Global Health

October 14, 2026
UN General Assembly Adopts WHO-Backed Political Declaration on Pandemic Prevention, Response
NEW YORK, October 14 — The World Health Organization (WHO) welcomed the adoption by the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) of the…
September 15, 2026
DRC Ebola Cases Top 7,000; Officials Say Spread May Have Peaked
BUNIA, September 15 — More than seven thousand Ebola cases have now been recorded in the Democratic Republic of Congo’s worst outbreak…
September 13, 2026
Uganda Trial: One-Fifth Yellow Fever Dose Works in Children
KAMPALA, September 13 — A clinical trial in Uganda has found that a one-fifth dose of yellow fever vaccine protected children under…
September 11, 2026
WFP: Ebola Fight in East Congo Needs Food Aid as 500,000 Face Hunger
GOMA, September 11 — The World Food Programme is warning that the international response to the Ebola outbreak in the eastern Democratic…
July 21, 2026
Canada’s Public Health Agency assesses US outbreak risk from SARS lessons
OTTAWA, July 21 — The building on Colonnade Road is quiet this afternoon, its surveillance systems humming through servers that link Ottawa…
July 21, 2026
WHO’s binding rules govern cross-border outbreak notifications under IHR
GENEVA, July 21 — The figure that matters: 196 countries are bound by the International Health Regulations, the only international legal treaty…
July 21, 2026
Measles resurgence fuels global comeback amid declining vaccination rates
GENEVA, July 21 — In the corridors of global health agencies, a familiar concern has resurfaced. Measles, a disease whose very name…
July 21, 2026
US Vaccine Hesitancy Fuels Preventable Disease Outbreaks, Threatens
MANILA, July 21 — Vaccine hesitancy — a delay in accepting or refusing vaccines despite their availability and proven effectiveness — has…
July 20, 2026
Cyclospora cayetanensis: The Elusive Parasite Behind Foodborne
LIMA, July 20 — On the laboratory benches of Cayetano Heredia University, a parasite no bigger than a speck of dust first…
July 18, 2026
Cyclospora cayetanensis causes global produce-borne illnesses
LIMA, July 18 — Under the microscope, the threat is tiny — spherical, just 7.5 to 10 micrometres across, wrapped in a…
July 14, 2026
Vaccines Train Immune System: A Century of Disease Prevention
ASTANA, July 14 — The global vaccine market, a sector that directly shapes public health outcomes from Central Asia to the Americas,…
July 14, 2026
Global Vaccination Impact: 2 to 3 Million Deaths Prevented Annually
WASHINGTON, July 14 — Vaccines remain one of the most powerful tools in public health, preventing an estimated 2 to 3 million…
July 14, 2026
WHO Data: Global Life Expectancy Rises, Disparities Persist 2000-2020
GENEVA, July 14 — The numbers tell a story of two worlds. The World Health Organization reports global life expectancy at birth…
July 14, 2026
Jonas Salk’s 1955 Polio Vaccine Reduced U.S. Cases By 96 Percent
WASHINGTON, July 14 — The geopolitical chessboard of global health has few moves as decisive as the one Jonas Salk made in…
July 11, 2026
$40B Global Antibiotics Industry Faces Innovation Gaps
SINGAPORE, July 11 — For communities across Asia, the medicines that treat common infections are something many families take for granted. But…
July 11, 2026
Antimicrobial resistance now a top global health threat
MANILA, July 11 — Antimicrobial resistance, or AMR, is not a distant laboratory concern. For communities across Asia, it is a threat…
July 10, 2026
Study: 1.2 Billion Global Mental Health Cases in 2023
MANILA, July 10 — A sweeping new study has painted a stark picture of the global mental health landscape, revealing that nearly…
July 10, 2026
Teens Aged 15-19 Now Lead in Mental Disorder Burden
ROME, July 10 — The mental health landscape for young people has shifted in a stark new direction. A major global study…
July 10, 2026
Mental Illness Top Cause of Global Disability, Study Finds
MANILA, July 10 — A 2023 global study has laid bare a stark shift in the landscape of disability worldwide, with mental…
July 9, 2026
Global Water Crisis Threatens Health and Livelihoods of Billions
ISLAMABAD, July 9 — The numbers are stark, and they come from some of the most trusted global institutions. The United Nations…
July 8, 2026
Global Immunization Saves 2-3 Million Lives Yearly, Seeks Universal Coverage
GENEVA, July 8 — The World Health Organization estimates that immunization prevents 2-3 million deaths every year from diseases including diphtheria, tetanus,…
July 1, 2026
Cancer’s Deadly Toll Exposed in Developing Health Systems
LAGOS, July 1 — For years, I taught my students about the mechanics of writing, about narrative structure and clarity. But the…
July 1, 2026
Transatlantic Partnership Aims to Fast-Track Rare Disease Treatments
OXFORD, July 1 — The Oxford-Harrington Rare Disease Centre has appointed a new Little Princess Trust Professor of Paediatric Oncology, strengthening its…
June 30, 2026
Glasgow Ebola Test Negative as Congo Outbreak Rages On
GLASGOW, July 1 — A patient admitted to Glasgow’s Queen Elizabeth University Hospital has tested negative for Ebola, ending a brief lockdown.…