Kat Lay
@katlay.bsky.social
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Journalist - global health correspondent at The Guardian (
[email protected]
)
Catnip lotion as effective as Deet at repelling mosquitoes, study finds
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Catnip lotion as effective as Deet at repelling mosquitoes, study finds
Researchers testing a cheap, homegrown oil in Uganda found what cats knew all along â it worked as well as the artificial chemical used globally
https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2026/jul/07/catnip-lotion-as-effective-as-deet-at-repelling-mosquitoes-study-finds
about 15 hours ago
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Melody Schreiber
about 17 hours ago
Elon Muskâs demolition of USAID, and the resulting suffering and death, âis going to be a defining part of his legacy, and I do wonder if thatâs why heâs scrambling so hard to rewrite that history now,"
@jeremykonyndyk.bsky.social
told me:
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What will define Elon Muskâs legacy? Doge cuts to USAID Ebola programs
Experts say cuts have hindered the response to DRCâs Ebola outbreak and resulted in âsignificant numbersâ of deaths
https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2026/jul/07/elon-musk-doge-cuts-usaid-ebola
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Nepal has been a global success story in reducing child malnutrition using proven solutions. đ¤ But, as
@katlay.bsky.social
reports for
@theguardian.com
, that progress is at risk due to foreign aid cuts, as a new survey shows an "alarming" rate of malnutrition. đ˝ď¸
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The Guardian: Decades of Progress Reducing Child Malnutrition in Nepal Under Threat
Despite significant challenges, Nepal has steadily reduced the number of children suffering from acute malnutrition in recent years. Yet, new data from a nationwide survey of children under five revea...
https://helenkellerintl.org/newsroom/malnutrition-progress-at-risk-nepal/
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The Guardian
23 days ago
âThe next pandemic will not waitâ: Lula and WHO director in urgent plea for leaders to finalise agreement
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âThe next pandemic will not waitâ: Lula and WHO director in urgent plea for leaders to finalise agreement
As Ebola spreads in the DRC, the Brazilian president and Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus ask leaders to agree pandemic treaty created after Covid World leaders have been urged keep a promise to the millions of people who died during Covid â by finalising an agreement on how to deal with future pandemics. As a G7 summit begins in France, Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, director general of the World Health Organization, and Brazilâs president, Luiz InĂĄcio Lula da Silva, have issued a joint letter saying a treaty needs urgent political backing at the highest level because âthe next pandemic will not wait for usâ. Continue reading...
https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2026/jun/15/pandemic-treaty-lula-who-tedros-adhanom-ghebreyesus-leaders-finalise-agreement?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=bluesky&CMP=bsky_gu
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The Guardian
24 days ago
Ebola one month on: will the latest outbreak in DRC become the most deadly yet?
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Ebola one month on: will the latest outbreak in DRC become the most deadly yet?
With more than 670 confirmed cases and over 135 deaths, the disease has yet to be contained amid funding shortfalls, fear and disinformation
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/jun/14/drcs-ebola-outbreak-become-the-most-deadly-yet?utm_term=Autofeed&CMP=bsky_gu&utm_medium=&utm_source=Bluesky#Echobox=1781448608
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The Guardian
26 days ago
Funding cuts and repressive laws raise risk of new HIV epidemic, says UNAids
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Funding cuts and repressive laws raise risk of new HIV epidemic, says UNAids
UN agency head warns of âmajor threatâ as global testing and treatment falls
https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2026/jun/12/health-aids-disease-hiv-infection-unaids-funding-tests-cuts-risk-epidemic?utm_term=Autofeed&CMP=bsky_gu&utm_medium=&utm_source=Bluesky#Echobox=1781260627
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Explainer: The race to combat Ebola: what vaccines and treatments are being developed and how long will it take?
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The race to combat Ebola: what vaccines and treatments are being developed and how long will it take?
