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On 29 July 2025 in Brasília, the Government of Brazil, in collaboration with the World Health Organization (WHO) and the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO), opened the 2025 Global Conference on Climate and Health. The event, held just months ahead of COP30 this November, marked the first time a future UNFCCC COP Presidency has led the glo...
In emergencies, women and girls are often at particular risk. Response agencies have recorded this pattern during disasters such as the 2015 Nepal earthquake, the COVID-19 pandemic, the Ukraine war, the 2022 floods in Pakistan, and now the Turkey-Syria earthquake. According to the UN Refugee agency, UNHCR’s latest data released in mid-2022, 1...
In the run-up to International Women’s Day 2021, and in light of recent gains made in the global menstrual justice policy space, we present the Pandemic Periods Collective – who are on a mission to elevate the voices of those experiencing period poverty during COVID-19. As we enter the second year of the COVID-19 pandemic, and governments ...
Introduction Healthtech and artificial intelligence (AI) innovation are needed, more than ever, in the face of the COVID-19 pandemic. Healthcare systems are being pushed to their limits, and homegrown and innovative ways of delivering healthcare through technology are being developed rapidly. However, turning a blind eye to gender inequitie...
