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96 A Strong Future for Global Health NOW You鈥檙e among the first to know about this year鈥檚 fundraising campaign. December 2, 2024 Students at a vaccination event Don Det, Laos, on April 27, 2023. Antoine Lassalle/Getty) Dear Reader,
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96 Global Health NOW: AIDS at a Juncture; November Recap; and Foodborne Pathogens Flourishing December 2, 2024 Young children with face paint pose for a photo during the World AIDS Day program in Kolkata, India, on December 1, 2021. Avishek Das/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty AIDS at a Juncture
The AIDS epidemic is at a 鈥渉istoric crossroads.鈥�

The end of AIDS as a pandemic is in sight, with effective treatments and a revolutionary new vaccine on deck. Yet discrimination keeps lifesaving treatment out of reach for too many, and critical gains remain under threat. 

Those are findings of the new released for World AIDS Day, which called for a 鈥渞ights-based approach鈥� to fighting the epidemic, . 

Key points of the report:

• One-quarter of people living with HIV鈥�9 million+ people鈥攍ack access to lifesaving treatment. 


• LGBTQ+ people are underserved in 63 countries that still criminalize them. 


• Women and girls are especially vulnerable, accounting for 62% of new HIV infections in sub-Saharan Africa last year. 


• Children remain unreached, with just 57% of children with HIV and 65% of adolescents having access to antiretroviral therapy.

Ground-shifting shot: A twice-yearly vaccine from Gilead was 100% effective in preventing HIV infections in a study of women and works nearly as well in men, .

• The shot, lenacapavir, is already sold under the brand name Sunlenca to treat HIV infections, but Gilead is now seeking authorization to use it for prevention.

Rights at risk: Advocates say such gains are fragile in the face of persistent disparities and a 鈥渄isturbing rollback in protections鈥� for stigmatized groups, .

• And in the U.S., fear is especially acute that the incoming Trump administration will sow AIDS disinformation and denialism, writes Jason Rosenberg in a . 

GLOBAL HEALTH VOICES The Latest One-Liners   In Afghanistan, women arrested for begging say they鈥檝e endured sexual abuse, torture, and forced labor and witnessed children being beaten and abused while in prison.

COVID-19 pneumonia is more likely to develop in men than women, per a new in Scientific Reports that found that 12% of men in Mexico were likely to develop the condition during the early days of the pandemic, compared with 7% of women.

Trump鈥檚 pick for NIH head is health economist Jay Bhattacharya, who criticized pandemic lockdowns and vaccine mandates and promoted 鈥渉erd immunity,鈥� the idea that people at low risk should live normally while building up immunity to COVID-19 through infection.  

Indigenous groups are among the speakers at global negotiations to curb plastic pollution, saying the entire life cycle of plastic鈥攆rom oil production to pollution to microplastics in water鈥攑oses health threats to Indigenous communities worldwide. NOVEMBER鈥橲 MUST-READS Fading Fear of HIV Tied to Rise in STIs  
In South Africa鈥檚 wealthy Gauteng province, HIV infections are falling鈥攚ith condoms, PrEP, PEP, and antiretroviral drugs credited for slashing new infections. But other sexually transmitted infections, including syphilis and gonorrhea, are on the rise amid an apparent false sense of security鈥攚ith sex workers reporting that younger clients in particular resist condoms, arguing they are safe because of anti-HIV treatments.
Superbugs Thriving in War
A 鈥済rowing and dire鈥� crisis of antimicrobial resistance is taking hold in Gaza, as attacks on hospitals and blockades leave doctors with few tools to fight infections. Critical antibiotics remain unavailable, and many infections are unresponsive to the limited antibiotics at hand鈥攔esulting in amputations and death. With so few drugs, 鈥渘urses have a bottle of vinegar on the wound-dressing shelf鈥� to treat infections, said Gaza physician Khaled al Shawwa.
  LGBTQ Afghans Targeted by the Taliban
Since the Taliban regained power in Afghanistan in 2021, LGBTQ citizens have endured 鈥渨idespread鈥� physical and sexual violence in detention centers, human rights groups report. One group, Roshaniya, has documented 825 instances of violence against LGBTQ people in Afghanistan, including beatings, arrests, and detention鈥攁nd emphasized the number was likely an undercount.
How 鈥楥lick鈥� Cigarettes Hook Latin American Teens  
A dizzying array of cigarette flavors鈥攍emonade, apple, lollipop, strawberry鈥攁re enticing young people across Latin America to try smoking, and keeping them hooked. Despite promises to phase out traditional tobacco products, Philip Morris International and British American Tobacco have made these 鈥渇lavor capsule鈥� or 鈥渃lick鈥� cigarettes a staple in countries including Chile, Peru, Argentina, and Bolivia while fighting regional efforts to ban the products, a joint investigation by The Examination, Per煤鈥檚 Salud con lupa, and Chile鈥檚 LaBot news outlets reveals.
UnitedHealth鈥檚 Punishing Playbook  
UnitedHealth Group, the U.S.鈥檚 biggest insurance conglomerate, has deployed algorithms and other strategies to identify those 鈥渙verusing鈥� mental health services鈥攁nd then limited or revoked coverage for some of the nation鈥檚 most vulnerable patients. This investigative story details the company鈥檚 playbook for coverage denials鈥攄espite a series of lawsuits, and regardless, therapists say, of the severity of their patients鈥� issues. NOVEMBER鈥橲 EXCLUSIVES An NG Biotech employee manufactures "Carba" tests, an antibiotic resistance test in Guipry, western France. April 6, 2020. Damien Meyer / AFP via Getty Report:

• By Annalies Winny

ASTMH Coverage:

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• By Dayna Kerecman Myers

Commentaries:

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NOVEMBER鈥橲 BEST NEWS Rwanda鈥檚 Robust Outbreak Response
Rwanda鈥檚 rapid-fire efforts to contain its first-ever Marburg outbreak won praise as 鈥渦nprecedented.鈥�

Key success factors:

• Extensive testing and contact tracing.


• Solid and well-connected health infrastructure and well-trained health professionals.


• Experimental vaccines and treatments.

鈥淚t鈥檚 not yet time to declare victory, but we think we are headed in a good direction,鈥� said health minister Yvan Butera.

GLOBAL HEALTH VOICES CLIMATE CRISIS Foodborne Pathogens Flourishing
Higher temperatures and shifting precipitation patterns are creating prime conditions for foodborne illnesses to proliferate, researchers are warning.

• For every 1掳C rise in temperature, the risk of bacterial infection from Salmonella and Campylobacter increases by 5%, published in October in eBiomedicine. 

Among the impacts:

• Extreme heat makes food supplies vulnerable to pathogens including Salmonella spp., E. coli, and Campylobacter jejuni, per a review published in June in Climatic Change. 


• Meanwhile, runoff from more frequent flooding is contaminating agricultural produce meant to be consumed raw.

In India鈥檚 Maharashtra state, community health worker Sumitra Sutar has become an 鈥渆vangelist鈥� about the issue: 鈥溾�嬧�婭 ask people not only to observe the changing climatic patterns but also carefully consider what鈥檚 on their plate.鈥�

RESOURCES QUICK HITS Africa CDC launches continental blueprint to combat endemic, neglected tropical diseases 鈥�

Long a 鈥楥rown Jewel鈥� of Government, N.I.H. Is Now a Target 鈥�

Why Fluoride Is Necessary for Public Health 鈥�

Starlink roll-out across Africa could transform digital health services 鈥�

Dengue: a hidden threat in blood transfusions amidst Brazil's largest outbreak? 鈥�

Measuring the Impact of Training the Trainers: Lessons From Pilots and Plastic Surgeons 鈥�

What鈥檚 the secret to living to 100? Centenarian stem cells could offer clues 鈥�

Ed Sheeran and Fuse ODG rebuke Band Aid charity song. We ask Kenyans to weigh in 鈥�

Libraries are offering free health and wellness classes across the US 鈥� Issue No. 2822
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Ending AIDS as a public health threat by 2030 is within reach, but only if global leaders commit to dismantling barriers to healthcare and upholding human rights, UN Secretary-General Ant贸nio Guterres said on World AIDS Day.

96 CNNTD Fall Newsletter |RCMTN Bulletin d'automne Recent news and updates from CNNTD | Nouvelles et mises 脿 jour r茅centes du RCMTN November 26, 2024 / novembre 26, 2024 Canadian Network for Neglected Tropical Diseases Newsletter /
Bulletin d'information du R茅seau canadien pour les
Maladies Tropicales N茅glig茅es --> News and updates from the CNNTD
/ Nouvelles et mises 脿 jour de la RCMTN --> The Canadian Network for NTDs meets with the Global Cooperation Caucus in Ottawa!/ Le R茅seau canadien pour les MTN rencontre le Caucus de coop茅ration mondiale 脿 Ottawa! Tina Lines, Advocacy, Policy Officer & Dr. Alison Krentel, Chair of The Canadian Network for Neglected Tropical Diseases were invited to meet with the all-party, non-partisan in Ottawa on Tuesday, October 22nd along with other civil society representatives to raise awareness on the impact of climate change on people living in vulnerable situations ahead of COP29. The Canadian Network for NTDs raised awareness of the need to include health as part of Canada鈥檚 climate financing. We highlighted the impact of climate change on NTDs and the need to focus on local health care capacities and multi-sectoral approaches that address the health and wellbeing of both people and planet. Other speakers included Dr. Bruce Aylward from the World Health Organization, Danielle Kamti茅 and Beth Lorimer from KAIROS Canada. The GCC is supported by and - thank you making this meeting possible! ......

Tina Lines, responsable du plaidoyer et des politiques, et le Dr Alison Krentel, pr茅sidente du R茅seau canadien pour les maladies tropicales n茅glig茅es, ont 茅t茅 invit茅es 脿 rencontrer le groupe multipartite, non partisan, le , ainsi que d'autres repr茅sentants 脿 Ottawa le mardi22 octobre, afin de sensibiliser de l'impact du changement climatique sur les populations vuln茅rables avant la COP29. Le R茅seau canadien pour les MTN a fait cas de la n茅cessit茅 de prendre en compte la sant茅 dans le financement climatique au Canada. Nous avons soulign茅 l'impact du changement climatique sur les MTN et la n茅cessit茅 de se concentrer sur les capacit茅s locales en mati猫re de soins de sant茅 et sur les approches multisectorielles qui prennent en compte la sant茅 et le bien-锚tre des personnes et de la plan猫te. D鈥檃utres intervenants dont Dr. Bruce Aylward de l'Organisation mondiale de la sant茅, Danielle Kamti茅 et Beth Lorimer de KAIROS Canada ont 茅galement pris la parole. Le CCG est soutenu par  et - merci de rendre cette r茅union possible!

The Canadian Network for NTDs at the Neglected Tropical Disease NGO Network Conference/ Le R茅seau canadien pour les MTN 脿 la conf茅rence du r茅seau d'ONG sur les maladies tropicales n茅glig茅es This October, NTD non governmental organizations and stakeholders from more than 50 countries convened at the in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia to discuss challenges to and solutions for NTD elimination. The theme this year was, 鈥淐ollaboration for Change: Fostering Global Equity and Strengthening Community Engagement in NTDs.鈥� This photo is of a side-meeting between national NTD networks in which two of the Canadian Network for NTDs Steering Committee members were present - Dr. Khumbo Kalua (UBC) and Maneesh Phillip (Effect Hope). ...... En octobre, des organisations non gouvernementales et des parties prenantes de plus de 50 pays se sont r茅unies lors de la 脿 Kuala Lumpur, en Malaisie, afin de discuter des d茅fis et des solutions pour l'茅limination des MTN. Le th猫me de cette ann茅e 茅tait 芦 Collaboration pour le changement : Favoriser l'茅quit茅 mondiale et renforcer l'engagement des communaut茅s dans la lutte contre les MTN 禄. Cette photo montre une r茅union parall猫le entre les r茅seaux nationaux de lutte contre les MTN, 脿 laquelle participaient deux membres du comit茅 directeur du  RCMTN: le Dr Khumbo Kalua (UBC) et Maneesh Phillip (Effect Hope). The Canadian Network for NTDs Goes to the World Health Summit! / 
Le R茅seau canadien pour les MTN se rend au Sommet Mondial de la Sant茅! We attended The World Health Summit in Berlin this October (pictured here from left to right are Annette Hornung, DNTDs, Alison Krentel, Chair, CNNTD, and Rhan Gunderlach, DNTDs). We were excited to celebrate Germany鈥檚 recent announcement of funding to support female genital schistosomiasis (FGS) programming in Malawi. FGS is estimated to affect up to 56 million women and girls in Africa. Its prevention, diagnosis and treatment should be integrated into existing sexual and reproductive health and rights (SRHR) and maternal health services so that women and girls can access the comprehensive healthcare they have a right to receive.
 
This summit also highlighted the impact of climate change on NTDs and the need to integrate climate and health strategies to enable climate-resilience among vulnerable communities. We were delighted to meet with our colleagues from the German NTD Network, Uniting to Combat NTDs, DNDi and others working to raise awareness globally about NTDs. ...... Nous avons assist茅 au Sommet mondial de la sant茅 脿 Berlin en octobre (de gauche 脿 droite, Annette Hornung, DNTDs, Alison Krentel, pr茅sidente du RCMTN, et Rhan Gunderlach, DNTDs). C'est avec enthousiasme que nous avons c茅l茅br茅 l'annonce r茅cente par l'Allemagne d'un financement destin茅 脿 soutenir les programmes de lutte contre la Bilharziose g茅nitale chez la f茅mme (BGF) au Malawi. On estime que le BGF affecte jusqu'脿  56 millions de femmes et de filles en Afrique. Sa pr茅vention, son diagnostic et son traitement devraient 锚tre int茅gr茅s dans les services existants de sant茅 sexuelle et reproductive et de sant茅 maternelle afin que les femmes et les filles puissent avoir acc猫s aux soins de sant茅 complets auxquels elles ont droit.

Ce sommet a 茅galement mis en 茅vidence l'impact du changement climatique sur les MTN et la n茅cessit茅 d'int茅grer les strat茅gies climatiques et sanitaires pour permettre aux communaut茅s vuln茅rables de r茅sister au changement climatique. Nous avons 茅t茅 ravis de rencontrer nos coll猫gues du German NTD Network, de Uniting to Combat NTDs, du DNDi et d'autres organisations qui s'efforcent de sensibiliser le monde aux MTN. The Canadian Network for NTDs Goes to the Canadian Conference for Global Health! / Le r茅seau canadien pour les MTN se rend 脿 la Conf茅rence canadienne sur la sant茅 mondiale! The CNNTD hosted a symposia at the Canadian Conference for Global Health titled, 鈥�Multisectoral approaches to NTD elimination and control through and beyond displacement due to conflict and climate.鈥� This session was moderated by Dr. Kishor Wasan, Co-founder, NGDI-UBC, and included presentations from Cosmas Ndellejong (Sightsavers), Dr. Khumbo Kalua (UBC), Dr. Lamis Yahia Mohamed Elkheir (University of Khartoum), and Dr. Adam R. Houston (MSF Canada). Speakers highlighted the urgent need to deliver multi-sectoral approaches to address the complex health needs of displaced populations due to climate and conflict. These displaced populations face increased exposure to a wide-range of infectious diseases, including Neglected Tropical Diseases (NTDs). Panelists offered their insights into different approaches to NTD prevention and treatment during displacement including perspectives on implementation, research, policy and advocacy, and shared experiences of living with NTDs. Additionally, The CNNTD also presented its NTD Research Award 2024 to Dr. Claudia Duguay, who joined online to receive the award. ......

Le RCMTN a organis茅 un symposium lors de la Conf茅rence canadienne sur la sant茅 mondiale, intitul茅 芦Approches multisectorielles de l'茅limination et du contr么le des MTN 脿 travers et au-del脿 des d茅placements dus aux conflits et au climat禄. Kishor Wasan, cofondateur du NGDI-UBC, et comprenait des pr茅sentations de Cosmas Ndellejong (Sightsavers), du Dr Khumbo Kalua (UBC), du Dr Lamis Yahia Mohamed Elkheir (Universit茅 de Khartoum) et du Dr Adam R. Houston (MSF Canada). Les intervenants ont soulign茅 l'urgence de mettre en place des approches multisectorielles pour r茅pondre aux besoins sanitaires complexes des populations d茅plac茅es en raison du climat et des conflits. Ces populations d茅plac茅es sont davantage expos茅es 脿 un large 茅ventail de maladies infectieuses, y compris les maladies tropicales n茅glig茅es (MTN). Les pan茅listes ont pr茅sent茅 leur vision des diff茅rentes approches de la pr茅vention et du traitement des MTN pendant les d茅placements, y compris des perspectives sur la mise en 艙uvre, la recherche, la politique et le plaidoyer, et ont partag茅 leurs exp茅riences de vie avec les MTN. En outre, le CNNTD a remis son prix de recherche sur les MTN 2024 au Dr Claudia Duguay, qui s'est jointe 脿 nous en ligne pour recevoir le prix.

--> CNNTD participates in regional strategies to eliminate NTDs /
RCMTN participe aux strat茅gies r茅gionales visant 脿 茅liminer les MTN.

On October 3, 2024, a new report entitled, 鈥淎dvancing the fight against neglected tropical diseases (NTDs) in French-speaking countries: Progress, Challenges, and the Path Forward for Sustainable Action鈥� was published. It assesses the collective burden and progress made in the fight against NTDs in Francophone countries.

Developed by Uniting to Combat NTDs, ALMA and Speak Up Africa, the report is a powerful tool for raising awareness of the burden of NTDs in Francophone countries. The report highlights the unique opportunities within La Francophonie to leverage linguistic, cultural and historical ties for collective action and cross-border collaboration to more effectively combat NTDs. Alison Krentel submitted on behalf of the CNNTD for the report launch event. To see the full event and read the report in English and French, please visit the webpage about this .

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Le 3 octobre 2024, un nouveau rapport intitul茅 芦 Faire progresser la lutte contre les maladies tropicales n茅glig茅es (MTN) dans les pays francophones Progr猫s, d茅fis et voie 脿 suivre pour une action durable 禄 a 茅t茅 publi茅 Il 茅value le fardeau collectif et les progr猫s r茅alis茅s dans la lutte contre les MTN dans les pays francophones.

脡labor茅 par Uniting to Combat NTDs, ALMA et Speak Up Africa, ce rapport est un outil puissant de sensibilisation au fardeau que repr茅sentent les MTN dans les pays francophones Le rapport met en 茅vidence les possibilit茅s uniques qu'offre la Francophonie de tirer parti des liens linguistiques, culturels et historiques pour mener une action collective et une collaboration transfrontali猫re afin de lutter plus efficacement contre les MTN. Alison Krentel a soumis  au nom du CNNTD pour l'茅v茅nement de lancement du rapport. Pour voir l'int茅gralit茅 de l'茅v茅nement et lire le rapport en anglais et en fran莽ais, veuillez consulter la page web consacr茅e au .

On September 30, 2024, the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) hosted its in Washington, D.C. Alison Krentel, Chair of the CNNTD moderated two sessions on accelerating disease elimination in the Americas; one on practical strategies and the other on partnerships. The latter session heard from guest speakers Massimo Ghidinelli, Member of the Board Global Fund, Robert Matiru, Director of Programs, UNITAID, Emily Wainwright, Senior NTD Advisor for Strategy and Partner Engagement, USAID, Stuart Savage, Ambassador, Permanent Representative of Canada to OAS, and Dina Isabel Choc, Health promoter, Ki'che Mayan Indigenous Community, Guatemala.  ......

Le 30 septembre 2024, l'Organisation Panam茅ricaine de la Sant茅 (OPS) a tenu sa 脿 Washington. Alison Krentel, pr茅sidente du CNNTD, a mod茅r茅 deux sessions sur l'acc茅l茅ration de l'茅limination des maladies dans les Am茅riques, l'une sur les strat茅gies pratiques et l'autre sur les partenariats. Cette derni猫re session a 茅t茅 l'occasion d'entendre des conf茅renciers invit茅s Massimo Ghidinelli, membre du Conseil d'administration du Fonds mondial, Robert Matiru, directeur des programmes, UNITAID, Emily Wainwright, conseill猫re principale en mati猫re de MTN pour la strat茅gie et l'engagement des partenaires, USAID, Stuart Savage, ambassadeur, repr茅sentant permanent du Canada aupr猫s de l'OEA, et Dina Isabel Choc, promotrice de la sant茅, communaut茅 autochtone maya Ki'che, Guatemala. 

--> NTDs in the Balance: The Canadian Network for NTDs鈥� Pre-Budget Submission ahead of Federal Budget 2025/ 
Les MTN dans la balance: Soumission pr茅-budg茅taire du R茅seau canadien pour les MTN avant le budget f茅d茅ral 2025 You helped us shape our pre-budget written submission ahead of Federal Budget 2025! to read a copy of our submission to FINA on August 2nd and what this means for Canada.  ...... Vous nous avez aid茅s 脿 茅laborer notre m茅moire pr茅budg茅taire en pr茅vision du budget f茅d茅ral 2025!  pour lire une copie de notre soumission 脿 la FINA le 2 ao没t et ce que cela signifie pour le Canada. --> Take Action For NTDs / Agir contre les MTN --> Join us for our All-Members Virtual Meeting this December!/ Joignez-vous 脿 nous pour notre r茅union virtuelle de tous les membres en d茅cembre! Join us for presentations from the African Union, Pan American Health Organization and Effect Hope on how they are integrating NTD prevention and treatment into their broader strategies to achieve NTD elimination goals. Additionally, the Canadian Network for NTDs will also launch its Year in Review document, share the winning videos of our Student and Young Professionals NTD Ambassadorship video competition, and hold an optional 30 minute networking session before closing. ...... Rejoignez-nous pour des pr茅sentations de l'Union africaine, de l'Organisation panam茅ricaine de la sant茅 et Effect Hope sur la fa莽on dont ils int猫grent la pr茅vention et le traitement des MTN dans leurs strat茅gies plus largesavanc茅es pour l鈥檃tteintdre dles objectifs d'茅limination des MTN. En outre, le R茅seau canadien pour les MTN lancera son document 芦Year in Review禄, partagera les vid茅os gagnantes retenues 脿 l鈥檌ssue dede notre comp茅titionncours vid茅o 芦 Student and Young Professionals NTD Ambassadorship 禄 et tiendra une session optionnelle de r茅seautage facultative de 30 minutes avant la cl么ture de la r茅union. --> Join us for our World NTD Day Open Planning Session 2025, Wednesday, December 4th at 11:00am/
Rejoignez-nous pour la session de planification ouverte 2025 de la Journ茅e mondiale des MTN, le mercredi 4 d茅cembre 脿 11h00  --> WHO R&D Blueprint for NTDs / Plan directeur de l'OMS en mati猫re de R&D pour les MTN WHO is coordinating the development of a Research & Development Blueprint for NTDs, and is seeking contributors: national NTD programme and NGO staff, NTD researchers, clinicians, NTD funders and people affected by NTDs. WHO would like to recruit as many people as possible in each of those categories. Please volunteer to help through using the link on the website: . Applications close 2 December 2024. ...... L'OMS coordonne l'茅laboration d'un plan directeur de recherche et d茅veloppement sur les MTN et recherche des collaborateurs : personnel des programmes nationaux sur les MTN et des ONG, chercheurs sur les MTN, cliniciens, bailleurs de fonds pour les MTN et personnes affect茅es par les MTN. L'OMS aimerait recruter autant de personnes que possible dans chacune de ces cat茅gories. Veuillez vous porter volontaire en utilisant le lien sur le site web: . Cl么ture des candidatures le 2 d茅cembre 2024. --> Call for experts: WHO Diagnostic Technical Advisory Group (DTAG) for NTDs - Onchocerciasis Sub-group / Appel 脿 experts: Groupe consultatif technique pour le diagnostic (DTAG) de l'OMS pour les MTN - Sous-groupe sur l'onchocercose The WHO Global Neglected Tropical Diseases Programme is soliciting  with requisite background and experience to join the Onchocerciasis Sub-group of the WHO Diagnostic Technical Advisory Group (DTAG) for Neglected Tropical Diseases. Interested candidates should submit a resum茅 or curriculum vitae and a motivation letter confirming their willingness and availability to contribute. All applications should be emailed with 鈥楧TAG Oncho Sub-group鈥� in the subject line to: carrichona@who.int  by 19 December 2024. ...... Le programme mondial de l'OMS sur les maladies tropicales n茅glig茅es sollicite poss茅dant la formation et l'exp茅rience requises pour rejoindre le sous-groupe sur l'onchocercose du groupe consultatif technique de diagnostic (DTAG) de l'OMS pour les maladies tropicales n茅glig茅es.  Les candidats int茅ress茅s doivent soumettre leur curriculum vitae et une lettre de motivation confirmant leur volont茅 et leur disponibilit茅. Toutes les candidatures doivent 锚tre envoy茅es par courrier 茅lectronique avec la mention 芦 DTAG Oncho Sub-group 禄 dans l'objet 脿 : avant le 19 d茅cembre 2024. --> Call on Canada to invest in climate-resilient health systems, diagnostics and medicine within its climate financing strategy / Demandez au Canada d'investir dans des syst猫mes de sant茅, des diagnostics et des m茅dicaments  r茅silients au climat dans le cadre de son financement climatique COP29 has come to a close with Canada making some bold commitments in climate finance. However, Canada continues to work on it's Nationally Determined Contributions that will support a transformative New Collective Quantified Goal for climate finance. We are asking Canada to include health as part of its climate financing that will allow Canada can make good on its endorsement of the , and support this year鈥檚 . Please join us in asking the Government of Canada to act now and invest in climate-resilient health systems, diagnostics and medicine as part of its climate financing to reduce the health impact of climate on the most vulnerable populations. ......

La COP29 s'est achev茅e sur des engagements audacieux du Canada en mati猫re de financement du climat. Cependant, le Canada continue de travailler sur ses contributions d茅termin茅es au niveau national qui soutiendront un nouvel objectif collectif quantifi茅 transformateur pour le financement climatique. Nous demandons au Canada d'inclure la sant茅 dans son financement pour le climat, ce qui lui permettra de concr茅tiser son adh茅sion 脿 la , et de soutenir la cette ann茅e . Joignez-vous 脿 nous pour demander au gouvernement du Canada d'agir maintenant et d'investir dans des syst猫mes de sant茅, des diagnostics et des m茅dicaments r茅sistants au climat dans le cadre de son financement climatique afin de r茅duire l'impact du climat sur la sant茅 des populations les plus vuln茅rables.

--> Highlights from Canadians Working in NTDs
/ Faits marquants des Canadiens travaillant dans le domaine des MTN --> Introducing the Winner of our NTD Research Award 2024!/
Pr茅sentation du laur茅at de notre prix de la recherche sur les MTN  We were happy to announce Dr. Claudia Duguay as the winning author of our NTD research award at the in Vancouver, BC this October! To learn more about the winning paper, please visit our . ......

Nous avons eu le plaisir d'annoncer que le Dr Claudia Duguay 茅tait l'auteur laur茅at de notre prix de recherche sur les MTN lors de la qui s'est tenue 脿 Vancouver, en Colombie-Britannique, en octobre dernier ! Pour en savoir plus sur le document gagnant, veuillez consulter notre .

--> Spotlighting Canadian Efforts Against NTDs: In Conversation with Professor Albert Descoteaux/ Mise en lumi猫re des efforts canadiens contre les MTN: entretien avec le professeur Albert Descoteaux Moustapha Nikiema, PhD, our UDEM Intern interviewed Professor Albert Descoteaux, who has done extensive research on a parasite known as Leishmania, that affects more than a million people each year with different forms of the disease: cutaneous, mucosal and visceral leishmaniasis, the later of which is deadly without treatment. To learn more about his work and about this disease, please ...... Moustapha Nikiema, PhD, notre stagiaire UDEM, a interview茅 le professeur Albert Descoteaux, qui a effectu茅 des recherches approfondies sur un parasite connu sous le nom de Leishmania, qui affecte plus d'un million de personnes chaque ann茅e avec diff茅rentes formes de leishmaniose cutan茅e, muqueuse et visc茅rale, cette derni猫re 茅tant mortelle en l'absence de traitement. Pour en savoir plus sur son travail et sur cette maladie, veuillez . --> World Rabies Day: Challenges & Opportunities to Get to Zero by 30/ 
Journ茅e mondiale de la rage: D茅fis et opportunit茅s pour atteindre l'objectif z茅ro d'ici 30 ans September 28th was World Rabies Day with the theme, 鈥�Breaking Rabies Boundaries,鈥� highlighting the need to address what is standing in the way of achieving the  target of eliminating human rabies transmitted by dogs by 2030. Rabies virus is a global public health problem that affects under-resourced communities. Human cases of rabies are a rare but real threat in Canada that requires a One Health approach to address. Please click on the link below to learn more. ......