With the Bundibugyo strain of the disease spreading across the DRC and Uganda, scientists and researchers are trying to find rapid solutions
https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2026/jun/04/the-race-to-combat-ebola-what-vaccines-and-treatments-are-being-developed-and-how-long-will-it-take
about 1 month ago
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Kai Kupferschmidt
2 months ago
Probably a good time for a few general caveats for those watching the developing story of the
#hantavirus
outbreak linked to the cruise ship MV Hondius - especially the more anxious ones among you. (Long-time followers will know most of this by heart at this point): đ§Ş
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The Guardian
2 months ago
World âunpreparedâ for next pandemic as countries fail to agree on sharing information, tests and vaccines
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World âunpreparedâ for next pandemic as countries fail to agree on sharing information, tests and vaccines
Finalisation of pact governing global response to disease outbreaks delayed as talks on how to share benefits stall
https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2026/may/05/talks-stall-on-who-pandemic-treaty-global-response-disease-outbreaks?utm_term=Autofeed&CMP=bsky_gu&utm_medium=&utm_source=Bluesky#Echobox=1777994661
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The Guardian
2 months ago
First malaria drug for babies is approved in âmajor public health milestoneâ
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First malaria drug for babies is approved in âmajor public health milestoneâ
WHO prequalification of Coartem Baby means newborns can be safely treated rather than using medication for older children
https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2026/may/02/new-drug-coartem-baby-babies-malaria-who-treatment?utm_term=Autofeed&CMP=bsky_gu&utm_medium=&utm_source=Bluesky#Echobox=1777702383
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The Guardian
2 months ago
âAstonishingâ discovery could help save children from deadly disfiguring condition
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âAstonishingâ discovery could help save children from deadly disfiguring condition
A previously unknown species of bacteria found in patients with noma could be key to creating treatments for the neglected tropical disease The âastonishingâ discovery of a new bacteria could open the door to better ways to prevent, detect and treat a fatal and disfiguring childhood disease, researchers hope. Noma, which is fatal in 90% of cases without treatment, begins as a sore on the gums but goes on to destroy the tissues of the mouth and face. Continue reading...
https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2026/apr/25/discovery-children-fatal-disfiguring-disease-noma-unknown-bacteria?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=bluesky&CMP=bsky_gu
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The Guardian
3 months ago
Can you stop malaria crossing borders? One nationâs bid to wipe out the disease
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Can you stop malaria crossing borders? One nationâs bid to wipe out the disease
Informal migration, plus climate change and rising numbers of cases globally, are complicating the tireless efforts of the landlocked African country to eradicate the killer disease
https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2026/apr/16/eliminate-malaria-eswatini-swaziland-migration-disease-climate?utm_term=Autofeed&CMP=bsky_gu&utm_medium=&utm_source=Bluesky#Echobox=1776312878
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The Guardian
3 months ago
âNo more than a drop in the oceanâ: this drug could end new HIV infections in Eswatini â why isnât there enough?
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âNo more than a drop in the oceanâ: this drug could end new HIV infections in Eswatini â why isnât there enough?
The southern Africa country has the worldâs highest prevalence of HIV but the amount of lenacapavir reaching it is too small to reach all those at risk
https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2026/apr/02/scarcity-hiv-prevention-drug-lenacapavir-hampers-rollout-eswatini?utm_term=Autofeed&CMP=bsky_gu&utm_medium=&utm_source=Bluesky#Echobox=1775118287
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The Guardian
3 months ago
Polio virus detected in London days before ministers cut global eradication funding
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Polio virus detected in London days before ministers cut global eradication funding
Campaigner criticises âshortsighted and self-defeatingâ decision and says it increases risk to the UK public The polio virus was detected in London sewage for the second time this year, days before ministers withdrew funding for global polio eradication efforts. Its detection reveals the spending cuts to be âshortsighted and self-defeatingâ, campaigners said. Polio is an extremely infectious viral disease, which typically affects young children under-five. It can cause paralysis by damaging nerves in the spine and base of the brain, and can be life-threatening if it affects muscles used for breathing. Continue reading...
https://www.theguardian.com/society/2026/mar/27/polio-virus-detected-in-london-days-before-ministers-cut-global-eradication-funding?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=bluesky&CMP=bsky_gu
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3 months ago
WHO warns of health crisis âunfolding in real timeâ across Middle East
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WHO warns of health crisis âunfolding in real timeâ across Middle East
Hostilities should halt and healthcare facilities must be treated as âsafe havensâ, WHOâs regional chief has said * Middle East crisis â live updates A total stop to hostilities in the Middle East is needed to halt a âhealth crisis unfolding in real timeâ, the World Health Organizationâs chief in the region has said. Hospitals and other healthcare facilities must be treated as âsafe havensâ, urged Dr Hanan Balkhy, the WHOâs regional director for the Eastern Mediterranean. Continue reading...
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/mar/26/who-warns-of-health-crisis-unfolding-in-real-time-across-middle-east?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=bluesky&CMP=bsky_gu
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MSI Reproductive Choices say UK aid cuts include a 23% funding reduction for the Womenâs Integrated Sexual Health programme in West and Central Africa. They predict an additional 410k unintended pregnancies, 1k maternal deaths and 110k unsafe abortions as a result.
4 months ago
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The Guardian
4 months ago
The Myanmar nurses dodging drones to graduate from a secret jungle school
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The Myanmar nurses dodging drones to graduate from a secret jungle school
This week, the first students completed a three-year degree course, ready to treat displaced people and pro-democracy fighters unable to risk government-run hospitals
https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2026/mar/19/the-myanmar-nurses-dodging-drones-to-graduate-from-a-secret-jungle-school?utm_term=Autofeed&CMP=bsky_gu&utm_medium=&utm_source=Bluesky#Echobox=1773896829
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Ben Simms
4 months ago
It was Gordon Brown who launched the
#HealthPartnerships
approach in 2007, harnessing
#NHS
expertise to drive
#UHC
delivery in
#LMICs
. It is this Labour Govt which is ending this work, 18 years later. A sad moment.
#UKGlobalHealthSummit
@katlay.bsky.social
.
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UK government axes flagship global health project
Programme which supports schemes in six African countries was previously hailed as vital protection for Britain against future pandemics
https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2026/mar/12/uk-government-axes-flagship-global-health-project
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âWe are fearful that this is a prototype for other studies,â said
@cdelawalla.bsky.social
. My latest on the unlikely researchers at the heart of US vaccine policy:
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Experts fear âunethicalâ vaccine trial in Africa is âprototypeâ for US studies under RFK Jr
Danish researchers whose work on effects of vaccines has been called into question are at center of US vaccine policy
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/mar/11/rfk-vaccine-trials-guinea-bissau
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The Guardian
4 months ago
Weight-loss jab could be made for $3 a month, study finds
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Weight-loss jab could be made for $3 a month, study finds
Cheap semaglutide, the drug in Ozempic and Wegovy, could help millions with diabetes and obesity in 160 countries Weight-loss jabs such as Wegovy and Ozempic could be made for just $3 a month, according to new analysis, potentially making the treatment available to millions in poorer countries as patents expire. More than a billion people live with obesity worldwide, with rates rising fast in lower-income nations as they shift to westernised diets and more sedentary lifestyles. Continue reading...
