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In a remote village clinic in the Bamyan Province in Afghanistan last week, a group of teenage girls were given potentially life-saving reproductive health advice, excited by the small kit of menstrual supplies they had been given.

More than 40,000 Sudanese have fled to eastern Chad in the past month to escape intensifying violence in Darfur.

96 Global Health NOW: Famine Stalks Gaza; Complications in the Chikungunya Fight and Africa Facing the Full Spectrum of Extreme Weather 500,000 people in Gaza face starvation, report finds. May 13, 2025 Palestinians queue to receive food distributed by charity organizations amid the ongoing Israeli attacks and blockade, in Nuseirat camp, Gaza on May 13. Moiz Salhi/Anadolu via Getty Famine Stalks Gaza
Gaza is sliding into famine as 500,000 people face starvation and food supplies dwindle, according to  by a hunger monitoring group.

Key report takeaways:

• All of Gaza will face a nutrition emergency (the IPC phase before catastrophe) by September, per the Integrated Food Security Phase Classification (IPC) initiative.

• The Israeli blockade and increasing conflict since March has 鈥渄isrupted access to humanitarian assistance, markets, health, water and sanitation services.鈥�

• All 25 World Food Programme (WFP)-supported bakeries closed last month because of a lack of supplies.

• Most of the 177 hot meal kitchens in Gaza are reportedly out of food.

• Wheat flour prices in parts of Gaza have increased by 3,000% since February.

Famine defined: IPC cannot declare a famine; only governments or other international agencies can,  that explains famines and IPC鈥檚 five-tiered, crisis classification system.
 
The Quote: 鈥淔amilies in Gaza are starving while the food they need is sitting at the border,鈥� said Cindy McCain, executive director of the WFP, per . 鈥淚f we wait until after a famine is confirmed, it will already be too late for many people.鈥� GLOBAL HEALTH VOICES The Latest One-Liners
The first all-oral treatment for an acute form of sleeping sickness is now freely available for special treatment-center patients in Ethiopia, Malawi, Tanzania, Zambia, and Zimbabwe; health ministries in Africa have green-lit use of Fexinidazole Winthrop against Trypanosoma brucei rhodesiense. 
 
The U.S. has suspended live cattle, horse, and bison imports along the Southern border because of the New World Screwworm鈥檚 spread in Mexico; screwworm larvae burrow into the flesh of warm-blooded animals (including, rarely, people) and can kill. 
A drug approved to treat migraine headaches鈥攗brogepant鈥攊s the first that can also alleviate early 鈥減rodrome鈥� symptoms including fatigue, neck pain, light sensitivity, and trouble concentrating, per  described in Nature Medicine. VACCINES Complications in the Chikungunya Fight
Chikungunya is resurging on R茅union Island in the Indian Ocean, leading to ~50,000 cases and 12 deaths, and spreading to nearby islands like Mauritius. 

Vaccine setbacks: While a live-attenuated vaccine, Ixchiq, was approved by a range of regulatory bodies last year, several reports of adverse effects and two deaths on R茅union have led the European Medicines Agency to  while a review is conducted. 

• The FDA and CDC have also . 

The vaccine鈥檚 limitations worry public health experts, as older people and very young children, who are not eligible for the vaccine, are most vulnerable to the disease. 

GLOBAL HEALTH VOICES CLIMATE CRISIS Africa Facing the Full Spectrum of Extreme Weather
Climate change is impacting 鈥渆very single aspect of socio-economic development in Africa,鈥� leading to displacement, hunger, and insecurity, has found. 

By the numbers: The average surface temperature of the continent in 2024 was ~0.86掳C above the 1991-2020 average.

• Floods, heatwaves, and droughts displaced ~700,000 people across Africa last year.

• They also devastated livestock and crop yields, contributed to water scarcity, and disrupted children鈥檚 education.

• While climate drivers like El Ni帽o contributed to the volatility, scientists say Africa is bearing the brunt of fossil fuel-driven climate change.

Needed investments: While a range of adaptations like water capture and desalination are key, early warning systems for adverse weather remain a top priority. 

QUICK HITS A quarter of children have a parent with substance use disorder, a study finds 鈥�

Development experts mull cash transfers amid shrinking aid budgets 鈥�

Elizabeth Holmes rises again 鈥� or at least her partner does 鈥�

The constant surveillance of modern life could worsen our brain function in ways we don't fully understand, disturbing studies suggest 鈥�

New AI tool predicts your biological age from a selfie 鈥� Issue No. 1864
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Women鈥檚 organisations operating in crisis settings are being pushed to the brink by widespread funding cuts. In a report published on Tuesday, UN Women 鈥� the UN agency for gender equality 鈥� warned that 47 per cent of these groups may be forced to close within the next six months.

96 Global Health NOW: The Spread of Schistosomiasis; The Risks at Poland鈥檚 Poultry Farms; and A Gamble With Leafy Greens May 12, 2025 Bulinus truncatus, a freshwater snail that can be a shistosomiasis carrier. Constantine, Algeria, February 18. Karim Haddad via iNaturalist (cropped), The Spread of Schistosomiasis
Schistosomiasis is spreading to new regions and populations, as scientists warn that climate change, migration, and tourism are reshaping the habitat of the parasitic infection鈥檚 carrier, freshwater snails, . 

Background: The that can wreak havoc on the gastrointestinal system affects ~240 million people, with 90% of cases found in sub-Saharan Africa. 

New gains: The parasite has begun to spread in European waters over the last decade, researchers shared at a Wellcome Trust gathering last week, with 120+ cases reported in Corsica alone since 2014.

