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There are three Great Pyramids at Giza in Egypt - but imagine if there were 307 of the mighty edifices. And then imagine that they had dissolved into over two billion tons of sand and dust particles. 

96 Global Health NOW: 鈥楯udgment Day鈥� Scenes in Gaza; Kabul鈥檚 Looming Water Crisis; and America鈥檚 Insomnia Epidemic July 9, 2025 Palestinians gather to receive food aid distributed by a charity organization as the Israeli attacks continue in Deir al Balah, Gaza, on July 9. Hassan Jedi/Anadolu via Getty 鈥楯udgment Day鈥� Scenes as Gaza Crisis Deepens
As violence grows at food distribution sites in Gaza and the enclave鈥檚 medical system collapses, an Israeli defense minister鈥檚 plan to move all Palestinians in Gaza into a camp in Rafah is sparking legal and humanitarian concerns, . 

Details of plan: Israel's defense minister has instructed the military to establish a 鈥渉umanitarian city鈥� to initially house ~600,000 Palestinians, and eventually the whole 2.1 million population, . 

• Israeli human rights lawyer Michael Sfard described the relocation plan as 鈥渁n operational plan for a crime against humanity.鈥� 

Violence at new aid distribution sites is overwhelming doctors and humanitarian workers, who describe daily mass casualty incidents since the Israeli- and U.S.-backed Gaza Humanitarian Foundation began distributing food in May, . 

• The majority of incidents involve military gunfire, 鈥攊n scenes that 鈥渞esemble the horrors of judgment day,鈥� per one Palestinian nursing director.


• A journalist in Gaza seeking food described facing 鈥淚sraeli military fire, private U.S. contractors pointing laser beams at my forehead, crowds with knives fighting for rations, and masked thieves,鈥� . 

A doctor鈥檚 death leaves a void: Marwan al-Sultan鈥攐ne of Gaza鈥檚 two cardiologists and a hospital director鈥攚as killed in an Israeli airstrike, prompting widespread grief and outrage, . 

• 鈥淏y losing Dr. Marwan, thousands of people will lose and suffer,鈥� said another hospital director. 


• 1,500+ health care workers have died in the conflict, . 

Related: USAID review raised 鈥榗ritical concerns鈥� over Gaza aid group days before $30 million US grant 鈥� GLOBAL HEALTH VOICES The Latest One-Liners   The International Criminal Court has issued arrest warrants for the Taliban鈥檚 supreme leader, Haibatullah Akhundzada, and Afghanistan鈥檚 chief justice, Abdul Hakim Haqqani, accusing them of crimes against humanity for the persecution of women and girls.

Climate change tripled the death toll of the latest European heatwave, , which attributed ~1,500 of the ~2,300 heat-related deaths over 10 days in 12 cities to climate change.

New vaccines for Marburg virus and Sudan ebolavirus have been announced for development by U.S. health officials; the vaccines aim to address 鈥渕aterial threats to national health security.鈥�

Breathing polluted air, even at low levels, may cause scarring in heart muscles, leading to heart failure over time, ; the damage occurred in both healthy individuals and people with heart conditions. WATER Kabul鈥檚 Looming Crisis 
Kabul鈥檚 groundwater could be depleted by 2030鈥攁 mounting crisis as the city of ~6 million contends with population growth, climate change, and poor water management. 

By the numbers: 

• Groundwater levels have dropped by 30 meters in a decade, and half the city鈥檚 boreholes have dried up, . 


• Already, ~80% of Afghans lack access to safe drinking water, and many rely on tanker trucks and arduous journeys to wells. 

Short- and long-term solutions needed: Several remediation projects were planned pre-Taliban takeover, including the construction of the Shahtoot dam and a Panjshir River pipeline. 

• They could still be effective, but their status is unclear鈥攁nd aid organizations say water solutions are needed now.

GLOBAL HEALTH VOICES SLEEP America鈥檚 Insomnia Epidemic
Insomnia can cause a cascade of health problems, including heart disease, diabetes, depression, and injury from accidents. Yet it remains underdiagnosed, undertreated, and poorly understood.

In a must-read narrative, Jennifer Senior chronicles her own struggle and her exhaustive efforts to find solutions: from medication to new forms of therapy to attending the annual conference for sleep study.

An alarming problem: ~12% of Americans ; 30%鈥�35% suffer from insomnia symptoms at least temporarily. 

