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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.
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Tracking the "America First" Bilateral Health Agreements | Think Global Health
Think Global Health's analysis found gaps between country needs and new cofinancing commitments with the United States
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Think Global Health @thinkglobalhealth.org · 10h
The World Health Organization cannot be reshaped without being honest about what is broken and why, writes independent analyst Summer Galloway.
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WHO Elections: Reform Without Reckoning | Think Global Health
The organization cannot be reshaped without confronting its internal structure, partnership rules, and expanding operational role
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Think Global Health @thinkglobalhealth.org · 28/09/2026
#Ebola Bundibugyo vaccine development: Learn about the five vaccines in the pipeline, and how AI is helping turbocharge the process. www.thinkglobalhealth.org/article/t…
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The Race to Develop an Ebola Bundibugyo Vaccine | Think Global Health
Nicole Lurie, U.S. director for the Coalition for Epidemic Preparedness Innovations, explores the science behind the five Ebola Bundibugyo vaccine candidates in the pipeline and the hurdles they face
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Think Global Health @thinkglobalhealth.org · 27/09/2026
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
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A Fast and Fair Response: Reflections on Pandemic Preparedness | Think Global Health
Access to medicines expert Suerie Moon shares her perspective on the world's ability to respond to health emergencies, from COVID-19 to Ebola
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Think Global Health @thinkglobalhealth.org · 27/09/2026
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
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At BRICS Summit, India Takes the Lead on Noncommunicable Diseases | Think Global Health
As India attempts to redefine its role in BRICS as a health leader, an expert asks whether the country will make measurable progress instead of reaffirming known goals.
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Think Global Health @thinkglobalhealth.org · 25/09/2026
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
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Ebola in the Democratic Republic of Congo is the UN Pandemic Meeting's Real Test | Think Global Health
African countries and like-minded partners should band together to get what they need from the pandemic agreement, say two health security strategists
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Think Global Health @thinkglobalhealth.org · 21/09/2026
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 agreements between emergencies. bit.ly/4hdJMQw
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Five Ways to Deliver on the Pandemic Agreement's Promises | Think Global Health
Building the right legal, operational, and financial systems to prevent the next pandemic will require going beyond negotiations in New York or Geneva
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Think Global Health @thinkglobalhealth.org · 17/09/2026
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.
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India's Climate Plans Miss Those Most at Risk | Think Global Health
Tracking caste-like hierarchies in climate and health metrics could help countries better mitigate extreme heat harms across South Asia and Africa
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Think Global Health @thinkglobalhealth.org · 17/09/2026
According to a study led by @aly_singleton, the development of a highway connecting Bolivia, Brazil, and Peru led to more than 10,000 dengue cases in one Amazonian region. Kunal Arora explains how development brings opportunity but also health risks.
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Highway Expansion Linked to Dengue Surge in the Amazon | Think Global Health
Paving the Interoceanic Highway through Peru's Madre de Dios region led to more than 10,000 additional cases of dengue, study finds
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Think Global Health @thinkglobalhealth.org · 15/09/2026
Bangladesh's coasts are some of the world's fastest-salinizing landscapes, as tidal flooding, cyclones, and sea-level rise move saltwater farther inland. Read how this, along with antibiotic overuse, increases the risk of antibiotic-resistant pathogens.
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Antimicrobial Resistance Threatens Bangladesh's Coasts | Think Global Health
Rising salinity in Bangladesh's waters—which could worsen under a record-breaking El Niño—has created the perfect conditions for aquatic pathogens to multiply
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Think Global Health @thinkglobalhealth.org · 11/09/2026
Today marks the 25th anniversary of the 9/11 attacks. @cfr.org's Elena Every explains how a proposed bill could expand mental health care access for those who served in the U.S. military post 9/11, including incarcerated veterans.
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Caring for Incarcerated U.S. Veterans Post-9/11 | Think Global Health
A bill introduced in March could address a significant gap in mental health care for U.S. service members, but remains under negotiation
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Think Global Health @thinkglobalhealth.org · 11/09/2026
Senegal has recorded 57 confirmed diphtheria cases and 8 deaths since the beginning of August. Elsewhere, Bangladesh’s measles cases, hospitalizations, and deaths have increased after a period of decline, now reaching nearly 20,000 confirmed infections.
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Tracking Measles and the World's Vaccine-Preventable Diseases | Think Global Health
This weekly map visualizes outbreaks of nine childhood diseases in collaboration with the International Society for Infectious Diseases
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Think Global Health @thinkglobalhealth.org · 10/09/2026
Recent rulings holding Meta and Google liable for damage to young users’ mental health could change how people think about social media and adolescent wellbeing. Experts explain why teens need better access to support for cyberbullying and other harms.
