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This past August, bird flu was detected on a mink farm in Utah. Meanwhile, some federal legislators are looking to expand mink farming in the United States. @conservationdoc explains how this move raises biosecurity concerns. thinkglobalhealth.org/articl…
Pennsylvania announced a sixth death related to measles in its ongoing outbreak. Meanwhile, Mexico has recorded 13,687 measles cases in 2026, more than double the country’s 2025 count. Chile's Atacama region also recorded 79 whooping cough cases this year. thinkglobalhealth.org/articl…
Africa's over-60 population is suspected to surge over the next several decades. Read about the importance of adapting tools that assess the health and well-being of older adults for different cultures and languages. thinkglobalhealth.org/articl…
The incident involving a worker at the Irkutsk Anti-Plague Research Institute raises need for transparency during potentially dangerous disease events. Judy Twigg analyzes what Russia's response reveals about the gaps in international law. thinkglobalhealth.org/articl…
Zambia and the United States have reached a bilateral health deal, following a stalemate over data and specimen sharing clauses. The countries announced a five-year, $2.49 billion agreement, approximately 40% to be cofinanced by Zambia. thinkglobalhealth.org/articl…
Central Africa’s massive Ebola outbreak highlights the need for early detection. A financial mechanism to mitigate potential economic fallout could encourage fast reporting and help prevent a future emergency. thinkglobalhealth.org/articl…
Pennsylvania recorded 1,004 measles cases, making it the state with the largest U.S. outbreak in more than 30 years. Elsewhere, Costa Rica reported 772 hepatitis A cases and Afghanistan reported seven new polio cases in one week. thinkglobalhealth.org/articl…
Today marks the third anniversary of the October 7 attack on Israel and the subsequent war in Gaza. As conflicts grow worldwide, increased infectious-disease risk is a consequence that will endure long after fighting stops. thinkglobalhealth.org/articl…
Myanmar's civil war has destroyed the country's health-care system. @CFR_org's @JoshKurlantzick explains how the conflict has enabled cross-border transmission of diseases such as cholera and malaria. thinkglobalhealth.org/articl…
Today, the remaining $1.3 billion of unobligated U.S. global health funds will expire. Simultaneously, the U.S. is withdrawing its health funding for Zimbabwe after the country rejected its MOU terms in February because of data sharing demands. thinkglobalhealth.org/articl…
The World Health Organization cannot be reshaped without being honest about what is broken and why, writes independent analyst Summer Galloway. thinkglobalhealth.org/articl…
Following deadly flash floods in late August, Nepal's overburdened health system works to address postdisaster public health threats as funding remains scarce, explain @tankadhakal and @panditbhagirat4.
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#Ebola Bundibugyo vaccine development: Learn about the five vaccines in the pipeline, and how AI is helping turbocharge the process. thinkglobalhealth.org/articl…
New interview: Access to medicines expert Suerie Moon speaks to how far the world has come in responding to health emergencies since COVID-19 and the 2014-2016 West African #Ebola outbreak, and what challenges remain. bit.ly/47jII96
As India attempts to redefine its role in #BRICS as a leader on mental health and other NCDs, an expert asks whether the country will go beyond lofty declarations to make measurable progress. bit.ly/4xQ0njr
African countries and like-minded partners should band together to get what they need from the pandemic agreement, write two #healthsecurity strategists, Armand Mbanya and Luchuo Engelbert Bain. bit.ly/4yiGV03
Summer Galloway and @cfr_org's Stephanie Psaki outline five ways to deliver on the Pandemic Agreement's promises ahead of this Friday’s High-Level Meeting, from preparing countries’ legal systems to sustaining technology transfer between emergencies. thinkglobalhealth.org/articl…
The coming El Niño weather event could become the strongest on record, bringing with it extreme weather conditions. TGH spoke with @cfr_org's Sam Vigersky to discuss how this could worsen food insecurity in high-risk areas such as Sudan. thinkglobalhealth.org/articl…
India’s policymakers are under pressure to protect people from intensifying heat waves, yet the country’s climate response frequently omits the very people doing the riskiest jobs. thinkglobalhealth.org/articl…