• 鈥淭he public and private sectors alike are barely doing a thing to address what is essentially a national health emergency,鈥� writes Senior, who calls for broader cultural and structural changes to address the sleep crisis.

Related: RFK Jr. Is Noticeably Quiet About a MAHA Obsession 鈥� OPPORTUNITY QUICK HITS South Sudan鈥檚 longest cholera outbreak enters critical stage 鈥�

The Texas Flash Flood Is a Preview of the Chaos to Come 鈥�

Dinesh Raj Neupane: When Youth Costs More: The Financial, Physical, and Emotional Toxicity of Being Young with Cancer 鈥�

Chagas in Bolivia: The Story of Luis and His 'Double Engine' That Inspires Hope in the Chaco 鈥�

Chagas disease transmission: Kissing bugs readily invade human dwellings to feed on humans and companion animals 鈥�

Just How Harmful Is Vaping? More Evidence Is Emerging. 鈥�

Blood Tests Predict Dementia in Down Syndrome 鈥� Thanks for the tip, Chiara Jaffe! 

Stress is wrecking your health: how can science help? 鈥� Issue No. 2754
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As scores of people 鈥� including medical staff and their families 鈥� have reportedly been killed in the past week, UN health partners in Gaza continue to provide emergency care despite very limited resources.

Original article by The Neuro.

Career of breakthroughs in neuroimaging recognized with one of the nation鈥檚 highest honours聽

A career that took an uncharted trajectory has been recognized with the Order of Canada, one of the country鈥檚 top honours.

Original article by The Neuro.

Career of breakthroughs in neuroimaging recognized with one of the nation鈥檚 highest honours聽

A career that took an uncharted trajectory has been recognized with the Order of Canada, one of the country鈥檚 top honours.

Original article by The Neuro.

Career of breakthroughs in neuroimaging recognized with one of the nation鈥檚 highest honours聽

A career that took an uncharted trajectory has been recognized with the Order of Canada, one of the country鈥檚 top honours.

Original article by The Neuro.

Career of breakthroughs in neuroimaging recognized with one of the nation鈥檚 highest honours聽

A career that took an uncharted trajectory has been recognized with the Order of Canada, one of the country鈥檚 top honours.

Original article by The Neuro.

Career of breakthroughs in neuroimaging recognized with one of the nation鈥檚 highest honours聽

A career that took an uncharted trajectory has been recognized with the Order of Canada, one of the country鈥檚 top honours.

96 Global Health NOW: U.S. Children: Canaries in the Coal Mine for Health; DRC鈥檚 鈥楽cattershot鈥� Vaccine Efforts; and Child Safety in Pakistan July 8, 2025 A child plays in a splash pad on a hot day at the Earvin "Magic" Johnson Recreation Area. Los Angeles, May 20. Allen J. Schaben/Los Angeles Times via Getty Children鈥檚 Health Declines in the U.S.: 鈥楥anaries in the Coal Mine鈥�
U.S. children's physical and mental health has deteriorated across a range of key indicators over 17 years, 鈥攆indings that one researcher described as 鈥渃anaries in the coal mine鈥� reflecting wider problems with Americans鈥� health, . 

Worsening health trends between 2007鈥�2023, : 

Chronic conditions: U.S. children ages 3鈥�17 are now 15鈥�20% more likely to have chronic conditions than in 2011, including obesity, anxiety, sleep apnea, autism, and ADHD.

• Early menstruation, poor sleep, and loneliness have also increased.


• Depressive symptoms among high schoolers rose from 26% in 2009 to ~40% in 2023.

Mortality: U.S. children were about 80% more likely to die than peers in 18 other high-income countries, with leading causes of death including firearms, car crashes, and substance abuse.

• Lack of health coverage also plays into the disparity, . 

The Quote: 鈥淚t's a huge wake-up call that we really are failing kids right now," lead study author Christopher Forrest , adding that 鈥渢he whole ecosystem that kids are growing up in" needs examination.

Call to action: In an , pediatric experts affirmed Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.鈥檚 emphasis on children鈥檚 health, but they said administration actions like questioning vaccine safety and cuts to health agencies are further endangering kids.  GLOBAL HEALTH VOICES The Latest One-Liners   Malaria medicine for babies made by Novartis AG has secured Swiss regulatory approval; the drug, Coartem, is the first of its kind and can be used to treat infants weighing 2鈥�5 kilograms (4鈥�11 pounds).

