Experts Call for Review of Global Outbreak Response as All Passengers Leave Hantavirus-hit Ship 12/05/2026 Kerry Cullinan All passengers were evacuated from the cruise ship, Hondius, by Monday night – and a Spaniard taken to a military hospital in Madrid to quarantine has become the 11th person from the ship to test positive for hantavirus. The evacuation was completed 10 days after the World Health Organization (WHO) was notified about the outbreak […] Continue reading -> Nurses Are Not a Cost to Health Systems. They Are the Power Holding Them Together. 12/05/2026 Howard Catton Recently, I met with African nursing leaders who told me stories of nurses in countries such as Ghana and Nigeria earning the equivalent of only a few hundred US dollars a month – sometimes less than $300 – while being offered opportunities abroad with salaries many times higher. They described a growing crisis, where nurses […] Continue reading -> WHO Sets Out Timetable and Ethical Guardrails for Election of New Director-General; but Loopholes Remain 11/05/2026 Felix Sassmannshausen As the campaign to elect a new World Health Organization Director-General officially opens, a timeline and guidelines for the process have been published by outgoing DG Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus for consideration by member states at next week’s World Health Assembly and the upcoming Executive Board. While these aim to promote a transparent and level […] Continue reading -> Hantavirus: Experts Question Claim that Only ‘Symptomatic’ People are Infectious 11/05/2026 Kerry Cullinan Hantavirus has been confirmed in a French citizen evacuated from the MV Hondius cruise ship on Sunday, while two tests on a US citizen turned up one “weakly positive” and one negative result – but it is still unclear how the virus is being transmitted. The evacuation of passengers from the ship, now docked in […] Continue reading -> WHO Gender Parity Dips Amidst Staff Cuts, but Women Advance Slightly in Professional Ranks 10/05/2026 Felix Sassmannshausen A dramatically shrinking World Health Organization (WHO) has seen a slight decline in gender parity amidst restructuring. Strict recruitment policies and targeted job cuts have actively boosted female representation within the organisation’s professional ranks. But deep regional disparities in gender representation remain unresolved, with men holding the overwhelming majority of staff posts in the African, […] Continue reading -> More Girls Will Finish School if India’s Supreme Court Ruling on Menstrual Health is Implemented 08/05/2026 Disha Shetty In January, India’s Supreme Court has ruled that menstrual health is a fundamental right, directing states and schools to take measures to facilitate menstrual health and sanitation. The laws of the world’s most populous country are now in line with the United Nations (UN) stand on menstrual health taken in 2024, and one that is […] Continue reading -> When the UN Partners With the Harm It Is Meant to Prevent 08/05/2026 Unni Karunakara The United Nations University Institute for Water, Environment and Health (UNU-INWEH) announced a “strategic partnership” with Nestlé to establish the World Food Academy 4 Sustainable Food Systems on 26 March. The arrangement incorporates Nestlé’s science and technology seminars, which reached around 7,000 students across over 300 academic institutions in more than 90 countries last year, […] Continue reading -> BioNTech Factory Closures Spark Concerns Over EU Supplies Amid Trade Tensions 08/05/2026 Felix Sassmannshausen This week’s announcement of BioNTech factory closures in Germany marks an end to the country’s pandemic-era COVID-19 vaccine production boom. The Mainz-based pioneer announced that it will manufacture its final batches of the vaccine domestically later this year, transferring all future production to its American partner, Pfizer. This strategic retreat from Germany – which includes […] Continue reading -> First Person Outside Cruise Ship is Suspected of Hantavirus Infection 07/05/2026 Kerry Cullinan The first person suspected of contracting hantavirus outside of passengers on the Hondius cruise ship is currently in a Dutch hospital. She is a flight attendant who came into contact with a former passenger who briefly boarded a KLM flight in Johannesburg, South Africa, but was prevented by airline staff from flying to Amsterdam as […] Continue reading -> ‘We Are Going to Die’: The Frontline Costs of Uganda’s New US Health Agreement 07/05/2026 Soita Khatondi Wepukhulu This story was originally published by The New Humanitarian. On an early morning in February, 23-year-old Suzan Akello was found lying dead on a veranda outside a house she had visited in Namataala, Mbale town, in eastern Uganda. Friends said she could not afford a clinic and had taken herbal medicine to terminate a pregnancy. […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older posts This site uses cookies to help give you the best experience on our website. Cookies enable us to collect information that helps us personalise your experience and improve the functionality and performance of our site. By continuing to read our website, we assume you agree to this, otherwise you can adjust your browser settings. Please read our cookie and Privacy Policy. Our Cookies and Privacy Policy Loading Comments... You must be logged in to post a comment.
