Search Tag: Global Health
2025 21 Nov
The global rise in ultra-processed foods (UPFs) represents an urgent public health challenge that requires coordinated policy and advocacy action, according to a new three-paper Series authored by 43 global experts and published in The Lancet. The Series highlights the strategies used by UPF manufacturers to drive consumption and obstruct effective...Read more
2025 18 Oct
Hourly foetal heart monitoring with individualised 3D-printed fetoscopes in a Kenyan maternity ward improved detection of non-reassuring foetal status, reduced emergency caesarean sections, prevented perinatal deaths and raised satisfaction for mothers and staff. The innovation showed that local 3D printing can deliver low-cost, rapid solutions to...Read more
2025 29 Sep
Breast cancer is the most commonly diagnosed cancer in women worldwide and the leading cause of cancer-related mortality. An estimated 2.3 million new cases are identified each year, representing one in four cancers diagnosed, and more than 660,000 women die from the disease annually. By 2050, annual cases are projected to exceed 3 million, with...Read more
2025 29 Sep
Breast cancer is the most commonly diagnosed cancer in women worldwide and the leading cause of cancer-related mortality. An estimated 2.3 million new cases are identified each year, representing one in four cancers diagnosed, and more than 660,000 women die from the disease annually. By 2050, annual cases are projected to exceed 3 million, with...Read more
2025 02 Sep
Despite unprecedented access to health information, a significant proportion of people deliberately avoid it. This behaviour includes refusing screenings, delaying medical consultations or choosing not to retrieve test results. Avoidance can shape treatment uptake, patient outcomes and health policy effectiveness, making it a critical issue for...Read more
2025 31 Jul
The Global Green and Healthy Hospitals (GGHH) network made significant strides in 2024 by expanding its reach, deepening its impact and promoting sustainable healthcare across continents. Representing over 72,000 hospitals and health centres in 87 countries, GGHH empowers health systems to reduce environmental harm while improving operational...Read more
2025 31 Jul
The Global Green and Healthy Hospitals (GGHH) network made significant strides in 2024 by expanding its reach, deepening its impact and promoting sustainable healthcare across continents. Representing over 72,000 hospitals and health centres in 87 countries, GGHH empowers health systems to reduce environmental harm while improving operational...Read more
2025 21 Jul
In the wake of rising health-care costs and constrained public budgets, understanding how efficiently countries convert spending into health outcomes is essential. This global analysis of 201 countries from 1995 to 2022 evaluates health-care inefficiency and its determinants using a new non-linear stochastic frontier meta-analysis method. By estimating...Read more
2025 21 Jul
In the wake of rising health-care costs and constrained public budgets, understanding how efficiently countries convert spending into health outcomes is essential. This global analysis of 201 countries from 1995 to 2022 evaluates health-care inefficiency and its determinants using a new non-linear stochastic frontier meta-analysis method. By estimating...Read more
2025 01 Jul
Artificial intelligence is increasingly being promoted as a tool to improve global health outcomes and tackle systemic inequities in care delivery. However, the same technologies are contributing significantly to climate change due to their massive consumption of water, energy and natural resources. Despite these impacts, the environmental costs...Read more
2025 01 Jul
Artificial intelligence is increasingly being promoted as a tool to improve global health outcomes and tackle systemic inequities in care delivery. However, the same technologies are contributing significantly to climate change due to their massive consumption of water, energy and natural resources. Despite these impacts, the environmental costs...Read more
2025 15 Jun
Foreign aid is entering a new era, defined by a shift away from traditional donor-driven models towards approaches that emphasise local ownership, cross-sector collaboration and long-term resilience. A recent McKinsey report highlights how health has emerged as both a critical focus area and a catalyst for this transformation. A new generation...Read more
2025 31 May
Three and a half years after the Lancet Commission revealed that nearly half of the world’s population lacks access to basic diagnostics, progress remains uneven. Encouraging developments have emerged, driven by the COVID-19 pandemic and a 2023 World Health Assembly resolution that brought new attention to diagnostic capacity. Yet, many regions...Read more
2025 16 May
A global healthcare workforce crisis is on the horizon, with projections estimating a shortage of at least ten million healthcare workers by 2030. This shortfall poses severe risks not only to individual well-being but also to global health systems and economies. While expanding the workforce supply is crucial, it is no longer sufficient. The path...Read more
2025 11 Mar
His Excellency Abdulrahman bin Mohamed Al Owais, Minister of Health and Prevention (MOHAP), has paid tribute to Emirati doctors, lauding their remarkable contributions and nonstop efforts to serve the community and protect the public health. In a statement on Emirati Doctor’s Day, observed annually on March 11, Al Owais said, “Today, we celebrate...Read more
2025 11 Mar
His Excellency Abdulrahman bin Mohamed Al Owais, Minister of Health and Prevention (MOHAP), has paid tribute to Emirati doctors, lauding their remarkable contributions and nonstop efforts to serve the community and protect the public health. In a statement on Emirati Doctor’s Day, observed annually on March 11, Al Owais said, “Today, we celebrate...Read more
2025 27 Feb
The session titled "Teleservices: Facilitating Care from Afar" at the European Congress of Radiology explored the advancements in remote imaging quality assurance and tele-radiology as critical solutions to contemporary global healthcare challenges. Experts presented their findings on innovative methodologies aimed at enhancing diagnostic accessibility...Read more
2024 18 Nov
The global healthcare landscape faces complex challenges exacerbated by workforce shortages, ageing populations and financial constraints. Healthcare leaders must be equipped not only with technical knowledge but also with the self-awareness required to navigate these difficulties effectively. It is crucial to understand one’s strengths and weaknesses,...Read more
2024 13 Oct
Experts from around the world meet in Berlin at the leading global health forum On Sunday morning, the 16th annual World Health Summit started in Berlin. For three days, the event will focus on the future of global health under the motto: "Building Trust for a Healthier World". More than 350 speakers and over 3,500 participants from around the...Read more
2024 27 May
WHO Director-General Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus presented his Award for Global Health to the Prime Minister of Barbados and two scientists for their contributions to advancing global health at the Seventy-seventh World Health Assembly. The Director-General’s Award for Global Health, established in 2019, goes to Her Excellency, Mia Mottley,...Read more
2024 21 May
A recent report from The Lancet Breast Cancer Commission highlights a concerning reality: many individuals with breast cancer are not receiving the treatment they need. Despite significant advances in breast cancer research and treatment over the past three decades, which have reduced mortality rates by over 40% in some high-income countries,...Read more
2024 21 May
A recent report from The Lancet Breast Cancer Commission highlights a concerning reality: many individuals with breast cancer are not receiving the treatment they need. Despite significant advances in breast cancer research and treatment over the past three decades, which have reduced mortality rates by over 40% in some high-income countries,...Read more
2024 21 May
A recent report from The Lancet Breast Cancer Commission highlights a concerning reality: many individuals with breast cancer are not receiving the treatment they need. Despite significant advances in breast cancer research and treatment over the past three decades, which have reduced mortality rates by over 40% in some high-income countries,...Read more
2024 01 Apr
Today during World Health Worker Week, the World Health Organization (WHO) published guidance on Bilateral agreements on health worker migration and mobility . The guidance was developed by WHO and the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, with the International Labour Organization, as part of the Working for Health programme....Read more
2023 22 Jul
The theme for the 10th Annual World Brain Day is “Brain Health and Disability: Leave No One Behind”. By focusing on raising awareness about neurological disabilities and addressing the existing barriers in healthcare, the World Federation of Neurology (WFN) aims to close the gaps in disability awareness, ensuring that when it comes to brain health,...Read more
