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Global Health NOW: Cuba’s Drug Crisis Hits a Health System Under Strain; and A Cross‑Border Commitment to End River Blindness
March 16, 2026
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The WHO has verified the deaths of 12 doctors, paramedics, and nurses killed Friday in an Israeli strike on Lebanon’s Bourj Qalaouiyeh primary health care center, citing WHO chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus; in Israel, 58 people were injured last Thursday by glass shrapnel after an Iranian missile hit a complex of four private homes in the town of Zarzir, .
A meningitis outbreak at the University of Kent in the U.K. has killed two and left 11 seriously ill; the U.K. Health Security Agency said it provided antibiotics to students in the area to stem cases of invasive meningococcal disease, a combination of meningitis and septicemia.
U.S. flu vaccines had some of the lowest effectiveness rates in decades this past flu season, partially due to the circulation of a new strain, H3N2 subclade K; this season’s vaccines were ~25%–30% effective in preventing adult clinic or hospital visits, while officials generally aim for a 40%–60% effectiveness rate. A multinational consortium to find a hepatitis B cure has been launched by Johns Hopkins Medicine after being awarded a five-year, $24 million NIH grant; the consortium—which includes research groups from Brazil, India, Senegal, Uganda, and the U.S.—aims to enroll ~450 people with both HIV and chronic hepatitis B and 225 with only chronic hepatitis B in treatment and various studies. IN FOCUS Young people in rehabilitation and pastors talk outside The Rescue House (Casa de Rescate). Havana, Cuba; August 22, 2025. Yamil Lage/AFP via Getty Cuba’s Drug Crisis Hits a Health System Under Strain Drug use has surged in Cuba amid the country’s deepening economic crisis, as cheap synthetic substances flood the market and the country’s fragile health system struggles to respond, . New threat: Drugs, once rare in the zero-tolerance country, have become increasingly accessible in the form of “químico,” a potent synthetic cannabinoid originating from the U.S.
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A meningitis outbreak at the University of Kent in the U.K. has killed two and left 11 seriously ill; the U.K. Health Security Agency said it provided antibiotics to students in the area to stem cases of invasive meningococcal disease, a combination of meningitis and septicemia.
U.S. flu vaccines had some of the lowest effectiveness rates in decades this past flu season, partially due to the circulation of a new strain, H3N2 subclade K; this season’s vaccines were ~25%–30% effective in preventing adult clinic or hospital visits, while officials generally aim for a 40%–60% effectiveness rate. A multinational consortium to find a hepatitis B cure has been launched by Johns Hopkins Medicine after being awarded a five-year, $24 million NIH grant; the consortium—which includes research groups from Brazil, India, Senegal, Uganda, and the U.S.—aims to enroll ~450 people with both HIV and chronic hepatitis B and 225 with only chronic hepatitis B in treatment and various studies. IN FOCUS Young people in rehabilitation and pastors talk outside The Rescue House (Casa de Rescate). Havana, Cuba; August 22, 2025. Yamil Lage/AFP via Getty Cuba’s Drug Crisis Hits a Health System Under Strain Drug use has surged in Cuba amid the country’s deepening economic crisis, as cheap synthetic substances flood the market and the country’s fragile health system struggles to respond, . New threat: Drugs, once rare in the zero-tolerance country, have become increasingly accessible in the form of “químico,” a potent synthetic cannabinoid originating from the U.S.
- ER visits for drug emergencies in Havana more than doubled from 467 in 2024 to 886 in 2025—a spike that has “overwhelmed the country’s capacity to address it,” says one father whose son is in recovery. It has also driven Cuban authorities to create a National Drug Observatory.
- The mounting crisis arrives as Cuba’s health system is already under severe strain from medicine and energy shortages due to the U.S. blockade, .
- Cuba has historically dispatched tens of thousands of health care workers internationally in contracts with other countries. Critics have called the system exploitative, saying doctors are paid minimal amounts by the Cuban government, which funds the country’s own health system with the revenues, .
- But the abrupt departure of the doctors could have a significant impact on host countries’ health systems, officials say.
- “To a cross-border threat, there must be a cross-border response,” stated the opening address at the Benin–Nigeria Cross-Border Meeting on Onchocerciasis.
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The UN World Health Organization (WHO) is releasing another $2 million in emergency funds to support health systems in Lebanon, Iraq and Syria as strikes against Iran by the US and Israeli continue amid counterstrikes across the Gulf and wider region by Tehran.
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Global Health NOW: Migrant Workers Stranded Between Worlds; and Dangers Flowing Downstream in Alberta
March 12, 2026
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Health crises across the Middle East have escalated, including 18 WHO-verified attacks on health care in Iran and 25 such attacks in Lebanon since the initial strikes on Iran in February; meanwhile public health risks are rising as ~800,000 people face internal displacement.
One-third of Americans say that to cover their health care expenses they have resorted to cutting daily spending—such as food or driving—or have had to borrow money to cover health bills, per a new survey from , conducted with ~20,000 adults.
Efforts to curb antimicrobial resistance have led to some recent “bright spots,” , which highlighted the recent approval of two new gonorrhea drugs—zoliflodacin and gepotidacin—as a pivotal development for treating the infection as cases rise and standard treatments become less effective.
Two U.S. vaccine advisory panels are weighing the future of COVID-19 and flu vaccines, with the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices abandoning efforts to attack mRNA vaccines amid fears that such a move could harm Republicans in the midterms, ; meanwhile, FDA vaccine advisers to meet publicly for the first time since the Biden administration to recommend strains for fall flu shots, after last year’s meeting was canceled, .
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Essential and Exposed: Migrant Workers Stranded Between Worlds
Across Asia and the Middle East, millions of migrant workers are critical to the health care, construction, and domestic labor sectors of the economy. And yet these migrants—many from Southeast Asia—are often left stranded and unprotected when conflict and illness strike. Fired after falling ill: In some of Asia’s richest cities like Hong Kong and Singapore, migrant domestic workers who develop critical illnesses are often terminated, cutting them off from health care access and leaving them stuck between worlds, .
Indigenous groups in northern Alberta have become increasingly alarmed by signs of toxic pollution in their environment: Vanishing wildlife, contaminated fish, and surging cancer rates within communities. The problems have flowed from Canada’s massive oil drilling operations, say scientists and advocates.
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Across Asia and the Middle East, millions of migrant workers are critical to the health care, construction, and domestic labor sectors of the economy. And yet these migrants—many from Southeast Asia—are often left stranded and unprotected when conflict and illness strike. Fired after falling ill: In some of Asia’s richest cities like Hong Kong and Singapore, migrant domestic workers who develop critical illnesses are often terminated, cutting them off from health care access and leaving them stuck between worlds, .
- In many countries, employers are legally required to provide medical care—but face little recourse for sudden firings. Some workers are forced to return to their home countries without treatment while others remain stuck in legal limbo.
- “Then their situation deteriorates. It’s almost like a death sentence,” said Rachel Li, with the Hong Kong charity HELP for Domestic Workers
- Fatalities have been reported among Filipino, Pakistani, and Bangladeshi workers, and governments of migrants' home nations say they are preparing for emergency evacuations and potential repatriation.
- Migrants have faced total abandonment in previous Middle East conflicts, often stuck without wages or travel documents.
Indigenous groups in northern Alberta have become increasingly alarmed by signs of toxic pollution in their environment: Vanishing wildlife, contaminated fish, and surging cancer rates within communities. The problems have flowed from Canada’s massive oil drilling operations, say scientists and advocates.
