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New rules are required for WHO’s engagement with Big Tech
The World Health Organization needs to develop tech specific governance and accountability frameworks, argue Ilona Kickbusch and colleagues Big Tech (technology) companies are now a powerful structu...
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August 12, 2025 at 12:32 PM
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August 4, 2025 at 2:51 PM
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Health Promotion
WHO Director‑General Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus at H20 Summit in June 2024

“It’s said that health is made at home, and hospitals are for repair.
It’s created in the air people breathe, the food they eat, and the conditions in which they live and work.” 
August 3, 2025 at 5:34 AM
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Rethinking the Role of WHO in a Transformed Global Health Order
Newsletter Edition #291 [The Files In-Depth]
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July 31, 2025 at 7:30 AM
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Tech-Berater David Sacks: der Trump-Flüsterer aus dem Silicon Valley - Ohne Zweifel: Das Silicon Valley und Washington sind miteinander verschmolzen.
July 27, 2025 at 5:46 AM
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Five EU states to test age verification app to protect children
France, Spain, Italy, Denmark and Greece will test a blueprint for an age verification app to protect children online, the European Commission said on Monday, amid growing global concern about the impact of social media on children's mental health.
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July 20, 2025 at 6:11 AM
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Commission publishes guidelines on the protection of minors
On 14 July 2025, the Commission has published its guidelines on the protection of minors under the DSA to ensure a safe online experience for children and young people.
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July 20, 2025 at 6:05 AM
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The Lancet One Health Commission: harnessing our interconnectedness for equitable, sustainable, and healthy socioecological systems - The Lancet www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...
The Lancet One Health Commission: harnessing our interconnectedness for equitable, sustainable, and healthy socioecological systems
Industrialisation, urbanisation, and globalisation have substantially improved human life expectancy over the past century. In tandem, an expanding array of interlinked threats to humans, other animal...
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July 17, 2025 at 11:15 AM
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The Future Of Health On A Damaged Planet www.noemamag.com/cultivating-...
The Future Of Health On A Damaged Planet | NOEMA
The future of health will be planetary or there will be no future health at all.
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July 19, 2025 at 12:57 PM
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The Lancet One Health Commission: harnessing our interconnectedness for equitable, sustainable, and healthy socioecological systems - The Lancet www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...
The Lancet One Health Commission: harnessing our interconnectedness for equitable, sustainable, and healthy socioecological systems
Industrialisation, urbanisation, and globalisation have substantially improved human life expectancy over the past century. In tandem, an expanding array of interlinked threats to humans, other animal...
www.thelancet.com
July 17, 2025 at 11:15 AM
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April 24, 2025 at 7:52 AM
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What pushed the MAGA movement across the majoritarian threshold at the ballot box was the price of eggs, Nathan Gardels writes.

And now voters are paying for it.

