Over 93,000 homes and 51,600 temporary shelters across Aleppo and Idleb Governorates #Syria were sprayed with WHO-approved insecticide to address the high threat of cutaneous #leishmaniasis in the region. Full story 👉 mentor-initiative.org/ntd-control-... #BeatNTDs #NeglectedTropicalDiseases

MENTOR launches new vector-borne disease units in #Syria to address high rates of #leishmaniasis. Full story on our website 👉 mentor-initiative.org/new-vector-b... #Humanitarian #BeatNTDs #VectorBorneDiseases

Israel has committed genocide in Gaza, says UN inquiry

Thought to affect 200 million people globally, schistosomiasis is considered one of the most important parasitic infections worldwide, second only to malaria. Yet it attracts nowhere near the funding or the attention that killers like malaria do. www.nytimes.com/2025/09/15/h...

Floods can have a devastating impact on health from drowning, injuries to the risk of electrocution and even snake bites. Floods can: 🚱 Contaminate drinking water 🚽 Disrupt sanitation 🦟 Create mosquito breeding sites Stay alert. Stay safe.

Increased risk of infectious diseases in a time of war and conflict "War and conflict throughout history have resulted in the suffering and deaths of countless people who did not participate as combatants" communities.springernature.com/posts/increa...

We are sounding the ⏰ about the potential impact of funding cuts on global #health programmes that prevent & treat #mosquito-borne diseases 👉 www.linkedin.com/posts/the-me... #WorldMosquitoDay #malaria #dengue #chikungunya #Zika

🦟" #Chikungunya: A Debilitating #Virus Surges Globally as #Mosquitoes Move With Warming #Climate" by @stephanienolen.bsky.social @nytimes.com #WorldMosquitoDay www.nytimes.com/2025/08/19/h...

Safe drinking #water for families displaced by war in #Gaza www.linkedin.com/feed/update/... #ActForHumanity #WorldHumanitarianDay

On #WorldHumanitarianDay we honour those working tirelessly in fragile, complex settings to protect and save lives. We join the call for protection, accountability and action to support humanitarian workers carry out their work and for people affected by crises around the world. #ActForHumanity 💙

🖥️ On 21 August, join experts for a webinar — moderated Malaria Consortium’s Leo Braack — as they unpack how #ClimateChange, deforestation and urbanisation are driving an increase in mosquito-borne diseases like #malaria and #dengue.🦟 Register here ➡️ aplma-org.zoom.us/webinar/regi...

The @who.int recommends new vector control tools for #malaria: Full details of the prequalification for spatial repellents here 👉 mentor-initiative.org/who-recommen...

🦟"Rise in #dengue fever #outbreaks across #Pacific 🌏 driven by #ClimateCrisis, experts say. #Samoa 🇼🇸, #Fiji 🇫🇯 and #Tonga 🇹🇴 among worst affected amid warning the disease and others will become ‘more common and more serious’ as planet warms." via @theguardian.com www.theguardian.com/world/2025/a...

🦟 From tropical islands to urban Europe, mosquitoes are adapting - and spreading diseases. Of 3,500 species, only ~100 bite humans, but some, like Aedes albopictus, can transmit dengue, chikungunya or Zika. Understanding vector competence is key to stopping outbreaks. ↘️

Malnutrition is on a dangerous trajectory in the #Gaza Strip, marked by a spike in deaths in July. The crisis remains entirely preventable. Deliberate blocking and delay of large-scale food, health, and humanitarian aid has cost many lives. Statement from WHO. www.who.int/news/item/27...

Protesting over Gaza’s starvation feels like screaming into a void – but we mustn’t stop | Nesrine Malik

The 2.1 million people trapped in the war zone that is #Gaza are facing yet another killer on top of bombs and bullets: starvation. We demand full access to deliver aid. We demand the release of all hostages. We demand a ceasefire. We demand a political solution.

🦟"World Health Organization @who.int raises concern about spread of #mosquito-borne #chikungunya #virus" via @reuters.com #arbovirus #GLAI www.reuters.com/business/hea...

🪰" #Leishmaniasis in #Colombia 🇨🇴 2025 🌎" via @outbreaknewstoday.substack.com.web.brid.gy #BeatNTDs open.substack.com/pub/outbreak...

A team of 30 workers recently began removing faecal and domestic waste in #Gaza to address the growing public health crisis from the accumulation of untreated waste in shelters and host communities across Khan Younis and Deir al-Balah Full story 👉 www.linkedin.com/feed/update/...

New #research published in @biomedcentral.bsky.social 👉 Enhancing protection against vector‑borne #diseases in forcibly displaced communities: evaluating the efficacy of spatial repellents for cutaneous #leishmaniasis control in North‑East #Syria: rdcu.be/euMrq

🦟 Europe’s mosquitoes are on the move — and they’re arriving early. In 2025, France reported 6 chikungunya outbreaks by May. That’s weeks ahead of the usual season. Read our news item on the current situation and #ECDC's response: bit.ly/4esZ0zr #MosquitoBorneDiseases #ECDC

Israeli authorities have temporarily allowed us to deliver limited aid to Gaza after 11 weeks of blockade. A drop in the ocean. It must reach the civilians who need it so urgently, and we must be allowed to scale up. We are determined to save as many lives as we can.

Our recent presentation to the Ministry of Health & partners working in #BurkinaFaso covered in the media! rdiafrique.com/lutte-contre... #Malaria is a significant health concern in the country with around 10.5 million cases reported every year.

Global aid cuts are triggering a child emergency in #Mozambique. UNICEF projects a 20% drop in funding in 2026, threatening critical programmes for children’s survival, protection, and education. We must act before more children are left behind: www.unicef.org/mozambique/e...

“The burden of malaria is one we know all too well. It has robbed us of too many lives, especially among our children and pregnant women. But today, our message is one of hope and action” - #WorldMalariaDay event in #Nigeria attended by MENTOR 👉 www.linkedin.com/posts/the-me...

An article published in Travel Medicine and Infectious Disease journal is calling for international action to address #leishmaniasis in #Syria. Cases of this #NTD continue to rise against a backdrop of forced displacement, overcrowding, a lack of healthcare & #funding cuts 👉 shorturl.at/NH8CQ

As atrocities and the aid blockade continue in #Gaza, hundreds of thousands of people are being repeatedly displaced. Shelters are overcrowded. People are left with nothing. "A message to the whole world," pleads one Palestinian woman: "Open the crossings for us." Watch. 🔽

🚨 #SouthSudan is at breaking point. Violence is surging in the Upper Nile State — continued attacks have displaced 130,000 people since mid-February. Hunger is nearing a critical tipping point with millions at risk. Edem Wosornu warns the Security Council: lives depend on our urgent support.

This is a story about family, war, and the incredible resilience of the people of Sudan. On the third anniversary of the breakout of the Sudanese civil war, @emibattuta.bsky.social shares her heartbreaking yet inspiring account and a call for the world to pay attention. #opinion #Sudan #civilwar

Read how training Female Focal Points in #CentralAfricanRepublic is supporting women have safer #births and better #maternal health 👇 www.linkedin.com/feed/update/... #WorldHealthDay #CommunityHealthWorkers #humanitarian

It's #WorldHealthDay Since 2000, maternal deaths globally declined by 40%! 💙 BUT—progress is slowing, and aid funding cuts mean major threats to lifesaving maternity services in many parts of the world. ❌

It’s already happening. Funding cuts have closed nutrition services in 4 out of 7 refugee sites in Ethiopia 80,000 children under 5 are at risk of severe malnutrition. This is preventable. Funding saves lives.

Working with our partners to address the rising threat of #cholera after third cyclone in four months devastates Nampula, northern #Mozambique 👇 mentor-initiative.org/cholera-thre...

Meeting #CommunityHealthWorkers in #Colombia during a needs assessment with the Ministry of Health, to plan support for vector-borne diseases control in the country.🦟 #arboviruses #dengue #Zika #chikungunya

NEW on our blog: Imagining a future for global health by guest contributor Kate Harvey speakingofmedicine.plos.org/2025/03/24/i...

"By Gavi’s own estimate, the loss of U.S. support may mean 75 million children do not receive routine vaccinations in the next five years, with more than 1.2 million children dying as a result" www.nytimes.com/2025/03/26/h...

⚠️ Conflict and rising tensions in Upper Nile State, #SouthSudan, have displaced 50,000 people since late February and disrupted life-saving humanitarian operations.   An essential cholera treatment center has shut down, worsening the ongoing outbreak.   Full statement: bit.ly/4hNANnb

🚨 Dreadful news from #Gaza   Hundreds of people have reportedly been killed in today's airstrikes across Gaza.   "This is unconscionable. A ceasefire must be reinstated immediately," urged Muhannad Hadi.   Read the full statement ⬇️

Indoor Residual Spraying is helping protect over 44,000 people in flood-affected camps in northern #Nigeria from #malaria & other #diseases. “Before we can’t even sleep properly. Now after they have sprayed the area we and our children sleep peacefully.” - Modu Nanami 👉 shorturl.at/XKqX0

Hundreds of Thousands Will Die The writer, surgeon, and former U.S.A.I.D. senior official Atul Gawande on the Trump Administration’s decimation of foreign aid and the consequences around the world www.newyorker.com/podcast/the-...

📢 @ecdc.europa.eu #dengue worldwide overview - situation update, February 2025: Since the beginning of 2025, 640,349 dengue cases and 159 dengue-related deaths have been reported from 48 countries/territories.🦟 www.ecdc.europa.eu/en/dengue-mo...

Which countries are most exposed to cuts to US foreign aid? Those who rely heavily on health funding, and which are least able to replace this. www.economist.com/graphic-deta...

"Now, and with startling speed, the country is turning its back on global health. In doing so, it is endangering other nations, and also itself" @craigspencer.bsky.social www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...

#CycloneJude hitting #Mozambique now, threatening destruction across Nampula & Zambezia. Around 1m people at risk, with 1200 schools and 120 health care facilities likely to be put out of action. UNICEF is on the ground, ready to respond, but needs will likely exceed capacity.

✨ Today and every day we are grateful for the dedicated, amazing women in the MENTOR team and all those working in the #humanitarian and #healthcare sector who face innumerable challenges helping to protect and save lives. ❤️ #IWD2025

MENTOR entomologists co-author paper published in Parasites & Vector journal reporting the detection of the invasive #Aedes albopictus #mosquito in #Angola. This important discovery was identified during surveillance of An. stephensi at key points of entry 🦟 👉https://rdcu.be/ecyeW

Looking for ways to celebrate #InternationalWomensDay #IWD2025? Join us on 7 March @ 2pm GMT to find out how tackling female genital #schistosomiasis, a condition affecting ~56 million women & girls in Africa, can improve #womenshealth services. www.eventbrite.ca/e/integratin...      #FGSchisto

Critical #healthcare and #disease control for flood-affected communities in northern #Nigeria - read the full update 👉 mentor-initiative.org/critical-hea... #malaria #malnutrition #SafeChildbirth #InfectiousDiseases