EXCLUSIVE: Weakened UN Political Declaration on NCDs Removes Target to Tax Harmful Products 11/09/2025 Kerry Cullinan The final political declaration for the United Nations High-Level Meeting (HLM) on NCDs is substantially weaker than the zero draft, no longer referring to taxing sugar-sweetened beverages – while describing higher taxes on tobacco and alcohol as “considerations… in line with national circumstances” rather than concrete proposals. However, targets for reducing tobacco use and increasing […] Continue reading -> RFK’s Strategy to Address Poor Health of US Children Offers Few Concrete Solutions 10/09/2025 Kerry Cullinan After a month-long delay, the Make America Healthy Again (MAHA) Commission’s strategy to address child health was released by the White House on Tuesday – but it offers few concrete proposals and no curbs on ultra-processed food or pesticides. “We are now the sickest country in the world,” said US Health and Human Services (HHS)Secretary […] Continue reading -> Global First: More School Kids are Now Obese Than Underweight 10/09/2025 Kerry Cullinan For the first time, more school children and adolescents worldwide are obese than underweight, according to a report released on Wednesday by the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF). One in five children and adolescents aged 5-19 globally are overweight (some 391 million), while one in 10 are obese – putting them at risk of life-threatening […] Continue reading -> Infrastructure Challenges Hamper Latest Ebola Outbreak in DRC 08/09/2025 Kerry Cullinan The latest Ebola outbreak in Kasai province in southern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) is being hampered by lack of instructure, including roads and transport. Samples from the index case and five other suspected cases took eight days to get to the National Public Health Laboratory (INRB) in Kinshasa, only arriving on 3 September. The […] Continue reading -> New Proposal to Empower Developing Country Manufacturers During Pandemics 02/09/2025 Kerry Cullinan Regulating pharmaceutical companies that manufacture essential health products during a public health emergency is a key flashpoint between developed and developing countries ahead of the final round of talks on the pandemic agreement. This is evident in some of the 17 submissions made to the Intergovernmental Negotiating Working Group (IGWG), which is coordinating the final […] Continue reading -> Mpox Cases Rise in Ghana, Philippines and China – But Decline Overall 29/08/2025 Kerry Cullinan Ghana has seen an “exponential” increase in mpox cases over the past week, while there have been smaller increases in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), Guinea, Burundi, and Kenya, according to the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC). Ghana now has 313 confirmed cases, an 87% increase over the previous […] Continue reading -> US Health Secretary Kennedy Ignored and Sidelined CDC Experts, Officials Claim in Resignation Letters 28/08/2025 Kerry Cullinan Details from the resignation letters of top officials from the United States’ Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) show that the government’s top health experts have been ignored and sidelined by Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Robert F Kennedy Jr. Kennedy has never been briefed by any experts from the CDC’s National Center […] Continue reading -> Chaos in CDC as White House Removes Director After Vaccine Row with Kennedy 28/08/2025 Kerry Cullinan The White House “terminated” Dr Susan Monarez as director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) late Wednesday night after she refused to resign. On Wednesday evening, Monarez’s legal counsel said that she would not resign as CDC director despite an earlier announcement on X by the US Department of Health and Human […] Continue reading -> Zambia Launches Solar Clinic Project as Part of Ambitious Gavi Initiative 25/08/2025 Kerry Cullinan Zambia has become the first country to inaugurate a solar clinic as part of Gavi’s $28 million Health Facility Solar Electrification (HFSE) programme, which aims to power 1,277 clinics across four countries by June 2026 – improving services for 25 million people. The weekend event, at Mwalumina Rural Health Centre in Zambia’s Chongwe District, is […] Continue reading -> Mitigating Heat Stress: A Growing Threat for Workers and Employers 22/08/2025 Kerry Cullinan Hundreds of migrant construction workers are likely to have died of heat stress while building soccer stadiums in the Qatari desert for the recent Fifa World Cup. But people’s exposure to extreme heat – temperatures of 38°C and higher – is becoming widespread as climate-related temperatures soar. “Billions of people are already exposed to dangerous […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts This site uses cookies to help give you the best experience on our website. Cookies enable us to collect information that helps us personalise your experience and improve the functionality and performance of our site. By continuing to read our website, we assume you agree to this, otherwise you can adjust your browser settings. Please read our cookie and Privacy Policy. Our Cookies and Privacy Policy Loading Comments... You must be logged in to post a comment.