- The sites rely on ponds to hold toxic wastewater, known as oil sands tailings—which may leak up to ~11 million liters of pollutants like arsenic, mercury, and other carcinogenic chemicals daily.
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Did you happen to lose a bionic knee on your red-eye from Boston to Los Angeles?
It might be in Scottsboro, Alabama.
In America’s mecca for orphaned luggage, the retailer has been collecting and reselling abandoned bags and their contents for 55+ years—and just published .
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“We often believe we've seen it all. But then we uncover something like a matching set of Samurai swords…,” .
To Owens, it’s not just stuff, but cultural study via suitcase. (How many shoulder pads went unclaimed in the ’80s?!)
Our take is more psychological: What’s going through the mind of someone who bothers to pack a full beekeeping suit … or a teak didgeridoo … or a taxidermy deer form … and simply shrugs when it vanishes into the abyss?! If you don’t go looking for your suitcase full of rat poison … was it ever really yours?
Does the fact that an clearly make its recovery more sad ... or less? Do they even want to be reunited?!
All that to say: If you really care about your custom diamond-studded grills, we have two words of advice: Carry. On.
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Two 91ɬ professors awarded 2026 Dorothy Killiam Fellowships
Professors Wendell Nii Laryea Adjetey and Jill Baumgartner will lead innovative research focusing on anti-Black carceral systems and climate-related health risks respectively
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Global Health NOW: Solving the Global Stagnation in Physical Movement; and Reimagining Transit for Blind Commuters
March 11, 2026
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The pipeline of new drugs to combat superbugs remains “worryingly thin,” shrinking by 35% in the last five years from 92 to 60 medicines in development, ; the Netherlands-based researchers predict that annual deaths linked to drug-resistant infections globally will double to 8 million by 2050.
China will boost its science spending, with officials announcing that the country’s overall research and development expenditure will increase by ~7% over the next five years, and that this year’s science and technology budget will increase 10% over 2025’s budget—amounting to billions in new investments. The FDA has walked back claims made by U.S. President Donald Trump and other administration officials about the drug leucovorin’s effectiveness for autism; while the agency approved the generic medication for a rare brain folate deficiency this week, officials estimate the condition impacts fewer than one in a million people in the U.S.
Psilocybin shows promise as a smoking cessation tool, , which found that participants who received one dose of the psychedelic had 6X+ greater odds of being abstinent from cigarettes after six months than counterparts who relied on a nicotine substitute. IN FOCUS A Chinese martial arts teacher demonstrates an exercise to students in Freetown at the Confucius Institute University of Sierra Leone. October 15, 2024. Saidu Bah BAH/AFP via Getty Solving the Global Stagnation in Physical Movement Over the last two decades, governments worldwide have adopted policies promoting physical activity. But physical activity prevalence in most countries remains unchanged, .
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China will boost its science spending, with officials announcing that the country’s overall research and development expenditure will increase by ~7% over the next five years, and that this year’s science and technology budget will increase 10% over 2025’s budget—amounting to billions in new investments. The FDA has walked back claims made by U.S. President Donald Trump and other administration officials about the drug leucovorin’s effectiveness for autism; while the agency approved the generic medication for a rare brain folate deficiency this week, officials estimate the condition impacts fewer than one in a million people in the U.S.
Psilocybin shows promise as a smoking cessation tool, , which found that participants who received one dose of the psychedelic had 6X+ greater odds of being abstinent from cigarettes after six months than counterparts who relied on a nicotine substitute. IN FOCUS A Chinese martial arts teacher demonstrates an exercise to students in Freetown at the Confucius Institute University of Sierra Leone. October 15, 2024. Saidu Bah BAH/AFP via Getty Solving the Global Stagnation in Physical Movement Over the last two decades, governments worldwide have adopted policies promoting physical activity. But physical activity prevalence in most countries remains unchanged, .
- 1 in 3 adults and 80% of adolescents still fail to meet the WHO physical activity guidelines of ~150 minutes of moderate-intensity physical activity weekly.
- While 92% of countries have policies that address movement, inactivity rates have remained flat since 2012.
- Most policies approach movement through a metabolic and cardiovascular health lens, rather than demonstrating the wide, holistic scope of benefits—including mental health improvements, improved immunity, and cancer prevention.
- “Physical activity should be embedded in the way we design our cities, helping create communities where people want to live and move more,” said the study’s principal investigator Andrea Ramírez Varela.
- Two-thirds of New York’s subways are not ADA-compliant, and 90% of the city’s 40,000 intersections still lack audible crossing signals.
- Still needed: Real-time audio updates and improved cell and Wi-Fi connectivity, including in tunnels, are critical for maintaining accessibility and safety.
- Namgya C. Khampa: Chargé d’Affaires and Deputy Chief of Mission, Embassy of India in the U.S.
- Sunil Wadhwani: Cofounder and CEO, Mastech Inc. and IGATE
- Seema Chaturvedi: Founder and Managing Partner, Achieving Women Equity Funds
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Global Health NOW: Iran Attacks’ Dangerous Fallout; and India Launches Pivotal HPV Vaccine Drive
March 10, 2026
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Thousands of Black kidney transplant candidates in the U.S. got moved up on the transplant waiting list as part of an effort to help correct for an earlier race-based formula used to test kidney function—which made their kidneys appear healthier than they were, delaying transplant referral; that test was discontinued in 2022.
Taking a daily multivitamin can slow some signs of biological aging; in who took the daily supplement for two years certain biomakers of aging were slowed by around four months, compared with those who did not; the effect was greater in people who were already biologically older than their years.
The U.S. FDA signaled openness yesterday to considering e-cigarettes in flavors deemed appealing to adults, such as mint, coffees, teas, and spices—but would continue to reject fruit- and candy-flavored versions thought to be more appealing to teenagers that continue to flood the market.
Stimulant prescriptions—mostly to treat ADHD—doubled among adults in Ontario since the COVID-19 pandemic began, ; the findings may reflect improved recognition and treatment of adult ADHD, but the authors suggest more research to understand the causes and potential impacts of the rapid rise. IN FOCUS Smoke and flames rise at the site of airstrikes on an oil depot on March 7, in Tehran. Sasan/Middle East Images/AFP via Getty Iran Attacks’ Dangerous Fallout
Thousands of people killed or wounded, toxic rain, damaged water infrastructure, and regional instability have followed attacks by U.S. and Israel on Iran. Casualties: At least 1,255 people—including 200 children and 11 health care workers—have been killed, Iran's deputy health minister Ali Jafarian .
U.S. Tomahawk Hit Naval Base Beside Iranian School, Video Shows – Lebanon: Israel Unlawfully Using White Phosphorus – GLOBAL HEALTH VOICES CERVICAL CANCER India Launches Pivotal HPV Vaccine Drive
India has launched the world’s largest free HPV vaccination campaign, offering shots to ~11.5 million 14-year-old girls each year in an effort to prevent cervical cancer, . Meeting a high burden: India accounts for roughly a quarter of global cervical cancer cases, reporting ~130,000 new cases and ~80,000 deaths each year from the disease.
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Taking a daily multivitamin can slow some signs of biological aging; in who took the daily supplement for two years certain biomakers of aging were slowed by around four months, compared with those who did not; the effect was greater in people who were already biologically older than their years.
The U.S. FDA signaled openness yesterday to considering e-cigarettes in flavors deemed appealing to adults, such as mint, coffees, teas, and spices—but would continue to reject fruit- and candy-flavored versions thought to be more appealing to teenagers that continue to flood the market.
