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News to 13 June 2026 Stay up-to-date: join our email list now Health as an enabler of dignity In her final report to the HRC Special Rapporteur on the right to health Tlaleng Mofokeng returns to the issue she identified at the start of her…

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News to 6 June 2026 Stay up-to-date: join our email list now Attacks on health are a feature of modern conflicts The Safeguarding Health in Conflict Coalition report on violence against health care in conflict for 2025, published this week,…

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News to 30 May 2026 Stay up-to-date: join our email list now World Health Assembly focuses on equity… The 79th World Health Assembly, held in Geneva under the theme “Reshaping global health: a shared responsibility,” concluded this week…

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News to 23 May 2026 Stay up-to-date: join our email list now WHO declares emergency over Ebola outbreak… The World Health Organization declared the Ebola disease outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Uganda a public health…

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News to 16 May 2026 Stay up-to-date: join our email list now 79th World Health Assembly this week This week (18–23 May 2026) global leaders meet in Geneva to debate pandemic preparedness, digital health, and expanding Universal Health Coverage…

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News to 8 May 2026 Authoritarianism is speeding up the climate crisis The global expansion of authoritarian rule is accelerating the climate crisis, as these leaders recommit to fossil fuels, cut global funding for climate mitigation and…

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News to 1 May 2026 Stay up-to-date: join our email list now WHO reports improvements despite funding crisis The World Health Organization’s 2025 Results Report highlights measurable improvements in people’s health worldwide in 2025,…

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News to 24 April 2026 Stay up-to-date: join our email list now Humanity under attack from global anti-rights movements Amnesty International is calling on states to reject the backslide on human rights identified in its latest annual report, The…

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News to 17 April 2026 Stay up-to-date: join our email list now WHO convenes first global forum of leading institutions The first Global Forum of Collaborating Centres brought together over 800 institutions from 80 countries to discuss global…

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News to 10 April 2026 Stay up-to-date: join our email list now Human Rights health groups demand an end to all fighting Physicians for Human Rights, Physicians for Social Responsibility, International Physicians for the Prevention of Nuclear…