Le28 septembre 茅tait la Journ茅e mondiale de la rage, dont le th猫me 茅tait 芦 Briser les Fronti猫res de la Rage 禄, soulignant la n茅cessit茅 de s'attaquer 脿 ce qui fait obstacle 脿 la r茅alisation de l'objectif 芦 , qui consiste 脿 茅liminer la rage humaine transmise par les chiens d'ici 脿 2030. Le virus de la rage est un probl猫me de sant茅 publique mondial qui touche des communaut茅s aux ressources limit茅es. Les cas de rage chez l'homme constituent une menace rare mais r茅elle au Canada, qui n茅cessite une approche 芦 Une seule sant茅 禄. Cliquez sur le lien ci-dessous pour en savoir plus.

--> NTD Youth Initiatives/ Initiatives de la jeunesse MTN Students and youth working in Canada on NTD research and advocacy took part in this video featuring NTD youth initiatives around the world. by the NTD Youth Initiative of the German Society for Tropical Medicine to learn more! ... Des 茅tudiants et des jeunes travaillant au Canada sur la recherche et la d茅fense des MTN ont particip茅 脿 cette vid茅o pr茅sentant des initiatives de jeunes sur les MTN dans le monde entier.  Pour en savoir plus, r茅alis茅e par l'initiative des jeunes contre les MTN de la Soci茅t茅 allemande de m茅decine tropicale! --> In The News / Dans la presse  L'Indon茅sie lance la derni猫re ligne droite pour 茅liminer la filariose lymphatique, la l猫pre et le pian La Commission europ茅enne s'engage 脿 verser 260 millions d'euros 脿 Gavi pour 2026-2027  S'attaquer 脿 la r茅alit茅 du noma
Quand les m茅dicaments ne fonctionnent pas : l'茅limination des maladies tropicales n茅glig茅es r茅duira la r茅sistance aux m茅dicaments - une victoire pour tous --> Research Funding Opportunities /Possibilit茅 de financement de la recherche The Gates Foundation and LifeArc have launched a joint Grand Challenges request for proposals, "Innovations for Exceptionally Low-Cost Monoclonal Antibody (mAb) Manufacturing". This Grand Challenge is calling for proposals that offer radical, innovative, and technically feasible pathways to achieving the $10/gram target. We invite you to bring your expertise, creativity, and passion to this effort and help shape a future where the best medical treatments are available to everyone, everywhere. Option A applications for proof-of-concept projects are due by 11:30 AM. PST on January 31st, 2025. Option B Applications are for those that have completed proof-of-concept work with feasible pathways to achieving the $10/gram and are interested in additional support can apply by 11:30 am PST, May 31st. Please review the full details for both opportunities on the .  ...................... La Fondation Gates et LifeArc ont lanc茅 un appel 脿 propositions commun dans le cadre du Grand d茅fi, intitul茅 芦 Innovations for Exceptionally Low-Cost Monoclonal Antibody (mAb) Manufacturing 禄 (Innovations pour la fabrication d'anticorps monoclonaux 脿 un co没t exceptionnellement bas). Ce grand d茅fi fait appel 脿 des propositions qui offrent des voies radicales, innovantes et techniquement r茅alisables pour atteindre l'objectif de 10 dollars par gramme. Nous vous invitons 脿 apporter votre expertise, votre cr茅ativit茅 et votre passion 脿 cet effort et 脿 contribuer 脿 fa莽onner un avenir o霉 les meilleurs traitements m茅dicaux seront accessibles 脿 tous, partout. Les candidatures 脿 l'option A pour les projets de validation du concept doivent 锚tre d茅pos茅es avant 11h30 (heure de Paris) le 31 janvier 2025 . PST le 31 janvier 2025. Les demandes au titre de l'option B sont destin茅es 脿 ceux qui ont r茅alis茅 des travaux de validation du concept avec des voies possibles pour atteindre les 10 dollars par gramme et qui souhaitent b茅n茅ficier d'un soutien suppl茅mentaire, et ce jusqu'au 31 mai 2025 脿 11 h 30. PST le 31 mai 2025. Veuillez consulter les d茅tails complets des deux possibilit茅s sur le . --> Research /Recherche  

Canadian researchers are making a difference to NTDs. Listed are publications from Canadian-affiliated authors published since July 1st,  2024. Canadian-affiliated authors are bolded. Have we missed something? Let us know by sending an email. 

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Les chercheurs canadiens font une diff茅rence dans le domaine des MTN. Les publications des auteurs affili茅s au Canada publi茅es depuis 1er juillet 2024. Les auteurs affili茅s au Canada sont en gras. 
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Andersen-Ranberg, E., Nymo, I.H., Pikka Jokelainen, Emelyanova, A., Jore, S., Laird, B., Davidson, R.K., Ostertag, S., Bouchard, E., Freja Fagerholm, Skinner, K., Acquarone, M., Morten Tryland, Dietz, R., Abass, K., Rautio, A., Hammer, S., Birgitta Eveng氓rd, Thierfelder, T. and Raphaela Stimmelmayr (2024). The Science of The Total Environment, [online] pp.176869鈥�176869. doi:.

Antonopoulos, A., Gilleard, J.S. and Charlier, J. (2024). N Trends in Parasitology, [online] 40(6), pp.511鈥�526. doi:.

Charlier, J., Rinaldi, L., Morgan, E.R., Claerebout, E., Bartley, D.J., Sotiraki, S., Mickiewicz, M., Martinez-Valladares, M., Meunier, N., Wang, T., Antonopoulos, A. and de Carvalho Ferreira, H.C. (2024). Animal Frontiers, [online] 14(5), pp.13鈥�23. doi:.

Dhaliwal, M. and Bogoch, I.I. (2024). Travel Medicine and Infectious Disease, [online] 62, p.102765. doi:.

Gyapong, M., Dalaba, M.A., Mustapha Immurana, Manyeh, A.K., Kazeem Arogundade, Jacobson, J. and Krentel, A. (2024).  PLoS neglected tropical diseases, 18(9), pp.e0012443鈥揺0012443. doi:.

McCollum, R., Barrett, C., Zawolo, G., Johnstone, R., Godwin-Akpan, T.G., Berrian, H., Chowdhury, S., Kollie, J., Kollie, K., Rogers, E., Parker, C., Phillip, M., Sempe, L., Maaike Seekles, Smith, J.S., Wede Seekey, Wickenden, A., Zeela Zaizay, Theobald, S. and Dean, L. (2024). Tropical Medicine and Infectious Disease, [online] 9(8), pp.183鈥�183. doi:.

  Natnael Shimelash, Theogene Uwizeyimana, Dusabe, L., Uwizeyimana, J., Huston, T. and Schurer, J.M. (2024). PLoS neglected tropical diseases, 18(8), pp.e0012346鈥揺0012346. doi:.

Queffeulou, M., Philippe Leprohon, Fernandez-Prada, C., Ouellette, M. and Ana Mar铆a Mej铆a-Jaramillo (2024). MBio. doi:.

Sangare, M., Diabate, A.F., Coulibaly, Y.I., Diadje Tanapo, Sekou Oumarou Thera, Dolo, H., Ilo Dicko, Coulibaly, O., Sall, B., Traore, F., Doumbia, S., Kulkarni, M.A., Nutman, T.B. and Krentel, A. (2024). BMJ Global Health, 9(10), pp.e015671鈥揺015671. doi:.

艩lapeta, J., Vande Velde, F., Mart铆nez-Valladares, M., Canton, C., Claerebout, E. and Gilleard, J.S. (2024). . Trends in Parasitology, 40(10), pp.886鈥�895. doi:.

Sudlovenick, E., Jenkins, E. and Loseto, L. (2024). . One Health, [online] 19, p.100846. doi:.

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96 Global Health NOW: Manila鈥檚 Massive Fire; How 鈥楥lick鈥� Cigarettes Hook Latin American Teens; and (Mostly) Defying Gravity November 26, 2024 A man watches houses on fire at Tondo, in Manila, on November 24. Jam Sta Rosa/AFP via Getty Manila鈥檚 Massive Fire  
Fire raced through a crowded, informal settlement in Manila, Philippines, on Sunday, leaving up to 10,000 people homeless, .

• News reports estimate 1,000 to 2,000 families are now homeless.


• Manila鈥檚 Mayor Honey Lacuna said the city would provide evacuees with 鈥渃ash aid, food, and materials for rebuilding their homes.鈥�

Houses in the Isla Puting Bato residential area, next to the capital city鈥檚 port, were built with scavenged wood and other materials and were built on stilts, .
 
Drone video shared by shows a wall of flame engulfing a large portion of the neighborhood and later, twisted black tin sheets and ash.
 
The Quote: 鈥淚 feel bad because we have no livelihood and no home. We don鈥檛 know how we can eat,鈥� resident Elvira Valdemoro told a reporter in the video.
 
No deaths have been reported from the fire, and the cause hasn鈥檛 been determined. EDITORS鈥� NOTE Thanksgiving Break
GHN will not be published from tomorrow, Wednesday, November 27, through Friday, November 29, for the observance of the U.S. Thanksgiving holiday.
 
On the topic of thanks: We鈥檙e very thankful for all of our readers and the many ways you strengthen GHN. Special shout-out to all of you who submitted ideas for our Untold Stories contest; we hope to announce the winners within a couple of weeks.
 
We鈥檒l be back on Monday, December 2, with more news! 鈥�The Editors DATA POINT The Latest One-Liners   Pesticide-tainted food in small convenience shops in South Africa may be to blame for a spate of food poisoning deaths in recent months, including at least 23 children; the country has declared a national disaster to address the crisis.
 
Queensland, Australia is in the throes of its worst recorded whooping cough outbreak, with the death of one baby, 23X as many cases as this point last year, and rising hospital admissions鈥攑articularly among infants; vaccination rates among pregnant women plunged 6.5% between 2020 and 2023.

The U.S. Supreme Court yesterday declined to hear a challenge by major tobacco sellers to an FDA rule mandating the inclusion of graphic anti-smoking images on cigarette packs and ads.

Drugmaker Cassava Sciences halted all ongoing studies of its controversial Alzheimer鈥檚 drug, simufilam, after it showed no signs of working in a phase 3 clinical trial. The Latest: US Trump Transition Health News
鈥榃e learned the hard way鈥�: Samoa remembers a deadly measles outbreak and a visit from RFK Jr 鈥�

How RFK Jr. could use levers of HHS to shape vaccine and drug outcomes 鈥�

In the MAHA-verse, ex-Bernie die-hards and conservative moms find a political home 鈥�

CDC chief urges focus on health threats as agency confronts political changes 鈥�

Trump's Medical 'Contrarians' Herald New Era of Vaccine Scrutiny 鈥� GLOBAL HEALTH VOICES TOBACCO How 鈥楥lick鈥� Cigarettes Hook Latin American Teens
A dizzying array of cigarette flavors鈥攍emonade, apple, lollipop, strawberry鈥攁re enticing young people across Latin America to try smoking, and keeping them hooked. 

Despite promises to phase out traditional tobacco products, Philip Morris International and British American Tobacco have made these 鈥渇lavor capsule鈥� or 鈥渃lick鈥� cigarettes a staple. 

Crawford Moodie, a researcher with the University of Stirling in Scotland who studies flavored cigarettes, calls them 鈥渁 huge, global public health threat.鈥�

• In Chile, flavored brands like Lucky Strike Fresh Wild account for 42% of cigarette sales. 

• In Peru, flavored cigarettes make up more than half of sales. 

• In Argentina, Bolivia, Colombia, Costa Rica, Guatemala, and M茅xico, more than a fifth of cigarettes sold contain flavor capsules.

Related: The huge stakes in a Supreme Court case about vaping 鈥� CHILD AND ADOLESCENT HEALTH Behind the Child Mortality Reversal 
Child death rates in the U.S. dropped for decades due to medical advances and public health policies. But a sharp reversal occurred from 2019 to 2021, with the mortality rate surging more than 10%.

The driver: Injuries. Gun violence鈥攏ow the leading cause of death among children鈥攁ccounted for nearly half of the increase. Overdoses more than doubled, and fatal car accidents spiked 16%

Disproportionately affected: Black and Native American children, who have been dying at much higher rates than white children. 

Behind the data: Studies into gun violence have stalled for years due to political interference. While congressional funding in 2019 brought about a resurgence of research, a shifting political climate could jeopardize that work. 

THANKSGIVING DIVERSION (Mostly) Defying Gravity
This Thursday, 60-foot giants will once again stalk the streets of Manhattan鈥攁nd crowds of adoring fans will cheer them on. 

The balloons of the annual Macy鈥檚 Thanksgiving Day Parade seem to amble through New York City without a care in the world. But walking on air takes tremendous groundwork, : 

Floating numbers: Bringing the 17 鈥渃haracter balloons,鈥� 15 鈥渉eritage and novelty balloons,鈥� and 22 parade floats to life requires 18 months of prep and 60 artisans working thousands of hours.

• Each new balloon creation takes about six months, and balloons are tested in New Jersey at the in the weeks before the parade. 

When balloon dreams burst: Even the most calculated planning can鈥檛 prevent certain disasters鈥攍ike a fateful face-off between a tree and Kermit the Frog which left Kermit faceless, and a deluge unleashed from a rain-drenched Popeye鈥檚 cap, . 

Related: Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade Boss Takes Us Behind the Scenes of This Year's Spectacle - QUICK HITS A triple emergency in Kenya amid malaria and measles outbreaks 鈥�

It's a virus you may not have heard of. Here's why scientists are worried about it 鈥�

In search of a vaccine for leishmaniasis 鈥�

America's Alarming Bird-Flu Strategy: Hope for the Best 鈥�

Drugs like Wegovy, Ozempic would be covered by Medicare, Medicaid under Biden proposal 鈥�

A pathway for skin NTD diagnostic development 鈥�

Could games help people stick to HIV treatment? 鈥�

The disappearance of empathetic touch in medicine 鈥�

Do not wash your turkey and other Thanksgiving tips to keep your food safe 鈥� Issue No. 2821
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Ahead of World AIDS Day on 1 December, a new report by the Joint UN Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS) highlights the critical role of human rights in ending the AIDS pandemic as a public health threat by 2030.

96 Global Health NOW: Mpox Still an Emergency; Neglected Diseases Are Fierce, But So Is Monique Wasunna; A Multipronged Assault on Mosquitoes November 25, 2024 Patients wait for consultations in the mpox isolation ward at the Kavumu hospital in DRC's South Kivu region. September 3. Arlette Bashizi/Bloomberg via Getty Mpox Still an Emergency 
Mpox is still a public health emergency of international concern, a WHO committee decided Friday, due to rising cases, continued geographic spread, and 鈥渙ngoing challenges in the field,鈥� . 

Vaccine impact emerging: The decision comes as the agency confirmed that new cases appear to be 鈥減lateauing鈥� in the epicenter DRC since the first batch of vaccinations was rolled out鈥攂ut officials cautioned that the disease is still spreading across the continent, and that it remains too early to ascertain the vaccine鈥檚 overall impact, .

• The WHO will publish the emergency committee鈥檚 full report this week, along with its updated recommendations, . 

Children remain unvaccinated: While children are most vulnerable to the effects of mpox, they remain ineligible for current vaccines鈥攁 decision opposed by a growing number of local doctors and international agencies, .

• That could be changing, as a DRC immunization official said a vaccination plan for children has been drafted. 

Related: Protecting Kids: Mpox Guidelines for Schools 鈥� GLOBAL HEALTH VOICES The Latest One-Liners
Fatal attacks on health workers in Lebanon have reached a 鈥渉igher percentage than in any active conflict today across the globe,鈥� 鈥攚ith 47% of all attacks on health facilities causing the death of a health worker.

M茅decins Sans Fronti猫res has in Port-au-Prince for the first time in 30+ years after repeated attacks and violent threats against staff by the national police and armed vigilantes; the charity was one of the last health providers in the besieged city.
Scientists are bracing for the impact of president-elect Trump鈥檚 promised travel bans, which stand to stress an already shrinking academic workforce, stymie collaborations, and stall progress on research; at least two U.S. universities have advised international students to return to campus before Jan. 20, when Trump will be able to issue executive orders.
  Smoking could cause ~300,000 cancer cases in the UK over the next five years, per a new analysis from Cancer Research UK, which said the 鈥渕agnitude of damage鈥� from smoking warrants further government intervention. GHN EXCLUSIVE Monique Wasunna delivering a keynote address at the ASTMH annual meeting in New Orleans, November 13. Brian W. Simpson Neglected Diseases Are Fierce, But So Is Monique Wasunna
NEW ORLEANS鈥擬onique Wasunna鈥檚 dramatic efforts as a young doctor in Kenya to save an 11-year-old boy with visceral leishmaniasis鈥攔acing him in her own car to a referral hospital鈥攕haped her career.
  鈥淚 said to myself 鈥� I will do anything in my power to help other patients. I will be their advocate. My mind was made up. Leishmaniasis it was, NTDs it was,鈥� the DNDi Africa Ambassador told GHN in a . She reflected on her efforts to fight visceral leishmaniasis and other neglected diseases and shared insights on the work ahead, touching on:

• The NTD most likely to hit the global elimination milestone next (hint: the earlier treatment was an arsenic compound that patients said feels like 鈥渇ire in the veins鈥�).


• Critical obstacles that donors are neglecting.


• The little-discussed ingredient needed to combat brain drain.

She summed up with encouraging words for emerging leaders exploring the neglected diseases space: 鈥淚f young people reflect upon what their contributions will be, and ask how they can make a difference, we can succeed."

GLOBAL HEALTH VOICES MALARIA A Multipronged Assault on Mosquitoes  
At Ifakara Health Institute in Tanzania, researchers know there is no silver bullet for malaria. 

That鈥檚 why scientists and engineers there are busy crafting an arsenal against the disease and the mosquitoes that carry it鈥攁ll from a network of labs that would 鈥渕ake James Bond鈥檚 Q green with envy.鈥�

The inventory of interventions鈥攆rom the simple to highly sophisticated鈥攊ncludes:

• Mosquito-proof sandals: Simple leather sandals fitted with a woven strap treated with insecticide, which reduced mosquito landings by 48%. 


