A decade after the Paris Agreement took effect, climate-related heat, drought, floods, disease and dirty air are killing millions. The authors of a major annual report want the World Health Organization (WHO) to classify the crisis as a health emergency. Climate change has become a global health emergency that needs a new WHO instrument to […] Continue reading ->
Who will steer the World Health Organization through its next chapter? Explore Health Policy Watch’s daily series examining the platforms, records, and institutional hurdles facing each contender for WHO Director-General, continuing today with Gevorg Tamamyan. Access all candidate profiles on our dedicated election site. Dr Gevorg Tamamyan, an Armenian paediatric oncologist and professor at Yerevan […] Continue reading ->
Former Global Fund executive director Mark Dybul returns to the helm in Geneva, facing an unprecedented $5.32 billion funding gap, fraught domestic transitions, and mounting demands to overhaul the global health architecture. While experts welcome his track record, balancing transatlantic rivalries with rising country sovereignty will demand delicate diplomacy and an updated playbook. The board […] Continue reading ->
The UNAIDS Programme Coordinating Board (PCB) has rejected the proposal by the United Nations Secretary-General that it is “sunsetted” by the end of this year, opting instead to transform into a smaller “hub”. This emerged after the PCB’s special meeting on Monday, which considered a report by a working group on the body’s future. The […] Continue reading ->
DAR ES SALAAM, Tanzania — The smell of burning garbage wafted into Ester Kayombo’s bedroom, jolting her awake with the fear that her house was on fire. Nearby, heaps of rubbish were burning at the Pugu Kinyamwezi dumpsite, sending plumes of smoke billowing across the neighbourhood. Kayombo, a mother of three, feared for her three-year-old […] Continue reading ->
The levels of major greenhouse gases reached record highs in 2025, locking in more long-term temperature rise for the planet, according to a new bulletin from the World Meteorological Organization (WMO). Among the greenhouse gases, the levels of carbon dioxide (CO2) and methane (CH4) continue to dominate. In its latest Greenhouse Gas Bulletin, the WMO […] Continue reading ->
Who will steer the World Health Organization through its next chapter? Explore Health Policy Watch’s daily series examining the platforms, records, and institutional hurdles facing each contender for WHO Director-General, continuing today with Song Li. Access all candidate profiles on our dedicated election site. The formal confirmation of Dr Song Li’s candidacy by the People’s […] Continue reading ->
Over 100 million people in India are estimated to be living with diabetes, and many with the most common form, type 2 diabetes, delay insulin therapy by seven to nine years, according to studies. Dr Viswanathan Mohan, one of India’s leading endocrinologists, explains some of the facts and myths about the condition. Health Policy Watch: […] Continue reading ->
The World Health Assembly (WHA) will choose WHO’s ninth Director-General next May without having defined the job. Part I of this analysis sought to learn from the experiences of eight previous incumbents. Part II goes back to the WHO constitution, takes stock of the world’s health and that of the organization safeguarding it, before asking […] Continue reading ->
Who will steer the World Health Organization through its next chapter? Explore Health Policy Watch’s daily series examining the platforms, records, and institutional hurdles facing each contender for WHO Director-General, continuing today with Budi Gunadi Sadikin. Access all candidate profiles on our dedicated election site. Indonesia’s nomination of its Health Minister, Budi Gunadi Sadikin, for […] Continue reading ->