The @UN has adopted a new pandemic declaration, but key negotiations remain unfinished. @WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus urged countries to finalize a deal on sharing pathogens and resulting medical benefits. Read the full HPW report📰➡️healthpolicy-watch.news/un-a… ✍️Sophia Samantaroy @WTO @IFPMA @TheIndPanel @DrTedros @HelenClarkNZ

💱Pandemic prevention could cost 100 times less than responding to outbreaks, according to @IPBES. Yet governments struggle to fund crises that never happen. Experts at the @WorldHealthSmt called for a shift in priorities. Read the full HPW report📰➡️healthpolicy-watch.news/the-… ✍️@rifat_WHO2024 @WHO @fourpawsint @Pandemic_Fund @HelenClarkNZ

WHO experts have backed targeted mpox vaccination and welcomed accelerated trials of vaccines against Ebola Bundibugyo. The recommendations come as shrinking health budgets force difficult immunisation choices. Read the full HPW report📰➡️healthpolicy-watch.news/expe… ✍️ @kerrycullinan11 @WHO @GAVI @UniofOxford @moderna_tx

The @WHO leadership hopefuls outlined ambitious reforms in Berlin, but critics said difficult questions went unanswered: Who controls regional offices? How will reforms be implemented? And can the agency rebuild trust? Read the full report📰➡️healthpolicy-watch.news/who-… ✍️@f_argonaut @WHO @WorldHealthSmt @BMG_Bund @WHOFoundation @GlobalFund @GVAGrad @GevTamamyan @HananBalkhy @hans_kluge @Kazatchkine

A new @UN-backed report estimates that tackling super-pollutants could deliver $1.5 trillion in annual economic benefits while reducing deadly air pollution and slowing global warming. Experts are urging finance ministers to take notice. Read the full HPW report📰➡️ healthpolicy-watch.news/use-… ✍️@CBhattacharji @CCACoalition @UN @UNEP @UNESCAP @ADB_HQ @UNFCCC @Tsinghua_Uni @ICIMOD @WorldResources @WMO @UChicago

A year into Gaza’s ceasefire, $17 billion has been pledged for reconstruction, but only $280 million had reached the @BoardOfPeace by late September. Families remain surrounded by sewage, waste and disease. 🔗➡️healthpolicy-watch.news/a-ye… ✍️Ansam El-Kattaa @WHO @UNICEF @UNOCHA @UNFPA @UNmigration @MSF @UNEP @EU_Commission @ICRC

In #Pakistan's industrial city of Hattar, 88% of children tested had elevated blood-lead levels. A new @UNICEF study exposes a growing public health crisis fuelled by toxic air, industrial pollution and weak enforcement. 🔗➡️healthpolicy-watch.news/pois… ✍️@TheRahulRajput @UNICEF_Pakistan @WHO @WorldBank @faraz_bina

Less than 0.5% of global climate finance reaches health. At the @WorldHealthSmt, a call from low-income countries for more funding met German pushback, exposing a growing divide ahead of @turkiyecop31. Learn more🔗➡️healthpolicy-watch.news/low-… ✍️@stefancanderson @WHO @WHO_Europe @WorldHealthSmt @EU_Commission @UNEP @LSHTM @UNESCO @WorldBank @IMFNews @AFP @ClimateHome @WBHoekstra @katrinjak @CleanAirFund

International Day of Rural Women: Geography Should Not Decide a Woman’s Health INSIDE VIEW: Ambassador Aashna Kanhai and Dr Haileyesus Getahun (@hygetahun) In 2023, 93% of urban births had skilled health personnel present, compared with just 77% in rural areas. Geography continues to shape women's access to lifesaving maternal care worldwide. 🔗➡️healthpolicy-watch.news/inte… @WHO @UNICEF @UNGeneva @UNDP @UN_Women @CeHDI_health