Stimulant prescriptions—mostly to treat ADHD—doubled among adults in Ontario since the COVID-19 pandemic began, ; the findings may reflect improved recognition and treatment of adult ADHD, but the authors suggest more research to understand the causes and potential impacts of the rapid rise. IN FOCUS Smoke and flames rise at the site of airstrikes on an oil depot on March 7, in Tehran. Sasan/Middle East Images/AFP via Getty Iran Attacks’ Dangerous Fallout
Thousands of people killed or wounded, toxic rain, damaged water infrastructure, and regional instability have followed attacks by U.S. and Israel on Iran. Casualties: At least 1,255 people—including 200 children and 11 health care workers—have been killed, Iran's deputy health minister Ali Jafarian .
- 12,000+ people have been wounded—the majority of which are burn and crush injuries.
- Black smoke billowed from Tehran facilities, posing “serious acute and long-term health concerns” for Tehran’s 9 million+ people.
- Oil-heavy, toxic rain later fell on the city, .
- The Iranian desalination plant provided water for 30 villages, said an Iranian official.
- Much of the country has already endured a years-long drought—last year’s rainfall was nearly half the normal amount.
U.S. Tomahawk Hit Naval Base Beside Iranian School, Video Shows – Lebanon: Israel Unlawfully Using White Phosphorus – GLOBAL HEALTH VOICES CERVICAL CANCER India Launches Pivotal HPV Vaccine Drive
India has launched the world’s largest free HPV vaccination campaign, offering shots to ~11.5 million 14-year-old girls each year in an effort to prevent cervical cancer, . Meeting a high burden: India accounts for roughly a quarter of global cervical cancer cases, reporting ~130,000 new cases and ~80,000 deaths each year from the disease.
- The country has also historically had some of the lowest rates of HPV vaccination coverage in the world.
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Global Health NOW: How Political Messaging Rapidly Reshapes Care; and China’s Push for a ‘Childbirth-friendly’ Culture
March 9, 2026
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At least 13 hospitals and health sites have been hit during the U.S.-Israel strikes on Iran, per the WHO, and evacuation orders have forced health facility closures in Lebanon; the WHO’s logistics hub for global health emergencies in Dubai has also paused operations, threatening emergency supply requests to 25 countries and Gaza.
A landmark human rights ruling has ordered Peru to pay reparations for the 1997 death of an Indigenous woman who died while undergoing forced, government-ordered sterilization; the Inter-American Court of Human Rights judgment is the first to address the policy, which systematically targeted impoverished and Indigenous women in the 1990s.
UK women experiencing miscarriage often face further trauma and distress due to inadequate follow-up care, , which found that ~65% of 1,000+ women reported insufficient follow-up care and that ~42% of those who sought mental health support did not receive it.
Top U.S. FDA vaccine regulator Vinay Prasad will leave the agency at the end of April; his departure follows controversial decisions including declining to review Moderna’s new mRNA flu vaccine application (a decision that was later reversed) and rejecting approvals for multiple rare disease drugs. IN FOCUS Pills spill out of an open bottle of Tylenol brand pain reliever medication, in New York City, on November 3, 2025. Michael Nagle/Bloomberg via Getty How Political Messaging Rapidly Reshapes Care In the weeks after U.S. President Donald Trump claimed that Tylenol causes autism, emergency room prescriptions of the medication to pregnant women dropped ~10%, —a reflection of how swiftly political messaging can influence health behaviors, . The statement: At a September 2025 White House briefing, Trump warned pregnant women against taking Tylenol, generically known as acetaminophen and paracetamol, claiming it could cause autism—over physician recommendations and widespread scientific consensus that there is no causal link.
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Top U.S. FDA vaccine regulator Vinay Prasad will leave the agency at the end of April; his departure follows controversial decisions including declining to review Moderna’s new mRNA flu vaccine application (a decision that was later reversed) and rejecting approvals for multiple rare disease drugs. IN FOCUS Pills spill out of an open bottle of Tylenol brand pain reliever medication, in New York City, on November 3, 2025. Michael Nagle/Bloomberg via Getty How Political Messaging Rapidly Reshapes Care In the weeks after U.S. President Donald Trump claimed that Tylenol causes autism, emergency room prescriptions of the medication to pregnant women dropped ~10%, —a reflection of how swiftly political messaging can influence health behaviors, . The statement: At a September 2025 White House briefing, Trump warned pregnant women against taking Tylenol, generically known as acetaminophen and paracetamol, claiming it could cause autism—over physician recommendations and widespread scientific consensus that there is no causal link.
- He also touted leucovorin as a promising autism treatment for children, despite no new supporting evidence.
- Prescriptions returned to earlier levels by December, but scientists say the research does not account for cold and flu season, or reflect the rates of acetaminophen taken at home, .
- Priorities include increasing medical care services, plus “refining the social security system.”
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Global Health NOW: The Addiction-Fighting Promise of GLP-1s; and Punished for Pregnancy Loss in El Salvador
Plus: Just a Little R & R.I.P.
March 5, 2026
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Chile has eliminated leprosy—the first country in the Americas to do so and the second globally; WHO and PAHO verified the achievement after the country reached 30+ years without a locally acquired case, the result of .
Cuts to RNA vaccine research threaten to stall three decades of high-stakes scientific research into infectious diseases, cancer, and vaccine development, , which found that RNA technology had the potential to “impact virtually every aspect of human health.”
Breast cancer cases worldwide among women are expected to reach ~3.56 million by 2050, up from ~2.30 million cases in 2023, finds a new statistical analysis, which projected that the mounting burden will disproportionately affect “the world's most vulnerable populations” and “will further exacerbate health inequalities across the globe without decisive immediate action.”
Global sea levels could be far higher than previously understood, as inaccurate modeling has led to the levels being underestimated, that could “significantly” affect current and future assessments of climate change on coastal communities.
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The Addiction-Fighting Promise of GLP-1s
A large new study adds to building evidence that GLP-1s could be a powerful tool in curbing and even preventing addiction to a wide range of substances, offering new insights and new hope in the field of addiction treatment, .
Details: The study, , followed 600,000+ U.S. veterans with type 2 diabetes, and compared the impact of GLP-1 drugs to another diabetes treatment.
Strong risk reductions: Those with existing substance-use disorders who took the GLP-1s saw the following outcomes, :
Mental health care is delivered in many ways and by many people across diverse settings around the world. The 2026 Virtual Speaker Series from the Johns Hopkins Center for Global Mental Health convenes practitioners, researchers, policymakers, and community leaders to explore a central question: Who provides mental health support, and in what contexts? Lara Gregorio, LCSW, of 4C Mental Health kicks off the monthly virtual series on March 11, 2026. Subsequent sessions will feature speakers from around the world, including Kenya’s Kenyatta National Hospital, Utrecht University, the University of Zimbabwe, King’s College London, and more.
Michael Bourgon brought us so much joy with And how did we thank him? By misspelling his home city. Canada's capital, no less. It’s Ottawa, of course—not Ottowa. We regret the error. Please don’t send the turkeys after us.—The Editors ALMOST FRIDAY DIVERSION Just a Little R & R.I.P.