Nurses Are Not a Cost to Health Systems. They Are the Power Holding Them Together. 12/05/2026 Howard Catton Recently, I met with African nursing leaders who told me stories of nurses in countries such as Ghana and Nigeria earning the equivalent of only a few hundred US dollars a month – sometimes less than $300 – while being offered opportunities abroad with salaries many times higher. They described a growing crisis, where nurses […] Continue reading -> WHO Sets Out Timetable and Ethical Guardrails for Election of New Director-General; but Loopholes Remain 11/05/2026 Felix Sassmannshausen As the campaign to elect a new World Health Organization Director-General officially opens, a timeline and guidelines for the process have been published by outgoing DG Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus for consideration by member states at next week’s World Health Assembly and the upcoming Executive Board. While these aim to promote a transparent and level […] Continue reading -> Hantavirus: Experts Question Claim that Only ‘Symptomatic’ People are Infectious 11/05/2026 Kerry Cullinan Hantavirus has been confirmed in a French citizen evacuated from the MV Hondius cruise ship on Sunday, while two tests on a US citizen turned up one “weakly positive” and one negative result – but it is still unclear how the virus is being transmitted. The evacuation of passengers from the ship, now docked in […] Continue reading -> WHO Gender Parity Dips Amidst Staff Cuts, but Women Advance Slightly in Professional Ranks 10/05/2026 Felix Sassmannshausen A dramatically shrinking World Health Organization (WHO) has seen a slight decline in gender parity amidst restructuring. Strict recruitment policies and targeted job cuts have actively boosted female representation within the organisation’s professional ranks. But deep regional disparities in gender representation remain unresolved, with men holding the overwhelming majority of staff posts in the African, […] Continue reading -> More Girls Will Finish School if India’s Supreme Court Ruling on Menstrual Health is Implemented 08/05/2026 Disha Shetty In January, India’s Supreme Court has ruled that menstrual health is a fundamental right, directing states and schools to take measures to facilitate menstrual health and sanitation. The laws of the world’s most populous country are now in line with the United Nations (UN) stand on menstrual health taken in 2024, and one that is […] Continue reading -> When the UN Partners With the Harm It Is Meant to Prevent 08/05/2026 Unni Karunakara The United Nations University Institute for Water, Environment and Health (UNU-INWEH) announced a “strategic partnership” with Nestlé to establish the World Food Academy 4 Sustainable Food Systems on 26 March. The arrangement incorporates Nestlé’s science and technology seminars, which reached around 7,000 students across over 300 academic institutions in more than 90 countries last year, […] Continue reading -> BioNTech Factory Closures Spark Concerns Over EU Supplies Amid Trade Tensions 08/05/2026 Felix Sassmannshausen This week’s announcement of BioNTech factory closures in Germany marks an end to the country’s pandemic-era COVID-19 vaccine production boom. The Mainz-based pioneer announced that it will manufacture its final batches of the vaccine domestically later this year, transferring all future production to its American partner, Pfizer. This strategic retreat from Germany – which includes […] Continue reading -> First Person Outside Cruise Ship is Suspected of Hantavirus Infection 07/05/2026 Kerry Cullinan The first person suspected of contracting hantavirus outside of passengers on the Hondius cruise ship is currently in a Dutch hospital. She is a flight attendant who came into contact with a former passenger who briefly boarded a KLM flight in Johannesburg, South Africa, but was prevented by airline staff from flying to Amsterdam as […] Continue reading -> ‘We Are Going to Die’: The Frontline Costs of Uganda’s New US Health Agreement 07/05/2026 Soita Khatondi Wepukhulu This story was originally published by The New Humanitarian. On an early morning in February, 23-year-old Suzan Akello was found lying dead on a veranda outside a house she had visited in Namataala, Mbale town, in eastern Uganda. Friends said she could not afford a clinic and had taken herbal medicine to terminate a pregnancy. […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older posts This site uses cookies to help give you the best experience on our website. Cookies enable us to collect information that helps us personalise your experience and improve the functionality and performance of our site. By continuing to read our website, we assume you agree to this, otherwise you can adjust your browser settings. Please read our cookie and Privacy Policy. Our Cookies and Privacy Policy Loading Comments... You must be logged in to post a comment.
WHO Sets Out Timetable and Ethical Guardrails for Election of New Director-General; but Loopholes Remain 11/05/2026 Felix Sassmannshausen As the campaign to elect a new World Health Organization Director-General officially opens, a timeline and guidelines for the process have been published by outgoing DG Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus for consideration by member states at next week’s World Health Assembly and the upcoming Executive Board. While these aim to promote a transparent and level […] Continue reading -> Hantavirus: Experts Question Claim that Only ‘Symptomatic’ People are Infectious 11/05/2026 Kerry Cullinan Hantavirus has been confirmed in a French citizen evacuated from the MV Hondius cruise ship on Sunday, while two tests on a US citizen turned up one “weakly positive” and one negative result – but it is still unclear how the virus is being transmitted. The evacuation of passengers from the ship, now docked in […] Continue reading -> WHO Gender Parity Dips Amidst Staff Cuts, but Women Advance Slightly in Professional Ranks 10/05/2026 Felix Sassmannshausen A dramatically shrinking World Health Organization (WHO) has seen a slight decline in gender parity amidst restructuring. Strict recruitment policies and targeted job cuts have actively boosted female representation within the organisation’s professional ranks. But deep regional disparities in gender representation remain unresolved, with men holding the overwhelming majority of staff posts in the African, […] Continue reading -> More Girls Will Finish School if India’s Supreme Court Ruling on Menstrual Health is Implemented 08/05/2026 Disha Shetty In January, India’s Supreme Court has ruled that menstrual health is a fundamental right, directing states and schools to take measures to facilitate menstrual health and sanitation. The laws of the world’s most populous country are now in line with the United Nations (UN) stand on menstrual health taken in 2024, and one that is […] Continue reading -> When the UN Partners With the Harm It Is Meant to Prevent 08/05/2026 Unni Karunakara The United Nations University Institute for Water, Environment and Health (UNU-INWEH) announced a “strategic partnership” with Nestlé to establish the World Food Academy 4 Sustainable Food Systems on 26 March. The arrangement incorporates Nestlé’s science and technology seminars, which reached around 7,000 students across over 300 academic institutions in more than 90 countries last year, […] Continue reading -> BioNTech Factory Closures Spark Concerns Over EU Supplies Amid Trade Tensions 08/05/2026 Felix Sassmannshausen This week’s announcement of BioNTech factory closures in Germany marks an end to the country’s pandemic-era COVID-19 vaccine production boom. The Mainz-based pioneer announced that it will manufacture its final batches of the vaccine domestically later this year, transferring all future production to its American partner, Pfizer. This strategic retreat from Germany – which includes […] Continue reading -> First Person Outside Cruise Ship is Suspected of Hantavirus Infection 07/05/2026 Kerry Cullinan The first person suspected of contracting hantavirus outside of passengers on the Hondius cruise ship is currently in a Dutch hospital. She is a flight attendant who came into contact with a former passenger who briefly boarded a KLM flight in Johannesburg, South Africa, but was prevented by airline staff from flying to Amsterdam as […] Continue reading -> ‘We Are Going to Die’: The Frontline Costs of Uganda’s New US Health Agreement 07/05/2026 Soita Khatondi Wepukhulu This story was originally published by The New Humanitarian. On an early morning in February, 23-year-old Suzan Akello was found lying dead on a veranda outside a house she had visited in Namataala, Mbale town, in eastern Uganda. Friends said she could not afford a clinic and had taken herbal medicine to terminate a pregnancy. […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older posts This site uses cookies to help give you the best experience on our website. Cookies enable us to collect information that helps us personalise your experience and improve the functionality and performance of our site. By continuing to read our website, we assume you agree to this, otherwise you can adjust your browser settings. Please read our cookie and Privacy Policy. Our Cookies and Privacy Policy Loading Comments... You must be logged in to post a comment.
Hantavirus: Experts Question Claim that Only ‘Symptomatic’ People are Infectious 11/05/2026 Kerry Cullinan Hantavirus has been confirmed in a French citizen evacuated from the MV Hondius cruise ship on Sunday, while two tests on a US citizen turned up one “weakly positive” and one negative result – but it is still unclear how the virus is being transmitted. The evacuation of passengers from the ship, now docked in […] Continue reading -> WHO Gender Parity Dips Amidst Staff Cuts, but Women Advance Slightly in Professional Ranks 10/05/2026 Felix Sassmannshausen A dramatically shrinking World Health Organization (WHO) has seen a slight decline in gender parity amidst restructuring. Strict recruitment policies and targeted job cuts have actively boosted female representation within the organisation’s professional ranks. But deep regional disparities in gender representation remain unresolved, with men holding the overwhelming majority of staff posts in the African, […] Continue reading -> More Girls Will Finish School if India’s Supreme Court Ruling on Menstrual Health is Implemented 08/05/2026 Disha Shetty In January, India’s Supreme Court has ruled that menstrual health is a fundamental right, directing states and schools to take measures to facilitate menstrual health and sanitation. The laws of the world’s most populous country are now in line with the United Nations (UN) stand on menstrual health taken in 2024, and one that is […] Continue reading -> When the UN Partners With the Harm It Is Meant to Prevent 08/05/2026 Unni Karunakara The United Nations University Institute for Water, Environment and Health (UNU-INWEH) announced a “strategic partnership” with Nestlé to establish the World Food Academy 4 Sustainable Food Systems on 26 March. The arrangement incorporates Nestlé’s science and technology seminars, which reached around 7,000 students across over 300 academic institutions in more than 90 countries last year, […] Continue reading -> BioNTech Factory Closures Spark Concerns Over EU Supplies Amid Trade Tensions 08/05/2026 Felix Sassmannshausen This week’s announcement of BioNTech factory closures in Germany marks an end to the country’s pandemic-era COVID-19 vaccine production boom. The Mainz-based pioneer announced that it will manufacture its final batches of the vaccine domestically later this year, transferring all future production to its American partner, Pfizer. This strategic retreat from Germany – which includes […] Continue reading -> First Person Outside Cruise Ship is Suspected of Hantavirus Infection 07/05/2026 Kerry Cullinan The first person suspected of contracting hantavirus outside of passengers on the Hondius cruise ship is currently in a Dutch hospital. She is a flight attendant who came into contact with a former passenger who briefly boarded a KLM flight in Johannesburg, South Africa, but was prevented by airline staff from flying to Amsterdam as […] Continue reading -> ‘We Are Going to Die’: The Frontline Costs of Uganda’s New US Health Agreement 07/05/2026 Soita Khatondi Wepukhulu This story was originally published by The New Humanitarian. On an early morning in February, 23-year-old Suzan Akello was found lying dead on a veranda outside a house she had visited in Namataala, Mbale town, in eastern Uganda. Friends said she could not afford a clinic and had taken herbal medicine to terminate a pregnancy. […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older posts This site uses cookies to help give you the best experience on our website. Cookies enable us to collect information that helps us personalise your experience and improve the functionality and performance of our site. By continuing to read our website, we assume you agree to this, otherwise you can adjust your browser settings. Please read our cookie and Privacy Policy. Our Cookies and Privacy Policy Loading Comments... You must be logged in to post a comment.
WHO Gender Parity Dips Amidst Staff Cuts, but Women Advance Slightly in Professional Ranks 10/05/2026 Felix Sassmannshausen A dramatically shrinking World Health Organization (WHO) has seen a slight decline in gender parity amidst restructuring. Strict recruitment policies and targeted job cuts have actively boosted female representation within the organisation’s professional ranks. But deep regional disparities in gender representation remain unresolved, with men holding the overwhelming majority of staff posts in the African, […] Continue reading -> More Girls Will Finish School if India’s Supreme Court Ruling on Menstrual Health is Implemented 08/05/2026 Disha Shetty In January, India’s Supreme Court has ruled that menstrual health is a fundamental right, directing states and schools to take measures to facilitate menstrual health and sanitation. The laws of the world’s most populous country are now in line with the United Nations (UN) stand on menstrual health taken in 2024, and one that is […] Continue reading -> When the UN Partners With the Harm It Is Meant to Prevent 08/05/2026 Unni Karunakara The United Nations University Institute for Water, Environment and Health (UNU-INWEH) announced a “strategic partnership” with Nestlé to establish the World Food Academy 4 Sustainable Food Systems on 26 March. The arrangement incorporates Nestlé’s science and technology seminars, which reached around 7,000 students across over 300 academic institutions in more than 90 countries last year, […] Continue reading -> BioNTech Factory Closures Spark Concerns Over EU Supplies Amid Trade Tensions 08/05/2026 Felix Sassmannshausen This week’s announcement of BioNTech factory closures in Germany marks an end to the country’s pandemic-era COVID-19 vaccine production boom. The Mainz-based pioneer announced that it will manufacture its final batches of the vaccine domestically later this year, transferring all future production to its American partner, Pfizer. This strategic retreat from Germany – which includes […] Continue reading -> First Person Outside Cruise Ship is Suspected of Hantavirus Infection 07/05/2026 Kerry Cullinan The first person suspected of contracting hantavirus outside of passengers on the Hondius cruise ship is currently in a Dutch hospital. She is a flight attendant who came into contact with a former passenger who briefly boarded a KLM flight in Johannesburg, South Africa, but was prevented by airline staff from flying to Amsterdam as […] Continue reading -> ‘We Are Going to Die’: The Frontline Costs of Uganda’s New US Health Agreement 07/05/2026 Soita Khatondi Wepukhulu This story was originally published by The New Humanitarian. On an early morning in February, 23-year-old Suzan Akello was found lying dead on a veranda outside a house she had visited in Namataala, Mbale town, in eastern Uganda. Friends said she could not afford a clinic and had taken herbal medicine to terminate a pregnancy. […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older posts This site uses cookies to help give you the best experience on our website. Cookies enable us to collect information that helps us personalise your experience and improve the functionality and performance of our site. By continuing to read our website, we assume you agree to this, otherwise you can adjust your browser settings. Please read our cookie and Privacy Policy. Our Cookies and Privacy Policy Loading Comments... You must be logged in to post a comment.
More Girls Will Finish School if India’s Supreme Court Ruling on Menstrual Health is Implemented 08/05/2026 Disha Shetty In January, India’s Supreme Court has ruled that menstrual health is a fundamental right, directing states and schools to take measures to facilitate menstrual health and sanitation. The laws of the world’s most populous country are now in line with the United Nations (UN) stand on menstrual health taken in 2024, and one that is […] Continue reading -> When the UN Partners With the Harm It Is Meant to Prevent 08/05/2026 Unni Karunakara The United Nations University Institute for Water, Environment and Health (UNU-INWEH) announced a “strategic partnership” with Nestlé to establish the World Food Academy 4 Sustainable Food Systems on 26 March. The arrangement incorporates Nestlé’s science and technology seminars, which reached around 7,000 students across over 300 academic institutions in more than 90 countries last year, […] Continue reading -> BioNTech Factory Closures Spark Concerns Over EU Supplies Amid Trade Tensions 08/05/2026 Felix Sassmannshausen This week’s announcement of BioNTech factory closures in Germany marks an end to the country’s pandemic-era COVID-19 vaccine production boom. The Mainz-based pioneer announced that it will manufacture its final batches of the vaccine domestically later this year, transferring all future production to its American partner, Pfizer. This strategic retreat from Germany – which includes […] Continue reading -> First Person Outside Cruise Ship is Suspected of Hantavirus Infection 07/05/2026 Kerry Cullinan The first person suspected of contracting hantavirus outside of passengers on the Hondius cruise ship is currently in a Dutch hospital. She is a flight attendant who came into contact with a former passenger who briefly boarded a KLM flight in Johannesburg, South Africa, but was prevented by airline staff from flying to Amsterdam as […] Continue reading -> ‘We Are Going to Die’: The Frontline Costs of Uganda’s New US Health Agreement 07/05/2026 Soita Khatondi Wepukhulu This story was originally published by The New Humanitarian. On an early morning in February, 23-year-old Suzan Akello was found lying dead on a veranda outside a house she had visited in Namataala, Mbale town, in eastern Uganda. Friends said she could not afford a clinic and had taken herbal medicine to terminate a pregnancy. […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older posts This site uses cookies to help give you the best experience on our website. Cookies enable us to collect information that helps us personalise your experience and improve the functionality and performance of our site. By continuing to read our website, we assume you agree to this, otherwise you can adjust your browser settings. Please read our cookie and Privacy Policy. Our Cookies and Privacy Policy Loading Comments... You must be logged in to post a comment.
