Lenacapavir, HIV

Lenacapavir breakthrough: India at the heart of global HIV strategy

India’s cost-effective generics and global partnerships promise a new phase in the battle to end AIDS by 2030 with generic lenacapavir. #HIV #lenacapavir Read more »
International Health Regulations, WHO

New international health regulations face sovereignty pushback

The revised International Health Regulations seeks to strengthen cooperation, but face resistance from countries citing sovereignty concerns. #WHO #health Read more »
Global health diplomacy and India

Global health diplomacy must confront power asymmetry

Global health diplomacy can only succeed if power is shared across the Global South and North, not just health priorities. Read more »
health diplomacy

Health diplomacy must drive India’s foreign policy strategy

India must build coalitions, shape treaties, and champion equity through health diplomacy to be the true leader of Global South. #health #policy Read more »
World Health Assembly 2025

World Health Assembly 2025 to tackle pandemic treaty, budget cuts, equity challenges

As health ministers meet in Geneva for World Health Assembly 2025, a landmark pandemic accord and deep WHO budget cuts dominate the agenda. #WHA78 #WHO Read more »
Health diplomacy

Health diplomacy under strain: Power, politics and the future of collaboration

Inequities in global partnerships reveal a health diplomacy deficit that demands urgent reform in how collaboration is governed, funded, and evaluated. #health #policy Read more »
Trump executive order on deep-sea mining

Trump’s deep-sea mining order threatens global ocean governance

The #US move to fast-track deep-sea mining undermines international norms and raises alarms for #planetaryhealth. #trump #seepseamining #bluepacific Read more »
ASHA workers

Kerala must leverage services of ASHA workers for better health outcomes

Despite their central role in delivering maternal and new-born care, ASHA workers remain underpaid, undervalued, and increasingly overburdened. #ASHAworkers #healthcare #Kerala Read more »
WHO crisis, US withdrawal from WHO

US withdrawal, WHO crisis, and the global health order

The WHO crisis triggered by the US withdrawal offers India and emerging economies a chance to drive a more equitable global health agenda. #US #WHO #globalhealth Read more »
WHO

WHO: US withdrawal to leave a leadership vacuum

As the US turns its back on the WHO, the future of global health governance hangs in the balance, offering both challenges and opportunities. #WHO #DonaldTrump Read more »