• 鈥淥nce one snail is infected, they infect a whole population of snails which then infect a whole population of humans,鈥� said Bonnie Webster, researcher at the Schistosome Snail Resource at London鈥檚 Natural History Museum.

Treatment shortcomings: The drug praziquantel is largely effective, but there are critical shortages in large parts of Africa, and USAID cuts are expected to exacerbate the problem.  

Meanwhile in Malawi, researchers have uncovered new evidence of zoonotic hybrid schistosome species infecting humans, raising concerns about the need for new diagnostic tools, . , describes how overlapping snail habitats have led to cross-species hybridization.  GLOBAL HEALTH VOICES The Latest One-Liners   Kerala, India, reported a new case of Nipah virus on May 8, in a 42-year-old woman; it marks the seventh appearance of the virus in Malappuram district since 2018.

President Trump says he will sign an executive order today directing HHS to tie what Medicare pays for some medications to the lowest price paid by other countries.

Los Angeles public health officials have declared a hepatitis A outbreak, citing 3X more cases in 2024 compared to the previous year, and an unusually high 29 cases so far this year鈥攁nd wastewater monitoring suggests that cases are undercounted.

The obesity drug Zepbound led to ~50% more weight loss than rival drug Wegovy, , ; but one of America鈥檚 largest pharmacy benefit managers, CVS Health鈥檚 Caremark, has excluded Zepbound from coverage despite the new research, . U.S. and Global Health Policy News How hard are USAID cuts hitting Africa's healthcare? 鈥�

Trump health cuts create 'real danger' around disease outbreaks, workers warn 鈥�

NIH鈥檚 key vaccine center slammed by contract cuts 鈥� DATA POINT
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People at risk of hunger in West and Central Africa, a region pounded by conflict, displacement, economic hardship, and extreme weather, the World Food Programme warns. 鈥� AVIAN FLU The Risks at Poland鈥檚 Poultry Farms
Poultry farming has become a major industry in Poland, which exports chicken across Europe. But the rise of avian flu means farming practices in the country are now under intense scrutiny. 

• The country has reported ~80 of the EU鈥檚 200 confirmed outbreaks this year.

A closer look: Epidemiologists say there are biosecurity gaps in Poland, with a shortage of trained veterinary inspectors and a lack of consistent safeguards like disinfecting equipment. 

• But even without those problems, the virus鈥檚 appearance in a region with so many closely sited farms is like 鈥渢hrowing a spark into a powder keg,鈥� one epidemiologist said. 

Intervention: The European Commission moved last month to expand protection zones and tighten biosecurity rules in Poland.



Related: Coming home to roost: residents rise up against UK chicken megafarms 鈥� GLOBAL HEALTH VOICES FOOD SAFETY A Gamble With Leafy Greens 
When it comes to foodborne outbreaks in the U.S., a common culprit has emerged: bagged lettuce. 

• Leafy greens, particularly romaine lettuce, caused most of the U.S.鈥檚 foodborne outbreaks in 2022. Last year, an E. coli outbreak tied to romaine sent 36 people to the hospital across 15 states.

Why? Machines that chop and shred lettuce can spread bacteria once contaminated. 

Exacerbating the problem: U.S. food safety oversight has weakened under both the Biden and Trump administrations, with funding cuts leading to reduced inspections and delayed outbreak notifications.

A safer alternative: Whole heads of lettuce carry less risk, say food safety experts. 

OPPORTUNITY - LAST DAY TO APPLY! QUICK HITS On International Nurse Day, we remember Kerala鈥檚 braveheart Lini Puthussery who fought Nipah virus 鈥�

The rising threat of Nipah virus: a highly contagious and deadly zoonotic pathogen 鈥�

Gates can't do it alone 鈥�

The proportion of people of 50+ with HIV has doubled in 10 years. What does that mean for healthcare? 鈥�

Group targets over 900,000 children in 2025 deworming campaign 鈥�

Infertility in women linked to higher risk of heart disease 鈥�

FDA will allow three new color additives made from minerals, algae and flower petals 鈥�

Should you toss your plastic kitchen tools for health reasons? Here's the scoop 鈥� Issue No. 2723
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96 Global Health NOW: Mosquito Nets and Geopolitical Bets; Children Face 鈥楨xtremely High鈥� Prevalence of Sexual Violence; and It始s Giving 鈥� #MetGala Malaria programs in peril amid U.S. funding withdrawal May 8, 2025 A child receives a free malaria test. Lagos, Nigeria, April 24, 2022. Emma Houston/Xinhua via Getty Mosquito Nets and Geopolitical Bets  
IBADAN, Nigeria鈥擜t the Alegongo Primary Health Centre clinic, a nurse can efficiently diagnose a feverish child with malaria and dispense free antimalarial medication within minutes.
 
But amid broader uncertainties surrounding the withdrawal of U.S. funding for anti-malaria programs in Africa, that progress could soon unravel.

• Nigeria bears the highest malaria burden, . 

• However,  rates since 2017鈥攖hanks in part to a finely tuned malaria prevention and treatment supply chain that U.S.-funded groups like the Johns Hopkins Center for Communication Programs (CCP) helped make possible. 

For now, Alegongo and other frontline clinics still have reserves of tests and antimalarials. But without new funding, supplies could run dry within months. And the  by tracking diagnostics, mosquito net ownership, prevalence, etc., would vanish. It鈥檚 an obliteration of both the gains and the very ability to see them.
 