It can be hard to get certain workaholic types to chill out. Spas and meditation retreats just don’t always cut it for the “I’ll-rest-when-I’m-dead” set. But a coffin just might do the trick! A Japanese wellness trend promotes reclining in a coffin as a way to put things in perspective, (Such perspective can be gained via closed-or open-lidded casket options.) In this case, the box is not a final resting place: A typical 30-minute coffin-lying stint (which can cost ~2,000 yen, or $12–$13 USD) offers just enough time “to gaze at life through being conscious of death,” explains designer and custom coffin-maker Mikako Fuse. Immortalize your memento mori: “Cute coffins” are bedecked with Instagrammable designs including ginghams and florals, . It's all part of making existential dread, the inevitability of mortality, and the staring into oblivion ...“bright and not so scary." QUICK HITS Scientists create autism panel, citing RFK Jr.’s politicization of research – Emergency supplies for nuclear or chemical attack distributed across Middle East, says WHO – Sudan Declared 'Cholera Free' Amid Rise in Dengue, Malaria, Measles – Study warns of underrecognized Lassa fever threat with global implications – Navigating conversations with children about war, conflict and other traumatic events – Issue No. 2875
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- 31% fewer ER visits
- 26% fewer hospitalizations
- 39% fewer overdoses
- 25% fewer suicide attempts
- 50% fewer drug-related deaths
- “[Existing] treatments have been targeting substances one at a time, when the right target was craving, the engine that drives addiction across substances,” .
- Or in the words of one Rhode Island mother who was able to reach sobriety from alcohol with the help of a separate pilot program that used GLP-1s: “I could walk past those bottles and not care,” .
- Still, steady advocacy between 2009–2023 led to the release of 81 women imprisoned for abortion-related charges.
- Since then, ~29 women have faced prosecution following miscarriages or obstetric emergencies—“a new spiral of criminalization against women,” said advocate Morena Herrera.
Mental health care is delivered in many ways and by many people across diverse settings around the world. The 2026 Virtual Speaker Series from the Johns Hopkins Center for Global Mental Health convenes practitioners, researchers, policymakers, and community leaders to explore a central question: Who provides mental health support, and in what contexts? Lara Gregorio, LCSW, of 4C Mental Health kicks off the monthly virtual series on March 11, 2026. Subsequent sessions will feature speakers from around the world, including Kenya’s Kenyatta National Hospital, Utrecht University, the University of Zimbabwe, King’s College London, and more.
- Held via Zoom the 2nd Wednesday of each month at 9 a.m. ET
Michael Bourgon brought us so much joy with And how did we thank him? By misspelling his home city. Canada's capital, no less. It’s Ottawa, of course—not Ottowa. We regret the error. Please don’t send the turkeys after us.—The Editors ALMOST FRIDAY DIVERSION Just a Little R & R.I.P.
It can be hard to get certain workaholic types to chill out. Spas and meditation retreats just don’t always cut it for the “I’ll-rest-when-I’m-dead” set. But a coffin just might do the trick! A Japanese wellness trend promotes reclining in a coffin as a way to put things in perspective, (Such perspective can be gained via closed-or open-lidded casket options.) In this case, the box is not a final resting place: A typical 30-minute coffin-lying stint (which can cost ~2,000 yen, or $12–$13 USD) offers just enough time “to gaze at life through being conscious of death,” explains designer and custom coffin-maker Mikako Fuse. Immortalize your memento mori: “Cute coffins” are bedecked with Instagrammable designs including ginghams and florals, . It's all part of making existential dread, the inevitability of mortality, and the staring into oblivion ...“bright and not so scary." QUICK HITS Scientists create autism panel, citing RFK Jr.’s politicization of research – Emergency supplies for nuclear or chemical attack distributed across Middle East, says WHO – Sudan Declared 'Cholera Free' Amid Rise in Dengue, Malaria, Measles – Study warns of underrecognized Lassa fever threat with global implications – Navigating conversations with children about war, conflict and other traumatic events – Issue No. 2875
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Global Health NOW: Stemming the Tide of Stigma; and An Aid Vacuum Leading to Violence
March 4, 2026
TOP STORIES
The UN issued an urgent call for the protection of civilians amid the Israeli and U.S. airstrikes against Iran, which are displacing thousands and disrupting humanitarian services as violence and instability spreads through the Middle East; UN officials also called for a “prompt, impartial and thorough investigation” into the Saturday airstrike that hit a Minab school, killing dozens—many children—and injuring dozens more.
26 Médecins Sans Frontières staffers remain unaccounted for a month after two of the organization’s medical facilities in South Sudan’s Jonglei State were attacked, that said the staff fled with much of the local population into rural regions with limited communication connectivity amid ongoing violence.
A breakthrough shipment of 11 routine vaccines to South Sudan’s South Kordofan state will “restore lifesaving immunization services” to communities cut off from vaccine deliveries since July 2023 because of conflict and siege; the two truckloads of supplies include shots for TB, polio, and measles, and the pentavalent vaccine.
U.S. maternal deaths dropped in 2024, that found that 649 mothers died in 2024 during pregnancy or shortly after giving birth, compared to 669 in 2023—a continued decline from a COVID-19 era spike; the report also found the Black maternal death rate was 3X+ that of the white and Hispanic rates. IN FOCUS Stemming the Tide of Stigma The health impacts of stigma on people with mental illness can be severe—including delays in seeking treatment, lower-quality care, and reduced rates of recovery. A push for policy: Such impacts are why stigma reduction must play a critical role not just in grassroots advocacy but in national health policy, say Danish health authorities, who adopted a sustained anti-stigma initiative in 2021, .
The abrupt closure of U.S.-funded youth programs in Colombia’s Chocó province last year has left thousands of at-risk young people without a stable source of community, leading gangs to fill that role. Background: Violence prevention programs like Youth Resilience and Black Boys Chocó once provided mentoring, leadership training, and social activities like dance to thousands of young people, helping to keep them out of gangs.
Delays in awards and funding calls worry NIH-funded researchers – Leana S. Wen: The CDC is in chaos. But here’s where it’s devastating. – How Kennedy Is Trying to Revamp Medical School – Investigation finds ‘secretly’ added chemicals of unknown safety in US food supply – Syngenta says it will stop making pesticide linked to Parkinson’s disease – Climate shocks, not just warming, threaten malaria control efforts in Africa – Why Is America Fixated on Protein? – Issue No. 2874
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A breakthrough shipment of 11 routine vaccines to South Sudan’s South Kordofan state will “restore lifesaving immunization services” to communities cut off from vaccine deliveries since July 2023 because of conflict and siege; the two truckloads of supplies include shots for TB, polio, and measles, and the pentavalent vaccine.
U.S. maternal deaths dropped in 2024, that found that 649 mothers died in 2024 during pregnancy or shortly after giving birth, compared to 669 in 2023—a continued decline from a COVID-19 era spike; the report also found the Black maternal death rate was 3X+ that of the white and Hispanic rates. IN FOCUS Stemming the Tide of Stigma The health impacts of stigma on people with mental illness can be severe—including delays in seeking treatment, lower-quality care, and reduced rates of recovery. A push for policy: Such impacts are why stigma reduction must play a critical role not just in grassroots advocacy but in national health policy, say Danish health authorities, who adopted a sustained anti-stigma initiative in 2021, .
- “Stigma has such an effect that people do not seek psychiatric services,” said Niels Sandø, the former director of prevention and inequity at the Danish Health Authority, who explained that to strengthen overall treatment, “we have to do something about the stigmatization.”
- Such policy-based priorities resonate with a key message of : “We cannot change the status quo on mental health without tackling stigma and discrimination.”
The abrupt closure of U.S.-funded youth programs in Colombia’s Chocó province last year has left thousands of at-risk young people without a stable source of community, leading gangs to fill that role. Background: Violence prevention programs like Youth Resilience and Black Boys Chocó once provided mentoring, leadership training, and social activities like dance to thousands of young people, helping to keep them out of gangs.
- But in the months since USAID funds ceased, those initiatives have struggled to stay afloat.
Delays in awards and funding calls worry NIH-funded researchers – Leana S. Wen: The CDC is in chaos. But here’s where it’s devastating. – How Kennedy Is Trying to Revamp Medical School – Investigation finds ‘secretly’ added chemicals of unknown safety in US food supply – Syngenta says it will stop making pesticide linked to Parkinson’s disease – Climate shocks, not just warming, threaten malaria control efforts in Africa – Why Is America Fixated on Protein? – Issue No. 2874
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Clashes along the Afghanistan-Pakistan border have continued for a seventh straight day, with humanitarian access to affected areas still restricted, the UN said on Wednesday.
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Global Health NOW: India’s ‘Blood Deserts’; and A ‘Game Changer’ for Sleeping Sickness
March 3, 2026
TOP STORIES
U.S. health officials asked to postpone a PAHO-convened panel to review the U.S. measles elimination status, originally set for April, until November—after the midterm elections; the Health and Human Services Department said it needs more time to analyze its measles data.
The malaria vaccine is reducing hospitalizations and deaths of children in northwestern Nigeria, state health workers say, with hospital cases declining up to 50% a year after the malaria vaccine was added to the routine immunization schedule in Nigeria’s Kebbi State; 200,000+ children have received at least a first dose.
A UN drug alert blocked a shipment of chemicals that could have produced ~1.4 to 3.3 tons of fentanyl—up to 1.6 billion potentially lethal doses; the UN International Narcotics Control Board released news of the March 2025 seizure as an “international success story” to demonstrate the importance of the early warning system.
Consumer Reports found heavy metals in more than half of infant formulas it tested in the U.S.—despite an FDA pledge to tighten oversight; 26 of 49 formulas contained inorganic arsenic at or above CR's level of concern; more than a quarter of the products tested revealed PFAS, “forever chemicals,” and three exceeded CR’s lead level of concern, though CR stressed none of the levels were high enough to cause immediate harm. IN FOCUS Employees of a private company donating blood in a LG Mega Blood Donation Camp. March 27, 2025, Noida, India. Sunil Ghosh/Hindustan Times via Getty India’s ‘Blood Deserts’ Families of patients needing donated blood in India routinely post desperate pleas on social media because the blood system in states like Jharkhand lacks sufficient supplies, .
Unreliable blood testing: Even when donor blood is obtained, procedures for testing the blood for HIV and other pathogens aren’t always followed.
A new treatment for sleeping sickness is being heralded as “truly spectacular”—and a potential key toward eliminating the parasitic disease by 2030, . The disease is spread through bites of tsetse flies in sub-Saharan Africa and dramatically impacts the nervous system. It is almost always fatal if left untreated. The new drug acoziborole—a one-dose, three-pill treatment for sleeping sickness made by Sanofi—received endorsement from the European Medicines Agency last week, paving the way for approval across Africa, . What makes it different:
US Speeds up Signing of Bilateral Health Agreements, DRC Lawyers Challenge Minerals Deal – Acting CDC director Bhattacharya urges measles vaccines – Egyptian Women Are Still Being Asked to Prove Their Virginity – States Move to Limit Access to H.I.V. Treatment – Malawi bans dual jobs for health workers – Made-in-America Guns Are Fueling Death and Destruction in Mexico – Will the next World Food Programme chief answer to Trump? – Should tick safety be as popular as 'slip, slop, slap'? – Issue No. 2873
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The malaria vaccine is reducing hospitalizations and deaths of children in northwestern Nigeria, state health workers say, with hospital cases declining up to 50% a year after the malaria vaccine was added to the routine immunization schedule in Nigeria’s Kebbi State; 200,000+ children have received at least a first dose.
A UN drug alert blocked a shipment of chemicals that could have produced ~1.4 to 3.3 tons of fentanyl—up to 1.6 billion potentially lethal doses; the UN International Narcotics Control Board released news of the March 2025 seizure as an “international success story” to demonstrate the importance of the early warning system.
Consumer Reports found heavy metals in more than half of infant formulas it tested in the U.S.—despite an FDA pledge to tighten oversight; 26 of 49 formulas contained inorganic arsenic at or above CR's level of concern; more than a quarter of the products tested revealed PFAS, “forever chemicals,” and three exceeded CR’s lead level of concern, though CR stressed none of the levels were high enough to cause immediate harm. IN FOCUS Employees of a private company donating blood in a LG Mega Blood Donation Camp. March 27, 2025, Noida, India. Sunil Ghosh/Hindustan Times via Getty India’s ‘Blood Deserts’ Families of patients needing donated blood in India routinely post desperate pleas on social media because the blood system in states like Jharkhand lacks sufficient supplies, .
- Large parts of India are considered “blood deserts” where local timely, affordable demand goes unmet in at least 75% of transfusion cases.
- Patients with the inherited blood disorder thalassemia require frequent blood transfusions, so unreliable blood supplies can make tracking down the correct blood group an ordeal for each procedure.
Unreliable blood testing: Even when donor blood is obtained, procedures for testing the blood for HIV and other pathogens aren’t always followed.
- Three members of a Jharkhand family were infected with HIV in January after the mother received a blood transfusion during labor, .
A new treatment for sleeping sickness is being heralded as “truly spectacular”—and a potential key toward eliminating the parasitic disease by 2030, . The disease is spread through bites of tsetse flies in sub-Saharan Africa and dramatically impacts the nervous system. It is almost always fatal if left untreated. The new drug acoziborole—a one-dose, three-pill treatment for sleeping sickness made by Sanofi—received endorsement from the European Medicines Agency last week, paving the way for approval across Africa, . What makes it different:
- The pill treats both mild and severe cases, eliminating invasive diagnostics that can include spinal taps.
- It is one dose and easily transportable to remote regions.
- And it is effective: that 95%+ of treated patients were cured after 18 months.
US Speeds up Signing of Bilateral Health Agreements, DRC Lawyers Challenge Minerals Deal – Acting CDC director Bhattacharya urges measles vaccines – Egyptian Women Are Still Being Asked to Prove Their Virginity – States Move to Limit Access to H.I.V. Treatment – Malawi bans dual jobs for health workers – Made-in-America Guns Are Fueling Death and Destruction in Mexico – Will the next World Food Programme chief answer to Trump? – Should tick safety be as popular as 'slip, slop, slap'? – Issue No. 2873
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Some young gamers may be at higher risk of mental health problems, but family and school support can help
Pre-teens who struggle to control their video gaming habits are more likely to have psychotic-like experiences a year later, a new study has found.
91ɬ researchers and colleagues at Maastricht University found that 12-year-olds who showed signs of problematic gaming were more likely to experience mild paranoia, unusual beliefs or disturbed perceptions at age 13.
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Global Health NOW: Warnings of Human Toll as Middle East Conflict Widens; and High-Impact, Home-Based Prevention
March 2, 2026
TOP STORIES
Sudan’s Rapid Support Forces during and after the takeover of El Fasher last October, per a published last week drawing on interviews with 22 survivors and witnesses.
Both the DRC and Guinea have forged health cooperation agreements with the U.S.—the latest of several bilateral deals the U.S. has made in Africa after dismantling its former USAID health funding last year; Guinea’s agreement totals ~$143 million in funding over the next five years, , and the DRC’s agreement totals $1.2 billion through 2030, . Spain reported a possible infection with the swine flu virus—the A(H1N1)v variant—that may have been transmitted between humans, but a Catalonia region health official said the risk of transmission to other people was very low; the WHO is conducting additional tests to confirm the diagnosis and rule out contamination or external interference. Meningococcal B vaccine is not effective at preventing gonorrhea infection in high-risk groups, presented at the Conference on Retroviruses and Infections last week ; the findings show that gonorrhea incidence among gay and bisexual men with a history of gonorrhea infection was essentially the same whether they received the vaccine or a placebo. IN FOCUS Severe damage is seen at Gandi Hospital, in northern Tehran, following U.S. and Israeli joint strikes on the Iranian capital, on March 2. Fatemeh Bahrami/Anadolu via Getty Warnings of Human Toll as Middle East Conflict Widens
As conflict spreads rapidly across the Middle East following joint U.S.-Israel strikes across Iran this weekend, global leaders are warning against escalating humanitarian impacts throughout the region—including attacks on health care and other civilian institutions: “Health facilities are protected under international humanitarian law,” in response to “extremely worrying” reports that Tehran's Gandhi Hospital was struck during bombardment, —details that WHO leaders were still working to verify today.
1,100+
—ĔĔĔ
US measles cases so far in 2026, per the CDC—with a placing the number of confirmed cases at 1,153 since January 1.—
Related: Measles outbreaks are costing the U.S. millions of dollars. The true losses can't be counted. – LETTER TO THE EDITOR Correcting the Story on Australia’s Cigarette Taxes Regarding the February 17 GHN summary on a highlighting the recent increase in illicit cigarettes in Australia, the newspaper missed crucial parts of this important story. As noted, when cigarette taxes and prices increase dramatically, some smokers may shift to illicit cigarettes. However, experiences in other countries including the U.K. and Montenegro demonstrate that straightforward measures to secure the supply chain mitigate the illegal market. In the U.K., prices are comparable to Australia’s, but illicit trade is a manageable ~10%. They did this through strong policies including registering vendors who are adequately punished for tax violations; placing their customs officials in source countries through mutual agreements; and developing a tracking and tracing system for all tobacco products that permits tax authorities to know precisely where products are. Australia, however, has done little along these lines, which is their real challenge. Contrary to this reporting, higher taxes are not the central problem but rather a proven public health success. Jeffrey Drope, PhD QUICK HITS White House stalls release of approved US science budgets – More Parents Say 'No' to Vitamin K Shots for Newborns – Why new doctors aren't specializing in infectious diseases –
Families Defend Disability Services Amid Medicaid Cuts –
Ivermectin is making a post-pandemic comeback, among cancer patients – Why We Vaccinate Our Dogs and Cats – Issue No. 2872
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Both the DRC and Guinea have forged health cooperation agreements with the U.S.—the latest of several bilateral deals the U.S. has made in Africa after dismantling its former USAID health funding last year; Guinea’s agreement totals ~$143 million in funding over the next five years, , and the DRC’s agreement totals $1.2 billion through 2030, . Spain reported a possible infection with the swine flu virus—the A(H1N1)v variant—that may have been transmitted between humans, but a Catalonia region health official said the risk of transmission to other people was very low; the WHO is conducting additional tests to confirm the diagnosis and rule out contamination or external interference. Meningococcal B vaccine is not effective at preventing gonorrhea infection in high-risk groups, presented at the Conference on Retroviruses and Infections last week ; the findings show that gonorrhea incidence among gay and bisexual men with a history of gonorrhea infection was essentially the same whether they received the vaccine or a placebo. IN FOCUS Severe damage is seen at Gandi Hospital, in northern Tehran, following U.S. and Israeli joint strikes on the Iranian capital, on March 2. Fatemeh Bahrami/Anadolu via Getty Warnings of Human Toll as Middle East Conflict Widens
As conflict spreads rapidly across the Middle East following joint U.S.-Israel strikes across Iran this weekend, global leaders are warning against escalating humanitarian impacts throughout the region—including attacks on health care and other civilian institutions: “Health facilities are protected under international humanitarian law,” in response to “extremely worrying” reports that Tehran's Gandhi Hospital was struck during bombardment, —details that WHO leaders were still working to verify today.
- In Israel, health care facilities have moved operations underground and to other protected spaces, .
- such a strike as “a grave violation of humanitarian law.”
- “As always, in any armed conflict, it is civilians who end up paying the ultimate price,” said Türk.
- ~500 community health workers delivered tests and PrEP/PEP drugs directly to homes and coordinated follow-up care via smartphone apps.
- Overall, the intervention led to a 4X increase in use of anti-HIV drugs in people who were not infected with the virus.
1,100+
—ĔĔĔ
US measles cases so far in 2026, per the CDC—with a placing the number of confirmed cases at 1,153 since January 1.—
Related: Measles outbreaks are costing the U.S. millions of dollars. The true losses can't be counted. – LETTER TO THE EDITOR Correcting the Story on Australia’s Cigarette Taxes Regarding the February 17 GHN summary on a highlighting the recent increase in illicit cigarettes in Australia, the newspaper missed crucial parts of this important story. As noted, when cigarette taxes and prices increase dramatically, some smokers may shift to illicit cigarettes. However, experiences in other countries including the U.K. and Montenegro demonstrate that straightforward measures to secure the supply chain mitigate the illegal market. In the U.K., prices are comparable to Australia’s, but illicit trade is a manageable ~10%. They did this through strong policies including registering vendors who are adequately punished for tax violations; placing their customs officials in source countries through mutual agreements; and developing a tracking and tracing system for all tobacco products that permits tax authorities to know precisely where products are. Australia, however, has done little along these lines, which is their real challenge. Contrary to this reporting, higher taxes are not the central problem but rather a proven public health success. Jeffrey Drope, PhD QUICK HITS White House stalls release of approved US science budgets – More Parents Say 'No' to Vitamin K Shots for Newborns – Why new doctors aren't specializing in infectious diseases –
Families Defend Disability Services Amid Medicaid Cuts –
Ivermectin is making a post-pandemic comeback, among cancer patients – Why We Vaccinate Our Dogs and Cats – Issue No. 2872
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UN human rights chief Volker Türk warned on Friday that the Epstein and Gisèle Pellicot scandals are an illustration of intensifying threats to women and girls forced to suffer in silence.
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CIHR and partners invest $7.9 million in cancer prevention research at 91ɬ
Part of the largest CIHR-led cancer prevention investment, 91ɬ researchers will develop approaches to reduce cancer risk and improve early detection
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91ɬ Perspectives on Global Health: February 2026 Issue
February 2026
NEWSLETTER
- Author: Hillary Wright --> Malignancy in Academia: An Editorial on the Academic Hidden Curriculum of Dysfunction “Academia is often idealized as a space of growth, curiosity, and knowledge creation. But glossy mission statements and institutional pride often mask a more uncomfortable reality: a silent curriculum of power, inequity, and waste (). From medical school in Egypt, graduate training in Canada, and through the professional experiences, I have witnessed systems that differ in form but share common dysfunction. I have made mistakes. I remained silent, learned, and watched many others quietly endure the same.”
- Author: Moustafa Laymouna --> Sex Ed in the U.S. is Under Assault - Our Health, Rights, and Relationships Are at Stake “Sex education in America has long shifted with each administration, its content dictated by politics rather than public health. Federal funding priorities and Department of Education guidelines now serve as partisan tools in a culture war over our bodies and identities. But political ideology should not determine our right to accurate, life-saving information."
- Authors: Maya Ueoku, Lila Aspin, Aleeyaa Alam --> The Indigenous Health Centre of Tiohtià:ke: A Necessity, not a Luxury "In spotlight is the Indigenous Health Centre of Tiohtià:ke (IHCT), a community health centre that provides necessary care to First Nations, Inuit, and Métis in the Montréal area and to those visiting the area. Approaching its 10th anniversary, the clinic is a celebration of hard work, determination, and compassion – removing barriers, delivering culturally sensitive care, and doing so with no charge to its clientele."
