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11 global health issues to watch in 2023, …

(2 days ago) WEB— Emma Nichols, researcher on the BIRDS team and lead author of The Lancet Public Health paper on dementia forecasting . 11. Population aging “Adapting health systems to support older populations’ needs should be front of mind in 2023. Globally, the …

https://www.healthdata.org/news-events/insights-blog/acting-data/11-global-health-issues-watch-2023-according-ihme-experts

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10 global health issues to track in 2021 - World Health …

(Just Now) WEBAdvance health for all. One of the clearest lessons the pandemic has taught us is the consequences of neglecting our health systems. In 2021 WHO will work across all three levels of the Organization and with partners worldwide to help countries strengthen systems so that they can respond to COVID-19 and deliver all the essential health services …

https://www.who.int/news-room/spotlight/10-global-health-issues-to-track-in-2021

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WHO - List of emergencies - World Health Organization …

(2 days ago) WEBSyria. Ukraine. Yemen. Past health emergencies. Avian influenza A (H7N9) virus outbreak. Ebola outbreak, Democratic Republic of the Congo, 2017. Ebola outbreak, Democratic Republic of the Congo, 2021. Earthquake in Türkiye and the Syrian Arab Republic. Ebola outbreak, Democratic Republic of the Congo, 2018.

https://www.who.int/emergencies/situations

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The impact of COVID-19 on global health goals

(5 days ago) WEBThe World Health Statistics 2021 report presents the most up-to-date data and trends on more than 50 health-related indicators for the Sustainable Development Goal and WHO’s Triple Billion targets.. The data shows that global life expectancy at birth has increased from 66.8 years in 2000 to 73.3 years in 2019, and healthy life expectancy has …

https://www.who.int/news-room/spotlight/the-impact-of-covid-19-on-global-health-goals

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Medical Journals Say Climate, Not COVID-19, Is Top …

(2 days ago) WEBThe rapidly warming climate is the "greatest threat" to global public health, more than 200 medical journals are warning in an unprecedented joint statement that urges world leaders to cut heat

https://www.npr.org/2021/09/07/1034670549/climate-change-is-the-greatest-threat-to-public-health-top-medical-journals-warn

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At World Health Assembly, countries agree on efforts to …

(4 days ago) WEBMember countries of the UN World Health Organization (), on the final day of the seventy-seventh World Health Assembly, adopted important amendments to the International Health Regulations (IHR), including defining a “pandemic emergency” as well as pledging improved access to medical products and financing.These steps will help ensure …

https://news.un.org/en/story/2024/06/1150546

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COVID-19 pandemic: what's next for public health? - The …

(3 days ago) WEBTwo years after SARS-COV-2 was declared a public health emergency, global estimates of excess deaths from the Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation indicate that 18·2 million people died due to the pandemic by Dec 31, 2021—three times higher than official records suggest. 100 million people have been plunged into extreme poverty by the …

https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lanpub/article/PIIS2468-2667(22)00095-0/fulltext

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COVID-19: breaking down a global health crisis - PMC

(3 days ago) WEBThe COVID-19 outbreak results in a negative financial outlook for global non-profit public healthcare sectors. The revenues of global health sectors are likely to decline in comparison to 2019, as a result of hospitals halting certain profitable medical services and elective surgical procedures in order to divert focus on cases linked to COVID-19.

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8129964/

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The COVID-19 pandemic: a global health crisis - PMC

(3 days ago) WEBThe COVID-19 pandemic continues to pose a serious public health threat to nations around the world, as effective antiviral therapeutics or vaccines are yet to be developed. The primary goal in the COVID-19 pandemic is to limit transmission and define clinical management that improves the cure rate and effectively reduces the overall mortality rate.