The Quote: 鈥淲hat people don鈥檛 see now are the logistical strings being cut. 鈥� Those supply chains, once broken, don鈥檛 repair easily,鈥� notes one person who worked with CCP in Abuja until this past March.



Ed. Note: This article was produced in collaboration with  magazine and is part of a series that examines frontline impacts of cuts in U.S. funding. GLOBAL HEALTH VOICES The Latest One-Liners
COVID鈥檚 evolutionary journey appears to parallel that of SARS, jumping from bats to other wild mammals and eventually to humans via wildlife markets, that analyzed the genomes of the two coronaviruses.

Carcinogens like formaldehyde are in a wide range of beauty products used on a weekly basis by 53% of Black and Latina women surveyed in Los Angeles, ; the products range from lotion and shampoo to eyeliner and eyelash glue.

The EU has secured 鈥渢he largest and most diverse supply chain鈥� to manufacture ~478 million reserve doses of pandemic flu vaccine in its effort to prepare for a possible bird flu outbreak in humans.  

Long COVID continues to impose 鈥渁 significant burden鈥� on survivors' physical and mental health post-infection, 鈥攚ith patients self-reporting compromised health and daily task efficiency for 13+ days a month.   U.S. Policy News CDC terminates infection control advisory committee 鈥�

Trump picks Casey Means for surgeon general, after first nominee withdraws 鈥�

Health Sec. Kennedy launches autism project using Medicare and Medicaid data 鈥�

Exclusive: Kennedy aide and vaccine critic questions recent expert recommendations 鈥�

US poll finds shifting vaccine trust amid health agency overhauls 鈥� CHILD & ADOLESCENT HEALTH Children Face 鈥楨xtremely High鈥� Prevalence of Sexual Violence 
Globally, at least 1 in 5 girls and 1 in 7 boys have experienced sexual violence before age 18, , considered 鈥渙ne of the most comprehensive assessments to date,鈥� . 

A closer look: The study analyzed data from all countries spanning 1990鈥�2023. 

• Rates of affected girls were highest in South Asia, at 26.8%; and highest in sub-Saharan Africa for boys, at 18.6%, . 

• However, the prevalence is 鈥渆xtremely high鈥� worldwide, and the numbers are likely an underestimate.

Long-term effects: People who survive sexual violence in their youth face a higher risk for ongoing health issues, including depression, anxiety, STIs, substance abuse, and chronic conditions like asthma. 

• 鈥淪exual violence against children is a widespread human rights and public health issue, and the world is clearly failing to end it,鈥� said study author Emmanuela Gakidou.

GLOBAL HEALTH VOICES BIG TOBACCO Behind the Curtain 
Tobacco industry lobbyists have made significant inroads among officials in the Philippines, giving them behind-the-scenes influence over national and even international tobacco regulations. 

Pulling strings at public health forums? Tobacco lobbyists are barred from attending the Conference of the Parties to the WHO Framework Convention on Tobacco Control. Yet at the most recent conference in 2024, Filipino officials actively sought to protect the industry鈥檚 interests and worked to block the creation of new regulations. 

• The moves were so clearly pro-tobacco that a coalition of nonprofits awarded the Philippine delegation a 鈥淒irty Ashtray鈥� award for the alleged adoption of 鈥渢obacco industry tactics.鈥�

ALMOST FRIDAY DIVERSION 鈥嬧�婭t始s Giving 鈥� #MetGala
For one glorious night a year, the fashion elites toss the internet this sartorial bone: The chance to curl up in its pajamas, crack its knuckles 鈥� and viciously critique Met Gala outfits. .

What netizens noticed:

• While this year始s official theme celebrated Black dandyism, the unofficial dress code appeared to be 鈥�!鈥�

• And while even pantsless stars concealed their looks under long coats, the rapper Doechii opted to .

• Demi Moore  while her 1-pound chihuahua wore an absolutely tiny one.

• There were 鈥攁nd stylist shock when she . Gasp!

QUICK HITS India-Pakistan conflict puts Asia鈥檚 rice supplies at risk of trade turmoil, rising prices 鈥�

Pancreatic, colorectal cancer incidence rising fastest among younger individuals 鈥�

US surpasses 1,000 measles cases in 2025, second worst year since disease was declared eliminated 鈥�

Kenya launches National Public Health Institute with WHO backing 鈥�

Baltimore Banner wins Pulitzer Prize for coverage of overdose crisis 鈥�

Guatemala Announces Crucial Water Law Dialogue 鈥�

The future to fighting airborne viruses is in鈥�lamps? 鈥� Issue No. 2722
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An estimated 3,800 people have died as a result of the devastating earthquakes that struck Myanmar on 28 March. Six weeks on, the situation in Myanmar remains dire, with whole communities still traumatised and vulnerable.

96 Global Health NOW: Redrawing Battle Lines in the AIDS Fight; Twists in Abortion Lawsuit; and The Lifesaving Potential of Self-Driving Cars May 7, 2025 Students from the University of the Witwatersrand explain how to use a self HIV testing kit, in Hillbrow, Johannesburg, on March 19, 2018. Mujahid Safodien/AFP via Getty Redrawing Battle Lines in the AIDS Fight 
Global strategies to fight AIDS are quickly being reshaped, as cascading funding losses triggered by U.S. cuts continue to undermine footholds gained against the virus.

The latest: 

UNAIDS is cutting its workforce by more than half and moving its offices to cheaper locations, with leaders saying that decades-long gains 鈥渁re at risk of being reversed,鈥� .

