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Period Tracking Apps and Consumer Protections 

Last week, reports emerged in the UK of concerned public health experts calling for public alternatives to commercial period tracking apps. Their research shows that women’s personal data is at…
HAI Admin
18 June 2025

Strengthening Adolescent Health: Highlights from SHARP’s Annual Reflection Meeting in Zambia 

As the Solutions for Supporting Healthy Adolescents and Rights Protection (SHARP) project reaches the end of its third year, partners from across the Great Lakes Region gathered in April in…
HAI Admin
29 April 2025

Breaking the Cycle of Neglect: Confronting Snakebite Envenoming in Kenya

Guest blog by Chloe Vasquez, member of the Snakebite Community Engagement Network (SCEN) Every year, millions of lives worldwide are impacted by the under-recognized tragedy of snakebite envenoming (SBE). According to the…
HAI Admin
30 January 2025

A week among the greatest of mountains and minds: My experience at the European Health Forum Gastein

Janneke van Oirschot, HAI’s AI & Health Project coordinator took part in the Young Forum Gastein Scholarship programme of this year’s European Health Forum Gastein (EHFG). Below she shares some…
HAI Admin
3 October 2024

Everything Changes Everything Stays the Same

It may seem unlikely that I would invoke a Buddhist quote, but it seems very apt when it comes to a recent constitutional change in HAI’s governance. That said, I…
HAI Admin
28 November 2023

Flexibilities Navigator: An evermore valuable resource

Over the last few years, HAI’s European Projects and Communication Teams have been hard at work developing a specialised resource, the TRIPS Flexibilities Navigator, to encourage, embolden and enthuse decision-makers…
HAI Admin
2 October 2023

World Snake Day: Celebrating snakes and their protectors

Guest blog by Hiral Naik, Africa Program Manager, Save The Snakes; and Chair of the Snakebite Community Engagement Network On 16 July we celebrate World Snake Day, and it is…
HAI Admin
14 July 2023

Health for all: Health for WHO(m)?

As we observe World Health Day (7th April) we also celebrate 75 years since the World Health Organization (WHO) was founded. The mantra then was ‘health for all’ and is…
HAI Admin
6 April 2023

No taboos at Zambia SRH workshop

The Solutions for Supporting Healthy Adolescents and Rights Protection (SHARP) Project, funded by the European Union, is dedicated to improving access to adolescent sexual and reproductive health (ASRH) commodities and…
HAI Admin
15 February 2023

New year reflections: A year past, a year ahead

6 January | by Dr. Tim Reed I can hardly believe that it’s time for a “start of the year” blog with reflections on the last 12 months and a…
HAI Admin
6 January 2023

Safiya’s 8 Secrets: learning about snakebite prevention through comic books  

Since its inception, HAI’s Snakebite Project has developed an array of useful tools on snakebite prevention and first aid. To effectively equip snakebite-affected communities with knowledge about snakebite prevention, first…
HAI Admin
25 November 2022

HAI welcomes new Foundation Board Chair

At the recent HAI Foundation Board meeting (June 24-25, 2022), we said farewell to Lander van Ommen, who completed two terms as Chair of the Foundation Board. We are incredibly…
HAI Admin
22 August 2022

Call for Action: High Time to Prioritise Health in the EU Artificial Intelligence Act

24 June 2022 | by Hannah van KOLFSCHOOTEN & Janneke van OIRSCHOT A first win for HAI in the AI Act negotiation process: Many amendments we proposed to make the AI…
HAI Admin
24 June 2022

Artificial Intelligence Act – A long awaited report surfaces

In their long-awaited draft report, published on Friday 22 April, the European Parliament’s Internal Market and Consumer Protection (IMCO) and Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs (LIBE) committees, led by…
HAI Admin
26 April 2022

European Commission’s State of the Union address: Reflection and Transparency Notable Absences

Yesterday, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen delivered her annual State of the Union address. The purpose of the speech is to reflect on the previous year and to set…
HAI Admin
16 September 2021