🌐The race to lead the @WHO is underway. Health Policy Watch has launched a dedicated 2027 WHO Director-General Election hub, the latest campaign news, candidate profiles and analysis of the politics and policies shaping the WHO's future. 🔗Explore the new site ➡️ healthpolicy-watch.news/who-…

Air pollution causes an estimated 7.9 million premature deaths annually, yet just $4.7 billion in international development finance explicitly targeted clean air in 2024. A new @CleanAirFund and @climatepolicyanalysis finds that some of the world's most polluted countries receive less than $2 per person in air quality financing. Read the full story 📰➡️ healthpolicy-watch.news/less… ✍️ @stefancanderson @WorldBank @IHME_UW @OECD @IEA @IMFNews @PriceofOil @g20org #AirPollution #GlobalHealth #ClimateFinance #HealthEquity #DevelopmentFinance

The @UN has adopted a political declaration on pandemic preparedness, with 153 countries voting in favor. Only the US, Israel and Argentina opposed it, while New Zealand and Paraguay abstained. 📰➡️healthpolicy-watch.news/un-a… ✍️Sophia Samantaroy @UN @WHO @WTO @IFPMA @TheIndPanel @DrTedros @HelenClarkNZ

Preventing pandemics could cost $20 billion annually, far less than responding to outbreaks. At the @WorldHealthSmt, experts warned that One Health has the evidence, but still lacks dedicated funding. 📰➡️healthpolicy-watch.news/the-… ✍️@rifat_WHO2024 @WHO @fourpawsint @Pandemic_Fund @HelenClarkNZ

As vaccine budgets shrink, @WHO experts recommend new ways to stretch supplies, including single-dose HPV vaccination and fractional yellow fever doses. But they warn that funding cuts threaten hard-won immunisation gains. 📰➡️healthpolicy-watch.news/expe… ✍️ @kerrycullinan11 @WHO @GAVI @UniofOxford @moderna_tx

The race to lead @WHO has entered the public spotlight. Four of seven candidates faced questions in Berlin over sweeping reforms, shrinking budgets and how to restore confidence in the global health agency. 📰➡️healthpolicy-watch.news/who-… ✍️@f_argonaut @WHO @WorldHealthSmt @BMG_Bund @WHOFoundation @GlobalFund @GVAGrad @GevTamamyan @HananBalkhy @hans_kluge @Kazatchkine

The @UN has adopted a new pandemic declaration, but key negotiations remain unfinished. @WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus urged countries to finalize a deal on sharing pathogens and resulting medical benefits. Read the full HPW report📰➡️healthpolicy-watch.news/un-a… ✍️Sophia Samantaroy @WTO @IFPMA @TheIndPanel @DrTedros @HelenClarkNZ

💱Pandemic prevention could cost 100 times less than responding to outbreaks, according to @IPBES. Yet governments struggle to fund crises that never happen. Experts at the @WorldHealthSmt called for a shift in priorities. Read the full HPW report📰➡️healthpolicy-watch.news/the-… ✍️@rifat_WHO2024 @WHO @fourpawsint @Pandemic_Fund @HelenClarkNZ

WHO experts have backed targeted mpox vaccination and welcomed accelerated trials of vaccines against Ebola Bundibugyo. The recommendations come as shrinking health budgets force difficult immunisation choices. Read the full HPW report📰➡️healthpolicy-watch.news/expe… ✍️ @kerrycullinan11 @WHO @GAVI @UniofOxford @moderna_tx

The @WHO leadership hopefuls outlined ambitious reforms in Berlin, but critics said difficult questions went unanswered: Who controls regional offices? How will reforms be implemented? And can the agency rebuild trust? Read the full report📰➡️healthpolicy-watch.news/who-… ✍️@f_argonaut @WHO @WorldHealthSmt @BMG_Bund @WHOFoundation @GlobalFund @GVAGrad @GevTamamyan @HananBalkhy @hans_kluge @Kazatchkine