Hopes Fade for Survivors of Venezuela Earthquakes 29/06/2026 Kerry Cullinan The official death toll from Venezuela’s twin earthquakes last week was 1,450 by Sunday, but over 50,000 people are still missing, and hopes of reaching them alive are fading fast. The first 72 hours are critical for earthquake rescue efforts before injuries, suffocation and dehydration take their toll, according to rescue experts. “Critical infrastructure remains […] Continue reading -> African Women’s Rights Charter Faces Challenge from Conservatives 26/06/2026 Kerry Cullinan Human rights and legal experts have urged African governments not to buy into a draft charter being incubated by conservatives that will undermine the rights of women and girls. Conflict, repressive laws and harmful cultural and religious practices conspire to undermine the health and safety of African women, girls and sexual minorities. Now, one of […] Continue reading -> As Ebola Cases Breach 1000, Trial of Two Antiviral Treatments Due to Start Soon 24/06/2026 Kerry Cullinan A clinical trial of two antivirals that may be effective in treating Ebola Bundibugyo is expected to start in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) next week. “The trial will evaluate whether MVPC 134 and remdesivir can help to reduce mortality in patients with Bundibugyo virus disease, alone or in combination,” World Health Organization (WHO) […] Continue reading -> US and Russia Vote Against UN Political Declaration on HIV/ AIDS 24/06/2026 Kerry Cullinan The United States and Russia were part of a group of eight countries that voted against the United Nations (UN) Political Declaration on HIV/AIDS, which was adopted by 149 votes at the High-Level Meeting (HLM) on Tuesday afternoon. Israel, Burkina Faso, Burundi, North Korea, Niger and Senegal also voted against the declaration, while there were […] Continue reading -> ‘Progress is Not Success,’ Warns UNAIDS at Start of Poorly Attended UN High-Level Meeting on HIV 22/06/2026 Kerry Cullinan Despite remarkable advances against HIV over the past two decades, “let us not confuse progress with success”, warned UNAIDS head Winnie Byanyima at the start of the United Nations High-Level Meeting (HLM) on HIV in New York on Monday. Over 40 million people are living with HIV, yet “almost nine million people are still not […] Continue reading -> Ebola Outbreak is Three Times Bigger Than Previous Outbreaks at Four Weeks 18/06/2026 Kerry Cullinan The current Ebola Bundibugyo outbreak is three times larger than any other Ebola outbreak was four weeks after being declared a public health emergency, Africa CDC revealed at a media briefing on Thursday. This Ebola outbreak was declared a public health emergency on 17 May, and there are currently 875 cases and 202 deaths, Africa […] Continue reading -> Countries Differ on Discharge Criteria for Andes Hantavirus Patients 16/06/2026 Kerry Cullinan Dutch, Spanish and Swiss medical experts applied slightly different criteria for discharging patients infected with Andes hantavirus during the recent outbreak on a cruise ship – but none required a negative blood test, as this could remain positive “for months”. This emerged during a briefing convened by the World Health Organization’s (WHO) Information Network for […] Continue reading -> US Support for Ebola Response is Unclear Amid Opaque Funds Disbursement and Non-Engagement with WHO 15/06/2026 Kerry Cullinan & Felix Sassmannshausen Despite claims by the United States that it has allocated over $270 million to the Ebola Bundibugyo outbreak response, countries and groups dealing with the outbreak are in the dark about where the money is going. Washington’s directive to US health experts not to deal with World Health Organization (WHO) officials is also hampering their […] Continue reading -> ‘Finish Pandemic Agreement,’ Tedros and Lula Urge Ahead of G7 15/06/2026 Kerry Cullinan World leaders need to finalise the Pandemic Agreement by applying political will at the “highest level”, a spirit of equity and a sense of urgency. This is the call made by World Health Organization (WHO) Director-General Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus and Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva in an open letter published on Monday […] Continue reading -> Saving Women From Bleeding to Death After Giving Birth 12/06/2026 Kerry Cullinan Every year, around 27 million women bleed excessively after giving birth, and almost 43,000 die – yet there are new ways for this to be detected and treated. This is according to a series on maternal health published in The Lancet on Friday by the United Nations Special Programme of Research, Development and Research Training […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older posts
African Women’s Rights Charter Faces Challenge from Conservatives 26/06/2026 Kerry Cullinan Human rights and legal experts have urged African governments not to buy into a draft charter being incubated by conservatives that will undermine the rights of women and girls. Conflict, repressive laws and harmful cultural and religious practices conspire to undermine the health and safety of African women, girls and sexual minorities. Now, one of […] Continue reading -> As Ebola Cases Breach 1000, Trial of Two Antiviral Treatments Due to Start Soon 24/06/2026 Kerry Cullinan A clinical trial of two antivirals that may be effective in treating Ebola Bundibugyo is expected to start in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) next week. “The trial will evaluate whether MVPC 134 and remdesivir can help to reduce mortality in patients with Bundibugyo virus disease, alone or in combination,” World Health Organization (WHO) […] Continue reading -> US and Russia Vote Against UN Political Declaration on HIV/ AIDS 24/06/2026 Kerry Cullinan The United States and Russia were part of a group of eight countries that voted against the United Nations (UN) Political Declaration on HIV/AIDS, which was adopted by 149 votes at the High-Level Meeting (HLM) on Tuesday afternoon. Israel, Burkina Faso, Burundi, North Korea, Niger and Senegal also voted against the declaration, while there were […] Continue reading -> ‘Progress is Not Success,’ Warns UNAIDS at Start of Poorly Attended UN High-Level Meeting on HIV 22/06/2026 Kerry Cullinan Despite remarkable advances against HIV over the past two decades, “let us not confuse progress with success”, warned UNAIDS head Winnie Byanyima at the start of the United Nations High-Level Meeting (HLM) on HIV in New York on Monday. Over 40 million people are living with HIV, yet “almost nine million people are still not […] Continue reading -> Ebola Outbreak is Three Times Bigger Than Previous Outbreaks at Four Weeks 18/06/2026 Kerry Cullinan The current Ebola Bundibugyo outbreak is three times larger than any other Ebola outbreak was four weeks after being declared a public health emergency, Africa CDC revealed at a media briefing on Thursday. This Ebola outbreak was declared a public health emergency on 17 May, and there are currently 875 cases and 202 deaths, Africa […] Continue reading -> Countries Differ on Discharge Criteria for Andes Hantavirus Patients 16/06/2026 Kerry Cullinan Dutch, Spanish and Swiss medical experts applied slightly different criteria for discharging patients infected with Andes hantavirus during the recent outbreak on a cruise ship – but none required a negative blood test, as this could remain positive “for months”. This emerged during a briefing convened by the World Health Organization’s (WHO) Information Network for […] Continue reading -> US Support for Ebola Response is Unclear Amid Opaque Funds Disbursement and Non-Engagement with WHO 15/06/2026 Kerry Cullinan & Felix Sassmannshausen Despite claims by the United States that it has allocated over $270 million to the Ebola Bundibugyo outbreak response, countries and groups dealing with the outbreak are in the dark about where the money is going. Washington’s directive to US health experts not to deal with World Health Organization (WHO) officials is also hampering their […] Continue reading -> ‘Finish Pandemic Agreement,’ Tedros and Lula Urge Ahead of G7 15/06/2026 Kerry Cullinan World leaders need to finalise the Pandemic Agreement by applying political will at the “highest level”, a spirit of equity and a sense of urgency. This is the call made by World Health Organization (WHO) Director-General Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus and Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva in an open letter published on Monday […] Continue reading -> Saving Women From Bleeding to Death After Giving Birth 12/06/2026 Kerry Cullinan Every year, around 27 million women bleed excessively after giving birth, and almost 43,000 die – yet there are new ways for this to be detected and treated. This is according to a series on maternal health published in The Lancet on Friday by the United Nations Special Programme of Research, Development and Research Training […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older posts
As Ebola Cases Breach 1000, Trial of Two Antiviral Treatments Due to Start Soon 24/06/2026 Kerry Cullinan A clinical trial of two antivirals that may be effective in treating Ebola Bundibugyo is expected to start in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) next week. “The trial will evaluate whether MVPC 134 and remdesivir can help to reduce mortality in patients with Bundibugyo virus disease, alone or in combination,” World Health Organization (WHO) […] Continue reading -> US and Russia Vote Against UN Political Declaration on HIV/ AIDS 24/06/2026 Kerry Cullinan The United States and Russia were part of a group of eight countries that voted against the United Nations (UN) Political Declaration on HIV/AIDS, which was adopted by 149 votes at the High-Level Meeting (HLM) on Tuesday afternoon. Israel, Burkina Faso, Burundi, North Korea, Niger and Senegal also voted against the declaration, while there were […] Continue reading -> ‘Progress is Not Success,’ Warns UNAIDS at Start of Poorly Attended UN High-Level Meeting on HIV 22/06/2026 Kerry Cullinan Despite remarkable advances against HIV over the past two decades, “let us not confuse progress with success”, warned UNAIDS head Winnie Byanyima at the start of the United Nations High-Level Meeting (HLM) on HIV in New York on Monday. Over 40 million people are living with HIV, yet “almost nine million people are still not […] Continue reading -> Ebola Outbreak is Three Times Bigger Than Previous Outbreaks at Four Weeks 