Health Policy Watch

World Health Organization's Global Tuberculosis Report: #TB reclaimed its position as the world’s leading infectious disease killer, following three years when #COVID-19 took the lead. ✍️Maayan Hoffman reports. 🌐https://lnkd.in/dVRpiZ-7

📢 J-15: the Conference on Wastewater-based surveillance of infectious diseases is just two weeks away! In partnership with the World Health Organization, 4EU+ Alliance, OBEPINE, Geneva Health Forum, Sorbonne Université, and Panthéon-Assas université, this conference will provide a comprehensive look at the value of wastewater-based epidemiology (WBE) in monitoring a range of infections—from respiratory and sexually transmitted diseases to antibiotic resistance. Panels of international experts will share case studies and discuss the integration of WBE into national and international health monitoring strategies, showcasing successful implementations across diverse regions.   📍 Venue: Institut du Cerveau – Paris Brain Institute 📅 Date: November 12, 2024 ✅ Event website: https://lnkd.in/eDZsiqRe ✅ Registration: - Attend in-person in Paris: https://lnkd.in/eX2_j3f6 - Join online: https://lnkd.in/eF-c5s7C   Explore the full program in attachment 👇 and REGISTER TODAY! 🔹 Whether you’re a professional in #epidemiology, #publichealth, or exploring new tools in disease surveillance, don’t miss this chance to connect with thought leaders and innovators in the field.   #Epidemiology #WastewaterSurveillance #InfectiousDiseases #PublicHealth #WBE #InfectiousDiseases #GlobalHealth #GenevaHealthForum Vincent Marechal Antoine Flahault (Twitter @FLAHAULT) Renee Street Renan Faustino Bernd Manfred Gawlik Wolfgang Philipp Bilge Alpaslan Kocamemi Ana Maria de Roda Husman Simon PORCHER Jean-Baptiste Guyonnet Damien Mouly Nicholas Grassly Pierre Roques Dahbia Leila Anes-Boulahbal Talia Glickman 4EU+ Alliance Laïla Toro Piotr Golec Institute of Global Health - UNIGE ANRS Maladies infectieuses émergentes Agence de l'innovation en santé Philippe Agard Zecconi Alfonso Pilar Hernández Pastor Frank Aarestrup Natalie Ram Talia Glickman Chikwe Ihekweazu Ece Ozcelik Annalaura Carducci World Federation of Public Health Associations Wastewater Surveillance Gérard Krause  

A sod-turning ceremony in Mombasa, #Kenya marked the launch of the East African Programme on Oxygen Access (EAPOA), which aims to massively boost access to medical oxygen in the region. Report by Kerry Cullinan

Global efforts to reduce greenhouse gas emissions remain catastrophically off track, with current policies putting the world on course for a 3.1°C temperature rise by century’s end, the UNEP-WCMC warned Thursday in its annual “Emissions Gap” report.

Rwanda has recorded its 63rd Marburg case, while cases of children coinfected with both mpox and measles are rising in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), according to officials at the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC) weekly media briefing on Thursday. Africa CDC #Marburg #Rwanda Kerry Cullinan

In Egypt,where over 18% of adults live with diabetes, and with the number of adults living with diabetes expected to hit 20 million by 2045, diagnosis, monitoring, and medication are all difficult to come by. 

As health actors ramp up their game on climate change, in advance of the next UN Climate Conference (COP29 Azerbaijan), the fact that global warming poses an ‘existential threat’ to health has become almost cliché, writes Elaine Ruth Fletcher.

As health actors ramp up their game on climate change, in advance of the next UN Climate Conference (COP29 Azerbaijan), the fact that global warming poses an ‘existential threat’ to health has become almost cliché. Elaine Ruth Fletcher

After a full week of no new Marburg cases, Rwanda appears to have contained one of the biggest recorded of the deadly virus outbreaks – and with a low case fatality rate of 24%. Kerry Cullinan reports.

A sod-turning ceremony in Mombasa, Kenya, marked the launch of the East African Programme on Oxygen Access (EAPOA), which aims to massively boost access to medical oxygen in the region. Report by Kerry Cullinan.