How the pandemic changed the world of disease control for worse — and for better
Five years after the World Health Organization declared a global pandemic, there has been progress — and backsliding in the ...
Can countries just withdraw from the World Health Organization? Not exactly
The WHO constitution doesn’t have a legal mechanism that allows countries to pull out. But that doesn’t mean they can’t. View on euronews ...
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WHO marks 20 years of its lifesaving tobacco control treaty
A UN treaty that addresses the global tobacco epidemic has saved millions of lives over the past two decades, the World ...
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UN Drug Commission Votes to Ban Cannabis Compound Under International Treaty
The United Nations Commission on Narcotic Drugs (CND) has voted to ban the marijuana component hexahydrocannabinol (HHC) ...
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A fair pandemic treaty is unlikely, but poorer countries have healthy options
Disagreements between high- and lower-income countries have left the pandemic preparedness treaty in intensive care. The prescription? Developing nations can look to each other for health equity, ...
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Kansas legislation would sever perceived influence of global treaty organizations
Members of a House committee on Wednesday weighed a bill that would declare the World Health Organization, the United Nations ...
Countries, global health groups band together as US aid gaps threaten lives
Governments and global health groups are working to try to fill the most urgent gaps in the fight against diseases after the ...
World Health Organization warns of possible tuberculosis surge because of USAID cuts
Slashing tuberculosis aid could endanger millions of lives abroad, health authorities say, with potential consequences for ...
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Top climate fund urges India to step up as US pulls billions
Trump has upended humanitarian aid, development and climate finance sectors by halting funding. The US leader has also exited ...