Disha Shetty
Contributor at Health Policy Watch
Science journalist • Health, climate & women • Alum @ColumbiaJournMA @ACJIndia • Grantee @pulitzercenter @iwmf @unraf • Awards @CoveringClimate @icfj @ICRC_nd
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1 week ago |
healthpolicy-watch.news | Disha Shetty
Global temperatures are expected to remain near record levels over the next five years, and there is an 80% chance that at least one of the next five years will exceed 2024 as the warmest on record. This is the key takeaway from a new report from the World Meteorological Organization (WMO). The temperature rise is expected to worsen the climate impacts on countries, their economies, and sustainable development. “We have just experienced the 10 warmest years on record.
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1 week ago |
devex.com | Disha Shetty
Recent funding cuts to the U.S. government agency National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, or NOAA, which keeps an eye on the world’s oceans and atmosphere, have begun to have an impact on the country’s ability to produce lifesaving weather forecasts, thus limiting the U.S. contribution to global climate reports.
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1 week ago |
healthpolicy-watch.news | Disha Shetty
The World Health Assembly delivered a landmark victory for traditional medicine and indigenous cultures Monday evening, approving a strategy that calls for increased investment in research and integrating ancient healing practices into modern healthcare systems worldwide. The approval marks a breakthrough moment for advocates of traditional medicine, with nations across Asia, Africa, the Middle East and Latin America celebrating the decision.
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2 weeks ago |
healthpolicy-watch.news | Disha Shetty
The World Health Organization (WHO) is confronting an unprecedented financial crisis, with a projected shortfall of $2.5 billion for the 2025–2027 period. In his official remarks to the Programme, Budget and Administration Committee (PBAC) on 14 May 2025, WHO Director-General Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus stated that the Organization may be forced to close certain country offices as a cost-saving measure, a signal of just how serious the current funding crisis has become.
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1 month ago |
devex.com | Disha Shetty
The unraveling of USAID is set to affect programs that focus on migration and displacement in regions close to the United States, such as Latin America, and farther afield in places such as East Africa. This loss of funding will affect governments’ tools to manage migration in ways that cannot be easily reversed, experts told Devex.
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https://t.co/UvHuZjJtVu "Much of the funding was meant to help would-be migrants stay where they are, which could hurt U.S. interests in the long run as the aid cuts end programs that deterred irregular migration." @devex
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