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Will antimicrobial resistance outpace research? The pipeline for new antimicrobial projects shrank since the Access to Medicine Foundation released its last benchmark five years ago.

Will antimicrobial resistance outpace research? www.devex.com/news/will-an...

How Epstein & Gates harmed public health and global security As Congress compels Bill Gates to answer questions about Epstein, troubling new details of their relationship surface--including questions about how philanthropy and military intelligence overlap.

My newest piece just posted! Hear the voices of Gates Foundation insiders fuming over the Epstein scandal.

Please read, share and subscribe!

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Africa CDC eyes debt swaps to plug health financing gaps There’s one area considered a largely untapped resource for health finance on the African continent: converting debt into health programs. Africa CDC has hired a special adviser to guide the agency on...

Via Devex Pro: www.devex.com/news/africa-... (gated)

[EXCLUSIVE] New IGWG Text: Strong Obligations To Share Pathogen Information, Lists Technology Transfer & Licensing As "Optional" Benefits Newsletter Edition #149 [Treaty Talks] Readers, In this edition, we bring you a quick update on new text proposals on the Pathogen Access Benefit Sharing (PABS) System being negotiated at the WHO. ...

New IGWG Text: Strong Obligations To Share Pathogen Information, Lists Technology Transfer & Licensing As "Optional" Benefits

newsletter.genevahealthfiles.com/exclusive-ne...

Co-founders behind pioneering Covid vaccine to step down from BioNTech Uğur Şahin and Özlem Türeci are leaving German group to launch their own mRNA venture

Via FT: www.ft.com/content/be40... @rravinetto.bsky.social @belentarrafeta.bsky.social

www.cambridge.org/core/journal... by B Ewert.

R Loewenson et al in IJHPM: Engaging the Influence of Global Private Actors in Health in Sub-Saharan Africa www.ijhpm.com/article_4843...

For some reason, given the current times, I hope the next WHO DG won't be a medical doctor :).

En RDC, le premier producteur mondial de cobalt suspecté d’être à l’origine d’une épidémie de maladies respiratoires Selon l’enquête menée par deux ONG, Tenke Fungurume Mining n’a pas respecté les normes d’émissions relatives au dioxyde de soufre, un gaz toxique rejeté lors des opérations de traitement du minerai no...

www.lemonde.fr/afrique/arti...

US launches $4.5B platform inviting NGO support for bilateral health deals US launches $4.5B platform inviting NGO support for bilateral health deals

The State Department launched a funding platform that gives insight into how the Trump administration plans to engage entities around global health. INGOs, local NGOs, faith-based organizations, companies, universities, and government entities are eligible to apply.

En ook de reden waarom Le Pen wat mij betreft zou mogen deelnemen aan de presidentsverkiezingen. Maar goed, als ze in Frankrijk ook Sarkozy "in de bak" steken : )

WHO assistant director general Jeremy Farrar: 'In the age of disinformation, WHO must remain a normative power' - Geneva Solutions Responsible for health promotion and disease prevention and care at the World Health Organization, the former charity chief takes stock of the state of the UN health agency.

Via Geneva Solutions: genevasolutions.news/global-healt...

After a year of turmoil, WHO remains a pillar of global health - Geneva Solutions The World Health Organization just experienced one of the most challenging years in its history, following the US withdrawal and deep donor cuts. Experts however say the UN agency remains central to g...

Via Geneva Solutions: genevasolutions.news/global-healt...

Pace of global warming has nearly doubled since 2015, reveals study - Carbon Brief An acceleration in human-caused global warming could see the Paris Agreement’s 1.5C limit breached before...

I'm not suggesting this is an open secret within the climate science community, but it's remarkable how little impact this sort of research is generating. Because if the rate of warming really has *doubled* then you can kiss goodbye to 2°C. www.carbonbrief.org/pace-of-glob...

The Clash of Hypocrisies As Washington abandons any pretense of a just global order, citizens around the world will continue to demand one.

Via Foreign Policy: foreignpolicy.com/2026/03/06/t...

Exclusive: US seeks to scrap UN efforts to expand women's rights Trump administration seeks to undue decades of U.N. efforts to build a protective platform for women, girls and other disadvanaged groups.

Via Devex: www.devex.com/news/exclusi...

The world is getting hotter faster — its pace nearly doubled in the past decade Earth is now warming at a rate of around 0.35 ºC per decade, fresh analysis finds.

The world is getting hotter faster — its pace nearly doubled in the past decade www.nature.com/articles/d41...

Weight-loss jab could be made for $3 a month, study finds Cheap semaglutide, the drug in Ozempic and Wegovy, could help millions with diabetes and obesity in 160 countries

Via the Guardian: www.theguardian.com/global-devel...

Newsletter

Check out this week's IHP news 869: American Psycho times,
Gates/Epstein & International Women’s Day www.internationalhealthpolicies.org/newsletter/ pdf: www.internationalhealthpolicies.org/wp-content/u... (also with translations & AI summary)

IHP Correspondents 2026 The 2026 call for IHP Correspondents was released as part of the IHP Network initiative to provide an opportunity to young researchers and other change agents from different regions and continents to ...

Introducing this year's (2026) IHP correspondents: www.internationalhealthpolicies.org/ihp-correspo... Duha Shellah, Eunice Lobo, Pratistha Singh, Relindis Ma-gang Tapang, Sabu K U & Shubham Gupta.

Seeing the new footage coming from the Oval Office, i think it's about time to start checking again what exactly did Nostradamus say : ( #gosh

When the rules are rewritten, strengthen the coalition for gender justice In April, 2025, we contributed, with many international colleagues, to the report of the Lancet Commission on Gender and Global Health, “Achieving gender justice for global health equity”1—the result ...

When the rules are rewritten, strengthen the coalition for gender justice - The Lancet www.thelancet.com/journals/lan... By S Hawkes et al.

US Measles Elimination Status Review Postponed: WHO Claims For Technical Reasons - Health Policy Watch The World Health Organization (WHO) has pushed back against speculation that a critical review of the US measles elimination status was delayed until November

US Measles Elimination Status Review Postponed: WHO Claims for Technical Reasons healthpolicy-watch.news/us-measles-e...

EU and Like-minded Donors’ Reflection Process on Reform of the Global Health Architecture — hera - right to health and development Global consultations have underscored the urgent need to reform the global health architecture. Key challenges include limited country sovereignty, fragmented systems, unpredictable financing, weak do...

No access. But i'm guessing they refer to this paper: www.hera.eu/news/hisp-re...

Trump administration is failing to address spread of measles, experts say As number of cases climbs past 1,000, experts say CDC is not taking obvious steps amid funding cuts

Via the Guardian: www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...

Regenvanu (Vanuatu’s minister for climate change adaption): "the EU has “not been as helpful as we expected”...."

Vanuatu moves forward with UN climate resolution despite Trump opposition Pacific island says the US weakened its proposal to advance a key climate ruling but vows to hold major polluters accountable

Via the Guardian: www.theguardian.com/world/2026/m...

The @alliancehpsr.bsky.social has a new call for proposals on #healthtaxes in #Cambodia, #China, #Kenya, #Indonesia, #Nigeria, #SouthAfrica, #SriLanka, #Thailand, and #VietNam deadline 26 March ahpsr.who.int/funding-oppo...

South Africa seeks local production of Gilead's HIV prevention drug South Africa is asking ​local drugmakers to start a process to make Gilead Sciences’ long-acting HIV prevention drug, lenacapavir, domestically, ‌in a push to bring production to the region where it i...

Via Reuters: www.reuters.com/business/hea...

Gen Z men twice as likely as baby boomers to believe wives should obey husbands Global survey shows young men hold more traditional views about gender roles than older generations

In other WTF news: www.theguardian.com/world/2026/m...