‘42 surgeries in 48 hours’: Doctors face extreme pressure in South Sudan A self-perpetuating violent cycle of cattle raiding, territorial disputes and revenge attacks creates a crisis in the world’s newest country @liliasebouai reports telegraph.co.uk/global-healt…

Male contraceptives could hit pharmacies in ‘three to five years’, says WHO The UN agency unveiled guidelines for new products, as trials ramp up and stigma shifts @liliasebouai has the latest telegraph.co.uk/global-healt…

Zika mosquitoes still breeding in London Exclusive: Specialist teams are deployed to destroy larvae and trap the tropical insects, which are exploiting Britain’s mild temperatures @maeve_cullinan reports telegraph.co.uk/global-healt…

Africa faces new threat as chronic disease rate leaps Between 1990 and 2023 the burden of non-communicable disease almost doubled, putting strain on health systems @benfarmerDT reports telegraph.co.uk/global-healt…

France releases infertile Asian tiger mosquitoes to fight dengue threat It is hoped the factory-bred mosquitoes will be a long-term solution to the rapid spread of the disease-carrying insects @ParryTom has the latest telegraph.co.uk/global-healt…

Afghan medical students face expulsion from Pakistan For female students, the move would spell the end of their careers and prospects under Taliban rule Link here🔗 telegraph.co.uk/global-healt…

GP’s summoned in Frankfurt as third malaria death reported Exclusive: The latest death was reported miles from the airport where the outbreak began @maeve_cullinan reports telegraph.co.uk/global-healt…

Global fund utilises AI to tackle malaria, TB, and HIV amid aid cuts The organisation, which fights malaria, tuberculosis, and HIV in poor countries, said it had to quickly “adapt” amid a funding shortfall More below👇 telegraph.co.uk/global-healt…

Next-generation antivenom fights India’s deadliest snakes India, the ‘snakebite capital of the world’, has an antivenom problem. A trial in mice points to a potential solution @sneweyy has the latest 🐍 telegraph.co.uk/global-healt…

Proud to be shortlisted for Foreign Correspondent of the Year, for my work in Papua New Guinea, Fiji and Myanmar for @TelGlobalHealth Slightly surreal to be on this list – thank you @EditorsUK

AI could transform global inequalities or ‘widen the gap’, warns Bill Gates Announcing a $1bn investment, Gates says AIs will have to learn hundreds of new languages and customs if they are to serve the world equally @PaulNuki reports telegraph.co.uk/global-healt…

Asia on high alert as El Niño threatens new Dengue epidemic Higher temperatures mean more mosquitoes, and with them will come a new surge in “break-bone” fever, say experts Link here 🔗 telegraph.co.uk/global-healt…

What an AI Armageddon might actually look like AI could pose a threat like no other, surpassing even the nuclear race. Scenarios include a rogue agent creating a biological weapon Free to read🔓 telegraph.co.uk/global-healt…

West Nile virus hits Europe as temperatures climb Mosquito-borne disease becomes entrenched across the continent following a record hot summer @maeve_cullinan reports telegraph.co.uk/global-healt…

“The world has a new weapon to fight mpox,” writes Dr Sania Nishtar, CEO @Gavi @SaniaNishtar The first ever strategic stockpile of mpox vaccines is a decisive step towards keeping the threat in check telegraph.co.uk/global-healt…

RT @liliasebouai: Israel’s forced displacement of more than 33,000 Palestinians in the West Bank could amount to a “crime against humanity”…

Latest official figures say Congo’s Ebola outbreak has now killed more than 3,000 people out of over 6,100 confirmed cases. Yet modelling by Airfinity, a health analytics firm, suggests the true toll of cases could be more than four times higher than reported. ⤵️ telegraph.co.uk/global-healt…

Global hunger poses a direct threat to Britain’s national security, and tackling it should be a government priority, a new report from the London School of Economics has warned. It says hunger is a major driver of mass migration, extreme violence and war  – events that threaten significant repercussions for Britain and Europe’s national security. “Hunger prevention is an important part of national security policy, not an optional act of charity,” Stuart Gordon, professor of International Development at @LSEnews and author of the report, told The Telegraph. Link here 🔗 telegraph.co.uk/global-healt…

Congo’s Ebola outbreak slows at epicentre but widens elsewhere, modelling suggests The epidemic remains on track to eclipse 2014’s West Africa outbreak to become the largest ever recorded @benfarmerDT has the latest telegraph.co.uk/global-healt…

The war in Sudan is being fuelled by weapons and mercenaries from external states including the United Arab Emirates, Colombia and Turkey, a United Nations report has found. An investigation by a UN fact-finding mission published on Thursday found that the supply of drones in particular to both sides in the civil war was extending the fighting’s reach and contributing to war crimes. “Increasingly sophisticated drone capabilities [has] enabled both parties to strike far beyond immediate front lines”, says the report. “The [UN] mission calls on States to enforce the Darfur arms embargo and suspend transfers of weapons, drones, components, or military assistance where there is a substantial risk of their use in serious violations”. @liliasebouai reports - full story below ⬇️ telegraph.co.uk/global-healt…