July 2025. Trachoma is not only the world’s leading infectious cause of blindness, it is also one of the most persistent public health challenges, affecting some of the poorest and most remote communities on the planet. Caused by infection with the bacterium Chlamydia trachomatis, this disease silently robs vision over […]

14th November, worldwide. Globally, an estimated 422 million adults were living with diabetes in 2014, compared to 108 million in 1980. The global prevalence of diabetes has nearly doubled since 1980, rising from 4.7% to 8.5% in the adult population. This reflects an increase in associated risk factors such as […]

2nd to 4th October 2019, Bad Hofgastein, Austria. While we have made considerable advances in health, there are a number of areas that seem to be at a stalemate despite ample evidence on how to move forward. Examples include the topic of health reforms in general, tackling AMR, addressing health […]