WHO to Coordinate Research on ‘Natural History’ of Hantavirus Transmission 15/05/2026 Elaine Ruth Fletcher The World Health Organization said Friday it is embarking on a plan to coordinate studies in more than 20 countries to “better understand the natural history of the disease” following an outbreak of the Andes strain of the hantavirus linked to the cruise ship MV Hondius. While stressing that the risks to the public remain […] Continue reading -> WHO Moves to Expand Access to Fast-Acting Insulin and Semaglutide, the Popular Diabetes and Obesity Control Drug 15/05/2026 Elaine Ruth Fletcher On the five-year anniversary of the Global Diabetes Compact, WHO has issued a call to manufacturers to submit requests for “prequalification” of generic versions of the GLP-1 drug semaglutide for diabetes management – the drug that initially became famous for weight-loss – as well as fast-acting insulin analogues that have gained popularity over human insulin […] Continue reading -> World Health Organization Gives Stamp of Approval to First Malaria Treatment for Young Infants 06/05/2026 Elaine Ruth Fletcher The World Health Organization has ‘pre-qualified’ Coartem® Baby, the first-ever malaria treatment for young infants of 4.5 kilograms or less. The combination treatment, now being rolled out in Ghana, aims to fill a longstanding gap in treatments available for children under the age of 5, who constitute three quarters of the estimated 610,000 malaria deaths […] Continue reading -> EXCLUSIVE: WHO Opens Nominations for Next Director General; Germany May Advance Former Merkel Aide, Helge Braun 30/04/2026 Felix Sassmannshausen, Elaine Ruth Fletcher & Editorial team As the World Health Organization (WHO) formally opens the nomination process for the next Director-General, Germany now appears likely to propose Helge Braun, Chief of Staff in former Chancellor Angela Merkel’s government, according to Berlin insiders. But after slashing its global health budget, sources question whether a German candidate can win wide support from other […] Continue reading -> WHO Director General in Germany for Series of High Level Meetings – What’s At Stake? 14/04/2026 Elaine Ruth Fletcher & Editorial team As WHO Director General Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus visits Germany, a high stakes week for Germany’s future role in the World Health Organization agency may be unfolding in Berlin. On Monday, Tedros began a two-day high-level visit to Germany at the invitation of the World Health Summit where he has served as a patron. The […] Continue reading -> WHO Contractor Killed in Gaza by Israeli Fire in Murky Circumstances 07/04/2026 Elaine Ruth Fletcher The World Health Organization said it was “investigating” the circumstances around the Israeli shooting of a WHO contractor driving a vehicle in the southern Gaza city of Khan Yunis on Monday. Speaking at a UN press briefing in Geneva on Tuesday, a WHO spokesperson refused to confirm or deny Israeli military claims that the vehicle […] Continue reading -> Brain Matters: Equity in the Age of Cognitive Health 06/04/2026 Elaine Ruth Fletcher DAVOS – In this snow-covered Alpine town where the world’s rich, powerful and elite met in January for the World Economic Forum, a quiet but consequential shift in thinking about dementia research crystallized – one with the potential to shape political engagements and research investments for the coming decade. Long treated as a disease primarily […] Continue reading -> Available Cervical Cancer Vaccines Fail to Cover the HPV 35 Genotype Common in Africa 26/03/2026 Elaine Ruth Fletcher The Human papillomavirus (HPV35), globally associated with only 2% of invasive cervical cancers (ICC), has a disproportionately higher prevalence in sub‐Saharan Africa, reaching rates of 22-30% in some countries among women with ICC lesions, according to a new study. Recently, a high-level panel called for redoubled efforts in HPV vaccination, screening and treatment to meet […] Continue reading -> Middle East Conflict Set to Drive Up Food and Medicine Costs, Exacerbate Hunger 18/03/2026 Elaine Ruth Fletcher Following Iranian missile attacks on Dubai, a major global logistics and humanitarian hub, the World Health Organization is struggling to revive the traffic of medicines and health care supplies in and around the Middle East and African regions most served by the hubs, a WHO official said on Wednesday. “We have managed to do a […] Continue reading -> Progress Reducing Early Childhood Mortality Has Slowed Sharply Since 2015 18/03/2026 Elaine Ruth Fletcher Under-five deaths have fallen globally by more than half since the year 2000. However, since 2015, the pace of reduction in early childhood mortality has slowed by more than 60%, a new UN report shows. The report, co-authored by UNIICEF, WHO and the World Bank, also shows that while great gains have made globally, the […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts
WHO Moves to Expand Access to Fast-Acting Insulin and Semaglutide, the Popular Diabetes and Obesity Control Drug 15/05/2026 Elaine Ruth Fletcher On the five-year anniversary of the Global Diabetes Compact, WHO has issued a call to manufacturers to submit requests for “prequalification” of generic versions of the GLP-1 drug semaglutide for diabetes management – the drug that initially became famous for weight-loss – as well as fast-acting insulin analogues that have gained popularity over human insulin […] Continue reading -> World Health Organization Gives Stamp of Approval to First Malaria Treatment for Young Infants 06/05/2026 Elaine Ruth Fletcher The World Health Organization has ‘pre-qualified’ Coartem® Baby, the first-ever malaria treatment for young infants of 4.5 kilograms or less. The combination treatment, now being rolled out in Ghana, aims to fill a longstanding gap in treatments available for children under the age of 5, who constitute three quarters of the estimated 610,000 malaria deaths […] Continue reading -> EXCLUSIVE: WHO Opens Nominations for Next Director General; Germany May Advance Former Merkel Aide, Helge Braun 30/04/2026 Felix Sassmannshausen, Elaine Ruth Fletcher & Editorial team As the World Health Organization (WHO) formally opens the nomination process for the next Director-General, Germany now appears likely to propose Helge Braun, Chief of Staff in former Chancellor Angela Merkel’s government, according to Berlin insiders. But after slashing its global health budget, sources question whether a German candidate can win wide support from other […] Continue reading -> WHO Director General in Germany for Series of High Level Meetings – What’s At Stake? 14/04/2026 Elaine Ruth Fletcher & Editorial team As WHO Director General Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus visits Germany, a high stakes week for Germany’s future role in the World Health Organization agency may be unfolding in Berlin. On Monday, Tedros began a two-day high-level visit to Germany at the invitation of the World Health Summit where he has served as a patron. The […] Continue reading -> WHO Contractor Killed in Gaza by Israeli Fire in Murky Circumstances 07/04/2026 Elaine Ruth Fletcher The World Health Organization said it was “investigating” the circumstances around the Israeli shooting of a WHO contractor driving a vehicle in the southern Gaza city of Khan Yunis on Monday. Speaking at a UN press briefing in Geneva on Tuesday, a WHO spokesperson refused to confirm or deny Israeli military claims that the vehicle […] Continue reading -> Brain Matters: Equity in the Age of Cognitive Health 06/04/2026 Elaine Ruth Fletcher DAVOS – In this snow-covered Alpine town where the world’s rich, powerful and elite met in January for the World Economic Forum, a quiet but consequential shift in thinking about dementia research crystallized – one with the potential to shape political engagements and research investments for the coming decade. Long treated as a disease primarily […] Continue reading -> Available Cervical Cancer Vaccines Fail to Cover the HPV 35 Genotype Common in Africa 26/03/2026 Elaine Ruth Fletcher The Human papillomavirus (HPV35), globally associated with only 2% of invasive cervical cancers (ICC), has a disproportionately higher prevalence in sub‐Saharan Africa, reaching rates of 22-30% in some countries among women with ICC lesions, according to a new study. Recently, a high-level panel called for redoubled efforts in HPV vaccination, screening and treatment to meet […] Continue reading -> Middle East Conflict Set to Drive Up Food and Medicine Costs, Exacerbate Hunger 18/03/2026 Elaine Ruth Fletcher Following Iranian missile attacks on Dubai, a major global logistics and humanitarian hub, the World Health Organization is struggling to revive the traffic of medicines and health care supplies in and around the Middle East and African regions most served by the hubs, a WHO official said on Wednesday. “We have managed to do a […] Continue reading -> Progress Reducing Early Childhood Mortality Has Slowed Sharply Since 2015 18/03/2026 Elaine Ruth Fletcher Under-five deaths have fallen globally by more than half since the year 2000. However, since 2015, the pace of reduction in early childhood mortality has slowed by more than 60%, a new UN report shows. The report, co-authored by UNIICEF, WHO and the World Bank, also shows that while great gains have made globally, the […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts
World Health Organization Gives Stamp of Approval to First Malaria Treatment for Young Infants 06/05/2026 Elaine Ruth Fletcher The World Health Organization has ‘pre-qualified’ Coartem® Baby, the first-ever malaria treatment for young infants of 4.5 kilograms or less. The combination treatment, now being rolled out in Ghana, aims to fill a longstanding gap in treatments available for children under the age of 5, who constitute three quarters of the estimated 610,000 malaria deaths […] Continue reading -> EXCLUSIVE: WHO Opens Nominations for Next Director General; Germany May Advance Former Merkel Aide, Helge Braun 30/04/2026 Felix Sassmannshausen, Elaine Ruth Fletcher & Editorial team As the World Health Organization (WHO) formally opens the nomination process for the next Director-General, Germany now appears likely to propose Helge Braun, Chief of Staff in former Chancellor Angela Merkel’s government, according to Berlin insiders. But after slashing its global health budget, sources question whether a German candidate can win wide support from other […] Continue reading -> WHO Director General in Germany for Series of High Level Meetings – What’s At Stake? 14/04/2026 Elaine Ruth Fletcher & Editorial team As WHO Director General Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus visits Germany, a high stakes week for Germany’s future role in the World Health Organization agency may be unfolding in Berlin. On Monday, Tedros began a two-day high-level visit to Germany at the invitation of the World Health Summit where he has served as a patron. The […] Continue reading -> WHO Contractor Killed in Gaza by Israeli Fire in Murky Circumstances 07/04/2026 Elaine Ruth Fletcher The World Health Organization said it was “investigating” the circumstances around the Israeli shooting of a WHO contractor driving a vehicle in the southern Gaza city of Khan Yunis on Monday. Speaking at a UN press briefing in Geneva on Tuesday, a WHO spokesperson refused to confirm or deny Israeli military claims that the vehicle […] Continue reading -> Brain Matters: Equity in the Age of Cognitive Health 06/04/2026 Elaine Ruth Fletcher DAVOS – In this snow-covered Alpine town where the world’s rich, powerful and elite met in January for the World Economic Forum, a quiet but consequential shift in thinking about dementia research crystallized – one with the potential to shape political engagements and research investments for the coming decade. Long treated as a disease primarily […] Continue reading -> Available Cervical Cancer Vaccines Fail to Cover the HPV 35 Genotype Common in Africa 26/03/2026 Elaine Ruth Fletcher The Human papillomavirus (HPV35), globally associated with only 2% of invasive cervical cancers (ICC), has a disproportionately higher prevalence in sub‐Saharan Africa, reaching rates of 22-30% in some countries among women with ICC lesions, according to a new study. Recently, a high-level panel called for redoubled efforts in HPV vaccination, screening and treatment to meet […] Continue reading -> Middle East Conflict Set to Drive Up Food and Medicine Costs, Exacerbate Hunger 18/03/2026 Elaine Ruth Fletcher Following Iranian missile attacks on Dubai, a major global logistics and humanitarian hub, the World Health Organization is struggling to revive the traffic of medicines and health care supplies in and around the Middle East and African regions most served by the hubs, a WHO official said on Wednesday. “We have managed to do a […] Continue reading -> Progress Reducing Early Childhood Mortality Has Slowed Sharply Since 2015 18/03/2026 Elaine Ruth Fletcher Under-five deaths have fallen globally by more than half since the year 2000. However, since 2015, the pace of reduction in early childhood mortality has slowed by more than 60%, a new UN report shows. The report, co-authored by UNIICEF, WHO and the World Bank, also shows that while great gains have made globally, the […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts
EXCLUSIVE: WHO Opens Nominations for Next Director General; Germany May Advance Former Merkel Aide, Helge Braun 30/04/2026 Felix Sassmannshausen, Elaine Ruth Fletcher & Editorial team As the World Health Organization (WHO) formally opens the nomination process for the next Director-General, Germany now appears likely to propose Helge Braun, Chief of Staff in former Chancellor Angela Merkel’s government, according to Berlin insiders. But after slashing its global health budget, sources question whether a German candidate can win wide support from other […] Continue reading -> WHO Director General in Germany for Series of High Level Meetings – What’s At Stake? 14/04/2026 Elaine Ruth Fletcher & Editorial team As WHO Director General Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus visits Germany, a high stakes week for Germany’s future role in the World Health Organization agency may be unfolding in Berlin. On Monday, Tedros began a two-day high-level visit to Germany at the invitation of the World Health Summit where he has served as a patron. The […] Continue reading -> WHO Contractor Killed in Gaza by Israeli Fire in Murky Circumstances 07/04/2026 Elaine Ruth Fletcher The World Health Organization said it was “investigating” the circumstances around the Israeli shooting of a WHO contractor driving a vehicle in the southern Gaza city of Khan Yunis on Monday. Speaking at a UN press briefing in Geneva on Tuesday, a WHO spokesperson refused to confirm or deny Israeli military claims that the vehicle […] Continue reading -> Brain Matters: Equity in the Age of Cognitive Health 06/04/2026 Elaine Ruth Fletcher DAVOS – In this snow-covered Alpine town where the world’s rich, powerful and elite met in January for the World Economic Forum, a quiet but consequential shift in thinking about dementia research crystallized – one with the potential to shape political engagements and research investments for the coming decade. Long treated as a disease primarily […] Continue reading -> Available Cervical Cancer Vaccines Fail to Cover the HPV 35 Genotype Common in Africa 26/03/2026 Elaine Ruth Fletcher The Human papillomavirus (HPV35), globally associated with only 2% of invasive cervical cancers (ICC), has a disproportionately higher prevalence in sub‐Saharan Africa, reaching rates of 22-30% in some countries among women with ICC lesions, according to a new study. Recently, a high-level panel called for redoubled efforts in HPV vaccination, screening and treatment to meet […] Continue reading -> Middle East Conflict Set to Drive Up Food and Medicine Costs, Exacerbate Hunger 18/03/2026 Elaine Ruth Fletcher Following Iranian missile attacks on Dubai, a major global logistics and humanitarian hub, the World Health Organization is struggling to revive the traffic of medicines and health care supplies in and around the Middle East and African regions most served by the hubs, a WHO official said on Wednesday. “We have managed to do a […] Continue reading -> Progress Reducing Early Childhood Mortality Has Slowed Sharply Since 2015 18/03/2026 Elaine Ruth Fletcher Under-five deaths have fallen globally by more than half since the year 2000. However, since 2015, the pace of reduction in early childhood mortality has slowed by more than 60%, a new UN report shows. The report, co-authored by UNIICEF, WHO and the World Bank, also shows that while great gains have made globally, the […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts
WHO Director General in Germany for Series of High Level Meetings – What’s At Stake? 14/04/2026 Elaine Ruth Fletcher & Editorial team As WHO Director General Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus visits Germany, a high stakes week for Germany’s future role in the World Health Organization agency may be unfolding in Berlin. On Monday, Tedros began a two-day high-level visit to Germany at the invitation of the World Health Summit where he has served as a patron. The […] Continue reading -> WHO Contractor Killed in Gaza by Israeli Fire in Murky Circumstances 07/04/2026 Elaine Ruth Fletcher The World Health Organization said it was “investigating” the circumstances around the Israeli shooting of a WHO contractor driving a vehicle in the southern Gaza city of Khan Yunis on Monday. Speaking at a UN press briefing in Geneva on Tuesday, a WHO spokesperson refused to confirm or deny Israeli military claims that the vehicle […] Continue reading -> Brain Matters: Equity in the Age of Cognitive Health 06/04/2026 Elaine Ruth Fletcher DAVOS – In this snow-covered Alpine