RFK’s Strategy to Address Poor Health of US Children Offers Few Concrete Solutions 10/09/2025 Kerry Cullinan After a month-long delay, the Make America Healthy Again (MAHA) Commission’s strategy to address child health was released by the White House on Tuesday – but it offers few concrete proposals and no curbs on ultra-processed food or pesticides. “We are now the sickest country in the world,” said US Health and Human Services (HHS)Secretary […] Continue reading -> Global First: More School Kids are Now Obese Than Underweight 10/09/2025 Kerry Cullinan For the first time, more school children and adolescents worldwide are obese than underweight, according to a report released on Wednesday by the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF). One in five children and adolescents aged 5-19 globally are overweight (some 391 million), while one in 10 are obese – putting them at risk of life-threatening […] Continue reading -> Infrastructure Challenges Hamper Latest Ebola Outbreak in DRC 08/09/2025 Kerry Cullinan The latest Ebola outbreak in Kasai province in southern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) is being hampered by lack of instructure, including roads and transport. Samples from the index case and five other suspected cases took eight days to get to the National Public Health Laboratory (INRB) in Kinshasa, only arriving on 3 September. The […] Continue reading -> New Proposal to Empower Developing Country Manufacturers During Pandemics 02/09/2025 Kerry Cullinan Regulating pharmaceutical companies that manufacture essential health products during a public health emergency is a key flashpoint between developed and developing countries ahead of the final round of talks on the pandemic agreement. This is evident in some of the 17 submissions made to the Intergovernmental Negotiating Working Group (IGWG), which is coordinating the final […] Continue reading -> Mpox Cases Rise in Ghana, Philippines and China – But Decline Overall 29/08/2025 Kerry Cullinan Ghana has seen an “exponential” increase in mpox cases over the past week, while there have been smaller increases in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), Guinea, Burundi, and Kenya, according to the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC). Ghana now has 313 confirmed cases, an 87% increase over the previous […] Continue reading -> US Health Secretary Kennedy Ignored and Sidelined CDC Experts, Officials Claim in Resignation Letters 28/08/2025 Kerry Cullinan Details from the resignation letters of top officials from the United States’ Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) show that the government’s top health experts have been ignored and sidelined by Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Robert F Kennedy Jr. Kennedy has never been briefed by any experts from the CDC’s National Center […] Continue reading -> Chaos in CDC as White House Removes Director After Vaccine Row with Kennedy 28/08/2025 Kerry Cullinan The White House “terminated” Dr Susan Monarez as director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) late Wednesday night after she refused to resign. On Wednesday evening, Monarez’s legal counsel said that she would not resign as CDC director despite an earlier announcement on X by the US Department of Health and Human […] Continue reading -> Zambia Launches Solar Clinic Project as Part of Ambitious Gavi Initiative 25/08/2025 Kerry Cullinan Zambia has become the first country to inaugurate a solar clinic as part of Gavi’s $28 million Health Facility Solar Electrification (HFSE) programme, which aims to power 1,277 clinics across four countries by June 2026 – improving services for 25 million people. The weekend event, at Mwalumina Rural Health Centre in Zambia’s Chongwe District, is […] Continue reading -> Mitigating Heat Stress: A Growing Threat for Workers and Employers 22/08/2025 Kerry Cullinan Hundreds of migrant construction workers are likely to have died of heat stress while building soccer stadiums in the Qatari desert for the recent Fifa World Cup. But people’s exposure to extreme heat – temperatures of 38°C and higher – is becoming widespread as climate-related temperatures soar. “Billions of people are already exposed to dangerous […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts This site uses cookies to help give you the best experience on our website. Cookies enable us to collect information that helps us personalise your experience and improve the functionality and performance of our site. By continuing to read our website, we assume you agree to this, otherwise you can adjust your browser settings. Please read our cookie and Privacy Policy. Our Cookies and Privacy Policy Loading Comments... You must be logged in to post a comment.
