Urgent Action: Health Crisis and LGBT+ Leaders in Latin America
Gay leaders from 21 countries gathered in Mexico City during the Regional Conference on Sexual Health, Human Rights and Care for Gay and Bisexual Men declare the following
Acción Urgente: Crisis de Salud y Líderes LGBT+ en América Latina
Líderes gays de 21 países reunidos en la Ciudad de México durante la Conferencia Regional sobre Salud, Derechos Humanos y Cuidado para Hombres Gay y Bisexuales declaramos lo siguiente
International treaties have mostly failed to produce their intended effects
Neglect of the New Monkeypox Outbreak is Rooted in Homophobia
With COVID still upon us, it is hard to fathom why we have waited so long to address monkeypox. A cardinal rule of public health is to catch an emerging epidemic at the first instance it appears.
Africa Needs New Platform of the Health Surveillance Systems
Pandemic preparedness rests on having a robust surveillance system to identify health threats – something that is still “rudimentary” in many African countries, says Professor Salim Abdool Karim, a South African infectious diseases epidemiologist.
New Declaration of Monkeypox as Public Health Emergency
Monkeypox was declared a Public Health Emergency of International Concern (PHEIC) by the WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus on July 23, 2022. This is the seventh declaration of a PHEIC since 2005.