#globalhealth

U.S. Rejects U.N. Declaration on Preparing for Future Pandemics https://www.nytimes.com/2026/09/25/us/politics/us-rejects-un-declaration-on-preparing-for-pandemics.html #Politics #GlobalHealth #InternationalRelations

There's a global pandemic treaty that's signed -- and in 'limbo.' What's the holdup? https://www.npr.org/2026/09/25/g-s1-144948/pandemic-prevention-treaty-agreement-world-health-organization #GlobalHealth #Politics #WorldNews

Rapid diagnostics are critical during outbreaks. However, EU regulations now require every test to undergo lengthy approval studies. Using the #Ebola outbreak, a team led by Prof. Christian Drosten at #CharitéBerlin has found a way to quickly assess the quality of new PCR tests, speeding up their availability. 👉 https://www.charite.de/en/research/paper_spotlight/the_path_to_new_diagnostic_tests_during_outbreaks_and_pandemics/ #CharitéPaper #Bundibugyo #CharitéVirology #GlobalHealth #diagnostics #DRC #research #science #PublicHealth

Trump's deals in Africa could cut U.S. health aid by more than half, analysis shows https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/2026/08/30/trumps-deals-africa-could-cut-us-health-aid-by-more-than-half-analysis-shows/ #WorldNews #Politics #GlobalHealth

"Misinformation and distrust are among the challenges facing public health workers in the Democratic Republic of Congo as they confront the second-deadliest Ebola outbreak on record. Even though the virus has faded from U.S. headlines, key organizations are still at work providing medical care and training to counter the spread of the disease." https://kffhealthnews.org/public-health/ebola-response-organizations-central-africa-democratic-republic-congo/#PublicHealth #GlobalHealth #misinformation #ebola #outbreak #CDC

A Global Conscience: Stephen Lewis As the UN Special Envoy for HIV/AIDS in Africa from 2001 to 2006, Canadian diplomat Stephen Lewis used his powerful voice to sound the alarm on a devastating pandemic. His passionate speeches held world leaders to account and were instrumental in mobilizing billions of dollars for The Global Fund to fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria. #Canada #UnitedNations #Activism #GlobalHealth 🇨🇦 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stephen_Lewis

"Over the past two months, the United States has made financial commitments that hint at a limited return to global health and humanitarian assistance partnerships, after the abrupt severing of many of those relationships a year and a half ago." https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/02/health/trump-health-aid-state-department.html #PublicHealth #GlobalHealth #ForeignAid #ForeignAssistance #Gavi #immunizations #vaccines #UNICEF #food #nutrition #ebola #HIV #PEPFAR #USAID #USpol

Former Officials Protest U.S. Plan to Defund Pan American Health Organization https://www.nytimes.com/2026/07/30/health/paho-us-pan-american-health-organization-withdrawal.html #Health #GlobalHealth #Policy

Amid U.S. funding cuts, the International AIDS Conference faces an uncertain future https://www.npr.org/2026/07/28/nx-s1-5909368/international-aids-conference-hiv #GlobalHealth #News #Science

20 Years After Its Own Outbreak, an Ugandan Town Beats Back Ebola https://www.nytimes.com/2026/07/26/world/africa/ebola-uganda-congo-border.html #Health #GlobalHealth #Epidemics

Sextortion: That's the threat for women who are simply trying to buy clean water https://www.npr.org/2026/07/25/g-s1-133450/sexual-violence-women-clean-water-nairobi-kenya #News #GlobalHealth #SocialJustice

"In impoverished Nepal, where a conservative culture leaves openly transgender people with few legal job options, the impact on aid workers’ lives was particularly crushing. Starving and scared, Lama and around 100 other LGBTQ+ aid workers left jobless by the funding cuts have turned to sex work to survive, walking the streets alongside the very people they once fought so hard to help." https://apnews.com/article/usaid-nepal-sex-workers-trump-budget-cuts-d8ea21ca4d43f1598ea54499123d46e0 #PublicHealth #GlobalHealth #USAID #DOGE #lgbtq #transgender #HIV #SexWork #violence

With Hopes High for New H.I.V. Prevention Pill, Merck Takes Steps to Ensure Access https://www.nytimes.com/2026/07/24/us/politics/merck-hiv-pill.html #Health #Medicine #GlobalHealth

African countries are facing rising rates of cancer. What's being done about it? https://www.npr.org/2026/07/22/nx-s1-5894983/african-countries-are-facing-rising-rates-of-cancer-whats-being-done-about-it #Health #GlobalHealth #CancerResearch

1,700 H.I.V. Treatment Sites Closed After Trump Aid Cuts, a Study Finds https://www.nytimes.com/2026/07/21/health/hiv-trump-cuts-pepfar.html #Health #GlobalHealth #Aid

Trump's HIV funding cuts having 'severe and devastating' impact around the world https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2026/jul/21/trumps-hiv-funding-cuts-having-severe-and-devastating-impact-around-the-world #GlobalHealth #WorldNews #USPolitics

1,700 H.I.V. Treatment Sites Closed After Trump Aid Cuts, a Study Finds https://www.nytimes.com/2026/07/21/health/hiv-trump-cuts-pepfar.html #Health #GlobalHealth #Science

1,700 H.I.V. Treatment Sites Closed After Trump Aid Cuts, a Study Finds https://www.nytimes.com/2026/07/21/health/hiv-trump-cuts-pepfar.html #WorldNews #GlobalHealth #AIDSCrisis

1,700 H.I.V. Treatment Sites Closed After Trump Aid Cuts, a Study Finds https://www.nytimes.com/2026/07/21/health/hiv-trump-cuts-pepfar.html #Politics #Health #GlobalHealth

Healthy diet too expensive for one in three people globally, UN report finds https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2026/jul/21/healthy-diet-too-expensive-for-one-in-three-people-globally-un-report-finds #GlobalHealth #FoodSecurity #Development