HIV Prevention Has a Fantastic New Treatment
We are looking at a remarkable opportunity for countries everywhere, and the international donor community, both public and non-profit, to ...
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Proxima Fusion Raises €130M to Launch First Stellarator Fusion Plant
Today's ESG Updates Proxima Fusion Secures €130M for Fusion: Startup advances plans for the first stellarator-based fusion power plant to ...
Why Banks and Financial Institutions Must Remain Steadfast in Their ESG Commitments
ESG principles have come a long way. Formally introduced over twenty years ago in a 2004 UN report, they now ...
How Prepared Are We for the Next Pandemic?
While there appears to be no single study that definitively predicts a surge in pandemics, the scientific consensus is clear: ...
COP28: World Bank Unleashes $100M for Climate-Smart Agriculture in Africa
In another important announcement at COP28 in Dubai, the World Bank Global Director for Agriculture and Food Global Practice, Martien ...
World Bank Launches New Climate and Health Program
According to recent World Bank data, a warmer climate could lead to at least 21 million additional deaths by 2050, ...
Green Construction Revolution: How Much Will It Cost?
Construction value chains are responsible for about 40% of the world's energy consumption and industrial carbon dioxide emissions. This includes ...
Experts Recommend Attention to Key Global Health Matters: Will It Make a Difference?
In existence since 2018, the Global Preparedness Monitoring Board (GPMB) was established as an independent body upon the recommendations of ...
What Is ‘Disease X’ and Should We Be Worried?
"Disease X" is a name for an illness caused by a presently unknown, yet serious microbial threat. The idea is ...
The Heat Is On: The World Bank Needs To Change
The climate problems at the World Bank are a Trump legacy. When he appointed David Malpass, a supporter of his ...
Nutrition and the Next World Bank President
A decision by the current World Bank President, David Malpass, not to seek a second term has meant that countries ...
We Need One Health Prevention Approaches to Infectious Disease
As a global community, we have gone through and continue to deal with COVID, an infectious disease that possibly resulted ...
