WHO welcomes the approval by the Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) of the first ever Resilience and ...

A draft pandemic treaty negotiated at the World Health Organisation (WHO) leaves health policy to national governments, ...

Despite global tensions and funding gaps, UNEP chief Inger Andersen hails multilateral wins and urges bold Member State ...

If society suppresses views it deems unacceptable, those views may never be tested, challenged, or proven wrong. Open debate enhances truth-finding and allows us to scrutinise political claims and ...

THE World Health Organization’s long-awaited Pandemic Agreement has finally been adopted. At over 30 pages, it is comprehensive in ambition - addressing everything from vaccine access to supply ...

Introduction The COVID-19 pandemic has caused disruptions to mental health services, forcing the rapid implementation of alternative ways of delivering services alongside a greater immediate, and ...

Last month, after more than three years of intensive negotiations, member states of the World Health Organization (WHO) came together at the 78th World Health Assembly (WHA78) in Geneva, Switzerland, ...

Image: GCIS Health Minister, Dr Aaron Motsoaledi, has praised the adoption of the Pandemic Agreement during the 4th Health Working Group meeting of the Group of 20 (G20) held in Johannesburg.

The World Health Organization, which was at the heart of the pandemic response, has been galvanising efforts to determine where the next threat might come from and to ensure the planet is ready to ...

The Trump administration is eroding national pandemic flu defenses as it guts health agencies, cuts research and health ...

On March 20, 2025, members of the World Health Organization adopted the worlds first pandemic agreement, following three years of "intensive negotiations launched by governments in response to the ...