Category: Health

Despite significant progress in global healthcare access, approximately 4.5 billion people remain without sufficient health coverage. Additionally, the number of households spending over 10% of their income on out-of-pocket healthcare costs has been rising since 2015, exacerbating health inequities and undermining the goal of universal health coverage (UHC). Achieving UHC—where all people, regardless of income, […]

The UK government has committed a record investment in homelessness prevention services, allocating nearly £1 billion to combat homelessness and rough sleeping across England. This unprecedented funding aims to break the cycle of homelessness by providing essential resources for councils, frontline workers, and community support services to address the root causes of homelessness and support […]

Overview From 1 January to 24 November 2024, a cumulative total of 733 956 cholera cases and 5162 deaths were reported from 33 countries across five WHO regions.  The number of cases and deaths reported in November 2024 are 37% and 27% higher, respectively, compared to the same month in 2023. Factors such as conflict, […]

In an update on the mutating virus – known as H5N1 – Dr. Madhur Dhingra from the Food and Agriculture Organization, FAO, said that it had “spilled over into wildlife”. More than 500 bird species have been infected along with at least 70 mammalian species, including the endangered California condor and polar bears. In regions […]

For many, a cup of coffee is a go-to remedy for boosting energy and focus. However, for some individuals, drinking coffee seems to have the opposite effect—making them feel tired, relaxed, or even sluggish. If you’ve ever experienced this paradoxical reaction, you’re not alone. Several factors could explain why coffee doesn’t always work as expected, […]

Abortion has long been a topic of contentious debate, particularly when viewed through the lens of maternal health and the prevention of severe health risks, including death. Preventive abortion refers to the medically necessary decision to terminate a pregnancy in order to protect the life and health of the woman. Evidence from both historical and […]

The tragic killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson has brought to light the intense frustration many Americans feel toward health insurers. However, while insurers are often the focal point of public discontent, the root causes of this frustration lie within the broader U.S. health care system—one that is convoluted, fragmented, and plagued by inefficiencies. This […]

The report, titled Global Spending on Health: Emerging from the Pandemic, shows a reduction in per capita government health expenditures in 2022 across all income groups, following a surge during the early COVID-19 pandemic years. This concerning trend undermines progress toward Universal Health Coverage (UHC), a goal enshrined in the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), the […]

Image by Gerd Altmann from Pixabay The World Health Organization (WHO) has released its 2024 Global Health Expenditure Report, showing a concerning decline in government spending on health worldwide in 2022, following a surge during the early years of the COVID-19 pandemic. The report, titled “Global Spending on Health: Emerging from the Pandemic,” underscores the […]

A groundbreaking case before the California Supreme Court threatens to redefine the landscape of pharmaceutical liability, potentially stalling drug innovation and development. At the heart of the case is Gilead Sciences, the pharmaceutical giant behind tenofovir disoproxil fumarate (TDF), a widely used and FDA-approved drug that has saved millions of lives in the fight against […]