As Resources Dwindle, Suicides Rise in Refugee Camp 26/03/2026 Mohamed Jimale This story was originally published by The New Humanitarian, in collaboration with Radio Gargaar, a community radio station in Dadaab camp.By Mohamed Jimale On a quiet morning in January in Kenya’s Dadaab refugee complex, 38-year-old Aden Mohamed Hafow, a father of four and a respected comprehensive school teacher, hanged himself. Born in Somalia, he had […] Continue reading -> Global Health Leaders Warn Trust in Science Is Declining 18/03/2026 Health Policy Watch Global health is facing a crisis not only in funding, leadership, and trust, but also in information integrity, according to speakers on the first episode of The Inside Track, a new series from the Global Health Matters podcast. Host Garry Aslanyan was joined by Catherine Kyobutungi and Ricardo Baptista Leite for a conversation on how […] Continue reading -> Global Health Is Failing on Equity, Warns South African Medical Research Council Chief 18/03/2026 Health Policy Watch South Africa and the African continent must play a far greater role in shaping the future of global health, according to Ntobeko Ntusi, president and CEO of the South African Medical Research Council. Speaking during a Trailblazers episode of the Global Health Matters podcast with Dr Garry Aslanyan, Ntusi said his world-view was shaped first […] Continue reading -> Unlocking the Power of the Private Sector for Stronger Health Systems 06/03/2026 Elaine Ruth Fletcher As USAID programmes funding vital treatments for HIV/AIDS, malaria, maternal and child health, and other critical needs were imploding across Africa last year, a for-profit social enterprise startup geared up for its first real test. Using medicines procurement as its lever, the Swiss-based startup Axmed called for a radical reboot of national systems — to […] Continue reading -> Heatwaves and Helminths: How Climate Change is Fuelling Neglected Tropical Diseases 05/03/2026 Zadock Abuya For decades, residents of Kakola-Ombaka village in Western Kenya lived through cycles of seasonal heatwaves and droughts on the shores of Lake Victoria without significant harm. That changed in 2019, when heavy rainfall of unprecedented intensity struck the area. The entire village and surrounding communities were inundated. The lake swelled, water levels rose steadily, banks […] Continue reading -> How a University is Using Board Games to Teach Health–Climate Policy Trade-offs 20/02/2026 Rupsa Chakraborty “If we redirect healthcare funding to climate infrastructure, cholera spikes in the Sundarbans,” one student warns, tracking disease markers across the board. “Dengue and malaria already rise with every flood.” “But without climate investment, there are no jobs and no resilience infrastructure,” another counters, shifting resource tokens. “How do vulnerable populations survive the next cyclone?” […] Continue reading -> Healthy Minds, Longer Lives: Inside the Science and Promise of Blue Zones 16/02/2026 Elaine Ruth Fletcher It’s a cold winter morning in Davos, but the pictures on the screen are aglow with warmth – a 100-year-old man cuddling an infant; ancient women with faces wrinkled in laughter; aged men sharing a flask of local red wine; and an extended family gathered around a Mediterranean meal of chickpeas, cheeses, salads and seafood. […] Continue reading -> Brain Health Is Not an Abstract Policy Issue, It Is a Lived Reality 31/01/2026 Health Policy Watch “You start with, as in my case, with the loss of three generations of my family to various forms of Alzheimer’s or dementia.” Those were the words of George Vradenburg. For him, brain health is not an abstract policy issue. It is a lived reality that mirrors a fast-growing global crisis. This issue was the […] Continue reading -> Why Africa Wants to Lead its own Health Research Agenda 31/01/2026 Health Policy Watch In the latest episode of Trailblazers with Garry, Garry Aslanyan visits Accra, Ghana, to speak with Professor John Owusu Gyapong, Secretary General of the African Research Universities Alliance. Gyapong took on the role in 2024, leading efforts to strengthen research collaboration across African universities. His work focusses on building capacity within the continent and supporting […] Continue reading -> One Year Later: The Effect of US ‘Chainsaw’ on Global Health 20/01/2026 Kerry Cullinan One year ago today (20 January), the Trump administration exploded the global health sector by immediately “pausing” all aid for 90 days – and dispensing with 83% of US Agency for International Development (USAID) projects six weeks later. Trillionaire Elon Musk and his Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) “chainsawed” at USAID projects and contracts, folding […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts
Global Health Leaders Warn Trust in Science Is Declining 18/03/2026 Health Policy Watch Global health is facing a crisis not only in funding, leadership, and trust, but also in information integrity, according to speakers on the first episode of The Inside Track, a new series from the Global Health Matters podcast. Host Garry Aslanyan was joined by Catherine Kyobutungi and Ricardo Baptista Leite for a conversation on how […] Continue reading -> Global Health Is Failing on Equity, Warns South African Medical Research Council Chief 18/03/2026 Health Policy Watch South Africa and the African continent must play a far greater role in shaping the future of global health, according to Ntobeko Ntusi, president and CEO of the South African Medical Research Council. Speaking during a Trailblazers episode of the Global Health Matters podcast with Dr Garry Aslanyan, Ntusi said his world-view was shaped first […] Continue reading -> Unlocking the Power of the Private Sector for Stronger Health Systems 06/03/2026 Elaine Ruth Fletcher As USAID programmes funding vital treatments for HIV/AIDS, malaria, maternal and child health, and other critical needs were imploding across Africa last year, a for-profit social enterprise startup geared up for its first real test. Using medicines procurement as its lever, the Swiss-based startup Axmed called for a radical reboot of national systems — to […] Continue reading -> Heatwaves and Helminths: How Climate Change is Fuelling Neglected Tropical Diseases 05/03/2026 Zadock Abuya For decades, residents of Kakola-Ombaka village in Western Kenya lived through cycles of seasonal heatwaves and droughts on the shores of Lake Victoria without significant harm. That changed in 2019, when heavy rainfall of unprecedented intensity struck the area. The entire village and surrounding communities were inundated. The lake swelled, water levels rose steadily, banks […] Continue reading -> How a University is Using Board Games to Teach Health–Climate Policy Trade-offs 20/02/2026 Rupsa Chakraborty “If we redirect healthcare funding to climate infrastructure, cholera spikes in the Sundarbans,” one student warns, tracking disease markers across the board. “Dengue and malaria already rise with every flood.” “But without climate investment, there are no jobs and no resilience infrastructure,” another counters, shifting resource tokens. “How do vulnerable populations survive the next cyclone?” […] Continue reading -> Healthy Minds, Longer Lives: Inside the Science and Promise of Blue Zones 16/02/2026 Elaine Ruth Fletcher It’s a cold winter morning in Davos, but the pictures on the screen are aglow with warmth – a 100-year-old man cuddling an infant; ancient women with faces wrinkled in laughter; aged men sharing a flask of local red wine; and an extended family gathered around a Mediterranean meal of chickpeas, cheeses, salads and seafood. […] Continue reading -> Brain Health Is Not an Abstract Policy Issue, It Is a Lived Reality 31/01/2026 Health Policy Watch “You start with, as in my case, with the loss of three generations of my family to various forms of Alzheimer’s or dementia.” Those were the words of George Vradenburg. For him, brain health is not an abstract policy issue. It is a lived reality that mirrors a fast-growing global crisis. This issue was the […] Continue reading -> Why Africa Wants to Lead its own Health Research Agenda 31/01/2026 Health Policy Watch In the latest episode of Trailblazers with Garry, Garry Aslanyan visits Accra, Ghana, to speak with Professor John Owusu Gyapong, Secretary General of the African Research Universities Alliance. Gyapong took on the role in 2024, leading efforts to strengthen research collaboration across African universities. His work focusses on building capacity within the continent and supporting […] Continue reading -> One Year Later: The Effect of US ‘Chainsaw’ on Global Health 20/01/2026 Kerry Cullinan One year ago today (20 January), the Trump administration exploded the global health sector by immediately “pausing” all aid for 90 days – and dispensing with 83% of US Agency for International Development (USAID) projects six weeks later. Trillionaire Elon Musk and his Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) “chainsawed” at USAID projects and contracts, folding […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts
Global Health Is Failing on Equity, Warns South African Medical Research Council Chief 18/03/2026 Health Policy Watch South Africa and the African continent must play a far greater role in shaping the future of global health, according to Ntobeko Ntusi, president and CEO of the South African Medical Research Council. Speaking during a Trailblazers episode of the Global Health Matters podcast with Dr Garry Aslanyan, Ntusi said his world-view was shaped first […] Continue reading -> Unlocking the Power of the Private Sector for Stronger Health Systems 06/03/2026 Elaine Ruth Fletcher As USAID programmes funding vital treatments for HIV/AIDS, malaria, maternal and child health, and other critical needs were imploding across Africa last year, a for-profit social enterprise startup geared up for its first real test. Using medicines procurement as its lever, the Swiss-based startup Axmed called for a radical reboot of national systems — to […] Continue reading -> Heatwaves and Helminths: How Climate Change is Fuelling Neglected Tropical Diseases 05/03/2026 Zadock Abuya For decades, residents of Kakola-Ombaka village in Western Kenya lived through cycles of seasonal heatwaves and droughts on the shores of Lake Victoria without significant harm. That changed in 2019, when heavy rainfall of unprecedented intensity struck the area. The entire village and surrounding communities were inundated. The lake swelled, water levels rose steadily, banks […] Continue reading -> How a University is Using Board Games to Teach Health–Climate Policy Trade-offs 20/02/2026 Rupsa Chakraborty “If we redirect healthcare funding to climate infrastructure, cholera spikes in the Sundarbans,” one student warns, tracking disease markers across the board. “Dengue and malaria already rise with every flood.” “But without climate investment, there are no jobs and no resilience infrastructure,” another counters, shifting resource tokens. “How do vulnerable populations survive the next cyclone?” […] Continue reading -> Healthy Minds, Longer Lives: Inside the Science and Promise of Blue Zones 16/02/2026 Elaine Ruth Fletcher It’s a cold winter morning in Davos, but the pictures on the screen are aglow with warmth – a 100-year-old man cuddling an infant; ancient women with faces wrinkled in laughter; aged men sharing a flask of local red wine; and an extended family gathered around a Mediterranean meal of chickpeas, cheeses, salads and seafood. […] Continue reading -> Brain Health Is Not an Abstract Policy Issue, It Is a Lived Reality 31/01/2026 Health Policy Watch “You start with, as in my case, with the loss of three generations of my family to various forms of Alzheimer’s or dementia.” Those were the words of George Vradenburg. For him, brain health is not an abstract policy issue. It is a lived reality that mirrors a fast-growing global crisis. This issue was the […] Continue reading -> Why Africa Wants to Lead its own Health Research Agenda 31/01/2026 Health Policy Watch In the latest episode of Trailblazers with Garry, Garry Aslanyan visits Accra, Ghana, to speak with Professor John Owusu Gyapong, Secretary General of the African Research Universities Alliance. Gyapong took on the role in 2024, leading efforts to strengthen research collaboration across African universities. His work focusses on building capacity within the continent and supporting […] Continue reading -> One Year Later: The Effect of US ‘Chainsaw’ on Global Health 20/01/2026 Kerry Cullinan One year ago today (20 January), the Trump administration exploded the global health sector by immediately “pausing” all aid for 90 days – and dispensing with 83% of US Agency for International Development (USAID) projects six weeks later. Trillionaire Elon Musk and his Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) “chainsawed” at USAID projects and contracts, folding […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts
Unlocking the Power of the Private Sector for Stronger Health Systems 06/03/2026 Elaine Ruth Fletcher As USAID programmes funding vital treatments for HIV/AIDS, malaria, maternal and child health, and other critical needs were imploding across Africa last year, a for-profit social enterprise startup geared up for its first real test. Using medicines procurement as its lever, the Swiss-based startup Axmed called for a radical reboot of national systems — to […] Continue reading -> Heatwaves and Helminths: How Climate Change is Fuelling Neglected Tropical Diseases 05/03/2026 Zadock Abuya For decades, residents of Kakola-Ombaka village in Western Kenya lived through cycles of seasonal heatwaves and droughts on the shores of Lake Victoria without significant harm. That changed in 2019, when heavy rainfall of unprecedented intensity struck the area. The entire village and surrounding communities were inundated. The lake swelled, water levels rose steadily, banks […] Continue reading -> How a University is Using Board Games to Teach Health–Climate Policy Trade-offs 20/02/2026 Rupsa Chakraborty “If we redirect healthcare funding to climate infrastructure, cholera spikes in the Sundarbans,” one student warns, tracking disease markers across the board. “Dengue and malaria already rise with every flood.” “But without climate investment, there are no jobs and no resilience infrastructure,” another counters, shifting resource tokens. “How do vulnerable populations survive the next cyclone?” […] Continue reading -> Healthy Minds, Longer Lives: Inside the Science and Promise of Blue Zones 16/02/2026 Elaine Ruth Fletcher It’s a cold winter morning in Davos, but the pictures on the screen are aglow with warmth – a 100-year-old man cuddling an infant; ancient women with faces wrinkled in laughter; aged men sharing a flask of local red wine; and an extended family gathered around a Mediterranean meal of chickpeas, cheeses, salads and seafood. […] Continue reading -> Brain Health Is Not an Abstract Policy Issue, It Is a Lived Reality 31/01/2026 Health Policy Watch “You start with, as in my case, with the loss of three generations of my family to various forms of Alzheimer’s or dementia.” Those were the words of George Vradenburg. For him, brain health is not an abstract policy issue. It is a lived reality that mirrors a fast-growing global crisis. This issue was the […] Continue reading -> Why Africa Wants to Lead its own Health Research Agenda 31/01/2026 Health Policy Watch In the latest episode of Trailblazers with Garry, Garry Aslanyan visits Accra, Ghana, to speak with Professor John Owusu Gyapong, Secretary General of the African Research Universities Alliance. Gyapong took on the role in 2024, leading efforts to strengthen research collaboration across African universities. His work focusses on building capacity within the continent and supporting […] Continue reading -> One Year Later: The Effect of US ‘Chainsaw’ on Global Health 20/01/2026 Kerry Cullinan One year ago today (20 January), the Trump administration exploded the global health sector by immediately “pausing” all aid for 90 days – and dispensing with 83% of US Agency for International Development (USAID) projects six weeks later. Trillionaire Elon Musk and his Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) “chainsawed” at USAID projects and contracts, folding […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts
Heatwaves and Helminths: How Climate Change is Fuelling Neglected Tropical Diseases 05/03/2026 Zadock Abuya For decades, residents of Kakola-Ombaka village in Western Kenya lived through cycles of seasonal heatwaves and droughts on the shores of Lake Victoria without significant harm. That changed in 2019, when heavy rainfall of unprecedented intensity struck the area. The entire village and surrounding communities were inundated. The lake swelled, water levels rose steadily, banks […] Continue reading -> How a University is Using Board Games to Teach Health–Climate Policy Trade-offs 20/02/2026 Rupsa Chakraborty “If we redirect healthcare funding to climate infrastructure, cholera spikes in the Sundarbans,” one student warns, tracking disease markers across the board. “Dengue and malaria already rise with every flood.” “But without climate investment, there are no jobs and no resilience infrastructure,” another counters, shifting resource tokens. “How do vulnerable populations survive the next cyclone?” […] Continue reading -> Healthy Minds, Longer Lives: Inside the Science and Promise of Blue Zones 16/02/2026 Elaine Ruth Fletcher It’s a cold winter morning in Davos, but the pictures on the screen are aglow with warmth – a 100-year-old man cuddling an infant; ancient women with faces wrinkled in laughter; aged men sharing a flask of local red wine; and an extended family gathered around a Mediterranean meal of chickpeas, cheeses, salads and seafood. […] Continue reading -> Brain Health Is Not an Abstract Policy Issue, It Is a Lived Reality 31/01/2026 Health Policy Watch “You start with, as in my case, with the loss of three generations of my family to various forms of Alzheimer’s or dementia.” Those were the words of George Vradenburg. For him, brain health is not an abstract policy issue. It is a lived reality that mirrors a fast-growing global crisis. This issue was the […] Continue reading -> Why Africa Wants to Lead its own Health Research Agenda 31/01/2026 Health Policy Watch In the latest episode of Trailblazers with Garry, Garry Aslanyan visits Accra, Ghana, to speak with Professor John Owusu Gyapong, Secretary General of the African Research Universities Alliance. Gyapong took on the role in 2024, leading efforts to strengthen research collaboration across African universities. His work focusses on building capacity within the continent and supporting […] Continue reading -> One Year Later: The Effect of US ‘Chainsaw’ on Global Health 20/01/2026 Kerry Cullinan One year ago today (20 January), the Trump administration exploded the global health sector by immediately “pausing” all aid for 90 days – and dispensing with 83% of US Agency for International Development (USAID) projects six weeks later. Trillionaire Elon Musk and his Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) “chainsawed” at USAID projects and contracts, folding […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts
How a University is Using Board Games to Teach Health–Climate Policy Trade-offs 20/02/2026 Rupsa Chakraborty “If we redirect healthcare funding to climate infrastructure, cholera spikes in the Sundarbans,” one student warns, tracking disease markers across the board. “Dengue and malaria already rise with every flood.” “But without climate investment, there are no jobs and no resilience infrastructure,” another counters, shifting resource tokens. “How do vulnerable populations survive the next cyclone?” […] Continue reading -> Healthy Minds, Longer Lives: Inside the Science and Promise of Blue Zones 16/02/2026 Elaine Ruth Fletcher It’s a cold winter morning in Davos, but the pictures on the screen are aglow with warmth – a 100-year-old man cuddling an infant; ancient women with faces wrinkled in laughter; aged men sharing a flask of local red wine; and an extended family gathered around a Mediterranean meal of chickpeas, cheeses, salads and seafood. […] Continue reading -> Brain Health Is Not an Abstract Policy Issue, It Is a Lived Reality 31/01/2026 Health Policy Watch “You start with, as in my case, with the loss of three generations of my family to various forms of Alzheimer’s or dementia.” Those were the words of George Vradenburg. For him, brain health is not an abstract policy issue. It is a lived reality that mirrors a fast-growing global crisis. This issue was the […] Continue reading -> Why Africa Wants to Lead its own Health Research Agenda 31/01/2026 Health Policy Watch In the latest episode of Trailblazers with Garry, Garry Aslanyan visits Accra, Ghana, to speak with Professor John Owusu Gyapong, Secretary General of the African Research Universities Alliance. Gyapong took on the role in 2024, leading efforts to strengthen research collaboration across African universities. His work focusses on building capacity within the continent and supporting […] Continue reading -> One Year Later: The Effect of US ‘Chainsaw’ on Global Health 20/01/2026 Kerry Cullinan One year ago today (20 January), the Trump administration exploded the global health sector by immediately “pausing” all aid for 90 days – and dispensing with 83% of US Agency for International Development (USAID) projects six weeks later. Trillionaire Elon Musk and his Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) “chainsawed” at USAID projects and contracts, folding […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts
Healthy Minds, Longer Lives: Inside the Science and Promise of Blue Zones 16/02/2026 Elaine Ruth Fletcher It’s a cold winter morning in Davos, but the pictures on the screen are aglow with warmth – a 100-year-old man cuddling an infant; ancient women with faces wrinkled in laughter; aged men sharing a flask of local red wine; and an extended family gathered around a Mediterranean meal of chickpeas, cheeses, salads and seafood. […] Continue reading -> Brain Health Is Not an Abstract Policy Issue, It Is a Lived Reality 31/01/2026 Health Policy Watch “You start with, as in my case, with the loss of three generations of my family to various forms of Alzheimer’s or dementia.” Those were the words of George Vradenburg. For him, brain health is not an abstract policy issue. It is a lived reality that mirrors a fast-growing global crisis. This issue was the […] Continue reading -> Why Africa Wants to Lead its own Health Research Agenda 31/01/2026 Health Policy Watch In the latest episode of Trailblazers with Garry, Garry Aslanyan visits Accra, Ghana, to speak with Professor John Owusu Gyapong, Secretary General of the African Research Universities Alliance. Gyapong took on the role in 2024, leading efforts to strengthen research collaboration across African universities. His work focusses on building capacity within the continent and supporting […] Continue reading -> One Year Later: The Effect of US ‘Chainsaw’ on Global Health 20/01/2026 Kerry Cullinan One year ago today (20 January), the Trump administration exploded the global health sector by immediately “pausing” all aid for 90 days – and dispensing with 83% of US Agency for International Development (USAID) projects six weeks later. Trillionaire Elon Musk and his Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) “chainsawed” at USAID projects and contracts, folding […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts
Brain Health Is Not an Abstract Policy Issue, It Is a Lived Reality 31/01/2026 Health Policy Watch “You start with, as in my case, with the loss of three generations of my family to various forms of Alzheimer’s or dementia.” Those were the words of George Vradenburg. For him, brain health is not an abstract policy issue. It is a lived reality that mirrors a fast-growing global crisis. This issue was the […] Continue reading -> Why Africa Wants to Lead its own Health Research Agenda 31/01/2026 Health Policy Watch In the latest episode of Trailblazers with Garry, Garry Aslanyan visits Accra, Ghana, to speak with Professor John Owusu Gyapong, Secretary General of the African Research Universities Alliance. Gyapong took on the role in 2024, leading efforts to strengthen research collaboration across African universities. His work focusses on building capacity within the continent and supporting […] Continue reading -> One Year Later: The Effect of US ‘Chainsaw’ on Global Health 20/01/2026 Kerry Cullinan One year ago today (20 January), the Trump administration exploded the global health sector by immediately “pausing” all aid for 90 days – and dispensing with 83% of US Agency for International Development (USAID) projects six weeks later. Trillionaire Elon Musk and his Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) “chainsawed” at USAID projects and contracts, folding […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts
Why Africa Wants to Lead its own Health Research Agenda 31/01/2026 Health Policy Watch In the latest episode of Trailblazers with Garry, Garry Aslanyan visits Accra, Ghana, to speak with Professor John Owusu Gyapong, Secretary General of the African Research Universities Alliance. Gyapong took on the role in 2024, leading efforts to strengthen research collaboration across African universities. His work focusses on building capacity within the continent and supporting […] Continue reading -> One Year Later: The Effect of US ‘Chainsaw’ on Global Health 20/01/2026 Kerry Cullinan One year ago today (20 January), the Trump administration exploded the global health sector by immediately “pausing” all aid for 90 days – and dispensing with 83% of US Agency for International Development (USAID) projects six weeks later. Trillionaire Elon Musk and his Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) “chainsawed” at USAID projects and contracts, folding […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts
One Year Later: The Effect of US ‘Chainsaw’ on Global Health 20/01/2026 Kerry Cullinan One year ago today (20 January), the Trump administration exploded the global health sector by immediately “pausing” all aid for 90 days – and dispensing with 83% of US Agency for International Development (USAID) projects six weeks later. Trillionaire Elon Musk and his Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) “chainsawed” at USAID projects and contracts, folding […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts