Category: World Health Assembly

  • 2020 Marks The International Year of The Nurse and The Midwife  #SupportNursesAndMidwives

    2020 Marks The International Year of The Nurse and The Midwife #SupportNursesAndMidwives

    It is no surprise that the world needs more health workers. In fact, even though there are currently 22 million nurses and 2 million midwives globally there is an urgent need for 18 million more health workers in order to reach universal health care coverage by 2030 according to the World Health Organization. There is…

  • Is the Formula Industry Overpowering Breastfeeding?

    Is the Formula Industry Overpowering Breastfeeding?

    Yesterday global women’s and children’s advocates sounded the alarm regarding alleged strong-arming by US delegates at this year’s World Health Assembly (WHA) in Geneva.  The issue at hand was the rights of women regarding their choice between breastfeeding and formula feeding. According to the New York Times, the US delegation sought to remove the language…