town where the world’s rich, powerful and elite met in January for the World Economic Forum, a quiet but consequential shift in thinking about dementia research crystallized – one with the potential to shape political engagements and research investments for the coming decade. Long treated as a disease primarily […] Continue reading -> Available Cervical Cancer Vaccines Fail to Cover the HPV 35 Genotype Common in Africa 26/03/2026 Elaine Ruth Fletcher The Human papillomavirus (HPV35), globally associated with only 2% of invasive cervical cancers (ICC), has a disproportionately higher prevalence in sub‐Saharan Africa, reaching rates of 22-30% in some countries among women with ICC lesions, according to a new study. Recently, a high-level panel called for redoubled efforts in HPV vaccination, screening and treatment to meet […] Continue reading -> Middle East Conflict Set to Drive Up Food and Medicine Costs, Exacerbate Hunger 18/03/2026 Elaine Ruth Fletcher Following Iranian missile attacks on Dubai, a major global logistics and humanitarian hub, the World Health Organization is struggling to revive the traffic of medicines and health care supplies in and around the Middle East and African regions most served by the hubs, a WHO official said on Wednesday. “We have managed to do a […] Continue reading -> Progress Reducing Early Childhood Mortality Has Slowed Sharply Since 2015 18/03/2026 Elaine Ruth Fletcher Under-five deaths have fallen globally by more than half since the year 2000. However, since 2015, the pace of reduction in early childhood mortality has slowed by more than 60%, a new UN report shows. The report, co-authored by UNIICEF, WHO and the World Bank, also shows that while great gains have made globally, the […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts
WHO Contractor Killed in Gaza by Israeli Fire in Murky Circumstances 07/04/2026 Elaine Ruth Fletcher The World Health Organization said it was “investigating” the circumstances around the Israeli shooting of a WHO contractor driving a vehicle in the southern Gaza city of Khan Yunis on Monday. Speaking at a UN press briefing in Geneva on Tuesday, a WHO spokesperson refused to confirm or deny Israeli military claims that the vehicle […] Continue reading -> Brain Matters: Equity in the Age of Cognitive Health 06/04/2026 Elaine Ruth Fletcher DAVOS – In this snow-covered Alpine town where the world’s rich, powerful and elite met in January for the World Economic Forum, a quiet but consequential shift in thinking about dementia research crystallized – one with the potential to shape political engagements and research investments for the coming decade. Long treated as a disease primarily […] Continue reading -> Available Cervical Cancer Vaccines Fail to Cover the HPV 35 Genotype Common in Africa 26/03/2026 Elaine Ruth Fletcher The Human papillomavirus (HPV35), globally associated with only 2% of invasive cervical cancers (ICC), has a disproportionately higher prevalence in sub‐Saharan Africa, reaching rates of 22-30% in some countries among women with ICC lesions, according to a new study. Recently, a high-level panel called for redoubled efforts in HPV vaccination, screening and treatment to meet […] Continue reading -> Middle East Conflict Set to Drive Up Food and Medicine Costs, Exacerbate Hunger 18/03/2026 Elaine Ruth Fletcher Following Iranian missile attacks on Dubai, a major global logistics and humanitarian hub, the World Health Organization is struggling to revive the traffic of medicines and health care supplies in and around the Middle East and African regions most served by the hubs, a WHO official said on Wednesday. “We have managed to do a […] Continue reading -> Progress Reducing Early Childhood Mortality Has Slowed Sharply Since 2015 18/03/2026 Elaine Ruth Fletcher Under-five deaths have fallen globally by more than half since the year 2000. However, since 2015, the pace of reduction in early childhood mortality has slowed by more than 60%, a new UN report shows. The report, co-authored by UNIICEF, WHO and the World Bank, also shows that while great gains have made globally, the […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts
Brain Matters: Equity in the Age of Cognitive Health 06/04/2026 Elaine Ruth Fletcher DAVOS – In this snow-covered Alpine town where the world’s rich, powerful and elite met in January for the World Economic Forum, a quiet but consequential shift in thinking about dementia research crystallized – one with the potential to shape political engagements and research investments for the coming decade. Long treated as a disease primarily […] Continue reading -> Available Cervical Cancer Vaccines Fail to Cover the HPV 35 Genotype Common in Africa 26/03/2026 Elaine Ruth Fletcher The Human papillomavirus (HPV35), globally associated with only 2% of invasive cervical cancers (ICC), has a disproportionately higher prevalence in sub‐Saharan Africa, reaching rates of 22-30% in some countries among women with ICC lesions, according to a new study. Recently, a high-level panel called for redoubled efforts in HPV vaccination, screening and treatment to meet […] Continue reading -> Middle East Conflict Set to Drive Up Food and Medicine Costs, Exacerbate Hunger 18/03/2026 Elaine Ruth Fletcher Following Iranian missile attacks on Dubai, a major global logistics and humanitarian hub, the World Health Organization is struggling to revive the traffic of medicines and health care supplies in and around the Middle East and African regions most served by the hubs, a WHO official said on Wednesday. “We have managed to do a […] Continue reading -> Progress Reducing Early Childhood Mortality Has Slowed Sharply Since 2015 18/03/2026 Elaine Ruth Fletcher Under-five deaths have fallen globally by more than half since the year 2000. However, since 2015, the pace of reduction in early childhood mortality has slowed by more than 60%, a new UN report shows. The report, co-authored by UNIICEF, WHO and the World Bank, also shows that while great gains have made globally, the […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts
Available Cervical Cancer Vaccines Fail to Cover the HPV 35 Genotype Common in Africa 26/03/2026 Elaine Ruth Fletcher The Human papillomavirus (HPV35), globally associated with only 2% of invasive cervical cancers (ICC), has a disproportionately higher prevalence in sub‐Saharan Africa, reaching rates of 22-30% in some countries among women with ICC lesions, according to a new study. Recently, a high-level panel called for redoubled efforts in HPV vaccination, screening and treatment to meet […] Continue reading -> Middle East Conflict Set to Drive Up Food and Medicine Costs, Exacerbate Hunger 18/03/2026 Elaine Ruth Fletcher Following Iranian missile attacks on Dubai, a major global logistics and humanitarian hub, the World Health Organization is struggling to revive the traffic of medicines and health care supplies in and around the Middle East and African regions most served by the hubs, a WHO official said on Wednesday. “We have managed to do a […] Continue reading -> Progress Reducing Early Childhood Mortality Has Slowed Sharply Since 2015 18/03/2026 Elaine Ruth Fletcher Under-five deaths have fallen globally by more than half since the year 2000. However, since 2015, the pace of reduction in early childhood mortality has slowed by more than 60%, a new UN report shows. The report, co-authored by UNIICEF, WHO and the World Bank, also shows that while great gains have made globally, the […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts
Middle East Conflict Set to Drive Up Food and Medicine Costs, Exacerbate Hunger 18/03/2026 Elaine Ruth Fletcher Following Iranian missile attacks on Dubai, a major global logistics and humanitarian hub, the World Health Organization is struggling to revive the traffic of medicines and health care supplies in and around the Middle East and African regions most served by the hubs, a WHO official said on Wednesday. “We have managed to do a […] Continue reading -> Progress Reducing Early Childhood Mortality Has Slowed Sharply Since 2015 18/03/2026 Elaine Ruth Fletcher Under-five deaths have fallen globally by more than half since the year 2000. However, since 2015, the pace of reduction in early childhood mortality has slowed by more than 60%, a new UN report shows. The report, co-authored by UNIICEF, WHO and the World Bank, also shows that while great gains have made globally, the […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts
Progress Reducing Early Childhood Mortality Has Slowed Sharply Since 2015 18/03/2026 Elaine Ruth Fletcher Under-five deaths have fallen globally by more than half since the year 2000. However, since 2015, the pace of reduction in early childhood mortality has slowed by more than 60%, a new UN report shows. The report, co-authored by UNIICEF, WHO and the World Bank, also shows that while great gains have made globally, the […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts