EXCLUSIVE: Three Candidates Vying for Global Fund Leadership in Contentious Race 28/06/2026 Felix Sassmannshausen & Elaine Ruth Fletcher As the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria heads into a secretive but highly contentious election of a new Executive Director, the names of three candidates who are reportedly on the shortlist, all US citizens, have surfaced. They include former Global Fund Executive Director Mark Dybul, former Trump appointee William Steiger and a […] Continue reading -> African Women’s Rights Charter Faces Challenge from Conservatives 26/06/2026 Kerry Cullinan Human rights and legal experts have urged African governments not to buy into a draft charter being incubated by conservatives that will undermine the rights of women and girls. Conflict, repressive laws and harmful cultural and religious practices conspire to undermine the health and safety of African women, girls and sexual minorities. Now, one of […] Continue reading -> US and Russia Vote Against UN Political Declaration on HIV/ AIDS 24/06/2026 Kerry Cullinan The United States and Russia were part of a group of eight countries that voted against the United Nations (UN) Political Declaration on HIV/AIDS, which was adopted by 149 votes at the High-Level Meeting (HLM) on Tuesday afternoon. Israel, Burkina Faso, Burundi, North Korea, Niger and Senegal also voted against the declaration, while there were […] Continue reading -> ‘Finish Pandemic Agreement,’ Tedros and Lula Urge Ahead of G7 15/06/2026 Kerry Cullinan World leaders need to finalise the Pandemic Agreement by applying political will at the “highest level”, a spirit of equity and a sense of urgency. This is the call made by World Health Organization (WHO) Director-General Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus and Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva in an open letter published on Monday […] 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 -> Doctor Who Led Underground Hospital in Syria: ‘There Must Be Real Consequences for Those Who Target Healthcare’ 14/06/2026 Health Policy Watch “It wasn’t unusual for shells and missiles to smash through the upper floors, leaving sizeable holes. Every time we were hit, we’d wonder if we should close the hospital.” That is how Dr. Amani Ballour, a Syrian paediatrician and the first female director of a hospital in a Syrian war zone, recalls working in an […] Continue reading -> As Extreme Heat Deaths Mount in Europe, WHO Urges Urban Redesign 11/06/2026 Felix Sassmannshausen Following a severe May heatwave, the World Health Organization (WHO) issued new global guidelines on Thursday in Berlin to accelerate climate adaptation and structurally overhaul health systems and urban spaces. Over the past four years, extreme heat has claimed more than 200,000 lives across Europe, positioning it as the deadliest climate-related hazard. As new climate […] Continue reading -> Plunging HIV Budgets Cast Dark Shadow Over UN High-Level Meeting 10/06/2026 Kerry Cullinan Precipitous aid cuts are casting a huge shadow over the United Nations High-Level Meeting (HLM) on HIV on 22-23 June, with new research indicating that some countries could face almost total cuts in aid from the United States by 2030. UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres warned last week that the world is far from achieving […] Continue reading -> WHO: Sharp Decline in Number of Suspected Ebola Bundibugyo Virus Cases as Numbers are Refined 03/06/2026 Elaine Ruth Fletcher The World Health Organization’s estimate of the number of suspected, but as yet unconfirmed, cases of the deadly Ebola Bundibugyo virus has sharply declined from over 1000 a week ago to just 116 today, WHO on Wednesday. That doesn’t mean that the tide has yet turned on the outbreak. But WHO officials sounded notes of […] Continue reading -> El Niño Conditions Will Lead to More Heatwaves, Droughts and Wildfires Over Next Few Months, Warns WMO 02/06/2026 Disha Shetty Global leaders and policymakers must prepare for above-average temperatures until at least August due to El Niño conditions, the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) warned. In a new update, the WMO indicated an 80% likelihood of an El Niño event during June–August, with a 90% probability that this could continue until at least November. Rainfall and […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older posts
African Women’s Rights Charter Faces Challenge from Conservatives 26/06/2026 Kerry Cullinan Human rights and legal experts have urged African governments not to buy into a draft charter being incubated by conservatives that will undermine the rights of women and girls. Conflict, repressive laws and harmful cultural and religious practices conspire to undermine the health and safety of African women, girls and sexual minorities. Now, one of […] Continue reading -> US and Russia Vote Against UN Political Declaration on HIV/ AIDS 24/06/2026 Kerry Cullinan The United States and Russia were part of a group of eight countries that voted against the United Nations (UN) Political Declaration on HIV/AIDS, which was adopted by 149 votes at the High-Level Meeting (HLM) on Tuesday afternoon. Israel, Burkina Faso, Burundi, North Korea, Niger and Senegal also voted against the declaration, while there were […] Continue reading -> ‘Finish Pandemic Agreement,’ Tedros and Lula Urge Ahead of G7 15/06/2026 Kerry Cullinan World leaders need to finalise the Pandemic Agreement by applying political will at the “highest level”, a spirit of equity and a sense of urgency. This is the call made by World Health Organization (WHO) Director-General Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus and Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva in an open letter published on Monday […] 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 -> Doctor Who Led Underground Hospital in Syria: ‘There Must Be Real Consequences for Those Who Target Healthcare’ 14/06/2026 Health Policy Watch “It wasn’t unusual for shells and missiles to smash through the upper floors, leaving sizeable holes. Every time we were hit, we’d wonder if we should close the hospital.” That is how Dr. Amani Ballour, a Syrian paediatrician and the first female director of a hospital in a Syrian war zone, recalls working in an […] Continue reading -> As Extreme Heat Deaths Mount in Europe, WHO Urges Urban Redesign 11/06/2026 Felix Sassmannshausen Following a severe May heatwave, the World Health Organization (WHO) issued new global guidelines on Thursday in Berlin to accelerate climate adaptation and structurally overhaul health systems and urban spaces. Over the past four years, extreme heat has claimed more than 200,000 lives across Europe, positioning it as the deadliest climate-related hazard. As new climate […] Continue reading -> Plunging HIV Budgets Cast Dark Shadow Over UN High-Level Meeting 10/06/2026 Kerry Cullinan Precipitous aid cuts are casting a huge shadow over the United Nations High-Level Meeting (HLM) on HIV on 22-23 June, with new research indicating that some countries could face almost total cuts in aid from the United States by 2030. UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres warned last week that the world is far from achieving […] Continue reading -> WHO: Sharp Decline in Number of Suspected Ebola Bundibugyo Virus Cases as Numbers are Refined 03/06/2026 Elaine Ruth Fletcher The World Health Organization’s estimate of the number of suspected, but as yet unconfirmed, cases of the deadly Ebola Bundibugyo virus has sharply declined from over 1000 a week ago to just 116 today, WHO on Wednesday. That doesn’t mean that the tide has yet turned on the outbreak. But WHO officials sounded notes of […] Continue reading -> El Niño Conditions Will Lead to More Heatwaves, Droughts and Wildfires Over Next Few Months, Warns WMO 02/06/2026 Disha Shetty Global leaders and policymakers must prepare for above-average temperatures until at least August due to El Niño conditions, the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) warned. In a new update, the WMO indicated an 80% likelihood of an El Niño event during June–August, with a 90% probability that this could continue until at least November. Rainfall and […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older posts
US and Russia Vote Against UN Political Declaration on HIV/ AIDS 24/06/2026 Kerry Cullinan The United States and Russia were part of a group of eight countries that voted against the United Nations (UN) Political Declaration on HIV/AIDS, which was adopted by 149 votes at the High-Level Meeting (HLM) on Tuesday afternoon. Israel, Burkina Faso, Burundi, North Korea, Niger and Senegal also voted against the declaration, while there were […] Continue reading -> ‘Finish Pandemic Agreement,’ Tedros and Lula Urge Ahead of G7 15/06/2026 Kerry Cullinan World leaders need to finalise the Pandemic Agreement by applying political will at the “highest level”, a spirit of equity and a sense of urgency. This is the call made by World Health Organization (WHO) Director-General Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus and Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva in an open letter published on Monday […] 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 -> Doctor Who Led Underground Hospital in Syria: ‘There Must Be Real Consequences for Those Who Target Healthcare’ 14/06/2026 Health Policy Watch “It wasn’t unusual for shells and missiles to smash through the upper floors, leaving sizeable holes. Every time we were hit, we’d wonder if we should close the hospital.” That is how Dr. Amani Ballour, a Syrian paediatrician and the first female director of a hospital in a Syrian war zone, recalls working in an […] Continue reading -> As Extreme Heat Deaths Mount in Europe, WHO Urges Urban Redesign 11/06/2026 Felix Sassmannshausen Following a severe May heatwave, the World Health Organization (WHO) issued new global guidelines on Thursday in Berlin to accelerate climate adaptation and structurally overhaul health systems and urban spaces. Over the past four years, extreme heat has claimed more than 200,000 lives across Europe, positioning it as the deadliest climate-related hazard. As new climate […] Continue reading -> Plunging HIV Budgets Cast Dark Shadow Over UN High-Level Meeting 10/06/2026 Kerry Cullinan Precipitous aid cuts are casting a huge shadow over the United Nations High-Level Meeting (HLM) on HIV on 22-23 June, with new research indicating that some countries could face almost total cuts in aid from the United States by 2030. UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres warned last week that the world is far from achieving […] Continue reading -> WHO: Sharp Decline in Number of Suspected Ebola Bundibugyo Virus Cases as Numbers are Refined 03/06/2026 Elaine Ruth Fletcher The World Health Organization’s estimate of the number of suspected, but as yet unconfirmed, cases of the deadly Ebola Bundibugyo virus has sharply declined from over 1000 a week ago to just 116 today, WHO on Wednesday. That doesn’t mean that the tide has yet turned on the outbreak. But WHO officials sounded notes of […] Continue reading -> El Niño Conditions Will Lead to More Heatwaves, Droughts and Wildfires Over Next Few Months, Warns WMO 02/06/2026 Disha Shetty Global leaders and policymakers must prepare for above-average temperatures until at least August due to El Niño conditions, the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) warned. In a new update, the WMO indicated an 80% likelihood of an El Niño event during June–August, with a 90% probability that this could continue until at least November. Rainfall and […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older posts
‘Finish Pandemic Agreement,’ Tedros and Lula Urge Ahead of G7 15/06/2026 Kerry Cullinan World leaders need to finalise the Pandemic Agreement by applying political will at the “highest level”, a spirit of equity and a sense of urgency. This is the call made by World Health Organization (WHO) Director-General Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus and Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva in an open letter published on Monday […] 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 -> Doctor Who Led Underground Hospital in Syria: ‘There Must Be Real Consequences for Those Who Target Healthcare’ 14/06/2026 Health Policy Watch “It wasn’t unusual for shells and missiles to smash through the upper floors, leaving sizeable holes. Every time we were hit, we’d wonder if we should close the hospital.” That is how Dr. Amani Ballour, a Syrian paediatrician and the first female director of a hospital in a Syrian war zone, recalls working in an […] Continue reading -> As Extreme Heat Deaths Mount in Europe, WHO Urges Urban Redesign 11/06/2026 Felix Sassmannshausen Following a severe May heatwave, the World Health Organization (WHO) issued new global guidelines on Thursday in Berlin to accelerate climate adaptation and structurally overhaul health systems and urban spaces. Over the past four years, extreme heat has claimed more than 200,000 lives across Europe, positioning it as the deadliest climate-related hazard. As new climate […] Continue reading -> Plunging HIV Budgets Cast Dark Shadow Over UN High-Level Meeting 10/06/2026 Kerry Cullinan Precipitous aid cuts are casting a huge shadow over the United Nations High-Level Meeting (HLM) on HIV on 22-23 June, with new research indicating that some countries could face almost total cuts in aid from the United States by 2030. UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres warned last week that the world is far from achieving […] Continue reading -> WHO: Sharp Decline in Number of Suspected Ebola Bundibugyo Virus Cases as Numbers are Refined 03/06/2026 Elaine Ruth Fletcher The World Health Organization’s estimate of the number of suspected, but as yet unconfirmed, cases of the deadly Ebola Bundibugyo virus has sharply declined from over 1000 a week ago to just 116 today, WHO on Wednesday. That doesn’t mean that the tide has yet turned on the outbreak. But WHO officials sounded notes of […] Continue reading -> El Niño Conditions Will Lead to More Heatwaves, Droughts and Wildfires Over Next Few Months, Warns WMO 02/06/2026 Disha Shetty Global leaders and policymakers must prepare for above-average temperatures until at least August due to El Niño conditions, the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) warned. In a new update, the WMO indicated an 80% likelihood of an El Niño event during June–August, with a 90% probability that this could continue until at least November. Rainfall and […] 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 -> Doctor Who Led Underground Hospital in Syria: ‘There Must Be Real Consequences for Those