Dear community, here is this week's news selection:
Europe Is Struggling to Keep its Health Systems Afloat (Health Policy Watch, September 28, 2023)
> European health systems, among the best-funded and most equitable in the world, face a barrage of threats to their long-term stability, highlighting the difficulty of achieving and maintaining universal health coverage even in the world’s wealthiest regions. https://healthpolicy-watch.news/europe-struggles-to-keep-health-systems…
New global action pledge to end TB by 2030 (UN News, September 22, 2023)
> Applause rang out in one of the main conference rooms at UN headquarters on Friday as world leaders, civil society representatives and other stakeholders approved a declaration to advance efforts to end tuberculosis (TB) by 2030. https://news.un.org/en/story/2023/09/1141307
New UN framework to protect environment from harmful chemicals (UN News, September 30, 2023)
> A new global framework to reduce environmental risks from chemicals and waste was adopted at a UN conference on Saturday, with countries committing to phase out the most harmful ones. https://news.un.org/en/story/2023/09/1141717