Ilona Kickbusch
Professor Ilona Kickbusch PhD is known for her contributions to innovation in public health, health promotion, global health and health diplomacy.
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Are social market economies the concept of the future? - Dennis Snower, Global Solutions Initiative
"I wish Europe could become the leader of the new digital revolution by enabling users to become owners of the data they generate" said Prof. Dennis Snower, ...
Past, present, and future of global health financing: a review of development assistance, government, out-of-pocket, and other private spending on health for 195 countries, 1995–2050
Financing for global health has increased steadily over the past two decades and is
projected to continue increasing in the future, although at a slower pace of growth
and with persistent disparities in per-capita health spending between countries....
Allensbach-Umfrage: Den Deutschen ist der Fortschritt unheimlich
Von der wissenschaftlichen und technischen Entwicklung sind viele überfordert. Selten war die Stimmung so fortschrittsskeptisch. Auch eine klare Vorstellung von der Digitalisierung haben nur wenige. Das hat Folgen für die Zukunft.
#SmartHealthSystems - Digital Health: Europe is moving at different speeds
Electronic health records prevent dangerous drug interactions, telemedicine connects doctor and patient no matter where they are, health apps strengthen the chronically ill. In the digital transformation of the healthcare sector, however, European...
Under-fives' daily screen time should be kept to 60 minutes only, warns WHO
Toddlers should spend no more than 60 minutes passively watching a screen every day, while babies under 12 months should have none, to ensure that they grow up fit and well, the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Wednesday, as part of a...
Children should have at least three hours of daily physical activity from age 1, WHO advises
Young children should engage in at least 180 minutes of physical activity a day from the age of 1 to improve their health, the World Health Organization has recommended.
New global guidelines on physical activity, sedentary behaviour, and sleep for...
Investigating a four day week- 3 things we did, 3 things we learned
Over the last few months we’ve been looking into whether moving to a four-day week might be right for Wellcome. We started with a clear question in mind – could we increase our overall impact as a foundation through improving staff wellbeing and...
Belt-and-Road-Interview: "China schafft eine neue Weltordnung"
Mit dem zweiten Belt-and-Road-Forum will Peking seine grosse aussen- und wirtschaftspolitische Initiative weiter vorantreiben. Doch Belt and Road sei weit mehr als ein Infrastrukturprojekt, sagt der Politologe Bruno Maçães. Er sieht darin eine neue...
The Uncanny Power of Greta Thunberg’s Climate-Change Rhetoric
Britain’s political establishment has long congratulated itself on its commitment to the environment. On a visit to Parliament, the teen-age activist challenged this record.
5 names to know at Apple: the people leading its health care push
Apple has built-in advantages — notably a huge base of customers glued to its phones, tablets, watches, and laptops — as it moves into health care.
"I work with kids. Here’s why they’re consumed with anxiety."
It’s not social media.
'No passive screen time' for babies
Children under two should not be given screens or TV to keep them quiet, new guidelines say.
Ilona Kickbusch
No sedentary screen time for babies, @WHO says
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Bowing to U.S. demands, U.N. waters down resolution on sexual...
A U.S. threat to veto U.N. Security Council action on sexual violence in conflic...
Disinformation Is Drowning Democracy
In the new age of lies, law, not tech, is the answer.
Federal Foreign Office - Statement by the Permanent Representative of Kuwait to the United Nations, Ambassador Mansour Al-Otaibi, on behalf of the co-penholders for the Syria humanitarian file– Belgium, Germany and Kuwait –at the UN Security Council Brief
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Thank you Mr. President,
I will deliver this statement on behalf of the three co-penholders: Belgium, Germany and Kuwait. Let me thank Assistant Secretary-General Ursula…
Weltgesundheitsorganisation: So viel sollten sich Kleinkinder bewegen - SPIEGEL ONLINE - Gesundheit
Die WHO empfiehlt erstmals, wie lange sich Kleinkinder bewegen und wie viel Zeit sie vorm Bildschirm verbringen sollten. Bei bis zu Zweijährigen gilt eine strikte Vorgabe.
Saudi Arabia executes 37 people in shocking execution spree
At least 104 people have been executed in Saudi Arabia so far this year