In Liberia, doctors are already seeing the impacts of fewer people receiving antiretroviral medication as clinic workers have been laid off, ; they worry about increased illness鈥攁nd increased transmission. 

In the American South, community health programs are scaling back spending on HIV testing and outreach, .

• The long-term impact on infection rates could be severe, as Southern states have the highest level of poverty, a severe shortage of rural clinics, and depend heavily on federal funding. 


• HIV research at Florida universities will face the 鈥渄evastating impact鈥� of millions in DOGE cuts, .

Meanwhile, AIDS-related illnesses like tuberculosis continue to be the leading cause of hospitalization globally for people with HIV, , .

Related: 

In Historic First, the Global Fund Procures African-Made First-Line HIV Treatment 鈥�

The Trump Administration鈥檚 Foreign Aid Review: Status of PEPFAR 鈥�

Want to Rebuild US Foreign Aid? Look to PEPFAR 鈥� GLOBAL HEALTH VOICES The Latest One-Liners   A hospital bombing in South Sudan last weekend was the latest in a series of attacks on health facilities as escalating violence hampers civilians鈥� access to basic medical care, and could lead to the closure of more clinics.

A lack of female-only medical trials in the UK is forcing doctors to make decisions in 鈥渁 vacuum of evidence鈥� when it comes to women鈥檚 health; male-only trials were nearly twice as common as female-only studies among the thousands reviewed.

Consuming cannabis while pregnant appears to increase the risk of preterm birth, low birth weight, and infant death, .

Conversion therapy exposure has been linked with elevated blood pressure, increased systemic inflammation, and higher odds of self-reported hypertension diagnosis, finds a cohort study of 703 sexual and gender minority young adults. U.S. and Global Health Policy News N.I.H. Bans New Funding From U.S. Scientists to Partners Abroad 鈥�

USAID Cuts Could Sever HPV Prevention 鈥�

Feeding the hungry will be harder than ever for the world's largest food aid agency 鈥�

Kennedy aide and vaccine critic questions recent expert recommendations 鈥�

New Opioid Data May Not Reflect Harms Accurately, FDA Advisors Warn 鈥� SPECIAL OPPORTUNITY A Wake-Up Call on Social Media鈥檚 Dangers
, a new Bloomberg documentary film, exposes the dark side of social media and its devastating impact on young people鈥攁nd the push to hold tech companies accountable.

• The film, based on investigative reporting by Bloomberg News鈥� Olivia Carville, takes viewers inside the fight for justice for families whose children suffered tragic consequences as a result of their social media use and makes the case for urgent reform.

GHN has partnered with Jolt to offer a special virtual screening of the film. REPRODUCTIVE RIGHTS Twists in Abortion Lawsuit
The U.S. Department of Justice asked a federal judge on Monday to dismiss a lawsuit that seeks to sharply restrict access to the abortion pill mifepristone, arguing in its filing that the three states suing the FDA lack legal standing.
 
The request to dismiss the closely watched case is a notable deviation from the Trump administration鈥檚 positions so far on reproductive rights.  
 
Originally filed in 2022, the lawsuit made its way to the Supreme Court but was thrown out for plaintiffs鈥� lack of standing to sue. Attorneys for the three states amended and revived the suit a few months later.

• If allowed to proceed, the case could have a major impact on abortion access, as abortion pills are used in two-thirds of abortions in the U.S.

GLOBAL HEALTH VOICES ROAD SAFETY The Lifesaving Potential of Self-Driving Cars 
Makers of autonomous vehicles (AVs) have long touted the safety benefits of their cars: Unlike humans, self-driving cars don鈥檛 text and drive, or drive while sleepy or impaired. 

Research is starting to bear those claims out, with a large and comprehensive new study showing significant safety performance compared to human driving, . 

• In a , AV company Waymo analyzed the performance of its AVs over 56.7 million miles driven in Los Angeles, San Francisco, Phoenix, and Austin鈥攁ll without a human driver present. 


• Researchers compared that data to human driving performance over the same distance on the same kind of roads.

The results: Waymo found its AVs reduce crashes that involve an injury by 96%, and pedestrian- and cyclist-involved collisions by 82%鈥�92%, . 

Thanks for the tip, Dave Cundiff!  QUICK HITS US government secures production, supply of freeze-dried Jynneos mpox vaccine 鈥�

KFF Tracking Poll on Health Information and Trust: Vaccine Safety and Trust 鈥�

How Utah dentists are preparing patients for the first statewide fluoride ban 鈥�

Medical AI trained on whopping 57 million health records 鈥�

COVID-19 Vaccines Not Linked to Miscarriage 鈥�

The power of dogs on your mental health 鈥� Issue No. 2721
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96 Global Health NOW: Health Inequities鈥� Lethal Impact; A Closer Look at a Dementia Cluster; and China鈥檚 Unregulated Beauty May 6, 2025 Older adults exercise in a park. Tokyo, Japan, October 1, 2024. David Mareuil/Anadolu via Getty Health Inequities鈥� Lethal Impact
33 years. That鈥檚 the difference in life expectancy between people in Japan (which has the world鈥檚 highest life expectancy at 84.5 years) and Lesotho (which has the lowest at 51.5), .

• The publication follows a 2008 initial report that set targets to reduce life expectancy disparities between and within countries by 2040. Those targets are not likely to be met.

Warning signs:

• Children born in poorer countries are 13X more likely to die before age 5 than those born in wealthier countries. 


• 94% of maternal deaths occur in low- and lower-middle-income countries.


• 3.8 billion people lack adequate social protections, such as child/paid sick leave benefits鈥攊mpacting health outcomes.