Who Target Healthcare’ 14/06/2026 Health Policy Watch “It wasn’t unusual for shells and missiles to smash through the upper floors, leaving sizeable holes. Every time we were hit, we’d wonder if we should close the hospital.” That is how Dr. Amani Ballour, a Syrian paediatrician and the first female director of a hospital in a Syrian war zone, recalls working in an […] Continue reading -> As Extreme Heat Deaths Mount in Europe, WHO Urges Urban Redesign 11/06/2026 Felix Sassmannshausen Following a severe May heatwave, the World Health Organization (WHO) issued new global guidelines on Thursday in Berlin to accelerate climate adaptation and structurally overhaul health systems and urban spaces. Over the past four years, extreme heat has claimed more than 200,000 lives across Europe, positioning it as the deadliest climate-related hazard. As new climate […] Continue reading -> Plunging HIV Budgets Cast Dark Shadow Over UN High-Level Meeting 10/06/2026 Kerry Cullinan Precipitous aid cuts are casting a huge shadow over the United Nations High-Level Meeting (HLM) on HIV on 22-23 June, with new research indicating that some countries could face almost total cuts in aid from the United States by 2030. UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres warned last week that the world is far from achieving […] Continue reading -> WHO: Sharp Decline in Number of Suspected Ebola Bundibugyo Virus Cases as Numbers are Refined 03/06/2026 Elaine Ruth Fletcher The World Health Organization’s estimate of the number of suspected, but as yet unconfirmed, cases of the deadly Ebola Bundibugyo virus has sharply declined from over 1000 a week ago to just 116 today, WHO on Wednesday. That doesn’t mean that the tide has yet turned on the outbreak. But WHO officials sounded notes of […] Continue reading -> El Niño Conditions Will Lead to More Heatwaves, Droughts and Wildfires Over Next Few Months, Warns WMO 02/06/2026 Disha Shetty Global leaders and policymakers must prepare for above-average temperatures until at least August due to El Niño conditions, the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) warned. In a new update, the WMO indicated an 80% likelihood of an El Niño event during June–August, with a 90% probability that this could continue until at least November. Rainfall and […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older posts
Doctor Who Led Underground Hospital in Syria: ‘There Must Be Real Consequences for Those Who Target Healthcare’ 14/06/2026 Health Policy Watch “It wasn’t unusual for shells and missiles to smash through the upper floors, leaving sizeable holes. Every time we were hit, we’d wonder if we should close the hospital.” That is how Dr. Amani Ballour, a Syrian paediatrician and the first female director of a hospital in a Syrian war zone, recalls working in an […] Continue reading -> As Extreme Heat Deaths Mount in Europe, WHO Urges Urban Redesign 11/06/2026 Felix Sassmannshausen Following a severe May heatwave, the World Health Organization (WHO) issued new global guidelines on Thursday in Berlin to accelerate climate adaptation and structurally overhaul health systems and urban spaces. Over the past four years, extreme heat has claimed more than 200,000 lives across Europe, positioning it as the deadliest climate-related hazard. As new climate […] Continue reading -> Plunging HIV Budgets Cast Dark Shadow Over UN High-Level Meeting 10/06/2026 Kerry Cullinan Precipitous aid cuts are casting a huge shadow over the United Nations High-Level Meeting (HLM) on HIV on 22-23 June, with new research indicating that some countries could face almost total cuts in aid from the United States by 2030. UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres warned last week that the world is far from achieving […] Continue reading -> WHO: Sharp Decline in Number of Suspected Ebola Bundibugyo Virus Cases as Numbers are Refined 03/06/2026 Elaine Ruth Fletcher The World Health Organization’s estimate of the number of suspected, but as yet unconfirmed, cases of the deadly Ebola Bundibugyo virus has sharply declined from over 1000 a week ago to just 116 today, WHO on Wednesday. That doesn’t mean that the tide has yet turned on the outbreak. But WHO officials sounded notes of […] Continue reading -> El Niño Conditions Will Lead to More Heatwaves, Droughts and Wildfires Over Next Few Months, Warns WMO 02/06/2026 Disha Shetty Global leaders and policymakers must prepare for above-average temperatures until at least August due to El Niño conditions, the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) warned. In a new update, the WMO indicated an 80% likelihood of an El Niño event during June–August, with a 90% probability that this could continue until at least November. Rainfall and […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older posts
