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U.S. President Donald Trump displays a signed executive order regarding vaccine flexibility, in the Oval Office at the White House, in Washington, DC, on August 10, 2026.
Governance

New U.S. Vaccine Order Creates Confusion Amid Measles Surge

by Luciana Borio, Phil Krause

Former FDA officials reflect on the dangers of Donald Trump's new "Gold Standard" executive order on vaccines, which fragments the childhood immunization schedule

Teacher Tarna Andrews poses for a photo in the local school grounds, ahead of a nationwide referendum on Indigenous issues, in Areyonga, Australia, on September 15, 2023.
Poverty

How Diphtheria Hit Australia's Indigenous Communities

by Sam Nichols

Australia's largest diphtheria outbreak in decades spotlights health-care gaps

Poverty

Visualizing Bangladesh's Massive Measles Outbreak

by Zakir Hossain Chowdhury
A mother waits to admit her measles‑affected child at Bangladesh Shishu Hospital in Dhaka, Bangladesh, on May 23, 2026.
Poverty

Cuba's Health Care Buckles Under Fuel Blockade

by Arachu Castro
Two women cook dinner after Cuba's national electric grid collapsed for the second time in a week, amid the U.S.-imposed oil blockade, in Havana, Cuba, on March 21, 2026.
Gender

Indonesia's Efforts to Lead Cervical Cancer Elimination

by Dawn Celine Siaw Chern Poh, Joanne Manrique, Taylor Bourne, Edward L. Trimble, Kee B. Park
Women workers plant beans, in Majalaya, Indonesia, on October 12, 2017.
Governance

Why Europe Can't Get Measles Under Control

by Gabriela Galvin
School Nurse Carolyn Rees talks to Kieran Elford, aged 13, about the MMR vaccine at the pediatric outpatients department at Morriston Hospital, in Swansea, south Wales, on April 6, 2013.
Governance

Tracking Measles and the World's Vaccine-Preventable Diseases

by Allison Krugman
A world map showing vaccine-preventable disease hot spots, with colored circles indicating outbreak size and location. Measles outbreaks (red) appear across the Americas, Europe, Africa, Asia, and Oceania. Large chicken pox (green) and RSV (purple) outbreaks are visible in Asia. Yellow circles mark whooping cough in the Americas and Oceania, while smaller circles show diphtheria, hepatitis A and B, mumps, and polio outbreaks in Africa, Europe, and Asia. Circle size corresponds to outbreak magnitude, with a sample scale showing 10,000 cases. The map is labeled “Think Global Health.”
Governance

Indonesia in the BRICS: What It Means for Global Health  

by Ivan Meidika Kurnia, Elizabeth Sarah Aryaputri
The Indonesian flag flies as people, wearing protective face coverings, wait to receive a COVID-19 vaccine dose at Pakansari Stadium, in Bogor, Indonesia, on August 14, 2021.
Governance

Beyond Thimerosal: Preserving Vaccine Access Amid Growing Hesitation

by Prashant Yadav, Orin Levine
A worker holds a malaria vaccine vial to administer to a child, at Chileka Health Center, in Lilongwe, Malawi.
Governance

How South Carolina Doctors and Schools Are Fighting Measles

by Anika Nayak
A mobile health clinic is seen during a ribbon cutting ceremony by the South Carolina Department of Public Health. The health truck administers measles, mumps, and rubella (MMR) vaccine at the Florence County Health Department, in Florence, South Carolina, on April 25, 2025.
Governance

Former Head of Gavi on the U.S. Retreat from Vaccines

by Allison Krugman
Former Head of Gavi on the U.S. Retreat from Vaccines
Governance

New U.S. Childhood Vaccine Schedule Creates Legal Peril

by Nsikan Akpan
An empty classroom at CIS 303: Leadership and Community Service Academy in the Bronx borough of New York City, U.S., on October 8, 2024.