The first participant has been dosed in a CEPI-backed Phase 1 trial of Moderna's investigational vaccine against Bundibugyo virus, marking rapid progress in the global effort to combat the deadly Ebola outbreak in DRC. Read more: cepi.net/modernas-bun...

🔥The climate crisis is on 'overdrive' with the @wmo-global.bsky.social saying we are likely seeing a prelude rather than a peak. Through October, nearly every land area on 🌍 is expected to be hotter than normal with UN leadership calling for urgent action. ⚡️ healthpolicy-watch.news/climate-cris...

Climate Crisis In 'Overdrive' As Fossil Fuels Fan El Niño, UN Chief Warns - Health Policy Watch

"This is only a warm-up act," he said. "El Niño is strengthening, adding fuel to a planet already on fire with scorching heat domes, apocalyptic wildfires and

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As the Democratic Republic of Congo’s Bundibugyo Ebola outbreak worsens, Ranu Dhillon and Jean-Vivien Mombouli draw on their experience leading Guinea’s 2014-16 Ebola outbreak response to provide valuable insights for interventions.

Using Guinea's Approach to Contain Ebola in the DRC  | Think Global Health

Negotiating access, earning trust, and building a tightly coordinated response are essential to stopping transmission, according to two advisors of Guinea's 2014-16 Ebola response

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Ahead of pandemic negotiations from 14–18 September, HPW is publishing two contrasting pathogen-sharing options: Africa’s Federated Model & the European Union’s Hybrid Model. ✍️ @kerrycullinan.bsky.social @consilium.europa.eu @civicusalliance.bsky.social @3rdworldnetwork.bsky.social

Pandemic Talks: What Are The Two Models For Sharing Pathogens? - Health Policy Watch

Two practical – and contrary – proposals were tabled at pandemic talks last week, detailing how information about dangerous pathogens should be shared. Health

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Following the 42-day monitoring period, Uganda declared the end to the 2026 #Ebola #bundibugyo outbreak. Minister of Health Dr. Baryomunsi attributed success to continued investment and strengthened public health #preparedness, lab capacity, #surveillance, and joint efforts. health.go.ug/news/

News - Ministry of Health - Uganda

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Matt Field @mattyfield.bsky.social reports that while plenty of hurdles remain for anyone hoping to use fast-improving AI to develop a bioweapon, one expert notes, 'Where we will find ourselves a year from now is likely to be, without intervention, a much more risky circumstance.'"

AI executives worry about their technologies aiding bioterrorists. How likely is that?

Plenty of hurdles remain for anyone hoping to use fast-improving AI to develop a bioweapon, but, as one expert notes, "Where we will find ourselves a year from now is likely to be, without…

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Join us on 7/31 at 12PM ET as we dive into how #ElNiño weather shifts drive environments where infectious diseases flourish. Moderated by @jennifernuzzo.bsky.social with panelists Lauren Charles & Natasha Bagdasarian. Register Now ⤵️ brown.zoom.us/webinar/regi...

🚨 272 AI experts ranked the top #AI risks through 2030 – even with strong safeguards, there is a 12% chance of catastrophic harm from AI-enabled weapons, including biological ones. #Biosecurity guardrails must be built into AI oversight NOW, not later. mitsloan.mit.edu/ideas-made-t...

These are the most urgent AI risks, according to 272 experts | MIT Sloan

Which AI risks could cause the most harm in the next five years? New MIT research shows that businesses should be aware of threats like competitive pressure and dangerous AI capabilities.

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The new 2026 Africa Health Security Index shows that while investments in health and preparedness since COVID-19 have improved #preparedness by nearly 30%, much more needs to be done for Africa's #biosecurity #biosafety capacity. 📑 Report ghsindex.org/africa/ 📅 Event ghsindex.org/articles/tra...

The Africa Health Security Index

An independent assessment of epidemic and pandemic preparedness across Africa.

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Nuclear Threat Initiative@nti.org · 2w ago

The 2026 Africa Health Security Index is out now. On July 29, join experts who shaped the Index for a discussion about what comes next and what it will take to close the gaps and strengthen health security capacities. #AHSIndex Register now: ghsindex.org/articles/tra...

