WHO chief opens assembly with push for 'historic' pandemic treaty
The COVID-19 pandemic brought into sharp focus many of the world's glaring inequalities in health care and access to products such as vaccines, therapeutics and tests.
Raisa Santos
Journalist, communicator and researcher who holds a Master of Public Health from Columbia University and wrote for Health Policy Watch.
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Global vows to millions of migrants and refugees still largely unfulfilled
The latest figures show the vast majority of the world's 8 billion inhabitants prefer to stay within their nation of birth. But almost 1-in-20 are on the move away from their home.
The stakes are incredibly high for health at COP27. But will global pledges pull through?
From drought in the Horn of Africa to floods in Pakistan, disease outbreaks and climate-related emergencies tag alongside a global food crisis made by worse by Russia's invasion of Ukraine. All add to the pressure for real action at the 27th U.N. climate summit.