African Union delegation to the United Nations came in outspoken numbers to a press briefing today to express unshakable support for the Ethiopian candidate to be the next head of the World Health Organization, Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus. Asked about recent allegations in the press about Tedros’ part in a coverup of cholera epidemics in [...]
The informal advisory committee met in a closed –door session at WHO. A fair pricing forum co-organized by the WHO and the Netherland government has been planned. The advisory group focused on the problem with medicines pricing, including high prices and shortages. National health budgets are buckling under the strain of paying new treatments. [...]
Imagine waking up on the wrong side of the bed. Your skin looks yellow and you start feeling blue. Abdominal pains make you cringe, despite never having binged. The family doctor rules out jaundice and draws a blank. Your hospital-next-door churns out the blood report and you anxiously gaze into the diagnosis: “Tested positive [...]
