Pharma Industry Demands Repositioning of Medical Innovation as Strategic Investment, Not Cost 21/05/2026 Felix Sassmannshausen Amid surging geopolitical tensions, increased global health threats, and strained public budgets, global health leaders and pharmaceutical executives converged in Geneva with a unified message: medical innovation must be treated as a critical investment not a healthcare drain. Showcasing this shift, Canada unveiled strategic investments and new regulations. GENEVA – Inside the packed ballroom of […] Continue reading -> WHO: Ebola Outbreak Is a Deadly Regional Threat But Not a Global Pandemic Risk 20/05/2026 Stefan Anderson GENEVA — The Ebola outbreak unfolding in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) and Uganda poses a “low” risk globally, according to an expert committee of the World Health Organization (WHO). However, the national and regional risk is “high”, according to the International Health Regulations (IHR) Emergency Committee. Last Sunday, WHO Director-General Dr Tedros Adhanom […] Continue reading -> WHO is Alarmed at ‘Scale and Speed’ of Ebola Outbreak as Hantavirus Threat Recedes 19/05/2026 Disha Shetty & Stefan Anderson GENEVA — The outbreak of a deadly strain of Ebola for which there is no vaccine is accelerating through the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) and Uganda at a “scale and speed” alarming the World Health Organization (WHO), as cases climb and authorities scramble to contain the spread. “I’m deeply concerned about the scale and […] Continue reading -> WHO to Coordinate Research on ‘Natural History’ of Hantavirus Transmission 15/05/2026 Elaine Ruth Fletcher The World Health Organization said Friday it is embarking on a plan to coordinate studies in more than 20 countries to “better understand the natural history of the disease” following an outbreak of the Andes strain of the hantavirus linked to the cruise ship MV Hondius. While stressing that the risks to the public remain […] Continue reading -> Global Health Needs More than Money – Philanthropy Can Amplify Impacts 14/05/2026 Anil Soni Philanthropy can help make every dollar deliver more impact. I often think about a boy I met in Kajiado County, Kenya. He was the same age as my son, but half his weight. A World Health Organization (WHO) colleague measured the circumference of his arm to confirm what was already painfully clear: he was severely […] Continue reading -> Hantavirus: Experts Question Claim that Only ‘Symptomatic’ People are Infectious 11/05/2026 Kerry Cullinan Hantavirus has been confirmed in a French citizen evacuated from the MV Hondius cruise ship on Sunday, while two tests on a US citizen turned up one “weakly positive” and one negative result – but it is still unclear how the virus is being transmitted. The evacuation of passengers from the ship, now docked in […] Continue reading -> BioNTech Factory Closures Spark Concerns Over EU Supplies Amid Trade Tensions 08/05/2026 Felix Sassmannshausen This week’s announcement of BioNTech factory closures in Germany marks an end to the country’s pandemic-era COVID-19 vaccine production boom. The Mainz-based pioneer announced that it will manufacture its final batches of the vaccine domestically later this year, transferring all future production to its American partner, Pfizer. This strategic retreat from Germany – which includes […] Continue reading -> First Person Outside Cruise Ship is Suspected of Hantavirus Infection 07/05/2026 Kerry Cullinan The first person suspected of contracting hantavirus outside of passengers on the Hondius cruise ship is currently in a Dutch hospital. She is a flight attendant who came into contact with a former passenger who briefly boarded a KLM flight in Johannesburg, South Africa, but was prevented by airline staff from flying to Amsterdam as […] Continue reading -> ‘We Are Going to Die’: The Frontline Costs of Uganda’s New US Health Agreement 07/05/2026 Soita Khatondi Wepukhulu This story was originally published by The New Humanitarian. On an early morning in February, 23-year-old Suzan Akello was found lying dead on a veranda outside a house she had visited in Namataala, Mbale town, in eastern Uganda. Friends said she could not afford a clinic and had taken herbal medicine to terminate a pregnancy. […] Continue reading -> World Health Organization Gives Stamp of Approval to First Malaria Treatment for Young Infants 06/05/2026 Elaine Ruth Fletcher The World Health Organization has ‘pre-qualified’ Coartem® Baby, the first-ever malaria treatment for young infants of 4.5 kilograms or less. The combination treatment, now being rolled out in Ghana, aims to fill a longstanding gap in treatments available for children under the age of 5, who constitute three quarters of the estimated 610,000 malaria deaths […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts
WHO: Ebola Outbreak Is a Deadly Regional Threat But Not a Global Pandemic Risk 20/05/2026 Stefan Anderson GENEVA — The Ebola outbreak unfolding in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) and Uganda poses a “low” risk globally, according to an expert committee of the World Health Organization (WHO). However, the national and regional risk is “high”, according to the International Health Regulations (IHR) Emergency Committee. Last Sunday, WHO Director-General Dr Tedros Adhanom […] Continue reading -> WHO is Alarmed at ‘Scale and Speed’ of Ebola Outbreak as Hantavirus Threat Recedes 19/05/2026 Disha Shetty & Stefan Anderson GENEVA — The outbreak of a deadly strain of Ebola for which there is no vaccine is accelerating through the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) and Uganda at a “scale and speed” alarming the World Health Organization (WHO), as cases climb and authorities scramble to contain the spread. “I’m deeply concerned about the scale and […] Continue reading -> WHO to Coordinate Research on ‘Natural History’ of Hantavirus Transmission 15/05/2026 Elaine Ruth Fletcher The World Health Organization said Friday it is embarking on a plan to coordinate studies in more than 20 countries to “better understand the natural history of the disease” following an outbreak of the Andes strain of the hantavirus linked to the cruise ship MV Hondius. While stressing that the risks to the public remain […] Continue reading -> Global Health Needs More than Money – Philanthropy Can Amplify Impacts 14/05/2026 Anil Soni Philanthropy can help make every dollar deliver more impact. I often think about a boy I met in Kajiado County, Kenya. He was the same age as my son, but half his weight. A World Health Organization (WHO) colleague measured the circumference of his arm to confirm what was already painfully clear: he was severely […] Continue reading -> Hantavirus: Experts Question Claim that Only ‘Symptomatic’ People are Infectious 11/05/2026 Kerry Cullinan Hantavirus has been confirmed in a French citizen evacuated from the MV Hondius cruise ship on Sunday, while two tests on a US citizen turned up one “weakly positive” and one negative result – but it is still unclear how the virus is being transmitted. The evacuation of passengers from the ship, now docked in […] Continue reading -> BioNTech Factory Closures Spark Concerns Over EU Supplies Amid Trade Tensions 08/05/2026 Felix Sassmannshausen This week’s announcement of BioNTech factory closures in Germany marks an end to the country’s pandemic-era COVID-19 vaccine production boom. The Mainz-based pioneer announced that it will manufacture its final batches of the vaccine domestically later this year, transferring all future production to its American partner, Pfizer. This strategic retreat from Germany – which includes […] Continue reading -> First Person Outside Cruise Ship is Suspected of Hantavirus Infection 07/05/2026 Kerry Cullinan The first person suspected of contracting hantavirus outside of passengers on the Hondius cruise ship is currently in a Dutch hospital. She is a flight attendant who came into contact with a former passenger who briefly boarded a KLM flight in Johannesburg, South Africa, but was prevented by airline staff from flying to Amsterdam as […] Continue reading -> ‘We Are Going to Die’: The Frontline Costs of Uganda’s New US Health Agreement 07/05/2026 Soita Khatondi Wepukhulu This story was originally published by The New Humanitarian. On an early morning in February, 23-year-old Suzan Akello was found lying dead on a veranda outside a house she had visited in Namataala, Mbale town, in eastern Uganda. Friends said she could not afford a clinic and had taken herbal medicine to terminate a pregnancy. […] Continue reading -> World Health Organization Gives Stamp of Approval to First Malaria Treatment for Young Infants 06/05/2026 Elaine Ruth Fletcher The World Health Organization has ‘pre-qualified’ Coartem® Baby, the first-ever malaria treatment for young infants of 4.5 kilograms or less. The combination treatment, now being rolled out in Ghana, aims to fill a longstanding gap in treatments available for children under the age of 5, who constitute three quarters of the estimated 610,000 malaria deaths […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts
WHO is Alarmed at ‘Scale and Speed’ of Ebola Outbreak as Hantavirus Threat Recedes 19/05/2026 Disha Shetty & Stefan Anderson GENEVA — The outbreak of a deadly strain of Ebola for which there is no vaccine is accelerating through the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) and Uganda at a “scale and speed” alarming the World Health Organization (WHO), as cases climb and authorities scramble to contain the spread. “I’m deeply concerned about the scale and […] Continue reading -> WHO to Coordinate Research on ‘Natural History’ of Hantavirus Transmission 15/05/2026 Elaine Ruth Fletcher The World Health Organization said Friday it is embarking on a plan to coordinate studies in more than 20 countries to “better understand the natural history of the disease” following an outbreak of the Andes strain of the hantavirus linked to the cruise ship MV Hondius. While stressing that the risks to the public remain […] Continue reading -> Global Health Needs More than Money – Philanthropy Can Amplify Impacts 14/05/2026 Anil Soni Philanthropy can help make every dollar deliver more impact. I often think about a boy I met in Kajiado County, Kenya. He was the same age as my son, but half his weight. A World Health Organization (WHO) colleague measured the circumference of his arm to confirm what was already painfully clear: he was severely […] Continue reading -> Hantavirus: Experts Question Claim that Only ‘Symptomatic’ People are Infectious 11/05/2026 Kerry Cullinan Hantavirus has been confirmed in a French citizen evacuated from the MV Hondius cruise ship on Sunday, while two tests on a US citizen turned up one “weakly positive” and one negative result – but it is still unclear how the virus is being transmitted. The evacuation of passengers from the ship, now docked in […] Continue reading -> BioNTech Factory Closures Spark Concerns Over EU Supplies Amid Trade Tensions 08/05/2026 Felix Sassmannshausen This week’s announcement of BioNTech factory closures in Germany marks an end to the country’s pandemic-era COVID-19 vaccine production boom. The Mainz-based pioneer announced that it will manufacture its final batches of the vaccine domestically later this year, transferring all future production to its American partner, Pfizer. This strategic retreat from Germany – which includes […] Continue reading -> First Person Outside Cruise Ship is Suspected of Hantavirus Infection 07/05/2026 Kerry Cullinan The first person suspected of contracting hantavirus outside of passengers on the Hondius cruise ship is currently in a Dutch hospital. She is a flight attendant who came into contact with a former passenger who briefly boarded a KLM flight in Johannesburg, South Africa, but was prevented by airline staff from flying to Amsterdam as […] Continue reading -> ‘We Are Going to Die’: The Frontline Costs of Uganda’s New US Health Agreement 07/05/2026 Soita Khatondi Wepukhulu This story was originally published by The New Humanitarian. On an early morning in February, 23-year-old Suzan Akello was found lying dead on a veranda outside a house she had visited in Namataala, Mbale town, in eastern Uganda. Friends said she could not afford a clinic and had taken herbal medicine to terminate a pregnancy. […] Continue reading -> World Health Organization Gives Stamp of Approval to First Malaria Treatment for Young Infants 06/05/2026 Elaine Ruth Fletcher The World Health Organization has ‘pre-qualified’ Coartem® Baby, the first-ever malaria treatment for young infants of 4.5 kilograms or less. The combination treatment, now being rolled out in Ghana, aims to fill a longstanding gap in treatments available for children under the age of 5, who constitute three quarters of the estimated 610,000 malaria deaths […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts
WHO to Coordinate Research on ‘Natural History’ of Hantavirus Transmission 15/05/2026 Elaine Ruth Fletcher The World Health Organization said Friday it is embarking on a plan to coordinate studies in more than 20 countries to “better understand the natural history of the disease” following an outbreak of the Andes strain of the hantavirus linked to the cruise ship MV Hondius. While stressing that the risks to the public remain […] Continue reading -> Global Health Needs More than Money – Philanthropy Can Amplify Impacts 14/05/2026 Anil Soni Philanthropy can help make every dollar deliver more impact. I often think about a boy I met in Kajiado County, Kenya. He was the same age as my son, but half his weight. A World Health Organization (WHO) colleague measured the circumference of his arm to confirm what was already painfully clear: he was severely […] Continue reading -> Hantavirus: Experts Question Claim that Only ‘Symptomatic’ People are Infectious 11/05/2026 Kerry Cullinan Hantavirus has been confirmed in a French citizen evacuated from the MV Hondius cruise ship on Sunday, while two tests on a US citizen turned up one “weakly positive” and one negative result – but it is still unclear how the virus is being transmitted. The evacuation of passengers from the ship, now docked in […] Continue reading -> BioNTech Factory Closures Spark Concerns Over EU Supplies Amid Trade Tensions 08/05/2026 Felix Sassmannshausen This week’s announcement of BioNTech factory closures in Germany marks an end to the country’s pandemic-era COVID-19 vaccine production boom. The Mainz-based pioneer announced that it will manufacture its final batches of the vaccine domestically later this year, transferring all future production to its American partner, Pfizer. This strategic retreat from Germany – which includes […] Continue reading -> First Person Outside Cruise Ship is Suspected of Hantavirus Infection 07/05/2026 Kerry Cullinan The first person suspected of contracting hantavirus outside of passengers on the Hondius cruise ship is currently in a Dutch hospital. She is a flight attendant who came into contact with a former passenger who briefly boarded a KLM flight in Johannesburg, South Africa, but was prevented by airline staff from flying to Amsterdam as […] Continue reading -> ‘We Are Going to Die’: The Frontline Costs of Uganda’s New US Health Agreement 07/05/2026 Soita Khatondi Wepukhulu This story was originally published by The New Humanitarian. On an early morning in February, 23-year-old Suzan Akello was found lying dead on a veranda outside a house she had visited in Namataala, Mbale town, in eastern Uganda. Friends said she could not afford a clinic and had taken herbal medicine to terminate a pregnancy. […] Continue reading -> World Health Organization Gives Stamp of Approval to First Malaria Treatment for Young Infants 06/05/2026 Elaine Ruth Fletcher The World Health Organization has ‘pre-qualified’ Coartem® Baby, the first-ever malaria treatment for young infants of 4.5 kilograms or less. The combination treatment, now being rolled out in Ghana, aims to fill a longstanding gap in treatments available for children under the age of 5, who constitute three quarters of the estimated 610,000 malaria deaths […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts
Global Health Needs More than Money – Philanthropy Can Amplify Impacts 14/05/2026 Anil Soni Philanthropy can help make every dollar deliver more impact. I often think about a boy I met in Kajiado County, Kenya. He was the same age as my son, but half his weight. A World Health Organization (WHO) colleague measured the circumference of his arm to confirm what was already painfully clear: he was severely […] Continue reading -> Hantavirus: Experts Question Claim that Only ‘Symptomatic’ People are Infectious 11/05/2026 Kerry Cullinan Hantavirus has been confirmed in a French citizen evacuated from the MV Hondius cruise ship on Sunday, while two tests on a US citizen turned up one “weakly positive” and one negative result – but it is still unclear how the virus is being transmitted. The evacuation of passengers from the ship, now docked in […] Continue reading -> BioNTech Factory Closures Spark Concerns Over EU Supplies Amid Trade Tensions 08/05/2026 Felix Sassmannshausen This week’s announcement of BioNTech factory closures in Germany marks an end to the country’s pandemic-era COVID-19 vaccine production boom. The Mainz-based pioneer announced that it will manufacture its final batches of the vaccine domestically later this year, transferring all future production to its American partner, Pfizer. This strategic retreat from Germany – which includes […] Continue reading -> First Person Outside Cruise