Fighting has caused the spread of illnesses like malaria and cholera. In a worst-case scenario, the situation could threaten regional health security, experts say.
Tag: Tuberculosis
For John Green, It’s Tuberculosis All the Way Down
The best-selling author “got a little emotional” while talking with The Times about tuberculosis. Listen to the conversation.
Tuberculosis Resurgent as Trump Funding Cut Disrupts Treatment Globally
The United States was the major funder of tuberculosis programs. Now hundreds of thousands of sick patients can’t find tests or drugs, and risk spreading the disease.
U.S.A.I.D. Memos Detail Human Costs of Cuts to Foreign Aid
The world is likely to see millions more malaria infections and 200,000 cases of paralytic polio each year, according to an agency whistle-blower.
U.S. Terminates Funding for Polio, H.I.V., Malaria and Nutrition Programs Around the World
Here are some of the 5,800 contracts the Trump administration formally canceled this week in a wave of terse emails.
Trump Administration Has Fired Health Inspectors at Some Border Stations
Scientists worry that the losses may open the door to human, plant and animal diseases that would otherwise have been caught.
Can John Green Make You Care About Tuberculosis?
With a forthcoming nonfiction book and an online army of Nerdfighters, the young-adult author aims to eliminate an entirely curable global scourge.
Malaria Vaccine Rollout to Africa Is a Cautionary Tale
After years of delay, millions of malaria vaccines are being supplied to children in Africa. Tens of thousands died waiting.
Ending TB Is Within Reach — So Why Are Millions Still Dying?
Tuberculosis has passed Covid as the top infectious disease killer, despite new medicines and better diagnostic tools.
UK Pledges $1.19 Billion to Fight Diseases in Poor Countries
The contribution to the Global Fund is less than aid organizations had hoped for. Britain has been cutting foreign aid since 2020.