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Livestock roam a field as an outbreak of New World screwworm rose to 15 cases across in two Texas counties, in Rocksprings, Texas, on June 22, 2026.

New World Screwworm: A Call to End the Open-Border Policy for U.S. Wildlife Trade

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The U.S. government should use its existing authority to address zoonotic spillover risks from the wildlife trade

A boy holds his grandmother's hand after taking his medication at Nkosi's Haven, which provides residential care for low-income HIV-positive mothers and their children, in Johannesburg, South Africa, on November 28, 2014.

United States Pulls Funding for South Africa, Threatening HIV Defenses

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Abruptly ending all U.S. foreign aid for health to South Africa will deepen care disruptions and could lead to a surge in new HIV infections

Why U.S.-Zambia Foreign Aid Negotiations Should Continue

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International Vaccine Access Center lead William Moss explains why Zambia needs funding to maintain progress on malaria, HIV, and vaccination programs

A home-based caregiver visits an HIV/AIDS patient in her home in Matero township, Lusaka, Zambia, on April 17, 2012.

Ebola Recalls Why the U.S. Needs a Foreign Health Service

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The Trump administration is right that U.S. health diplomacy needs stronger leadership, but turning the CDC into a vendor is the wrong path

Two children of an American Ebola patient look through a window at their father in the isolation ward, at the Charite hospital in Berlin, Germany, on May 21, 2026.

Cuba's Health Care Buckles Under Fuel Blockade

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A professor of Latin American public health details how the 2026 fuel blockade has affected every domain of Cuba's health system

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.

Hantavirus Outbreak Tests Global Health Law Amid WHO Crisis

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As international negotiations stall around pathogen access and benefit sharing, the Andes virus outbreak exemplifies why the system is needed

Civil guard members approach the cruise ship MV Hondius, affected by a hantavirus outbreak, on a motorboat, at the port of Granadilla de Abona, Tenerife, Spain, on May 11, 2026.

Argentina, the WHO, and an Exit Door That Doesn't Exist

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Argentina's proposed departure from the World Health Organization raises complex legal questions about treaty withdrawal and global health governance

Argentinian President Javier Milei speaks at an event, in Buenos Aires, Argentina, on April 29, 2026.

As Defunded HIV Programs Thin, Uneven Resilience Emerges

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The latest data for the President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief shows how HIV programs are scaling back on epidemic control

An HIV patient places her hand on her forehead during a visit by a caregiver at her home, in Lusaka, Zambia, on April 17, 2012.

Why Europe Can't Get Measles Under Control

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Misinformation and logistical hurdles fuel Europe's measles outbreaks, despite mandates and free vaccines

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.

How the Iran War Could Drive a Historic Hunger Crisis

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Acute hunger threatens 45 million if the conflict extends into June. A roadmap from the Ukraine War could contain the humanitarian fallout

A woman from the indigenous Turkana Nilotic community pours sorghum grains into a sack, at a World Food Program food distribution center, at the Kenya Oil village near Lodwar, in Turkana County, Kenya, on February 17, 2026.

Iran War Threatens Water Desalination in the Middle East

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A rep from the International Water Management Institute details the possible ripple effects of attacks against desalination plants

Pie chart titled “Middle East Dominates Water Desalination.” It shows the share of global operational cumulative desalination capacity by region. The Middle East has the largest share at 41.8%, followed by East Asia and the Pacific at 22.2%, North America at 10.3%, Europe and Central Asia at 9.56%, Latin America and the Caribbean at 6.1%, Africa at 5.89%, and South Asia at 4.15%. Subtitle notes that the region processes 29 million cubic meters of water per day, equal to 42% of the world’s capacity. A footnote says Africa excludes Egypt, and Europe and Central Asia excludes Turkey and Cyprus.

Multilane Procurement Amid the America First Health Agenda

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Health procurement in low- and middle-income countries will remain unavoidably multilane. Donors should build around that reality

An Ethiopian Cargo terminal worker offloads a shipment of Johnson and Johnson's COVID-19 vaccines that arrived under the COVAX scheme, at the Bole International Airport, in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, on July 19, 2021.