How can one person recognising the signs of a crop disease help farmers act before it spreads?

World Cup travel and low vaccination coverage have been linked to measles spreading across the Americas. But Brazil’s experience shows imported cases do not always lead to outbreaks. scidev.net/global/news/measl…

"Investing in African scientific capacity ... is therefore not only an African priority but a global responsibility. When Africa can detect, respond to and contain outbreaks faster, the whole world is safer." @CKyobutungi @SciDevNet spr.ly/6011BGpenT #Ebola #GlobalHealth

So far in 2026, the Americas have recorded more than 51,000 confirmed measles cases, the highest number in the last 22 years, according to @pahowho. Experts say declining vaccination coverage has driven the resurgence, with the huge volume of travel around this summer’s FIFA World Cup helping the virus spread across borders. What health authorities say needs to happen next: bit.ly/46HrCBR via @SciDevNet

Measles cases in the Americas have topped 51,000 in 2026, nearly triple all of 2025. @pahowho says the region faces a “very high” public health risk and is urging stronger vaccination and surveillance. scidev.net/global/news/measl…

How can one person recognising the signs of a crop disease help farmers act before it spreads?

Preventing NCD deaths could pay for itself many times over. An estimated $140bn investment globally could avert 39m deaths and generate $2.7tn in net economic benefits. What can the Maldives teach us about prevention? scidev.net/global/news/maldi…

Nearly 100% 5G coverage helped the Maldives take NCD screening, referrals and medical records across its islands. Could other island states adapt the model? scidev.net/global/news/maldi…

The Maldives is the only country in @WHO’s South-East Asia region to meet the @UN target for reducing premature NCD deaths, four years early. What helped it get there? scidev.net/global/news/maldi…

“We’ve been trapped in a costly cycle of panic and neglect.” @CEPIvaccines says #Ebola vaccine investment has repeatedly surged during outbreaks, then faded. The DRC’s Bundibugyo outbreak is exposing the consequences. scidev.net/global/explainer/…

Our latest investigation follows Lorpu’s search for treatment and the women still waiting for Fistula surgery in Liberia. Read: scidev.net/global/scidev-net…

6,757 confirmed cases. 3,267 deaths. Six provinces affected. The Bundibugyo Ebola outbreak in DRC is “far from being under control”, @WHO says, as scientists race to develop a vaccine targeting the virus. scidev.net/global/explainer/…

The DRC is battling its largest Ebola outbreak, but there is no approved vaccine for the Bundibugyo species driving it. What happens in the meantime? scidev.net/global/explainer/…

Our latest investigation supported by @pulitzercenter explores why women with obstetric fistula in Liberia are still waiting for the care they need. Read: scidev.net/global/scidev-net…

Three years after developing obstetric fistula during childbirth, Lorpu still has no date for surgery. “The more the injury stays, the more difficult it becomes for surgery,” says a Liberian urologist. scidev.net/global/scidev-net…

“We do not have trained surgeons in the country.” Liberia’s obstetric fistula crisis: more than 100 women joined a 2025 treatment campaign, but only 33 received surgery. scidev.net/global/scidev-net…

Liberia has about 100 obstetric fistula cases a year, but officials say there is “no clear record” of cases. Most identified patients are 25 or younger. scidev.net/global/scidev-net…