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Global Health NOW: Child Deaths Are Rising鈥擜nd Avoidable
December 4, 2025
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Baby formula in the U.K. will soon be purchasable using supermarket loyalty points and vouchers, as government officials seek affordability solutions in the face of dramatically increasing formula costs.
A 鈥減re-pandemic鈥� plan to address bird flu risks has been shared with EU health officials by the European CDC, which is urging increased surveillance and hospital capacity as H5N1 spreads in birds and as risk of mutation and human spread grows.
A single HPV vaccination could be as effective as two doses to prevent the virus that causes cervical cancer, finds a new U.S. National Cancer Institute-led , which enrolled more than 20,000 girls and tracked them for five years.
The vaccine advisory panel to the U.S. CDC is expected to vote later today on whether to abandon the universal hepatitis B vaccine recommendation for newborns; posted online late Wednesday suggest a shift to 鈥渋ndividual-based decision-making鈥� for the newborn shot and a recommendation to delay administering the vaccine until babies are 2 months old. IN FOCUS Denish Odule, a Village Health Team officer, takes a blood sample to do a malaria rapid diagnostic test, in Apac District, Uganda, on April 7. Hajarah Nalwadda/Getty Images Child Deaths Are Rising鈥擜nd Avoidable
Global child mortality is projected to rise for the first time this century, as countries and major donors cut foundational health funding and as diseases like malaria gain a stronger foothold, find two major reports released this week by the Gates Foundation and the WHO.
Mercury will no longer be used as a key ingredient in dental fillings, after countries agreed to phase out its usage at COP-6 last month.
is accepting applications for a (February 16鈥揂pril 27, 2026), designed for anyone interested in learning more about humanitarian leadership, whether they鈥檙e new to the sector or are seasoned humanitarian professionals.
鈥淐hatGPT, design me a massive holiday mural that鈥檚 less festive and more epic hellscape.鈥�
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A 鈥減re-pandemic鈥� plan to address bird flu risks has been shared with EU health officials by the European CDC, which is urging increased surveillance and hospital capacity as H5N1 spreads in birds and as risk of mutation and human spread grows.
A single HPV vaccination could be as effective as two doses to prevent the virus that causes cervical cancer, finds a new U.S. National Cancer Institute-led , which enrolled more than 20,000 girls and tracked them for five years.
The vaccine advisory panel to the U.S. CDC is expected to vote later today on whether to abandon the universal hepatitis B vaccine recommendation for newborns; posted online late Wednesday suggest a shift to 鈥渋ndividual-based decision-making鈥� for the newborn shot and a recommendation to delay administering the vaccine until babies are 2 months old. IN FOCUS Denish Odule, a Village Health Team officer, takes a blood sample to do a malaria rapid diagnostic test, in Apac District, Uganda, on April 7. Hajarah Nalwadda/Getty Images Child Deaths Are Rising鈥擜nd Avoidable
Global child mortality is projected to rise for the first time this century, as countries and major donors cut foundational health funding and as diseases like malaria gain a stronger foothold, find two major reports released this week by the Gates Foundation and the WHO.
- 鈥淚t is 100% avoidable. There is no reason why those children should be dying,鈥� said Mark Suzman, CEO of the Gates Foundation, which released its annual yesterday.
Deaths of children under age 5 are expected to reach 4.8 million in 2025, per that report, which is ~200,000 more than last year, And further aid reductions of 20%鈥�30% could lead to 12鈥�16 million additional child deaths by 2045.
Malaria鈥檚 mounting toll: Meanwhile, young children made up the greatest share of ~610,000 deaths in 2024, 鈥攁n increase from 2023, which does not account for 2025 funding cuts, .
- Many of the deaths are in sub-Saharan Africa, as funding shortfalls stall progress and as rising drug resistance and climate change threaten resurgence, warned WHO leaders, .
Clear solutions: Well-established solutions like improved primary health care and routine immunizations are the 鈥渂est bet鈥� at strengthening protections for children鈥攊f they can be funded.
- 鈥淲e could be the generation who had access to the most advanced science and innovation in human history鈥攂ut couldn鈥檛 get the funding together to ensure it saved lives,鈥� said Bill Gates.
Related: Over 5,000 Ugandans Died of Malaria in 2024 as WHO Warns of Rising Drug Resistance 鈥�
GHN EXCLUSIVE REPORT Phasing Out Mercury FillingsMercury will no longer be used as a key ingredient in dental fillings, after countries agreed to phase out its usage at COP-6 last month.
Background: While mercury-based dental amalgams have been used for 150 years, more countries have begun banning the metal鈥檚 usage as its harmful environmental and health impacts come to light.
The rollback: In the agreement, countries pledged to phase out mercury by 2034.
- After years of debate, the decision was carried over the finish line by late backing from the WHO, Brazil, and the U.S.鈥攚hich reversed its longstanding opposition to a ban.
OPPORTUNITY Calling All Humanitarians
is accepting applications for a (February 16鈥揂pril 27, 2026), designed for anyone interested in learning more about humanitarian leadership, whether they鈥檙e new to the sector or are seasoned humanitarian professionals.
- To keep the program accessible to people from all socioeconomic backgrounds, attendees are asked to 鈥減ay what they can鈥� for participation.
- Deadline: January 30, 2026
鈥淐hatGPT, design me a massive holiday mural that鈥檚 less festive and more epic hellscape.鈥�
Something like this, surely, was the AI prompt behind the in an otherwise-charming London suburb.
Because 鈥測ou know what鈥檚 Christmassy? A snowman with a [expletive] eye on his cheek,鈥� .
Reportedly 鈥渃ommissioned鈥� by a Kingston upon Thames building landlord, 鈥攂ut was giving Hieronymus Bosch.
Yet somehow, it was still a gift鈥攁 horror to look at, but a joy to put into words:
- 鈥淭he disturbing scene appeared to contain large troops of men with misshapen bodies and contorted faces attempting to skate over shallow, foamy waters. Elsewhere, groups filled an infeasibly large wooden boat. Heavily-disfigured dogs bounded about, some appearing to transmogrify into birds,鈥� .
If this description turns out to be AI-generated, well, we鈥檒l just cry.
QUICK HITS Congo hosts Africa鈥檚 first simulation exercise on antimicrobial resistance surveillance 鈥� Researchers slightly lower study鈥檚 estimate of drop in global income due to climate change 鈥� A dozen former FDA commissioners condemn plan to tighten vaccine approvals 鈥� FDA names Tracy Beth H酶eg, fresh from vaccine safety probe, as acting head of drug center 鈥� WHO launches new, unified plan for countries to manage coronaviruses: COVID-19 and beyond 鈥� Issue No. 2832Global Health NOW is an initiative of Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health.
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Six African football legends are urging the continent to unite and step up efforts to vaccinate every child against the life-threatening polio virus.
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The authoritative World Health Organization (WHO) World Malaria Report, published on Thursday, shows that resistance to antimalarial drugs now poses one of the most acute risks to control efforts across Africa and beyond.
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Global Health NOW: A New Era for GLP-1 Drugs; and The Toxic Toll of Battery Recycling
December 3, 2025
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A child dies of tuberculosis鈥攁mounting to ~175,000 deaths among children in 2024 from a disease we have the tools to diagnose, prevent, and cure. 鈥�
POLLUTION The Toxic Toll of Battery Recycling American car companies have long relied on recycled lead for batteries. But the process of recycling is steadily poisoning the communities working and living around the factories throughout Africa.
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Nearly one in five child deaths worldwide is linked to growth failure, with ~1 million children failing to reach their fifth birthday each year due to devastating health impacts, , which recorded the most deaths in sub-Saharan Africa and South Asia.
UK support for a key anti-FGM program will end next year, a major step back for the country after years of leading global efforts to stop female genital mutilation; the move will defund the 10+-year-old initiative, The Girl Generation, which supports grassroots organizations trying to end FGM.
A U.S. vaccine advisory committee convening later this week appears likely to delay hepatitis B shots routinely administered to newborns and may broadly revise the use of other vaccines, based on preliminary comments by officials.
A special type of immune cell plays an essential role in the tiny percentage of HIV patients who achieve a 鈥渇unctional cure,鈥� allowing them to live for years without taking antiretroviral drugs; the discovery by two independent groups of scientists signals a possible new path in the search for a cure.
Every 3 minutes
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A child dies of tuberculosis鈥攁mounting to ~175,000 deaths among children in 2024 from a disease we have the tools to diagnose, prevent, and cure. 鈥�
POLLUTION The Toxic Toll of Battery Recycling American car companies have long relied on recycled lead for batteries. But the process of recycling is steadily poisoning the communities working and living around the factories throughout Africa.
- Children near one factory cluster outside Lagos, Nigeria, had lead levels that could cause lifelong brain damage, .
- Repeatedly, they and battery companies opted not to act when warned of the dangers鈥攅xcluding lead from environmental policies and blocking advocates鈥� attempts to intervene.
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Group therapy helps cancer survivors reclaim life after treatment聽
A program developed by a 麻豆传媒网站 researcher to help cancer survivors cope with the fear their cancer will return is expanding across Canada.聽
The Fear of Recurrence Therapy (FORT) program offers evidence-based support to address what co-founder Christine Maheu calls one of the most overlooked aspects of recovery.聽
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Group therapy helps cancer survivors reclaim life after treatment聽
A program developed by a 麻豆传媒网站 researcher to help cancer survivors cope with the fear their cancer will return is expanding across Canada.聽
The Fear of Recurrence Therapy (FORT) program offers evidence-based support to address what co-founder Christine Maheu calls one of the most overlooked aspects of recovery.聽
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麻豆传媒网站 researchers awarded funding to strengthen national capacity in metaresearch
Sam Harper and Arijit Nandi have received funding to help strengthen national capacity in metaresearch through the , supported by the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC), the Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR), and Michael Smith Health Research BC (MSHRBC).
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麻豆传媒网站 researchers awarded funding to strengthen national capacity in metaresearch
Sam Harper and Arijit Nandi have received funding to help strengthen national capacity in metaresearch through the , supported by the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC), the Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR), and Michael Smith Health Research BC (MSHRBC).
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Global Health NOW: Dispensing 鈥楩ree Chances at Life鈥�: Public Health Vending Machines Are More Than a Novelty
December 2, 2025
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As the overdose crisis swept across the U.S., it became clear to those working in harm reduction that to stem the crisis, the barrier to accessing naloxone had to be lowered.
In recent years, more and more that dispense free doses of the lifesaving overdose reversal medication and often, a range of other harm reduction products including sharps containers and wound care kits.
The machines are part of a 鈥渘ew guard鈥� of approaches to an overdose crisis that demanded broader, more accessible services that can reach people who might not use traditional health services and allow users to remain anonymous, says Rosemarie Martin of UMass Chan Medical School.
Promising results: Research shows products in the machines are, indeed, helping to save lives. Since 2021, naloxone dispensed by one machine in Cincinnati has helped reverse 5,000 overdoses, according to University of Cincinnati researchers tracking its use.
A shifting response: Overdoses in the US are declining overall, and concerted efforts to de-stigmatize and expand access to harm reduction products deserve some credit for that, says Martin. But access to low-barrier harm reduction tools remains uneven across the country鈥攁nd it鈥檚 unclear how well these interventions will be funded long-term, says Martin. 鈥淚t鈥檚 important that we celebrate the wins 鈥� but there鈥檚 a lot of work to do.鈥� GLOBAL HEALTH VOICES MEASLES Warnings and Wins in WHO Update
The WHO warned of rising measles cases across the globe, even as it recognizes major progress in combating the disease over the last 25 years, in a . Significant strides: Globally, measles deaths have fallen 88% since 2000, and 96 countries have now eliminated measles, .
Racial bias in medicine can be as simple as dismissing Black patients as a 鈥榟ard stick鈥� 鈥� Stunning new 3D images reveal yellow fever鈥檚 hidden structure 鈥� Issue No. 2830
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More than 1,250 people in Indonesia, Sri Lanka, and Thailand have been killed in floods and landslides following two recent cyclones and a typhoon; 1.1 million people have been displaced in Sri Lanka alone.
Ethiopia鈥檚 Marburg virus outbreak has now claimed eight lives total, after authorities reported three new deaths yesterday; 12 cases have been confirmed in southern Ethiopia since mid-November.
A New Jersey faith-based pregnancy center will appear before the Supreme Court today to fight a prosecutor鈥檚 subpoena demanding donor information; the prosecutor is investigating whether First Choice Women鈥檚 Resource Centers misled clients to discourage abortions.
A gene in avian flu viruses protects them against heat generated by a human鈥檚 fever, essentially neutralizing one of the body鈥檚 prime defenses; higher temps even help the viruses replicate, according to Cambridge and Glasgow university scientists.
IN FOCUS: GHN EXCLUSIVE A public health vending machine at the Deadwood Tavern, in Iowa City. Ben Mummey Dispensing 鈥楩ree Chances at Life鈥�As the overdose crisis swept across the U.S., it became clear to those working in harm reduction that to stem the crisis, the barrier to accessing naloxone had to be lowered.
In recent years, more and more that dispense free doses of the lifesaving overdose reversal medication and often, a range of other harm reduction products including sharps containers and wound care kits.
The machines are part of a 鈥渘ew guard鈥� of approaches to an overdose crisis that demanded broader, more accessible services that can reach people who might not use traditional health services and allow users to remain anonymous, says Rosemarie Martin of UMass Chan Medical School.
Promising results: Research shows products in the machines are, indeed, helping to save lives. Since 2021, naloxone dispensed by one machine in Cincinnati has helped reverse 5,000 overdoses, according to University of Cincinnati researchers tracking its use.
A shifting response: Overdoses in the US are declining overall, and concerted efforts to de-stigmatize and expand access to harm reduction products deserve some credit for that, says Martin. But access to low-barrier harm reduction tools remains uneven across the country鈥攁nd it鈥檚 unclear how well these interventions will be funded long-term, says Martin. 鈥淚t鈥檚 important that we celebrate the wins 鈥� but there鈥檚 a lot of work to do.鈥� GLOBAL HEALTH VOICES MEASLES Warnings and Wins in WHO Update
The WHO warned of rising measles cases across the globe, even as it recognizes major progress in combating the disease over the last 25 years, in a . Significant strides: Globally, measles deaths have fallen 88% since 2000, and 96 countries have now eliminated measles, .
- The number of children vaccinated against measles is nearly back to pre-pandemic levels.
- 59 countries faced major outbreaks last year, nearly triple the 2021 total.
Racial bias in medicine can be as simple as dismissing Black patients as a 鈥榟ard stick鈥� 鈥� Stunning new 3D images reveal yellow fever鈥檚 hidden structure 鈥� Issue No. 2830
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96
Global Health NOW: AIDS Response 鈥榓t a Crossroads鈥�
December 1, 2025
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Famine conditions in Nigeria are returning for the first time in a decade amid growing extremist violence, the World Food Programme has warned, with ~15,000 people in the northern Borno State facing 鈥渃atastrophic hunger鈥� during the 2026 lean season, and ~35,000 facing severe food insecurity.
DRC鈥檚 Ebola outbreak has ended, after passing 42 consecutive days with no new cases recorded, the country鈥檚 health ministry announced today; out of 64 total cases since the outbreak鈥檚 September 4 start, 45 people died and 19 recovered.
Nearly half of landmine victims are children, , with many children injured or killed while searching for scrap metal, tending animals, and cultivating crops; 6,279 casualties were reported in 2024, with Burma the most dangerous country for such accidents. The U.S. FDA鈥檚 top vaccine regulator, Vinay Prasad, proposed broad changes to vaccine trial protocols in a Friday memo, claiming that a new review links 10 children鈥檚 deaths to the COVID vaccine; doctors and public health experts questioned the findings absent proof or peer review. IN FOCUS Nepali activists hold a candlelight vigil on the eve of AIDS Day. Kathmandu, Nepal, November 30. Sanjit Pariyar/NurPhoto via Getty AIDS Response 鈥榓t a Crossroads鈥� In the face of severe disruptions to the fight against HIV/AIDS, governments on this World AIDS Day to expand access to new prevention tools鈥攅specially the twice-yearly injectable lenacapavir (LEN). 鈥楧evastating impact鈥� of aid cuts: Already, the impact of major international aid funding cuts this year by the U.S., the U.K., and Europe is being felt, especially in sub-Saharan Africa, .