https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2026/mar/06/generic-drugs-weight-loss-semaglutide-ozempic-wegovy-diabetes-obesity-study?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=bluesky&CMP=bsky_gu
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The Guardian
4 months ago
Rising anger over âlop-sidedâ and âimmoralâ US health funding pacts with African countries
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Rising anger over âlop-sidedâ and âimmoralâ US health funding pacts with African countries
Zimbabwe refuses to sign agreement and Kenya faces a court case over data sharing as new aid deals come under scrutiny
https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2026/feb/27/rising-anger-over-lop-sided-immoral-us-health-funding-pacts-africa-countries?utm_term=Autofeed&CMP=bsky_gu&utm_medium=&utm_source=Bluesky#Echobox=1772175923
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Andrew Green
4 months ago
For
@theguardian.com
, I gained access to a leaked draft of America's $1bn memorandum of understanding with Zambia that features mandatory targets, sharing of data, and requires access to mining concessions:
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US accused of âshameless exploitationâ over proposed Zambian health aid deal
Leaked draft of $1bn memorandum of understanding reveals mandatory targets, sharing of data, and reported access to mining concessions
https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2026/feb/25/zambia-us-health-aid-deal-exploitation-mining-concessions-data-sharing-targets
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The Guardian
5 months ago
Traditional food could help reverse Nepalâs âdiabetes epidemicâ, studies suggest
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Traditional food could help reverse Nepalâs âdiabetes epidemicâ, studies suggest
With medication largely unaffordable in the country, experts hope community support and a change in diet could reduce soaring type 2 diabetes rates
https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2026/feb/10/traditional-food-could-help-reverse-nepals-diabetes-epidemic-studies-suggest?utm_term=Autofeed&CMP=bsky_gu&utm_medium=&utm_source=Bluesky#Echobox=1770718735
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The Guardian
5 months ago
Aid cuts could cause 22m avoidable deaths by 2030, study finds
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Aid cuts could cause 22m avoidable deaths by 2030, study finds
Modelling suggests 5.4m children under five among those who could die if budgets of donor countries such as UK and US continue to be slashed
https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2026/feb/03/aid-cuts-avoidable-deaths-study-children-uk-us-donor-countries?utm_term=Autofeed&CMP=bsky_gu&utm_medium=&utm_source=Bluesky#Echobox=1770103034
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The Guardian
5 months ago
Ultra-processed foods should be treated more like cigarettes than food â study
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Ultra-processed foods should be treated more like cigarettes than food â study
UPFs are made to encourage addiction and consumption and should be regulated like tobacco, say researchers
https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2026/feb/03/public-health-ultra-processed-foods-regulation-cigarettes-addiction-nutrition?utm_term=Autofeed&CMP=bsky_gu&utm_medium=&utm_source=Bluesky#Echobox=1770095519
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The Guardian
5 months ago
Death of Nigerian singer after snakebite highlights crisis of âpreventableâ fatalities
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Death of Nigerian singer after snakebite highlights crisis of âpreventableâ fatalities
Ifunanya Nwangene died in hospital after being bitten in her Abuja home, raising questions about the availability of effective antivenoms
https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2026/feb/04/death-of-nigerian-singer-highlights-crisis-of-preventable-snakebite-fatalities?utm_term=Autofeed&CMP=bsky_gu&utm_medium=&utm_source=Bluesky#Echobox=1770200212
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Melody Schreiber
6 months ago
U.S. health officials insisted it was still on. African health leaders said it was cancelled. A hotly debated study on hepatitis B in Guinea-Bissau is indeed halted, as I reported last week. Here's my latest:
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âItâs the sovereignty of the countryâ: Guinea-Bissau says US vaccine study suspended
Despite US pushback, officials in west Africa say controversial hepatitis B study on pause amid ethics concerns
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/jan/23/guinea-bissau-hepatitis-b-vaccine-study
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The Guardian
6 months ago
Global midwife shortage raises rates of maternity intervention, report warns
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Global midwife shortage raises rates of maternity intervention, report warns
World is short of a million midwives, report finds, with adequate access potentially saving 4.3m lives a year
https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2026/jan/20/world-shortage-million-midwives-icm-healthcare-mothers-babies-intervention?utm_term=Autofeed&CMP=bsky_gu&utm_medium=&utm_source=Bluesky#Echobox=1768893708
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The Guardian
6 months ago
Cloth wraps treated with âdirt cheapâ insecticide cut malaria cases in babies
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Cloth wraps treated with âdirt cheapâ insecticide cut malaria cases in babies
Soaking fabrics in a commonly used insect repellent is a simple and effective tool as mosquito bites become more common during daytime, study shows
https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2026/jan/16/cloth-wraps-treated-with-insecticide-cut-malaria-cases-in-babies?utm_term=Autofeed&CMP=bsky_gu&utm_medium=&utm_source=Bluesky#Echobox=1768540060
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Melody Schreiber
6 months ago
BREAKING: The controversial hepatitis B vaccine trial in Guinea-Bissau has been *cancelled,* I can now report. A senior official with Africa CDC confirmed the cancellation and said GB officials are working to make sure any research is conducted ethically:
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
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Controversial US study on hepatitis B vaccines in Africa is cancelled
$1.6m project drew outrage over ethical questions about withholding vaccines proven to prevent disease
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/jan/15/hepatitis-b-vaccines-study-africa-cancel?CMP=Share_AndroidApp_Other
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Doctors and nurses should be wearing respirator-grade masks rather than "inadequate" surgical masks or no face covering at all when in front of patients, a group of experts has said, urging WHO guideline changes
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Face masks âinadequateâ and should be swapped for respirators, WHO advised
Experts are urging guideline changes on what health professionals should wear to protect against flu-like illnesses including Covid
https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2026/jan/09/health-professionals-respirator-grade-masks-who-advise
6 months ago
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The Guardian
6 months ago
âWe were sitting with our calculator saying âwe can afford that!ââ Joy for families as cystic fibrosis drug prices fall within reach
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âWe were sitting with our calculator saying âwe can afford that!ââ Joy for families as cystic fibrosis drug prices fall within reach
The cost of medication was too high for thousands of CF sufferers around the world. Now a Bangladeshi company is making a generic version that will change lives
https://www.theguardian.com/society/2026/jan/07/families-cystic-fibrosis-drug-prices-affordable-generic-triko-vertex-pharmaceuticals-beximco-trikafta-kaftrio?utm_term=Autofeed&CMP=bsky_gu&utm_medium=&utm_source=Bluesky#Echobox=1767788802
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The Guardian
7 months ago
Five big global health wins in 2025 that will save millions of lives
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Five big global health wins in 2025 that will save millions of lives
From HIV to TB, scientists and doctors made breakthroughs in treatment and prevention of some of the worldâs deadliest diseases
https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2025/dec/22/five-big-global-health-wins-in-2025-that-will-save-millions-of-lives?utm_term=Autofeed&CMP=bsky_gu&utm_medium=&utm_source=Bluesky#Echobox=1766405299
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The Guardian
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âA potential treasure troveâ: World Health Organization to explore benefits of traditional medicines
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âA potential treasure troveâ: World Health Organization to explore benefits of traditional medicines
UN body to study possibility of integrating centuries-old practices into mainstream healthcare From herbalists in Africa gathering plants to use as poultices to acupuncturists in China using needles to cure migraines, or Indian yogis practising meditation, traditional remedies have increasingly being shown to work, and deserve more attention and research, according to a World Health Organization official. A historical lack of evidence, which has seen traditional practices dismissed by many, could change with more investment and the use of modern technology, according to Dr Shyama Kuruvilla, who leads the WHO Global Traditional Medicine Centre. Continue reading...
https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2025/dec/20/who-traditional-medicine-alternative-remedies-mainstream-healthcare-evidence?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=bluesky&CMP=bsky_gu
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Melody Schreiber
7 months ago
The CDC just announced a new study on hepatitis B vaccination on newborns in Guinea-Bissau â a move that researchers call âhighly unethicalâ and âextremely riskyâ. Happy to team up with
@katlay.bsky.social
on this story:
www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
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US plan for $1.6m hepatitis B vaccine study in Africa called âhighly unethicalâ
Experts decry âneocolonialistâ Guinea-Bissau study after Trump administration changed advice for US babies
https://www.theguardian.com/society/2025/dec/19/hepatitis-b-vaccine-study-guinea-bissau-rfk
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The Guardian
7 months ago
Figures reveal stark reality of US funding cuts as 1,394 family planning clinics shut
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Figures reveal stark reality of US funding cuts as 1,394 family planning clinics shut
Survey by worldâs largest network for sexual and reproductive health shows devastation to services, particularly in Africa and the Middle East, and amplification of anti-rights voices
https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2025/dec/16/figures-us-funding-cuts-family-planning-clinics-shut-anti-rights?utm_term=Autofeed&CMP=bsky_gu&utm_medium=&utm_source=Bluesky#Echobox=1765879857
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7 months ago
New antibiotics hailed as âturning pointâ in treating drug-resistant gonorrhoea
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New antibiotics hailed as âturning pointâ in treating drug-resistant gonorrhoea
First new treatments for sexually transmitted disease in decades approved by US Food and Drug Administration as number of cases worldwide surge to 82m The first new treatments for gonorrhoea in decades could be a âhuge turning pointâ in efforts to combat the rise of superbug strains of the bacteria, researchers have said. Gonorrhoea is on the rise around the world, with more than 82m infections globally each year and particularly high rates in Africa and countries in the World Health Organizationâs Western Pacific region, which reaches from Mongolia and China to New Zealand. Cases in England are at a record high, and rates in Europe were three times higher in 2023 than in 2014. Continue reading...
https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2025/dec/16/health-antibiotic-resistance-drugs-superbugs-sexually-transmitted-gonorrhoea?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=bluesky&CMP=bsky_gu
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The Guardian
7 months ago
How the cuts have shaken HIV/Aids care to its core and will mean millions more infections ahead
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How the cuts have shaken HIV/Aids care to its core and will mean millions more infections ahead
Reports highlight devastating impact of slashed funding, especially in parts of Africa, that could lead to 3.3m new HIV infections by 2030
https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2025/dec/01/global-health-hiv-aids-funding-cuts-infections-prevention?utm_term=Autofeed&CMP=bsky_gu&utm_medium=&utm_source=Bluesky#Echobox=1764569576
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Control of HIV, TB and malaria at risk after global health fund donations fall
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Control of HIV, TB and malaria at risk after global health fund donations fall
Leading past donors including France, Japan and European Commission fail to contribute at pledging summit Control of the deadly infectious diseases HIV, tuberculosis and malaria âhangs in the balanceâ after a shortfall in donations to a leading global health fund, advocates have warned. Only $11.3bn of the Global Fund to Fight Aids, TB and Malariaâs $18bn (ÂŁ14bn) targeted budget for 2026 to 2028 has been confirmed so far. Continue reading...
https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2025/nov/22/control-of-hiv-tb-and-malaria-at-risk-after-global-health-fund-donations-fall?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=bluesky&CMP=bsky_gu
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New drug could be a breakthrough in treatment for killer TB, trial suggests
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New drug could be a breakthrough in treatment for killer TB, trial suggests
Sorfequiline shows stronger action than existing treatments against illness that killed 1.23 million last year
https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2025/nov/19/new-drug-could-be-breakthrough-killer-tb-tuberculosis-sorfequiline?utm_term=Autofeed&CMP=bsky_gu&utm_medium=&utm_source=Bluesky#Echobox=1763549639
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âUtter hypocrisyâ: tobacco firm lobbied against rules in Africa that are law in UK
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âUtter hypocrisyâ: tobacco firm lobbied against rules in Africa that are law in UK
British American Tobacco pushed Zambian ministers to drop or delay ad bans, health warnings and restrictions on flavoured products, letter shows
https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2025/nov/13/british-american-tobacco-africa-zambia-uk
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US to demand countries share data on âpathogens with epidemic potentialâ in return for health aid
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US to demand countries share data on âpathogens with epidemic potentialâ in return for health aid
Draft template seen by the Guardian has no reference to countries receiving benefits for sharing information, such as guaranteed access to medicines developed as a result
https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2025/nov/08/us-countries-share-data-pathogens-epidemic-potential-health-aid?utm_term=Autofeed&CMP=bsky_gu&utm_medium=&utm_source=Bluesky#Echobox=1762600034
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âNot a luxury, a necessityâ: how aid cuts to birth control harm Senegalâs women
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âNot a luxury, a necessityâ: how aid cuts to birth control harm Senegalâs women
âThe women here are warriors,â says a midwife in Joal, and contraception is key to their health and life chances. But now UK and US aid cuts threaten to undo years of progress
https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2025/oct/27/senegal-africa-aid-cuts-contraception-msi-birth-control-harm-women-health-poverty?utm_term=Autofeed&CMP=bsky_gu&utm_medium=&utm_source=Bluesky#Echobox=1761542084
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9 months ago
Anti-malaria funding cuts could lead to âdeadliest resurgence everâ, study warns