#economy #trump #tariffs
All For The Price Of Eggs? | NOEMA
American democracy upends the global economy. China retaliates with a “whole dragon” strategy.
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April 18, 2025 at 7:31 PM
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🧵1/ The U.S. has withdrawn from the World Health Organization (WHO) again in 2025. What does this mean for global health? As members of the editorial board of Int J Health Policy Management we've looked at the consequences in a new paper. ⬇️
March 26, 2025 at 6:25 AM
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Excellent initiative by Swiss public health association
March 25, 2025 at 8:23 AM
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www.medicusmundi.ch/de/advocacy/...
Globale Gesundheit -
'Die Menschen sind verrückt und die Zeiten sind seltsam', ist eine Zeile aus Bob Dylans Song 'Things Have Changed' aus dem Jahr 2000. Sie trifft voll und ganz auf das zu, was die globale Gesundheitsge...
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March 12, 2025 at 8:48 AM
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WHS Regional Meeting 2025 | New Delhi India
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February 19, 2025 at 9:42 AM
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www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...
US exit from WHO: it is about much more than WHO
The announcement by US President Donald Trump that the USA will withdraw from WHO1 will leave both a large financial gap and a political power vacuum in global health. The disruption endangers human l...
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February 7, 2025 at 11:50 PM
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I wrote about Google unveiling its 'responsible AI progress report' by quietly deleting the part of its AI principles where it promised not to work on weapons www.platformer.news/google-ai-pr...
Google is ready to work on AI weapons now
The company’s promise to avoid building AI applications that cause harm has been deleted
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February 5, 2025 at 2:04 AM
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"This Executive Board is meeting at a time where the primacy of global health governance is under severe scrutiny; multilateralism as we know it, particularly in the global health sphere, is under threat". - Dr Jerome Walcott (Barbados), Chair of @WHO #EB156
"Welcome to this 156th session of the Executive Board. It is an honor to be chairing this session in my personal capacity. The fact that I am from Barbados, one of the WHO’s smallest member states, sends a signal as to how important the WHO and global public health is to my small island state. Multilateralism and multilateral institutions are crucial to us all but especially for the most vulnerable. This Executive Board is meeting at a time where the primacy of global health governance is under severe scrutiny; multilateralism as we know it, particularly in the global health sphere, is under threat; an unrelenting and unforgiving climate crisis, heightened geo-political tensions as well as conflict within and among countries, pose real and lasting risks to global health. Misinformation and disinformation on public health challenges the credibility of the WHO and its ability to build consensus on global health policy, and the effective implementation of public health policies at the national level. Misinformation can have serious consequences on our populations who look to the media, and increasingly social media, for facts. We fail our people when we do not provide accurate information. We roll the dice on people’s lives when rhetoric is misinterpreted for fact. We are meeting at a time where financing the WHO’s global health agenda has demanded our full attention and has hastened the need for us to be creative in developing innovative means of financing. From broadening the donor base and reducing our dependence on a limited number of traditional donors to challenging the Secretariat to raise more resources through new avenues, we must mobilize financing in a fiscally conservative global environment. Importantly, two years ago, we also agreed to increase assessed contributions for 2026 – 2027 by 20 percent. Without this increase the objective of raising assessed contributions to cover 50% of WHO's base budget by 2030, is not guaranteed." "I was delighted to exchange views with many of you during yesterday’s informal meeting of the Board. We discussed critical issues confronting the WHO and agreed that whilst the matters before us may not be simple, they are of utmost importance to the future of WHO. I therefore trust our collective resolve to support WHO’s functions and to develop viable solutions for its sustainable financing. Draft Chair’s summary- Informal meeting I would like to take this opportunity to report to you on yesterday’s informal meeting of the Executive Board which I just mentioned. We met for a full day, in a relaxed format and at the outset we considered the outcomes of the PBAC last week and expressed our appreciation to the PBAC Chair, Dr CathrineLofthus, for her excellent stewardship. We also acknowledged that WHO is in a challenging phase after the announcement by the United States of its intention to withdraw from the Organization, and recognized the important role of the Board in guiding the Secretariat during this time. To this end, we rolled up our sleeves and delved into two main topics. First, we turned to the matter of governance reform and considered the Member State-led governance reform process and the proposal that Member States discuss in the coming months a more sustainable model for governance reform. We expressed our deep appreciation for the work of the Member State leads on governance reform and agreed it would be important to maintain the momentum on this important issue. We also reflected on agenda management and resolution management, paying particular attention to the financial implications of draft resolutions, including those that the Board is expected to consider at its 156th session. Furthermore, we highlighted the challenge of participating meaningfully in the recent negotiations of some 20 or so draft resolutions and discussed whether there might be mechanisms for addressing such a large volume." "It was also pointed out that the Officers of the Board might have a role to play in gathering information and having informal discussions about proposals. We discussed how the Board might consider requesting the Secretariat to prepare a paper for our May meeting, identifying reforms that have been implemented and others that are needed to help us move forward. Next, we turned to strategic matters. We discussed the development of the Proposed Programme Budget 2026-2027 and the three options which were presented in light of the expected decrease in financing. We noted the PBAC’s proposal to decrease the base segment of the Programme Budget 2026-2027 to US$ 4.9 billion, which we will be discussing later today. We also recognized the PBAC’s support for the 20% increase in assessed contributions, and how such an increase constitutes a logical step in the sustainable financing journey. This would follow on from WHO’s first investment round, which was launched last year. Several possible approaches to innovative financing were discussed, including a WHO endowment. There was a common understanding that WHO is in a difficult situation and that our consideration of the budget and on WHO reform, could not be “business as usual.” In response, WHO would pursue the twin goals of resource mobilization and efficiency gains. In our discussions, we highlighted the need for WHO to improve its communications activities, including in country offices. We also noted that other avenues would also be explored in order to broaden the donor base and improve the quality and sustainability of funding. We had a very positive day of exchange and getting to know each other better. I would like to thank members of the Board for coming out on a Sunday afternoon ahead of a week and a half of intense discussions, as well as for their frank and active engagement that will surely contribute positively to the work before us."
February 3, 2025 at 3:58 PM
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US exit from WHO: it is about much more than WHO - The Lancet www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...
US exit from WHO: it is about much more than WHO
The announcement by US President Donald Trump that the USA will withdraw from WHO1 will leave both a large financial gap and a political power vacuum in global health. The disruption endangers human l...
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January 30, 2025 at 7:26 AM
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The Other Time a U.S. President Withheld WHO Funds | Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health
Dean D.A. Henderson led a Reagan-era campaign to restore U.S. support for the WHO.
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January 26, 2025 at 5:14 PM
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Trump says he may consider rejoining World Health Organization By Reuters