18/06/2026 Kerry Cullinan The current Ebola Bundibugyo outbreak is three times larger than any other Ebola outbreak was four weeks after being declared a public health emergency, Africa CDC revealed at a media briefing on Thursday. This Ebola outbreak was declared a public health emergency on 17 May, and there are currently 875 cases and 202 deaths, Africa […] Continue reading -> Countries Differ on Discharge Criteria for Andes Hantavirus Patients 16/06/2026 Kerry Cullinan Dutch, Spanish and Swiss medical experts applied slightly different criteria for discharging patients infected with Andes hantavirus during the recent outbreak on a cruise ship – but none required a negative blood test, as this could remain positive “for months”. This emerged during a briefing convened by the World Health Organization’s (WHO) Information Network for […] Continue reading -> US Support for Ebola Response is Unclear Amid Opaque Funds Disbursement and Non-Engagement with WHO 15/06/2026 Kerry Cullinan & Felix Sassmannshausen Despite claims by the United States that it has allocated over $270 million to the Ebola Bundibugyo outbreak response, countries and groups dealing with the outbreak are in the dark about where the money is going. Washington’s directive to US health experts not to deal with World Health Organization (WHO) officials is also hampering their […] Continue reading -> ‘Finish Pandemic Agreement,’ Tedros and Lula Urge Ahead of G7 15/06/2026 Kerry Cullinan World leaders need to finalise the Pandemic Agreement by applying political will at the “highest level”, a spirit of equity and a sense of urgency. This is the call made by World Health Organization (WHO) Director-General Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus and Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva in an open letter published on Monday […] Continue reading -> Saving Women From Bleeding to Death After Giving Birth 12/06/2026 Kerry Cullinan Every year, around 27 million women bleed excessively after giving birth, and almost 43,000 die – yet there are new ways for this to be detected and treated. This is according to a series on maternal health published in The Lancet on Friday by the United Nations Special Programme of Research, Development and Research Training […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older posts
US and Russia Vote Against UN Political Declaration on HIV/ AIDS 24/06/2026 Kerry Cullinan The United States and Russia were part of a group of eight countries that voted against the United Nations (UN) Political Declaration on HIV/AIDS, which was adopted by 149 votes at the High-Level Meeting (HLM) on Tuesday afternoon. Israel, Burkina Faso, Burundi, North Korea, Niger and Senegal also voted against the declaration, while there were […] Continue reading -> ‘Progress is Not Success,’ Warns UNAIDS at Start of Poorly Attended UN High-Level Meeting on HIV 22/06/2026 Kerry Cullinan Despite remarkable advances against HIV over the past two decades, “let us not confuse progress with success”, warned UNAIDS head Winnie Byanyima at the start of the United Nations High-Level Meeting (HLM) on HIV in New York on Monday. Over 40 million people are living with HIV, yet “almost nine million people are still not […] Continue reading -> Ebola Outbreak is Three Times Bigger Than Previous Outbreaks at Four Weeks 18/06/2026 Kerry Cullinan The current Ebola Bundibugyo outbreak is three times larger than any other Ebola outbreak was four weeks after being declared a public health emergency, Africa CDC revealed at a media briefing on Thursday. This Ebola outbreak was declared a public health emergency on 17 May, and there are currently 875 cases and 202 deaths, Africa […] Continue reading -> Countries Differ on Discharge Criteria for Andes Hantavirus Patients 16/06/2026 Kerry Cullinan Dutch, Spanish and Swiss medical experts applied slightly different criteria for discharging patients infected with Andes hantavirus during the recent outbreak on a cruise ship – but none required a negative blood test, as this could remain positive “for months”. This emerged during a briefing convened by the World Health Organization’s (WHO) Information Network for […] Continue reading -> US Support for Ebola Response is Unclear Amid Opaque Funds Disbursement and Non-Engagement with WHO 15/06/2026 Kerry Cullinan & Felix Sassmannshausen Despite claims by the United States that it has allocated over $270 million to the Ebola Bundibugyo outbreak response, countries and groups dealing with the outbreak are in the dark about where the money is going. Washington’s directive to US health experts not to deal with World Health Organization (WHO) officials is also hampering their […] Continue reading -> ‘Finish Pandemic Agreement,’ Tedros and Lula Urge Ahead of G7 15/06/2026 Kerry Cullinan World leaders need to finalise the Pandemic Agreement by applying political will at the “highest level”, a spirit of equity and a sense of urgency. This is the call made by World Health Organization (WHO) Director-General Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus and Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva in an open letter published on Monday […] Continue reading -> Saving Women From Bleeding to Death After Giving Birth 12/06/2026 Kerry Cullinan Every year, around 27 million women bleed excessively after giving birth, and almost 43,000 die – yet there are new ways for this to be detected and treated. This is according to a series on maternal health published in The Lancet on Friday by the United Nations Special Programme of Research, Development and Research Training […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older posts