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Youth Need Support Systems for Online Harms | Think Global Health
Recent court rulings have exposed harms caused by social media, but experts say accountability on its own will not counter online violence, including cyberbullying
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Think Global Health @thinkglobalhealth.org · 10/09/2026
Social media bans for youth have gained traction across several countries, including Australia and the United Kingdom. TGH explores how well these bans could work to protect young people’s mental health:
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The Rise of Social Media Bans: Can Regulation Improve Teen Mental Health? | Think Global Health
Social media is under attack for its alleged role in harming children, youth stress that they should be part of the decision-making process for regulating it
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Think Global Health @thinkglobalhealth.org · 03/09/2026
Cervical cancer is the primary cause of death from cancer for women in 29 sub-Saharan African countries. Read how improving access to self-testing kits for human papillomavirus could help fill the gap in screenings and early diagnoses.
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How Self-Testing Can Fill Gaps in Cervical Cancer Screening | Think Global Health
Tools that allow self-sampling for HPV testing can help overcome barriers to screenings such as transportation, cost, and fear of pain
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Think Global Health @thinkglobalhealth.org · 03/09/2026
Two measles deaths were reported in Pennsylvania and several cases were confirmed in Iowa, Kentucky, Wisconsin, and Maryland. Elsewhere, 2,267 people, mostly infants, were hospitalized for RSV in Argentina and Nigeria reported 29 diphtheria cases in 2026.
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Tracking Measles and the World's Vaccine-Preventable Diseases | Think Global Health
This weekly map visualizes outbreaks of nine childhood diseases in collaboration with the International Society for Infectious Diseases
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Think Global Health @thinkglobalhealth.org · 01/09/2026
Amid shifts in health funding, @cfr.org's @spsaki.bsky.social, Anya Hirschfeld, Annabelle Gallinek, and @tombollyky.bsky.social conducted a rapid review of recommendations on the future of global health. They will continue to update their analysis as new ideas emerge.
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The Future of Global Health: Themes and Thorny Questions | Think Global Health
An analysis of 67 reform proposals reveals a country-led and systems-focused vision for global health's next chapter, but questions remain on how to implement it
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Think Global Health @thinkglobalhealth.org · 27/08/2026
In Italy, authorities are investigating parents for potential involuntary manslaughter by omission after their unvaccinated child died from diphtheria. In Africa, Mozambique and the Democratic Republic of Congo are seeing increases in measles cases.
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Tracking Measles and the World's Vaccine-Preventable Diseases | Think Global Health
This weekly map visualizes outbreaks of nine childhood diseases in collaboration with the International Society for Infectious Diseases
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Think Global Health @thinkglobalhealth.org · 26/08/2026
To secure financing for climate projects and improve community health, Kenya is developing carbon markets that turns pollution into a cost, incentivizing emission reductions and low-carbon investments.
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Improving Kenya's Carbon Market to Support Health and Climate | Think Global Health
Building on the success of projects like Mikoko Pamoja, Kenya is working to regulate its carbon market to address past controversy and secure community gains
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Think Global Health @thinkglobalhealth.org · 24/08/2026
As Africa's walls of protection against malaria crack against invasive, insecticide-resistant mosquitoes, countries need to test the promising technology of editing mosquitoes' genes, not dismiss it based on speculative rumors, suggests @Fredrosinc. bit.ly/4wDcQq6
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Think Global Health @thinkglobalhealth.org · 20/08/2026
U.S. vaccine exemptions rose sharply this year as measles cases grow to more than 2,500, according to @CDCgov. Elsewhere, deaths from Bangladesh’s measles outbreak have exceeded 900. Ecuador reported a surge in Hepatitis A. bit.ly/4iTAnOu
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Tracking Measles and the World's Vaccine-Preventable Diseases | Think Global Health
This weekly map visualizes outbreaks of nine childhood diseases in collaboration with the International Society for Infectious Diseases
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Think Global Health @thinkglobalhealth.org · 18/08/2026
Donald Trump's executive order recommending that vaccines against measles, mumps, and rubella be administered individually, instead of as a combination shot, could influence demand and supply for those vaccines globally, explains Prashant Yadav.
