Mbewe writes

WHO Member States agree to extend negotiations on key annex to the Pandemic Agreement March 2026 | News release | Geneva | Reading time: 2 min (444 words) World Health Organization (WHO) Member States have agreed to extend negotiations on the Pathogen Access and Benefit Sharing (PABS) annex to the WHO Pandemic Agreement, with discussions to resume in late-April ahead of its scheduled consideration by the World Health Assembly (WHA) in May. The decision to continue negotiations from 27 April–1 May, with informal intersessional discussions taking place in advance, reflects the commitment by WHO Member States to negotiate the PABS annex, a core component of the WHO Pandemic Agreement. The World Health Assembly adopted the Pandemic Agreement last year to address weaknesses exposed by the COVID-19 pandemic and to strengthen global cooperation and equity in future pandemic prevention, preparedness and response. “The Pathogen Access and Benefit Sharing system lies at the heart of the WHO Pand...

WHO calls for action: “Together for health. Stand with science.” to mark World Health Day 6 April 2026 | News release | Geneva | Reading time: 3 min (901 words) The World Health Organization (WHO) today calls on people everywhere to renew their commitment to working together and supporting science as the twin engines driving better health, under the World Health Day 2026 theme: “Together for health. Stand with science.” The campaign marks the anniversary of WHO’s founding on 7 April 1948, launching a year-long public health campaign. Human health has been profoundly transformed over the past century, largely due to scientific progress and international collaboration. The global maternal mortality rate has fallen by more than 40% since 2000, and deaths among children under five have been reduced by over 50%. Advances in technology, scientific knowledge and skills, and collaboration between different disciplines, sectors and countries continue to turn once-life-threatening health challe...

Science Bit Every night, your brain enters deep clean-up mode. During deep sleep, it flushes out toxins like amyloid-beta proteins linked to Alzheimer’s thanks to the glymphatic system. Sleep also regulates emotional memory, learning, and immune responses. Skimp on it, and the ripple effects are everywhere from forgetfulness to lowered immunity to emotional burnout. Soul Reflection Imagine your mind as a small, dimly lit library. During the day, thoughts race through like hurried readers pulling books off shelves. But at night, a silent custodian appears re-shelving, dusting, and repairing torn pages.   Without rest, that library falls into chaos. We skip sleep to “get more done,” yet the cost is clarity and peace. The soul, like the body, needs its caretaker hours. Closing Thought You don’t need to earn rest it’s already yours. Trust the night shift. Let sleep do it's healing.  © Mbewe writes 2025 Take this simple quiz to uncover your sleep style  Loading…