741 patients died during clinical trials for stem cell therapy from 1999 to 2017 at India鈥檚 Institute of Kidney Diseases and Research Center, per a report by the country鈥檚 Comptroller and Auditor General; the report also found that the therapy failed in 91% of cases.  

200+ kindergarteners in China were found to have elevated lead levels in their blood tied to food tainted with lead-containing decorative paint; canteen staff at the kindergarten have been detained on suspicion of 鈥減roducing toxic and harmful food.鈥�

The CDC has ended its H5N1 avian flu emergency response, citing declining animal infections and no human cases reported since February; it will combine future updates with seasonal influenza reports.  U.S. and Global Health Policy News 11,000 more TB patients died after Trump's USAID cuts. That number will rise. 鈥�

鈥業t鈥檚 a nightmare.鈥� U.S. funding cuts threaten academic science jobs at all levels 鈥�

US adults want the government to focus on child care costs, not birth rates, AP-NORC poll finds 鈥�

Defenders of Medicaid cuts are misunderstanding a study I worked on 鈥�

The CDC Got Caught Citing a Fake Study. Again. 鈥�

FDA Layoffs Could Compromise Safety of Medications Made at Foreign Factories, Inspectors Say 鈥� MPOX DRC鈥檚 鈥楽cattershot鈥� Vaccination Efforts
The Democratic Republic of the Congo鈥攖he country hardest hit by the mpox surge鈥攈as vaccinated 700,000+ people since October 2024. 

But a new WHO analysis suggests it has made little difference, due to a lack of targeted distribution.

Obstacles: The country has received a small vaccine supply鈥攂ut it lacks the surveillance capabilities needed to more effectively prioritize at-risk groups. 

The result: A 鈥渃onfetti strategy,鈥� said Ana Maria Henao-Restrepo, a WHO vaccine specialist who led the analysis. 鈥淵ou distribute a little bit everywhere. The possibility of having an impact is diminished substantially.鈥�

Key insights: African scientists welcomed the analysis, saying it was the first rigorous evaluation of the vaccination program鈥檚 impact in the continent. 



Related: 

Health officials encouraged by recent trends in Africa鈥檚 mpox outbreaks 鈥�

Mpox Surge in Sierra Leone: A Stress Test for National Readiness 鈥� GLOBAL HEALTH VOICES CHILD AND ADOLESCENT HEALTH Promoting Child Safety in Pakistan
Children in Pakistan are highly vulnerable, with ~3% involved in forced labor and 3,600+ abuse cases reported in 2024. 

But prevention efforts are difficult in many conservative communities, as abuse鈥攑articularly sexual abuse鈥攊s a taboo subject, meaning parents are reluctant to report incidents. 

Rozan鈥檚 role: Rozan, a nonprofit founded in 1998 to prevent domestic violence, has sought to overcome such stigma鈥攖raining 1,000+ volunteers to raise awareness among both parents and children in communities across Pakistan.

• The group also seeks to teach men to break the cycle of domestic violence. 

OPPORTUNITY QUICK HITS Ordeal of Inuit girls from Greenland given birth control without consent 鈥�

Nipah virus infects 2 more in India, 1 fatally 鈥�  

Tiny nanobody shows big promise in fighting Nipah and Hendra viruses 鈥�  

The Neglected Crisis in Safe Blood Access 鈥�

If your cigarette box isn鈥檛 disgusting, it鈥檚 not doing its job 鈥�

The fight for a tobacco-free society is in peril 鈥�

Liverpool mobile greengrocer to reach 鈥榝ood deserts鈥� with aid of mapping tool 鈥�

454 Hints That a Chatbot Wrote Part of a Biomedical Researcher鈥檚 Paper 鈥�

New research shows Monday stress is etched into your biology 鈥� Issue No. 2753
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Anaemia remains one of South Asia鈥檚 quietest but most pervasive health crises, disproportionately affecting the region鈥檚 poorest women and girls 鈥� and with 18 million more cases projected by 2030, experts say urgent, unified action is critical.

On the eve of the fourteenth anniversary of its independence, South Sudan 鈥� the world鈥檚 youngest country 鈥� is experiencing its worst and longest cholera outbreak.  

The UN鈥檚 flagship platform on artificial intelligence opened in Geneva on Tuesday, launching four days of high-level dialogue, cutting-edge demonstrations and urgent calls for inclusive AI governance. The event comes as autonomous and generative systems evolve faster than regulatory frameworks can keep pace.

96 Global Health NOW: Tragedy in Texas and Your June Recap July 7, 2025 A K-9 Unit with the Texas Game Wardens conducts a search in flood damage area near Camp Mystic in Kerr County, Texas, on July 5. Desiree Rios for The Washington Post via Getty Tragedy in Texas 
Flash floods in central Texas over the weekend killed at least 82 people, including 28 children鈥攁nd dozens remain missing as widespread search and rescue efforts continue, .

The disaster is prompting scrutiny of how flood warnings are handled in the flood-prone region, which is home to summer camps along the Guadalupe River, as forecasts call for more rain today. 

Sudden flooding: A severe early-morning storm dropped 12 inches of rain within hours across Texas Hill Country, leading to rapidly rising waters and a 

• Flash floods are the top storm-related cause of death in the U.S., killing an average of 127 people annually, . 

A reckoning over warnings: Many survivors said they received little to no warning, with text alerts that came in the middle of the night or not at all, .

• The disaster has renewed debates over flood preparedness, with officials and forecasters calling for improved warning systems and better public messaging, . 


• A flood monitoring and warning system along the river proposed eight years ago was never implemented due to a lack of funding. 

Related: Texas Hill Country Is Underwater, and America鈥檚 Emergency Lifeline Is Fraying 鈥� GLOBAL HEALTH VOICES EDITOR鈥橲 NOTE We'd Love To See More of You
Did you know that GHN publishes every Monday through Thursday?

If not, you鈥檙e missing out on the full GHN experience鈥攊ncluding essential news and commentaries, career advancement opportunities, and our ever-popular Almost Friday Diversions to end the week on a light note. 

• To try our 4-days-a-week version (or switch back if you鈥檝e just been on a break), just send me a note and let me know.

Either way, we appreciate all of our readers, and we鈥檙e always interested in hearing from you. Please send us any requests, story tips, or ideas to help improve GHN. Thanks for reading! 鈥� The Latest One-Liners
An Australian man has died after contracting a rare lyssavirus from a bat bite; closely related to rabies, the virus has killed four people in Australia since 1996.

Chikungunya is circulating in the south of France, per Sant茅 publique France; while ~712 imported cases of the virus were recorded May 1鈥揓uly 1, 14 locally acquired infections were reported in the same period.

The herbicide ingredient diquat, used as a replacement for glyphosate in products like Roundup, can kill gut bacteria and damage organs, ; while the substance is banned in the U.K., EU, and China, it is legal and increasingly used in the U.S.  

An oral rabies vaccine can be spread through vampire bat populations via the bats鈥� mutual grooming techniques, ; the 鈥渋nnovative鈥� vaccine was applied to the fur as a gel, then spread rapidly as the bats licked each other. JUNE RECAP: MUST-READS Argentina鈥檚 鈥楾idal Wave鈥� of Health Cuts
Drastic cuts to Argentina鈥檚 health systems under President Javier Milei鈥檚 austerity measures have forced patients and their families to resort to desperate measures to access vital care, including turning to Facebook to obtain donated cancer drugs.

• Before Milei, Argentina鈥檚 public health system ensured that health care was free for most who couldn鈥檛 afford private insurance; Milei has slashed the country鈥檚 health budget by 48% and laid off 2,000+ health ministry workers. 

Related: Milei took a chainsaw to Argentina鈥檚 health system. Now it鈥檚 鈥榖leeding to death鈥� 鈥�

ICYMI: Disrupted but Determined: Lessons From Argentine Scientists 鈥�
  North America鈥檚 Measles Problem
Eli Saslow chronicled a West Texas family鈥檚 measles odyssey that forced the father and four children to spend days in the hospital.

鈥淚 feel like I鈥檝e been lied to,鈥� the father, Kiley Timmons, texted his wife, as his temperature hit 40掳C (104掳F). He treated himself with cod liver oil and vitamin D, as recommended by HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.

When his oxygen level fell to 85%, his wife drove him to the ER.


A Closer Look at Cheap Cigarettes in Laos   
Cigarette prices in Laos are among the lowest in the world, contributing to some of the highest smoking rates in the region and smoking-related diseases, which account for 1 in 7 deaths in the country. 
 
Behind the low prices: A 2001 contract signed behind closed doors with Imperial Brands tobacco set a 25-year tax freeze鈥攁nd steered millions toward an in-law of then-president Bounnhang Vorachit. This Pulitzer Center鈥搒upported story surfaces the issue ahead of the contract鈥檚 set expiration next year.
 
JUNE EXCLUSIVES The Andes mountain range between Lima and Cerro de Pasco east of Canta. DeAgostini/Getty The Mystery of Chronic Mountain Sickness
HUAYLLAY, Peru鈥擜bout 5%鈥�10% of people who have lived their whole lives at high altitude eventually come down with the last illness they would expect: altitude sickness.

• Chronic mountain sickness (CMS), characterized by low levels of oxygen saturation and excessive amounts of hemoglobin, can progress to life-threatening pulmonary or cerebral edema.


• For a century, scientists have been trying to understand the cause of the 鈥渃omplex and insidious鈥� disease; research that led to a 2019 Nobel Prize may offer new insights. 

Ed. Note: We thank Dulce Alarc贸n-Yaquetto for sharing the idea for this story, which won a grand prize in the , co-sponsored by GHN and the . 
Zambia Drags Heels on Mercury Amalgam Ban  
LUSAKA, Zambia鈥擲ome nations鈥攊ncluding Tanzania, Uganda, and Gabon鈥攈ave already taken decisive steps to ban mercury amalgam in dental fillings, but in Zambia, despite the dangers, progress has stalled.
 
Just 0.6 grams of mercury, the average amount , can pollute 100,000 liters of water, about the size of a swimming pool鈥攁nd Zambia is especially vulnerable to harmful impacts of mercury due to inadequate disposal systems and mitigation processes. 

 

Ed. Note: Thanks to Michael Musenga for this story idea, which won an honorable mention in the , co-sponsored by GHN and the .  Q&A: 鈥楪ardening始 in the Gut 
The pipeline for new drugs to fight antibiotic-resistant infections is rife with challenges, but one promising solution offers a workaround: tackling drug-resistant bacteria in the gut.  

• The method combines oral vaccinations with harmless bacteria that outcompete the bacteria for food and 鈥渟tarve them out,鈥� Emma Slack of ETH Zurich and the University of Oxford鈥檚 Sir William Dunn School of Pathology told GHN.

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  JUNE'S GOOD NEWS The Clay Floor Advantage
In Uganda, Rwanda, and Kenya, the nonprofit EarthEnable is reducing dust and parasites in homes by installing clay-based flooring鈥攚hich delivers health and environmental benefits over dirt floors at less than half the price of concrete.

• So far, EarthEnable has installed 39,000+ floors in Rwanda, 5,000+ in Uganda, and 100+ in Kenya.

Thanks for the tip, Dave Cundiff!

More Solution Stories from June:
 
The floating clinics bringing healthcare to the banks of the Amazon 鈥�
 
Stigma in the schoolyard: How Rwanda is protecting HIV-positive students 鈥� 

As Federal Health Grants Shrink, Memory Cafes Help Dementia Patients and Their Caregivers 鈥� GLOBAL HEALTH VOICES QUICK HITS Measles cases hit highest level since it was declared eradicated in the U.S. in 2000 鈥�

Why has polio re-emerged in Angola? 鈥� 

Foreign medical residents fill critical positions at US hospitals, but are running into visa issues 鈥�

NIH restores grants to South Africa scientists, adds funding option for other halted foreign projects 鈥�

Farewell to USAID: Reflections on the agency that President Trump dismantled 鈥�

Wellcome CEO Urges Global Health Rethink: 'Science Alone Is Not Enough' 鈥�

This paint 鈥榮weats鈥� to keep your house cool 鈥� Thanks for the tip, Cecilia Meisner!  Issue No. M-June 2025
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96 Global Health NOW: Tragedy in Texas and Your June Recap July 7, 2025 A K-9 Unit with the Texas Game Wardens conducts a search in flood damage area near Camp Mystic in Kerr County, Texas, on July 5. Desiree Rios for The Washington Post via Getty Tragedy in Texas 
Flash floods in central Texas over the weekend killed at least 82 people, including 28 children鈥攁nd dozens remain missing as widespread search and rescue efforts continue, .

The disaster is prompting scrutiny of how flood warnings are handled in the flood-prone region, which is home to summer camps along the Guadalupe River, as forecasts call for more rain today. 

Sudden flooding: A severe early-morning storm dropped 12 inches of rain within hours across Texas Hill Country, leading to rapidly rising waters and a 

• Flash floods are the top storm-related cause of death in the U.S., killing an average of 127 people annually, . 

A reckoning over warnings: Many survivors said they received little to no warning, with text alerts that came in the middle of the night or not at all, .

• The disaster has renewed debates over flood preparedness, with officials and forecasters calling for improved warning systems and better public messaging, . 


• A flood monitoring and warning system along the river proposed eight years ago was never implemented due to a lack of funding. 

Related: Texas Hill Country Is Underwater, and America鈥檚 Emergency Lifeline Is Fraying 鈥� GLOBAL HEALTH VOICES The Latest One-Liners
An Australian man has died after contracting a rare lyssavirus from a bat bite; closely related to rabies, the virus has killed four people in Australia since 1996.

Chikungunya is circulating in the south of France, per Sant茅 publique France; while ~712 imported cases of the virus were recorded May 1鈥揓uly 1, 14 locally acquired infections were reported in the same period.

The herbicide ingredient diquat, used as a replacement for glyphosate in products like Roundup, can kill gut bacteria and damage organs, ; while the substance is banned in the U.K., EU, and China, it is legal and increasingly used in the U.S.  

An oral rabies vaccine can be spread through vampire bat populations via the bats鈥� mutual grooming techniques, ; the 鈥渋nnovative鈥� vaccine was applied to the fur as a gel, then spread rapidly as the bats licked each other. U.S. and Global Health Policy News NIH restores grants to South Africa scientists, adds funding option for other halted foreign projects 鈥�

Farewell to USAID: Reflections on the agency that President Trump dismantled 鈥�

Local health departments face rising workforce strains, report says 鈥�

Foreign medical residents fill critical positions at US hospitals, but are running into visa issues 鈥�

CDC Staff Dedicated to Birth Control Safety Eliminated by HHS 鈥� JUNE RECAP: MUST-READS Argentina鈥檚 鈥楾idal Wave鈥� of Health Cuts
Drastic cuts to Argentina鈥檚 health systems under President Javier Milei鈥檚 austerity measures have forced patients and their families to resort to desperate measures to access vital care, including turning to Facebook to obtain donated cancer drugs.

• Before Milei, Argentina鈥檚 public health system ensured that health care was free for most who couldn鈥檛 afford private insurance; Milei has slashed the country鈥檚 health budget by 48% and laid off 2,000+ health ministry workers. 

Related: Milei took a chainsaw to Argentina鈥檚 health system. Now it鈥檚 鈥榖leeding to death鈥� 鈥�

ICYMI: Disrupted but Determined: Lessons From Argentine Scientists 鈥�
  North America鈥檚 Measles Problem
Eli Saslow chronicled a West Texas family鈥檚 measles odyssey that forced the father and four children to spend days in the hospital.

鈥淚 feel like I鈥檝e been lied to,鈥� the father, Kiley Timmons, texted his wife, as his temperature hit 40掳C (104掳F). He treated himself with cod liver oil and vitamin D, as recommended by HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.

When his oxygen level fell to 85%, his wife drove him to the ER.


A Closer Look at Cheap Cigarettes in Laos   
Cigarette prices in Laos are among the lowest in the world, contributing to some of the highest smoking rates in the region and smoking-related diseases, which account for 1 in 7 deaths in the country. 
 
Behind the low prices: A 2001 contract signed behind closed doors with Imperial Brands tobacco set a 25-year tax freeze鈥攁nd steered millions toward an in-law of then-president Bounnhang Vorachit. This Pulitzer Center鈥搒upported story surfaces the issue ahead of the contract鈥檚 set expiration next year.
 
JUNE EXCLUSIVES The Andes mountain range between Lima and Cerro de Pasco east of Canta. DeAgostini/Getty The Mystery of Chronic Mountain Sickness
HUAYLLAY, Peru鈥擜bout 5%鈥�10% of people who have lived their whole lives at high altitude eventually come down with the last illness they would expect: altitude sickness.

• Chronic mountain sickness (CMS), characterized by low levels of oxygen saturation and excessive amounts of hemoglobin, can progress to life-threatening pulmonary or cerebral edema.


• For a century, scientists have been trying to understand the cause of the 鈥渃omplex and insidious鈥� disease; research that led to a 2019 Nobel Prize may offer new insights. 

Ed. Note: We thank Dulce Alarc贸n-Yaquetto for sharing the idea for this story, which won a grand prize in the , co-sponsored by GHN and the . 
Zambia Drags Heels on Mercury Amalgam Ban  
LUSAKA, Zambia鈥擲ome nations have already taken decisive steps to ban mercury amalgam in dental fillings, but in Zambia, despite the dangers, progress has stalled.
 