Drivers of disparity: A lack of quality housing, education, and work opportunities are behind the health inequities leading to shorter lives. Discrimination and marginalization exacerbate the inequities. 

Solutions: Addressing income inequality, structural discrimination, and disruptions caused by conflict and climate change could overcome health inequities, per WHO.

The Quote: 鈥淚t is a sad indictment on government leaders that social injustice continues to kill on such a grand scale,鈥� said Michael Marmot, who led the 2008 report, . 鈥樷�楾he targets we set to close the health gap in a generation will be missed.鈥欌��
 
Related:

All-Cause Mortality and Life Expectancy by Birth Cohort Across US States 鈥�
 
Study reveals stark differences in life expectancy across US states over the past century 鈥� GLOBAL HEALTH VOICES The Latest One-Liners   Aiming to 鈥渕ake Europe a magnet for researchers,鈥� the European Union has pledged 鈧�500 million in new money over the next two years and vows to protect scientific freedom to lure foreign scientists; separately, France announced plans to dedicate 鈧�100 million to attracting foreign researchers.
 
Pharmacists in England face inappropriate demands for unnecessary antibiotics despite the threat posed by antimicrobial resistance; according to a National Pharmacy Association survey, 79% of pharmacists report having to refuse requests for antibiotics from patients at least once a day.

Teens with anxiety and depression spend ~50 more minutes per day on social media than their peers, and report more dissatisfaction with aspects of the experience, such as the number of their online friends, per a of 3,340 adolescents in the UK.
 
Study participants given the shingles vaccine showed a 23% lower risk of cardiovascular events including stroke, heart failure, and coronary heart disease for up to 8 years compared to those who did not receive the vaccine, of 1 million+ people ages 50 and up. U.S. and Global Health Policy News Trump restricts funding for 'gain-of-function' research 鈥� calling it dangerous 鈥�
More than a dozen states, DC sue Trump administration over 'dismantling' of federal health agencies 鈥�

US scientist who touted hydroxychloroquine to treat Covid named to pandemic prevention role 鈥�

The Trump administration's approach to extreme weather will damage health 鈥�  

Key reports addressing violence against Indigenous women are gone from federal sites 鈥�

鈥業t鈥檚 been a tough period鈥�: NIH鈥檚 new director speaks with Science 鈥� ALZHEIMER'S A Closer Look at a Dementia Cluster 
In Starr County, near the border of Texas and Mexico, 鈥渆verybody has somebody in their family鈥� with dementia, said neuroepidemiologist Gladys Maestre.

• The condition affects about 1 in 5 adults on Medicare there鈥攎ore than 2X the national rate.

Why? Researchers say the risk factors associated with dementia鈥攇enetics, environment, and chronic health conditions鈥攈ave accumulated in Starr County. 

• ~1 in 3 people live in poverty and a quarter lack health insurance.


• The community is almost entirely Hispanic鈥攁 population that faces a significantly higher risk of dementia, yet remains one of the most under-studied groups in dementia research in the U.S.

Hope for breakthroughs: In 2021, the National Institute on Aging designated a new Alzheimer鈥檚 Disease Research Center in south Texas to better understand the dementia cluster and shift outcomes. 

GLOBAL HEALTH VOICES SURGERY China鈥檚 Unregulated Beauty 
In China, an estimated 80,000 cosmetic surgery venues operate without a license, and 100,000 practitioners are not qualified鈥攁 result of increased demand in the country for plastic surgery. But without enough qualified professionals botched surgeries and dangerous complications are on the rise. 

• 20 million people pay for cosmetic procedures annually.


• 80% are women. 


• The average age to undergo surgery is 25. 

Plastic perfection: Cosmetic procedure apps, surgery influencers, and physical 鈥渁esthetic鈥� requirements for jobs raise the social pressure to meet impossible beauty standards, with many young women and girls receiving multiple, if not dozens, of surgeries. 

OPPORTUNITY QUICK HITS Dossier of alleged Sudan war crimes handed to Metropolitan police 鈥�

New salmonella outbreak is linked to backyard poultry, CDC says 鈥�

Forgotten disease ravaging Kampala, Wakiso 鈥�

Why midwives are worried 鈥�

A decade of change: maternal mortality trends in Sudan, 2009鈥�2019 鈥�

More babies are being admitted to NICUs 鈥�

Gloves do not replace hand hygiene 鈥� reminder from WHO 鈥�

Popemobile to become health clinic for Gaza children 鈥� Issue No. 2720
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Midwives are vital frontline workers who can provide up to 90 per cent of essential sexual, reproductive, maternal, and newborn health services 鈥� from safely delivering babies to caring for survivors of sexual violence.

Aid teams in South Sudan warned on Tuesday that repeated attacks on healthcare including the bombing of a hospital in eastern Jonglei state at the weekend are just the latest of the 鈥渕ultiple vulnerabilities鈥� the country鈥檚 people face.

Where you're born could be the difference between living over three decades longer than someone else from a poorer country lacking safe housing, good educational opportunities and access to decent jobs, a new UN report revealed on Tuesday.

96 Global Health NOW: Striking on New Antivenom Potential; April Recap; and Sweltering Conditions in Cambodia鈥檚 Sweatshops May 5, 2025 A Jameson's mamba, one of Kenya's 13 medically relevant snakes due to a significant rate of deadly snakebite cases, at the Kenya Snakebite Research and Intervention Centre. Nairobi, March 7. Tony Karumba/AFP via Getty Striking on New Antivenom Potential
Scientists have made a major breakthrough in antivenom development, thanks to an unusual research partner: an American snake collector who allowed himself to be bitten hundreds of times, . 

Background: In hopes of developing a universal antivenom, lead study author Jacob Glanville had wanted to study antibodies in a person exposed to multiple snake venoms, . 

• He found his man in Tim Friede, a self-taught herpetologist who has allowed himself to be bitten ~200 times by more than a dozen venomous snakes over two decades.

The basics: After receiving approval from an ethics review board, researchers analyzed Friede鈥檚 blood and found two potent antibodies. 

• By combining them with an existing drug, they made a cocktail that allowed mice to survive venom from 19 species of dangerous elapid snakes, which include cobras, mamba, and taipans, .


• Not covered: Venom from vipers, which make up about half of venomous snakes.

Great need: Venomous snakes kill tens of thousands of people every year, and disable several hundred thousand more, .

• Developing effective antivenoms has long been a struggle, as most work for just one or a few snakes of one region, .

What鈥檚 next: The researchers plan to test the treatment in snakebitten dogs in Australia and to develop the antivenom for a wider array of snakes. GLOBAL HEALTH VOICES The Latest One-Liners   An anthrax outbreak in the DRC has so far resulted in 16 suspected cases and one death, leading to a scaled-up response from health officials, ; meanwhile, Thailand has reported its first anthrax death in decades after a man was exposed to an infected cow, .

Ecuador has confirmed three yellow fever cases with a fourth case under investigation, per the nation鈥檚 health minister; yellow fever outbreaks continue to be reported across South America.

Men die younger across different global regions for a range of reasons often related to increased prevalence of diseases and risk factors and lower access to care, .

The animal sedative medetomidine is increasingly turning up in illegal drugs in the U.S., ; it is being mixed with other illicit drugs, primarily fentanyl, and has been reported in overdose clusters in Chicago, Philadelphia, and Pittsburgh. U.S. and Global Health Policy News Cuts have eliminated more than a dozen US government health-tracking programs 鈥�

RFK Jr. calls for CDC plan for alternative measles treatments 鈥�

Trump's cuts to contraception will kill 'tens of thousands' of women 鈥�

NIH cuts baby 'Safe to Sleep' team. Here's what parents should know 鈥�

Will America be 鈥渇lying blind鈥� on bird flu? A key wastewater-tracking program may soon end 鈥�

V.A. Mental Health Care Staff, Crowded into Federal Buildings, Raise Patient Privacy Alarms 鈥� APRIL RECAP: MUST-READS A Squirrel鈥檚 Link to Mpox
Scientists have identified the fire-footed rope squirrel as a potential mpox reservoir host鈥攁 discovery that could help researchers understand cross-species spillover. 

• DNA from the squirrel matched virus samples taken from mpox-infected sooty mangabey monkeys during an outbreak in Ivory Coast. Researchers believe the monkeys were infected after eating squirrels with the virus.

Implications: While more research is needed, the findings are 鈥渁 landmark contribution to understanding mpox dynamics,鈥� said an Africa CDC biologist.

 
Japan Ramps up Regenerative Medicine
Japan is rapidly expanding its biotechnology sector, investing heavily in regenerative medicine.

In 2006, Japanese scientist Shinya Yamanaka discovered that adult cells could be reprogrammed into an embryonic-like state known as iPS cells, allowing them to become any kind of tissue. 

• Since then, Japan has led the field globally, hosting nearly one-third of iPS-cell clinical trials鈥攁nd may soon approve the first iPS-cell treatments for diseases like Parkinson鈥檚.

Protective Paint in South Africa
In Cape Town, informal homes made of metal and wood can reach 95掳F (35掳C) and remain hot overnight鈥攄isrupting sleep and increasing stress levels.

In a simple intervention, researchers are testing UV-resistant reflective paint on roofs, a practice that has already been used to reduce temperatures in chicken coops.

• The study will measure potential temperature changes and effects on residents鈥� sleep and health.

APRIL'S TWO-PART EXCLUSIVE SERIES Millions of Indians celebrate Diwali with fireworks鈥攚ithout realizing the dangerous conditions for factory workers. Gurugram, India, October 31, 2024. Parveen Kumar/Hindustan Times via Getty Fireworks and Heartbreak in a Hard-Hit Indian Village  
SIVAKASI, India鈥擡xplosions at fireworks factories are not uncommon in this Southern Indian city that produces nearly 90% of the country鈥檚 fireworks, that describes the toll on the tens of thousands of workers employed by these factories.

• 91 workers were killed in the most recent year鈥攂ut only those killed at the explosion site are counted鈥攏ot those who die later.


• Employers typically pay only for injured workers鈥� initial care.

Of the 650 families who live in Surangudi village, most have lost either a limb or a loved one to fireworks, social activist .

Ed. Note: Our thanks go to Padmavathy Krishna Kumar who shared the idea for this topic and received an honorable mention in the , co-sponsored by Global Health NOW and the . APRIL'S BEST NEWS Hope for Fistula Survivors in Nigeria  
Free fistula repair surgery will soon be available at clinics throughout Nigeria, health officials announced earlier this month鈥攁 鈥済roundbreaking move鈥� in a country that sees ~12,000 new cases a year of vesicovaginal fistula, which can be a debilitating and highly stigmatizing condition.

• In 2022, 600+ women with VVF were abandoned by their families in the state of Borno.


• Advocates say comprehensive counseling services are also needed to support VVF survivors with the psychological trauma associated with the condition. 

GLOBAL HEALTH VOICES OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH Sweltering Conditions in Cambodia鈥檚 Sweatshops
Decades after promised reforms in Cambodian sweatshops that produce goods for companies like Nike, workers still frequently fainted and required medical intervention due to high heat and long hours, employees and medics say. 

Bigger picture: 57,000+ people produce Nike goods at garment factories in Cambodia. Fainting has been a commonly reported problem, with the Cambodian government reporting 4,500+ occurrences in factories between 2017 and 2019. 

• In one factory, Y&W Garment鈥攚hich employed ~4,500 people making clothes in 2023鈥攆ormer employees reported two to three people fainting daily as temperatures inside soared above 100掳F. 

Failed oversight: Workers say oversight groups like the U.N.-backed Better Factories Cambodia have little influence on conditions.

OPPORTUNITY QUICK HITS Meet The Scientist Warning The World About The Next Pandemic 鈥� 

Chilean woman with muscular dystrophy becomes face of euthanasia debate as bill stalls in Senate 鈥�

How vaccine hesitancy may be driving a spike in pediatric flu deaths 鈥�

Cannabis Could Be Bad for Your Heart 鈥�

Samoa becomes the first Pacific Island country to launch National Action Plan for Health Security 鈥�

Well, That鈥檚 One Way to Address America鈥檚 Vaping Problem 鈥�

Woman's eyesight saved by cutting-edge test after mystery infection 鈥� Issue No. M-5-2025
Global Health NOW is an initiative of Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health.

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96 Global Health NOW: Striking on New Antivenom Potential; April Recap; and Sweltering Conditions in Cambodia鈥檚 Sweatshops May 5, 2025 A Jameson's mamba, one of Kenya's 13 medically relevant snakes due to a significant rate of deadly snakebite cases, at the Kenya Snakebite Research and Intervention Centre. Nairobi, March 7. Tony Karumba/AFP via Getty Striking on New Antivenom Potential
Scientists have made a major breakthrough in antivenom development, thanks to an unusual research partner: an American snake collector who allowed himself to be bitten hundreds of times, . 

Background: In hopes of developing a universal antivenom, lead study author Jacob Glanville had wanted to study antibodies in a person exposed to multiple snake venoms, . 

• He found his man in Tim Friede, a self-taught herpetologist who has allowed himself to be bitten ~200 times by more than a dozen venomous snakes over two decades.

The basics: After receiving approval from an ethics review board, researchers analyzed Friede鈥檚 blood and found two potent antibodies. 

• By combining them with an existing drug, they made a cocktail that allowed mice to survive venom from 19 species of dangerous elapid snakes, which include cobras, mamba, and taipans, .


• Not covered: Venom from vipers, which make up about half of venomous snakes.

Great need: Venomous snakes kill tens of thousands of people every year, and disable several hundred thousand more, .

• Developing effective antivenoms has long been a struggle, as most work for just one or a few snakes of one region, .

What鈥檚 next: The researchers plan to test the treatment in snakebitten dogs in Australia and to develop the antivenom for a wider array of snakes. GLOBAL HEALTH VOICES The Latest One-Liners   An anthrax outbreak in the DRC has so far resulted in 16 suspected cases and one death, leading to a scaled-up response from health officials, ; meanwhile, Thailand has reported its first anthrax death in decades after a man was exposed to an infected cow, .

Ecuador has confirmed three yellow fever cases with a fourth case under investigation, per the nation鈥檚 health minister; yellow fever outbreaks continue to be reported across South America.

Men die younger across different global regions for a range of reasons often related to increased prevalence of diseases and risk factors and lower access to care, .

The animal sedative medetomidine is increasingly turning up in illegal drugs in the U.S., ; it is being mixed with other illicit drugs, primarily fentanyl, and has been reported in overdose clusters in Chicago, Philadelphia, and Pittsburgh. U.S. and Global Health Policy News Cuts have eliminated more than a dozen US government health-tracking programs 鈥�

RFK Jr. calls for CDC plan for alternative measles treatments 鈥�

Trump's cuts to contraception will kill 'tens of thousands' of women 鈥�

NIH cuts baby 'Safe to Sleep' team. Here's what parents should know 鈥�

Will America be 鈥渇lying blind鈥� on bird flu? A key wastewater-tracking program may soon end 鈥�

V.A. Mental Health Care Staff, Crowded into Federal Buildings, Raise Patient Privacy Alarms 鈥� APRIL RECAP: MUST-READS A Squirrel鈥檚 Link to Mpox
Scientists have identified the fire-footed rope squirrel as a potential mpox reservoir host鈥攁 discovery that could help researchers understand cross-species spillover. 

• DNA from the squirrel matched virus samples taken from mpox-infected sooty mangabey monkeys during an outbreak in Ivory Coast. Researchers believe the monkeys were infected after eating squirrels with the virus.

Implications: While more research is needed, the findings are 鈥渁 landmark contribution to understanding mpox dynamics,鈥� said an Africa CDC biologist.

 
Japan Ramps up Regenerative Medicine
Japan is rapidly expanding its biotechnology sector, investing heavily in regenerative medicine.

In 2006, Japanese scientist Shinya Yamanaka discovered that adult cells could be reprogrammed into an embryonic-like state known as iPS cells, allowing them to become any kind of tissue. 

• Since then, Japan has led the field globally, hosting nearly one-third of iPS-cell clinical trials鈥攁nd may soon approve the first iPS-cell treatments for diseases like Parkinson鈥檚.

Protective Paint in South Africa
In Cape Town, informal homes made of metal and wood can reach 95掳F (35掳C) and remain hot overnight鈥攄isrupting sleep and increasing stress levels.

In a simple intervention, researchers are testing UV-resistant reflective paint on roofs, a practice that has already been used to reduce temperatures in chicken coops.

• The study will measure potential temperature changes and effects on residents鈥� sleep and health.

APRIL'S TWO-PART EXCLUSIVE SERIES Millions of Indians celebrate Diwali with fireworks鈥攚ithout realizing the dangerous conditions for factory workers. Gurugram, India, October 31, 2024. Parveen Kumar/Hindustan Times via Getty Fireworks and Heartbreak in a Hard-Hit Indian Village  
SIVAKASI, India鈥擡xplosions at fireworks factories are not uncommon in this Southern Indian city that produces nearly 90% of the country鈥檚 fireworks, that describes the toll on the tens of thousands of workers employed by these factories.

• 91 workers were killed in the most recent year鈥攂ut only those killed at the explosion site are counted鈥攏ot those who die later.


• Employers typically pay only for injured workers鈥� initial care.

Of the 650 families who live in Surangudi village, most have lost either a limb or a loved one to fireworks, social activist .

Ed. Note: Our thanks go to Padmavathy Krishna Kumar who shared the idea for this topic and received an honorable mention in the , co-sponsored by Global Health NOW and the . APRIL'S BEST NEWS Hope for Fistula Survivors in Nigeria  
Free fistula repair surgery will soon be available at clinics throughout Nigeria, health officials announced earlier this month鈥攁 鈥済roundbreaking move鈥� in a country that sees ~12,000 new cases a year of vesicovaginal fistula, which can be a debilitating and highly stigmatizing condition.

• In 2022, 600+ women with VVF were abandoned by their families in the state of Borno.


• Advocates say comprehensive counseling services are also needed to support VVF survivors with the psychological trauma associated with the condition. 

GLOBAL HEALTH VOICES OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH Sweltering Conditions in Cambodia鈥檚 Sweatshops
Decades after promised reforms in Cambodian sweatshops that produce goods for companies like Nike, workers still frequently fainted and required medical intervention due to high heat and long hours, employees and medics say. 

Bigger picture: 57,000+ people produce Nike goods at garment factories in Cambodia. Fainting has been a commonly reported problem, with the Cambodian government reporting 4,500+ occurrences in factories between 2017 and 2019. 

• In one factory, Y&W Garment鈥攚hich employed ~4,500 people making clothes in 2023鈥攆ormer employees reported two to three people fainting daily as temperatures inside soared above 100掳F. 

Failed oversight: Workers say oversight groups like the U.N.-backed Better Factories Cambodia have little influence on conditions.

OPPORTUNITY QUICK HITS Meet The Scientist Warning The World About The Next Pandemic 鈥� 

Chilean woman with muscular dystrophy becomes face of euthanasia debate as bill stalls in Senate 鈥�

How vaccine hesitancy may be driving a spike in pediatric flu deaths 鈥�

Cannabis Could Be Bad for Your Heart 鈥�

Samoa becomes the first Pacific Island country to launch National Action Plan for Health Security 鈥�

Well, That鈥檚 One Way to Address America鈥檚 Vaping Problem 鈥�

Woman's eyesight saved by cutting-edge test after mystery infection 鈥� Issue No. 2719
Global Health NOW is an initiative of Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health.

Contributors include Brian W. Simpson, MPH, Dayna Kerecman Myers, Annalies Winny, Morgan Coulson, Kate Belz, Melissa Hartman, Jackie Powder, and Rin Swann. Write us: dkerecm1@jhu.edu, like us on and follow us on Instagram and X .

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Greater awareness and action are needed as Europe and parts of the Middle East grapple with fresh outbreaks of foot-and-mouth disease (FMD) which can have devastating impacts on both animal health and regional economies, the UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) warned on Monday. 

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麻豆色情片 announces 2025 cohort of Distinguished James 麻豆色情片 Professors, James 麻豆色情片 Professors and William Dawson Scholars聽
Provost and Vice-President (Academic) Christopher Manfredi has named 31 麻豆色情片 professors as Distinguished James 麻豆色情片 Professors, James 麻豆色情片 Professors or William Dawson Scholars. The internal awards recognize exceptional research achievements.

麻豆色情片 announces 2025 cohort of Distinguished James 麻豆色情片 Professors, James 麻豆色情片 Professors and William Dawson Scholars聽
Provost and Vice-President (Academic) Christopher Manfredi has named 31 麻豆色情片 professors as Distinguished James 麻豆色情片 Professors, James 麻豆色情片 Professors or William Dawson Scholars. The internal awards recognize exceptional research achievements.

麻豆色情片 announces 2025 cohort of Distinguished James 麻豆色情片 Professors, James 麻豆色情片 Professors and William Dawson Scholars聽
Provost and Vice-President (Academic) Christopher Manfredi has named 31 麻豆色情片 professors as Distinguished James 麻豆色情片 Professors, James 麻豆色情片 Professors or William Dawson Scholars. The internal awards recognize exceptional research achievements.

麻豆色情片 announces 2025 cohort of Distinguished James 麻豆色情片 Professors, James 麻豆色情片 Professors and William Dawson Scholars聽
Provost and Vice-President (Academic) Christopher Manfredi has named 31 麻豆色情片 professors as Distinguished James 麻豆色情片 Professors, James 麻豆色情片 Professors or William Dawson Scholars. The internal awards recognize exceptional research achievements.