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Weekly Snapshot of Public Health Challenges
World Health Assembly Closes Session with Biggest Challenge Still Looming
The World Won’t Be Safer With a Fragmented Global Health System
Never Again – Until Next Time? Push to Pandemic-Proof the World as Political Will Wanes
WHA Approves Resolution on Rehabilitation; Fake Medicines and Disability Among Other Action Points
Resolution on Health of Indigenous Peoples Approved by WHA
WHA Gives a Go Ahead to the Global Health for Peace Initiative
Landmark Resolution on Chemical Pollution Passes World Health Assembly
Stronger Global Roadmap to Tackle NCDs is Finally Passed
With polio eradication in sight, WHA fears setbacks
DNDi Event: Accelerating universal health coverage with inclusive new tools
World No Tobacco Day 2023 Grow food, not tobacco
Stop harmful tobacco farming, grow food instead: WHO
Physical and mental health must be treated the same: experts at WHA
WHO target product profiles to shape global research and development
Where’s the Credit? Single Parents, Universal Credit and Mental Health
Global regulators agree on way forward to adapt COVID-19 vaccines to emerging variants
Benin: Meet the Woman Whose Study of Insects Helps Prevent Neglected Tropical Diseases
The international scandal of defective asparaginase: A blight on children with cancer
Academic development of medicines – a path to solving unmet medical needs
What could change in the fight against medicine shortages in Europe?
Will transparency of R&D costs lead to more affordable medicines?
Human rights: Food for an unfairly imposed thought ‘HR and UN reform 2’
Taliban Guidelines for Women’s Work ‘Nearly Complete’
Women in Indian prisons denied menstrual products despite rules
Uganda enacts harsh anti-LGBTQ law including death penalty
Migration can be a source of prosperity all countries, but only when it benefits migrants themselves
Reducing health inequalities through general practice
AI crop predictor aids Africa’s crisis planning
Air Pollution Advocates Say Time to Act Is Now
Carbon Tax: A Surprisingly Simple Contribution to Fight Climate Change
Brazil to host COP30 climate summit in the Amazon in 2025
The elephant in the room: How to restore Europe’s nature
Climate Carnage: Things Can Only Get Worse