Fear and Fatigue Grip Congo’s Health Workers as Ebola Response Crumbles 31/07/2026 Anicet Kimonyo BUNIA, Democratic Republic of Congo – Victorine Ngwobu Kasemi is the director of nursing at the Evangelical Medical Centre in Bunia, the epicentre of the Democratic Republic of Congo’s record-breaking Ebola epidemic. In recent weeks she’s had to watch colleagues succumb to the virus, and her children isolate themselves from her to keep safe. “I’m afraid […] Continue reading -> Sexual Violence Surges in Eastern DRC as Conflict and Ebola Overwhelm Health System 30/07/2026 Stefan Anderson Panzi Hospital, a facility in South Kivu province in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), a region overrun by a civil war that has displaced millions, recorded an 85% increase in newly reported survivors of sexual violence in the first six months of 2026 compared with the same period last year, according to a […] Continue reading -> US Drives 25% Plunge in HIV Funding in 2025 27/07/2026 Kerry Cullinan RIO DE JANEIRO – Donor funding for HIV dropped by 25% in 2025 – a staggering drop of $2.1 billion – driven by the United States slashing its funding, according to analyses by KFF and the Joint UN Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS). This is the largest single-year drop ever, reducing funds to 2007 levels, according […] Continue reading -> Vital Signs: Reading Critical Developments in Global Health 20/07/2026 Mukesh Kapila Last week, one phrase — “self-reliance” — did more work in global health than any medicine, as global agencies continue operationalising donor retreats they can no longer disguise. The strategy’s real-world test is unfolding in eastern Congo, where the fastest-growing Ebola outbreak on record is outrunning a struggling response. The institutions of global health spent […] Continue reading -> A Regional Approach to HPV Vaccine Design Can Advance Equity and Cervical Cancer Elimination 13/07/2026 Marco Cavaleri HPV vaccines have transformed cervical cancer prevention, but the next generation of vaccines must better reflect regional disease patterns, including the HPV35 genotype prevalent in Africa. The recent WHO Global Status Report on Cancer paints a sobering picture. Among the many challenges, human papillomavirus, or HPV, is one of the world’s most serious infectious causes of […] Continue reading -> Nearly Every Child on Earth Now Faces a Climate Hazard 17/06/2026 Stefan Anderson A landmark UNICEF report that maps children’s exposure to overlapping climate hazards finds that almost half the world’s children – 1.1 billion kids – now contend with at least three threats at once. To reach school each morning, 15-year-old Lorna first has to swim across the Kemp Welch River, known to locals for its strong […] Continue reading -> Leading Malaria Scientist Warns Tools Alone Will Not End the Disease 14/06/2026 Health Policy Watch “Those are people who are being killed socially.” That is how Dr. Marcus Lacerda, Director of the WHO-hosted Special Programme for Research and Training in Tropical Diseases (TDR), describes children whose futures are shaped by repeated bouts of vivax malaria. Lacerda, who joined TDR in March 2026, has spent more than 25 years studying […] Continue reading -> China’s Massive AI Rollout in Healthcare Spurs Urgent Need for Global Guardrails 01/06/2026 Felix Sassmannshausen Artificial intelligence promises huge efficiency gains for strained health systems, but algorithmic surveillance in long-term care systems also introduces profound ethical dilemmas. In response, the World Health Organization (WHO) has unveiled a comprehensive consultation draft on global long-term care standards to ensure digital innovation is balanced with fundamental human rights. Across the world, countries are […] Continue reading -> Zero for 52: WHO Warns World Set to Miss Every Global Health Target by 2030 18/05/2026 Stefan Anderson The world is on course to miss every one of the 52 health-related Sustainable Development Goal targets by 2030, the World Health Organization has warned, as ministers from its 194 member states gather in Geneva for an assembly tasked with reversing that trajectory. With malaria cases rising, maternal deaths still occurring at nearly three times […] Continue reading -> WHO Moves to Expand Access to Fast-Acting Insulin and Semaglutide, the Popular Diabetes and Obesity Control Drug 15/05/2026 Elaine Ruth Fletcher On the five-year anniversary of the Global Diabetes Compact, WHO has issued a call to manufacturers to submit requests for “prequalification” of generic versions of the GLP-1 drug semaglutide for diabetes management – the drug that initially became famous for weight-loss – as well as fast-acting insulin analogues that have gained popularity over human insulin […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older posts