• Eaves ribbons: Strips of insecticide-treated fabric created to hang at ventilation gaps in mud and brick housing.


• Genetic modification: Ifakara has launched an effort to modify mosquito genes so that the insects cannot transmit the malaria parasite. 

MENTAL HEALTH UnitedHealth鈥檚 Punishing Playbook to Restrict Coverage   
UnitedHealth Group, the U.S.鈥檚 biggest insurance conglomerate, has deployed algorithms and other strategies to identify those 鈥渙verusing鈥� mental health services. 

• It then limits or revokes coverage for some of the nation鈥檚 most vulnerable patients. 

ProPublica鈥檚 must-read investigative story details the company鈥檚 playbook for coverage denials鈥攄espite a series of lawsuits, and regardless, therapists say, of the severity of their patients鈥� issues.

• Federal law blocks companies from making mental health care coverage harder to obtain than physical health coverage, but a regulatory patchwork allows UnitedHealth and other insurance companies to skirt scrutiny鈥攆orcing regulators into a 鈥淲hac-A-Mole鈥� scenario.

One former UnitedHealth employee said he felt like 鈥渁 cog in the wheel of insurance greed.鈥�

OPPORTUNITY QUICK HITS CDC confirms H5N1 in California child as Hawaii details testing results 鈥�

How recent flooding crisis could fuel neglected topical diseases in Kenya 鈥�

Moscow bans adoption of Russian children to countries that allow gender transition 鈥�

It took years for my Black son to be diagnosed with cystic fibrosis. Then it happened to my family again 鈥�

Fold paper. Insert lens. This $2 microscope changes how kids see the world 鈥�

鈥楢 place of joy鈥�: why scientists are joining the rush to Bluesky 鈥� Issue No. 2820
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96 Global Health NOW: Taliban Targets LGBTQ Afghans; Better Road Safety Journalism; and A Human in Bear鈥檚 Clothing LGBTQ people in Afghanistan face beatings, arrests, and detention. November 21, 2024 Yahya, an Afghan who identifies as gay speaks during an interview at an undisclosed location, on September 28, 2021. AFP via Getty LGBTQ Afghans Targeted by the Taliban
Since the Taliban regained power in Afghanistan in 2021, LGBTQ citizens have endured 鈥渨idespread鈥� physical and sexual violence in detention centers, human rights groups report.

One group, Roshaniya, has documented 825 instances of violence against LGBTQ people in Afghanistan, including beatings, arrests, and detention鈥攁nd emphasized the number was likely an undercount. 

• And transgender and gender non-conforming people are being 鈥渃onsistently鈥� targeted at Taliban checkpoints. 

The Quote: 鈥淚 am a prisoner in a country called Afghanistan,鈥� said Abdul, a 22-year-old gay man. 鈥淚 have to hide from everyone, hide from family, hide from friends, hide from the government, hide from life.鈥�

GLOBAL HEALTH VOICES The Latest One-Liners
60% of Americans say they will 鈥減robably not鈥� get an updated COVID-19 vaccine, ; reasons given include concerns of potential side effects and belief that the booster is not necessary.

Poliovirus detected in Warsaw wastewater is prompting Poland鈥檚 health authorities to urge that children be vaccinated; about 86% of the country鈥檚 3-year-olds have been vaccinated against the virus.  

Women with endometriosis or growths in their uterus have a slightly higher risk of dying before age 70, .  

A new malaria vaccination strategy involves boosting immunity via genetically engineered parasites, ; the strategy protected ~90% of study participants from 鈥渃ontracting the disease after being bitten by malaria mosquitoes.鈥�   GHN EXCLUSIVE COMMENTARY Police in Bogota conduct speeding checkpoints a key part of a comprehensive road safety strategy in 2022. Bogota Secretariat of Mobility Language Reform Drives Change in Road Safety Journalism
With a staggering global toll of  deaths per year, road crashes are the leading cause of death for people age 鈥攁nd they are almost always preventable.
 
Yet many people consider road traffic crashes happenstances鈥撯�揳nd media messaging reinforces that narrative, often depicting them as 鈥渁ccidents,鈥� 鈥渂ad luck,鈥� and or the victim鈥檚 fault, writes Vital Strategies鈥� Kristi Saporito.
 
Framing crashes as isolated and inevitable 鈥渁ccidents鈥� beyond our control implies that they鈥檙e inevitable鈥攂ut solutions, including protective policies, exist.
 
Words matter: By communicating that road safety is a public health issue and that crashes are largely preventable, the media has the power to shift attitudes, Saporito writes.

• Journalism trainings in Colombia, supported by  and the , advised reporters on neutral road-incident vocabulary and placing traffic crashes in the context of broader road safety issues鈥攁nd led to measurable improvements in reporting language. 

Next steps: Improving road safety media coverage will require sustained discourse between journalists, road safety stakeholders, and public health experts.

GLOBAL HEALTH VOICES U.S. ELECTION What Does Dr. Oz鈥檚 Appointment Mean for Medicare? 
Dr. Oz鈥攖he heart surgeon, turned TV star, turned Trump appointee to run the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services鈥攊s a familiar face for his daytime television persona as 鈥淎merica鈥檚 Doctor.鈥�

Less familiar? His policy positions regarding the federal agency that oversees coverage for 145 million Americans, its $1 trillion budget, and what kind of influence he could bring to coverage decisions, drug price negotiations, and the Affordable Care Act, . 

Puzzling positions: 

• Oz has championed healthy lifestyle habits and criticized Big Pharma鈥攁nd he has also spread misinformation about Covid-19, promoted unproven supplements, and profited from the pharmaceutical industry he鈥檚 criticized. 

• He has previously expressed support for Medicare privatization. He has not revealed his views on Medicaid鈥攖hough some Republicans in Congress have called for changes that shrink the program鈥檚 budget, . 

ALMOST FRIDAY DIVERSION A Human in Bear鈥檚 Clothing
It鈥檚 hard to be funny. But you know what鈥檚 even harder? Taking something objectively hilarious and pretending it isn鈥檛. So, a big GHN kudos to whoever does the press releases for the California Department of Insurance.
 
The staffer : Four suspects were arrested on charges of insurance fraud after claiming their luxury vehicles were vandalized by bears鈥斺�渂ut it was actually a person in a bear costume.鈥�
 
It bears (ahem) mentioning: Video footage  effortlessly opening car doors and rifling about in a suspiciously sapiens manner.
 
Still, investigators needed to be sure, so they enlisted a biologist who 鈥渙pined it was clearly a human in a bear suit.鈥�
 
Further confirming the obvious: A was found in a suspect鈥檚 home. QUICK HITS US CDC expects COVID and RSV levels to increase in coming weeks 鈥�

New study finds climate change is increasing the power of hurricanes 鈥�

鈥業ncreasing risk鈥� of tropical infections as new blood donor monitoring launched 鈥�

Less-potent fentanyl pills may be playing a role in decrease of US overdose deaths, DEA says 鈥�

Scientists taught rats to drive 鈥� now they love getting behind the wheel 鈥� Issue No. 2819
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96 Global Health NOW: Superbugs Thriving in War; Growing Older Solo鈥擶ith Support; and Envisioning Greener Health Care in SA November 20, 2024 Superbugs Thriving in War
A 鈥済rowing and dire鈥� crisis of antimicrobial resistance is taking hold in Gaza, as attacks on hospitals and blockades leave doctors with few tools to fight infections, . 

Open wounds: Amid a constant backlog of patient care, many patients鈥� wounds are left open for long periods of time, leading to acute infections, say researchers with M茅decins Sans Fronti猫res.

• Critical antibiotics remain unavailable, and many infections are unresponsive to the limited antibiotics at hand鈥攔esulting in amputations and death. 


• With so few drugs, 鈥渘urses have a bottle of vinegar on the wound-dressing shelf鈥� to treat infections, said Gaza physician Khaled al Shawwa. 

A longer war: Superbugs have long been a . Data collected by MSF from 2019 to 2023 showed that 70%+ of Staphylococcus aureus infections in wounded patients involved a MRSA superbug strain.

Meanwhile, an overconsumption crisis: Global antibiotic usage has climbed 20%+ globally since 2016鈥攄espite a pandemic-era disruption, a new of pharmaceutical sales published in PNAS finds, . 

• Higher consumption levels are largely being driven by LMICs, where weak health care and hygiene systems have exacerbated illnesses and 鈥渋ndiscriminate鈥� antibiotic use.

GLOBAL HEALTH VOICES The Latest One-Liners
A second mpox vaccine has been granted emergency use designation ; Japan鈥檚 stockpiled doses of its LC16m8 mpox vaccine will be sent to the DRC and Burundi, and will be the first mpox vaccine available for children.

53 days post-Hurricane Helene, potable water has been restored in Asheville, North Carolina, after storm damage required extensive repair of the city鈥檚 water treatment and distribution system.

A new nasal vaccine to prevent whooping cough could help slow the disease鈥檚 spread; the vaccine, developed by Tulane University, works to clear bacteria from the upper respiratory tract, limiting contagion. WORLD CHILDREN'S DAY DATA POINT AGING Growing Older Solo鈥擶ith Support
As more Americans face aging alone and far from family, support networks are being redefined as neighbors, friends, and fellow 鈥渟olo agers鈥� step in to help with daily care needs.

• In 2015, 15 million Americans ages 50+ had no nearby family; this number is expected to rise to 21 million by 2060.

Weaving webs of support: Many older adults without a spouse or nearby children have adapted by creating local networks to support their independence, per a . 

