Devex18h
Devex CheckUp: USAID cuts threaten global health research
The cancellation of USAID contracts has threatened critical global health research. Plus, new guidance to prevent HIV in ...
Johns Hopkins Slashes More Than 2,000 Jobs Due to USAID Cuts
The cuts at the university’s global health affiliate, medical school and public-health school follow loss of $800 million in ...
Johns Hopkins to slash nearly 2,000 jobs after losing $800 million in federal grants
Hopkins’ medical school, Bloomberg School of Public Health and JHPIEGO, the university’s health initiative that focuses on ...
The Lancet2h
The global burden of oral diseases: stronger data for stronger action
The Global Burden of Diseases, Injuries, and Risk Factors Study (GBD) 2021 on oral conditions represents a landmark moment for the community.1 For the first time, a comprehensive analysis of the ...
Devex19hOpinion
Opinion: Bringing surgical access closer to home in an overlooked global health crisis
With over 5 billion people lacking access to safe, affordable surgery, the global surgical crisis demands urgent action.
The global challenge of iron deficiency – and why scientists can't agree if supplements are the answer
A lack of this vital nutrient is one of the world's leading causes of disability – but exactly when it becomes a problem, and ...
AlterNet on MSN18h
'Disastrous': US 'endangering' itself by 'actively dismantling' global health infrastructure
Dr. Craig Spencer, a public health expert and Ebola survivor, wrote an article for The Atlantic on the impact of the Trump ...
University of California11h
The fight against TB was frozen in time, until now. See its future.
Leading UCSF physician-scientists are developing targeted treatments, earlier diagnostics, and helping to solve tuberculosis’ ...
The global challenge of iron deficiency – and the puzzle of whether to take supplements
A lack of this vital nutrient is one of the world's leading causes of disability – but exactly when it becomes a problem, and ...
Measles cases in Europe and Central Asia doubled last year to the highest reported level since 1997
LONDON (AP) — There were 127,350 measles cases reported in Europe and Central Asia in 2024, double the number of cases ...
The Business Standard16h
Death reg rate below 1% within 45 days: Speakers
Speakers at a workshop have revealed that the death registration rate within 45 days is below 1%, while the birth registration rate within the same period is 54%. Overall, the death registration rate ...
US aid cuts are hurting Africa’s ability to respond to disease outbreaks, health chief says
Aid cuts by the United States are hurting Africa’s capacity to respond to disease outbreaks, the head of the continent's public health agency said ahead of a meeting with regional health ministers to ...