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Study: Linking climate change to health doubles support for public action
New research shows that health-based climate messaging significantly increases public support for government action, especially in South Africa where concern over children and…
‘I walked out of the World Health Assembly due to women’s absence, and would do it again’
The under-representation of women goes beyond policy-making and into practice, despite evidence that when they lead, things tend to work better
WHO bridges rich-poor intellectual property split
The World Health Organisation’s 193 member states on Saturday overcame their deep divisions over intellectual property rules and endorsed a strategy to help improve…
Tutu tells UN to step up fight against disease in Africa
Archbishop Desmond Tutu on Tuesday appealed to governments to do more to save Africa from disease. ”We cannot lose Africa,” Tutu told the 193-nation World Health Assembly. ”The…