Meanwhile, this industry largely exists to supply exotic pets, not essential needs. The good news is that the US government could implement solutions now, without relying on Congress. For more, check out my latest piece in @thinkglobalhealth.org. Huge thanks to @akrugman.bsky.social for editing!

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One Year Post-USAID, Global Health Funding Stuck in Limbo  | Think Global Health

End-of-year estimates convey how much global health funding changed in 2025

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The fact that children in 2025 are suffering from diseases that should have been consigned to history is not just a public health failure. It is a moral failure. www.statnews.com/2025/11/12/c...

Kids have a right to vaccinations. Let's bring in the lawyers

Children suffering from diseases that should have been consigned to history is a moral failure. Access to vaccines is a human right.

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Measles is back. U.S. cases hit a 33-year high this year, and Canada could lose its elimination status. With vaccination waning and data gaps growing, @thinkglobalhealth.org built a new tracker to follow outbreaks worldwide + data from @promedmail.org. www.thinkglobalhealth.org/article/vacc...

Vaccine-Preventable Disease: A Global Tracker | Think Global Health

This map is updated weekly and visualizes outbreaks of nine childhood diseases in collaboration with the International Society for Infectious Diseases

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Also lots of credit to data editor @akrugman.bsky.social for putting together such an easy to use tracker. If you're taking requests, I vote adding rubella.

I'd love to say lots of nice things about this invaluable preventable disease tracker from @monscience.bsky.social and team at Think Global Health. It's an incredible resource. But I can't get over my anger & sadness that this resource is even needed. www.thinkglobalhealth.org/article/vacc...

Vaccine-Preventable Disease: A Global Tracker | Think Global Health

This map is updated weekly and visualizes outbreaks of nine childhood diseases in collaboration with the International Society for Infectious Diseases

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Think Global Health offers three charts to recount what has unfolded since the October 7 attack and to take stock of the immense health needs in Gaza.

Two Years of the Gaza War in Three Health Charts | Think Global Health

Two years after Hamas attacked Israel, the health consequences of the brutal war are sharp

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I had the privilege of reporting on the health and humanitarian crisis unfolding in the DRC for @thinkglobalhealth.org amid the abrupt U.S. retreat from the global stage. Thanks to @amymaxmen.bsky.social for connecting me with some of the incredible voices featured in this piece.

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Rwanda-backed rebels take over cities in Congo & the US pulls aid. Mass rape, mass death & hunger. "It's legitimate to say 'I need to understand how the money is being used'" said Karume."But if we are in a partnership, you don't [suddenly] say 'I'm gone.' www.thinkglobalhealth.org/article/drc-...

In the name of axing an incredibly small investment (parts of which go to Americans to produce the aid given), the US throws away a massive amount of soft power as well as vital assistance that would make the world safer for all (including Americans)

A must-read piece about the neglected crisis unfolding in Congo, and why the timing of US abandonment may haunt us in the future. By @akrugman.bsky.social @thinkglobalhealth.org www.thinkglobalhealth.org/article/drc-...

DRC in Crisis: The Human Cost of U.S. Aid Cuts Amid the M23 Rebellion | Think Global Health

Aid workers and health experts recount the growing humanitarian crisis amid conflict in Democratic Republic of Congo

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Rwanda-backed rebels take over cities in Congo & the US pulls aid. Mass rape, mass death & hunger. "It's legitimate to say 'I need to understand how the money is being used'" said Karume."But if we are in a partnership, you don't [suddenly] say 'I'm gone.' www.thinkglobalhealth.org/article/drc-...

DRC in Crisis: The Human Cost of U.S. Aid Cuts Amid the M23 Rebellion | Think Global Health

Aid workers and health experts recount the growing humanitarian crisis amid conflict in Democratic Republic of Congo

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Rubio terminated 5800 USAID contracts – more than 90% of its foreign aid programs – in defiance of the courts. Here’s a list of just some of the lifesaving awards that were terminated. Nearly all were Congressionally mandated. They’ve saved millions of lives. 🧵

The yawning gap in global aid funding left by the United States has led to speculation over whether it could be filled by other nations or private funders. @akrugman.bsky.social tracks how Trump’s executive orders are jeopardizing global health programs.

A "Defining Moment" for Global Health Funding | Think Global Health

Track how President Trump's executive orders have jeopardized global health programs that rely on the United States

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U.S. egg prices have reached a 45-year high. Virologists and an economist explain how a new version of H5N1 bird flu drove the trend—and why the prices for some egg brands are rising faster than others. @monscience.bsky.social reports: www.thinkglobalhealth.org/article/us-e...

U.S. Egg Prices Reach 45-Year High as Bird Flu Intensifies | Think Global Health

This winter, a new version of H5N1 influenza, the same one behind a recent fatal case, has pummeled U.S. poultry

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I spoke with poultry veterinarians about how the new version of H5N1, called D1.1, drove the trend. In Dec. and Jan., poultry producers culled 41M chickens because of the outbreak—three times more than the same period last year. 📈: @akrugman.bsky.social www.thinkglobalhealth.org/article/us-e...

BREAKING NEWS: Research and basic information on subjects ranging from tuberculosis surveillance to adolescent health disappeared from federal health agency websites.

Trump administration purges websites across federal health agencies

Research and basic information on subjects ranging from tuberculosis surveillance to adolescent health disappeared from federal health agency websites.

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It's been a chaotic day on the health & data front. Today's "purge" scrubbed critical info on HIV, environmental health, contraception + much more. Concerned for what 4 years of data gaps may bring.

Catherine Rampell@crampell.bsky.social · 2y ago

List of CDC information that appears to have been taken down so far: 1. CDC Atlas 2. CDC Youth Risk Behavior Surveillance System 3. HRSA Target 4. Language removed for LGBT work 5. CDC Social Vulnerability Index

If you're a journalist downloading CDC data today, please consider filling out this form so we have a centralized guide to who has what. docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

Downloaded CDC Data And Where To Find It

Journalists and scientists are downloading a bunch of public health data they suspect might be at risk of deletion. Instead of all of us privately reinventing the wheel over and over, what if we share...

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This CDC webpage for the youth risk behavior survey remains down. Its corresponding data repository shows that last night its "gender field was changed to "sex" ... h/t @akrugman.bsky.social data.cdc.gov/Survey-Data/...

Nsikan Akpan@monscience.bsky.social · 2y ago

The CDC has begun purging data. Example: The youth risk behavior survey...

Resurfacing in the light of day: People should archive their favorite CDC datasets today, namely ones around race/ethnic diversity, LGBTQ, flu, covid, reproductive health...

Nsikan Akpan@monscience.bsky.social · 2y ago

Probably a good idea for someone to archive the entire CDC website tonight...

According to Dr. Walter Orenstein, the antivaccine mindset threatens decades of progress toward eradicating polio. Without continued vaccination, paralysis could resurge anywhere—not just in the two countries where polio remains endemic. www.thinkglobalhealth.org/article/mira...

The "Miracle" of the Polio Vaccine | Think Global Health

Polio expert Walter Orenstein speaks about the important legacy of the polio vaccine following efforts to undermine it

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Preventive care claims are denied at higher rates for low-income patients and patients of color, according to a study. Depression screenings and administration of contraceptives were denied most often. Read more: www.thinkglobalhealth.org/article/clai...

Claim Denied: U.S. Insurance and Health Equity | Think Global Health

Researcher Alex Hoagland discusses the links between race, income, education and claim denials for preventive care

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