Global First: More School Kids are Now Obese Than Underweight 10/09/2025 Kerry Cullinan For the first time, more school children and adolescents worldwide are obese than underweight, according to a report released on Wednesday by the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF). One in five children and adolescents aged 5-19 globally are overweight (some 391 million), while one in 10 are obese – putting them at risk of life-threatening […] Continue reading -> Infrastructure Challenges Hamper Latest Ebola Outbreak in DRC 08/09/2025 Kerry Cullinan The latest Ebola outbreak in Kasai province in southern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) is being hampered by lack of instructure, including roads and transport. Samples from the index case and five other suspected cases took eight days to get to the National Public Health Laboratory (INRB) in Kinshasa, only arriving on 3 September. The […] Continue reading -> New Proposal to Empower Developing Country Manufacturers During Pandemics 02/09/2025 Kerry Cullinan Regulating pharmaceutical companies that manufacture essential health products during a public health emergency is a key flashpoint between developed and developing countries ahead of the final round of talks on the pandemic agreement. This is evident in some of the 17 submissions made to the Intergovernmental Negotiating Working Group (IGWG), which is coordinating the final […] Continue reading -> Mpox Cases Rise in Ghana, Philippines and China – But Decline Overall 29/08/2025 Kerry Cullinan Ghana has seen an “exponential” increase in mpox cases over the past week, while there have been smaller increases in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), Guinea, Burundi, and Kenya, according to the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC). Ghana now has 313 confirmed cases, an 87% increase over the previous […] Continue reading -> US Health Secretary Kennedy Ignored and Sidelined CDC Experts, Officials Claim in Resignation Letters 28/08/2025 Kerry Cullinan Details from the resignation letters of top officials from the United States’ Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) show that the government’s top health experts have been ignored and sidelined by Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Robert F Kennedy Jr. Kennedy has never been briefed by any experts from the CDC’s National Center […] Continue reading -> Chaos in CDC as White House Removes Director After Vaccine Row with Kennedy 28/08/2025 Kerry Cullinan The White House “terminated” Dr Susan Monarez as director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) late Wednesday night after she refused to resign. On Wednesday evening, Monarez’s legal counsel said that she would not resign as CDC director despite an earlier announcement on X by the US Department of Health and Human […] Continue reading -> Zambia Launches Solar Clinic Project as Part of Ambitious Gavi Initiative 25/08/2025 Kerry Cullinan Zambia has become the first country to inaugurate a solar clinic as part of Gavi’s $28 million Health Facility Solar Electrification (HFSE) programme, which aims to power 1,277 clinics across four countries by June 2026 – improving services for 25 million people. The weekend event, at Mwalumina Rural Health Centre in Zambia’s Chongwe District, is […] Continue reading -> Mitigating Heat Stress: A Growing Threat for Workers and Employers 22/08/2025 Kerry Cullinan Hundreds of migrant construction workers are likely to have died of heat stress while building soccer stadiums in the Qatari desert for the recent Fifa World Cup. But people’s exposure to extreme heat – temperatures of 38°C and higher – is becoming widespread as climate-related temperatures soar. “Billions of people are already exposed to dangerous […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts This site uses cookies to help give you the best experience on our website. Cookies enable us to collect information that helps us personalise your experience and improve the functionality and performance of our site. By continuing to read our website, we assume you agree to this, otherwise you can adjust your browser settings. Please read our cookie and Privacy Policy. Our Cookies and Privacy Policy Loading Comments... You must be logged in to post a comment.
