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Who among us can still deny that climate change is a direct threat to human health? Ours is an age when humanitarian dis...
27/12/2023

Who among us can still deny that climate change is a direct threat to human health? Ours is an age when humanitarian disasters as a result of wildfires, flooding, heatwaves and hurricanes have become the norm.

In early December, I was one of the nearly 100,000 delegates at COP28, the biggest climate conference ever held. As a senior health professional and

Another growing concern is the fact that dengue outbreaks are occurring in fragile and conflict-affected countries in th...
22/12/2023

Another growing concern is the fact that dengue outbreaks are occurring in fragile and conflict-affected countries in the eastern Mediterranean region such as Afghanistan, Pakistan, Sudan, Somalia and Yemen.

Incidence of dengue virus has soared in 2023 to near historically high levels, WHO reported on Friday with more than 5 million cases worldwide and 5,000

Some 100 million doses of the new vaccine are reportedly ready for rollout by SII, a major supplier of vaccines in Afric...
21/12/2023

Some 100 million doses of the new vaccine are reportedly ready for rollout by SII, a major supplier of vaccines in Africa.

The World Health Organization (WHO) has added the R21/Matrix-M malaria vaccine to its list of 'prequalified' vaccines, paving the way for bulk procurement and

Governments are more focused on recruitment than retention of nurses, added Catton – and international recruitment by ce...
21/12/2023

Governments are more focused on recruitment than retention of nurses, added Catton – and international recruitment by certain wealthy countries is decimating the healthcare in less affluent countries.

The worldwide shortage of nurses should be considered a “global health emergency” – yet governments are failing to invest in measures to retain these

From earthquakes in Afghanistan to floods in Libya and the conflicts in Gaza and Sudan, WHO’s Eastern Mediterranean regi...
20/12/2023

From earthquakes in Afghanistan to floods in Libya and the conflicts in Gaza and Sudan, WHO’s Eastern Mediterranean region, is beset with one of the world’s largest concentrations of people trapped in humanitarian crises and in desperate need of emergency health services, food aid, as well as peace, said Dr Ahmed Al-Mandhari, WHO Regional Director for the Eastern Mediterranean, Tuesday.

From earthquakes in Afghanistan to floods in Libya and the conflicts in Gaza and Sudan, WHO's Eastern Mediterranean region, is beset with one of the world's

The 19 countries surveyed dumped 0.7 doses per resident – with Estonia and Germany being the most wasteful, according to...
19/12/2023

The 19 countries surveyed dumped 0.7 doses per resident – with Estonia and Germany being the most wasteful, according to Politico, which broke the story this week.

Days after government officials took a break from frenetic pandemic accord negotiations, news broke that European countries had destroyed at least 215 million

Country spending was highest on hospitals, accounting for 40% of expenditure, followed by ambulatory care (outpatients) ...
19/12/2023

Country spending was highest on hospitals, accounting for 40% of expenditure, followed by ambulatory care (outpatients) providers (19%–24%) and pharmacies (16%–23%).

Global spending on health increased during 2021 at the height of the COVID-19 pandemic, reaching a record $9.8 trillion or 10.3% of global gross domestic

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