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Iran faces food shortages if shipping disruption continues, analysts warn
As maritime traffic through the Strait of Hormuz comes to a standstill, vessels carrying corn, wheat and soybeans are among those held up
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Major UK charities turn to corporate donors to offset aid cuts
One source from a major aid charity told the Telegraph the unprecedented cuts has forced it to diversify
@parrytom.bsky.social reports
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'Vaccine sovereignty is not a luxury – it is a national security imperative,' writes Prof Sir Jonathan Van-Tam, a former Deputy Chief Medical Officer for England
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Child soldiers of Sudan’s civil war go viral on TikTok
A @bellingcat.com investigation found that the platform is being used to turn young fighters into online personalities celebrated as ‘lion cubs’
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Chikungunya re-emerging across the Americas, PAHO warns
The mosquito-borne disease is spreading in areas that have not reported cases for years, as immunity wanes and cities expand
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(2/2) Reporting by @arthurscottgeddes.bsky.social - free to read🔓
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(1/2) Stunning bat cave footage captures spillover risk for first time
The discovery of so many animals feeding on the bats may be a ‘Rosetta Stone’ for understanding how diseases spread between animals
South Africa caught sleeping by devastating foot and mouth outbreak
A failure to maintain investment in vaccines has allowed a resurgence of the disease which has swept through the country’s livestock
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British Antarctic team dig deep for ancient pathogens in penguin poo
Scientists hope sediment preserved under the region’s lakes will help them build the first historic archive of avian pathogens
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(2/2) Failing to include AMR on the security agenda keeps one of the defining threats of our time dangerously under-prioritised @gardp.bsky.social
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(1/2) “We are at a dangerous tipping point with drug-resistant infections – global insecurity makes it worse,” writes
Manica Balasegaram in our latest op-ed
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Botswana health crisis deepens as diamond trade drains the country’s finances💎
Six months after the nation declared a public health emergency due to low supplies, a watchdog report paints a bleak picture
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(5/5) As we discuss, in a world of shrinking budgets, HIV may be the exception
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(4/5) When USAID was axed, many feared catastrophic reversals in the global HIV fight
But a year later, US HIV funding has come back “big and bold”, Ms Achrekar told the podcast, with billions restored via PEPFAR and the Global Fund
(3/5) They are joined by Angeli Achrekar, Deputy Executive Director of @unaids.org, and Kevin Melton, a former USAID official, who offer insider perspectives on what was lost and what may be emerging in its place
(2/5) Host Venetia Rainey and Global Health Security editor @paulnuki.bsky.social examine how the abrupt withdrawal of America’s largest aid agency sent shockwaves through the global aid system, disrupted lifesaving programmes, and potentially contributed to millions of preventable deaths
(1/5) New podcast episode: One year since Donald Trump axed USAID
Nearly a year after the US president shuttered USAID, the world is still reckoning with the consequences
But what really happened next?
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Exclusive: The British-made wearable tech poised to transform dengue treatment
Low-cost, AI-powered device being trialled in Vietnam could help doctors spot severe dengue early
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MPs on @commonshealth.bsky.social urge Streeting to reinstate Britain's vaccine targets
WHO recommendations were quietly removed from a planning document circulated to local health authorities early in 2025
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Why scientists are so excited about a nasal spray vaccine for bird flu
The spray, administered in each nostril, generated a ‘strong immune response’ in rodents during an early-stage trial
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(5/5) A group of British scientists at @mhragovuk.bsky.social have helped to develop the noPV2 - a new, more stable version of the live vax that might provide answers
(4/5) Cases of vaccine-derived polio now far outweigh “wild” polio
But switching to a deadened vax is costly, difficult to manoeuvre, and could lead to an explosion of cases
(3/5) The oral polio vaccine is cheap, effective, and essential in outbreaks across the developing world
But in rare cases, the live virus can mutate and circulate
(2/5) Polio is on the brink of eradication — but the endgame is fraught
The very tool that crushed transmission is now part of the problem, experts say
(1/5) The catch-22 in polio eradication
Reporting by @maevecullinan.bsky.social
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Asian countries tighten borders over Nipah outbreak in India
Nepal, Thailand, Taiwan and Sri Lanka ramp up surveillance and introduce health screenings
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(5/5) Read Paul's article on how Northern Ireland can provide a roadmap for Gaza⬇️
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(4/5) Plus, Global Health Security Editor @paulnuki.bsky.social examines Donald Trump’s controversial Board of Peace: How it works, why it has divided international allies, and what it could mean for disarming Hamas and the future of the conflict
(3/5) Tess outlines the humanitarian situation following the ceasefire, from winter shelters and malnutrition to unexploded ordnance, orphaned children, and the daily challenges facing civilians
(2/5) This week, Venetia Rainey and @arthurscottgeddes.bsky.social speak to Tess Ingram, @unicef.org spokesperson, who has just returned from four months living in the war-ravaged enclave
