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A truly historic evening at the #WHA78: the #PandemicAccord resolution was approved in Committee A with 124 in favour, 0 against and 11 abstentions. The final step: adoption in plenary tomorrow morning. My thanks once again to World Health Organization (WHO) Member States for choosing to keep the world

Secretary Kennedy has made chronic disease his top priority, yet, under his watch, HHS shuttered the CDC Office on Smoking, a top driver of cardiovascular disease, cancer and premature death in US nytimes.com/2025/05/15/hea…

"Exactly why member states think they can resolve the most contentious issues of the preceding three years simply because it is in a separate annex, and in a single year, is rather baffling." Useful, honest analysis on pandemic accord. #WHA78 thinkglobalhealth.org/article/fate-u…

BREAKING: In a serious blow to US pandemic flu preparedness, HHS has cancelled a contract with Moderna to test and license prototype vaccines for #H5N1 #birdflu and other potential pandemic viruses. In a pandemic, mRNA is the fastest way to vaccine doses. statnews.com/2025/05/28/mod…

Sen. Susan Collins on WH’s $9.4B rescission package. "It looks like PEPFAR has been cut, and I consider that to be possibly the most successful public health program that has ever been used in Africa and other parts of the world. So I do not support the reduction PEPFAR anytime”

The April 2025 trade data should be taken seriously, but not literally. The headline reduction is a function of less tariff front running. Imports of pharmaceuticals fell $26b v March ($50b to $24b) Imports of metal shapes (gold bars) fell $17b ($21b to $4b) 1/

An early morning interview on @cnn on President Trump's budget request on #globalhealth cc: Council on Foreign Relations video.snapstream.net/Play/ym1g3053E…

This is the big one: Kennedy is firing the entire #ACIP in a move he says is needed to restore confidence in vaccines. "It scares me to think of what’s ahead,” Mike Osterholm of CIDRAP told me. statnews.com/2025/06/09/rfk…

From 6/10 Department of State press briefing on the PEPFAR 85%: it's an estimated 85% of beneficiaries who 𝘤𝘰𝘶𝘭𝘥 be receiving lifesaving treatment & PMTC services based on 𝘧𝘶𝘭𝘭 𝘰𝘱𝘦𝘳𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘢𝘭 𝘤𝘢𝘱𝘢𝘤𝘪𝘵𝘺 of 𝘢𝘭𝘭 operational active awards. state.gov/briefings/depa…

How Not to Die (Too Soon), a new book by Prof. Devi Sridhar, explores how governments should be held accountable for decisions that influence life expectancy, such as policies on gun control, clean water, and mental health. thinkglobalhealth.org/article/how-no…

Someone at Novo Nordisk failed to pay a $450 maintenance fee, which would have kept its patent on Ozempic in force for another two years... A very expensive mistake!

"The United States will create blind spots where emerging diseases can incubate before they arrive fully fledged on the country’s doorstep. That will create an illusion of safety—until it is too late," write Yanzhong Huang and Tom Bollyky. foreignaffairs.com/china/coming-g…

When the United States and other governments suddenly cut their aid budgets, I know for a fact that more children will die. Here’s the proof I’m showing Congress. gatesnot.es/3ZMNVTA

US will withdraw its financial support of Gavi b/c Secretary Kennedy believes it has “ignored the science” in immunizing children GAVI helps immunize ~70 M kids each year against deadly pediatric illnesses Its credited w/saving 17M lives over two decades nytimes.com/2025/06/25/hea…

Today, world leaders reaffirmed their commitment to protecting children from vaccine-preventable diseases, raising $9 billion for Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance. This reflects strong global confidence in vaccines as one of the most effective investments in global health. As a founding partner, the

Exploring the concept of a "New America," this session brought together Tom Bollyky , Kal Penn, Edward Wong , and Ijeoma Oluo, in conversation with Sree Sreenivasan. They interrogated the ongoing shifts in American culture, politics, and society, reflecting on the country's evolving

The U.S. has reached its highest annual measles case tally in 33 years, and the virus - once largely extinguished - may again become endemic in the U.S. as vaccination rates fall, with continued clusters and outbreaks. via LenaSun The Washington Post washingtonpost.com/health/2025/07…

Inside the Collapse of the F.D.A. , great article by Jeneen Interlandi that features many thoughtful longtime voices on the agency nytimes.com/2025/07/08/mag…