Pan American Health Organization Targeted in New Round of US Funding Cuts 01/09/2025 Elaine Ruth Fletcher A new White House “pocket rescission package” threatens to throw the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO), the Americas branch of the World Health Organization, into a financial crisis – if it is not stopped by the US Congress before the end of September. The White House order, announced on the eve of the long US […] Continue reading -> Gates Foundation to Invest $2.5 billion in Women’s Health Amid Debilitating US Funding Cuts 05/08/2025 Kerry Cullinan The Gates Foundation is investing $2.5 billion in research and development (R&D) on women’s health over the next five years, focusing primarily on maternal care and sexual health. This comes amid a massive defunding of global health led by the United States, which is threatening progress in key areas such as maternal health, sexual and […] Continue reading -> Hunger Declines Globally, but Rises in Africa 28/07/2025 Elaine Ruth Fletcher The proportion of the world’s population suffering acute hunger declined globally in 2024 to about 673 million people, but continued to rise in most African regions as well as western Asia, according to the new UN State of Food Security and Nutrition (SOFI) report, launched Monday in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. Global hunger levels have remained […] Continue reading -> Israeli Legal and Gender Advocates Call on UN to Hold Hamas Accountable for Sexual Violence on 7 October 09/07/2025 Elaine Ruth Fletcher A team of Israeli team of experts in law and gender have called on the United Nations to hold Hamas accountable for systematic use of sexual violence during attacks on Israeli communities near Gaza on 7 October, 2023, and in the course of holding some 251 Israelis and foreigners hostage over subsequent months. Speaking at […] Continue reading -> WHO Director General Appeals to Israel to End Deepening Food Crisis and Conflict in Gaza 22/05/2025 Elaine Ruth Fletcher WHO’s Director General Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus made an emotional appeal to Israel on Thursday to end its 80-day blockade of food, medicine and other humanitarian aid into Gaza, asking “if you can have mercy?” and adding: “the war is hurting Israel, and it will not bring a lasting solution.” Fighting back tears, the Director […] Continue reading -> United States Appears Set to Skip World Health Assembly while China Sends Over 180 Delegates to Geneva 19/05/2025 Elaine Ruth Fletcher The United States appears set to skip this year’s World Health Assembly at a historic moment when other WHO member states are expected to agree to a Pandemic Agreement, that has been nearly three years in the making. A provisional list of WHA delegates, published late Sunday night by WHO, included no reference at all […] Continue reading -> UNAIDS and HIV Sector Struggle Amid Funding Cuts 07/05/2025 Kerry Cullinan As countries dependent on United States aid for their HIV response report looming shortages of antiretroviral medicine, the Joint UN Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS) is also fighting for survival. Meanwhile, more shocks may be ahead for the HIV sector as the US Health and Human Services plans to curtail research collaboration between US scientists and […] Continue reading -> ‘No Evidence’ that Heated Tobacco Products Are Less Harmful Than Cigarettes 01/05/2025 Kerry Cullinan Big tobacco companies are marketing heated tobacco products (HTP) as a less harmful alternative to cigarettes, but researchers warned this week that there is no evidence to support this or the industry claim that they can help smokers to quit. HTPs are electronic devices that heat an insert of processed tobacco, often in a stick […] Continue reading -> PEPFAR Reauthorisation Expires With No Clarity About Renewed US Funding for HIV 25/03/2025 Kerry Cullinan The US Congress’s one-year reauthorisation of the President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR) expires on Tuesday (25 March) and there is no clarity about its future – other than that it is likely to be slashed. The only Bill up for discussion on this date that has any connection to PEPFAR is the Reorganizing […] Continue reading -> Grim Global Impact of US Funds Withdrawal; WHO Mulls ‘Terrible Choices’ 17/03/2025 Kerry Cullinan A grim picture is emerging of people running out of food, countries running out of medicine and hospitals closing as a result of the shock slashing of global health budgets by the United States, according to multiple World Health Organization (WHO) staff addressing a media briefing on Monday. Meanwhile, the WHO is mulling “terrible choices” […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts
Gates Foundation to Invest $2.5 billion in Women’s Health Amid Debilitating US Funding Cuts 05/08/2025 Kerry Cullinan The Gates Foundation is investing $2.5 billion in research and development (R&D) on women’s health over the next five years, focusing primarily on maternal care and sexual health. This comes amid a massive defunding of global health led by the United States, which is threatening progress in key areas such as maternal health, sexual and […] Continue reading -> Hunger Declines Globally, but Rises in Africa 28/07/2025 Elaine Ruth Fletcher The proportion of the world’s population suffering acute hunger declined globally in 2024 to about 673 million people, but continued to rise in most African regions as well as western Asia, according to the new UN State of Food Security and Nutrition (SOFI) report, launched Monday in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. Global hunger levels have remained […] Continue reading -> Israeli Legal and Gender Advocates Call on UN to Hold Hamas Accountable for Sexual Violence on 7 October 09/07/2025 Elaine Ruth Fletcher A team of Israeli team of experts in law and gender have called on the United Nations to hold Hamas accountable for systematic use of sexual violence during attacks on Israeli communities near Gaza on 7 October, 2023, and in the course of holding some 251 Israelis and foreigners hostage over subsequent months. Speaking at […] Continue reading -> WHO Director General Appeals to Israel to End Deepening Food Crisis and Conflict in Gaza 22/05/2025 Elaine Ruth Fletcher WHO’s Director General Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus made an emotional appeal to Israel on Thursday to end its 80-day blockade of food, medicine and other humanitarian aid into Gaza, asking “if you can have mercy?” and adding: “the war is hurting Israel, and it will not bring a lasting solution.” Fighting back tears, the Director […] Continue reading -> United States Appears Set to Skip World Health Assembly while China Sends Over 180 Delegates to Geneva 19/05/2025 Elaine Ruth Fletcher The United States appears set to skip this year’s World Health Assembly at a historic moment when other WHO member states are expected to agree to a Pandemic Agreement, that has been nearly three years in the making. A provisional list of WHA delegates, published late Sunday night by WHO, included no reference at all […] Continue reading -> UNAIDS and HIV Sector Struggle Amid Funding Cuts 07/05/2025 Kerry Cullinan As countries dependent on United States aid for their HIV response report looming shortages of antiretroviral medicine, the Joint UN Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS) is also fighting for survival. Meanwhile, more shocks may be ahead for the HIV sector as the US Health and Human Services plans to curtail research collaboration between US scientists and […] Continue reading -> ‘No Evidence’ that Heated Tobacco Products Are Less Harmful Than Cigarettes 01/05/2025 Kerry Cullinan Big tobacco companies are marketing heated tobacco products (HTP) as a less harmful alternative to cigarettes, but researchers warned this week that there is no evidence to support this or the industry claim that they can help smokers to quit. HTPs are electronic devices that heat an insert of processed tobacco, often in a stick […] Continue reading -> PEPFAR Reauthorisation Expires With No Clarity About Renewed US Funding for HIV 25/03/2025 Kerry Cullinan The US Congress’s one-year reauthorisation of the President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR) expires on Tuesday (25 March) and there is no clarity about its future – other than that it is likely to be slashed. The only Bill up for discussion on this date that has any connection to PEPFAR is the Reorganizing […] Continue reading -> Grim Global Impact of US Funds Withdrawal; WHO Mulls ‘Terrible Choices’ 17/03/2025 Kerry Cullinan A grim picture is emerging of people running out of food, countries running out of medicine and hospitals closing as a result of the shock slashing of global health budgets by the United States, according to multiple World Health Organization (WHO) staff addressing a media briefing on Monday. Meanwhile, the WHO is mulling “terrible choices” […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts
Hunger Declines Globally, but Rises in Africa 28/07/2025 Elaine Ruth Fletcher The proportion of the world’s population suffering acute hunger declined globally in 2024 to about 673 million people, but continued to rise in most African regions as well as western Asia, according to the new UN State of Food Security and Nutrition (SOFI) report, launched Monday in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. Global hunger levels have remained […] Continue reading -> Israeli Legal and Gender Advocates Call on UN to Hold Hamas Accountable for Sexual Violence on 7 October 09/07/2025 Elaine Ruth Fletcher A team of Israeli team of experts in law and gender have called on the United Nations to hold Hamas accountable for systematic use of sexual violence during attacks on Israeli communities near Gaza on 7 October, 2023, and in the course of holding some 251 Israelis and foreigners hostage over subsequent months. Speaking at […] Continue reading -> WHO Director General Appeals to Israel to End Deepening Food Crisis and Conflict in Gaza 22/05/2025 Elaine Ruth Fletcher WHO’s Director General Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus made an emotional appeal to Israel on Thursday to end its 80-day blockade of food, medicine and other humanitarian aid into Gaza, asking “if you can have mercy?” and adding: “the war is hurting Israel, and it will not bring a lasting solution.” Fighting back tears, the