Presidential HIV council warns proposed cuts could reverse decades of progress 鈥� The U.S. government's failure to acknowledge World AIDS Day takes us back to a troubling time 鈥� Drug vending machines revolutionise fight against HIV in Sao Paulo 鈥� EDITOR'S NOTE Virtual Global Health Week Want to learn more about global health? Curious about public health communications, food security, corruption in health, AI in global health, and other topics? Join sponsored by the Consortium of Universities for Global Health, running tomorrow through Thursday. The live webinars are free and open to the public. If you鈥檙e interested in the consequences of U.S. foreign aid cuts, please join the on Wednesday at 1 p.m. ET. I鈥檒l be joining journalists Molly Knight Raskin, Ridwan Karim Dini-Osman, and Joanne Cavanaugh Simpson on this Pulitzer Center panel. 鈥�Brian OPPORTUNITY QUICK HITS Twenty-year study shows cleaner water slashes cancer and heart disease deaths 鈥�
Doctor Critical of Vaccines Quietly Appointed as C.D.C.鈥檚 Second in Command 鈥�
No soap, no tents, no food: Rohingya families fight for survival as aid plummets 鈥�
Uranium detected in breast milk of Indian mothers 鈥�
The Undermining of the C.D.C. 鈥�
Egypt triumphs over centuries-old fight against trachoma 鈥� New FDA-approved glasses can slow nearsightedness in kids 鈥� Issue No. 2829
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DRC鈥檚 Ebola outbreak has ended, after passing 42 consecutive days with no new cases recorded, the country鈥檚 health ministry announced today; out of 64 total cases since the outbreak鈥檚 September 4 start, 45 people died and 19 recovered.
Nearly half of landmine victims are children, , with many children injured or killed while searching for scrap metal, tending animals, and cultivating crops; 6,279 casualties were reported in 2024, with Burma the most dangerous country for such accidents. The U.S. FDA鈥檚 top vaccine regulator, Vinay Prasad, proposed broad changes to vaccine trial protocols in a Friday memo, claiming that a new review links 10 children鈥檚 deaths to the COVID vaccine; doctors and public health experts questioned the findings absent proof or peer review. IN FOCUS Nepali activists hold a candlelight vigil on the eve of AIDS Day. Kathmandu, Nepal, November 30. Sanjit Pariyar/NurPhoto via Getty AIDS Response 鈥榓t a Crossroads鈥� In the face of severe disruptions to the fight against HIV/AIDS, governments on this World AIDS Day to expand access to new prevention tools鈥攅specially the twice-yearly injectable lenacapavir (LEN). 鈥楧evastating impact鈥� of aid cuts: Already, the impact of major international aid funding cuts this year by the U.S., the U.K., and Europe is being felt, especially in sub-Saharan Africa, .
- The cuts have led to the closure of clinics and outreach centers worldwide, and left ~2.5 million people without PrEP. And 1.3 million new infections have been recorded鈥攄isproportionately among key populations, .
