This was according to global health […] Continue reading -> How Can We Ensure that Health is a Reality for Migrants and Refugees? 04/10/2022 Maayan Hoffman After Eugen Ghita arrived in Greece from his native Romania, he did not have a legal residency document, which meant that he did not have access to any kind of public services, including healthcare. “The first two years health was equivalent to having money,” he recalls, sharing his experience during the latest episode of the […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts
Countries’ Latest Climate Commitments Still Increase Global Emissions 10.6% by 2030 26/10/2022 Elaine Ruth Fletcher Countries’ voluntary commitments to fight climate change will still mean an increase in global emissions by some 10.6% as of 2030, according to the latest report of UN Climate Change, which tabulates the most recent ‘Nationally Determined Commitments (NDCs) of countries to the climate battle. This represents only a slight “improvement” over the commitments as […] Continue reading -> Gains In Polio Eradication Fight At Risk Due To Immunization Gaps 24/10/2022 Stefan Anderson A historic window of opportunity to eradicate polio could be slipping away, World Health Organization (WHO) Europe leaders warned at a press conference marking World Polio Day on Monday. Since the 1980s, global polio cases have fallen by 99.9% and if polio were to be eradicated, it would join smallpox as only the second disease […] Continue reading -> World Health Summit Ends on Uneven Note 18/10/2022 Elaine Ruth Fletcher & Stefan Anderson BERLIN – Donors pledged some $2.6 billion more in funding to the global polio eradication initiative (GPEI) as of the closing day of the World Health Summit – which saw its shares of highs and lows in its finale, much like the rest of the three-day event. On the plus side, the donations, which included […] Continue reading -> Climate Protests Grab Center Stage at Opening of Berlin´s World Health Summit 17/10/2022 Elaine Ruth Fletcher BERLIN – The first World Health Summit co-sponsored by the World Health Organization (WHO) started off with a siren call to climate action – literally – as activists disrupted the ceremonial plenary attended by German Chancellor Olaf Scholz by repeatedly setting off fire alarms Outside the posh Hotel Berlin venue, activists plastered the doors with […] Continue reading -> Gaping Hole in Global Funding for Hunger 12/10/2022 Paul Adepoju Over 90% of appeals for urgent hunger-related funding made through the United Nations humanitarian system were not fully funded in 2021, according to a report produced by Action Against Hunger. While global funding has increased by 233% over the past decade, overall humanitarian needs are up 500%. “This means that 42% fewer UN appeals are […] Continue reading -> Weak Systems and Lack of Investment in New Antibiotics Are Key Global Health Threats 05/10/2022 Kerry Cullinan Russia’s war in Ukraine is draining resources to build better health systems, while Sino-American rivalry is undermining the global solidarity needed to address future pandemics. But the massive under-investment in new antibiotics to combat drug-resistant “superbugs” and weak primary health systems might be the biggest enemies of global health. This was according to global health […] Continue reading -> How Can We Ensure that Health is a Reality for Migrants and Refugees? 04/10/2022 Maayan Hoffman After Eugen Ghita arrived in Greece from his native Romania, he did not have a legal residency document, which meant that he did not have access to any kind of public services, including healthcare. “The first two years health was equivalent to having money,” he recalls, sharing his experience during the latest episode of the […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts
Gains In Polio Eradication Fight At Risk Due To Immunization Gaps 24/10/2022 Stefan Anderson A historic window of opportunity to eradicate polio could be slipping away, World Health Organization (WHO) Europe leaders warned at a press conference marking World Polio Day on Monday. Since the 1980s, global polio cases have fallen by 99.9% and if polio were to be eradicated, it would join smallpox as only the second disease […] Continue reading -> World Health Summit Ends on Uneven Note 18/10/2022 Elaine Ruth Fletcher & Stefan Anderson BERLIN – Donors pledged some $2.6 billion more in funding to the global polio eradication initiative (GPEI) as of the closing day of the World Health Summit – which saw its shares of highs and lows in its finale, much like the rest of the three-day event. On the plus side, the donations, which included […] Continue reading -> Climate Protests Grab Center Stage at Opening of Berlin´s World Health Summit 17/10/2022 Elaine Ruth Fletcher BERLIN – The first World Health Summit co-sponsored by the World Health Organization (WHO) started off with a siren call to climate action – literally – as activists disrupted the ceremonial plenary attended by German Chancellor Olaf Scholz by repeatedly setting off fire alarms Outside the posh Hotel Berlin venue, activists plastered the doors with […] Continue reading -> Gaping Hole in Global Funding for Hunger 12/10/2022 Paul Adepoju Over 90% of appeals for urgent hunger-related funding made through the United Nations humanitarian system were not fully funded in 2021, according to a report produced by Action Against Hunger. While global funding has increased by 233% over the past decade, overall humanitarian needs are up 500%. “This means that 42% fewer UN appeals are […] Continue reading -> Weak Systems and Lack of Investment in New Antibiotics Are Key Global Health Threats 05/10/2022 Kerry Cullinan Russia’s war in Ukraine is draining resources to build better health systems, while Sino-American rivalry is undermining the global solidarity needed to address future pandemics. But the massive under-investment in new antibiotics to combat drug-resistant “superbugs” and weak primary health systems might be the biggest enemies of global health. This was according to global health […] Continue reading -> How Can We Ensure that Health is a Reality for Migrants and Refugees? 04/10/2022 Maayan Hoffman After Eugen Ghita arrived in Greece from his native Romania, he did not have a legal residency document, which meant that he did not have access to any kind of public services, including healthcare. “The first two years health was equivalent to having money,” he recalls, sharing his experience during the latest episode of the […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts
World Health Summit Ends on Uneven Note 18/10/2022 Elaine Ruth Fletcher & Stefan Anderson BERLIN – Donors pledged some $2.6 billion more in funding to the global polio eradication initiative (GPEI) as of the closing day of the World Health Summit – which saw its shares of highs and lows in its finale, much like the rest of the three-day event. On the plus side, the donations, which included […] Continue reading -> Climate Protests Grab Center Stage at Opening of Berlin´s World Health Summit 17/10/2022 Elaine Ruth Fletcher BERLIN – The first World Health Summit co-sponsored by the World Health Organization (WHO) started off with a siren call to climate action – literally – as activists disrupted the ceremonial plenary attended by German Chancellor Olaf Scholz by repeatedly setting off fire alarms Outside the posh Hotel Berlin venue, activists plastered the doors with […] Continue reading -> Gaping Hole in Global Funding for Hunger 12/10/2022 Paul Adepoju Over 90% of appeals for urgent hunger-related funding made through the United Nations humanitarian system were not fully funded in 2021, according to a report produced by Action Against Hunger. While global funding has increased by 233% over the past decade, overall humanitarian needs are up 500%. “This means that 42% fewer UN appeals are […] Continue reading -> Weak Systems and Lack of Investment in New Antibiotics Are Key Global Health Threats 05/10/2022 Kerry Cullinan Russia’s war in Ukraine is draining resources to build better health systems, while Sino-American rivalry is undermining the global solidarity needed to address future pandemics. But the massive under-investment in new antibiotics to combat drug-resistant “superbugs” and weak primary health systems might be the biggest enemies of global health. This was according to global health […] Continue reading -> How Can We Ensure that Health is a Reality for Migrants and Refugees? 04/10/2022 Maayan Hoffman After Eugen Ghita arrived in Greece from his native Romania, he did not have a legal residency document, which meant that he did not have access to any kind of public services, including healthcare. “The first two years health was equivalent to having money,” he recalls, sharing his experience during the latest episode of the […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts
Climate Protests Grab Center Stage at Opening of Berlin´s World Health Summit 17/10/2022 Elaine Ruth Fletcher BERLIN – The first World Health Summit co-sponsored by the World Health Organization (WHO) started off with a siren call to climate action – literally – as activists disrupted the ceremonial plenary attended by German Chancellor Olaf Scholz by repeatedly setting off fire alarms Outside the posh Hotel Berlin venue, activists plastered the doors with […] Continue reading -> Gaping Hole in Global Funding for Hunger 12/10/2022 Paul Adepoju Over 90% of appeals for urgent hunger-related funding made through the United Nations humanitarian system were not fully funded in 2021, according to a report produced by Action Against Hunger. While global funding has increased by 233% over the past decade, overall humanitarian needs are up 500%. “This means that 42% fewer UN appeals are […] Continue reading -> Weak Systems and Lack of Investment in New Antibiotics Are Key Global Health Threats 05/10/2022 Kerry Cullinan Russia’s war in Ukraine is draining resources to build better health systems, while Sino-American rivalry is undermining the global solidarity needed to address future pandemics. But the massive under-investment in new antibiotics to combat drug-resistant “superbugs” and weak primary health systems might be the biggest enemies of global health. This was according to global health […] Continue reading -> How Can We Ensure that Health is a Reality for Migrants and Refugees? 04/10/2022 Maayan Hoffman After Eugen Ghita arrived in Greece from his native Romania, he did not have a legal residency document, which meant that he did not have access to any kind of public services, including healthcare. “The first two years health was equivalent to having money,” he recalls, sharing his experience during the latest episode of the […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts
Gaping Hole in Global Funding for Hunger 12/10/2022 Paul Adepoju Over 90% of appeals for urgent hunger-related funding made through the United Nations humanitarian system were not fully funded in 2021, according to a report produced by Action Against Hunger. While global funding has increased by 233% over the past decade, overall humanitarian needs are up 500%. “This means that 42% fewer UN appeals are […] Continue reading -> Weak Systems and Lack of Investment in New Antibiotics Are Key Global Health Threats 05/10/2022 Kerry Cullinan Russia’s war in Ukraine is draining resources to build better health systems, while Sino-American rivalry is undermining the global solidarity needed to address future pandemics. But the massive under-investment in new antibiotics to combat drug-resistant “superbugs” and weak primary health systems might be the biggest enemies of global health. This was according to global health […] Continue reading -> How Can We Ensure that Health is a Reality for Migrants and Refugees? 04/10/2022 Maayan Hoffman After Eugen Ghita arrived in Greece from his native Romania, he did not have a legal residency document, which meant that he did not have access to any kind of public services, including healthcare. “The first two years health was equivalent to having money,” he recalls, sharing his experience during the latest episode of the […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts
Weak Systems and Lack of Investment in New Antibiotics Are Key Global Health Threats 05/10/2022 Kerry Cullinan Russia’s war in Ukraine is draining resources to build better health systems, while Sino-American rivalry is undermining the global solidarity needed to address future pandemics. But the massive under-investment in new antibiotics to combat drug-resistant “superbugs” and weak primary health systems might be the biggest enemies of global health. This was according to global health […] Continue reading -> How Can We Ensure that Health is a Reality for Migrants and Refugees? 04/10/2022 Maayan Hoffman After Eugen Ghita arrived in Greece from his native Romania, he did not have a legal residency document, which meant that he did not have access to any kind of public services, including healthcare. “The first two years health was equivalent to having money,” he recalls, sharing his experience during the latest episode of the […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts
How Can We Ensure that Health is a Reality for Migrants and Refugees? 04/10/2022 Maayan Hoffman After Eugen Ghita arrived in Greece from his native Romania, he did not have a legal residency document, which meant that he did not have access to any kind of public services, including healthcare. “The first two years health was equivalent to having money,” he recalls, sharing his experience during the latest episode of the […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts