Les soins de santé primaires, une responsabilité démocratique

"Les organisations humanitaires internationales opérant en territoire palestinien occupé avertissent que les récentes mesures d’enregistrement imposées par Israël menacent de mettre un terme à leurs opérations, à un moment où les civils font face à des besoins humanitaires aigus et généralisés, malgré le cessez-le-feu à Gaza. "

• Handicap international

La situation humanitaire dans la bande de Gaza est précaire. La population civile souffre terriblement des conséquences du conflit et n’a pratiquement plus accès à une prise en charge médicale. Les conditions hivernales ajoutent encore à la détresse des habitantes et habitants. La Croix-Rouge suisse (CRS) soutient le travail du Croissant-Rouge palestinien (CRP) sur place.

• Croix-Rouge Suisse

"À 11 ans, l’histoire de Basheer à Gaza met en lumière le quotidien des enfants handicapés sous les bombes. Elle souligne aussi l'importance des ONG, telles que Handicap International, qui agissent pour leur redonner une vie normale."

• handicap international

La Croix-Rouge suisse renforce son aide pour l’Ukraine. Elle soutient la Croix-Rouge ukrainienne qui met en place des espaces chauffés et des solutions énergétiques mobiles, distribue des repas chauds et assiste les personnes les plus vulnérables. Dans tout le pays, des centaines de milliers de personnes se retrouvent sans électricité, sans chauffage et sans eau, par des températures hivernales qui peuvent descendre jusqu’à -20°C.

• Croix-Rouge Suisse

Alors qu'en 2026 l’impérialisme reprend son envol et le néocolonialisme ne faiblit pas, provoquant des violences sans fin, la CSSR souhaite annoncer une prise de position solidaire approuvée lors de la dernière assemblée générale de la Fédération genevoise de coopération. Les associations membres ont décidé de dénoncer le génocide en cours à Gaza et marquer leur soutien au peuple palestinien. Nous encourageons toutes les associations et fédérations suisses à suivre l'exemple!

• Centrale Sanitaire Suisse Romande (CSSR)

Over the past two decades, global efforts against NTDs have reduced disease burden and improved people’s health and well-being in many settings. What comes next will depend on whether we have the tools – such as safe and efficacious drugs, vaccines and development pipelines – needed to build on these gains and extend them further. On World NTD Day 2026, Swiss TPH Director Jürg Utzinger reflects on why drug discovery and development remain central to the future of NTDs, and what this means for the road ahead.

• Swiss Tropical and Public Health Institute

"Soaking fabrics in a commonly used insect repellent is a simple and effective tool as mosquito bites become more common during daytime, study shows"

• The Guardian

"The $9.4 billion package agreed to by the US Senate and House Appropriations Committees, is more than double the $3.7 billion requested by the Trump Administration, and signals bipartisan support for maintaining significant global health aid – although the package still must be approved by both Senate and House, and could also be vetoed by president following passage."

• Health Policy Watch

"Fears over the side effects of COVID-19 jabs, which led to initial vaccine hesitancy, mostly gave way to acceptance in the course of the pandemic, with only a small minority remaining unvaccinated due to deep-seated mistrust, a new major study published in The Lancet finds."

• Health Policy Watch

"The World Economic Forum’s (WEF) latest report on acting early on noncommunicable diseases (NCDs) signals more than urgency. It signals a shift in what counts. Beneath familiar calls for earlier action sits a quieter move: a re-ordering of NCD priorities themselves. Some diseases now sit firmly at the centre of the agenda. Others, no less prevalent or consequential, are absent or muted."

• Health Policy Watch

"Access to treatment for leprosy is essential to global efforts to eliminate leprosy, says the World Health Organization (WHO) ahead of World Leprosy Day, to be observed on 25 January."

• World Health Organization

"Recent cuts to foreign aid have threatened to reverse decades of progress for Africa’s health sector, highlighting the urgent need for more sustainable, locally owned solutions. Digital public infrastructure, or DPI, could prove an essential component in this reimagining of health care across the continent — if done right, said experts. "Historically, many African countries have relied on external donors to fund digital health projects. But these were often discrete and lacked integration with other digital services, making them less effective than they could have been."an digital public infrastructure reshape donor-reliant health systems?

• devex

"Health experts met in Davos to discuss challenges and opportunities for the future of global health. Here are the key takeaways. From artificial intelligence to mental health, and healthy lifestyles, global health experts discussed the future challenges at Davos 2026 amid the growing crises worldwide. Health remained a central pillar of the World Economic Forum’s agenda with leaders stressing prevention, accessibility, and technology’s role in strained systems. These are the health topics that dominated the conversation at Davos."

• euronews

Der Austritt der USA aus der Weltgesundheitsorganisation tritt heute in Kraft. Damit hinterlässt das Land eine große Lücke. China könnte diese nutzen, um die eigene Macht auszubauen.

• tagesschau.de

"President Donald Trump’s decision to withdraw the United States from 66 international organizations is ostensibly aimed at cutting waste, but the inclusion of agencies supporting girls and women underscores the move’s arbitrariness and vindictiveness. It will have dire consequences for people around the world"

• Project Syndicate

"Development charity’s new co-chief executives signal shift from controversial sponsor a child scheme launched in 1972 to long-term grassroots funding."

• The Guardian

"States will stare down a funding cliff and a legal limbo caused by Washington’s messy departure at the World Health Organization’s executive board meeting this week in Geneva."

• Geneva Solutions

"Ukraine and its front-line allies unleashed a storm of criticism over Russia’s relentless attacks on Ukraine’s energy and health infrastructure in WHO’s Executive Board meeting Wednesday – condemning the Russian Federation for “weaponizing winter to make cities go dark, hospitals fail and civilians suffer.”"

• Health Policy Watch

The World Health Organization (WHO) Executive Board faced a grim reckoning on Thursday in a report detailing how global progress on maternal, infant and child nutrition has largely stalled or even regressed. Notably, six critical nutrition targets remain “off track,” with rising rates of anaemia and childhood obesity sliding back, threatening to reverse years of development gains, according to a report reviewed by the EB.

• Health Policy Watch

Opinion: The upcoming World Health Assembly can accelerate the responsible use of artificial intelligence in health by grounding action in the ethical and responsible access and use of health data.

• devex