Presidential HIV council warns proposed cuts could reverse decades of progress 鈥� The U.S. government's failure to acknowledge World AIDS Day takes us back to a troubling time 鈥� Drug vending machines revolutionise fight against HIV in Sao Paulo 鈥� EDITOR'S NOTE Virtual Global Health Week Want to learn more about global health? Curious about public health communications, food security, corruption in health, AI in global health, and other topics? Join sponsored by the Consortium of Universities for Global Health, running tomorrow through Thursday. The live webinars are free and open to the public. If you鈥檙e interested in the consequences of U.S. foreign aid cuts, please join the on Wednesday at 1 p.m. ET. I鈥檒l be joining journalists Molly Knight Raskin, Ridwan Karim Dini-Osman, and Joanne Cavanaugh Simpson on this Pulitzer Center panel. 鈥�Brian OPPORTUNITY QUICK HITS Twenty-year study shows cleaner water slashes cancer and heart disease deaths 鈥�
Doctor Critical of Vaccines Quietly Appointed as C.D.C.鈥檚 Second in Command 鈥�
No soap, no tents, no food: Rohingya families fight for survival as aid plummets 鈥�
Uranium detected in breast milk of Indian mothers 鈥�
The Undermining of the C.D.C. 鈥�
Egypt triumphs over centuries-old fight against trachoma 鈥� New FDA-approved glasses can slow nearsightedness in kids 鈥� Issue No. 2829
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Pooja Mishra鈥檚 health kept worsening until she began treatment for HIV at age 19, two years after her diagnosis. From wondering if she鈥檇 ever be able to live a normal life, today she is youth coordinator at a coalition for people with the disease in India.
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The UN World Health Organization (WHO) has issued its first guideline on the use of a new class of weight-loss medicines, marking a significant shift in global health policy as obesity rates continue to rise.
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A woman living with disabilities in a camp for displaced people in Nigeria is demonstrating why it is essential that people like her are included in society and how dignity can be protected even in the harshest places.
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24 麻豆传媒网站 researchers identified in Clarivate Highly Cited Researchers List
Twenty-four 麻豆传媒网站 researchers have been named to the , a ranking prepared each year by Clarivate, an analytics company based in the US. The list assesses researchers in a wide range of disciplines, from neuroscience to environmental science. The number of 麻豆传媒网站 scholars on the list grew from 14 in 2024 to 24 in 2025.
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24 麻豆传媒网站 researchers ranked among the world鈥檚 most influential in 2025
Clarivate Highly Cited Researchers鈩� list recognizes 麻豆传媒网站鈥檚 global research influence, with Canada once again in top ten ranking
Twenty-four 麻豆传媒网站 researchers have been named to the , placing them among the top researchers worldwide whose work has demonstrated rigorous scholarship and broad and significant global influence in their fields. Their expertise spans a wide range of disciplines, from neuroscience to environmental science.
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Children and adolescents living with HIV continue to be left behind in access to early diagnosis, life-saving treatment and care, as shrinking funding threatens to reverse decades of progress, the UN Children鈥檚 Fund (UNICEF) warned on Friday, ahead of World AIDS Day.
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Measles deaths have dropped by 88 per cent since 2000 鈥� yet an estimated 95,000 people, mostly children, still died from the virus last year, the UN World Health Organization (WHO) warned on Friday.
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Agissons pour la jeunesse en misant sur les solidarit茅s qui luttent pour un monde plus digne et juste.
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Global Health NOW: Inside India鈥檚 Funding Failure in Rare Genetic Disease Care
November 25, 2025
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Taps are running dry across Iran; if rain doesn鈥檛 come soon, Tehran鈥檚 10 million people may be forced to evacuate amid the country鈥檚 worst water crisis in decades鈥攂lamed on mismanagement of natural resources exacerbated by climate change.
Semaglutide fell short in 鈥渉otly anticipated鈥� Alzheimer鈥檚 trials, deflating hopes that anti-obesity drugs could delay the progression of neurodegenerative diseases鈥攂ut the research could yield clues about potential anti-inflammatory and preventive effects.
A Gavi-UNICEF deal to cut the price of the R21/Matrix-M malaria vaccine鈥攖o under $3 a dose鈥攃ould protect 7 million additional children by 2030; 21 countries have rolled out the vaccine since its introduction in 2024.
A simple, scalable hospital program improved hand hygiene, sped up sepsis treatment, and reduced severe maternal infections by 32%, that demonstrates the lifesaving potential of small interventions even in resource-limited settings.
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People pass by Mumbai鈥檚 King Edward Memorial (KEM) Hospital, one of India鈥檚 13 centers of excellence in rare disease care. Jan. 28, 2017. Dhiraj Singh/Bloomberg via Getty
Inside India鈥檚 Funding Failure in Rare Genetic Disease Care
When India launched a rare genetic disease policy in 2021, it was hailed as a turning point in medical care for afflicted by such diseases.