For 10 days, @who.int Member States gathered in Geneva for #IGWG7 to advance negotiations on the #PABS Annex of the #PandemicAgreement. What happened, and what’s next? Here are the key takeaways 🧵👇🏼

"Every extreme weather event and its true underlying root cause must be brought to the forefront of public discussions." @conservationdoc.bsky.social & co highlight smog and clean air policy lessons to address the #climatecrisis and its health effects @statnews.com www.statnews.com/2026/07/17/w...

What the 20th-century war on smog tells us about today’s wildfire smoke

The evolution of air pollution policy shows how to respond to the dangerous haze caused by Canadian wildfires, experts write in opinion piece.

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#IndoorAir policies have entered a new era 🍃 Our Visiting Fellow Skandan Ananthasekar highlights a new #WELLcertified report showing how governments are "exploring new policy approaches that can deliver better health outcomes" worldwide. Full release + report ⤵️

NEW! Read @impactglobalhealth.bsky.social and @path.org's timely brief on Africa's diagnostics gaps and the alignment with the continent's health security agenda ahead of the upcoming #AU Extraordinary Summit on Health in Accra.

Impact Global Health@impactglobalhealth.bsky.social · 3w ago

🌍 🔎 Today, Impact Global Health and @path.org publish The Diagnostics Deficit, the second in our Blindspots series. We ask whether Africa's diagnostics landscape is keeping pace with the continent's disease burden. Answer: not yet, but the gap is closeable. Read the snapshot here: shorturl.at/3qTx2

In the @rani.co Playbook: Future financing #MFF #OwnResources 💶 @rani.co at #UNGA81 📅 Expansion phase #Ebola 🚨 To be continued #BiotechAct 🧬 New evidence for #biosecurity safeguards ⚠️ Latest from @dndi.org @cepi.net @pandemiccenter.bsky.social @path.org 📰 & more! mailchi.mp/rani/future-...

Mark your calendars. The 2026 Africa Health Security Index goes live July 22, an independent look at epidemic and pandemic preparedness across African countries. #AHSIndex Register for our webinar on July 29: www.nti.org/events/track...

🚨 The #Ebola outbreak is continuing to 'outpace response efforts' in the DRC, says Dr Chikwe Ihekweazu @who.int. Confirmed cases have risen over 1,900 with over 700 confirmed deaths, and cases are spreading faster than can be tracked. Read more ⬇️ www.npr.org/2026/07/15/g...

Ebola is spreading faster in eastern Congo than it can be tracked, as deaths pass 700

Eighty percent of new Ebola cases in eastern Congo are emerging from unknown chains of transmission, according to WHO, a sign the outbreak is spreading faster than health officials can track.

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In our new blog, CEPI's Chief Scientific Writer Kate Kelland asked Aurélia Nguyen, CEPI’s Deputy CEO, to explain how CEPI is supporting the global response to the Bundibugyo outbreak and how that work aligns with the 100 Days Mission. Read the new Q&A to learn more: cepi.net/bundibugyo-a...

Bundibugyo and the 100 Days Mission: Preparedness, Readiness and Response

Aurélia Nguyen, CEPI’s Deputy CEO, explains how CEPI is supporting the global response to the Bundibugyo outbreak and how that work aligns with the 100 Days Mission.

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📅 Don't miss this @pandemiccenter.bsky.social event featuring @ranafrica.org's Aggrey Aluso and @cepi.net's Nafisa Jiwani on #vaccine readiness #100DaysMission. ⬇️

Pandemic Center at Brown University’s School of Public Health@pandemiccenter.bsky.social · 4w ago

Join us on 7/17 for our Game Changers Seminar on the future of vaccine readiness as a component of the #100DaysMission. Moderated by our former fellow Thokozani Liwewe with panelists Nafisa Jiwani (@cepi.net) & Aggrey Aluso (@ranafrica.org). brown.zoom.us/webinar/regi...