By Nandita Bose and Kanishka Singh LAS VEGAS (Reuters) - President Donald Trump said on Saturday he may consider rejoining the World Health Organization, days after ordering a U.S. exit from the global health agency over…
Trump says he may consider rejoining World Health Organization By Reuters
By Nandita Bose and Kanishka Singh LAS VEGAS (Reuters) - President Donald Trump said on Saturday he may consider rejoining the World Health Organization, days after ordering a U.S. exit from the global health agency over what he described as a mishandling of the COVID-19 pandemic and other international health crises. "Maybe we would consider doing it again, I don't know.
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January 26, 2025 at 7:34 AM
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Preliminary timetable for #EB156 - Program and budget will be discussed on Monday, 3 February. Universal health coverage (including the rare disease resolution) will be discussed on 4 February. WHO’s work in health emergencies is scheduled for 6 February. @who.int
Item 1 Opening of the session and adoption of the agenda Item 2 Report by the Director-General Item 3 Report of the regional committees to the Executive Board Item 4 Report of the Programme, Budget and Administration Committee of the Executive Board Item 6 Universal health coverage Item 15 WHO’s work in health emergencies Item 16 Implementation of resolution WHA75.11 (2022) Item 17 Health conditions in the occupied Palestinian territory, including east Jerusalem Item 13 Draft global traditional medicine strategy(2025–2034)
January 26, 2025 at 2:08 PM
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Governing Pandemics Snapshot:

The recent US withdrawal from the WHO adds a significant layer of complexity to the negotiations, with far-reaching implications for future of the pandemic agreement and global health governance.

✍️ Daniela Morich, Ava Greenup & Suerie Moon.

@who.int
Governing Pandemics Snapshot: Will 2025 Deliver A Meaningful Pandemic Agreement? - Health Policy Watch
Welcome to the fifth issue of the Governing Pandemics Snapshot. This issue provides critical insight into the past six months of negotiations over a World
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January 26, 2025 at 4:09 PM
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🇺🇸If the United States pulls out of the WHO and the Pandemic Treaty negotiations, the global health landscape loses its main financial contributor, a key source of public health expertise, and an influential voice in shaping global health policies.
As the US exits the WHO, can the EU fill the gap in global health?
With Donald Trump’s plans to cut ties with the World Health Organisation (WHO), the international agency stands to lose not only $1 billion but one of the most influential actors on global health. Wil...
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January 23, 2025 at 4:16 PM