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Cargo ship with aid from Mexico to Cuba (1) At the World Health Assembly, Cuba denounced the US energy blockade’s impact on health

First Deputy Minister of Health, Tania Cruz, said that causing shortages and hardship to millions of people is genocide.

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.

Israeli airstrikes on Lebanon Israeli attacks on Lebanon’s health system are a “health catastrophe,” health movement warns

Israeli attacks on Lebanon’s health system echo systematic destruction of healthcare in Gaza, health activists and experts warn.

Protests against the US war on Iran in Tehran (1) Iran rejects Trump’s claims of talks, calls them fake news

Millions of Iranians continue to flood the streets in opposition to the US-Israeli war against their country, defying the indiscriminate bombings which have killed over 1,500 of them.

US strikes on Tehran Feb 28 Health movements denounce US-Israel attacks on Iran

Health movements have joined calls for peace after the United States and Israel launched illegal attacks on Iran.

New PHM global coordinator: “Palestine is a symbol of resistance for a new world”

Pharmacist Aziz Rhali is to lead PHM with a vision of Palestine as global resistance symbol, advancing the health movement’s strategic vision.

What’s in the WHO’s draft plan for Indigenous peoples’ health?

The People’s Health Movement coordinated a discussion on the WHO’s draft Global Plan of Action for the Health of Indigenous Peoples, examining its implications for more inclusive health systems.

Protest calls on BJP-led government to take action against air pollution and stop repressing students and protestors demanding clean air Delhi chokes as pollution rises to severe levels

Delhi is officially recording AQI levels higher than 400, but many suspect that the real levels are much higher. According to the WHO, an AQI level above 50 is unhealthy to live in.

Commodification of health Europe Universal Health Coverage at a crossroads: reclaiming the right to health from market logic

Universal Health Coverage dominates global health policy, yet millions remain excluded as governments fail to address issues of power and justice in health.

Global South reiterates support for Palestine at World Health Assembly

At the 78th World Health Assembly, Palestinian representatives called on member states to halt arms deliveries to Israel and review ties with the occupying power

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?

WHO Budget WHO Executive Board to discuss substandard medical products: what is it all about?

The WHO Executive Board will discuss global health priorities this week, including substandard and falsified medical products, with key implications for public pharmaceutical initiatives