Read Global Health NOW 9.25.25: High Stakes, Shifting Landscapes on Climate Action; ‘Nightmare Bacteria’ on the Rise; and They’re Kind of a bIg Deal.

Read Global Health NOW 9.24.25: A Surge of Diseases in Sudan; Centering Youth and Mental Health at UNGA; and Firearm Suicides Among Older Americans.

Read Global Health NOW 9.23.25: Trump Links Autism With Tylenol; Russia’s Infected Troops; and ‘Nicotine-Free’ Vapes Not Free of Health Concerns.

Read Global Health NOW 9.22.25: A Volatile Vaccine Panel; Danes’ Cancer Care; and Housing, Health, and Climate Change.

Read Global Health NOW 9.18.25: Sounding Alarm Over the CDC; Malawi’s Inner Turmoil Over Tobacco; and a Nigerian Chef’s Jollof Rice Joy.

The U.S. withdrawal from the WHO and cuts to USAID and NIH funding have “dismantled over half a century of ... public health forums and initiatives,” says Erin Sorrell. But global health programs play a vital role in protecting public health at home. magazine.publichealth.jhu.edu/2025/the-cos...

Read Global Health NOW 9.17.25: UN Accuses Israel of Genocide in Gaza; Researchers’ Growing Resistance; and Gaming Addiction Treatment in Australia.

Read Global Health NOW 9.15.25: A Rising Dual Threat; Supporting Medics’ Mental Health; and Nairobi's Shrinking Green Spaces.

Read Global Health NOW 9.12.25: The Global Fund’s Endangered Footholds; Hantavirus Hits Russian Troops; and Looking For Love … at a Snail’s Pace.

Read Global Health NOW 9.10.25 : MAHA Roadmap for Children’s Health; Influencers in South Africa’s Cigarette Debate; and Cholera’s Climb in Africa.

Read Global Health NOW 9.8.25: Ebola Outbreak Tests Shaky Global Health Ground; Burkina Faso’s Gene-Drive Reversal; and Cuts Undermine Quest for Autism’s Cause.

Read Global Health NOW 9.4.25: The Rising Toll of PEPFAR’s Pause; The Philippines’ Sex Ed Debate; and Pelting the Town Red.

Read Global Health NOW 9.3.25: Warfare Over Welfare; Reviving Pediatric Health in Sudan; and India’s Diabetes Epidemic.

In Sudan, childhood has become a casualty of war. Some 15 million Sudanese children now need humanitarian aid, and this year, 3.2 to 4 million children under 5 will face life-threatening malnutrition, writes Habab Iraqi.

Early bird discounts for ICFP 2025 end Sept. 4! Join us November 1–6 in Bogotá to help power the movement advancing #SRHR for all. Join fellow researchers, practitioners, and policymakers to exchange groundbreaking insights, spark collaborations, and shape the future of the field.

Read Global Health NOW 8.28.25: CDC in Turmoil; As Cholera Crisis Deepens, Africa Launches Emergency Plan; and Quick! To the Bat ‘Cuddle Ball’!

Read Global Health NOW 8.27.25: How the CDC Was Immobilized as Measles Spread; Nigeria’s Pregnant Pause; and Lessons From Botswana on Eliminating Pediatric HIV.

Read Global Health NOW 8.26.25: The Increasing Threat of Extreme Heat; Vanishing Care for Congo’s Sexual Assault Victims; and The Lifesaving Power of Cash.

Read Global Health NOW 8.25.25: Gaza’s Cascading Infections Crisis; An Invisible Epidemic in Sub-Saharan Africa; and How Alpha-gal Is Altering Diets.

Read Global Health NOW 8.07.25: HIV Patients ‘in Darkness’ as Aid Cuts Take Hold; Schools as Abortion Rights Battlegrounds; and The Brawl of the Wild.

Read Global Health NOW 8.05.25: The Troubled Fight Against Polio; Plastics: A ‘Grave, Growing’ Danger; and Wartime Russia is Losing the Battle Against HIV.

From Pacaraima on the Venezuelan border, to Bonfim on Brazil’s frontier with Guyana, traffickers prey on vulnerable migrants trying to survive. Often the migrants’ protectors are women committed to breaking the cycle of exploitation that has threatened so many adults and children.

Read Global Health NOW 8.04.25: A ‘Deadly Intersection’ of Crises in Sudan; The Women Protecting Migrants in Brazil’s North; and July Recap.

The capital of Brazil’s Roraima state is known for the placid Branco River, lovely sunsets, and beautiful landscapes. Yet behind the attractive façade, Venezuelan migrants are often caught in a web of trafficking in drugs, weapons, gold, people, and organs, writes Julianna Deutscher.

Read Global Health NOW 7.31.25: CTE in the Spotlight; Inside Brazil’s Human-Trafficking Crisis; and Mercury’s Toll on Mental Health.

The 1.2 million Venezuelan migrants fleeing their country have been met with a rare blend of military logistical support and respect for humanitarian autonomy, writes Julianna Deutscher.

Read Global Health NOW 7.29.25: A Temporary Dip in Global Hunger?; Why European Vaccine Policies Don’t Fit the U.S.; and Remembering David Nabarro.

Read Global Health NOW 7.28.25: Instability in Syria; Ivermectin for Added Protection?; and Nigeria’s Human Flycatchers. heyor.ca/U9wFLw

Read Global Health NOW 7.24.25: Hunger Grips Gaza; The Complex Quest for a Long-COVID Drug; and Cracking On.

Read Global Health NOW 7.23.25: Malaria’s Rebound; How Do the Amish Avoid Allergies?; and Swinging Toward Mobility.

Thanks to advances in science, HIV has evolved from a death sentence to a manageable condition. This progress offers insights into how science gets done and illustrates what it will take to continue our battle against this relentless disease. magazine.publichealth.jhu.edu/2025/how-sci...

Read Global Health NOW 7.22.25: Asia’s Floods Highlight Need for Faster Warnings; Tracing New H5N1 Transmission Routes; and Two More Countries Now Trachoma-Free.

Global Health NOW 7.21.22: As Measles Spreads, Strategies Shift; The Role of Reward in Quitting Meth; and Coverage When Temperatures Climb.

Read Global Health NOW 7.17.25: Accelerating Alzheimer’s Research; Replacing Aid With ‘Sin Taxes’; and Molar Express.

Read Global Health NOW 7.16.25: PEPFAR Preserved?; The Dramatic Impact of Emergency Immunizations; and A Hidden Health Crisis in South Asia.

Read Global Health NOW 7.15.25: Danish Study Finds Aluminum in Vaccines Safe; Abortion Access in Sicily; and Missed Flood Warnings in Texas and North Carolina. heyor.ca/Ze4GAB

Read Global Health NOW 7.14.25: ‘Inescapable Pattern’ of Atrocities in Sudan; A Libyan Family’s Desperate Quest for Care; and U.S. vs. European Food Policies.

Launched in 2014, the New Incentives program offers a cash reward to Nigerian mothers who vaccinate their children, with the aim of addressing the West African nation's severe infant mortality crisis, amid rampant vaccine hesitancy and misinformation. The result? A surge in children's vaccinations.

"Big Tobacco spends billions marketing its products to consumers. But, as cities have shown before, urban centers can be an unmatched force when it comes to fighting back." Read how cities are countering e-cigarette marketing. @globalhealthnow.bsky.social op-ed: vitalstrat.org/4kbhiX6

Read Global Health NOW 7.9.25: ‘Judgment Day’ Scenes in Gaza; Kabul’s Looming Water Crisis; and America’s Insomnia Epidemic.

Read Global Health NOW 7.8.25: U.S. Children: Canaries in the Coal Mine for Health; DRC’s ‘Scattershot’ Vaccine Efforts; and Child Safety in Pakistan. heyor.ca/ZT8EXf

Read Global Health NOW 7.07.25: Tragedy in Texas and Your June Recap.

U.S. researchers face sudden funding cuts that threaten studies, careers, and scientific progress. magazine.publichealth.jhu.edu/2025/scienti...

New York City and Rio de Janeiro are showing how cities can lead the pushback against Big Tobacco by combining traditional regulation and enforcement with the voices of people targeted by the industry, write @nychealthcommr.bsky.social and @danielsoranz.bsky.social.

Read Global Health NOW 6.26.25: The ‘Tragedy’ of Faulty Chemotherapy Drugs; City Smarts Challenge Big Tobacco’s Sales Pitch; and The Italian Tow Job.

Read Global Health NOW: Sudan Hospital Attack Kills Children, Adults, Medics; Costs of Global Health Cuts; and A Swedish Town’s Fight Against PFAS.

Read Global Health NOW 6.24.25: North America’s Measles Problem; the Global Tobacco Control Efforts Gain Ground; and North Koreans Left on Their Own During COVID.

Bloomberg School alumnus Kemish Alier, MD, MPH, MBA, is a researcher with the Johns Hopkins Center for Humanitarian Health based in Juba, South Sudan, focusing on health and nutrition research in conflict and displacement settings across East and Southern Africa and globally.

Cuts to global health programs will not only directly impact the transmission of diseases like TB and malaria, but ripple effects of the loss of global public health infrastructure will persist for decades, says Judd Walson, inaugural Robert E. Black Chair of the Dept of International Health.

What happened when stop-work orders shut down four USAID projects? magazine.publichealth.jhu.edu/2025/sudden-...