Top 20 Health International News

• Canada loses measles elimination status after ongoing outbreaks.
  Source: apnews.com
• Statement of the Forty-third meeting of the Polio IHR Emergency Committee. Source 2
• COVID vaccine rollout and pandemic preparedness assessed in the new book, 'Fair Doses.'
  Source: www.npr.org
• Clinical trials of locally made oral cholera vaccine to get under way.
  Source: c.newsnow.com
• A first-time HPV vaccination campaign in Pakistan sees some success but strong resistance.
  Source: www.npr.org
• Safeguarding clean water access as climate threats rise. Source 9
• Countries make progress on WHO Pandemic Agreement annex on pathogen access and benefit sharing system. Source 2
• Joint call to strengthen policy and investment for child and youth mental health and well-being. Source 2
• WHO issues guidance to address drastic global health financing cuts. Source 2
• Catch-up immunisation campaign is called ‘a lifeline’ for Gaza’s children. Source 9
• Syria’s future is under threat from acute funding shortages. Source 9
• Around 224 million women still don’t access family planning globally. Source 9
• A declaration of famine has occurred in Sudan, marking the second such declaration in 2025.
  Source: www.npr.org
• WHO condemns killings of patients and civilians amid escalating violence in El Fasher, Sudan. Source 2
• Climate inaction is claiming millions of lives every year, warns a new Lancet Countdown report. Source 2
• AI steps in to detect tuberculosis, the world's deadliest infectious disease.
  Source: www.npr.org
• WHO warns that a $1.7bn funding shortfall threatens polio eradication efforts. Source 8
• Rwanda strengthens malaria prevention in schools as cases rise.
  Source: c.newsnow.com
• A new flu virus mutation could lead to the 'worst season in a decade.' Source 6
• ByHeart recalls all baby formula sold nationwide as infant botulism outbreak grows.
  Source: apnews.com