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fromwww.theguardian.com
2 weeks ago

Meet Dr Happi. With $100m and a steely determination could he save the world from the next pandemic?

Scientists Christian Happi and Pardis Sabeti built Sentinel, a genomics-based early warning network that identifies outbreaks and empowers African scientists amid shrinking global health funding.
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fromFortune
1 month ago

Bill Gates decries 'significant reversal in child deaths' as nearly 5 million kids will die before they turn 5 this year | Fortune

Global child mortality is projected to rise in 2025, reversing decades of progress due to sharp reductions in global health funding and foreign aid.
fromwww.aljazeera.com
2 months ago

WHO warns $1.7bn funding shortfall threatens polio eradication efforts

The significant funding reductions mean that certain activities will simply not happen, said Jamal Ahmed, the WHO's director of polio eradication, at a news conference on Tuesday. list of 3 itemsend of list Officials said that the shortfall is largely driven by reduced foreign aid, particularly from the United States, which has stepped back from the WHO since President Donald Trump returned to office.
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fromNature
2 months ago

The US and Europe have cut billions in health aid - can anyone fill the gap?

Cuts in international aid—led by the United States—are sharply reducing funding for health services in low- and middle-income countries, endangering millions.
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