2+ hour, 23+ min ago  (312+ words) People typically think of pandemics in terms of their biological consequences, but science journalist Laura Spinney argues that their impact is shaped just as much by human behaviour and language. On a recent episode of "Dialogues," part of the Global…...

1+ day, 15+ hour ago  (14+ words) Record ODA Cuts: Top Donors Slash Aid As Global Health Risks Grow'Health Policy Watch...

1+ day, 14+ hour ago  (983+ words) US President Donald Trump wants to eliminate $4. 3 billion from the US government's global health budget, including all funding for the Pan-American Health Organization (PAHO), the World Health Organization's (WHO) regional organisation for the Americas. His proposed budget for 2027, which needs…...

2+ day, 14+ hour ago  (999+ words) Several WHO member states about to join the Executive Board have dubious human rights records, but they will shortlist Director General candidates at the Organization's most consequential period in a generation. The World Health Organization (WHO) Executive Board does not…...

2+ day, 15+ hour ago  (932+ words) Air pollution increases the risk of diabetes, particularly when exposure is long-term, according to emerging evidence. A 2025 study from China involving 18, 606 middle-aged and elderly adults found that long-term exposure to air pollution " both indoor and outdoor " significantly increased their risk…...

2+ day, 17+ hour ago  (571+ words) The Trump administration has put forward Luke J Lindberg, the US Department of Agriculture trade and foreign agricultural affairs under secretary, as its pick for executive director of the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP)." Lindberg would succeed Cindy Mc…...

3+ day, 14+ hour ago  (833+ words) The World Health Organization (WHO) has only mobilised 37% of the funds it needs for the Eastern Mediterranean Region (EMRO) amid a "deteriorating health situation, regional director Dr Hanan Balkhy told a media briefing on Wednesday. Welcoming the two-week ceasefire between…...

4+ day, 9+ hour ago  (874+ words) The European Commission announced that it will contribute "700 million to the next funding cycle of the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria at the G7 One Health Summit in Lyon on Tuesday. This was one of several pledges made…...

4+ day, 14+ hour ago  (506+ words) Smaller pharmaceutical companies and those outside countries with trade deals with the US will bear the brunt of President Donald Trump's 100% tariff on imported patented pharmaceuticals and their active ingredients announced last week. The tariff will be imposed on large…...

4+ day, 19+ hour ago  (1445+ words) Sweeping UK aid cuts have drastically reduced direct bilateral funding to African countries, posing a severe threat to the continent's most fragile health systems. Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO) officials recently confirmed a steep 31% multi-year reduction of the foreign…...