But thousands of children across India have waited for medicines鈥攁nd some have died鈥攁s the government鈥檚 best intentions have been unraveled by red tape, withheld funds, and lengthy court battles, .
Two main issues:
The Quote: 鈥淭he policy is a fragmented patchwork,鈥� says Archana Panda, co-founder of CureSMA India, a spinal muscular atrophy NGO. 鈥淲ithout a permanent national fund and insurance integration, India鈥檚 rare disease framework will keep collapsing under its own weight.鈥� THE QUOTE
"We鈥�re seeing a massive level of loss." 鈥斺赌斺赌斺赌斺赌斺赌斺赌斺赌斺赌斺�� Atul Gawande, former USAID assistant administrator for Global Health, on the consequences of U.S. government aid cuts. 鈥� NONCOMMUNICABLE DISEASES Is Extreme Heat Driving an 鈥楨pidemic鈥� of Kidney Disease? Over the last two decades, researchers have seen a surge of kidney disease among a demographic not typically at risk for the ailment: young, otherwise healthy outdoor workers who don't have diabetes or genetic risk factors. The condition has been dubbed CKDu鈥攃hronic kidney disease of unknown causes鈥攂ut researchers say an underlying cause is increasingly evident: extreme heat and chronic dehydration, writes journalist Carrie Arnold, reporting from El Salvador鈥檚 Pacific coast. Far-reaching crisis, few resources: Increasing rates of CKDu have been reported across Central America and among Nepalese migrants who worked in the Middle East.
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When India launched a rare genetic disease policy in 2021, it was hailed as a turning point in medical care for afflicted by such diseases.
But thousands of children across India have waited for medicines鈥攁nd some have died鈥攁s the government鈥檚 best intentions have been unraveled by red tape, withheld funds, and lengthy court battles, .
Two main issues:
- The Ministry of Health and Family Welfare approves only about 30% of funding requests.
- Patients who do receive funding find that expensive medicines can quickly run through the government鈥檚 $60,000 per patient spending cap.
- Her father, Yogesh Kajabe, a farm laborer, sold his only piece of land and borrowed $6,000 to keep her alive. Each of the two monthly injections she needed cost $1,200.
The Quote: 鈥淭he policy is a fragmented patchwork,鈥� says Archana Panda, co-founder of CureSMA India, a spinal muscular atrophy NGO. 鈥淲ithout a permanent national fund and insurance integration, India鈥檚 rare disease framework will keep collapsing under its own weight.鈥� THE QUOTE
"We鈥�re seeing a massive level of loss." 鈥斺赌斺赌斺赌斺赌斺赌斺赌斺赌斺赌斺�� Atul Gawande, former USAID assistant administrator for Global Health, on the consequences of U.S. government aid cuts. 鈥� NONCOMMUNICABLE DISEASES Is Extreme Heat Driving an 鈥楨pidemic鈥� of Kidney Disease? Over the last two decades, researchers have seen a surge of kidney disease among a demographic not typically at risk for the ailment: young, otherwise healthy outdoor workers who don't have diabetes or genetic risk factors. The condition has been dubbed CKDu鈥攃hronic kidney disease of unknown causes鈥攂ut researchers say an underlying cause is increasingly evident: extreme heat and chronic dehydration, writes journalist Carrie Arnold, reporting from El Salvador鈥檚 Pacific coast. Far-reaching crisis, few resources: Increasing rates of CKDu have been reported across Central America and among Nepalese migrants who worked in the Middle East.
- Many workers struggle to access needed dialysis and medications.
A bowhead whale's DNA offers clues to fight cancer 鈥� Issue No. 2828
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Contributors include Brian W. Simpson, MPH, Dayna Kerecman Myers, Annalies Winny, Morgan Coulson, Kate Belz, Melissa Hartman, Jackie Powder, and Rin Swann. Write us: dkerecm1@jhu.edu, like us on and follow us on Instagram and X .
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