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Trump's Executive Order on Vaccines Could Be Contagious | Think Global Health
The push to split the measles-mumps-rubella vaccine into separate shots could have a ripple effect on global markets
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Think Global Health @thinkglobalhealth.org · 17/08/2026
More than 500,000 young Americans have opioid use disorder, but many are not getting buprenorphine, a medication proven to reduce overdose deaths that can be prescribed by any doctor or nurse practitioner. Sam Nichols investigates:
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The Opioid Use Treatment Young Americans Can't Access | Think Global Health
More than 500,000 young people have opioid use disorder, but data shows many aren't getting buprenorphine, a medication proven to reduce overdose deaths
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Think Global Health @thinkglobalhealth.org · 13/08/2026
The Gaza Strip reported more than 58,000 cases of chickenpox this year. In the United States, 94 new measles cases bring the nationwide total to 2,465. And, in Vietnam, 10 cases of whooping cough were reported in the last three weeks.
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Tracking Measles and the World's Vaccine-Preventable Diseases | Think Global Health
This weekly map visualizes outbreaks of nine childhood diseases in collaboration with the International Society for Infectious Diseases
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Think Global Health @thinkglobalhealth.org · 10/08/2026
In Japan, new programs could introduce up to 1.23 million foreign workers by March 2029. Hansani Madushika Abeywickrama outlines the health-system reforms needed to ensure that quality care is available to non-Japanese residents.
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Japan's Immigration Push Calls for Health System Reform | Think Global Health
As Japan seeks to attract foreign workers, the government should address its health system's language barriers, cultural misunderstandings, and structural challenges
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Think Global Health @thinkglobalhealth.org · 06/08/2026
Honduras reported 215 whooping cough cases and 17 deaths; a sharp increase compared to 2025. Brazil reported1,880 cases of hepatitis A in São Paulo, and El Salvador confirmed 9 measles cases among individuals connected to health centers.
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Tracking Measles and the World's Vaccine-Preventable Diseases | Think Global Health
This weekly map visualizes outbreaks of nine childhood diseases in collaboration with the International Society for Infectious Diseases
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Think Global Health @thinkglobalhealth.org · 06/08/2026
Bangladesh’s measles outbreak is now the world’s largest, with nearly 132,000 suspected cases and 849 child deaths. Zakir Houssain Chowdhury explains how a series of policy failures created the conditions for the latest surge in cases.
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Visualizing Bangladesh's Massive Measles Outbreak | Think Global Health
Policy failures in Bangladesh dismantled decades of progress toward eliminating measles, creating the conditions for the explosive 2026 outbreak
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Think Global Health @thinkglobalhealth.org · 05/08/2026
As the Ukraine war intensifies, Lithuanian medical professionals are preparing for a potential attack. Bella May and Samuel Wands describe how doctors are traveling to Ukraine to learn how to treat war injuries and care for wounded patients.
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As the Ukraine War Intensifies, Lithuania Prepares its Health System | Think Global Health
After a record-breaking month for missile strikes in Ukraine, Lithiuanian medical professionals are learning the basics of war medicine to prepare for a possible attack
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Think Global Health @thinkglobalhealth.org · 03/08/2026
Michigan confirmed the first two deaths in the U.S. Cyclospora outbreak. As cases climb, Lee-Ann Jaykus, a food microbiology and safety researcher at North Carolina State University, describes the factors driving this and other foodborne illness outbreaks.
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Cyclospora Outbreak: Is Foodborne Illness Becoming More Common in the United States? | Think Global Health
According to food microbiologist Lee-Ann Jaykus, climate change and funding cuts could lead to greater risk of foodborne disease
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Think Global Health @thinkglobalhealth.org · 30/07/2026
Democratic Republic of Congo recorded over 2,089 measles cases and 21 deaths in children under 5. Bangladesh's measles outbreak climbed to 14,841 cases with 800 reported deaths. Colombia also reported 41 whooping cough cases in an Indigenous community.
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Tracking Measles and the World's Vaccine-Preventable Diseases | Think Global Health
This weekly map visualizes outbreaks of nine childhood diseases in collaboration with the International Society for Infectious Diseases
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Think Global Health @thinkglobalhealth.org · 30/07/2026
June 2026 was the hottest month on record in Western Europe. Michael Brauer and Rémy Slama urge European policymakers to follow France’s lead and create strategies that mitigate the harms of extreme heat as climate change intensifies.
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Europe's Historic Heatwave Is Testing France's Playbook | Think Global Health
Experts outline how France can take steps to protect its population amid record-breaking temperatures and deadly wildfires
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Think Global Health @thinkglobalhealth.org · 28/07/2026
As the Democratic Republic of Congo’s Bundibugyo Ebola outbreak worsens, Ranu Dhillon and Jean-Vivien Mombouli draw on their experience leading Guinea’s 2014-16 Ebola outbreak response to provide valuable insights for interventions.
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Using Guinea's Approach to Contain Ebola in the DRC  | Think Global Health
Negotiating access, earning trust, and building a tightly coordinated response are essential to stopping transmission, according to two advisors of Guinea's 2014-16 Ebola response
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Think Global Health @thinkglobalhealth.org · 27/07/2026
This week, TGH updates its America First bilateral health agreements tracker to include South Sudan's and Ivory Coast's agreements. The strategy’s effect on PEPFAR notably received scrutiny at the 2026 International AIDS Conference.
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Tracking the "America First" Bilateral Health Agreements | Think Global Health
Think Global Health's analysis found gaps between country needs and new cofinancing commitments with the United States
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Think Global Health @thinkglobalhealth.org · 27/07/2026
As global health aid shifts toward greater country self-reliance, Chris Collins, Jirair Ratevosian, and Jeffrey Sturchio explain how private sector strategies, such as accountability and data-driven decision-making, could guide this transition.
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Making Aid Transition Work: Seven Lessons from the Private Sector | Think Global Health
As global health financing shifts toward country self-reliance, emphasis on principles like measurement and accountability can guide implementation
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Think Global Health @thinkglobalhealth.org · 21/07/2026
Funding cuts to international aid and biomedical research have jeopardized the discovery of new therapeutics. Maya Butani explains how scientists could take matters into their own hands by creating new approaches to catalyze drug development.
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How Scientists Can Revive Global Health Drug Development | Think Global Health
South African biomedical researchers are spearheading new approaches to catalyze drug discovery and manufacturing
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Think Global Health @thinkglobalhealth.org · 20/07/2026
@cfr.org's Prashant Yadav and Anya Hirschfeld give an update on how resumed strikes and a reimposed blockade of the Strait of Hormuz will likely continue to increase drug prices, despite initial signs of course correcting in June.
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Petrochemicals and Pills: How the Iran War Exposed Medicines' Oil Vulnerability | Think Global Health
A new analysis shows how the Iran War disrupted upstream inputs for pharmaceutical supply chains, as the United States and Iran move toward a deal
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Think Global Health @thinkglobalhealth.org · 15/07/2026
Seven measles cases were identified in an Arizona immigration detention center, while Guatemala has confirmed 26 measles deaths. Elsewhere, Gaza has reported more than 9,000 chickenpox cases in the first two weeks of July 2026.
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Tracking Measles and the World's Vaccine-Preventable Diseases | Think Global Health
This weekly map visualizes outbreaks of nine childhood diseases in collaboration with the International Society for Infectious Diseases
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Think Global Health @thinkglobalhealth.org · 15/07/2026
In Imala Odo, Nigeria, a river dam project created new hotspots for Schistosomiasis, a parasitic infection that can cause cancer. William McCarthy and contributors share how drone mapping can help control and treat this threat.
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Drone Mapping: A Birds-Eye View of a Neglected Tropical Disease in Nigeria | Think Global Health
Aerial approaches are helping researchers identify high-risk areas for schistosomiasis, enabling more effective control and treatment
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Think Global Health @thinkglobalhealth.org · 13/07/2026
To remain relevant in a changing landscape, Anders Nordström encourages World Health Organization members to prioritize reforms that focus on collective benefits and security, economic resilience, and political trust.
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Reforming WHO: Five Considerations for the Next Director General | Think Global Health
The World Health Organization's next chapter could become more focused, technically authoritative, and strategically disciplined through strategic reforms
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Think Global Health @thinkglobalhealth.org · 09/07/2026
Bangladesh continues to struggle with measles, as more than 120,000 suspected and confirmed cases have been reported since mid-March. Zambia has also reported 700 measles cases in 2026. Elsewhere, Australia's diphtheria case count is up to 401 this year.
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Tracking Measles and the World's Vaccine-Preventable Diseases | Think Global Health
This weekly map visualizes outbreaks of nine childhood diseases in collaboration with the International Society for Infectious Diseases
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Think Global Health @thinkglobalhealth.org · 09/07/2026
Jumbled passenger data handoffs between commercial actors and international institutions hindered the hantavirus outbreak response. Y. Tony Yang argues that an outbreak escrow system could help prevent delays in future emergencies.