‘Progress is Not Success,’ Warns UNAIDS at Start of Poorly Attended UN High-Level Meeting on HIV 22/06/2026 Kerry Cullinan Despite remarkable advances against HIV over the past two decades, “let us not confuse progress with success”, warned UNAIDS head Winnie Byanyima at the start of the United Nations High-Level Meeting (HLM) on HIV in New York on Monday. Over 40 million people are living with HIV, yet “almost nine million people are still not […] Continue reading -> Ebola Outbreak is Three Times Bigger Than Previous Outbreaks at Four Weeks 18/06/2026 Kerry Cullinan The current Ebola Bundibugyo outbreak is three times larger than any other Ebola outbreak was four weeks after being declared a public health emergency, Africa CDC revealed at a media briefing on Thursday. This Ebola outbreak was declared a public health emergency on 17 May, and there are currently 875 cases and 202 deaths, Africa […] Continue reading -> Countries Differ on Discharge Criteria for Andes Hantavirus Patients 16/06/2026 Kerry Cullinan Dutch, Spanish and Swiss medical experts applied slightly different criteria for discharging patients infected with Andes hantavirus during the recent outbreak on a cruise ship – but none required a negative blood test, as this could remain positive “for months”. This emerged during a briefing convened by the World Health Organization’s (WHO) Information Network for […] Continue reading -> US Support for Ebola Response is Unclear Amid Opaque Funds Disbursement and Non-Engagement with WHO 15/06/2026 Kerry Cullinan & Felix Sassmannshausen Despite claims by the United States that it has allocated over $270 million to the Ebola Bundibugyo outbreak response, countries and groups dealing with the outbreak are in the dark about where the money is going. Washington’s directive to US health experts not to deal with World Health Organization (WHO) officials is also hampering their […] Continue reading -> ‘Finish Pandemic Agreement,’ Tedros and Lula Urge Ahead of G7 15/06/2026 Kerry Cullinan World leaders need to finalise the Pandemic Agreement by applying political will at the “highest level”, a spirit of equity and a sense of urgency. This is the call made by World Health Organization (WHO) Director-General Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus and Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva in an open letter published on Monday […] Continue reading -> Saving Women From Bleeding to Death After Giving Birth 12/06/2026 Kerry Cullinan Every year, around 27 million women bleed excessively after giving birth, and almost 43,000 die – yet there are new ways for this to be detected and treated. This is according to a series on maternal health published in The Lancet on Friday by the United Nations Special Programme of Research, Development and Research Training […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older posts
Ebola Outbreak is Three Times Bigger Than Previous Outbreaks at Four Weeks 18/06/2026 Kerry Cullinan The current Ebola Bundibugyo outbreak is three times larger than any other Ebola outbreak was four weeks after being declared a public health emergency, Africa CDC revealed at a media briefing on Thursday. This Ebola outbreak was declared a public health emergency on 17 May, and there are currently 875 cases and 202 deaths, Africa […] Continue reading -> Countries Differ on Discharge Criteria for Andes Hantavirus Patients 16/06/2026 Kerry Cullinan Dutch, Spanish and Swiss medical experts applied slightly different criteria for discharging patients infected with Andes hantavirus during the recent outbreak on a cruise ship – but none required a negative blood test, as this could remain positive “for months”. This emerged during a briefing convened by the World Health Organization’s (WHO) Information Network for […] Continue reading -> US Support for Ebola Response is Unclear Amid Opaque Funds Disbursement and Non-Engagement with WHO 15/06/2026 Kerry Cullinan & Felix Sassmannshausen Despite claims by the United States that it has allocated over $270 million to the Ebola Bundibugyo outbreak response, countries and groups dealing with the outbreak are in the dark about where the money is going. Washington’s directive to US health experts not to deal with World Health Organization (WHO) officials is also hampering their […] Continue reading -> ‘Finish Pandemic Agreement,’ Tedros and Lula Urge Ahead of G7 15/06/2026 Kerry Cullinan World leaders need to finalise the Pandemic Agreement by applying political will at the “highest level”, a spirit of equity and a sense of urgency. This is the call made by World Health Organization (WHO) Director-General Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus and Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva in an open letter published on Monday […] Continue reading -> Saving Women From Bleeding to Death After Giving Birth 12/06/2026 Kerry Cullinan Every year, around 27 million women bleed excessively after giving birth, and almost 43,000 die – yet there are new ways for this to be detected and treated. This is according to a series on maternal health published in The Lancet on Friday by the United Nations Special Programme of Research, Development and Research Training […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older posts
