January 2019 – WiRED International

WHO Names Top Ten Threats to Global Health

Posted on January 26, 2019September 20, 2022

BY ALLISON KOZICHAROW; EDITED BY BERNICE BORN (Archived story. Original version is here.) On January 21, the World Health Organization (WHO) released a list of ten threats (see sidebar) impacting global health, which WHO and its partners will focus on in 2019. According to WHO, “The world is facing multiple health challenges. These range from outbreaks of vaccine-preventable […]

Climate Change

Sidestepping Climate Change to Promote Environmental Policy

Posted on January 13, 2019September 20, 2022

BY GARY W. SELNOW, Ph.D., WiRED INTERNATIONAL DIRECTOR A Personal Comment (Archived story. Original version is here.) Life on the planet is remarkably interconnected; humans, animals, we might even add plants, interact in delicate, mutually dependent associations. Presiding over all living things are the air and water — the environment that sustains us. WiRED International’s […]