World Council for Health Statement on the Use of Excessive Force on Civilians
The World Council for Health (WCH) calls for governments to cease the use of crowd-control tactics that cause harm including excessive force and ‘non-lethal weapons’. The right to gather and protest is a fundamental human right, enshrined in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. Historically, protest has effected positive change, as civilians call governments to […]
World Council for Health Statement on the Conflict Surrounding Ukraine
The World Council for Health (WCH) empathizes with the children, men, and women caught in the middle of the conflict between the governments of Ukraine and Russia. The lasting impacts of war are generations-long, not only for physical and mental health, and livelihoods, but also for the environment. WCH calls for an immediate ceasefire that […]
Celebrating World Day of Social Justice
February 20th marks World Day of Social Justice, a day dedicated to remembering the importance of social justice in our world. Social justice is the idea that everyone deserves to be treated fairly and equally, regardless of their race, gender, religion, social status, and more—even vaccination status. Fair treatment is an important ideal that we […]
Partner Spotlight: Take Action Canada
How did Take Action Canada come about? After these coronavirus shenanigans began, I started writing emails to my friends about it—right now, I’m up to episode 125. After about a year, some of us got together and said, “We keep talking, what if we did something?” So we formed a local action group and more […]
World Council for Health Statement on the Rise and Normalization of Cardiovascular Disease
Since the rollout of the experimental Covid-19 vaccines, there has been a rise in a variety of cardiovascular conditions affecting people of all ages. In the midst of this, corporate media has largely neglected to question this increase, choosing instead to publish an unusual amount of articles warning of mundane activities causing risk of heart […]
12 Women in Science That Did Really Big Things
Over the past decades, the global scientific community has increased its effort in inspiring and engaging women and girls. Yet women and girls continue to be underrepresented and under-recognized in STEM fields. In honor of the International Day of Women and Girls in Science (February 11), here are 12 women in science that have done […]
World Council for Health Statement on the FDA’s Request for Comment on Pfizer Covid-19 Vaccine for Children a Young as 6-Months
02/22/2022 Update: Pfizer announced on Friday, Feb 11 that it has postponed a request to the FDA to expand use of its two-dose Covid-19 vaccine for children as young as 6-months. Pfizer will instead wait for data on a three-dose series of the injection. As a result, the meeting mentioned below has been postponed as […]
World Council for Health Welcomes Newest Steering Committee Members
As we move together into the new year, the World Council for Health is excited to welcome two additions to our Steering Committee. We invite you to join us in welcoming Dr. Katarina Lindley and Christof Plothe to the World Council for Health Steering Committee. Katarina joined the December 6, 2021 WCH General Assembly Meeting […]
World Council for Health Statement on Confirmation of Ivermectin’s Antiviral Effect on Omicron
On Monday, January 31, Japanese pharmaceutical company Kowa announced that they have “confirmed that ivermectin has the same antiviral effect against the Omicron strain” that it does against other known strains of SARS-CoV-2, including Alpha, Beta, Gamma, and Delta. Kowa has been working with Tokyo medical school Kitasato University, after a request from Nobel Prize […]
World Council for Health Statement on the Arrest of Iris Koh
World Council for Health is becoming increasingly concerned for the welfare of Healing the Divide founder Iris Koh. Iris had been scheduled to present an update on her home country of Singapore during Day 2 of the South Asia Malaysia Health Summit (SAM22) on Saturday, January 22 but was unable to due to her arrest. […]
