🪷Cervical cancer kills 75,000+ women in India every year—yet it’s largely preventable. Low HPV vaccination, limited screening, & gender inequality drive late diagnosis & high mortality. @thehindu.com @who.int 📖⬇️ & 🙏🔁

🦠A fast-spreading, genetically mutated influenza strain is driving an unusually early & intense flu season across Europe. The @who.int says health systems are under pressure—but vaccines still protect against severe illness. ✍️ @fargonaut.bsky.social @ecdcus.bsky.social @rki.de @ec.europa.eu 📖⬇️ & 🙏

Malawi now spends more on debt servicing than on health. 🚨With public debt at 86% of GDP, fiscal pressure is undermining social protection and food security efforts. ✍️Dingaan Mithi @newhumanitarian.bsky.social 📖⬇️ & 🙏

As departments are abolished, some former @who.int directors remain in near-equivalent roles — raising❓❓about whether cost-cutting will be enough. 📉 WHO plans to cut around 25% of its global workforce by mid-2026, yet there is a $1.05bn funding gap for 2026–27. @drtedros.who.int @un.org 📖⬇️ & 🙏

🧠🚭💊 For the first time, global targets for #NCDs & mental health are aligned: 150M fewer tobacco users 150M more people with controlled hypertension 150M more with access to mental health care by 2030 ✍️ @kerrycullinan.bsky.social @cleanairfund.bsky.social @worldheart.org @msf.org @un.org 📖⬇️ & 🙏

🌍 @who.int’s Traditional Medicine Summit in India is calling for more research funding, stronger evidence, and better regulation for therapies already used worldwide. ✔️Less than 1% of global health research supports traditional medicine.🌿📊 📖⬇️ & 🙏 @ec.europa.eu

👩‍👧‍👦⚖️ Prevention is also equity: when kids aren’t hospitalised, unpaid care drops & workforce participation rises—especially for women. Spain’s paediatric wards “fell silent” after RSV monoclonal antibodies were given for every infant. Scale what works. INSIDE VIEW: @chrisnial.com 📖⬇️ & 🙏

👶Spain’s paediatric wards “fell silent” after offering RSV monoclonal antibodies to every infant. Hospitalisations dropped sharply—and thousands of parents stayed at work. Prevention isn’t just saving lives; it’s protecting families and economies. INSIDE VIEW: @chrisnial.com 📖⬇️ & 🙏

A major breakthrough against antibiotic resistance: the US FDA has approved zoliflodacin, the first new gonorrhoea treatment in decades, offering new hope as #STIs grow resistant to nearly all existing drugs. ✍️ @kerrycullinan.bsky.social @gardp.bsky.social @fda.gov @ema.europa.eu pa.eu 📖⬇️ & 🙏

🔥India’s space agency, ISRO, has published findings that echo what scientists have warned for years: farm fire data may be deeply misleading. 🎙️In this @earthchakra.bsky.social podcast, host @cbhattacharji.bsky.social & Dr Hiren Jethva discuss these serious claims. @cleanairfund.bsky.social 📖⬇️ & 🙏

🆘 #Sudan is now the world’s largest displacement crisis, with over 12 million uprooted. In #Darfur alone, #Tawila has swelled to more than 650,000 people amid #cholera outbreaks and severe shortages of water and healthcare. @who.int @unhcr.org @wfp.org #HumanitarianCrisis #ConflictAndHealth 📖⬇️ & 🙏�

⚠️ Mental health experts warn: AI can listen, but it cannot heal. Over-reliance may weaken coping skills and replace human connection. A new survey finds 57% of Indian youth use AI chatbots for emotional support. But 42% say they’re now less likely to talk to people after using AI. 📖⬇️ & 🙏🔁

🎖️After marathon overnight talks, the EU clinched its biggest pharma reform in 20+ years. The deal aims to reward innovation while accelerating access to cheaper generics across all 27 Member States. ✍️ @fargonaut.bsky.social @ema.europa.eu @ec.europa.eu @sophieloehde.venstre.dk 📖⬇️ & 🙏🔁

A new @who.int .int review examining 25+ years of evidence confirms there is no link between childhood vaccines and autism — including vaccines with thimerosal or aluminium adjuvants. 📖⬇️ & 🙏🔁 @gatesfoundation.bsky.social @gavi.org @drtedros.who.int @hhsofficial.bsky.social

Under the suspended deal, the US would provide up to $1.6B for health programs, while Kenya commits $850M in increased domestic spending— Funding priorities critics say largely reflect US interests. 📣 ✍️ @kerrycullinan.bsky.social @ranafrica.org @maybarduk.bsky.social @drtedros.who.int 📖⬇️ & 🙏🔁

💚 Abortion is still legal in Argentina — but access is unraveling. Medicine shortages, budget cuts, dismantled teen pregnancy programmes, and rising out-of-pocket costs show how reproductive rights can be rolled back without repealing the law. A crucial global health lesson. @unfpa.org 📖⬇️ & 🙏🔁

💰 Invest ~$8 trillion a year now — or pay far more later. @unep.org estimates climate inaction could slash global GDP and cost up to $25 trillion annually in pollution-related health damage. ✍️ @cbhattacharji.bsky.social @ec.europa.eu @cleanairfund.bsky.social @ipcc.bsky.social @who.int 📖⬇️ & 🙏🔁

This week, the EU reached a landmark deal on its new Pharmaceutical Legislation, providing a critical answer to the crisis of Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR) with a new concept: the 'Netflix Model'. Want to know more about this new model? 🗞️ Read the full story on @healthpolicywatch.bsky.social

💉 Global leaders pledged $1.9B to polio eradication, slashing GPEI’s funding gap to $440M through 2029. A $1.2B commitment from @gatesfoundation.bsky.social is driving renewed momentum to protect 370M children each year. @gavi.org @unicef.org @endpolionow.bsky.social @who.int 📖⬇️ & 🙏🔁

The US is accelerating bilateral pathogen-sharing agreements with Kenya & Rwanda—even as @who.int member states struggle to finalise a global #PABS system. ✍️ @kerrycullinan.bsky.social rani.co

When immunization guidance is driven by politics over data, infants, older adults and immunocompromised people — the most vulnerable — lose out. That’s not public health! INSIDE VIEW: Dr. Demetre Daskalakis @drdemetre.bsky.social 📖⬇️ & 🙏🔁

Over half the world still lives without essential health services — 4.6 billion people in 2023. New @who.int - World Bank Data warns the world is far off track for UHC by 2030, as financial hardship & stalled public spending widen inequities. @gatesfoundation.bsky.social @gavi.org 📖⬇️ & 🙏🔁

Under the new “Gavi Leap” strategy, nearly 90% of @gavi.org's vaccine-procurement budget will go directly to countries — giving them control to prioritise immunisation programs based on national needs. @who.int @unicef.org 📖⬇️ & 🙏🔁

#UPFs make up 70% of food consumed in the US. San Francisco says corporations knowingly made addictive, harmful products that contribute to diabetes, heart disease & cancer — and targeted Black and Latino children with disproportionate advertising. ✍️ @kerrycullinan.bsky.social 📖⬇️ & 🙏🔁

💉Critics say the revised panel—now including several vaccine skeptics—ignored strong scientific evidence on Hep B. ⚠️As US childhood immunisation stability wavers, clinicians warn: this vote could put millions of infants at risk. @ameracadpeds.bsky.social @acpimphysicians.bsky.social 📖⬇️ & 🙏🔁

🎯 A 25-year-old scientific paper claiming that Monsanto’s glyphosate herbicide posed little risk to human health has finally been retracted — revealing serious concerns about scientific integrity, corporate influence, and delayed accountability. ✍️ @kerrycullinan.bsky.social 📖⬇️ & 🙏🔁

🌍 #Africa bears 25% of the disease burden but hosts only 4% of clinical trials. 💡 “Africa is critical for advancing science and for ensuring medicines work for everyone.” Unlocking this potential means investment, collaboration, and stronger systems. #IFPMA @h3dfoundation.bsky.social 📖⬇️ & 🙏🔁

🍎The @who.int has issued its first global guideline endorsing GLP-1 therapies for obesity in adults. The position is “conditional,” highlighting limited long-term data, high costs & health-system barriers — underscoring that drugs alone won’t fix the obesity crisis. @kff.org @unicef.org 📖⬇️ & 🙏🔁

🦠 Post-pandemic cuts to infection prevention are driving a surge in antimicrobial resistance — already responsible for 1M deaths annually. 🚨 Experts warn: without domestic investment and political leadership, AMR action plans will stall — and innovation will collapse. 📖⬇️ & 🙏🔁