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News 22 May 2025

Congratulations to Professor Awa Marie Coll Seck, recipient of the WHO Director-General’s Award for Global Health

UNU-IIGH International Advisory Board member Professor Awa Marie Coll Seck is honoured with award for her lifelong dedication to global health

Press Release 21 May 2025

The Fiscal Architecture of Health: UNU-IIGH Policy Brief Calls for Global Tax Reform as a Public Health Imperative

Tax reform is not a peripheral financial and economic issue, but a core mechanism for achieving global health equity and accountable governance.

News 12 May 2025

New Article in WHO Bulletin Urges Integrated Action on Climate and Health in Timor-Leste

A call for urgent action in Timor-Leste to address health and climate challenges through stronger systems, food security, and a just energy transition

Press Release 22 Apr 2025

International Symposium Addresses Growing Influence of Private Actors in Global Health

The symposium concluded with a powerful call for accountability in the system of global health governance.

Press Release 06 Mar 2025

Dissemination of “Portraits: Journeys of Gender-Based Violence Survivors across Malaysia’s One Stop Crisis Centres” by UNFPA Malaysia and UNU-IIGH

The report documents the experiences of GBV survivors across One-Stop Crisis Centres (OSCCs) across public hospitals in Malaysia

News 06 Feb 2025

Shifting power in global health: Time for Malaysia to lead the way

Malaysia, as ASEAN chair, must shift global health leadership to the south/east, promoting inclusion, equity, and sustainability.

News 03 Feb 2025

UNU-IIGH Explores Health and Climate Change Collaboration with Timor-Leste

Discussions held with President José Ramos-Horta, the rector of the national university and government officials on health and climate crisis.

Press Release 20 Jan 2025

The United Nations University Appoints Dr. Revati Phalkey as Next Director of UNU-IIGH

Dr. Revati Phalkey will begin her appointment as Director of UNU-IIGH on 3 February 2025.

News 17 Oct 2024

Corporate accountability in global health governance? A case study of the Access to Medicine Index

A new briefing paper critically analyses the AtMI to evaluate voluntary corporate performance indexes as an accountability mechanism in health.

News 14 Oct 2024

UNU-IIGH announces Independent Expert Group on Corporate Accountability

The group will critically evaluate voluntary corporate performance indexes as a mechanism for monitoring the behaviour and impact of TNCs on health.