Afghanistan
Aid Cuts Leave 17 Million Afghans Facing Hunger
Donor reductions, forced returns and drought have combined to leave 40 per cent of the population facing acute food insecurity, with health facilities closing.
Category: Health
Five Dead in Louisiana From Coastal Water Bacterium
Nine cases of Vibrio vulnificus have been recorded in Louisiana this year against a ten-year average of seven, with all patients hospitalised and five…
Walmart Nut Butter Recalled Over Salmonella Risk
Botticelli Foods pulled one lot of Bettergoods Pistachio Nut Butter across 19 states after Florida inspectors found salmonella in three jars. No illnesses yet.
WHO Declares Cruise Ship Hantavirus Outbreak Over
Thirteen cases and three deaths were recorded, with more than 650 contacts traced across 33 countries, before the final contact cleared quarantine in July.
Dengue Climbs Sharply Across Asia and the Pacific
Vietnam logged over 50,000 cases to May, roughly two and a half times last year, as dengue totals across the region passed 238,000 in…
Cholera Cases Rise 43% Across Sixteen Countries
WHO recorded 29,610 cholera and acute watery diarrhoea cases across 16 countries in May, with reported deaths up 30 per cent to 271 on…
Experts Urge US to Keep Funding Health Agency PAHO
A bipartisan coalition says ending US support for the 124-year-old Pan American Health Organization would weaken early warning of disease reaching America.
US Measles Cases Hit Highest Level Since 1991
The CDC has confirmed 2,371 cases to 30 July, passing the 2,289 recorded in all of 2025 and putting the country at risk of…
Congo Ebola Outbreak Becomes Largest on Record, WHO Says
WHO reports 3,605 confirmed cases and 1,587 deaths in the DRC as of 30 July 2026, making the Bundibugyo outbreak the largest ever recorded…
US Cyclospora Cases Pass 6,700 as Surveillance Cuts Draw Scrutiny
The CDC has logged 6,707 confirmed cases since 1 May against 249 by the same point last year, as outbreaks tied to iceberg lettuce…