Slashing Medicaid to Pay for Trump’s Tax Cuts Could Lead to Vast State Shortfalls

House Republicans hunting for ways to pay for President Trump’s tax cuts have called for cutting the federal government’s share of Medicaid spending, including a proposal that would effectively gut the Affordable Care Act’s 2014 expansion of the program. Cutting Medicaid spending, which is expected to be central to fulfilling the budget plan that House […]

New IOC-WHO cooperation programme strengthens role of sport in building healthy and active communities

Creating active communities The three-year programme forms part of the IOC’s Olympism365 strategy, focused on strengthening the role of sport as an enabler for the UN SDGs. “Sports participation is an extremely low-cost but highly effective tool for health and promoting physical activity. It also has the power to foster healthier communities,” said IOC President Thomas […]

Building cross-border collaboration in health

One of the first negative impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic and the subsequent public health and social measures introduced by health authorities quickly became visible, particularly at borders. The pandemic resulted in border closures and controls, disrupting the cross-border movements of health care, medical and pharmaceutical goods, as well as food and basic supplies. It […]