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7686876/

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Strengthening the basics: public health responses to …

(7 days ago) WEBVictoria Haldane and colleagues argue that to make covid-19 the last pandemic, public health responses to outbreaks must be strengthened, starting with their most basic functions The covid-19 pandemic has challenged countries to mount and sustain comprehensive public health responses that identify and control an emerging infectious …

https://www.bmj.com/content/375/bmj-2021-067510

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Global Health Crises Task Force United Nations

(2 days ago) WEBPurpose. The Global Health Crises Task Force was established by former UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon in 2016 to support and monitor the implementation of the recommendations of the High-level

https://www.un.org/en/our-work/global-health-crises-task-force

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Coronavirus declared global health emergency by WHO - BBC

(9 days ago) WEBIt has previously declared five global public health emergencies: Swine flu, 2009-The H1N1 virus spread across the world in 2009, with death toll estimates ranging from 123,000 to 575,400;

https://www.bbc.com/news/world-51318246

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Ministers and high-level health authorities of the Americas discuss

(5 days ago) WEBThe Minister of Public Health of Cuba, José Ángel Portal Miranda, stressed the urgency of genuine collaboration and investment in public health at the global level during his speech at the World Health Assembly. In an increasingly interconnected world, the minister stressed the importance of recognizing that global health issues transcend the

https://www.paho.org/en/news/28-5-2024-ministers-and-high-level-health-authorities-americas-discuss-future-pandemic

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FACT SHEET: The Biden Administration’s Commitment to Global …

(7 days ago) WEBLeading the global COVID-19 response. Under President Biden’s leadership, the United States has committed to donate 1.2 billion doses of safe and effective vaccine to the world, more than any

https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/statements-releases/2022/02/02/fact-sheet-the-biden-administrations-commitment-to-global-health/

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Health emergencies - World Health Organization (WHO)

(7 days ago) WEBAs the climate crisis accelerates, the risks of emerging infectious diseases, extreme weather events and large-scale migration of populations will increase, potentially devastating weak health systems. (2005), WHO manages a system of global Public Health Intelligence to detect, verify and assess all potential public health events and

https://www.who.int/our-work/health-emergencies

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New Surgeon General Advisory Raises Alarm about the …

(7 days ago) WEB“Our epidemic of loneliness and isolation has been an underappreciated public health crisis that has harmed individual and societal health. Our relationships are a source of healing and well-being hiding in plain sight – one that can help us live healthier, more fulfilled, and more productive lives,” said U.S. Surgeon General Dr. Vivek

https://www.hhs.gov/about/news/2023/05/03/new-surgeon-general-advisory-raises-alarm-about-devastating-impact-epidemic-loneliness-isolation-united-states.html

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Global public health crisis response: A roundtable discussion with

(3 days ago) WEBFour heavyweight guests in the field of public health gathered together. Nobel Laureate Jules A Hoffmann, Academician George Fu Gao, Professor Chris Walzer and Professor Jiahai Lu discussed how to deal with global public health crises, such as the recent coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, as well as the role of international …

https://www.sciengine.com/hlife/doi/10.1016/j.hlife.2023.10.001

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Refeeding in crisis settings: Implications on health care needs in …

(4 days ago) WEBPLOS Global Public Health is a global forum for public health research that reaches across disciplines and regional boundaries to address some of the Aly S, Elnakib S, Barnsley G, et al. Crisis in Gaza: Scenario-based Health Impact Projections—Report One: 7th of February to 6th of August 2024 [Internet]. London, Baltimore: London School

https://journals.plos.org/globalpublichealth/article?id=10.1371/journal.pgph.0003280

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What has the pandemic revealed about the US health care system …

(6 days ago) WEBWe need to strengthen our worldwide pandemic and global health crisis alert systems. Despite concerns about China’s early attempts to suppress the bad news about Covid-19, the world was lucky that Chinese investigators posted the full genome of SARS-CoV-2 in January 2020 — the singular event that triggered the search for a vaccine.

https://news.mit.edu/2021/what-has-pandemic-revealed-about-us-health-care-what-needs-change-0405

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Eliminating HIV as a Global Public Health Threat VitalSigns CDC

(2 days ago) WEBMoving forward, as part of PEPFAR’s five-year strategy, the United States aims to eliminate HIV as a global public health threat by 2030. This work is far from done. To achieve this 2030 goal, the global health community must: Strengthen the public health systems that help make the world a safer place for us all.

https://www.cdc.gov/vitalsigns/global-hiv/index.html

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New strategies are needed to tackle the oral health crisis World