Director […] Continue reading -> United States Appears Set to Skip World Health Assembly while China Sends Over 180 Delegates to Geneva 19/05/2025 Elaine Ruth Fletcher The United States appears set to skip this year’s World Health Assembly at a historic moment when other WHO member states are expected to agree to a Pandemic Agreement, that has been nearly three years in the making. A provisional list of WHA delegates, published late Sunday night by WHO, included no reference at all […] Continue reading -> UNAIDS and HIV Sector Struggle Amid Funding Cuts 07/05/2025 Kerry Cullinan As countries dependent on United States aid for their HIV response report looming shortages of antiretroviral medicine, the Joint UN Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS) is also fighting for survival. Meanwhile, more shocks may be ahead for the HIV sector as the US Health and Human Services plans to curtail research collaboration between US scientists and […] Continue reading -> ‘No Evidence’ that Heated Tobacco Products Are Less Harmful Than Cigarettes 01/05/2025 Kerry Cullinan Big tobacco companies are marketing heated tobacco products (HTP) as a less harmful alternative to cigarettes, but researchers warned this week that there is no evidence to support this or the industry claim that they can help smokers to quit. HTPs are electronic devices that heat an insert of processed tobacco, often in a stick […] Continue reading -> PEPFAR Reauthorisation Expires With No Clarity About Renewed US Funding for HIV 25/03/2025 Kerry Cullinan The US Congress’s one-year reauthorisation of the President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR) expires on Tuesday (25 March) and there is no clarity about its future – other than that it is likely to be slashed. The only Bill up for discussion on this date that has any connection to PEPFAR is the Reorganizing […] Continue reading -> Grim Global Impact of US Funds Withdrawal; WHO Mulls ‘Terrible Choices’ 17/03/2025 Kerry Cullinan A grim picture is emerging of people running out of food, countries running out of medicine and hospitals closing as a result of the shock slashing of global health budgets by the United States, according to multiple World Health Organization (WHO) staff addressing a media briefing on Monday. Meanwhile, the WHO is mulling “terrible choices” […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts
Israeli Legal and Gender Advocates Call on UN to Hold Hamas Accountable for Sexual Violence on 7 October 09/07/2025 Elaine Ruth Fletcher A team of Israeli team of experts in law and gender have called on the United Nations to hold Hamas accountable for systematic use of sexual violence during attacks on Israeli communities near Gaza on 7 October, 2023, and in the course of holding some 251 Israelis and foreigners hostage over subsequent months. Speaking at […] Continue reading -> WHO Director General Appeals to Israel to End Deepening Food Crisis and Conflict in Gaza 22/05/2025 Elaine Ruth Fletcher WHO’s Director General Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus made an emotional appeal to Israel on Thursday to end its 80-day blockade of food, medicine and other humanitarian aid into Gaza, asking “if you can have mercy?” and adding: “the war is hurting Israel, and it will not bring a lasting solution.” Fighting back tears, the Director […] Continue reading -> United States Appears Set to Skip World Health Assembly while China Sends Over 180 Delegates to Geneva 19/05/2025 Elaine Ruth Fletcher The United States appears set to skip this year’s World Health Assembly at a historic moment when other WHO member states are expected to agree to a Pandemic Agreement, that has been nearly three years in the making. A provisional list of WHA delegates, published late Sunday night by WHO, included no reference at all […] Continue reading -> UNAIDS and HIV Sector Struggle Amid Funding Cuts 07/05/2025 Kerry Cullinan As countries dependent on United States aid for their HIV response report looming shortages of antiretroviral medicine, the Joint UN Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS) is also fighting for survival. Meanwhile, more shocks may be ahead for the HIV sector as the US Health and Human Services plans to curtail research collaboration between US scientists and […] Continue reading -> ‘No Evidence’ that Heated Tobacco Products Are Less Harmful Than Cigarettes 01/05/2025 Kerry Cullinan Big tobacco companies are marketing heated tobacco products (HTP) as a less harmful alternative to cigarettes, but researchers warned this week that there is no evidence to support this or the industry claim that they can help smokers to quit. HTPs are electronic devices that heat an insert of processed tobacco, often in a stick […] Continue reading -> PEPFAR Reauthorisation Expires With No Clarity About Renewed US Funding for HIV 25/03/2025 Kerry Cullinan The US Congress’s one-year reauthorisation of the President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR) expires on Tuesday (25 March) and there is no clarity about its future – other than that it is likely to be slashed. The only Bill up for discussion on this date that has any connection to PEPFAR is the Reorganizing […] Continue reading -> Grim Global Impact of US Funds Withdrawal; WHO Mulls ‘Terrible Choices’ 17/03/2025 Kerry Cullinan A grim picture is emerging of people running out of food, countries running out of medicine and hospitals closing as a result of the shock slashing of global health budgets by the United States, according to multiple World Health Organization (WHO) staff addressing a media briefing on Monday. Meanwhile, the WHO is mulling “terrible choices” […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts
WHO Director General Appeals to Israel to End Deepening Food Crisis and Conflict in Gaza 22/05/2025 Elaine Ruth Fletcher WHO’s Director General Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus made an emotional appeal to Israel on Thursday to end its 80-day blockade of food, medicine and other humanitarian aid into Gaza, asking “if you can have mercy?” and adding: “the war is hurting Israel, and it will not bring a lasting solution.” Fighting back tears, the Director […] Continue reading -> United States Appears Set to Skip World Health Assembly while China Sends Over 180 Delegates to Geneva 19/05/2025 Elaine Ruth Fletcher The United States appears set to skip this year’s World Health Assembly at a historic moment when other WHO member states are expected to agree to a Pandemic Agreement, that has been nearly three years in the making. A provisional list of WHA delegates, published late Sunday night by WHO, included no reference at all […] Continue reading -> UNAIDS and HIV Sector Struggle Amid Funding Cuts 07/05/2025 Kerry Cullinan As countries dependent on United States aid for their HIV response report looming shortages of antiretroviral medicine, the Joint UN Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS) is also fighting for survival. Meanwhile, more shocks may be ahead for the HIV sector as the US Health and Human Services plans to curtail research collaboration between US scientists and […] Continue reading -> ‘No Evidence’ that Heated Tobacco Products Are Less Harmful Than Cigarettes 01/05/2025 Kerry Cullinan Big tobacco companies are marketing heated tobacco products (HTP) as a less harmful alternative to cigarettes, but researchers warned this week that there is no evidence to support this or the industry claim that they can help smokers to quit. HTPs are electronic devices that heat an insert of processed tobacco, often in a stick […] Continue reading -> PEPFAR Reauthorisation Expires With No Clarity About Renewed US Funding for HIV 25/03/2025 Kerry Cullinan The US Congress’s one-year reauthorisation of the President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR) expires on Tuesday (25 March) and there is no clarity about its future – other than that it is likely to be slashed. The only Bill up for discussion on this date that has any connection to PEPFAR is the Reorganizing […] Continue reading -> Grim Global Impact of US Funds Withdrawal; WHO Mulls ‘Terrible Choices’ 17/03/2025 Kerry Cullinan A grim picture is emerging of people running out of food, countries running out of medicine and hospitals closing as a result of the shock slashing of global health budgets by the United States, according to multiple World Health Organization (WHO) staff addressing a media briefing on Monday. Meanwhile, the WHO is mulling “terrible choices” […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts
United States Appears Set to Skip World Health Assembly while China Sends Over 180 Delegates to Geneva 19/05/2025 Elaine Ruth Fletcher The United States appears set to skip this year’s World Health Assembly at a historic moment when other WHO member states are expected to agree to a Pandemic Agreement, that has been nearly three years in the making. A provisional list of WHA delegates, published late Sunday night by WHO, included no reference at all […] Continue reading -> UNAIDS and HIV Sector Struggle Amid Funding Cuts 07/05/2025 Kerry Cullinan As countries dependent on United States aid for their HIV response report looming shortages of antiretroviral medicine, the Joint UN Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS) is also fighting for survival. Meanwhile, more shocks may be ahead for the HIV sector as the US Health and Human Services plans to curtail research collaboration between US scientists and […] Continue reading -> ‘No Evidence’ that Heated Tobacco Products Are Less Harmful Than Cigarettes 01/05/2025 Kerry Cullinan Big tobacco companies are marketing heated tobacco products (HTP) as a less harmful alternative to cigarettes, but researchers warned this week that there is no evidence to support this or the industry claim that they can help smokers to quit. HTPs are electronic devices that heat an insert of processed tobacco, often in a stick […] Continue reading -> PEPFAR Reauthorisation Expires With No Clarity About Renewed US Funding for HIV 25/03/2025 Kerry Cullinan The US Congress’s one-year reauthorisation of the President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR) expires on Tuesday (25 March) and there is no clarity about its future – other than that it is likely to be slashed. The only Bill up for discussion on this date that has any connection to PEPFAR is the Reorganizing […] Continue reading -> Grim Global Impact of US Funds Withdrawal; WHO Mulls ‘Terrible Choices’ 17/03/2025 Kerry Cullinan A grim picture is emerging of people running out of food, countries running out of medicine and hospitals closing as a result of the shock slashing of global health budgets by the United States, according to multiple World Health Organization (WHO) staff addressing a media briefing on Monday. Meanwhile, the WHO is mulling “terrible choices” […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts
UNAIDS and HIV Sector Struggle Amid Funding Cuts 07/05/2025 Kerry Cullinan As countries dependent on United States aid for their HIV response report looming shortages of antiretroviral medicine, the Joint UN Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS) is also fighting for survival. Meanwhile, more shocks may be ahead for the HIV sector as the US Health and Human Services plans to curtail research collaboration between US scientists and […] Continue reading -> ‘No Evidence’ that Heated Tobacco Products Are Less Harmful Than Cigarettes 01/05/2025 Kerry Cullinan Big tobacco companies are marketing heated tobacco products (HTP) as a less harmful alternative to cigarettes, but researchers warned this week that there is no evidence to support this or the industry claim that they can help smokers to quit. HTPs are electronic devices that heat an insert of processed tobacco, often in a stick […] Continue reading -> PEPFAR Reauthorisation Expires With No Clarity About Renewed US Funding for HIV 25/03/2025 Kerry Cullinan The US Congress’s one-year reauthorisation of the President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR) expires on Tuesday (25 March) and there is no clarity about its future – other than that it is likely to be slashed. The only Bill up for discussion on this date that has any connection to PEPFAR is the Reorganizing […] Continue reading -> Grim Global Impact of US Funds Withdrawal; WHO Mulls ‘Terrible Choices’ 17/03/2025 Kerry Cullinan A grim picture is emerging of people running out of food, countries running out of medicine and hospitals closing as a result of the shock slashing of global health budgets by the United States, according to multiple World Health Organization (WHO) staff addressing a media briefing on Monday. Meanwhile, the WHO is mulling “terrible choices” […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts
‘No Evidence’ that Heated Tobacco Products Are Less Harmful Than Cigarettes 01/05/2025 Kerry Cullinan Big tobacco companies are marketing heated tobacco products (HTP) as a less harmful alternative to cigarettes, but researchers warned this week that there is no evidence to support this or the industry claim that they can help smokers to quit. HTPs are electronic devices that heat an insert of processed tobacco, often in a stick […] Continue reading -> PEPFAR Reauthorisation Expires With No Clarity About Renewed US Funding for HIV 25/03/2025 Kerry Cullinan The US Congress’s one-year reauthorisation of the President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR) expires on Tuesday (25 March) and there is no clarity about its future – other than that it is likely to be slashed. The only Bill up for discussion on this date that has any connection to PEPFAR is the Reorganizing […] Continue reading -> Grim Global Impact of US Funds Withdrawal; WHO Mulls ‘Terrible Choices’ 17/03/2025 Kerry Cullinan A grim picture is emerging of people running out of food, countries running out of medicine and hospitals closing as a result of the shock slashing of global health budgets by the United States, according to multiple World Health Organization (WHO) staff addressing a media briefing on Monday. Meanwhile, the WHO is mulling “terrible choices” […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts
PEPFAR Reauthorisation Expires With No Clarity About Renewed US Funding for HIV 25/03/2025 Kerry Cullinan The US Congress’s one-year reauthorisation of the President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR) expires on Tuesday (25 March) and there is no clarity about its future – other than that it is likely to be slashed. The only Bill up for discussion on this date that has any connection to PEPFAR is the Reorganizing […] Continue reading -> Grim Global Impact of US Funds Withdrawal; WHO Mulls ‘Terrible Choices’ 17/03/2025 Kerry Cullinan A grim picture is emerging of people running out of food, countries running out of medicine and hospitals closing as a result of the shock slashing of global health budgets by the United States, according to multiple World Health Organization (WHO) staff addressing a media briefing on Monday. Meanwhile, the WHO is mulling “terrible choices” […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts
Grim Global Impact of US Funds Withdrawal; WHO Mulls ‘Terrible Choices’ 17/03/2025 Kerry Cullinan A grim picture is emerging of people running out of food, countries running out of medicine and hospitals closing as a result of the shock slashing of global health budgets by the United States, according to multiple World Health Organization (WHO) staff addressing a media briefing on Monday. Meanwhile, the WHO is mulling “terrible choices” […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts