Democratizing global health governance: mission impossible?
As the 79th World Health Assembly begins in Geneva, PHM activists call for Alma-Ata vision to guide global health architecture changes.
Economics of Health for All: the plan to put health at the heart of the global economy
At the World Health Assembly in May, member states may endorse an unprecedented strategy declaring that health is not a cost – but the best investment an economy can make.
The 78th World Health Assembly and the future of global health
The WHO convenes amid rising emergencies, funding cuts, and geopolitical tensions, meaning this year’s World Health Assembly faces a key test: can global health cooperation outpace converging crises?
Universal Health Coverage: A failure of implementation or strategy?
Halfway to the 2030 deadline for Universal Health Coverage, the world is severely off track. Nearly half of the global population lacks access to essential health services, with one in four facing devastating healthcare costs
What to expect at the 76th World Health Assembly
As delegates gather in Geneva for the 76th World Health Assembly, health activists remain vigilant about topics still missing from the WHO’s agenda
Nomenclature system for medical devices could promote equity and accessibility
Delegates at World Health Assembly discussed new standardized nomenclature system for medical devices, which could boost accessibility and coordination
Obesity pandemic at the World Health Assembly: when the unhinged market feeds disease
This year’s World Health Assembly prominently featured discussions obesity. However, the implementation of serious policies to deal with the issue is being undermined by the multi-stakeholder approach, which is letting industries influence the conversation.
Global South in solidarity with Palestine at World Health Assembly
Delegates from the Global South expressed solidarity with Palestine during a discussion on a report on the health status in occupied Palestine and the occupied Syrian Golan
WHO to hold first in-person assembly since onset of pandemic
The World Health Assembly is going to discuss topics of great relevance for our times, but in order to make necessary change the WHO must step up and recognize the fundamental issues plaguing global governance of health
Looking at healthcare workers only as heroes does them a disservice
There is a huge lacuna in ensuring adequate compensation for health workers who acquire the illness, despite a broad based demand from the international trade union movement
Mixed outcomes at the ‘COVID-19 World Health Assembly’
The 73rd World Health Assembly saw the US continue its attack on China and the World Health Organization. The WHA recognized immunization as a global public health good but failed to do the same for vaccines
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- Israel carries out sixth consecutive Eid massacre in Gaza
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- With peace deal nearly final, US launches fresh attacks on Iran
