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CDC cuts expected to devastate Epidemic Intelligence Service, a ‘crown jewel’ of public health
Members of the CDC's Epidemic Intelligence Service were warned Friday that many of them were about to be fired
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CDC cuts expected to devastate Epidemic Intelligence Service, a ‘crown jewel’ of public health
Members of the CDC's Epidemic Intelligence Service were warned Friday that many of them were about to be fired
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On the Cusp of Eliminating HIV | Hopkins Bloomberg Public Health Magazine
The Rakai Health Sciences Program transformed global AIDS policies and cut new cases by 90%. How will its storied research and clinical legacy continue?
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Mechanisms of life cycle simplification in African trypanosomes - Nature Communications
African trypanosomes can reduce their requirement for tsetse fly transmission, allowing an expanded geographical range. Here, molecular analyses of field and laboratory selected lines has identified a...
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Even with no drug or vaccine, eradication of Guinea worm is in sight
Community-based efforts have reduced the parasitic infection to a handful of cases in humans each year, but the emergence of infections in dogs and other animals threatens to derail progress.
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Avian flu ‘would dwarf the COVID pandemic in terms of impact,’ researcher says
For scientist Dr. Richard Webby, the biggest ‘uh-oh’ moment was when virus infected cows
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Opinion | The World’s Richest Men Take On the World’s Poorest Children
I’ve seen U.S.A.I.D. operate around the world, and it’s not woke — it’s lifesaving.
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The World’s Deadliest Infectious Disease Is About to Get Worse
By retracting foreign aid, President Trump could make tuberculosis untreatable again.
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Healthcare in Africa ‘under growing strain’ after US withdrawal from aid programs, report warns
via World news | The Guardian — Accra Reset’s report states countries in the region and global south should take greater control of their health development after USAID debacle The United States’ withdrawal from key aid programs has put has put healthcare in Africa and the Global South “under growing strain” a new report warns. The report says the Trump administration’s cuts to programs such as US Agency for International Development (USAID), as well as the Covid-19 pandemic and rising costs of living globally have brought “ne
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Ebola vaccine trial begins in DR Congo
An Ebola vaccine trial is underway in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), involving frontline health workers and others involved in the response.
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Scaling Without Breaking: A Practical Tool for Strengthening Health-Focused Digital Wholesalers in LMICs
Analysts explore the common challenges digitally enabled, healthcare-focused wholesalers are facing in LMICs, and share some key solutions.
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Can artificial intelligence revolutionize healthcare in the Global South? A scoping review of opportunities and challenges
Artificial intelligence (AI) health applications developed in Global North countries are being diffused to the Global South but not without problems. The goal of this integrative scoping review was…
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Two years after the introduction of the malaria vaccine, Burkina Faso celebrates its impact
"Health Minister Robert Kargougou said the total number of recorded malaria cases fell from...2024 to...2025, a decrease of 32%. Over the same period, deaths fell...44%. Among children under five, cases declined by 39%, while mortality fell by more than 40%."
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