Where the Trump Administration's Global Health Agreements Stand

The State Department has now signed more than 30 bilateral global health cooperation agreements, adding dozens of new deals with partner governments since our initial update and rundown of outstanding...

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Updates from the Fifth Session of negotiations on the UN Tax Convention

The fifth session of the Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee opened in New York this week, and for the first time delegations are working from a full draft treaty. T

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Murderous heat, an endangered food supply, decimated landscapes: embrace the Mediterranean life | George Monbiot

As climate disaster stares us in the face, the radical right says ‘Embrace the Mediterranean life’. Embrace death, more like it, says Guardian columnist George Monbiot

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A New Paradigm for Global Health Financing

Donald P. Kaberuka, et al offer a vision for transforming the prevailing, but increasingly dysfunctional, decades-long approach.

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Making a Mark in Global Health in a Time of Change: Thailand’s Global Health Diplomacy at the World Health Assembly - Centre for Global Sustainability

In this moment of great flux in global health – amid U.S. withdrawal from the World Health Organization – what steps are middle powers and nations on the periphery taking to assert their influence? Wh...

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The HIV Deaths Nobody Can Count - Health Policy Watch

VITAL SIGNS COLUMN: Eighteen months into the dismantling of the global AIDS response, how many have died? The honest answer is that nobody knows. Rio’s

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Des Etats africains sommés par les Etats-Unis de quitter la CPI

L’administration de Donald Trump a annoncé à la mi-juillet une guerre totale contre la Cour pénale internationale, établie à La Haye, alors que le pays n’en a jamais été membre.

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Countries to gain $500bn more tax a year under UN ‘pay-where-you-play’ plan - Tax Justice Network

UN tax convention commitment to scrap 100-year-old corporate tax approach will unleash new economic era without increasing taxes, experts say Countries can collect US$500 billion more in corporate tax...

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New US HIV agreements leave civil society and key populations on the sidelines

The United States is “changing the model, not the mission” of its global HIV programmes, Jeff Graham, acting US Global AIDS Coordinator, told a pre-conference session organised by the US government at...

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AIDS 2026: Navigating HIV Care in a New Funding Reality

From July 26-31st 2026, the 26th International AIDS Conference (AIDS2026), took place in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. I was fortunate to attend one of the largest HIV-related events.  This year’s conferenc...

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African Union Pushes For Greater Domestic Spending On Health Amid Reports Of Huge Disruptions To HIV And TB Services - Health Policy Watch

The African Union held a special health summit this week, primarily aimed at mobilising high-level political support for more domestic health spending –

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Thousands flee wildfires in France and Spain as temperatures reach extreme levels in southern Europe

France asks EU for help while Spain declares national emergency around Madrid, as marine heatwave sees parts of Mediterranean Sea 5C hotter than normal

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AU leaders commit to ending AIDS by 2030, stregthen health systems | Ghana News Agency

By Linda Naa Deide Aryeetey  Accra, July 23, GNA – African leaders have reaffirmed their commitment to end AIDS as a public health threat by 2030 at the close of…

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Africa: Let Accra's AU Health Summit Be Remembered for Action

Guest Column - It is time for Africa to transition to sustainable health financing and turn commitments into action

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Trump's pick for UN chief? Gianni Infantino, reportedly

Trump and Infantino, who heads football's world governing body FIFA, have formed a close and somewhat controversial relationship in recent years.

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African Leaders Push for ‘Health Sovereignty’ at AU Extraordinary Summit in Accra

African leaders attending the African Union Extraordinary Summit on Health, held from July 21 ndash;22, 2026 in Accra, have renewed calls for continental ldquo;health sovereignty rdquo; and greater s...

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Mahama urges African leaders to secure continent's health sovereignty   | Ghana News Agency

President John Dramani Mahama has rallied African leaders and global health executives to secure the continent's health sovereignty through investment in health infrastructures, pharmaceutical and vac...

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Wham!'s China gamble and legacy revealed in retrospective documentary

Four decades ago, Wham! became the first Western pop act to perform in Communist China. It was a visit that ​shaped the band's trajectory but also left a legacy that members George Michael and Andrew ...

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AUC Chairperson called for a decisive shift from commitments to implementation in advancing Africa's health agenda | African Union

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80 years strong: the WHO Constitution

On this day 80 years ago – 22 July 1946 – nations emerging from the devastation of the Second World War chose cooperation over division. They signed the Constitution of the WHO, founded on a bold and ...

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Africa’s pandemic preparedness improves, but safety gaps remain

A new Africa-specific health security index finds strong gains in laboratories and disease surveillance since 2021, but biosecurity, biosafety and systems for delivering vaccines and treatments contin...

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Mahama hosts African leaders for AU Summit on Universal Health Coverage and Disease Control

President John Dramani Mahama is hosting African leaders in Accra for the African Union (AU) Extraordinary Session of the Assembly of Heads of State and Government, with the high-level meeting focusin...

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Gates Foundation Concludes External Review

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The Next WHO Director-General in an Age of Fragmentation

As the WHO begins selecting its next Director-General, the qualities required for effective leadership are evolving. In an increasingly fragmented global health landscape, the next Director-General wi...

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