- Author: Hillary Wright --> In Conversation with La Maison Bleue "Last semester, I had the privilege of volunteering at La Maison Bleue (LMB), a social perinatal organization with five branches across Montreal. LMB works with at-risk pregnant women and families, with a mission to reduce social inequalities and promote optimal child development. During my time there, I saw this mission come to life: children meeting with psychoeducators to assess their learning development, mothers attending workshops on Canada’s immigration process, and families bonding in the waiting room. The organization does more than just provide healthcare and social services; it fosters a community, oftentimes for people who might otherwise lack one."
- Author: Bridget Li --> In the Spotlight
This month, we wanted to highlight a recently published piece by Juwel Rana, former Editor-in-Chief of the 91ɬ Global Health Journal In a nationally representative 2022 study of Bangladeshi adults, higher long-term exposure to PM2.5 was associated with increased diabetes risk, with cleaner air targets potentially reducing national diabetes prevalence by up to 7.5%. Click on the link to read more! --> Share your Perspective on Global Health
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This February,
We are highlighting some recently published articles on the blog:🔹 Loss of Measles Elimination Status in Canada
🔹 Still Here: How Colonialism Keeps TB Around
🔹 Malignancy in Academia: An Editorial on the Academic Hidden Curriculum of Dysfunction
🔹 Sex Ed in the U.S. is Under Assault - Our Health, Rights and Relationships Are at Stake
🔹&Բ;The Indigenous Health Centre of Tiohtià:ke: A Necessity, not a Luxury
🔹 In Conversation with La Maison Bleue
Not to mention...
🔹&Բ;Spotlight Awards are Open! Winter 2025 Call for Health Experiences IS OPEN! Apply today!
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--> Selected Articles for this Month Loss of Measles Elimination Status in Canada “Still, the anxiety around this outbreak is not mere frustration at a disease we thought we buried. It is a troubling hint of the vaccine-resistant future that may be waiting ahead." - Author: Becca Winkelaar --> Still Here: How Colonialism Keeps TB Around "The historical trajectory of TB in Canada, particularly its disproportionate impact on Indigenous populations, serves as a poignant illustration of [...] social determinants at play."- Author: Hillary Wright --> Malignancy in Academia: An Editorial on the Academic Hidden Curriculum of Dysfunction “Academia is often idealized as a space of growth, curiosity, and knowledge creation. But glossy mission statements and institutional pride often mask a more uncomfortable reality: a silent curriculum of power, inequity, and waste (). From medical school in Egypt, graduate training in Canada, and through the professional experiences, I have witnessed systems that differ in form but share common dysfunction. I have made mistakes. I remained silent, learned, and watched many others quietly endure the same.”
- Author: Moustafa Laymouna --> Sex Ed in the U.S. is Under Assault - Our Health, Rights, and Relationships Are at Stake “Sex education in America has long shifted with each administration, its content dictated by politics rather than public health. Federal funding priorities and Department of Education guidelines now serve as partisan tools in a culture war over our bodies and identities. But political ideology should not determine our right to accurate, life-saving information."
- Authors: Maya Ueoku, Lila Aspin, Aleeyaa Alam --> The Indigenous Health Centre of Tiohtià:ke: A Necessity, not a Luxury "In spotlight is the Indigenous Health Centre of Tiohtià:ke (IHCT), a community health centre that provides necessary care to First Nations, Inuit, and Métis in the Montréal area and to those visiting the area. Approaching its 10th anniversary, the clinic is a celebration of hard work, determination, and compassion – removing barriers, delivering culturally sensitive care, and doing so with no charge to its clientele."
- Author: Hillary Wright --> In Conversation with La Maison Bleue "Last semester, I had the privilege of volunteering at La Maison Bleue (LMB), a social perinatal organization with five branches across Montreal. LMB works with at-risk pregnant women and families, with a mission to reduce social inequalities and promote optimal child development. During my time there, I saw this mission come to life: children meeting with psychoeducators to assess their learning development, mothers attending workshops on Canada’s immigration process, and families bonding in the waiting room. The organization does more than just provide healthcare and social services; it fosters a community, oftentimes for people who might otherwise lack one."
- Author: Bridget Li --> In the Spotlight
This month, we wanted to highlight a recently published piece by Juwel Rana, former Editor-in-Chief of the 91ɬ Global Health Journal In a nationally representative 2022 study of Bangladeshi adults, higher long-term exposure to PM2.5 was associated with increased diabetes risk, with cleaner air targets potentially reducing national diabetes prevalence by up to 7.5%. Click on the link to read more! --> Share your Perspective on Global Health
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Global Health NOW: Somalia’s Severe Food Insecurity; How Dentists are Driving Antibiotic Overuse
Plus: Let’s Talk Turkey … Attacks
February 26, 2026
TOP STORIES
~$900 million in U.S. funds designated for two public health emergency preparedness programs lack coordinated oversight, , with the two HHS programs—the Public Health Emergency Preparedness program and the Hospital Preparedness Program—both failing to adequately track state and local emergency readiness.
Assisted dying legislation has passed in Jersey, making it the second British Isles region to pass such a statute following the Isle of Man; however, advocates warn that the law’s enactment could be slowed due to delays in the final approval process known as royal assent.
A “cocktail” of plastic particles and chemicals has been identified in microwavable meals, by Greenpeace International that analyzed 24 recent scientific studies on such products.
Hundreds of international scientists could face increasing restrictions from the U.S. National Institute of Standards and Technology, with 3-year work limits, reduced access to labs, and some scientists from certain countries potentially losing all access as a part of proposed new rules.
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A man and children eat together at a camp as people receive food aid packages in Mogadishu, Somalia, February 25. Halil Ibrahim Sincar/Anadolu via Getty Images
Somalia’s Severe Food Insecurity
The number of Somalis facing acute food insecurity has nearly doubled since last year, impacting a “staggering” 6.5 million people, as deepening drought, ongoing conflict, exorbitant food prices, and reduced aid all lead to deteriorating conditions, .
U.S. dentists are prescribing antibiotics at increasing rates, contributing to rising antimicrobial resistance, while failing to install systems to prevent overuse, By the numbers: Dentists issued 27 million+ antibiotic prescriptions in 2025—a 6% increase since 2020.
Curbing overuse of dental antibiotics proves daunting – How to avoid inappropriate dental antibiotics – OPPORTUNITY Nominations Open for Fries Awards for Health
Do you know someone who has achieved a major accomplishment in health? Nominate them for the CDC Foundation’s Fries Awards for Health.
When Ottowa lab tech Michael Bourgon encountered two brazen birds on his walk home from work last week, he tried to be cordial.
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The number of Somalis facing acute food insecurity has nearly doubled since last year, impacting a “staggering” 6.5 million people, as deepening drought, ongoing conflict, exorbitant food prices, and reduced aid all lead to deteriorating conditions, .
- And drought conditions are expected to remain “dire” through the spring, triggering further hunger across southern, central, and parts of northern Somalia—taking a particular toll on farming families, pastoralists, and people who are displaced, .
- Since aid cuts last year, there has been a “significant reduction in the availability of nutrition treatment services,” including preventive treatment, supplemental feeding and therapeutic clinics, and early detection and referral services for children.
U.S. dentists are prescribing antibiotics at increasing rates, contributing to rising antimicrobial resistance, while failing to install systems to prevent overuse, By the numbers: Dentists issued 27 million+ antibiotic prescriptions in 2025—a 6% increase since 2020.
- 80% of antibiotic prescriptions in dentistry are unnecessary, .
- Clindamycin ranks as the second-most prescribed dental antibiotic despite experts’ calls to minimize it.
Curbing overuse of dental antibiotics proves daunting – How to avoid inappropriate dental antibiotics – OPPORTUNITY Nominations Open for Fries Awards for Health
Do you know someone who has achieved a major accomplishment in health? Nominate them for the CDC Foundation’s Fries Awards for Health.
- The Fries Prize for Improving Health, a $100,000 prize, is awarded to an individual who has made major accomplishments in health improvement, with emphasis on recent contributions to health, and with the general criteria of the greatest good for the greatest number of people.
- The Elizabeth Fries Health Education Award, a $50,000 prize, recognizes a practitioner or scholar who has made a substantial contribution to advancing the field of health education or health promotion through research, program development, or program delivery.
When Ottowa lab tech Michael Bourgon encountered two brazen birds on his walk home from work last week, he tried to be cordial.
“Hey, what’s up turkeys?” he greeted.
But they had come for blood, aggressively following Bourgon and giving him “the business,” . As they pecked around his ankles, he quickly realized: “Whatever this is, I don’t want it.”
His next thought: “Please don’t let me be the guy who goes viral for kicking a turkey in the face.” Instead, he gently kicked snow around the birds, which only provoked them further.
Then, a stunning rescue.
“Hey, hop in!” a perfect stranger called from a white SUV, despite Bourgon looking—self-described—“like the Unabomber.”
We know all this thanks to another hero: Quick-thinking passerby Jody Paul knew “a naturally funny situation” when he saw one, and captured the
But it didn’t stop there. Bourgon still had to face work—and the turkeys—the next day, and the next.
“By round three, I was ready”—with some turkey face-off strategies for us all: Stand your ground, and don’t be “chaseable.”
“Doormats get walked on,” he advised. “Don’t put up with the turkey nonsense.”
QUICK HITS Group unveils 10-year blueprint to reduce blindness – Newly released 2025 scorecard unveils progress and setbacks on health and gender equality across Southern Africa – More pregnant Americans are skipping prenatal care, CDC finds – Scientists discover a key to staying mentally sharp in old age – When the next global health crisis strikes, will we be ready in 100 days? – Issue No. 2871Global Health NOW is an initiative of Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health.
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How stepping into nature affects the brain
Spending time in nature, even briefly, triggers changes in the brain that calm stress, restore attention and quiet mental clutter, a new study has found.
Researchers at 91ɬ and colleagues at Adolfo Ibáñez University in Chile have examined more than 100 brain-imaging studies from various disciplines. The result is one of the most comprehensive reviews to date of how the brain responds to nature.
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An international early warning system blocked a shipment of chemicals used to make fentanyl that could have produced up to 1.6 billion potentially lethal doses, the UN narcotics control body said on Thursday.
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Global Health NOW: Scrutiny of Shifting U.S. Aid Strategy; and Antiquated, Isolated TB Care
February 25, 2026
TOP STORIES
Guinea-Bissau has terminated a controversial U.S.-funded hepatitis B vaccine trial that was suspended earlier over ethics concerns, as it would deny half of all enrolled babies a birth-dose inoculation in the country, which carries one of the world’s heaviest burdens of hepatitis B infections.
15 U.S. states are suing to reverse changes to federal recommendations that reduced from 17 to 11 the number of diseases children are routinely vaccinated against, contending that the changes were not based on scientific evidence; HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., CDC acting director Jay Bhattacharya, and their respective agencies are named as defendants.
Cervical cancer rates in young U.S. women vary “substantially” by state, based on HPV vaccine uptake, as states with low vaccination rates see minimal progress, ; overall, rates have dropped 27% among U.S. women ages 20–31 since the introduction of the vaccine.
~6 in 10 U.S. women will have some type of cardiovascular disease in the next 25 years, , which also forecasts “surges” in health factors that contribute to cardiovascular disease, including high blood pressure, obesity, and diabetes.
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Health workers assist a patient inside a tent at Kuwadzana polyclinic. Harare, Zimbabwe, November 18, 2023. Shaun Jusa/Xinhua via Getty
Scrutiny of Shifting U.S. Aid Strategy
As the new “America First” health aid strategy moves toward more transactional agreements, Zimbabwe has rejected a proposed $367 million health package from the U.S.—citing a “lopsided” deal that “undermines the sovereignty and independence of Zimbabwe as a country” and that compromises established global health frameworks, .
Objections: Zimbabwe’s leaders halted the talks over U.S. requirements for Zimbabwe to share sensitive biological and population data without guaranteed access to resulting medical innovations, . Zimbabwe leadership was also concerned about efforts to fold in mineral deals.
How debt relief for developing countries could help reverse the devastating consequences of UK aid cuts –
Little Clarity on Legality of Trump’s Foreign Aid Shutdown One Year After – GLOBAL HEALTH VOICES TUBERCULOSIS Antiquated, Isolated Care
In northern Cameroon, patients with drug-resistant tuberculosis are often confined in hospital wards for months, unable to see their families or interact with their community until they test negative. “We’re just here,” said TB patient Asta Djouma, who has been in isolation since October. Outdated model: This sanitarium model was abandoned in many countries decades ago. The WHO has recommended home-based care for most TB patients for the last 15 years, citing research that shows people on home treatment do better mentally and medically.
Rapid sequencing approach could transform tuberculosis surveillance and care –
Tuberculosis funding cuts could cost households up to $80 billion – OPPORTUNITY QUICK HITS Trump cites health care issues in Greenland saying he’s sending a hospital ship. His claims are off –
As measles cases climb, these 9 diseases threaten comebacks –
Hundreds of American nurses choose Canada over the U.S. under Trump –
Bhattacharya’s growing power in Trump's HHS worries health experts –
There’s a Measles Alert in My Area. Now What? –
Major Chinese funder to stop paying fees for 30 pricey open-access journals –
New Type Of Vaccine Could One Day Give Universal Protection Against Colds, Flu, COVID – Issue No. 2870
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- In response, the U.S. embassy in Harare said health assistance for HIV/AIDS, malaria, and maternal and child health would be wound down.
- Now, China is moving away from such bilateral deals, investing instead in self-described “small and beautiful” health projects while strengthening WHO ties and global health partnerships.
How debt relief for developing countries could help reverse the devastating consequences of UK aid cuts –
Little Clarity on Legality of Trump’s Foreign Aid Shutdown One Year After – GLOBAL HEALTH VOICES TUBERCULOSIS Antiquated, Isolated Care
In northern Cameroon, patients with drug-resistant tuberculosis are often confined in hospital wards for months, unable to see their families or interact with their community until they test negative. “We’re just here,” said TB patient Asta Djouma, who has been in isolation since October. Outdated model: This sanitarium model was abandoned in many countries decades ago. The WHO has recommended home-based care for most TB patients for the last 15 years, citing research that shows people on home treatment do better mentally and medically.
- But policy change in Cameroon and other low-income countries has lagged as health systems lack funds to monitor at-home care.
Rapid sequencing approach could transform tuberculosis surveillance and care –
Tuberculosis funding cuts could cost households up to $80 billion – OPPORTUNITY QUICK HITS Trump cites health care issues in Greenland saying he’s sending a hospital ship. His claims are off –
As measles cases climb, these 9 diseases threaten comebacks –
Hundreds of American nurses choose Canada over the U.S. under Trump –
Bhattacharya’s growing power in Trump's HHS worries health experts –
There’s a Measles Alert in My Area. Now What? –
Major Chinese funder to stop paying fees for 30 pricey open-access journals –
New Type Of Vaccine Could One Day Give Universal Protection Against Colds, Flu, COVID – Issue No. 2870
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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