Sexual Violence Surges in Eastern DRC as Conflict and Ebola Overwhelm Health System 30/07/2026 Stefan Anderson Panzi Hospital, a facility in South Kivu province in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), a region overrun by a civil war that has displaced millions, recorded an 85% increase in newly reported survivors of sexual violence in the first six months of 2026 compared with the same period last year, according to a […] Continue reading -> US Drives 25% Plunge in HIV Funding in 2025 27/07/2026 Kerry Cullinan RIO DE JANEIRO – Donor funding for HIV dropped by 25% in 2025 – a staggering drop of $2.1 billion – driven by the United States slashing its funding, according to analyses by KFF and the Joint UN Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS). This is the largest single-year drop ever, reducing funds to 2007 levels, according […] Continue reading -> Vital Signs: Reading Critical Developments in Global Health 20/07/2026 Mukesh Kapila Last week, one phrase — “self-reliance” — did more work in global health than any medicine, as global agencies continue operationalising donor retreats they can no longer disguise. The strategy’s real-world test is unfolding in eastern Congo, where the fastest-growing Ebola outbreak on record is outrunning a struggling response. The institutions of global health spent […] Continue reading -> A Regional Approach to HPV Vaccine Design Can Advance Equity and Cervical Cancer Elimination 13/07/2026 Marco Cavaleri HPV vaccines have transformed cervical cancer prevention, but the next generation of vaccines must better reflect regional disease patterns, including the HPV35 genotype prevalent in Africa. The recent WHO Global Status Report on Cancer paints a sobering picture. Among the many challenges, human papillomavirus, or HPV, is one of the world’s most serious infectious causes of […] Continue reading -> Nearly Every Child on Earth Now Faces a Climate Hazard 17/06/2026 Stefan Anderson A landmark UNICEF report that maps children’s exposure to overlapping climate hazards finds that almost half the world’s children – 1.1 billion kids – now contend with at least three threats at once. To reach school each morning, 15-year-old Lorna first has to swim across the Kemp Welch River, known to locals for its strong […] Continue reading -> Leading Malaria Scientist Warns Tools Alone Will Not End the Disease 14/06/2026 Health Policy Watch “Those are people who are being killed socially.” That is how Dr. Marcus Lacerda, Director of the WHO-hosted Special Programme for Research and Training in Tropical Diseases (TDR), describes children whose futures are shaped by repeated bouts of vivax malaria. Lacerda, who joined TDR in March 2026, has spent more than 25 years studying […] Continue reading -> China’s Massive AI Rollout in Healthcare Spurs Urgent Need for Global Guardrails 01/06/2026 Felix Sassmannshausen Artificial intelligence promises huge efficiency gains for strained health systems, but algorithmic surveillance in long-term care systems also introduces profound ethical dilemmas. In response, the World Health Organization (WHO) has unveiled a comprehensive consultation draft on global long-term care standards to ensure digital innovation is balanced with fundamental human rights. Across the world, countries are […] Continue reading -> Zero for 52: WHO Warns World Set to Miss Every Global Health Target by 2030 18/05/2026 Stefan Anderson The world is on course to miss every one of the 52 health-related Sustainable Development Goal targets by 2030, the World Health Organization has warned, as ministers from its 194 member states gather in Geneva for an assembly tasked with reversing that trajectory. With malaria cases rising, maternal deaths still occurring at nearly three times […] Continue reading -> WHO Moves to Expand Access to Fast-Acting Insulin and Semaglutide, the Popular Diabetes and Obesity Control Drug 15/05/2026 Elaine Ruth Fletcher On the five-year anniversary of the Global Diabetes Compact, WHO has issued a call to manufacturers to submit requests for “prequalification” of generic versions of the GLP-1 drug semaglutide for diabetes management – the drug that initially became famous for weight-loss – as well as fast-acting insulin analogues that have gained popularity over human insulin […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older posts