Today, the final contact of a person exposed to #hantavirus on the cruise ship MV Hondius completed their quarantine period, tested negative and returned home. No further cases have been reported since the 25th of May. Therefore, @who.int considers the hantavirus outbreak over.

In the NEW issue of @rani.co Playbook: Heating up #EU budget #MFF #EUCO 🌡️ Upending #ODA assumptions @odi.global @rani.co 🙃 #Ebola outpaces response ⚠️ New chapter #PABS #IGWG7 📑 #BiotechAct gathers steam 🚂 New tools, resources, reads, & more! 📚 mailchi.mp/rani/heating...

⏱️ Day 45 of the #100DaysMission Ebola Bundibugyo Virus clock. There are still no approved point-of-care diagnostics, therapeutics, or vaccines for Bundibugyo virus, but momentum continues to build. Selected developments since Day 30: 🧵👇

"In the absence of trust, even the best-resourced outbreak response will struggle. But when trust is present, communities themselves become our strongest defence." Amref's Dr Githinji Gitahi on minding the community trust gap in the #Ebola outbreak response.

Health Policy Watch - Global health news reporting@healthpolicywatch.bsky.social · last mo.

In Ituri, #Ebola response teams face burned tents, hostile burials and patients fleeing quarantine. The lesson: emergency response cannot succeed without community trust built long before crisis arrives. INSIDE VIEW: Dr Githinji Gitahi, AMREF 📰➡️ healthpolicy-watch.news/mind-the-gap...

Australia reported #H5N1 has arrived on its mainland, putting millions of birds and mammals – including humans – at risk. @theguardian.com www.theguardian.com/environment/...

‘A genuine wildlife emergency’: everything you need to know about the arrival of H5 bird flu in Australia

What is the virus? Where did it come from? Are humans at risk? What does it mean for the agricultural sector and wildlife? Experts answer your questions

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In the @rani.co Playbook: Pivotal moment #EU #MFF #EUCO 🤸🏽‍♀️ #Ebola challenges 🚧 Road to #IGWG7 🛣️ #BiotechAct moves ahead 🧬 Heat, health, and climate #resilience 🥵 Calls to redesign #internationalfinance #GPI 🏦 & more! 📚 mailchi.mp/rani/pivotal...

✊🏽This week we're on the streets of Brussels with #MFFHub. Ahead of the June 18-19 #EUCO, we're making our message on the next #EUbudget (#MFF) impossible to ignore. 📣 Europe's future needs strong foundations. ⚡Take action for a stronger Global Europe: www.mffhub.org/be-the-archi...

'Heatwaves are no longer freak weather anomalies. They are now a recurring crisis inflicting suffering, claiming lives and fracturing our health systems and infrastructure,' said @who.int's Dr. Hans Kluge.

Health Policy Watch - Global health news reporting@healthpolicywatch.bsky.social · 2mo ago

Together with partners, @rani.co and #FriendsofthePPPRHLM were at the 9 June Multistakeholder Hearing on #HLMPPR2026 at the #UN. Here are our key takeaways and highlights 🧵👇🏼

🫱🏾‍🫲🏽 Thank you to the partners who joined the #FriendsofthePPPRHLM Social to align and connect ahead of the #HLM #MSH. As @rani.co's Zander shared, with the ongoing #Ebola #hantavirus outbreaks, it is on all of us to show consensus for the urgent need for ambitious action.

In the @rani.co Playbook: Building Resilience 🌱 New rani @ranafrica.org Impact Report ⚡ Future-proofing Europe’s tomorrow 🕰️ Catastrophic collisions #Ebola 💥 More time to get #PABS right ⏳ #Biotech #biosecurity discussions advancing 🧬 #GHS2026 events 📅 & more! mailchi.mp/rani/buildin...

⚡ NEW! @rani.co and @ranafrica.org proudly share our joint annual impact report – What it takes to build resilience. Join us in our ambition to build a collaborative, equitable, and mutually accountable future for global resilience and health security. Read: rani.co/joint-rani-r...