A malaria test used across Asia & South America “is not fit for purpose”, researchers have claimed – raising concerns treatment could be delayed for patients with a potentially deadly disease, while malaria elimination may be undermined by undetected transmission www.telegraph.co.uk/global-healt...

New #COVID #virus found in wild Brazilian #bats ... | #SARSCoV2 | #coronavirus | #COVID19 | #pathogen | By @sneweyy.bsky.social via @telegraphnews.bsky.social

Now, in a first for Asia, researchers travelling by motorbike, boat and foot in Bangaldesh's eastern highlands are deploying a countermeasure that may allow them to eliminate malaria for good: the R21 vaccine. Latest for @telglobalhealth.bsky.social: www.telegraph.co.uk/global-healt...

(2/5) Why? Because technicians can pivot rapidly from one vaccine technology or disease target to another – whether that’s research into a next-generation Ebola vaccine, or responding to a new pandemic threat

One million people are at risk of starving to death in Yemen amid a renewed surge in fighting, the United Nations has warned - @liliasebouai.bsky.social reports www.telegraph.co.uk/global-healt... @telegraphnews.bsky.social

Really interesting to spend some time in Singapore's 'biosecure ballroom' at Hilleman Laboratories. Read my latest for @telglobalhealth.bsky.social here - a trip which featured some high fashion... www.telegraph.co.uk/global-healt...

🇹🇭 'Since moving to Bangkok I’ve never been cat-called or followed, and can leave my laptop in a cafe while I go to the loo' | @sneweyy.bsky.social

Now, scientists are trying to untangle a critical question: are these double whammy outbreaks really becoming more common and ferocious, or are we simply getting better at diagnosing them? Latest for @telegraphnews.bsky.social: www.telegraph.co.uk/global-healt...

Cases have jumped again since we published this story, from 58 to 68. I spoke to people in Bulape and Kinshasa to get a sense of how the Ebola outbreak is unfolding – from spread to treatments and vaccines: www.telegraph.co.uk/global-healt... @telglobalhealth.bsky.social

Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s long-awaited plan to take on America’s “industrial food complex” landed on Tuesday – heavy on rhetoric but light on specifics. @maevecullinan.bsky.social explains: www.telegraph.co.uk/global-healt... @telglobalhealth.bsky.social

At least 3 soldiers from Akhmat Battalion, a unit better known for its staged combat videos than battlefield achievements, have fallen sick with hantavirus, a rodent-borne disease known as “mouse fever” www.telegraph.co.uk/global-healt... @arthurscottgeddes.bsky.social @telglobalhealth.bsky.social

Obesity has overtaken hunger as the biggest cause of malnutrition in children, according to a major @unicef.org report taking aim at the “aggressive” marketing tactics used to promote processed foods www.telegraph.co.uk/global-healt...

The US will make an investment in the new HIV prevention drug called lenacapavir that's been hailed as a "breakthrough" and a "game changer" by the medical community: www.npr.org/sections/goa...

🚨 A new outbreak of Ebola virus has been declared in the Democratic Republic of Congo, with 28 suspected cases and 15 deaths. Find out more: www.telegraph.co.uk/global-healt... @benfarmerdt.bsky.social @telglobalhealth.bsky.social

A new bat-borne pathogen dubbed Salt Gully virus has been uncovered in flying-foxes Down Under. While there are no signs of human spillover, it is a relative of Nipah & Hendra – diseases considered ‘priority pathogens’ by WHO www.telegraph.co.uk/global-healt... @telglobalhealth.bsky.social

Here are seven common tropes the famine deniers are parroting – and why they’re wrong. Great piece by @jeremykonyndyk.bsky.social for @telglobalhealth.bsky.social www.telegraph.co.uk/global-healt...

"He was saving people and they killed him. My heart aches" Great piece here on what really happened with Israel’s double-tap strike on Gaza hospital www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2...

A really powerful piece: www.haaretz.com/israel-news/...

Hundreds of thousands of children will be at risk of dying from starvation in northeast Nigeria after a network of nutrition clinics closes next month, the UN has warned. @liliasebouai.bsky.social: www.telegraph.co.uk/global-healt... @telglobalhealth.bsky.social

This is a very cool story by @maevecullinan.bsky.social & @meikeeijsberg.bsky.social – and here's the data explains why. The British flat pack washing machines transforming lives: www.telegraph.co.uk/global-healt... @telglobalhealth.bsky.social

Just 2 years ago, Fiji reported 245 new HIV cases. But by 2024, that figure jumped to 1,583, earning it a grim new title: after decades of minimal spread, the tropical paradise has the world’s fastest growing epidemic Here's why: www.telegraph.co.uk/global-healt... @telglobalhealth.bsky.social

(1/4) Why a tropical paradise has the world’s fastest growing HIV epidemic An ‘explosive’ jump in cases is linked to a boom in methamphetamines and dangerous drug practices @sneweyy.bsky.social has the latest www.telegraph.co.uk/global-healt...

I keep thinking about the poignant, devastating conclusion of @arthurscottgeddes.bsky.social's latest piece on mpox in Sierra Leone. Make sure to read the full piece, with photos by @simontownsley.bsky.social for @telglobalhealth.bsky.social: www.telegraph.co.uk/global-healt...

A sobering account from Sierra Leone – and a clear warning that mpox should not be underestimated Important report by @arthurscottgeddes.bsky.social, with photographs from @simontownsley.bsky.social for @telglobalhealth.bsky.social www.telegraph.co.uk/global-healt...

China deploys ‘cannibal’ mosquitoes and killer fish to fight chikungunya www.telegraph.co.uk/global-healt... @telglobalhealth.bsky.social

This is outrageous www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2...

“I’ve seen tourniquets that have been left on for days, often for injuries that could have been stopped by other methods. Then their limb amputated because the tissue has died.” A great read from @maevecullinan.bsky.social: www.telegraph.co.uk/global-healt... @telglobalhealth.bsky.social

Over the last week, Reuters journalists spent five days in Nasser Medical Complex – while the agency was there, 53 cases of acutely malnourished children were admitted. "There is total loss of muscles. It's only skin on top of bones." www.reuters.com/business/hea...

Russia’s armed forces have suffered a surge of HIV infections during the war in Ukraine, which has been attributed to fatalistic soldiers having unprotected sex and using drugs – interesting piece by Liz Cookman in the Times: www.thetimes.com/world/russia...

FT Editorial: "Unless the Israeli government agrees to an immediate end to the war and a surge of aid into Gaza, western countries should be sanctioning Netanyahu and his government." www.ft.com/content/69d5...

Important reporting here: in Lesotho, expectant mothers fear passing HIV to their babies after US aid cuts halt testing – Pascalinah Kabi reports for @telglobalhealth.bsky.social from Maseru www.telegraph.co.uk/global-healt...

The Thai-Cambodian border clashes saw a complete role reversal in drones – with Thailand dominating on despite having a military that dwarfs that of its neighbour. There are also lessons here for the West. Analysis for @telegraphnews.bsky.social: www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2...

Let’s hope it holds: Thailand and Cambodia agree to ‘full and unconditional’ ceasefire www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2...

Our report from Sisaket, close to the frontlines as fighting between Thailand & Cambodia entered a third day. Tanks and jet fighters are not images that usually come to mind when most people think of the southeast Asian neighbours: www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2... @telegraphnews.bsky.social

What's behind the fighting on the Thai-Cambodia border? Here's my attempt to explain the deadly surge in violence: www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2...

Devastating: data shared with @telglobalhealth.bsky.social by Unicef shows 2,846 children were diagnosed with malnutrition in Jan – that has jumped month on month, to 5,870 in June This is a must read story about Baraa & others affected @maevecullinan.bsky.social www.telegraph.co.uk/global-healt...

Global outcry grows over Israel’s killing of starving civilians in Gaza UN secretary general warns ‘last lifelines’ may soon collapse after Israeli forces attack WHO facilities in Deir al-Balah www.theguardian.com/world/2025/j...

“It’s not just Gaza. The hospital in Kharkiv was bombed. Health is used as a weapon of war — if you take out a hospital, you take out treatment for tens of thousands of people, and you make those people suffer more badly and try and leave” on.ft.com/40swd8l

America’s beleaguered global anti-HIV aid programme has been thrown a potential lifeline after a rebellion by Republican senators to stop the Treasury reclaiming £300m ($400m) in unspent money – @benfarmerdt.bsky.social reports: www.telegraph.co.uk/global-healt... @telglobalhealth.bsky.social

Quite a figure: if rolled out globally, 'sin taxes' could generate $3.7 trillion in new revenue within 5 years – or an average of $740 billion annually – according to analysis by Bloomberg. More from @maevecullinan.bsky.social for @telglobalhealth.bsky.social www.telegraph.co.uk/global-healt...

The Fleming Fund, a major British programme that helps tackle antimicrobial resistance in the developing world, has been forced to close because of the government’s aid cuts, @telglobalhealth.bsky.social can reveal – @maevecullinan.bsky.social has more: www.telegraph.co.uk/global-healt...

Saima Wazed, the daughter of Bangladesh’s ousted PM, Sheikh Hasina, was elected as head of the WHO’s South East Asia regional office in Nov 2023. Now, she’s been placed “on leave” amid charges of fraud, forgery and misuse of power: www.telegraph.co.uk/global-healt... @telglobalhealth.bsky.social

ICYMI: The drug company behind a revolutionary new anti-HIV jab has signed a deal to supply the costly injection at a knock-down price, to as many as two million people in poorer countries www.telegraph.co.uk/global-healt... @telglobalhealth.bsky.social

Since the start of June @AlderHey says it has treated 17 children sick with measles - some have been so unwell they've been in intensive care. One child has died. The numbers have health officials worried the area is on the cusp of a major outbreak #measles

I couldn't find one so I just made it myself: A starter pack to find global public health and epidemiology folks on Bluesky. Feel free to suggest people who may be missing. go.bsky.app/ARRb7Xn

“People die in outbreaks because of bottlenecks,” said South Sudan’s Dr Angelo Goup Thon Kouch. “This has created a new standard to uphold.” I was sceptical about 7-1-7, but learned so much from @amandamcclelland.bsky.social, Dr Peeriya & Dr Angelo. My attempt to explain why it’s proven useful:

Breakthrough HIV jab to be supplied to millions at knock-down price The first lenacapavir jabs will be delivered later this year under a new agreement between Gilead Sciences and the Global Fund @benfarmerdt.bsky.social has the latest www.telegraph.co.uk/global-healt...

A thoughtful long read tracing the spread and impact of measles in the US: www.nytimes.com/2025/06/22/u...

Interesting to hear from Veena George, Kerala's health minister, about the latest Nipah cases in India: