News Flash 686: 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

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News Flash 686

Weekly Snapshot of Public Health Challenges

 

Global Health Architecture Reform: From a Coordination Task to Structural Change

Meeting registration: Civil society briefing with Member States on the GHA reform process Nov 18, 2026

Meeting registration: JVP Health Advisory Council Webinar: “Repression and Resistance of Pro-Palestine Health Faculty and Professionals” Nov 22, 2026

What do the US midterm results mean for global development?

The Pitfalls of the So-Called Democratic System of the World’s Dominant Political, Economic and Military Power: The United States Through the Lens of Sustainable Health Equity  by Juan Garay 

From Climate Signals to Health Security: Operationalising One Health Governance in Zambia  by Kalolo Charles Chitembo 

Approved Abroad, Out of Reach at Home: Who Can Use India’s Personal Import Route for Medicines?  by Team NPP 

MSF Statement at the Open Plenary of the WHO Fair Pricing Forum 2026 

FDA Approves First Generic of HIV Prevention Drug, Lenacapavir

The Medicine Quality Monitoring Globe: A public health intelligence system for collecting and curating reports of substandard and falsified medical products from publicly available Internet news media 

DNDi eNews-November 2026 

Uneven and Fragile Progress Against Neglected Tropical Diseases – New WHO Report

Mobilizing Communities for Early Detection of Health Threats: A Conceptual Role for Community Health Workers in the 7-1-7 Framework  by Issa Barry 

Tobacco Taxes and Health Financing in the Eastern Mediterranean Region 

HRR842. PUBLIC HEALTH HAS LOST POLITICAL INFLUENCE, BECAUSE OF A MISMATCH BETWEEN KNOWLEDGE, MORAL AUTHORITY AND THE FORMS OF POWER THAT CURRENTLY SHAPE SOCIETY. (Jonathan Heller)

People’s Health Dispatch Bulletin #125: Health workers demand pharma overhaul and accountability for Israeli Medical Association

Israeli strike on Gaza hospital kills six Palestinians, health ministry says

Conference and Webinar 10 December 2026: Understanding and Fighting Healthocide

As Zimbabwe Expands Solar Power, Women No Longer Have to Give Birth by Candlelight 

UN elects five judges to International Court of Justice amid record cases

About the COP31 Conference

What We’re Watching at COP31

Guterres Targets Fossil Fuel Lobby as Leaders at COP31 Divide Over Debt, Finance and War

Brazil launches fossil fuel and forest road maps days before COP31

COP31: African Development Bank to Co-Lead Global Electrification Finance Initiative

Three-quarters of world’s displaced people face severe climate risks, UN says

Global benefits and costs of prioritized actions on climate change and health: technical report

John Kerry sees ‘turning point’ for climate after Democratic midterm wins

New Report Provides Roadmap for Weather-Smart Primary Care

AP Exclusive: Departing UN chief calls this ‘a moment of truth’ in fight to curb global warming