World Children’s Day is a beautiful day that comes every year on the 20th of November to celebrate all the efforts made to protect a child’s wellbeing all over the world. This day is always different for a Palestinian child. But let’s have a look at what it has been for a child in Gaza in 2023, more in particular in the past month and a half...

We are pleased to announce the IHP call for correspondents 2024. Each year, the weekly International Health Policies (IHP) Newsletter & network issues a call for correspondents to contribute to the newsletter. The weekly IHP newsletter/digest is a flagship knowledge management activity of the IHP network, funded by the Belgian Government (DGD), ...

Neuroaesthetics (or neuroart) is an emerging field within cognitive neuroscience that investigates the benefits of incorporating some kind of creative activity in your regular schedule and advocates living a life that is aesthetically pleasing to your brain. I recently learnt about neuroaesthetics from a podcast where neuroscientist Tara Swart d...

The Palestine-Israel crisis might make one wonder: what happened to the first article of the Universal Declaration of Human rights? Is it still true that “All human beings are born free and equal in dignity and rights….”? And if it is not, who decides the values of human lives and their deservingness of freedom? More specifically in this c...

Closing the gap between words in declarations and national action for gender equity in global health When we were offered the opportunity, as national chapter members of Women in Global Health, to represent our movement at the UN General Assembly, we accepted without hesitation. It’s both humbling and inspiring to stand before global leaders a...

Sanctions are political and economic measures that are part of the political and diplomatic response against states or organizations that threaten international law. They are meant to restore international law, promote peace and security, discourage human rights violations, and put an end to extremist behavior. Sanctions can be imposed by states...

Global health continues to take a page out of capitalism’s less flattering playbook; it’s hard to ignore the immense wealth in just a few pockets. This brings to mind the world of elite sporting leagues, such as the English Premier League (EPL). In 2020, the EPL generated a staggering 7.6 billion British pounds in revenue, surpassing the GDP of ...

“Let’s remember that trust is restored when ordinary people feel the tangible benefits of policies designed to protect their lives and livelihoods.” Hans Kluge, WHO The theme of this year’s World Health Summit (WHS), which took place from the 15th to 17th October, 2023 in Berlin, could not have been more appropriate for our (dire) times:...

The WHO Code of Practice on the International Recruitment of Health Personnel aims to promote ethical norms and principles to guide the international recruitment of health workers. In this blog I explore why the implementation and regulation of the WHO Code of Practice has been ineffective so far. In 2010, the WHO introduced a set of ethical nor...