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
Violence against women is a public health crisis, say health activists
Argentina World

Violence against women is a public health crisis, say health activists

During its 5th edition, activists congregated at the People’s Health Assembly in Mar del Plata discussed the initiatives of the feminist movement to expand access to health for all

Peoples Health Dispatch
April 11, 2024
5th People’s Health Assembly begins in Mar del Plata
World

5th People’s Health Assembly begins in Mar del Plata

Hundreds of health activists are gathering at the 5th People’s Health Assembly to discuss strategies for health justice amid the crisis in Argentina and the Israeli war on Gaza

Peoples Health Dispatch
April 8, 2024
WHO negotiations for Pandemic Treaty extended due to disagreements
World

WHO negotiations for Pandemic Treaty extended due to disagreements

WHO members failed to agree on a final version of the new Pandemic Treaty which is to be adopted at the upcoming World Health Assembly in May. Global North countries are resisting calls for suspension of intellectual property claims on essential products, including vaccines

Peoples Health Dispatch
April 1, 2024