Ship is Suspected of Hantavirus Infection 07/05/2026 Kerry Cullinan The first person suspected of contracting hantavirus outside of passengers on the Hondius cruise ship is currently in a Dutch hospital. She is a flight attendant who came into contact with a former passenger who briefly boarded a KLM flight in Johannesburg, South Africa, but was prevented by airline staff from flying to Amsterdam as […] Continue reading -> ‘We Are Going to Die’: The Frontline Costs of Uganda’s New US Health Agreement 07/05/2026 Soita Khatondi Wepukhulu This story was originally published by The New Humanitarian. On an early morning in February, 23-year-old Suzan Akello was found lying dead on a veranda outside a house she had visited in Namataala, Mbale town, in eastern Uganda. Friends said she could not afford a clinic and had taken herbal medicine to terminate a pregnancy. […] Continue reading -> World Health Organization Gives Stamp of Approval to First Malaria Treatment for Young Infants 06/05/2026 Elaine Ruth Fletcher The World Health Organization has ‘pre-qualified’ Coartem® Baby, the first-ever malaria treatment for young infants of 4.5 kilograms or less. The combination treatment, now being rolled out in Ghana, aims to fill a longstanding gap in treatments available for children under the age of 5, who constitute three quarters of the estimated 610,000 malaria deaths […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts
Hantavirus: Experts Question Claim that Only ‘Symptomatic’ People are Infectious 11/05/2026 Kerry Cullinan Hantavirus has been confirmed in a French citizen evacuated from the MV Hondius cruise ship on Sunday, while two tests on a US citizen turned up one “weakly positive” and one negative result – but it is still unclear how the virus is being transmitted. The evacuation of passengers from the ship, now docked in […] Continue reading -> BioNTech Factory Closures Spark Concerns Over EU Supplies Amid Trade Tensions 08/05/2026 Felix Sassmannshausen This week’s announcement of BioNTech factory closures in Germany marks an end to the country’s pandemic-era COVID-19 vaccine production boom. The Mainz-based pioneer announced that it will manufacture its final batches of the vaccine domestically later this year, transferring all future production to its American partner, Pfizer. This strategic retreat from Germany – which includes […] Continue reading -> First Person Outside Cruise Ship is Suspected of Hantavirus Infection 07/05/2026 Kerry Cullinan The first person suspected of contracting hantavirus outside of passengers on the Hondius cruise ship is currently in a Dutch hospital. She is a flight attendant who came into contact with a former passenger who briefly boarded a KLM flight in Johannesburg, South Africa, but was prevented by airline staff from flying to Amsterdam as […] Continue reading -> ‘We Are Going to Die’: The Frontline Costs of Uganda’s New US Health Agreement 07/05/2026 Soita Khatondi Wepukhulu This story was originally published by The New Humanitarian. On an early morning in February, 23-year-old Suzan Akello was found lying dead on a veranda outside a house she had visited in Namataala, Mbale town, in eastern Uganda. Friends said she could not afford a clinic and had taken herbal medicine to terminate a pregnancy. […] Continue reading -> World Health Organization Gives Stamp of Approval to First Malaria Treatment for Young Infants 06/05/2026 Elaine Ruth Fletcher The World Health Organization has ‘pre-qualified’ Coartem® Baby, the first-ever malaria treatment for young infants of 4.5 kilograms or less. The combination treatment, now being rolled out in Ghana, aims to fill a longstanding gap in treatments available for children under the age of 5, who constitute three quarters of the estimated 610,000 malaria deaths […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts
BioNTech Factory Closures Spark Concerns Over EU Supplies Amid Trade Tensions 08/05/2026 Felix Sassmannshausen This week’s announcement of BioNTech factory closures in Germany marks an end to the country’s pandemic-era COVID-19 vaccine production boom. The Mainz-based pioneer announced that it will manufacture its final batches of the vaccine domestically later this year, transferring all future production to its American partner, Pfizer. This strategic retreat from Germany – which includes […] Continue reading -> First Person Outside Cruise Ship is Suspected of Hantavirus Infection 07/05/2026 Kerry Cullinan The first person suspected of contracting hantavirus outside of passengers on the Hondius cruise ship is currently in a Dutch hospital. She is a flight attendant who came into contact with a former passenger who briefly boarded a KLM flight in Johannesburg, South Africa, but was prevented by airline staff from flying to Amsterdam as […] Continue reading -> ‘We Are Going to Die’: The Frontline Costs of Uganda’s New US Health Agreement 07/05/2026 Soita Khatondi Wepukhulu This story was originally published by The New Humanitarian. On an early morning in February, 23-year-old Suzan Akello was found lying dead on a veranda outside a house she had visited in Namataala, Mbale town, in eastern Uganda. Friends said she could not afford a clinic and had taken herbal medicine to terminate a pregnancy. […] Continue reading -> World Health Organization Gives Stamp of Approval to First Malaria Treatment for Young Infants 06/05/2026 Elaine Ruth Fletcher The World Health Organization has ‘pre-qualified’ Coartem® Baby, the first-ever malaria treatment for young infants of 4.5 kilograms or less. The combination treatment, now being rolled out in Ghana, aims to fill a longstanding gap in treatments available for children under the age of 5, who constitute three quarters of the estimated 610,000 malaria deaths […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts
First Person Outside Cruise Ship is Suspected of Hantavirus Infection 07/05/2026 Kerry Cullinan The first person suspected of contracting hantavirus outside of passengers on the Hondius cruise ship is currently in a Dutch hospital. She is a flight attendant who came into contact with a former passenger who briefly boarded a KLM flight in Johannesburg, South Africa, but was prevented by airline staff from flying to Amsterdam as […] Continue reading -> ‘We Are Going to Die’: The Frontline Costs of Uganda’s New US Health Agreement 07/05/2026 Soita Khatondi Wepukhulu This story was originally published by The New Humanitarian. On an early morning in February, 23-year-old Suzan Akello was found lying dead on a veranda outside a house she had visited in Namataala, Mbale town, in eastern Uganda. Friends said she could not afford a clinic and had taken herbal medicine to terminate a pregnancy. […] Continue reading -> World Health Organization Gives Stamp of Approval to First Malaria Treatment for Young Infants 06/05/2026 Elaine Ruth Fletcher The World Health Organization has ‘pre-qualified’ Coartem® Baby, the first-ever malaria treatment for young infants of 4.5 kilograms or less. The combination treatment, now being rolled out in Ghana, aims to fill a longstanding gap in treatments available for children under the age of 5, who constitute three quarters of the estimated 610,000 malaria deaths […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts
‘We Are Going to Die’: The Frontline Costs of Uganda’s New US Health Agreement 07/05/2026 Soita Khatondi Wepukhulu This story was originally published by The New Humanitarian. On an early morning in February, 23-year-old Suzan Akello was found lying dead on a veranda outside a house she had visited in Namataala, Mbale town, in eastern Uganda. Friends said she could not afford a clinic and had taken herbal medicine to terminate a pregnancy. […] Continue reading -> World Health Organization Gives Stamp of Approval to First Malaria Treatment for Young Infants 06/05/2026 Elaine Ruth Fletcher The World Health Organization has ‘pre-qualified’ Coartem® Baby, the first-ever malaria treatment for young infants of 4.5 kilograms or less. The combination treatment, now being rolled out in Ghana, aims to fill a longstanding gap in treatments available for children under the age of 5, who constitute three quarters of the estimated 610,000 malaria deaths […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts
World Health Organization Gives Stamp of Approval to First Malaria Treatment for Young Infants 06/05/2026 Elaine Ruth Fletcher The World Health Organization has ‘pre-qualified’ Coartem® Baby, the first-ever malaria treatment for young infants of 4.5 kilograms or less. The combination treatment, now being rolled out in Ghana, aims to fill a longstanding gap in treatments available for children under the age of 5, who constitute three quarters of the estimated 610,000 malaria deaths […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts