Countdown to consensus: will the Pandemic Treaty deliver global health equity?
World

Countdown to consensus: will the Pandemic Treaty deliver global health equity?

Negotiations surrounding the Pandemic Treaty continue as the deadline for endorsing the new mechanism approaches. However, the version under discussion fails to address critical issues pertaining to health equity

Peoples Health Dispatch
April 29, 2024
Colombia to make HIV treatment more accessible through compulsory licensing
Colombia

Colombia to make HIV treatment more accessible through compulsory licensing

The Colombian government recently issued a compulsory license for HIV drug dolutegravir, making the treatment more accessible for thousands of people

Peoples Health Dispatch
April 26, 2024
Mass graves discovered at Nasser Hospital as Israel prepares for Rafah ground invasion
Israel Palestine

Mass graves discovered at Nasser Hospital as Israel prepares for Rafah ground invasion

Over 300 bodies discovered in mass graves at Nasser Medical Complex, Khan Younis, as Israeli authorities prepare for Rafah ground invasion

Peoples Health Dispatch
April 24, 2024
One year of war in Sudan accompanied by dengue concerns
Sudan

One year of war in Sudan accompanied by dengue concerns

Public health concerns in war-torn Sudan continue to escalate with the destruction of health infrastructure, widespread displacement and hunger haunting the population

Peoples Health Dispatch
April 23, 2024
Water crisis adds to women’s health burden amidst war on Gaza
Israel Palestine

Water crisis adds to women’s health burden amidst war on Gaza

The lack of water and Israeli obstructions to the delivery of essential sanitary materials are increasingly impacting women’s health in Gaza

Peoples Health Dispatch
April 21, 2024
Demilitarization and peace sovereignty are foundations for global health, People’s Health Assembly concludes
Argentina World

Demilitarization and peace sovereignty are foundations for global health, People’s Health Assembly concludes

Health activists attending the People’s Health Assembly called for peace and demilitarization as a means to Health for All

Peoples Health Dispatch
April 16, 2024
5th People’s Health Assembly calls for the transformation of health systems
Argentina World

5th People’s Health Assembly calls for the transformation of health systems

Activists at the 5th People’s Health Assembly called for the transformation of health systems, and to build strategies and unite struggles against privatization and corporate capture

Peoples Health Dispatch
April 15, 2024
Prospects fade for rebuilding Gaza’s health infrastructure, warns WHO
Israel Palestine

Prospects fade for rebuilding Gaza’s health infrastructure, warns WHO

The UN health agency has warned that the attacks on healthcare facilities in the Gaza Strip are severely complicating efforts to imagine the rebuilding of health capacities

Peoples Health Dispatch
April 15, 2024