As Extreme Heat Deaths Mount in Europe, WHO Urges Urban Redesign 11/06/2026 Felix Sassmannshausen Following a severe May heatwave, the World Health Organization (WHO) issued new global guidelines on Thursday in Berlin to accelerate climate adaptation and structurally overhaul health systems and urban spaces. Over the past four years, extreme heat has claimed more than 200,000 lives across Europe, positioning it as the deadliest climate-related hazard. As new climate […] Continue reading -> Plunging HIV Budgets Cast Dark Shadow Over UN High-Level Meeting 10/06/2026 Kerry Cullinan Precipitous aid cuts are casting a huge shadow over the United Nations High-Level Meeting (HLM) on HIV on 22-23 June, with new research indicating that some countries could face almost total cuts in aid from the United States by 2030. UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres warned last week that the world is far from achieving […] Continue reading -> WHO: Sharp Decline in Number of Suspected Ebola Bundibugyo Virus Cases as Numbers are Refined 03/06/2026 Elaine Ruth Fletcher The World Health Organization’s estimate of the number of suspected, but as yet unconfirmed, cases of the deadly Ebola Bundibugyo virus has sharply declined from over 1000 a week ago to just 116 today, WHO on Wednesday. That doesn’t mean that the tide has yet turned on the outbreak. But WHO officials sounded notes of […] Continue reading -> El Niño Conditions Will Lead to More Heatwaves, Droughts and Wildfires Over Next Few Months, Warns WMO 02/06/2026 Disha Shetty Global leaders and policymakers must prepare for above-average temperatures until at least August due to El Niño conditions, the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) warned. In a new update, the WMO indicated an 80% likelihood of an El Niño event during June–August, with a 90% probability that this could continue until at least November. Rainfall and […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older posts
Plunging HIV Budgets Cast Dark Shadow Over UN High-Level Meeting 10/06/2026 Kerry Cullinan Precipitous aid cuts are casting a huge shadow over the United Nations High-Level Meeting (HLM) on HIV on 22-23 June, with new research indicating that some countries could face almost total cuts in aid from the United States by 2030. UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres warned last week that the world is far from achieving […] Continue reading -> WHO: Sharp Decline in Number of Suspected Ebola Bundibugyo Virus Cases as Numbers are Refined 03/06/2026 Elaine Ruth Fletcher The World Health Organization’s estimate of the number of suspected, but as yet unconfirmed, cases of the deadly Ebola Bundibugyo virus has sharply declined from over 1000 a week ago to just 116 today, WHO on Wednesday. That doesn’t mean that the tide has yet turned on the outbreak. But WHO officials sounded notes of […] Continue reading -> El Niño Conditions Will Lead to More Heatwaves, Droughts and Wildfires Over Next Few Months, Warns WMO 02/06/2026 Disha Shetty Global leaders and policymakers must prepare for above-average temperatures until at least August due to El Niño conditions, the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) warned. In a new update, the WMO indicated an 80% likelihood of an El Niño event during June–August, with a 90% probability that this could continue until at least November. Rainfall and […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older posts
WHO: Sharp Decline in Number of Suspected Ebola Bundibugyo Virus Cases as Numbers are Refined 03/06/2026 Elaine Ruth Fletcher The World Health Organization’s estimate of the number of suspected, but as yet unconfirmed, cases of the deadly Ebola Bundibugyo virus has sharply declined from over 1000 a week ago to just 116 today, WHO on Wednesday. That doesn’t mean that the tide has yet turned on the outbreak. But WHO officials sounded notes of […] Continue reading -> El Niño Conditions Will Lead to More Heatwaves, Droughts and Wildfires Over Next Few Months, Warns WMO 02/06/2026 Disha Shetty Global leaders and policymakers must prepare for above-average temperatures until at least August due to El Niño conditions, the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) warned. In a new update, the WMO indicated an 80% likelihood of an El Niño event during June–August, with a 90% probability that this could continue until at least November. Rainfall and […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older posts
El Niño Conditions Will Lead to More Heatwaves, Droughts and Wildfires Over Next Few Months, Warns WMO 02/06/2026 Disha Shetty Global leaders and policymakers must prepare for above-average temperatures until at least August due to El Niño conditions, the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) warned. In a new update, the WMO indicated an 80% likelihood of an El Niño event during June–August, with a 90% probability that this could continue until at least November. Rainfall and […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older posts