Still a challenge: A 2022 AARP survey showed only 25% of solo agers had help with household tasks, and just 38% had support for ongoing care needs.

GLOBAL HEALTH VOICES ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH Envisioning Greener Health Care in SA
The environmental impact of South Africa鈥檚 health care system is massive鈥攂ut so are the opportunities for change.
 
Reconsidering single-use: Although manufacturers and regulators typically designate medical devices for single use, research shows that some could be safely sterilized and reused.

Smaller carbon footprints: Some new hospitals in SA have been designed with energy-efficient features like solar power, and energy-saving measures in Western Cape pilot projects have eliminated thousands of tons of CO2.

Big opportunity: South Africa could join the WHO鈥檚 Alliance for Transformative Action on Climate and Health, which aims to help countries make health care greener. 

OPPORTUNITY QUICK HITS Amid record year for dengue infections, study finds climate change responsible for 19% of rising dengue burden 鈥�

Nationwide IV fluid shortage changing how hospitals manage patient hydration 鈥�

California child tests positive for bird flu with no known exposure to infected animals 鈥�

Djibouti experiments with GM mosquito against malaria 鈥�

60% of Americans say they probably won't get an updated COVID-19 vaccine 鈥�

New FDA rules for TV drug ads: Simpler language and no distractions 鈥�

Elon Musk Asked People to Upload Their Health Data. X Users Obliged. 鈥� Issue No. 2818
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96 Superbug Fight Needs a Better Business Model; Leading Cause of Maternal Deaths: Homicide; and Dr. ChatBot Is In鈥攁nd Often Right November 19, 2024 GHN EXCLUSIVE REPORT An NG Biotech employee manufactures "Carba" tests, an antibiotic resistance test in Guipry, western France. April 6, 2020. Damien Meyer / AFP via Getty The Superbug Fight Needs a Better Business Model
Antimicrobial resistance is already a leading cause of death worldwide鈥攂ut as AMR deaths spiral, the pipeline for new antibiotics is drying up, not ramping up.   As WHO marks , leading researchers explain why:

• For one, small antibiotic makers can鈥檛 stay in business. Governments and public health programs closely guard novel antibiotics, deploying them as little as possible to avoid resistance, says Kevin Outterson, executive director of CARB-X, a nonprofit that supports antibiotics R&D.

鈥淭hat鈥檚 a perfect public health strategy, but a terrible business strategy.鈥�
 
What鈥檚 the Solution?

• Invest in incentives: Countries are starting to get behind 鈥減ush鈥� incentives that fund antibiotics R&D, and 鈥減ull鈥� incentives designed to keep the makers of novel antibiotics afloat.


• Antibiotics for all: It鈥檚 key that these incentives be designed to ensure that research and new drugs reach high-risk populations in LMICs.   


• Not just new drugs: Improving diagnostics and basic hospital hygiene are indispensable tools to protect antibiotics from resistance, says AMR researcher Caline Mattar. 

鈥淲hen you have hospitals that don鈥檛 have electricity or running water, and health care workers cannot even wash their hands before going from one patient to the other鈥攖his is an issue that would not be solved with new antibiotics.鈥�
  GLOBAL HEALTH VOICES The Latest One-Liners   Approximately 1 in 6 war-wounded trauma patients treated at Bashair Teaching Hospital in south Khartoum, Sudan, so far in 2024 are children under 15; many arrive with wounds from gunshots, blasts, or shrapnel, x-rays show.

Genetic sequencing of the H5N1 bird flu virus that infected a British Columbia teenager reveals that the virus underwent mutational changes that would make it easier to infect humans; there鈥檚 no evidence the teen infected anyone else, but the source of infection is unclear.

President Putin signed a decree today to allow for Russia鈥檚 use of nuclear weapons in response to an attack by a nonnuclear actor backed by a nuclear power, days after U.S. President Biden reportedly gave Ukraine permission to use U.S.-supplied long-range missiles on targets deep inside Russia.

A state judge struck down Wyoming's overall abortion ban, including an explicit ban (the nation鈥檚 first) on the use of pregnancy-ending medication. VIOLENCE Leading Cause of Maternal Deaths: Homicide
More pregnant women and new mothers in the U.S. die at the hands of intimate partners than from medical causes, published in in JAMA Network Open. 

Going deeper: The study, which analyzed CDC data from 2018 to 2021, found that laws that restrict access to divorce and abortion during pregnancy can raise the risk of intimate partner violence.

• Researchers also emphasized a vital need for safe housing, protective orders, and additional resources for pregnant women in abusive relationships. 

Most at risk: Individuals younger than 25 and Black women. 

GLOBAL HEALTH VOICES TECH & INNOVATION Dr. ChatBot Is In鈥攁nd Often Right 
ChatGPT outperformed human physicians in assessing a series of medical case histories, a published in JAMA Network Open found鈥攄emonstrating the power of A.I. systems to be 鈥渄octor extenders,鈥� providing niche insights or second opinions.

The study: 50 doctors and ChatGPT鈥攁nd some doctors equipped with ChatGPT鈥� were all fed the same medical case details and asked to provide a diagnosis. Each was graded on their ability to diagnose correctly, and on their ability to explain why they landed on potential diagnoses. 

The results: The doctors operating alone had an average score of 74%. ChatGPT scored an average of 90%. Doctors using the chatbot got an average score of 76%鈥攗nderscoring how doctors are often wedded to their own conclusions, despite the chatbot鈥檚 suggestions.

CORRECTION The 鈥楴ever-Before-Seen Virus鈥� 鈥� Except in 2019  
We'd received a Google Alert about the MSN story that we shared in a one-liner yesterday, about a mysterious malaria-like illness in Peru caused by a previously unknown phlebovirus; the case, however, was detected in 2019 and reported in 2023. We aim to limit one-liners to news stories that are not more than a day or two old, so that definitely did not meet our editorial guidelines鈥攁nd we apologize for the oversight. Thanks to GHN reader Rebecca Wurtz for flagging our error! QUICK HITS

They fled war in Sudan. Now, women in refugee camps say they鈥檙e being forced to have sex to survive 鈥�

Urban mosquito sparks malaria surge in East Africa 鈥�

Abortion pills may be FDA's first test under Trump 鈥�

How Trump's reelection could impact reproductive health in low income countries 鈥�

Effect of health education on knowledge, perception, and intended contraceptive use for family planning among university students in Pakistan 鈥�

Falls, assaults, accidental poisoning among leading causes of injury hospitalisations and deaths in Australia 鈥�

Biden administration backs away from plastic production limits in UN treaty 鈥�

Over 4 tonnes of batteries collected to reduce environmental, health impacts 鈥�

Issue No. 2817
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96 Global Health NOW: As Measles Cases Rise, Alarm Grows Over RFK鈥檚 Anti-Vaccine Rhetoric; A Memorable ASTMH; and 鈥楳entor Mothers鈥� in Rural Africa November 18, 2024 Hawaii aid workers help out with MMR vaccinations on December 6, 2019, in Apia, Samoa. Yoshida/Getty As Measles Cases Rise, Alarm Grows Over RFK鈥檚 Anti-Vaccine Rhetoric
Measles cases surged 20% globally last year鈥攁 trend health leaders worry will only continue if vaccine skeptic Robert F. Kennedy Jr. takes the helm of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.

• Measles cases jumped from 8.6 million to 10.3 million between 2022 and 2023 鈥攄riven largely by a COVID-19 pandemic-era drop in vaccinations, . 


• Most affected are the world鈥檚 poorest and conflict-riven countries, especially in Africa, where deaths from measles increased by 37%, . 

Public health officials fear vaccine coverage could drop further under an HHS headed by RFK Jr., a 鈥渓eader 鈥� in instilling mistrust in public health as a system and the people who do that work,鈥� said Robert Wood Johnson Foundation chief Richard Besser.

• In Samoa, where a 2019 measles outbreak infected 5,700+ people and caused 83 deaths, health officials say misinformation spread by Kennedy鈥檚 nonprofit, Children鈥檚 Health Defense, worsened the crisis by contributing to vaccine hesitancy, .

EDITORS' NOTE Street life in downtown New Orleans, November 8, 2019. Getty A Memorable ASTMH Meeting
More than 4,000 scientists, researchers, practitioners, and other experts gathered in New Orleans last week through this weekend for the annual meeting of the American Society of Tropical Medicine & Hygiene.
 
And GHN was there. We were honored to meet with so many professionals from so many countries (welcome, those of you who just signed up for GHN!) and sit in on so many informative sessions. , including briefs on mpox, Hansen鈥檚 disease, and Rocky Mountain spotted fever, and a walking tour through public health history. 鈥�Brian and Dayna GLOBAL HEALTH VOICES The Latest One-Liners
Kala-azar cases in Kenya are on the rise with 124 people sickened in the last month as doctors call for urgent interventions to constrain the disease鈥檚 spread.

Dengue deaths in Bangladesh have surpassed 400 as the country battles its worst outbreak in years; rising temperatures and a longer monsoon season have driven the surge in infections, with 78,595 patients hospitalized.

A never-before-seen virus that causes a malaria-like illness has been detected in Peru, doctors say; an investigation into an initial case revealed that the virus is a previously unknown phlebovirus.

61,000+ people in Sudan have died during the first 14 months of conflict in the country鈥攁 death toll 鈥渟ignificantly higher than reported,鈥� per a new wartime mortality by researchers from the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine. WOMEN'S RIGHTS Iran to Open Clinic for Hijab Defiance
Officials in Iran have announced plans to open a 鈥渢reatment clinic鈥� for women who resist mandatory hijab laws鈥攁 move decried by human rights advocates.

