Ghana has seen an “exponential” increase in mpox cases over the past week, while there have been smaller increases in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), Guinea, Burundi, and Kenya, according to the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC). Ghana now has 313 confirmed cases, an 87% increase over the previous […] Continue reading ->
The White House “terminated” Dr Susan Monarez as director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) late Wednesday night after she refused to resign. On Wednesday evening, Monarez’s legal counsel said that she would not resign as CDC director despite an earlier announcement on X by the US Department of Health and Human […] Continue reading ->
African countries worst affected by mpox have rapidly expanded their diagnostic capacity, with more laboratories and better-trained health workers, said Dr Jean Kaseya, head of the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC). The Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), the epicentre of the mpox outbreak, has increased its laboratories from two in January […] Continue reading ->
Despite an uptick in food supplies reaching Gaza this month, critical medical equipment remains barred from entry while deaths from malnutrition continue to mount to 147 casualties as of August 5, said Rick Peeperkorn, the World Health Organization’s representative in the Occupied Palestinian Territories Tuesday at a UN press briefing in Geneva. On the same […] Continue reading ->
WHO has confirmed reports of 99 people who died of malnutrition-related deaths in 2025, up until the end of July, including 64 adults and 35 children, most of the latter under the age of five, said WHO Director General Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus on Thursday. According to the Hamas-controlled Gaza Health Ministry, the number of […] Continue reading ->
As South Africa marks Women’s Month this August, the global health community is preparing to spotlight the vital role women play in tackling tuberculosis—often in overlooked and underfunded areas of research, care, and advocacy. A special webinar, hosted by Global Health Strategies, the Bhekisisa Centre for Health Journalism, and Health Policy Watch, will recognize and […] Continue reading ->
A clear global strategy is needed to “counter vaccine misinformation from the United States” (US), Heidi Larson and Simon Piatek write in The Lancet this week. This should be based on ensuring the independence of scientific institutions that deal with vaccines and the regulation of digital platforms to “address cross-border health harms”, they argue. Global […] Continue reading ->
LONDON – Summit it was not as there were no heads of state or even Bill Gates, although the UK’s Minister for Climate Change made a compelling presentation showing the kind of policy leadership starkly absent in the United States. Even so, the recent Climate and Health Summit, hosted by the UK Physiological Society, the […] Continue reading ->
US State Department officials are developing a plan to transform the President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR) from an entity that tackles HIV to one that is broadly focused on protecting and promoting American interests. This is according to a report in the New York Times on Thursday, based on leaked planning documents that […] Continue reading ->
KIGALI – Relief swept through delegates at the International AIDS Society (IAS) conference in Kigali, Rwanda, as news broke that the US Senate had moved to shield the President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR) from proposed budget cuts. Late Tuesday, the US Senate agreed to exempt the flagship HIV program from a planned $400 […] Continue reading ->
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