Dear Global Health community, here is this week's news review:
Swiss drinking water is contaminated with ‘forever chemicals’, research shows (Euronews, October 13, 2023)
> Forever chemicals have been found in almost half of Swiss groundwater. Samples were taken at more than 500 measuring stations. The National Groundwater Observatory (NAQUA) found that the potentially harmful chemical additives are widespread in Switzerland’s main drinking water resource. However, Swiss limit values were only exceeded at one station, according to the Federal Office for the Environment (FOEN). https://www.euronews.com/green/2023/10/13/swiss-drinking-water-is-conta…
Pandemic Accord Negotiators Are ‘Cautiously Optimistic’ (Health Policy Watch, October 16, 2023)
> Negotiations to produce a pandemic agreement still face a number of challenges, but some of the key negotiators in the International Negotiating Body (INB) told the World Health Summit that they are cautiously optimistic. https://healthpolicy-watch.news/pandemic-accord-negotiators-are-cautiou…
Is the EU sacrificing animal welfare to tackle the cost of living crisis? (Euronews, October 6, 2023)
> Long-awaited EU animal welfare proposals are falling through without an official explanation. Some reports suspect that economic objectives are at play. https://www.euronews.com/2023/10/06/is-the-eu-sacrificing-animal-welfar…
As resources for HIV dwindle, tensions grow at UNAIDS (Devex, October 12, 2023)
> An assessment by a network whose members are donor governments reveals long-standing issues at UNAIDS, including chronic underfunding and "tensions" with cosponsoring U.N. organizations. https://www.devex.com/news/as-resources-for-hiv-dwindle-tensions-grow-a…