Infrastructure Challenges Hamper Latest Ebola Outbreak in DRC 08/09/2025 Kerry Cullinan The latest Ebola outbreak in Kasai province in southern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) is being hampered by lack of instructure, including roads and transport. Samples from the index case and five other suspected cases took eight days to get to the National Public Health Laboratory (INRB) in Kinshasa, only arriving on 3 September. The […] Continue reading -> New Proposal to Empower Developing Country Manufacturers During Pandemics 02/09/2025 Kerry Cullinan Regulating pharmaceutical companies that manufacture essential health products during a public health emergency is a key flashpoint between developed and developing countries ahead of the final round of talks on the pandemic agreement. This is evident in some of the 17 submissions made to the Intergovernmental Negotiating Working Group (IGWG), which is coordinating the final […] Continue reading -> Mpox Cases Rise in Ghana, Philippines and China – But Decline Overall 29/08/2025 Kerry Cullinan Ghana has seen an “exponential” increase in mpox cases over the past week, while there have been smaller increases in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), Guinea, Burundi, and Kenya, according to the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC). Ghana now has 313 confirmed cases, an 87% increase over the previous […] Continue reading -> US Health Secretary Kennedy Ignored and Sidelined CDC Experts, Officials Claim in Resignation Letters 28/08/2025 Kerry Cullinan Details from the resignation letters of top officials from the United States’ Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) show that the government’s top health experts have been ignored and sidelined by Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Robert F Kennedy Jr. Kennedy has never been briefed by any experts from the CDC’s National Center […] Continue reading -> Chaos in CDC as White House Removes Director After Vaccine Row with Kennedy 28/08/2025 Kerry Cullinan The White House “terminated” Dr Susan Monarez as director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) late Wednesday night after she refused to resign. On Wednesday evening, Monarez’s legal counsel said that she would not resign as CDC director despite an earlier announcement on X by the US Department of Health and Human […] Continue reading -> Zambia Launches Solar Clinic Project as Part of Ambitious Gavi Initiative 25/08/2025 Kerry Cullinan Zambia has become the first country to inaugurate a solar clinic as part of Gavi’s $28 million Health Facility Solar Electrification (HFSE) programme, which aims to power 1,277 clinics across four countries by June 2026 – improving services for 25 million people. The weekend event, at Mwalumina Rural Health Centre in Zambia’s Chongwe District, is […] Continue reading -> Mitigating Heat Stress: A Growing Threat for Workers and Employers 22/08/2025 Kerry Cullinan Hundreds of migrant construction workers are likely to have died of heat stress while building soccer stadiums in the Qatari desert for the recent Fifa World Cup. But people’s exposure to extreme heat – temperatures of 38°C and higher – is becoming widespread as climate-related temperatures soar. “Billions of people are already exposed to dangerous […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts This site uses cookies to help give you the best experience on our website. Cookies enable us to collect information that helps us personalise your experience and improve the functionality and performance of our site. By continuing to read our website, we assume you agree to this, otherwise you can adjust your browser settings. Please read our cookie and Privacy Policy. Our Cookies and Privacy Policy Loading Comments... You must be logged in to post a comment.
New Proposal to Empower Developing Country Manufacturers During Pandemics 02/09/2025 Kerry Cullinan Regulating pharmaceutical companies that manufacture essential health products during a public health emergency is a key flashpoint between developed and developing countries ahead of the final round of talks on the pandemic agreement. This is evident in some of the 17 submissions made to the Intergovernmental Negotiating Working Group (IGWG), which is coordinating the final […] Continue reading -> Mpox Cases Rise in Ghana, Philippines and China – But Decline Overall 29/08/2025 Kerry Cullinan Ghana has seen an “exponential” increase in mpox cases over the past week, while there have been smaller increases in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), Guinea, Burundi, and Kenya, according to the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC). Ghana now has 313 confirmed cases, an 87% increase over the previous […] Continue reading -> US Health Secretary Kennedy Ignored and Sidelined CDC Experts, Officials Claim in Resignation Letters 28/08/2025 Kerry Cullinan Details from the resignation letters of top officials from the United States’ Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) show that the government’s top health experts have been ignored and sidelined by Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Robert F Kennedy Jr. Kennedy has never been briefed by any experts from the CDC’s National Center […] Continue reading -> Chaos in CDC as White House Removes Director After Vaccine Row with Kennedy 28/08/2025 Kerry Cullinan The White House “terminated” Dr Susan Monarez as director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) late Wednesday night after she refused to resign. On Wednesday evening, Monarez’s legal counsel said that she would not resign as CDC director despite an earlier announcement on X by the US Department of Health and Human […] Continue reading -> Zambia Launches Solar Clinic Project as Part of Ambitious Gavi Initiative 25/08/2025 Kerry Cullinan Zambia has become the first country to inaugurate a solar clinic as part of Gavi’s $28 million Health Facility Solar Electrification (HFSE) programme, which aims to power 1,277 clinics across four countries by June 2026 – improving services for 25 million people. The weekend event, at Mwalumina Rural Health Centre in Zambia’s Chongwe District, is […] Continue reading -> Mitigating Heat Stress: A Growing Threat for Workers and Employers 22/08/2025 Kerry Cullinan Hundreds of migrant construction workers are likely to have died of heat stress while building soccer stadiums in the Qatari desert for the recent Fifa World Cup. But people’s exposure to extreme heat – temperatures of 38°C and higher – is becoming widespread as climate-related temperatures soar. “Billions of people are already exposed to dangerous […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts This site uses cookies to help give you the best experience on our website. Cookies enable us to collect information that helps us personalise your experience and improve the functionality and performance of our site. By continuing to read our website, we assume you agree to this, otherwise you can adjust your browser settings. Please read our cookie and Privacy Policy. Our Cookies and Privacy Policy Loading Comments... You must be logged in to post a comment.