Just 0.6 grams of mercury, the average amount , can pollute 100,000 liters of water, about the size of a swimming pool鈥攁nd Zambia is especially vulnerable to harmful impacts of mercury due to inadequate disposal systems and mitigation processes. 
 
Success stories: How other countries鈥攊ncluding Tanzania, Uganda, and Gabon鈥攐vercame resistance and banned mercury amalgam.


 
Ed. Note: Thanks to Michael Musenga for this story idea, which won an honorable mention in the , co-sponsored by GHN and the .  Q&A: 鈥楪ardening始 in the Gut 
The pipeline for new drugs to fight antibiotic-resistant infections is rife with challenges, but one promising solution offers a workaround: tackling drug-resistant bacteria in the gut.  

• The method combines oral vaccinations with harmless bacteria that outcompete the bacteria for food and 鈥渟tarve them out,鈥� Emma Slack of ETH Zurich and the University of Oxford鈥檚 Sir William Dunn School of Pathology told GHN.

THE QUOTE
  鈥淭he tobacco industry鈥檚 tricks are constantly evolving; so too must our cities鈥� tactics.鈥� 鈥斺赌斺赌斺赌斺赌斺赌斺赌斺赌斺赌斺赌斺赌� Michelle Morse, acting health commissioner and chief medical officer of the New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene, and Daniel Soranz, secretary of health for Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, in an from Rio de Janeiro and New York City.
  JUNE'S GOOD NEWS The Clay Floor Advantage
In Uganda, Rwanda, and Kenya, the nonprofit EarthEnable is reducing dust and parasites in homes by installing clay-based flooring鈥攚hich delivers health and environmental benefits over dirt floors at less than half the price of concrete.

• So far, EarthEnable has installed 39,000+ floors in Rwanda, 5,000+ in Uganda, and 100+ in Kenya.

Thanks for the tip, Dave Cundiff!

More Solution Stories from June:
 
The floating clinics bringing healthcare to the banks of the Amazon 鈥�
 
Stigma in the schoolyard: How Rwanda is protecting HIV-positive students 鈥� 

As Federal Health Grants Shrink, Memory Cafes Help Dementia Patients and Their Caregivers 鈥� GLOBAL HEALTH VOICES QUICK HITS Measles cases hit highest level since it was declared eradicated in the U.S. in 2000 鈥�

Why has polio re-emerged in Angola? 鈥� 

The Hidden Human Cost of AI Moderation 鈥�

Wellcome CEO Urges Global Health Rethink: 'Science Alone Is Not Enough' 鈥�

Don鈥檛 let states interfere with medical school grading systems 鈥�

Are seed oils actually bad for your health? Here's the science behind the controversy 鈥�  

This paint 鈥榮weats鈥� to keep your house cool 鈥� Thanks for the tip, Cecilia Meisner!  Issue No. 2752
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96 Global Health NOW: The Megabill鈥檚 Major Health Cuts; Hanoi鈥檚 Concrete-Driven Air Quality Crisis; and Medical Schools Dust Off Old Curriculum On the line with the 鈥淏ig Beautiful Bill鈥� passed by the U.S. Senate: Cuts to Medicaid, providers, rural hospitals, and more. July 2, 2025 Storm clouds hover over the U.S. Capitol shortly after the Senate passed its version of the "One Big Beautiful Bill" yesterday. Washington, DC. Chip Somodevilla/Getty The Megabill鈥檚 Major Health Cuts
The 鈥淏ig Beautiful Bill鈥� passed yesterday by the U.S. Senate includes massive rollbacks to health programs that could lead to lost coverage for ~17 million Americans over the next decade, . 

The cuts also threaten the viability of hospitals, nursing homes, and community health centers, as they face the prospect of absorbing more care costs and receiving less federal support, .

On the line: 

Cuts to Medicaid, and work requirements: Medicaid faces the largest cuts in the program鈥檚 history, , largely stemming from a work requirement that could end coverage for millions who do not meet new standards and that involves filing regular paperwork proving 80 hours of work a month.

• Medicaid enrollees could also face new out-of-pocket copays up to $35.

Stricter ACA enrollment: Automatic reenrollment will end for people with ACA marketplace coverage; instead, they will be required to update information annually within a shorter enrollment period.

Blows to providers鈥攁nd rural care: The bill ends a decades-long practice of state provider taxes, which health facilities pay to increase matching federal payments for state Medicaid plans, . 

• Loss of this funding could push 300+ hospitals toward service reductions or closure, . 

Abortion providers cut out: The legislation eliminates Medicaid funding entirely for any health service providers who offer abortion care, . 

What鈥檚 next: The bill now returns to the House, which passed an earlier version; some Republicans have raised objections to the Senate鈥檚 changes to that version of the bill. 

Related: Mayors, doctor groups sue over Trump鈥檚 efforts to restrict Obamacare enrollment 鈥� GLOBAL HEALTH VOICES EDITORS' NOTE No GHN July 3鈥�4
We鈥檒l be on a short publishing break for the July 4 holiday in the U.S. We鈥檒l be back on Monday, July 7!
 
But for now, more news. 鈥�The Editors The Latest One-Liners   A fast-moving wildfire fueled by a European heat wave killed two farmers in northern Lleida, Spain, late Tuesday before a rainstorm helped firefighters bring the fire under control; European weather officials link the scorching temperatures鈥攗nprecedented for this early in the summer鈥攖o climate change. 

A 3-year-old in Burma has been paralyzed by polio after contracting vaccine-derived polio鈥攁n indication of reduced vaccination coverage as the country鈥檚 health care system continues to deteriorate amid its civil war.

Neighborhood segregation contributes to lung cancer development, per a new study of 71,634 participants that found that reduced residential segregation was 鈥渟ignificantly鈥� associated with fewer lung cancer cases among Black adults.

Women 65+ are more likely to have high-risk HPV infections and abnormal cervical cells than younger women, , suggesting that cervical screenings should be offered to over-65s, a population unlikely to have received HPV vaccinations. U.S. and Global Health Policy News USAID cancelled rape survivor kits for Congo as conflict erupted 鈥� 

Turmoil at US science academy as Trump cuts force layoffs 鈥�

HHS layoffs were likely unlawful and must be halted, US judge says 鈥�
  RFK Jr. singled out one study to cut funds for global vaccines. Is that study valid? 鈥�   Tom Frieden: RFK Jr.鈥檚 intellectually dishonest excuse for defunding Gavi, the vaccine alliance 鈥�

Health and Science Diplomacy Protects Everyone 鈥� POLLUTION Hanoi鈥檚 Concrete-Driven Air Quality Crisis 
Over the last year, Hanoi repeatedly topped global air pollution charts as smog draped the city.

• In January, the average air quality index surpassed the 鈥渉azardous鈥� threshold, prompting warnings from health officials.


• And in March, the city recorded levels of harmful PM2.5 particle levels that were more than 24X the WHO鈥檚 recommended limits. 

What鈥檚 fueling the pollution? Urbanization in Vietnam has led to a rapid increase in development, which includes widespread use of concrete for highways, metro lines, and buildings.

• The creation and use of cement accounts for 8% of global carbon emissions. 


• Vietnam uses more cement per capita than any country except China, and almost 2X than the U.S.

GLOBAL HEALTH VOICES VACCINES Medical Schools Dust Off Old Curriculum
As vaccination rates in the U.S. fall, medical students and young physicians are getting more schooling on how to identify once-eliminated or rarely seen childhood diseases鈥攊ncluding measles, rotavirus, pertussis, and chicken pox. 

Old diseases, new tools: AI diagnostic aids and learning modules鈥攊ncluding how to identify a measles rash on different skin tones鈥攁re being called a 鈥済ame changer鈥� for medical training. 

The Quote: 鈥淲e鈥檙e having a [measles] resurgence, the highest in 25 years, and you might have not reviewed that since the first year of medical school,鈥� said Nicholas Cozzi, EMS medical director at Rush University Medical School.

MINI DIVERSION QUICK HITS Lethal heat is Europe鈥檚 new climate reality 鈥�

What therapists treating immigrants hear 鈥�

鈥楾he nurse told me I couldn鈥檛 keep my baby鈥�: how a controversial Danish 鈥榩arenting test鈥� separated a Greenlandic woman from her children 鈥�

What I Heard on a Suicide Hotline for Trans Kids 鈥�

Doctors don't get much menopause training. State lawmakers are trying to change that 鈥�

Decolonising global health: an essential conversation in medical education 鈥�

Should grant applicants judge competitors鈥� proposals? Unorthodox approach gets two real-world tests 鈥�

People are using AI to 'sit' with them while they trip on psychedelics 鈥� Issue No. 2751
Global Health NOW is an initiative of Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health.

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