(5 days ago) WEBTo tackle these challenges, the World Economic Forum launched the Oral Health Affinity Group (OHAG) in 2023 under the Forum’s Global Health Equity Network– a group of more than 50 companies committed to advancing health equity to create stronger and more productive societies. A new reportby the group, titled 'The Economic Rationale for a

https://www.weforum.org/agenda/2024/05/oral-health-crisis-global-equity-affordable-dental-care/

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Battling Loneliness: The New Public Health Crisis - Forbes

(6 days ago) WEBIt is no surprise, then, that the World Health Organization has declared loneliness a global public health threat. This comes on the heels of the U.S. Surgeon General, Dr. Vivek Murthy, raising

https://www.forbes.com/sites/williamhaseltine/2024/05/29/battling-loneliness-the-new-public-health-crisis/

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Global Push to Bolster Pandemic Response by 2025 Health

(Just Now) WEBThe World Health Organization aims to conclude global talks on pandemic preparedness by 2025. Despite initial delays due to divisions between countries, a parallel deal updates the International Health Regulations to include 'pandemic emergency.' These steps seek to enhance global collaboration and accountability in handling public health crises.

https://www.devdiscourse.com/article/health/2958212-global-push-to-bolster-pandemic-response-by-2025

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Israel denounced over Gaza health emergency at WHO meeting

(9 days ago) WEBMore than 30 countries condemned Israel's attacks on hospitals in Gaza and demanded more scrutiny of its role in the enclave's health crisis at a World Health Organization meeting on Wednesday

https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/israel-denounced-over-gaza-health-emergency-who-meeting-2024-05-29/

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Seventy-seventh World Health Assembly – Daily update: 1 June 2024

(6 days ago) WEBProfessor Celeste Saulo, Secretary-General of the World Meteorological Organization, emphasized the critical role of climate services in improving public health outcomes. Looking ahead to COP 29 in Azerbaijan and COP 30 in Brazil, participants discussed strategies for advancing the global health agenda amid climate challenges.

https://www.who.int/news/item/01-06-2024-seventy-seventh-world-health-assembly---daily-update--1-june-2024

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Coca-Cola's multifaceted threat to global public health - The …

(5 days ago) WEBthreat to global public health The Lancet Editorial (Oct 3, p 1312) correctly identified that Coca-Cola’s goals diff er greatly from those of the public health and research institutions that it funds.1 All organisations concerned with public interest need to guard against confl ict of interest from Coca-Cola’s vast marketing campaigns

https://www.thelancet.com/pdfs/journals/lancet/PIIS0140-6736(15)01290-8.pdf

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Public health crisis and local health security in Nigeria - The …

(5 days ago) WEBPublic health crisis and local health security in Nigeria. The world is constantly under threat of emerging and re-emerging diseases. The outbreak of Ebola virus disease in parts of west Africa has reinforced the need for strong public health leadership, organisation, and better preparedness to rise up to new health challenges.

https://www.thelancet.com/pdfs/journals/laninf/PIIS1473-3099(16)30393-0.pdf

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Figures at a glance UNHCR US

(2 days ago) WEBHow many refugees are there around the world? At least 108.4 million people around the world have been forced to flee their homes. Among them are nearly 35.3 million refugees, around 41 per cent of whom are under the age of 18.. There are also millions of stateless people, who have been denied a nationality and lack access to basic rights such as …

https://www.unhcr.org/us/about-unhcr/who-we-are/figures-glance

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Climate change - World Health Organization (WHO)

(4 days ago) WEBClimate change is directly contributing to humanitarian emergencies from heatwaves, wildfires, floods, tropical storms and hurricanes and they are increasing in scale, frequency and intensity. Research shows that 3.6 billion people already live in areas highly susceptible to climate change. Between 2030 and 2050, climate change is expected to

https://www.who.int/news-room/fact-sheets/detail/climate-change-and-health

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Safeguarding Global Health — Sterigenics Atlanta

(1 days ago) WEBSterigenics sterilizes millions of critical products each and every day that support patient care including: catheters, drapes, masks, gloves, syringes, IV tubing sets, saline, and other consumables. Performing Essential Service. The FDA has indicated that ethylene oxide (EO) sterilization “is critical to our health care system and to the

https://www.sterigenicsatlanta.com/safeguarding-global-health

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