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How Industry Can Help Prevent the Next Cruise Ship Outbreak | Think Global Health
Critical disease-outbreak intelligence sits inside private firms, and an outbreak escrow system could securely hold that data to be shared in an emergency
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Think Global Health @thinkglobalhealth.org · 08/07/2026
Air pollution and extreme temperature were identified as risk factors for dementia among older adults in Ghana. David Mawutor Donkor explains how health policy gaps are leaving Africa unprepared for a looming dementia epidemic.
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Heat Stress and Air Pollution Fuel Dementia in Ghana | Think Global Health
Ghana's aging population faces worsening cognitive health, including increased dementia risk, from pollution and high temperature
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Think Global Health @thinkglobalhealth.org · 03/07/2026
As the United States prepares to celebrate its 250th year, measles continues to spread with 141 cases reported in Virginia. Elsewhere, Bangladesh reports 107 measles cases within 24 hours and Honduras grapples with 180 whooping cough cases and 14 deaths.
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Tracking Measles and the World's Vaccine-Preventable Diseases | Think Global Health
This weekly map visualizes outbreaks of nine childhood diseases in collaboration with the International Society for Infectious Diseases
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Think Global Health @thinkglobalhealth.org · 03/07/2026
Africa’s ability to sequence pathogens grew during COVID-19 and then helped map the ebolavirus. @cfr.org's Prashant Yadav and authors from the Institut Pasteur de Dakar explain how these tools could be repurposed for genomic medicine to treat cancer and epilepsy.
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Genomic Medicine: A New Frontier for Health Care in Africa | Think Global Health
Building Africa's capacity for human genomic sequencing could improve cancer care, product development, and precision medicine
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Think Global Health @thinkglobalhealth.org · 02/07/2026
New World screwworm has reemerged in the United States. @conservationdoc.bsky.social explains how this outbreak is a wake-up call for policymakers to prevent and prepare for major disease events involving animals and humans.
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New World Screwworm: A Call to End the Open-Border Policy for U.S. Wildlife Trade | Think Global Health
The U.S. government should use its existing authority to address zoonotic spillover risks from the wildlife trade
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Think Global Health @thinkglobalhealth.org · 02/07/2026
This year, the United States introduced a pilot program using artificial intelligence to curb apparent Medicare overspending. However, patient reports of delays and increased denials have led to pushback from lawmakers and advocates.
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AI-Driven Pilot Program Delays Access to Care for Americans | Think Global Health
The Wasteful and Inappropriate Service Reduction (WISeR) model was launched to weed out Medicare fraud, but patients report lagging care and increased denials
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Think Global Health @thinkglobalhealth.org · 29/06/2026
The U.S. State Department declared its intention to permanently end all HIV-related U.S. foreign aid to South Africa by early 2027. Read how this decision will further disrupt care in the country, risking more HIV infections and severe disease.
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United States Pulls Funding for South Africa, Threatening HIV Defenses | Think Global Health
Abruptly ending all U.S. foreign aid for health to South Africa will deepen care disruptions and could lead to a surge in new HIV infections
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Think Global Health @thinkglobalhealth.org · 26/06/2026
The Trump administration proposed a $5 billion budget cut for the National Institutes of Health in FY27. @avac.org's Stacey Hannah and Mitchell Warren warn how slashing funding threatens the development of a vaccine that could end the HIV epidemic.
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NIH Budget Cuts Threaten HIV Research | Think Global Health
AVAC leaders warn that the Trump administration's proposed funding rollback to the National Institutes of Health could derail the vaccine needed to end HIV
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Think Global Health @thinkglobalhealth.org · 25/06/2026
The 2026 FIFA World Cup continues in North America as Mexico sees 185 measles cases in the first week of the tournament and Los Angeles confirms a person with measles passing through its airport. Also, Nigeria confirmed its first three polio cases in years.
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Tracking Measles and the World's Vaccine-Preventable Diseases | Think Global Health
This weekly map visualizes outbreaks of nine childhood diseases in collaboration with the International Society for Infectious Diseases
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Think Global Health @thinkglobalhealth.org · 24/06/2026
Last month, Zambia and the United States ended talks to fund Zambia's health programs over mineral wealth and data sharing concerns. @ivac-hopkins.bsky.social's William Moss explains the need to continue negotiations to support malaria, HIV/AIDS, and vaccine initiatives.
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Why U.S.-Zambia Foreign Aid Negotiations Should Continue | Think Global Health
International Vaccine Access Center lead William Moss explains why Zambia needs funding to maintain progress on malaria, HIV, and vaccination programs
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