• The clinic will promote 鈥渟cientific and psychological treatment for hijab removal,鈥� per one Iranian official.

The announcement follows reports of a university student who publicly protested after being assaulted by campus guards for a hijab violation. That student has since been transferred to a psychiatric hospital.

• Human rights groups, including Amnesty International, have reported torture and forced medication of dissidents in state-run psychiatric hospitals.

GLOBAL HEALTH VOICES MATERNAL HEALTH 鈥楳entor Mothers鈥� Fill Gaps in Rural African Villages
In the OR Tambo district in the Eastern Cape, pregnant women and new moms living with HIV鈥攁nd their children鈥攁re healthier thanks to trusted peer support workers.

These 鈥渕entor mothers,鈥� who also have HIV, are trained and deployed to this remote area to encourage women to take and stay on antiretroviral treatments.

• More than a third of pregnant women in the region have HIV, but they rarely pass it to their babies.

Through home visits and a mobile clinic, mentor mothers also offer check-ups, track babies鈥� milestones and vaccinations, and provide advice for healthy living.

OPPORTUNITY QUICK HITS US health officials report 1st case of new form of mpox in a traveler 鈥�

Dengue fever spiked to record levels in 2024: Climate change will make it even worse 鈥�

Jeddah conference closes with adoption of global pledges to tackle antimicrobial resistance 鈥�

The Philippines will not intervene if Interpol arrests Duterte over 鈥榳ar on drugs鈥� 鈥�

E. coli outbreak linked to organic carrots sickens people in 18 states 鈥�

Jay Bhattacharya, an NIH critic, emerges as a top candidate to lead the agency 鈥�

RFK Jr. isn't the only one. More than a billion people have parasitic worms 鈥嬧�嬧��

Study to look at why some people with aggressive cancer are 鈥榮uper-survivors鈥� 鈥嬧�嬧�� Issue No. 2816
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The 4th Global High-Level Ministerial Conference on Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR) wrapped up on Saturday with the adoption of the Jeddah Commitments, which lay out practical, actionable and cross-sectoral steps stakeholders can take to address this complex health issue.

The top UN health official gave a sobering reality check as the Fourth Global High-Level Ministerial Meeting on Antimicrobial Resistance began Friday in Jeddah: 鈥淎MR doesn't just threaten to make the medicines on which we depend less effective; it鈥檚 happening now.鈥�

Researchers鈥� outstanding contributions to science and society celebrated by the Fonds de recherche du Qu茅bec鈥�

$13.8 million in federal funding for 韩国裸舞鈥檚 cohort of 10 new, five renewed Canada Research Chairs聽

96 Global Health NOW: Rising Resistance Threatens a Key Malaria Drug; Uncontrolled Diabetes Reaches New Heights; and Fun, Games鈥攁nd Fame The malaria parasite is acquiring partial resistance to a key medication used to care for children experiencing severe malaria. November 14, 2024 Employees transfer barrels of artemisinin at a pharmaceutical company in southern China on Aug. 27. Huang Xiaobang/Xinhua via Getty Images Rising Resistance Threatens a Key Malaria Drug
In yet another ominous sign for malaria treatment鈥檚 prospects, the malaria parasite is acquiring partial resistance to a key medication used to care for children experiencing severe malaria, according to a study  and presented at the annual meeting of the American Society of Tropical Medicine & Hygiene.
 
Major findings:

• The study, led by Ugandan researchers Ruth Namazzi and Robert Opoka from Makerere University in Kampala, found partial resistance to the malaria drug artemisinin in 11 of 100 children treated for severe malaria.

• They found that 10 patients 鈥渃ured鈥� of severe malaria experienced a resurgence of the same strain of the parasite within 28 days of the original infection鈥攚hich implies the first treatment didn鈥檛 fully eliminate the parasite, said study coauthor Chandy John.

• They also noted that it took more than 72 hours to clear the parasites in two children鈥攁 duration that the WHO defines as early treatment failure. 

The Quote: 鈥淲e need studies to confirm whether other places are finding these elevated rates of artemisinin partial resistance,鈥� John said. 鈥淲e鈥檒l need to see what happens over the next couple of years to see just how bad this problem is in Africa.鈥�
 
EDITORS' NOTE GHN in NOLA  
We鈥檙e thrilled to be in New Orleans this week for the American Society of Tropical Medicine & Hygiene annual meeting.
 
If you鈥檙e here too, please stop by GHN鈥檚 exhibit, #114. We鈥檙e right across from our friends at the DNDi/MSF booth, which you should also visit!
 
We鈥檇 also like to welcome new GHN subscribers who visited our booth and signed up last night鈥攆rom countries including Austria, Bangladesh, Brazil, Eswatini, Kenya, Mali, Mozambique, Sri Lanka, Uganda, and Zambia. Thanks for subscribing!
 
If you enjoy Global Health NOW, please share the  with colleagues and friends. 鈥擠ayna Kerecman Myers, dkerecm1@jhu.edu; and Brian W. Simpson, bsimpso1@jhu.edu. GLOBAL HEALTH VOICES The Latest One-Liners
Weight loss drugs may help curb alcohol addiction, new published in JAMA Psychiatry suggests, with GLP-1 drugs like Ozempic and Wegovy cutting risk for hospitalization.  

State medical boards almost never discipline doctors who spread misinformation about COVID-19, an from the University of North Carolina School of Law has found.

The bird flu infection that has left a Canadian teen in critical condition is not the version of H5N1 found in cows and currently circulating in the U.S., genetic sequencing has found; it is instead of a genotype found in wild birds.

A new diagnostic test uses genetic sequencing to ID pathogens from a range of possible culprits鈥攙iruses, bacteria, parasites, and fungi鈥攚hich could help doctors more effectively diagnose and treat hard-to-identify infections like meningitis.   NONCOMMUNICABLE DISEASES Uncontrolled Diabetes Reaches New Heights 
The number of adults globally living with diabetes has soared 4X since 1990鈥攕urpassing 800 million, finds a released on World Diabetes Day, .

Extra troubling: 445+ million people with diabetes鈥�59% of the global total鈥攁re not receiving treatment, . 

• The problem is most acute in LMICs, where treatment rates are as low as 10%, . India, Pakistan, and Indonesia have especially high rates of untreated diabetes. 

Behind the rise: The 鈥渁larming鈥� uptick stems from factors including a lack of physical activity, unhealthy food marketing, and economic hardship, said WHO chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus. 

• Tedros called for countries to 鈥渦rgently take action鈥濃�攑articularly to equip health systems to meet the crisis. 

• The WHO also launched new guidance on today. 

GLOBAL HEALTH VOICES POLLUTION Smog Shrouds Pakistan
Daily activities have come to a standstill in Pakistan鈥檚 populous Punjab province, as thick smog envelops the region, . 

Outdoor activities have been banned, schools closed, and markets shuttered as the debilitates millions of residents living in Lahore, Multan, and surrounding areas. 

• Air quality index readings have surpassed ~1,000; 300+ is considered hazardous to health, per .

Officials have deployed 200+ mobile clinics and added hospital beds to treat ~70,000 patients daily reporting respiratory distress. 

• that 11+ million children are at risk. In January, 240+ children in Punjab province .

Sources: The is a product of vehicle emissions, construction and industrial work, and seasonal crop burning. 

Most vulnerable: 鈥淚t鈥檚 poor people that are facing the brunt of the air pollution crisis because they have no means to protect themselves from it,鈥� environmental lawyer Ahmad Rafay Alam told NPR. ALMOST FRIDAY DIVERSION Fun, Games鈥攁nd Fame
You might have thought a toy鈥檚 value is measured by asking: 鈥淒o I like playing with it?鈥�
 
But you鈥檇 be wrong.
 
This week, anyway, the question is: Is it among the elite?

• Three 1980s icons鈥擯hase 10, Transformers, and My Little Pony鈥攈ave joined the  in Rochester, New York.

And for a contest we learned about just yesterday, we suddenly feel very strongly about it.
 
No longer a bridesmaid: The honor was 鈥渆xtra validating鈥� for seven-time finalist My Little Pony, . 

• But how did lush-maned mini ponies鈥攚hose chief function is hairstyling鈥攅dge out the humble stick horse behind ? Why were balloons and trampolines bounced out of the running?

And might we spare  for the beloved playthings not even in contention鈥攕ay, mud, the spoon-and-pot duo, the kitchen sink, and buttons (literally any buttons)? QUICK HITS Many long COVID patients adjust to slim recovery odds as world moves on 鈥�

Kenya's new health insurance rollout sparks challenges and concerns 鈥�

Scientific breakthrough to prevent negative side effects of weight loss drugs like Ozempic 鈥�

The Making Of A New American Epidemic 鈥�

The people cracking the world's toughest climate words 鈥� Issue No. 2815
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Insecurity and overlapping crises afflicting Haiti are continuing to fuel a dire humanitarian situation across the Caribbean nation, the UN Spokesperson said on Thursday.

Antimicrobial resistance initiatives are back in the spotlight as stakeholders gather in Jeddah, on the Saudi Arabian coast, a few months after a high-level meeting in New York led to the unanimous adoption of a political declaration by the UN General Assembly. With that declaration the 193-member body pledged concerted action against the under-recognized but serious health concern.

Global diabetes cases have quadrupled since 1990, affecting over 800 million adults worldwide, according to a World Health Organization (WHO) study released to coincide with World Diabetes Day.