By Ayomide Otitoju Today, at the United Nations (UN) General Assembly High Level Meeting, world leaders have approved a new Political Declaration on “Universal Health Coverage (UHC): expanding our ambition for health and well being in a post-COVID world”. The declaration is hailed as a vital catalyst for the international community to take big and…
By Ayomide Otitoju The World Health Organization (WHO) released its first-ever report on the devastating global impact of high blood pressure, along with recommendations on the ways to win the race against this silent killer. The report shows approximately 4 out of every 5 people with hypertension are not adequately treated, but if countries can…
By Ayomide Otitoju UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, and the World Health Organization (WHO) are again sounding the alarm on the worsening health situation caused by the Sudan crisis. According to UNHCR teams in Sudan’s White Nile state, more than 1,200 refugee children under five have died in nine camps in the period between 15…
By Ayomide Otitoju A new report published today by the World Health Organization (WHO) and UNICEF highlights the global prevalence of developmental disabilities among children and young people shedding light on the urgent action needed to address disparities in their access to healthcare health outcomes and exposure to social determinants such as poverty. The report…
the Ministry of Health, Welfare and Sport of the Netherlands notified the World Health Organization (WHO) of a laboratory confirmed human case of infection with a swine-origin influenza A(H1N1) variant virus in the province of North Brabant Netherlands. this is the first human infection caused by influenza A(H1N1)v virus reported in the Netherlands in 2023….
By Ayomide Otitoju I thank India for its generous hospitality and for its visionary leadership by making health a priority of its G20 Presidency. I also congratulate India for its commitment to universal health coverage at home, especially through Ayushman Bharat, the world’s largest health insurance scheme. On Wednesday, I had the opportunity of visitting…
By Ayomide Otitoju The World Health Organization on Wednesday classified the EG.5 coronavirus strain circulating in the United States and China as a “variant of interest” but said it did not seem to pose more of a threat to public health than other variants. The fast-spreading variant, the most prevalent in the United States with…
…..to explore evidence base, opportunities to accelerate health for all By Ayomide Otitoju The World Health Organization (WHO) is convening the Traditional Medicine Global Summit on 17 and 18 August 2023 in Gandhinagar, Gujarat, India. Co-hosted by the Government of India, the Summit will explore the role of traditional, complementary, and integrative medicine in addressing…
By Ayomide Otitoju During the public health emergency of international concern associated with the COVID-19 pandemic, from January 2020 to May 2023, countries’ response efforts were guided by temporary recommendations issued under the International Health Regulations (2005) (IHR). In the current transitional phase, countries’ preparedness and response actions can be guided by standing recommendations, issued…
