Extreme heat is making pregnancy more dangerous.

A @wellcometrust.bsky.social five-country survey found 73% of maternity workers reported rising heat-related complications, while 76% saw more foetal or newborn health problems.

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For the first time since the pandemic began, COVID-19 has dropped out of the world's top 10 causes of death.

@who.int estimates rank it 14th in 2023, down from first in 2021, as global life expectancy rebounds.

Read @stefananderson.bsky.social report at 🗞️➡️ healthpolicy-watch.news/covid-19-dro...

West Bank hospitals are running out of medicines as a financial crisis cripples healthcare.

Of 520 essential drugs, 180 were out of stock in June, including 50 cancer treatments. Over 4,000 cancer patients face disruptions.

Aseel Mafarjeh reports for HPW 🗞️➡️ healthpolicy-watch.news/west-bank-he...

🚨Nearly half a billion people across northern India face another season of toxic smog. Crop fires, falling temperatures and stagnant winds threaten to trap dangerous pollution across the Indo-Gangetic Plain.

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GLOBAL FUND LEADERSHIP RACE: Five candidates are shortlisted to lead @globalfund as the agency faces a $5.36 billion funding gap, donor tensions and mounting pressure for reform. The Board votes 28–30 October.

✍️ @fargonaut.bsky.social
@who.int @cepi.net @savethechildren.org @undp.org

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BREAKING: Who will lead @who.int in 2027?

China’s nomination of physician-scientist Dr Song Li adds a seventh contender to a race increasingly shaped by financing pressures, regional rivalries & competing visions of global health.

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@ec.europa.eu @gavi.org @fao.org
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EXCLUSIVE INSIDE VIEW - Dr. Jiho Cha

Who controls AI in health care?

South Korean Dr. Jiho Cha has left the @who.int leadership race to pursue a global AI health coalition, warning that governments risk losing control of technologies transforming health care.

Read Dr Jiho Cha's essay 📖 ⬇️ & 🔁🙏

INSIDE VIEW: Irshad Danish & Supreet Kaur

With #COP31 approaching, the 2026 @gnreport.bsky.social urges governments to integrate nutrition into climate, food and health policies. Stronger data, coordinated financing and accountability are critical as global progress stalls.

@fao.org @ilo.org

A sharp drop in Ebola cases in eastern DRC may reflect disrupted surveillance rather than declining infections, warns the Africa CDC.

⚠️Renewed fighting is preventing health teams from reaching affected communities.

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@amnesty.org

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The US committed around $14 billion to bilateral health deals with 35 countries. But as the 1 October start date arrived, implementation plans were still not ready & countries are again waiting for funds.

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@aidshealthcare.bsky.social @aidsconference.bsky.social
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PAHO’s annual meeting opened with calls for stronger regional cooperation — and sharp political tension, as the U.S. warned the agency against expanding into climate, gender and misinformation issues.

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