US Drives 25% Plunge in HIV Funding in 2025 27/07/2026 Kerry Cullinan RIO DE JANEIRO – Donor funding for HIV dropped by 25% in 2025 – a staggering drop of $2.1 billion – driven by the United States slashing its funding, according to analyses by KFF and the Joint UN Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS). This is the largest single-year drop ever, reducing funds to 2007 levels, according […] Continue reading -> Vital Signs: Reading Critical Developments in Global Health 20/07/2026 Mukesh Kapila Last week, one phrase — “self-reliance” — did more work in global health than any medicine, as global agencies continue operationalising donor retreats they can no longer disguise. The strategy’s real-world test is unfolding in eastern Congo, where the fastest-growing Ebola outbreak on record is outrunning a struggling response. The institutions of global health spent […] Continue reading -> A Regional Approach to HPV Vaccine Design Can Advance Equity and Cervical Cancer Elimination 13/07/2026 Marco Cavaleri HPV vaccines have transformed cervical cancer prevention, but the next generation of vaccines must better reflect regional disease patterns, including the HPV35 genotype prevalent in Africa. The recent WHO Global Status Report on Cancer paints a sobering picture. Among the many challenges, human papillomavirus, or HPV, is one of the world’s most serious infectious causes of […] Continue reading -> Nearly Every Child on Earth Now Faces a Climate Hazard 17/06/2026 Stefan Anderson A landmark UNICEF report that maps children’s exposure to overlapping climate hazards finds that almost half the world’s children – 1.1 billion kids – now contend with at least three threats at once. To reach school each morning, 15-year-old Lorna first has to swim across the Kemp Welch River, known to locals for its strong […] Continue reading -> Leading Malaria Scientist Warns Tools Alone Will Not End the Disease 14/06/2026 Health Policy Watch “Those are people who are being killed socially.” That is how Dr. Marcus Lacerda, Director of the WHO-hosted Special Programme for Research and Training in Tropical Diseases (TDR), describes children whose futures are shaped by repeated bouts of vivax malaria. Lacerda, who joined TDR in March 2026, has spent more than 25 years studying […] Continue reading -> China’s Massive AI Rollout in Healthcare Spurs Urgent Need for Global Guardrails 01/06/2026 Felix Sassmannshausen Artificial intelligence promises huge efficiency gains for strained health systems, but algorithmic surveillance in long-term care systems also introduces profound ethical dilemmas. In response, the World Health Organization (WHO) has unveiled a comprehensive consultation draft on global long-term care standards to ensure digital innovation is balanced with fundamental human rights. Across the world, countries are […] Continue reading -> Zero for 52: WHO Warns World Set to Miss Every Global Health Target by 2030 18/05/2026 Stefan Anderson The world is on course to miss every one of the 52 health-related Sustainable Development Goal targets by 2030, the World Health Organization has warned, as ministers from its 194 member states gather in Geneva for an assembly tasked with reversing that trajectory. With malaria cases rising, maternal deaths still occurring at nearly three times […] Continue reading -> WHO Moves to Expand Access to Fast-Acting Insulin and Semaglutide, the Popular Diabetes and Obesity Control Drug 15/05/2026 Elaine Ruth Fletcher On the five-year anniversary of the Global Diabetes Compact, WHO has issued a call to manufacturers to submit requests for “prequalification” of generic versions of the GLP-1 drug semaglutide for diabetes management – the drug that initially became famous for weight-loss – as well as fast-acting insulin analogues that have gained popularity over human insulin […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older posts
Vital Signs: Reading Critical Developments in Global Health 20/07/2026 Mukesh Kapila Last week, one phrase — “self-reliance” — did more work in global health than any medicine, as global agencies continue operationalising donor retreats they can no longer disguise. The strategy’s real-world test is unfolding in eastern Congo, where the fastest-growing Ebola outbreak on record is outrunning a struggling response. The institutions of global health spent […] Continue reading -> A Regional Approach to HPV Vaccine Design Can Advance Equity and Cervical Cancer Elimination 13/07/2026 Marco Cavaleri HPV vaccines have transformed cervical cancer prevention, but the next generation of vaccines must better reflect regional disease patterns, including the HPV35 genotype prevalent in Africa. The recent WHO Global Status Report on Cancer paints a sobering picture. Among the many challenges, human papillomavirus, or HPV, is one of the world’s most serious infectious causes of […] Continue reading -> Nearly Every Child on Earth Now Faces a Climate Hazard 17/06/2026 Stefan Anderson A landmark UNICEF report that maps children’s exposure to overlapping climate hazards finds that almost half the world’s children – 1.1 billion kids – now contend with at least three threats at once. To reach school each morning, 15-year-old Lorna first has to swim across the Kemp Welch River, known to locals for its strong […] Continue reading -> Leading Malaria Scientist Warns Tools Alone Will Not End the Disease 14/06/2026 Health Policy Watch “Those are people who are being killed socially.” That is how Dr. Marcus Lacerda, Director of the WHO-hosted Special Programme for Research and Training in Tropical Diseases (TDR), describes children whose futures are shaped by repeated bouts of vivax malaria. Lacerda, who joined TDR in March 2026, has spent more than 25 years studying […] Continue reading -> China’s Massive AI Rollout in Healthcare Spurs Urgent Need for Global Guardrails 01/06/2026 Felix Sassmannshausen Artificial intelligence promises huge efficiency gains for strained health systems, but algorithmic surveillance in long-term care systems also introduces profound ethical dilemmas. In response, the World Health Organization (WHO) has unveiled a comprehensive consultation draft on global long-term care standards to ensure digital innovation is balanced with fundamental human rights. Across the world, countries are […] Continue reading -> Zero for 52: WHO Warns World Set to Miss Every Global Health Target by 2030 18/05/2026 Stefan Anderson The world is on course to miss every one of the 52 health-related Sustainable Development Goal targets by 2030, the World Health Organization has warned, as ministers from its 194 member states gather in Geneva for an assembly tasked with reversing that trajectory. With malaria cases rising, maternal deaths still occurring at nearly three times […] Continue reading -> WHO Moves to Expand Access to Fast-Acting Insulin and Semaglutide, the Popular Diabetes and Obesity Control Drug 15/05/2026 Elaine Ruth Fletcher On the five-year anniversary of the Global Diabetes Compact, WHO has issued a call to manufacturers to submit requests for “prequalification” of generic versions of the GLP-1 drug semaglutide for diabetes management – the drug that initially became famous for weight-loss – as well as fast-acting insulin analogues that have gained popularity over human insulin […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older posts
A Regional Approach to HPV Vaccine Design Can Advance Equity and Cervical Cancer Elimination 13/07/2026 Marco Cavaleri HPV vaccines have transformed cervical cancer prevention, but the next generation of vaccines must better reflect regional disease patterns, including the HPV35 genotype prevalent in Africa. The recent WHO Global Status Report on Cancer paints a sobering picture. Among the many challenges, human papillomavirus, or HPV, is one of the world’s most serious infectious causes of […] Continue reading -> Nearly Every Child on Earth Now Faces a Climate Hazard 17/06/2026 Stefan Anderson A landmark UNICEF report that maps children’s exposure to overlapping climate hazards finds that almost half the world’s children – 1.1 billion kids – now contend with at least three threats at once. To reach school each morning, 15-year-old Lorna first has to swim across the Kemp Welch River, known to locals for its strong […] Continue reading -> Leading Malaria Scientist Warns Tools Alone Will Not End the Disease 14/06/2026 Health Policy Watch “Those are people who are being killed socially.” That is how Dr. Marcus Lacerda, Director of the WHO-hosted Special Programme for Research and Training in Tropical Diseases (TDR), describes children whose futures are shaped by repeated bouts of vivax malaria. Lacerda, who joined TDR in March 2026, has spent more than 25 years studying […] Continue reading -> China’s Massive AI Rollout in Healthcare Spurs Urgent Need for Global Guardrails 01/06/2026 Felix Sassmannshausen Artificial intelligence promises huge efficiency gains for strained health systems, but algorithmic surveillance in long-term care systems also introduces profound ethical dilemmas. In response, the World Health Organization (WHO) has unveiled a comprehensive consultation draft on global long-term care standards to ensure digital innovation is balanced with fundamental human rights. Across the world, countries are […] Continue reading -> Zero for 52: WHO Warns World Set to Miss Every Global Health Target by 2030 18/05/2026 Stefan Anderson The world is on course to miss every one of the 52 health-related Sustainable Development Goal targets by 2030, the World Health Organization has warned, as ministers from its 194 member states gather in Geneva for an assembly tasked with reversing that trajectory. With malaria cases rising, maternal deaths still occurring at nearly three times […] Continue reading -> WHO Moves to Expand Access to Fast-Acting Insulin and Semaglutide, the Popular Diabetes and Obesity Control Drug 15/05/2026 Elaine Ruth Fletcher On the five-year anniversary of the Global Diabetes Compact, WHO has issued a call to manufacturers to submit requests for “prequalification” of generic versions of the GLP-1 drug semaglutide for diabetes management – the drug that initially became famous for weight-loss – as well as fast-acting insulin analogues that have gained popularity over human insulin […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older posts
Nearly Every Child on Earth Now Faces a Climate Hazard 17/06/2026 Stefan Anderson A landmark UNICEF report that maps children’s exposure to overlapping climate hazards finds that almost half the world’s children – 1.1 billion kids – now contend with at least three threats at once. To reach school each morning, 15-year-old Lorna first has to swim across the Kemp Welch River, known to locals for its strong […] Continue reading -> Leading Malaria Scientist Warns Tools Alone Will Not End the Disease 14/06/2026 Health Policy Watch “Those are people who are being killed socially.” That is how Dr. Marcus Lacerda, Director of the WHO-hosted Special Programme for Research and Training in Tropical Diseases (TDR), describes children whose futures are shaped by repeated bouts of vivax malaria. Lacerda, who joined TDR in March 2026, has spent more than 25 years studying […] Continue reading -> China’s Massive AI Rollout in Healthcare Spurs Urgent Need for Global Guardrails 01/06/2026 Felix Sassmannshausen Artificial intelligence promises huge efficiency gains for strained health systems, but algorithmic surveillance in long-term care systems also introduces profound ethical dilemmas. In response, the World Health Organization (WHO) has unveiled a comprehensive consultation draft on global long-term care standards to ensure digital innovation is balanced with fundamental human rights. Across the world, countries are […] Continue reading -> Zero for 52: WHO Warns World Set to Miss Every Global Health Target by 2030 18/05/2026 Stefan Anderson The world is on course to miss every one of the 52 health-related Sustainable Development Goal targets by 2030, the World Health Organization has warned, as ministers from its 194 member states gather in Geneva for an assembly tasked with reversing that trajectory. With malaria cases rising, maternal deaths still occurring at nearly three times […] Continue reading -> WHO Moves to Expand Access to Fast-Acting Insulin and Semaglutide, the Popular Diabetes and Obesity Control Drug 15/05/2026 Elaine Ruth Fletcher On the five-year anniversary of the Global Diabetes Compact, WHO has issued a call to manufacturers to submit requests for “prequalification” of generic versions of the GLP-1 drug semaglutide for diabetes management – the drug that initially became famous for weight-loss – as well as fast-acting insulin analogues that have gained popularity over human insulin […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older posts
Leading Malaria Scientist Warns Tools Alone Will Not End the Disease 14/06/2026 Health Policy Watch “Those are people who are being killed socially.” That is how Dr. Marcus Lacerda, Director of the WHO-hosted Special Programme for Research and Training in Tropical Diseases (TDR), describes children whose futures are shaped by repeated bouts of vivax malaria. Lacerda, who joined TDR in March 2026, has spent more than 25 years studying […] Continue reading -> China’s Massive AI Rollout in Healthcare Spurs Urgent Need for Global Guardrails 01/06/2026 Felix Sassmannshausen Artificial intelligence promises huge efficiency gains for strained health systems, but algorithmic surveillance in long-term care systems also introduces profound ethical dilemmas. In response, the World Health Organization (WHO) has unveiled a comprehensive consultation draft on global long-term care standards to ensure digital innovation is balanced with fundamental human rights. Across the world, countries are […] Continue reading -> Zero for 52: WHO Warns World Set to Miss Every Global Health Target by 2030 18/05/2026 Stefan Anderson The world is on course to miss every one of the 52 health-related Sustainable Development Goal targets by 2030, the World Health Organization has warned, as ministers from its 194 member states gather in Geneva for an assembly tasked with reversing that trajectory. With malaria cases rising, maternal deaths still occurring at nearly three times […] Continue reading -> WHO Moves to Expand Access to Fast-Acting Insulin and Semaglutide, the Popular Diabetes and Obesity Control Drug 15/05/2026 Elaine Ruth Fletcher On the five-year anniversary of the Global Diabetes Compact, WHO has issued a call to manufacturers to submit requests for “prequalification” of generic versions of the GLP-1 drug semaglutide for diabetes management – the drug that initially became famous for weight-loss – as well as fast-acting insulin analogues that have gained popularity over human insulin […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older posts
China’s Massive AI Rollout in Healthcare Spurs Urgent Need for Global Guardrails 01/06/2026 Felix Sassmannshausen Artificial intelligence promises huge efficiency gains for strained health systems, but algorithmic surveillance in long-term care systems also introduces profound ethical dilemmas. In response, the World Health Organization (WHO) has unveiled a comprehensive consultation draft on global long-term care standards to ensure digital innovation is balanced with fundamental human rights. Across the world, countries are […] Continue reading -> Zero for 52: WHO Warns World Set to Miss Every Global Health Target by 2030 18/05/2026 Stefan Anderson The world is on course to miss every one of the 52 health-related Sustainable Development Goal targets by 2030, the World Health Organization has warned, as ministers from its 194 member states gather in Geneva for an assembly tasked with reversing that trajectory. With malaria cases rising, maternal deaths still occurring at nearly three times […] Continue reading -> WHO Moves to Expand Access to Fast-Acting Insulin and Semaglutide, the Popular Diabetes and Obesity Control Drug 15/05/2026 Elaine Ruth Fletcher On the five-year anniversary of the Global Diabetes Compact, WHO has issued a call to manufacturers to submit requests for “prequalification” of generic versions of the GLP-1 drug semaglutide for diabetes management – the drug that initially became famous for weight-loss – as well as fast-acting insulin analogues that have gained popularity over human insulin […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older posts
Zero for 52: WHO Warns World Set to Miss Every Global Health Target by 2030 18/05/2026 Stefan Anderson The world is on course to miss every one of the 52 health-related Sustainable Development Goal targets by 2030, the World Health Organization has warned, as ministers from its 194 member states gather in Geneva for an assembly tasked with reversing that trajectory. With malaria cases rising, maternal deaths still occurring at nearly three times […] Continue reading -> WHO Moves to Expand Access to Fast-Acting Insulin and Semaglutide, the Popular Diabetes and Obesity Control Drug 15/05/2026 Elaine Ruth Fletcher On the five-year anniversary of the Global Diabetes Compact, WHO has issued a call to manufacturers to submit requests for “prequalification” of generic versions of the GLP-1 drug semaglutide for diabetes management – the drug that initially became famous for weight-loss – as well as fast-acting insulin analogues that have gained popularity over human insulin […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older posts
WHO Moves to Expand Access to Fast-Acting Insulin and Semaglutide, the Popular Diabetes and Obesity Control Drug 15/05/2026 Elaine Ruth Fletcher On the five-year anniversary of the Global Diabetes Compact, WHO has issued a call to manufacturers to submit requests for “prequalification” of generic versions of the GLP-1 drug semaglutide for diabetes management – the drug that initially became famous for weight-loss – as well as fast-acting insulin analogues that have gained popularity over human insulin […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older posts