UN News
Russia's ongoing invasion targets humanitarian aid warehouses, destroying supplies and disrupting relief efforts, because apparently bombing hospitals and aid workers is a strategy.
BBC World
Ebola continues to outpace health authorities in DR Congo, with WHO admitting the virus is ahead of them. Second-worst outbreak ever, no vaccine, and only 30% of cases reached.
The Atlantic
The third-largest Ebola outbreak ever shows we've learned some things, but the U.S. seems determined to unlearn the importance of actually maintaining the systems that stop pandemics.
UN News
Global vaccination rates inch up one percentage point, which is progress - unless you're one of the 13.5 million kids still getting zero doses.
UN News
Sudan adds cholera to its already impressive roster of crises, with over 100 dead and aid access hampered by drones.
The Guardian
Europe’s air conditioning culture war reaches a boiling point as record heat pits climate ideology against public health, with far-right parties flip-flopping on AC and Elon Musk cheering for American-style cooling.
The Guardian
A patient in Glasgow is being tested for Ebola; Public Health Scotland says risk is low, but they're ready to trace contacts and maybe panic a little.
The Guardian
Europe faces its worst heatwave on record, with deaths, infrastructure failures, and political inertia, proving that we've learned nothing from the last 20 years of heatwaves.
BBC World
DR Congo's Ebola outbreak sets a grim record for speed, MSF says the response hasn't caught up, and the WHO chief visits to see how bad it really is (spoiler: pretty bad).
The Guardian Europe
WHO chief arrives in DRC, assures everyone the Ebola outbreak can be stopped, asks warring factions for a ceasefire, and notes that travel bans don't help much - while neighboring Uganda slams its border shut.
BBC Health
WHO raises Ebola risk to 'very high' in DR Congo as rare Bundibugyo species spreads, vaccines remain elusive, and a hospital fire shows trust is still in short supply.
UN News
UN warns that blockaded medical supplies, rodents, and disease are making Gaza even more hellish - and a prefab hospital just sits in Jordan, waiting.
UN News
WHO battles rare Ebola strain in DRC and Uganda with community trust, since no vaccine exists and scaring people doesn't work.
BBC World
WHO declares Ebola emergency as rare, unvaccinated strain spreads through conflict zones, funerals, and a stubborn belief in witchcraft over hospitals.
The Guardian
A WHO-convened commission says the climate crisis is a public health emergency that needs a Pheic declaration - because apparently dying from heatwaves and dengue isn't alarming enough on its own.
UN News
Cuba's healthcare system is collapsing under blackouts and shortages, forcing staff to carry water up stairs while patients wait for surgeries and pregnant women go hungry.
BBC Health
A cruise ship passenger develops hantavirus symptoms mid-flight, because apparently the outbreak needed a dramatic airborne encore.
UN News
WHO confirms 3,000+ attacks on Ukraine's healthcare since invasion, while UN helps farmers plant crops near minefields. War: it's the gift that keeps on giving.
The Guardian Europe
A dream cruise turns into a nightmare as hantavirus kills three passengers, leaving the ship stranded off Cape Verde and the Canary Islands while authorities argue over who has to deal with it.
The Guardian
WHO insists hantavirus outbreak on cruise ship is not the next pandemic, even as Spain and Canary Islands argue over docking rights and 12 countries nervously check their contact-tracing lists.
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