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World Health Organization: It’s not censorship to stop hateful online content, insists UN rights chief

Fri, 10 Jan 2025 07:00:00 -0500

Social media posts inciting hate and division have “real world consequences” and there is a responsibility to regulate content, the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, insisted on Friday, following Meta’s decision to end its fact-checking programme in the United States.

Global Health Now: Global Health NOW: Inferno in L.A.; The Most Neglected NTD: Cryptosporidiosis; and No Good Win Goes Unpunished

Thu, 09 Jan 2025 09:15:03 -0500

Global Health NOW: Inferno in L.A.; The Most Neglected NTD: Cryptosporidiosis; and No Good Win Goes Unpunished

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An Inferno in L.A.

Tens of thousands of people are under evacuation orders in Los Angeles as high-force winds fuel multiple rampant fires around the city—some of the most destructive in L.A.’s history, reports the AP.

The latest: The fires have killed at least five people, burned 27,000+ acres, and destroyed ~2,000 structures, reports the Los Angeles Times.

More danger ahead: Much of Los Angeles County remains under a red flag warning, with forecasters predicting dangerous conditions through Friday night.

Far-reaching hazard: The smoke blanketing the area is creating unhealthy air for people across the region, reports NPR.

Water shortages: The region’s water system buckled under the high demand, with some fire hydrants running dry, reports the AP.

Evacuation gridlock: Cars clogged major roads as residents fled—a perilous scene feared by residents who have long advocated for better planning, reports The New York Times (gift link).

Slashed resources: L.A.’s fire chief warned last month that $18 million in budget cuts had “severely limited the department's capacity” to prepare for wildfires, reports NBC Los Angeles.

Inmate firefighters: California has long depended on hundreds of inmate firefighters to help contain wildfire spread; those numbers have been dwindling due to prison reform and the COVID-19 pandemic, reports the Los Angeles Times.

Bigger picture: Climate researchers warn that a warming world increases the number of “fire weather” days globally—where conditions are more suited for conflagrations, reports the BBC.

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More than 46,000 Palestinians have been killed in the Israel-Hamas war, with women and children accounting for more than half of the fatalities, per Gaza’s Health Ministry, which also reports 109,378 wounded as the 15-month conflict grinds on. AP

Mayo Clinic-led researchers characterized the risk potential for thousands of mutations of the BRCA2 cancer gene, offering insights to help providers identify patients with breast, ovarian, pancreatic, or prostate cancer who might benefit from more targeted treatments, according to a study published in Nature yesterday. Reuters

Taking doxycycline within 72 hours after sex reduced the incidence of chlamydia (by 79%), syphilis (by 80%), and gonorrhea (by 12%), per a study in JAMA Internal Medicine—one of the first to show the effectiveness of the doxyPEP (doxycycline post-exposure prophylaxis) strategy outside of clinical trials. UPI

A new CIDRAP report aimed at improving surveillance, research, and response to possible chronic wasting disease spillover from cervids, such as deer to people or farm animals, offers recommendations to help public and animal health agencies recognize and address a species jump. CIDRAP

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A light micrograph image of oocysts of the parasite Cryptosporidium parvum. M. Kandasamy and B. Striepen

The Most Neglected NTD: Cryptosporidiosis

The 14-month-old boy arrived last January at University Teaching Hospitals—Children’s Hospital in Lusaka, after suffering 12 days of diarrhea and poor appetite. Lethargic and dehydrated, he had underlying severe acute malnutrition.

Lab tests confirmed he was infected with Cryptosporidium. Despite maximal care that followed WHO protocols, the child died after a week in the hospital.

Cryptosporidiosis, implicated in the heartbreaking toll of 200,000 child deaths annually, receives far too little attention and should be added to the WHO list of neglected tropical diseases (NTDs), write five members of the Cryptosporidiosis Therapeutics Advocacy Group.

A place on the WHO’s list would:

Increase awareness of the disease’s impact on vulnerable populations and emphasize the need for quick action.

Encourage governments to allocate resources and develop strategies for disease surveillance, diagnosis, and control measures.

Persuade regulatory agencies like the U.S. FDA to prioritize evaluating and approving diagnostics, treatments, and potential vaccines.

The takeaway: Achieving these and other crucial steps would give clinicians and public health practitioners the tools they need to reduce cryptosporidiosis’s devastating impact on children worldwide.

Timothy A. Rapuano, Nede A. Ovbiebo, Allison M.L. Crawford, Beatrice Amadi, and Wesley C. Van Voorhis for Global Health NOW

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HEARING LOSS

What’s Your Number?

Over the course of our lives, every one of us will experience a decline in hearing.

What isn’t so common: getting regular hearing tests to understand how our hearing changes over time.

Now, with free smartphone apps, anyone can learn their “hearing number”—the measure in decibels of the softest speech sound a person can hear. This metric could help people decide when to use new strategies and technologies, such as over-the-counter hearing aids, to optimize their hearing.

Why it matters: Several large studies have linked hearing loss to cognitive decline. Now there are more accessible tools to identify hearing changes—and intervene—earlier.

Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health

ALMOST FRIDAY DIVERSION

No Good Win Goes Unpunished

For the college football coach lucky enough to clinch the annual Dukeʼs Mayo Bowl, the prize is bragging rights … and five gallons of mayo to the face.

And teamsʼ approach to the prank is surprisingly strategic.

Like any good sports coach, this yearʼs Dukeʼs dumpee, Minnesota head coach P.J. Fleck, assessed his assets. “I think with my bald head the mayo should just slide right off,” he told AP. “I might have to do a little pre-dumping of the mayo just to make sure.”

Tryouts to be the mayo dumper include mayo bucket deadlifts and catching footballs with mayo-soaked hands.

Not a mayo-thlete? Mere sports fans can dump stuff from the stands in the Hershey Bears Giant Teddy Bear Toss, which set a record this year by raining over 100,000 plush pals onto the ice at a hockey game in Pennsylvania.

QUICK HITS

New year brings little new hope for children in Gaza, with at least 74 children reportedly killed in first week of 2025 — UNICEF

‘Forgotten’: How one Mexican city struggles against big industry for water — Al Jazeera

Delhi's air quality remains in 'very poor' category, AQI stands at 322 — Business Standard

Ecuador: ongoing violence displacing thousands — Norwegian Refugee Council

Survival of the luckiest? New study hints at the potential role of luck in evolution – NPR Shots

Issue No. 2837

Global Health NOW is an initiative of Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health.

Contributors include Brian W. Simpson, MPH, Dayna Kerecman Myers, Annalies Winny, Morgan Coulson, Kate Belz, Melissa Hartman, Jackie Powder, and Rin Swann. Write us: dkerecm1@jhu.edu, like us on Facebook and follow us on Instagram @globalhealth.now and X @GHN_News.

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Global Health Now: Global Health NOW: A Promising Fight Against a Silent Killer; A Powerful Prescription: Cash; and Jimmy Carter’s Global Health Legacy

Wed, 08 Jan 2025 09:17:23 -0500

Global Health NOW: A Promising Fight Against a Silent Killer; A Powerful Prescription: Cash; and Jimmy Carter’s Global Health Legacy

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Kennedy Wasilwa, a clinical officer at Lodwar County Referral Hospital, attends to a kala-azar client. December 10, 2024. Scovian Lillian

A Promising Fight Against a Silent Killer

LODWAR, Kenya—In a sweltering children’s hospital ward, frail children lie on narrow beds, their tiny bodies locked in battle with kala-azar—also known as visceral leishmaniasis.

On their wrists, thin plastic cannulas are taped in place, a constant reminder of the daily injections they must endure to survive the parasitic disease.

Kala-azar is called a silent killer because its early warning signs—fever, fatigue, low appetite—can be easy to dismiss. But untreated, the disease, caused by Leishmania parasites transmitted through sandfly bites, kills 90% of its victims.

And cases have surged recently in arid Turkana County, in northwestern Kenya—where the hospital now diagnoses and treats around five to 10 cases per day, a significant increase from previous years.

A big challenge: The disease’s high death rate, especially among children.

Scovian Lillian reported on the reasons for this, the need for safer, simpler treatments, and progress under a framework to eliminate child deaths from the disease by 2030—pointing to another country’s success story as proof such ambitious goals are attainable.

Scovian Lillian for Global Health NOW

Ed. Note: This article is part of Global Health NOW’s Local Reporting Initiative, made possible through the generous support of loyal GHN readers. Scovian Lillian, an independent journalist based in Nairobi, Kenya, reported on this story as a recipient of the DNDi media fellowship for Eastern African health journalists

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Thousands of rescue workers have poured into Tibet to search for survivors after a 7.1 magnitude earthquake killed ~126 people and trapped hundreds more. BBC

A compound derived from a tree native to southern Brazil kills the parasite that causes visceral leishmaniasis and may provide a breakthrough treatment for the disease, a new study published in Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy has found. Medical Xpress

The U.K. cut health-related aid to vulnerable nations while also hiring nurses from those countries—despite their “red list” status as regions with severe health workforce shortages, per a new analysis by the Royal College of Nursing. The Guardian

The FDA has set limits for toxic lead in processed baby foods like jarred fruits, dry cereals, and yogurts, which could cut exposure by 20%–30%, the agency says; however, the limits are voluntary, not mandatory. AP

TUBERCULOSIS

A Powerful Prescription: Cash

A Brazilian economic program that provides cash to poor residents has been linked to significant positive health outcomes—including lowering rates of tuberculosis, a new study published in Nature Medicine has found.

Researchers looked at data on 54 million+ Brazilians living in poverty, 44% of whom received monthly cash payouts from the country’s Bolsa Familia Program, launched 20 years ago.

Their findings: Families receiving cash were significantly less likely to contract TB, with TB cases and deaths dropping by over 50%—and by more than 60% among Indigenous populations.

How might payouts prevent TB? Researchers say the cash supplements allow people to improve their living conditions, diversify their diets, and take time off work for medical care.

NPR Goats and Soda

Related: Significantly shorter treatment regimens for tuberculosis in children and adults now recommended – Medical Xpress

GLOBAL HEALTH VOICES

POLIO

For Indian Americans, A Not-So-Distant Scourge

For many Indian Americans, polio is a recent painful memory.

Vaccines only became widely available in India in the 1970s, when ~200,000 cases were reported each year. The country was finally declared polio-free in 2014 after extensive vaccination efforts.

Now, with rising vaccine skepticism and the nomination of Robert F. Kennedy Jr. as U.S. health secretary, Indian American health providers and advocates are voicing concerns about potential polio resurgence in the U.S.

The Quote: “I want to be the last generation who remembers the impact of polio,” said Nahid Bhadelia, director of Boston University’s Center on Emerging Infectious Diseases, whose uncle in India had polio. “I wish our children’s generation didn’t have to deal with this anymore.”

STAT

RIP

Jimmy Carter’s Global Health Legacy

Following his presidency, Jimmy Carter, who died on December 29, spent five decades—half of his 100 years—placing much of his focus on global health in the world’s poorest countries. His quiet yet far-reaching work helped bring health and sanitation to millions and reshaped the work of aid organizations, reports The New York Times (gift link).

Some highlights:

Focus on NTDs: Carter made a priority of bringing attention to NTDs, especially to Guinea worm. With the help of the Carter Center’s efforts, cases dropped from 3.5 million in 1986 to 14 in 2023, reports the AP.

Leveraging status: Carter visited remote and impoverished populations with his wife, Rosalynn—and later advocated for those groups in international forums. He negotiated a ceasefire during Sudan’s civil war to allow health teams to tackle a parasitic disease and brokered drug donations for illnesses like river blindness.

Community-led efforts: The Carter Center set new standards for international aid—prioritizing locally led, long-term initiatives.

Related:

Jimmy Carter leaves behind a global public health work legacy – ABC

Covering Carter: Seeing Hope Restored in Africa – The New York Times

‘Our country ignored Africa,’ Jimmy Carter said. He didn’t – AP

QUICK HITS

Breakthrough drugs herald ‘new era’ in battle against dementia, experts predict – The Guardian

'Toxic male technique' could reduce female mosquito population by poisoning them during sex – ABC Australia

Mongolian horses are contracting H5N1 under the radar, says new study — The Telegraph

Environmental groups sue FDA over refusal to tackle risky plastic packaging — The Guardian

Doctors worry that iodine deficiency — a dietary problem from the past — is coming back – AP

New Global Standard? Iron Infusions Boost Pregnancy Outcomes in Landmark Study — SciTechDaily

Atul Gawande on Global Health's Past and Present – Think Global Health

Issue No. 2836

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Global Health Now: Global Health NOW: Experts: HMPV Is Not COVID-19; Avian Flu and Other Issues to Watch in 2025; and Your December Recap

Tue, 07 Jan 2025 11:10:23 -0500

Global Health NOW: Experts: HMPV Is Not COVID-19; Avian Flu and Other Issues to Watch in 2025; and Your December Recap

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Experts: HMPV Is Not COVID-19

A sharp rise in human metapneumovirus (HMPV) infections among children 14 and under in China that began late last month has led to crowded hospitals and global concerns.

Videos of crowded hospitals have circulated on social media, recalling COVID-19’s early months.

But: Health officials in China and beyond are trying to allay fears of a repeat of COVID-19, which emerged from the country almost exactly five years ago, The New York Times reports.

Background:

HMPV is a common virus that’s been recognized since 2001, (and circulated in humans for decades before that).

HMPV infection is usually mild with symptoms similar to the common cold. But severe cases can lead to bronchitis or pneumonia, “particularly among infants, older adults and immunocompromised people,” per the Times.

China’s take: Health officials said the surge in respiratory cases in the country’s northern provinces reflects the typical peak in winter, per The Independent.

HMPV and influenza cases will likely spike at the end of this month when many Chinese travel for the Lunar New Year holiday, according to an official with China’s Center for Disease Control and Prevention per the Times.

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Nearly a third of adults surveyed in six African countries said they were reluctant to get the mpox vaccine, according to a study published this week in eClinicalMedicine; ~40% said they were reluctant to have their children vaccinated. CIDRAP

The U.S. FDA has rolled out new recommendations for manufacturers to improve the accuracy of pulse oximeters’ use with patients of color; the devices have been found to overestimate Black patients’ oxygen levels, potentially delaying treatment. AP

Vasectomies increased by 95% and tubal sterilizations by 70% among Americans between 19 and 26, within months of the June 2022 U.S. Supreme Court decision overturning Roe v. Wade, according to a Health Affairs article published yesterday. The Guardian

Indonesia’s new government launched a new initiative yesterday to reduce malnutrition by feeding ~90 million children and pregnant women through 2029; the Free Nutritious Meal program will cost $28 billion through 2029. AP

YEAR-END RECAP

Global Health Issues to Watch in 2025

It may be a new year, but many of the global health stories from the last few years are still playing out, writes Helen Branswell for STAT—who adds that “it doesn’t feel like the 2020s are ready to cut us any breaks.”

Among the questions STAT is asking in the new year:

How might H5N1 bird flu evolve?

Can mpox transmission be stopped?

Will the U.S. play a decreased global health role with the incoming Trump administration?

…And looking back to 2024:

WHO looks back at 2024 – WHO

‘Not the new normal’ – 2024 'one of the worst years in UNICEF’s history' for children in conflict – UNICEF

2024: The year in photos – Médecins Sans Frontières

Public Health in 2024: Historic Firsts, Unwelcome Comebacks, and Rays of Hope – Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health

INFECTIOUS DISEASES

More About Avian Flu ...

After the first U.S. death from H5N1 avian flu was reported yesterday—a Louisiana resident hospitalized last month who was over 65 and had underlying medical conditions—the WHO said that the risk to the general population remains low, Reuters reports.

The CDC also says the risk to the broader public remains low, NPR Shots reports—although the virus appears to have developed some concerning mutations in the course of the Louisiana patient’s illness. Canada reported similar findings in a girl who fell ill in November.

Eyes on the U.S. response: A must-read from Amy Maxmen, published in KKF last month, traces how America lost control of avian flu—featuring dozens of government officials, farmers, farmworkers, and researchers, including virologists around the world who warn that the stage has been set for another pandemic.

“You are surrounded by highly pathogenic viruses in the wild and in farm animals,” said Marion Koopmans, head of virology at Erasmus Medical Center in the Netherlands. “If three months from now we are at the start of the pandemic, it is nobody’s surprise.”

Trouble points: Slashed public health budgets, lethargic federal interventions, and neglect for the safety of agriculture workers.

The Quote: “I hear over and over from workers, ‘The cows are more valuable than us,’” says Bethany Boggess of the National Center for Farmworker Health.

DECEMBER EXCLUSIVES

Makeshift houses in the Garden House Compound area of Lusaka that share makeshift toilets built from wood and rags. Lusaka, Zambia, November 6, 2024. Freddie Clayton

Exclusives to Close out 2024:

New Local Reporting Initiative reporters Kennedy Phiri and Freddie Clayton explore efforts to avoid a repeat of last year’s deadly cholera outbreak in Zambia in this two-part series:

Michelle Morse, New York City’s acting health commissioner, shares her public health priorities for the residents of the largest city in the U.S.—and how her global health experience influences her work today—in a Q&A with GHN’s Brian W. Simpson.

Michelle Morse: How to Protect the Health of 8 Million New Yorkers

And, reporter Joanne Silberner examines how the U.S. government’s approach to public health might change when the second Trump administration begins on January 20—exploring what powers states have to determine and take action on their own public health priorities.

Who Controls U.S. Public Health—the Feds or the States?

MORE DECEMBER MUST-READS

Cartels Recruiting Chemistry Students

As Mexican cartels seek to dominate the fentanyl market, they are increasingly turning to a new source for recruits: university chemistry labs, using high salaries and other incentives to lure students.

The bigger ambition: Cartels are trying to synthesize chemical compounds known as “precursors” that are key to making fentanyl, which would free them from being dependent on China for production—making it more difficult for law enforcement in both Mexico and the U.S. to stop the flow of the deadly drug.

The New York Times (gift link)

Women on the Lymphatic Filariasis Front Lines

The mosquito-borne disease lymphatic filariasis takes an especially heavy toll on women in India—especially in poor, rural regions, where women are more vulnerable due to daily outdoor chores and have less access to health care.

While annual mass drug administration campaigns aim to reduce transmission, mistrust and lack of awareness keep the preventive medicines out of women’s reach.

IndiaSpend

Portugal’s Practical Health Priorities

Portugal has a life expectancy nearly four years longer than the U.S.—despite spending just 20% of what the U.S. spends on health care per person.

The focus? Not cutting-edge technology or expensive medical facilities, but rather “old fashioned primary care and public health,” including free or low-cost health care for every resident and clinics embedded in neighborhoods.

STAT

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QUICK HITS

The surgeon general wants the U.S. to know alcohol causes cancer. Plenty stands in his way – STAT

WHO announces the development of new guidelines for lenacapavir and updated HIV testing guidelines – WHO

Sweet Danger: How Sugary Drinks Are Fueling Millions of New Diabetes and Heart Disease Cases Worldwide – SciTech Daily

Krutika Kuppalli and Placide Mbala Kingebeni” What we learnt from the DRC’s malaria outbreak – The Telegraph (commentary)

Mycetoma: A Neglected Tropical Disease Affecting Ethiopia's Rural Communities – Capital Newspaper

Health Insurers Limit Coverage of Prosthetic Limbs, Questioning Their Medical Necessity – KFF Health News

Wait, should I bother using antibacterial soap? – Vox

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Contributors include Brian W. Simpson, MPH, Dayna Kerecman Myers, Annalies Winny, Morgan Coulson, Kate Belz, Melissa Hartman, Jackie Powder, and Rin Swann. Write us: dkerecm1@jhu.edu, like us on Facebook and follow us on Instagram @globalhealth.now and X @GHN_News.

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Tue, 07 Jan 2025 10:09:07 -0500

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A relative holds an IV drip for a child receiving care at a hospital in Hangzhou, eastern China's Zhejiang province. January 6. STR/AFP via Getty

Experts: HMPV Is Not COVID-19

A sharp rise in human metapneumovirus (HMPV) infections among children 14 and under in China that began late last month has led to crowded hospitals and global concerns.

Videos of crowded hospitals have circulated on social media, recalling COVID-19’s early months.

HMPV is a common virus that’s been recognized since 2001, (and circulated in humans for decades before that).

HMPV infection is usually mild with symptoms similar to the common cold. But severe cases can lead to bronchitis or pneumonia, “particularly among infants, older adults and immunocompromised people,” per the Times.

China’s take: Health officials said the surge in respiratory cases in the country’s northern provinces reflects the typical peak in winter, per The Independent.

HMPV and influenza cases will likely spike at the end of this month when many Chinese travel for the Lunar New Year holiday, according to an official with China’s Center for Disease Control and Prevention per the Times.

GLOBAL HEALTH VOICES

The Latest

One-Liners

YEAR-END RECAP

Global Health Issues to Watch in 2025

How might H5N1 bird flu evolve?

Can mpox transmission be stopped?

Will the U.S. play a decreased global health role with the incoming Trump administration?

…And looking back to 2024:

WHO looks back at 2024 – WHO

‘Not the new normal’ – 2024 'one of the worst years in UNICEF’s history' for children in conflict – UNICEF

2024: The year in photos – Médecins Sans Frontières

Public Health in 2024: Historic Firsts, Unwelcome Comebacks, and Rays of Hope – Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health

INFECTIOUS DISEASES

More About Avian Flu ...

The CDC also says the risk to the broader public remains low, NPR Shots reports—although the virus appears to have developed some concerning mutations in the course of the Louisiana patient’s illness. Canada reported similar findings in a girl who fell ill in November.

“You are surrounded by highly pathogenic viruses in the wild and in farm animals,” said Marion Koopmans, head of virology at Erasmus Medical Center in the Netherlands. “If three months from now we are at the start of the pandemic, it is nobody’s surprise.”

DECEMBER EXCLUSIVES

Makeshift houses in the Garden House Compound area of Lusaka that share makeshift toilets built from wood and rags. Lusaka, Zambia, November 6, 2024. Freddie Clayton

Exclusives to Close out 2024:

New Local Reporting Initiative reporters Kennedy Phiri and Freddie Clayton explore efforts to avoid a repeat of last year’s deadly cholera outbreak in Zambia in this two-part series:

Michelle Morse: How to Protect the Health of 8 Million New Yorkers

And, veteran GHN freelancer Joanne Silberner examines how the U.S. government’s approach to public health might change when the second Trump administration begins on January 20—exploring what powers states have to determine and take action on their own public health priorities.

Who Controls U.S. Public Health—the Feds or the States?

MORE DECEMBER MUST-READS

Cartels Recruiting Chemistry Students

Women on the Lymphatic Filariasis Front Lines

While annual mass drug administration campaigns aim to reduce transmission, mistrust and lack of awareness keep the preventive medicines out of women’s reach.

IndiaSpend

Portugal’s Practical Health Priorities

GLOBAL HEALTH VOICES

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World Health Organization: Avian flu risk still ‘low’ after first US patient dies from H5N1 virus: WHO

Tue, 07 Jan 2025 07:00:00 -0500

A day after the United States reported its first human death from avian flu, the UN World Health Organization (WHO) insisted on Tuesday that the risk to the wider population remains “low”.

Global Health Now: Global Health SNOW Day

Mon, 06 Jan 2025 10:03:47 -0500

Global Health SNOW Day

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Anoushka and Wolfie don't mind the snow! Arnold, Maryland, January 6. Dayna Kerecman Myers

Global Health SNOW Day

A winter storm hit the Baltimore region overnight, closing Johns Hopkins University today and delaying our planned first issue of 2025.

We know there is a lot of global health news to catch up on after the holiday break, and we plan to be back in full force tomorrow with the first official GHN of 2025! Until then, here are a few stories to tide you over. —Dayna

QUICK HITS

9 countries said goodbye to a devastating disease in 2024 – NPR Goats and Soda

HHS directs $306 million to avian flu response as virus strikes more US flocks – CIDRAP

‘There is no safe level’ of alcohol to drink, doctor says—not even one glass of red wine per day – CNBC

What Covid tried to teach us — and why it will matter in the next pandemic – STAT

How visa rejections are stalling Africa's health research – Nature Africa

22 Public Health Accomplishments in 2024 – Your Local Epidemiologist

Did anything good happen in 2024? Actually, yes! – The Washington Post (gift article)

Issue No. 2834

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World Health Organization: Syria: UN teams support cholera vaccination in northeastern camps

Fri, 03 Jan 2025 07:00:00 -0500

In northeast Syria, UN teams pressed ahead with a lifesaving cholera vaccine campaign in Al Hol detention camp complex on Friday, despite rumours of attacks by ISIL extremists and uncertainty across the war-torn country, following the overthrow of the Assad regime.

World Health Organization: WHO continues to urge China to share data five years after COVID-19

Tue, 31 Dec 2024 07:00:00 -0500

The World Health Organization (WHO) this week reflected on COVID-19, and ongoing efforts to understand the disease, five years after its emergence.

World Health Organization: Israel attacks push Gaza healthcare ‘to brink of collapse’

Tue, 31 Dec 2024 07:00:00 -0500

Israel’s pattern of deadly attacks on and near hospitals in Gaza, and associated combat, have pushed the healthcare system to the brink of total collapse, with catastrophic effect on Palestinians’ access to health and medical care, the UN Human Rights Office (OHCHR) said on Tuesday.

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World Health Organization: It’s not censorship to stop hateful online content, insists UN rights chief

Global Health Now: Global Health NOW: Inferno in L.A.; The Most Neglected NTD: Cryptosporidiosis; and ​​No Good Win Goes Unpunished

An Inferno in L.A.

GLOBAL HEALTH VOICES

The Latest

One-Liners

GHN EXCLUSIVE COMMENTARY

The Most Neglected NTD: Cryptosporidiosis

GLOBAL HEALTH VOICES

HEARING LOSS

What’s Your Number?

ALMOST FRIDAY DIVERSION

No Good Win Goes Unpunished

QUICK HITS

Issue No. 2837

Global Health Now: Global Health NOW: A Promising Fight Against a Silent Killer; A Powerful Prescription: Cash; and Jimmy Carter’s Global Health Legacy

GHN EXCLUSIVE

A Promising Fight Against a Silent Killer

GLOBAL HEALTH VOICES

The Latest

One-Liners

TUBERCULOSIS

A Powerful Prescription: Cash

GLOBAL HEALTH VOICES

POLIO

For Indian Americans, A Not-So-Distant Scourge

RIP

Jimmy Carter’s Global Health Legacy

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Issue No. 2836

Global Health Now: Global Health NOW: Experts: HMPV Is Not COVID-19; Avian Flu and Other Issues to Watch in 2025; and Your December Recap

Experts: HMPV Is Not COVID-19

GLOBAL HEALTH VOICES

The Latest

One-Liners

YEAR-END RECAP

Global Health Issues to Watch in 2025

INFECTIOUS DISEASES

More About Avian Flu ...

DECEMBER EXCLUSIVES

Exclusives to Close out 2024:

MORE DECEMBER MUST-READS

Cartels Recruiting Chemistry Students

Women on the Lymphatic Filariasis Front Lines

Portugal’s Practical Health Priorities

GLOBAL HEALTH VOICES

QUICK HITS

Issue No. M-Dec.2024

Global Health Now: Global Health NOW:

Experts: HMPV Is Not COVID-19

GLOBAL HEALTH VOICES

The Latest

One-Liners

YEAR-END RECAP

Global Health Issues to Watch in 2025

INFECTIOUS DISEASES

More About Avian Flu ...

DECEMBER EXCLUSIVES

Exclusives to Close out 2024:

MORE DECEMBER MUST-READS

Cartels Recruiting Chemistry Students

Women on the Lymphatic Filariasis Front Lines

Portugal’s Practical Health Priorities

GLOBAL HEALTH VOICES

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Issue No. 2835

World Health Organization: Avian flu risk still ‘low’ after first US patient dies from H5N1 virus: WHO

Global Health Now: Global Health SNOW Day

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Issue No. 2834

World Health Organization: Syria: UN teams support cholera vaccination in northeastern camps

World Health Organization: WHO continues to urge China to share data five years after COVID-19

World Health Organization: Israel attacks push Gaza healthcare ‘to brink of collapse’

Global Health Now: Global Health NOW: Inferno in L.A.; The Most Neglected NTD: Cryptosporidiosis; and No Good Win Goes Unpunished