A crisis in malaria treatment is coming — we must act faster to contain it
22/10/2025: For malaria treatment, drug resistance is an evolutionary certainty, most recently leading to a spike in deaths, nearly 2 million annually in the early 2000s. Now in parts of Africa, we’re seeing the warning signs of future drug failure — and the global response is not fast enough
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UNAIDS faces uncertain future amid UN reform
9/10/2025: The UN Secretary-General has recently proposed that UNAIDS should be closed next year. Leadership of the agency and over 1,000 NGOs argue in favour of a two-phased transition plan over five years.
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Can low income countries raise taxes to fund health?
9/10/2025: Cuts in foreign aid by US and European nations are estimated to reduce health funding for low income countries by 40%. Governments are under pressure to make up the funds through taxes on tobacco, alcohol, and sugar. But these levies may not be a financial panacea.
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Billions still lack basic services in health care facilities
24/9/2025: Over 100 countries have made unprecedented efforts to improve basic services in health care facilities according to the latest joint WHO/UNICEF global progress report. While this represents progress, significant investment is urgently needed to meet 2030 targets of the Sustainable Development Goals.
Source: World Health Organization
Breakthrough in cost of HIV-prevention jab for poorer countries
24/9/2025: Cheap supplies of a groundbreaking twice-yearly HIV prevention jab will be available in many poorer countries within two years, funders have promised. Last year there were 1.3m new HIV infections globally and experts have said that lenacapavir could have a transformative effect on that figure.
Source: The Guardian
What’s broken in global health, and how do we fix it?
19/9/2025: The abrupt withdrawal of aid funding, notably from the US, has led to the closure of numerous vital programs and organizations. The global health sector is debating how to tackle longstanding structural flaws such as too many organizations with overlapping mandates that work with limited coordination, leading to inefficiencies.
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Aid cuts unravel family planning progress in Mozambique
21/8/2025: More than half of girls in Mozambique are married by the time they are 18, yet only about 1 in 3 women of reproductive age has access to modern contraceptives. Some NGOs have cut reproductive health programs, while others have folded altogether, since the US withdrew funding for family planning and contraceptives.
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Gates Foundation will spend $2.5 billion to boost women’s health
4/8/2025: The Gates Foundation is committing to spend $2.5 billion over five years to advance more than 40 promising innovations to improve women’s health outcomes. The Foundation is also investing to ensure innovations reach the women who need them, particularly in low- and middle-income countries.
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WHO projects up to 40% cut in health aid in 2025
24/7/2025: Health aid is projected to decline by up to 40% in 2025 compared to 2023 levels, from over $25 billion to around $15 billion, according to estimates from the World Health Organization. The decline is due to significant donor funding cuts from some of the world’s biggest donor countries, including the US. This will hit many low-income countries heavily reliant on external aid for their health budgets.
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New platform aims to end malaria, TB, and dengue in Asia-Pacific
15/7/2025: The Asian Development Bank is working on a new flagship regional initiative to help accelerate the elimination of diseases such as malaria, tuberculosis, and dengue, which are resurging in the region. Several countries are seeing a decline in grant funding from global agencies such as the Vaccine Alliance and the Global Fund to Fight AIDS.
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