.United Nations: 65 million people in over a dozen Southern and Eastern African countries from Mozambique to Ethiopia are facing unprecedented challenges with #food security, extreme #weather events and #conflict .
Lydia Zigomo United NationsFPA Liesbeth Aelbrecht
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.Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus: Global surveillance of #influenza viruses in animals needs to be intensified to “rapidly detect any changes to the #virus that could pose a greater threat to humans.'

World Health Organization (WHO) Kerry Cullinan
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➡️ #Africa ’s #health worker shortage is projected to reach more than 6 million by 2030.
➡️Seed Global Health works to address this shortage by investing in long-term training and support for health workers.
➡️Vanessa Kerry, MD MSc | ✍️Kerry Cullinan
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#ENERGY PROGRESS REPORT: Progress on household #electricity access suffered a setback for the first time in a decade – with 10 million more people lacking access in 2022 as compared to 2021 ☀️
✍️Disha Shetty
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In a first for healthier diets, World Health Organization (WHO) has issued a “strong recommendation” that countries tax #sugar -sweetened beverages as part of a wider effort to combat the powerful health impacts of the industrial #foods industry.
healthpolicy-watch.news/who-issues-fir…

.United Nations: 65 million people in over a dozen Southern and Eastern African countries from Mozambique to Ethiopia are facing unprecedented challenges with #food security, extreme #weather events and #conflict .
Lydia Zigomo United NationsFPA Liesbeth Aelbrecht
healthpolicy-watch.news/65-million-peo…

.Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus: Global surveillance of #influenza viruses in animals needs to be intensified to “rapidly detect any changes to the #virus that could pose a greater threat to humans.'

World Health Organization (WHO) Kerry Cullinan
healthpolicy-watch.news/who-calls-for-…

➡️ #Africa ’s #health worker shortage is projected to reach more than 6 million by 2030.
➡️Seed Global Health works to address this shortage by investing in long-term training and support for health workers.
➡️Vanessa Kerry, MD MSc | ✍️Kerry Cullinan
healthpolicy-watch.news/seed-invests-i…

#ENERGY PROGRESS REPORT: Progress on household #electricity access suffered a setback for the first time in a decade – with 10 million more people lacking access in 2022 as compared to 2021 ☀️
✍️Disha Shetty
healthpolicy-watch.news/progress-on-en…

🥮🍪🥤
In a first for healthier diets, World Health Organization (WHO) has issued a “strong recommendation” that countries tax #sugar -sweetened beverages as part of a wider effort to combat the powerful health impacts of the industrial #foods industry.
healthpolicy-watch.news/who-issues-fir…

WHO Issues First-Ever Set of Guidelines for Taxing Unhealthy Foods 
healthpolicy-watch.news/who-issues-fir…

65 Million People in Southern and Eastern Africa Face Unprecedented Threats from Extreme Weather and Conflict
healthpolicy-watch.news/65-million-peo…

Health Policy Watch spoke with Dr. Stephanie Psaki, the inaugural US Coordinator for Global Health Security and Deputy Senior Director for Global health security and biodefense at the US National Security Council.
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Health Policy Watch spoke with Dr. Stephanie Psaki, the inaugural US Coordinator for Global Health Security and Deputy Senior Director for Global health security and biodefense at the US National Security Council.
healthpolicy-watch.news/us-agencies-mu…

.Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus: Global surveillance of influenza viruses in animals needs to be intensified to “rapidly detect any changes to the virus that could pose a greater threat to humans.'

✍️Kerry Cullinan
healthpolicy-watch.news/who-calls-for-…

Just four industries cause over a third of all deaths globally each year, says World Health Organization (WHO):
🚭tobacco
🥫ultra-processed foods
⛽️fossil fuels
🍺alcohol
healthpolicy-watch.news/tobacco-junk-f…

Eschewing the ‘Arrive-Teach-Leave’ Approach, Seed Global Health Invests in Long-Term #Healthworker Training in Africa
✍🏻 Kerry Cullinan
Vanessa Kerry, MD MSc

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Gavi and the Global Fund, the largest of these GHIs, “really challenged the established ways of working through the World Health Organization, of the traditional multilateral system.'

Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance The Global Fund World Health Organization (WHO) Geneva Graduate Institute
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.Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus: Global surveillance of influenza viruses in animals needs to be intensified to “rapidly detect any changes to the virus that could pose a greater threat to humans.'

✍️Kerry Cullinan
healthpolicy-watch.news/who-calls-for-…

On the 50th anniversary of TDR, the Special Programme for Research and Training in Tropical Diseases, its director reflects on the programme’s commitment to equitable partnerships, its evolution and lessons learnt.

✍️John Reeder
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