Ilona Kickbusch
Professor Ilona Kickbusch PhD contributes to innovation in public health, health promotion, global health and health diplomacy. Now engaging in digital health.
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The World Knows an Apocalyptic Pandemic Is Coming
But nobody is interested in doing anything about it.
Ilona Kickbusch
The World Knows an Apocalyptic Pandemic Is Coming – Foreign Policy #GPMB
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Climate change and health
WHO fact sheet on climate change and health: provides key facts, patterns of infection, measuring health effects and WHO response.
Experts warn world ‘grossly unprepared’ for future pandemics
Dire risk is compounded by climate crisis, urbanisation and lack of sanitation, says global monitoring board
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Ilona Kickbusch
Experts warn world ‘grossly unprepared’ for future pandemics - I am one of them! Countries need to act! #GPMB #preparedness
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Britain’s leaders did not understand the value of EU rules, and still don’t
By far the most jaw-dropping revelation so far to have emerged in the extracts from David Cameron’s memoirs was buried in his account of the build-up to the Brexit referendum. Recalling his efforts...
ARD-DeutschlandTrend: Klima toppt Wirtschaft
Der Klimaschutz ist für die Mehrheit der Deutschen das politisch wichtigste Thema, wie die Zahlen des ARD-DeutschlandTrends widerspiegeln. Am Druckmittel Klimastreik gibt es jedoch breite Zweifel.
Ilona Kickbusch
A majority of Germans considers #ClimateAction more important than economic growth #UN #ClimateCrisis
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Union und SPD einigen sich auf Klimapaket
Die Spitzen der Großen Koalition haben sich nach Informationen des ARD-Hauptstadtstudios auf ein Maßnahmenpaket zum Klimaschutz geeinigt. Der Verhandlungsmarathon dauerte etwa 19 Stunden.
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Ilona Kickbusch
Just in time for #ClimateSummit German🇩🇪government agrees on the way forward ! Good to have pressure from the #UN and from the street #Fridays4Future
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Thomas Gutzwiller named new President of Fondation Botnar
Every year on 12 August, people around the world unite to recognise the efforts of young people as partners for change, and raise awareness of the challenges they face. Today, we join them.
WHO congratulates India on e-cigarette ban
The World Health Organization congratulated India on Thursday for its ban on electronic cigarettes, the latest evidence of a global backlash against a technology touted as safer than regular smoking.
David Oliver: The view from the conference lectern
Let’s give speakers a break, says David Oliver
Romanian anti-corruption hero set to become EU's chief prosecutor - Emerging Europe |
Coreper, the European Council’s executive body, made up of permanent representatives to the European Union, has voted to back Romania’s former anti-corruption boss Laura Codruța Kövesi as the first head of the EU’s newly-created Public Prosecutor’s...
Climate change front and center at United Nations General Assembly 2019
An initiative sparked by a young climate activist will steal a lot of limelight, but crises in the Mideast, Asia and even the U.K. will also come to the fore in New York
World’s Most Innovative Research Institutions 2019
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services tops Reuters’ ranking of the World’s Most Innovative Research Institutions.
Ilona Kickbusch
Reuters Most Innovative Research Institutions 2019 - wow Germany leads the list with five institutions in the top 25. congratulations 🇩🇪 @BMBF_Bund
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From ambition to action: How can we make UHC real?
In April 2019, a multi-stakeholder hearing took place in New York to promote an ambitious agenda for universal health coverage (UHC).
The women's movement that started with a hashtag
Women in Global Health has attracted volunteers and partners in its quest to advance women's leadership and gender equality in the health sector. As the movement continues to grow, the organization is thinking about how to sustain its future.
Financing Health Promoting Services - an information guide | EuroHealthNet
This document is the first stage of an online information tool on financing health promoting services. The guide originated from an initiative by the Coalition of Partners of the WHO European Region. This document will serve as a basis for the...
Ilona Kickbusch
Financing Health Promoting Services - an information guide | EuroHealthNet #healthpromotion
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Wenn die Kindheit auf einen Schlag vorbei ist – Katholische Kirche Schweiz – Religion, Gesellschaft, Politik
Laut einer Studie pflegen acht Prozent der 10- bis 15-Jährigen in der Schweiz zuhause kranke Angehörige. Beitrag ab 25:14.
Leading countries blocked from speaking at UN climate summit
Secretary-general takes tough line on select coal-supporting nations
Ilona Kickbusch
Leading countries blocked from speaking at UN climate summit - now that’s an interesting approach. #ClimateEmergency
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Do no harm: a roadmap for responsible machine learning for health care
In this Perspective, the authors present a framework, context and guidelines for accelerating the translation of machine-learning-based interventions in health care.