Good morning, this is Kasmira. As the WTO’s decision-making body wrapped up its two-day meeting yesterday, there were sighs of disappointment that countries were once again unable to clinch a deal on fisheries, or agree a way forward on long-stalled agriculture negotiations. But one area they were able to agree on was speeding up the process to potentially reappoint its chief for a second term.
Geneva is determined to be the next host for Europe's most popular singing contest. And one person died every minute last year due due to Aids-related causes due to a lack of access to treatment, according to the UN. |
WTO members voiced support on Monday 22 July for early start of director-general selection process for 2025. (WTO
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🦠Nearly 40 million people had HIV in 2023, says UN.
Nine million people weren’t receiving any treatment, causing one person to die from Aids-related ills every minute, according to UNAids.
AP News (EN)
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🎤 Eurovision 2025: Geneva determined to go all the way.
The lakeside city faces Basel in the final leg of the race to host the annual singing contest next year, with a visit by the competition steering committee planned in two weeks. The fact that the organiser, the European Broadcasting Union, is headquartered in Geneva, could play in its favour.
Le Temps🔒 (FR)
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💊Unlocking treatment for neglected diseases.
Cases of sleeping sickness with no effective treatment had been rising again until DNDi began combing medical trials. In this podcast, clinical project leader Olaf Valverde recounts his quest to find treatments for one of the world’s most neglected diseases.
Swissinfo (EN)
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🧫WHO sees 'high risk' of polio virus spreading across Gaza, assessment underway.
Ayadil Saparbekov, the team lead for health emergencies at the World Health Organization in Gaza and the West Bank, reported that circulating vaccine-derived poliovirus type 2 had been detected in samples taken from sewage in the enclave.
Reuters (EN)
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