A poster for change: HAI’s Snakebite First-aid poster is now available in Swahili

It all started in 2018 with the idea of sharing our knowledge on snakebite first-aid with people living in snakebite endemic rural communities all over Kenya, Uganda, and Zambia. With…
HAI Admin
6 August 2021

Clinical Trial Data and the Risk of Bias

In 2018, HAI co-funded a study investigating the risk of bias in cancer drug trials submitted to the European Medicines Agency (EMA) to inform the approval of the drugs for public use (Naci…
HAI Admin
28 June 2021

Teen mothers defy odds and return to school after giving birth

Author: Lilian Kaivilu | Producer: Dorothy Okemo In our blog series “Four tales from Narok County, Kenya” we put the spotlight on the healthcare situation of people living in this…
HAI Admin
19 March 2021

No Profit on a Pandemic

The No Profit on Pandemic campaign is a European Citizens’ Initiative calling on the European Commission to do everything in its power to make anti-pandemic vaccines and treatments a global…
HAI Admin
6 March 2021

Abandoned Youth Centres Reducing Youth Empowerment

Author: Lilian Kaivilu | Producer: Dorothy Okemo In our blog series “Four tales from Narok County, Kenya” we put the spotlight on the healthcare situation of people living in this…
HAI Admin
4 March 2021

How a tourism officer became a key link between his community and health facilities

Author: Lilian Kaivilu | Producer: Dorothy Okemo In our blog series “Four tales from Narok County, Kenya” we put the spotlight on the healthcare situation of people living in this district, with…
HAI Admin
4 March 2021

A 20km walk to buy a face mask and no essential medicines: Tales of a lone health worker in Ololung’a’s only health facility – photo essay

Author: Lilian Kaivilu | Producer: Dorothy Okemo In our blog series “Four tales from Narok County, Kenya” we put the spotlight on the healthcare situation of people living in Narok…
HAI Admin
11 February 2021

Pharmaceutical promotion: how does it impact rational use of medicine?

Pharmaceutical promotion: how does it impact rational use of medicine? Every year, Health Action International (HAI) accepts a few bright and ambitious students into its internship programme at our Amsterdam…
HAI Admin
19 October 2020

COVID-19 exposes weak health systems

In Health Action International’s 40 years exploring and offering solutions to the eternal problem of weak health systems, we have never encountered a situation in which these weaknesses were so…
HAI Admin
1 September 2020

COVID-19 and Snakebite: Including the voices of our most marginalised

In the summer of 2019, the World Health Organization (WHO) launched its highly anticipated global strategy on snakebite envenoming. It was a historical milestone that triggered a pipeline of funding…
HAI Admin
6 August 2020

The significant impact of Health Technology Assessment discussions on national health systems

Every year, Health Action International (HAI) accepts a few bright and ambitious students into its internship programme at our bustling Amsterdam headquarters. This provides valuable educational experience for students who are interested in conducting…
HAI Admin
24 July 2020

Barriers and facilitators of access to Internationally Controlled Essential Medicines in Kenya

Every year, HAI accepts a few bright and ambitious students into its internship programme at our bustling Amsterdam headquarters. This provides valuable educational experience for students who are interested in conducting research and/or advocacy…
HAI Admin
16 June 2020

Clinical trials and COVID-19

This piece was written by HAI intern Simon Geukes. Developing viable vaccines and treatments to respond to the COVID-19 pandemic is a research priority worldwide. The World Health Organization (WHO)…
HAI Admin
28 May 2020

COVID-19 And Its Far-Reaching Health Impacts in Sub-Saharan Africa

As the COVID-19 crisis continues to hold the world in its grip, more and more stories and prognoses are emerging about its impact on other aspects of life and health….
HAI Admin
8 May 2020

Why TRIPS flexibilities are a crucial mechanism for access to medicines

Every year, HAI accepts a few bright and ambitious students into its internship programme at our bustling Amsterdam headquarters. This provides valuable educational experience for students who are interested in conducting research and/or advocacy…
HAI Admin
7 May 2020
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