Mpox Cases Rise in Ghana, Philippines and China – But Decline Overall 29/08/2025 Kerry Cullinan Ghana has seen an “exponential” increase in mpox cases over the past week, while there have been smaller increases in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), Guinea, Burundi, and Kenya, according to the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC). Ghana now has 313 confirmed cases, an 87% increase over the previous […] Continue reading -> US Health Secretary Kennedy Ignored and Sidelined CDC Experts, Officials Claim in Resignation Letters 28/08/2025 Kerry Cullinan Details from the resignation letters of top officials from the United States’ Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) show that the government’s top health experts have been ignored and sidelined by Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Robert F Kennedy Jr. Kennedy has never been briefed by any experts from the CDC’s National Center […] Continue reading -> Chaos in CDC as White House Removes Director After Vaccine Row with Kennedy 28/08/2025 Kerry Cullinan The White House “terminated” Dr Susan Monarez as director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) late Wednesday night after she refused to resign. On Wednesday evening, Monarez’s legal counsel said that she would not resign as CDC director despite an earlier announcement on X by the US Department of Health and Human […] Continue reading -> Zambia Launches Solar Clinic Project as Part of Ambitious Gavi Initiative 25/08/2025 Kerry Cullinan Zambia has become the first country to inaugurate a solar clinic as part of Gavi’s $28 million Health Facility Solar Electrification (HFSE) programme, which aims to power 1,277 clinics across four countries by June 2026 – improving services for 25 million people. The weekend event, at Mwalumina Rural Health Centre in Zambia’s Chongwe District, is […] Continue reading -> Mitigating Heat Stress: A Growing Threat for Workers and Employers 22/08/2025 Kerry Cullinan Hundreds of migrant construction workers are likely to have died of heat stress while building soccer stadiums in the Qatari desert for the recent Fifa World Cup. But people’s exposure to extreme heat – temperatures of 38°C and higher – is becoming widespread as climate-related temperatures soar. “Billions of people are already exposed to dangerous […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts This site uses cookies to help give you the best experience on our website. Cookies enable us to collect information that helps us personalise your experience and improve the functionality and performance of our site. By continuing to read our website, we assume you agree to this, otherwise you can adjust your browser settings. Please read our cookie and Privacy Policy. Our Cookies and Privacy Policy Loading Comments... You must be logged in to post a comment.
