A new study published in the Lancet Global Health (pdf below) has uncovered alarming trends in India’s physical activity levels, revealing that nearly half of all adults do not meet the WHO’s recommended guidelines for exercise. Shockingly, this trend is worsening, with rates of inactivity nearly doubling since 2000. The
According to data from CEOWorld Magazine, the countries with universal health coverage have been listed below, with 73 of the 195 nations, or roughly 65% of the population, having UHC. The World Health Organization (WHO) defines Universal Health Coverage (UHC) as ensuring that all people, regardless of financial situation, have
Health officials warn of a potential H5N1 pandemic just as the WHO’s pandemic treaty vote at the 77th World Health Assembly approaches, raising concerns about increased authority and measures during future health crises. Health officials are issuing dire warnings about the potential for an H5N1 pandemic among humans, coinciding with
WHO ties up with CERN for an online global pandemic surveillance tool called ARIA. According to the WHO, the alteration aims to resolve a scientific disagreement that hindered the initial response to the COVID-19 crisis. Member countries of the World Health Organization (WHO) are set to cast their votes on
Health officials in the US are working quickly to ascertain the white lung outbreak and whether we should be worried. Concerns about a possible new pandemic are being raised by reports of an unexplained respiratory ailment in China. There have already been reports of cases in several US states with
The Global Preparedness Monitoring Board (GPMB), a body convened by the WHO, is calling for a ‘simulation’ to prepare for the next global health crisis. As 194 nations continue to work through drafts of pandemic agreements that would grant more authority to the World Health Organization (WHO), the Global Preparedness
The WHO and EU announce a global system of vaccine passports for ‘future pandemics,’ which will be the first building block of the WHO Global Digital Health Certification Network. The World Health Organization (WHO) and European Commission have announced today the launch of a landmark digital health partnership. In
WHO Director Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus is pushing one step closer to control over global health emergencies with the Pandemic Treaty.” During the World Health Organization’s (WHO’s) 76th World Health Assembly (WHA), WHO Director Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus told members the threat of “another pathogen emerging with even deadlier potential
According to a statement by the World Health Organization, there has been a surge in severe myocarditis among UK infants, which raises a massive question about COVID jabs. Public health authorities in the U.K. are investigating an “unusual” spike in cases of severe myocarditis in infants that have afflicted 15