News Flash 615: Weekly Snapshot of Public Health Challenges

News Flash Links, as part of the research project PEAH (Policies for Equitable Access to Health), aim to focus on the latest challenges by trade and governments rules to equitable access to health in resource-limited settings

Puffer fish (Torquigener flavimaculosus)

News Flash 615

Weekly Snapshot of Public Health Challenges

 

Countries Say YES to Pandemic Agreement

WHO Member States conclude negotiations and make significant progress on draft pandemic agreement

Inside WHO’s reforms: Progress, failures, and unfinished business

WHO launches first-ever guidelines on meningitis diagnosis, treatment and care

Over three million children died in 2022 due to drug resistance: Study

The Power of the Mpox Jab: Saving Lives in Kinshasa

US Measles Cases Soar as Health Secretary Sends Mixed Messages about Vaccines

Canine rabies vaccination, surveillance and public awareness programme in Beijing, China, 2014–2024

Trends in coverage following an equity-oriented strategy for introducing new vaccines, Peru, 2004–2022

World Chagas Disease Day 14 April 2025

DNDi: Celebrating World Chagas Day

New antibiotic is effective against gonorrhea, could be first new treatment since 1990s, study says

PEPFAR at crossroads: Lawmakers debate future of global HIV program

EU, Western aid cuts threaten ‘decades of progress’ in fight against HIV

Health: Clinical efficacy studies proposed to be exception in EU biosimilar approvals

Why 3.5 Billion People Lack Basic Oral Care—and What Needs to Change

Europe’s youth mental health policy needs tangible shift from talk to action

Africa’s Plan to Fill Health Funding Gaps Amidst Declining Coffers

Policies And Programs To Accelerate Declines In U.S. Drug Fatalities

Pharmaceutical patents and data exclusivity in an age of AI-driven drug discovery and development

HRR766. IF YOU SEE THE FUTURE AS MORE OF THE SAME, TELL IT NOT TO COME

Compounding crises after two years of war in Sudan leave millions more in need than ever

Mines: The deadly legacy of Syria’s war

Climate, conflict and displacement in the Sahel

‘We are in a state of constant fear…’: Why Compassion towards Frontline Health Workforce is Crucial for Strengthening Health Systems

‘Invisible Suffering’: Deadly Risks in India’s Fireworks Factories

Brussels in hibernation as Slovakia vows to slaughter bears

Can We Tame the Dangerous Global Wild Meat Trade?

FIAN Blog: The struggle against the pseudo food making us and our planet sick

Shanna H Swan: environmental exposure to chemicals and their consequences for human fertility

Europe Is Now the Fastest Warming Continent—Report

‘Ozone-climate penalty’ adds to India’s air pollution