When the UN Partners With the Harm It Is Meant to Prevent 08/05/2026 Unni Karunakara The United Nations University Institute for Water, Environment and Health (UNU-INWEH) announced a “strategic partnership” with Nestlé to establish the World Food Academy 4 Sustainable Food Systems on 26 March. The arrangement incorporates Nestlé’s science and technology seminars, which reached around 7,000 students across over 300 academic institutions in more than 90 countries last year, […] Continue reading -> BioNTech Factory Closures Spark Concerns Over EU Supplies Amid Trade Tensions 08/05/2026 Felix Sassmannshausen This week’s announcement of BioNTech factory closures in Germany marks an end to the country’s pandemic-era COVID-19 vaccine production boom. The Mainz-based pioneer announced that it will manufacture its final batches of the vaccine domestically later this year, transferring all future production to its American partner, Pfizer. This strategic retreat from Germany – which includes […] Continue reading -> First Person Outside Cruise Ship is Suspected of Hantavirus Infection 07/05/2026 Kerry Cullinan The first person suspected of contracting hantavirus outside of passengers on the Hondius cruise ship is currently in a Dutch hospital. She is a flight attendant who came into contact with a former passenger who briefly boarded a KLM flight in Johannesburg, South Africa, but was prevented by airline staff from flying to Amsterdam as […] Continue reading -> ‘We Are Going to Die’: The Frontline Costs of Uganda’s New US Health Agreement 07/05/2026 Soita Khatondi Wepukhulu This story was originally published by The New Humanitarian. On an early morning in February, 23-year-old Suzan Akello was found lying dead on a veranda outside a house she had visited in Namataala, Mbale town, in eastern Uganda. Friends said she could not afford a clinic and had taken herbal medicine to terminate a pregnancy. […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older posts This site uses cookies to help give you the best experience on our website. Cookies enable us to collect information that helps us personalise your experience and improve the functionality and performance of our site. By continuing to read our website, we assume you agree to this, otherwise you can adjust your browser settings. Please read our cookie and Privacy Policy. Our Cookies and Privacy Policy Loading Comments... You must be logged in to post a comment.
BioNTech Factory Closures Spark Concerns Over EU Supplies Amid Trade Tensions 08/05/2026 Felix Sassmannshausen This week’s announcement of BioNTech factory closures in Germany marks an end to the country’s pandemic-era COVID-19 vaccine production boom. The Mainz-based pioneer announced that it will manufacture its final batches of the vaccine domestically later this year, transferring all future production to its American partner, Pfizer. This strategic retreat from Germany – which includes […] Continue reading -> First Person Outside Cruise Ship is Suspected of Hantavirus Infection 07/05/2026 Kerry Cullinan The first person suspected of contracting hantavirus outside of passengers on the Hondius cruise ship is currently in a Dutch hospital. She is a flight attendant who came into contact with a former passenger who briefly boarded a KLM flight in Johannesburg, South Africa, but was prevented by airline staff from flying to Amsterdam as […] Continue reading -> ‘We Are Going to Die’: The Frontline Costs of Uganda’s New US Health Agreement 07/05/2026 Soita Khatondi Wepukhulu This story was originally published by The New Humanitarian. On an early morning in February, 23-year-old Suzan Akello was found lying dead on a veranda outside a house she had visited in Namataala, Mbale town, in eastern Uganda. Friends said she could not afford a clinic and had taken herbal medicine to terminate a pregnancy. […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older posts This site uses cookies to help give you the best experience on our website. Cookies enable us to collect information that helps us personalise your experience and improve the functionality and performance of our site. By continuing to read our website, we assume you agree to this, otherwise you can adjust your browser settings. Please read our cookie and Privacy Policy. Our Cookies and Privacy Policy Loading Comments... You must be logged in to post a comment.
First Person Outside Cruise Ship is Suspected of Hantavirus Infection 07/05/2026 Kerry Cullinan The first person suspected of contracting hantavirus outside of passengers on the Hondius cruise ship is currently in a Dutch hospital. She is a flight attendant who came into contact with a former passenger who briefly boarded a KLM flight in Johannesburg, South Africa, but was prevented by airline staff from flying to Amsterdam as […] Continue reading -> ‘We Are Going to Die’: The Frontline Costs of Uganda’s New US Health Agreement 07/05/2026 Soita Khatondi Wepukhulu This story was originally published by The New Humanitarian. On an early morning in February, 23-year-old Suzan Akello was found lying dead on a veranda outside a house she had visited in Namataala, Mbale town, in eastern Uganda. Friends said she could not afford a clinic and had taken herbal medicine to terminate a pregnancy. […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older posts This site uses cookies to help give you the best experience on our website. Cookies enable us to collect information that helps us personalise your experience and improve the functionality and performance of our site. By continuing to read our website, we assume you agree to this, otherwise you can adjust your browser settings. Please read our cookie and Privacy Policy. Our Cookies and Privacy Policy
‘We Are Going to Die’: The Frontline Costs of Uganda’s New US Health Agreement 07/05/2026 Soita Khatondi Wepukhulu This story was originally published by The New Humanitarian. On an early morning in February, 23-year-old Suzan Akello was found lying dead on a veranda outside a house she had visited in Namataala, Mbale town, in eastern Uganda. Friends said she could not afford a clinic and had taken herbal medicine to terminate a pregnancy. […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older posts