How the pandemic changed the world of disease control for worse — and for better
Five years after the World Health Organization declared a global pandemic, there has been progress — and backsliding in the ...
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WHO issues starkest warning yet on fallout from U.S. withdrawal of aid for global health
Breaking: The WHO issued its starkest warning yet on the consequences of the abrupt cessation of U.S. global health funding, ...
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‘No one can fill that gap’: Why a global health leader sees U.S. funding as irreplaceable
Why the head of the Wellcome Trust, the world’s fourth-largest charitable foundation, sees U.S. global health funding as ...
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Trump is right: The World Health Organization isn’t working
One of the first actions of the new Trump administration was to withdraw from the World Health Organization. Many public health advocates quickly raised alarm bells, citing longstanding arguments ...
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The World’s Deadliest Infectious Disease Is About to Get Worse
In 2023, after a brief hiatus, tuberculosis regained from COVID its status as the world’s deadliest infectious disease—a title it has held for most of what we know of human history. Some people die of ...
Funding cuts for global health programs threaten childhood vaccination efforts, WHO says
Countries, including the United States, cutting down funding for life-saving global health projects could jeopardize vaccination programs that protect children and adults from deadly diseases, the ...
The death toll in Gaza has surpassed 50,000, health officials say
Israel broke the ceasefire with Hamas last week with intensified bombing as Israeli forces resumed ground operations and threatened to take “permanent” control of Gaza.
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The Impact of Air Pollution on Respiratory Health: What You Need to Know
Physician and Specialist Air pollution is a silent but deadly threat affecting millions of people worldwide. The World Health ...