News Flash 611: Weekly Snapshot of Public Health Challenges

News Flash Links, as part of the research project PEAH (Policies for Equitable Access to Health), aim to focus on the latest challenges by trade and governments rules to equitable access to health in resource-limited settings

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News Flash 611

Weekly Snapshot of Public Health Challenges

 

Sign on to the letter: Exclude Factory Farming from World Bank Financing

Doge occupies US Institute of Peace headquarters after White House guts its board

With US funding loss, WHO forced to make ‘terrible’ programmatic choices

Scoop: UN migration agency cuts more jobs, shutters lifesaving programs

How Many Lives Does US Foreign Aid Save?

MEPs push for health to be a priority investment in the next EU budget

Regulation of Health and Health Care Artificial Intelligence

Tools for Healing: A Journey Through the Centuries from the Etruscan-Roman Era to the Robot. Testimonies from Tuscan Museums  by Esther Diana

Webinar registration: Pandemic Agreement Updates Mar 24, 2025

COVID-19: we’re no better prepared for a pandemic today than we were in 2020

Measles highest in 25 years in Europe, WHO says

Measles Vaccination, Disease Surveillance and Labs Hit Hardest by US Budget Cuts

Five Takeaways and Next Steps from the Immunization Agenda 2030

Is Big Pharma’s pollution deregulation campaign fueling the next pandemic?

FAO warns of ‘unprecedented’ avian flu spread, in call for global action

First vaccine against epizootic haemorrhagic disease recommended for approval

A frightening glimpse into the future of HIV research under Trump

MSF calls for sustained investments to fight against tuberculosis in children

Rate of People With Diabetes in Africa ‘Rising Faster’

EMA qualifies first artificial intelligence tool to diagnose inflammatory liver disease (MASH) in biopsy samples

UN Commission approves WHO recommendations to place psychoactive substances under international control

Epilepsy Patients in Africa Fight Stigma and Neglect

Genocide Watch Report: Hmong at Risk

FIAN International annual report looks back on 2024

HRR762. WHEN ‘GROWTH’ DISPLACED ‘DEVELOPMENT’ AS THE DREAM OF GOVERNMENTS AND ECONOMISTS

Finland again tops global happiness rankings, US falls to lowest position ever

If “Food Is Medicine,” Why Are Hospitals Still Serving Junk?

Restore our Planet – Hunting Animal Traffickers: Tim Santel

South Africa: The Green Connection Welcomes Settlement to Protect African Penguin and Small-Scale Fisher Livelihoods

Nearly 50 million people sign up call for clean air action for better health

The Nexus Between Climate Change, Security Impact on Public Health, and WASH in South Sudan  by David Odukanga

The Year 2024 Was Warmest-Ever on Record – Temperature Rise Likely Exceeded 1.5°C