Countries Differ on Discharge Criteria for Andes Hantavirus Patients 16/06/2026 Kerry Cullinan Dutch, Spanish and Swiss medical experts applied slightly different criteria for discharging patients infected with Andes hantavirus during the recent outbreak on a cruise ship – but none required a negative blood test, as this could remain positive “for months”. This emerged during a briefing convened by the World Health Organization’s (WHO) Information Network for […] Continue reading -> US Support for Ebola Response is Unclear Amid Opaque Funds Disbursement and Non-Engagement with WHO 15/06/2026 Kerry Cullinan & Felix Sassmannshausen Despite claims by the United States that it has allocated over $270 million to the Ebola Bundibugyo outbreak response, countries and groups dealing with the outbreak are in the dark about where the money is going. Washington’s directive to US health experts not to deal with World Health Organization (WHO) officials is also hampering their […] Continue reading -> ‘Finish Pandemic Agreement,’ Tedros and Lula Urge Ahead of G7 15/06/2026 Kerry Cullinan World leaders need to finalise the Pandemic Agreement by applying political will at the “highest level”, a spirit of equity and a sense of urgency. This is the call made by World Health Organization (WHO) Director-General Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus and Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva in an open letter published on Monday […] Continue reading -> Saving Women From Bleeding to Death After Giving Birth 12/06/2026 Kerry Cullinan Every year, around 27 million women bleed excessively after giving birth, and almost 43,000 die – yet there are new ways for this to be detected and treated. This is according to a series on maternal health published in The Lancet on Friday by the United Nations Special Programme of Research, Development and Research Training […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older posts
US Support for Ebola Response is Unclear Amid Opaque Funds Disbursement and Non-Engagement with WHO 15/06/2026 Kerry Cullinan & Felix Sassmannshausen Despite claims by the United States that it has allocated over $270 million to the Ebola Bundibugyo outbreak response, countries and groups dealing with the outbreak are in the dark about where the money is going. Washington’s directive to US health experts not to deal with World Health Organization (WHO) officials is also hampering their […] Continue reading -> ‘Finish Pandemic Agreement,’ Tedros and Lula Urge Ahead of G7 15/06/2026 Kerry Cullinan World leaders need to finalise the Pandemic Agreement by applying political will at the “highest level”, a spirit of equity and a sense of urgency. This is the call made by World Health Organization (WHO) Director-General Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus and Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva in an open letter published on Monday […] Continue reading -> Saving Women From Bleeding to Death After Giving Birth 12/06/2026 Kerry Cullinan Every year, around 27 million women bleed excessively after giving birth, and almost 43,000 die – yet there are new ways for this to be detected and treated. This is according to a series on maternal health published in The Lancet on Friday by the United Nations Special Programme of Research, Development and Research Training […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older posts
‘Finish Pandemic Agreement,’ Tedros and Lula Urge Ahead of G7 15/06/2026 Kerry Cullinan World leaders need to finalise the Pandemic Agreement by applying political will at the “highest level”, a spirit of equity and a sense of urgency. This is the call made by World Health Organization (WHO) Director-General Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus and Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva in an open letter published on Monday […] Continue reading -> Saving Women From Bleeding to Death After Giving Birth 12/06/2026 Kerry Cullinan Every year, around 27 million women bleed excessively after giving birth, and almost 43,000 die – yet there are new ways for this to be detected and treated. This is according to a series on maternal health published in The Lancet on Friday by the United Nations Special Programme of Research, Development and Research Training […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older posts
Saving Women From Bleeding to Death After Giving Birth 12/06/2026 Kerry Cullinan Every year, around 27 million women bleed excessively after giving birth, and almost 43,000 die – yet there are new ways for this to be detected and treated. This is according to a series on maternal health published in The Lancet on Friday by the United Nations Special Programme of Research, Development and Research Training […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older posts