In a surprise appearance Tuesday before WHO member states via pre-recorded video, new US Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F Kennedy Jr extended a kind of olive branch to the World Health Organization, calling for “a new era of international health cooperation, free from political influence and corporate bias.” While Kennedy did not say […] Continue reading ->
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 ->
After the World Malaria Report 2024 was published, the global community confronted an undeniable and uncomfortable truth: while malaria affects entire communities, its burden is not equally distributed. Women, particularly in malaria-endemic regions, are disproportionately impacted. Their physical, social and economic health suffers more than others’ as they bear the brunt of caregiving responsibilities, suffer […] Continue reading ->
A new, and near final iteration of WHO’s reorganization will shrink its programme divisions even further than previous drafts – from 10 to only four – with health systems emerging as one key pillar of the revamped organization.  At the same time, disease control departments and preventive health teams – such as health promotion and […] Continue reading ->