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A medical laboratory technician at the Wits Antiviral Gene Therapy Research Unit, works in the research lab at the Wits University Faculty of Health Sciences, in Johannesburg, South Africa, on February 14, 2025.

How Scientists Can Revive Global Health Drug Development

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South African biomedical researchers are spearheading new approaches to catalyze drug discovery and manufacturing

Fishermen are seen at the Oyan River, on July 2025.

Drone Mapping: A Bird's-Eye View of a Neglected Tropical Disease in Nigeria

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Aerial approaches are helping researchers identify high-risk areas for schistosomiasis, enabling more effective control and treatment

Lenacapavir: the HIV Breakthrough Proving Why NIH Funding Matters

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Biomedical advances such as lenacapavir depend on years of publicly funded basic research

A health official holds Lenacapavir, a long‑acting HIV prevention treatment, in Epworth outside the capital Harare, Zimbabwe, February 19, 2026.REUTERS/Philimon Bulawayo

Sloth Fever: Latin America's Oropouche Epidemic

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Without global collaboration and action to address root causes, Oropouche fever is likely to continue spreading

Sloth Fever: Latin America's Oropouche Epidemic

Eyes on Disease X: Ranking the Next Pandemic

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University of California, Davis has expanded its SpillOver tool to assess the pandemic potential of dangerous pathogens

Eyes on Disease X: Ranking the Next Pandemic

Digitizing Supply Chains—Down to the Last Mile—to End Neglected Tropical Diseases

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Limited visibility in procurement makes eliminating NTDs impossible

Digitizing Supply Chains—Down to the Last Mile—to End Neglected Tropical Diseases

Protecting the Health of Displaced People

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Employing a "leave no one behind" approach

Protecting the Health of Displaced People

In Parched Zimbabwe, Climate Change Pushes Tsetse to New Areas

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Health experts will monitor tsetse-caused sleeping sickness to stem its spread

In Parched Zimbabwe, Climate Change Pushes Tsetse to New Areas