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Anti-malaria funding cuts could lead to âdeadliest resurgence everâ, study warns
Expected reduction in contributions by wealthy countries likely to cost millions of lives and billions in lost growth
https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2025/oct/21/global-health-infectious-disease-aid-cuts-malaria-funding-cost-deaths-gdp-africa?utm_term=Autofeed&CMP=bsky_gu&utm_medium=&utm_source=Bluesky#Echobox=1761002458
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9 months ago
AI-generated âpoverty pornâ fake images being used by aid agencies
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AI-generated âpoverty pornâ fake images being used by aid agencies
Exclusive: Pictures depicting the most vulnerable and poorest people are being used in social media campaigns in the sector, driven by concerns over consent and cost AI-generated images of extreme poverty, children and sexual violence survivors are flooding stock photo sites and increasingly being used by leading health NGOs, according to global health professionals who have voiced concern over a new era of âpoverty pornâ. âAll over the place, people are using it,â said Noah Arnold, who works at Fairpicture, a Swiss-based organisation focused on promoting ethical imagery in global development. âSome are actively using AI imagery, and others, we know that theyâre experimenting at least.â Continue reading...
https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2025/oct/20/ai-generated-poverty-porn-fake-images-being-used-by-aid-agencies?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=bluesky&CMP=bsky_gu
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Kaya Burgess | đđĄđ đđ˘đŚđđŹ
9 months ago
đ¨ Imposter alert đ¨ Studies into everything from cancer and HIV being plagued by "fraudulent" participants Includes people pretending to have the diseases It's undermining the reliability of trials and potentially harming patients Stark warning here:
www.thetimes.com/uk/science/a...
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Is this response real? Imposters are putting health studies at risk
Automated bots and people lying about their conditions risk skewing the results of medical research, Oxford academics have warned
https://www.thetimes.com/uk/science/article/imposter-participants-health-medical-studies-8bjwhz9xg
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9 months ago
US âundermining global healthâ by threatening to strip funding from aid projects that do not fit its political agenda
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US âundermining global healthâ by threatening to strip funding from aid projects that do not fit its political agenda
Trump administration reported to be planning expansion of âglobal gag ruleâ to halt any initiatives promoting diversity, equity and inclusion
https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2025/oct/08/us-trump-administration-forcing-other-countries-un-drop-dei-diversity-initiatives-or-lose-funding?utm_term=Autofeed&CMP=bsky_gu&utm_medium=&utm_source=Bluesky#Echobox=1759920010
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âMost people are just toughing it outâ: shortage of drugs leaves Gazaâs wounded without pain relief
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âMost people are just toughing it outâ: shortage of drugs leaves Gazaâs wounded without pain relief
Operations are being carried out without proper anaesthetics and what painkillers there are have to be rationed, say doctors
https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2025/sep/29/most-people-are-just-toughing-it-out-shortage-of-drugs-leaves-gazas-wounded-without-pain-relief?CMP=share_btn_url
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Kaya Burgess | đđĄđ đđ˘đŚđđŹ
9 months ago
Who'd want to be Archbishop of Canterbury?! We're close to finding out who's got the job But how are they chosen? Who's in the frame? And what happens next? Is there any conclave-style ceremony to it? Peer behind the cloak of confidentiality, as I explain all:
www.thetimes.com/uk/religion/...
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How the next Archbishop of Canterbury is chosen and what happens next
The election for the new Archbishop of Canterbury is shrouded in secrecy. From the likely shortlisted faces to what happens next, hereâs our visual guide
https://www.thetimes.com/uk/religion/article/how-next-archbishop-canterbury-chosen-tjljzhhw9
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