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New report sounds the alarm on global shortage of 900 000 midwives

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Fully investing in midwives by 2035 would avert roughly two-thirds of maternal, newborn deaths and stillbirths, saving 4.3 million lives per year.  Millions of lives of women and newborns are lost, and millions more experience ill health or injury, because the needs of pregnant women and skills of midwives are not recognized or prioritized. The world is currently facing a… Read More
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New WHO benchmarks help countries reduce salt intake and save lives

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Most people consume double the WHO-recommended 5g of daily salt intake, putting themselves at greater risk of the heart diseases and strokes that kill an estimated 3 million people each year. Today, the World Health Organization (WHO) released a new set of global benchmarks for sodium levels in more than 60 food categories that will help countries reduce sodium contents… Read More
Mapwiya Muulupale Malawi Opinions 

Talking Blues: Heroes and heroines amid leaders fixated on white elephants

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By Mapwiya Muulupale “You wouldn’t tolerate an underperforming surgeon in an operating theatre. Why is it that we tolerate underperforming…?” Michael Gove Ancient kings of Siam (present-day Thailand) would sometimes give a white elephant to their enemies. This apparent ‘Royal gift’ meant doom for the recipient because white elephants were considered sacred and needed special care, were not allowed to… Read More
Opinions Zambia 

Zambia: PF’s Abuse of Sedition Laws

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By Henry Kyambalesa It has become common knowledge that the Patriotic Front (PF) administration has often used sedition laws against some citizens who have attempted to exercise their constitutionally guaranteed freedom of speech and expression to critique the government’s apparent failure to address the catalogue of socioeconomic problems facing the country and the common people. Specifically, Section 57 through Section… Read More
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WHO calls for better hand hygiene and other infection control practices

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WHO’s latest global survey on implementation of national infection prevention and control programmes highlights the urgent need to reduce inequalities in the availability of good hand hygiene and other infection prevention and control measures between high and lower income countries. A new WHO online monitoring portal will help countries identify and address gaps. This is a serious challenge at any time,… Read More
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WHO Director-General commends United States decision to support temporary waiver on intellectual property rights for COVID-19 vaccines

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WHO Director-General Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus praised the commitment by the United States administration of President Joe Biden and Vice-President Kamala Harris to support the temporary waiver of intellectual property on COVID-19 vaccines in a bold move to end the pandemic as quickly as possible. “This is a monumental moment in the fight against COVID-19. The commitment by the President… Read More
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Global experts of new WHO Council on the Economics of Health For All announced

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Initial 11 members are distinguished experts in economics, health, government, finance and development from around the world. Council’s focus is on new strategies to shape economies and financial systems with the objective of building healthy societies that are just, inclusive, equitable and sustainable. It will incorporate lessons learned during the COVID-19 pandemic. Council will hold its first meeting on 6… Read More
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Joint Statement on transparency and data integrity International Coalition of Medicines Regulatory Authorities (ICMRA) and WHO

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ICMRA1 and WHO call on the pharmaceutical industry to provide wide access to clinical data for all new medicines and vaccines (whether full or conditional approval, under emergency use, or rejected). Clinical trial reports should be published without redaction of confidential information for reasons of overriding public health interest. The COVID-19 pandemic has brought into sharp focus the need for… Read More
Development Health Advice 

WHO chief hails ‘monumental moment’ in COVID fight, as US throws support behind vaccine patent waiver

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WHO Director-General, Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, described it on Twitter as a “powerful example of leadership to address global health challenges.” The UN health chief has for months been urging governments involved in the World Trade Organization (WTO) negotiations over intellectual property rights, to suspend patent rules for those vaccines cleared for emergency use, in an effort to boost vaccine production.… Read More
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