US Health Secretary Kennedy Ignored and Sidelined CDC Experts, Officials Claim in Resignation Letters 28/08/2025 Kerry Cullinan Details from the resignation letters of top officials from the United States’ Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) show that the government’s top health experts have been ignored and sidelined by Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Robert F Kennedy Jr. Kennedy has never been briefed by any experts from the CDC’s National Center […] Continue reading -> Chaos in CDC as White House Removes Director After Vaccine Row with Kennedy 28/08/2025 Kerry Cullinan The White House “terminated” Dr Susan Monarez as director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) late Wednesday night after she refused to resign. On Wednesday evening, Monarez’s legal counsel said that she would not resign as CDC director despite an earlier announcement on X by the US Department of Health and Human […] Continue reading -> Zambia Launches Solar Clinic Project as Part of Ambitious Gavi Initiative 25/08/2025 Kerry Cullinan Zambia has become the first country to inaugurate a solar clinic as part of Gavi’s $28 million Health Facility Solar Electrification (HFSE) programme, which aims to power 1,277 clinics across four countries by June 2026 – improving services for 25 million people. The weekend event, at Mwalumina Rural Health Centre in Zambia’s Chongwe District, is […] Continue reading -> Mitigating Heat Stress: A Growing Threat for Workers and Employers 22/08/2025 Kerry Cullinan Hundreds of migrant construction workers are likely to have died of heat stress while building soccer stadiums in the Qatari desert for the recent Fifa World Cup. But people’s exposure to extreme heat – temperatures of 38°C and higher – is becoming widespread as climate-related temperatures soar. “Billions of people are already exposed to dangerous […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts This site uses cookies to help give you the best experience on our website. Cookies enable us to collect information that helps us personalise your experience and improve the functionality and performance of our site. By continuing to read our website, we assume you agree to this, otherwise you can adjust your browser settings. Please read our cookie and Privacy Policy. Our Cookies and Privacy Policy Loading Comments... You must be logged in to post a comment.
Chaos in CDC as White House Removes Director After Vaccine Row with Kennedy 28/08/2025 Kerry Cullinan The White House “terminated” Dr Susan Monarez as director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) late Wednesday night after she refused to resign. On Wednesday evening, Monarez’s legal counsel said that she would not resign as CDC director despite an earlier announcement on X by the US Department of Health and Human […] Continue reading -> Zambia Launches Solar Clinic Project as Part of Ambitious Gavi Initiative 25/08/2025 Kerry Cullinan Zambia has become the first country to inaugurate a solar clinic as part of Gavi’s $28 million Health Facility Solar Electrification (HFSE) programme, which aims to power 1,277 clinics across four countries by June 2026 – improving services for 25 million people. The weekend event, at Mwalumina Rural Health Centre in Zambia’s Chongwe District, is […] Continue reading -> Mitigating Heat Stress: A Growing Threat for Workers and Employers 22/08/2025 Kerry Cullinan Hundreds of migrant construction workers are likely to have died of heat stress while building soccer stadiums in the Qatari desert for the recent Fifa World Cup. But people’s exposure to extreme heat – temperatures of 38°C and higher – is becoming widespread as climate-related temperatures soar. “Billions of people are already exposed to dangerous […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts This site uses cookies to help give you the best experience on our website. Cookies enable us to collect information that helps us personalise your experience and improve the functionality and performance of our site. By continuing to read our website, we assume you agree to this, otherwise you can adjust your browser settings. Please read our cookie and Privacy Policy. Our Cookies and Privacy Policy Loading Comments... You must be logged in to post a comment.
Zambia Launches Solar Clinic Project as Part of Ambitious Gavi Initiative 25/08/2025 Kerry Cullinan Zambia has become the first country to inaugurate a solar clinic as part of Gavi’s $28 million Health Facility Solar Electrification (HFSE) programme, which aims to power 1,277 clinics across four countries by June 2026 – improving services for 25 million people. The weekend event, at Mwalumina Rural Health Centre in Zambia’s Chongwe District, is […] Continue reading -> Mitigating Heat Stress: A Growing Threat for Workers and Employers 22/08/2025 Kerry Cullinan Hundreds of migrant construction workers are likely to have died of heat stress while building soccer stadiums in the Qatari desert for the recent Fifa World Cup. But people’s exposure to extreme heat – temperatures of 38°C and higher – is becoming widespread as climate-related temperatures soar. “Billions of people are already exposed to dangerous […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts This site uses cookies to help give you the best experience on our website. Cookies enable us to collect information that helps us personalise your experience and improve the functionality and performance of our site. By continuing to read our website, we assume you agree to this, otherwise you can adjust your browser settings. Please read our cookie and Privacy Policy. Our Cookies and Privacy Policy
Mitigating Heat Stress: A Growing Threat for Workers and Employers 22/08/2025 Kerry Cullinan Hundreds of migrant construction workers are likely to have died of heat stress while building soccer stadiums in the Qatari desert for the recent Fifa World Cup. But people’s exposure to extreme heat – temperatures of 38°C and higher – is becoming widespread as climate-related temperatures soar. “Billions of people are already exposed to dangerous […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts