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“Acoziborole allows us to go as close as possible to the affected people,” says @DNDi's Wilfried Mutombo (@kalonji_mutombo) A single-dose pill could transform sleeping sickness treatment in Africa. scidev.net/global/explain…

Half the world is now at risk of #dengue, yet global data is often weeks or months behind. A new observatory aims to change that by giving policymakers earlier warning signals. scidev.net/global/news/de…

Dengue cases hit a record 14.6M in 2024, but global data still lags behind reality. A new platform now tracks outbreaks monthly across 88 countries to close that gap. scidev.net/global/news/de…

One-dose oral treatment for sleeping sickness gets approval from European regulators. scidev.net/global/explain…

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Over the past five years, the production of antibiotics has slowed, leaving children in low- and middle-income countries particularly vulnerable to hard-to-treat infections amid the global drug resistance crisis. The full story via @SciDevNet: bit.ly/4rtRuJp

“Adaptation must be mainstreamed into economic planning and public finance,” says AU adviser Emmanuel Siakilo. Climate adaptation in Africa is still treated as a short-term project, not an economic priority. scidev.net/global/news/af…

Only 14% of antibiotics in development are designed for children under five, and 17 countries in sub-Saharan Africa have none available from major pharma companies. As AMR rises, experts warn young patients may be left behind. scidev.net/global/news/fe…

Africa faces warming of up to 6°C by 2025, yet climate adaptation remains fragmented and donor-driven. @_AfricanUnion adviser Emmanuel Siakilo warns against “copy-paste interventions” that ignore local realities. scidev.net/global/news/af…

About 90% of COPD deaths occur in low- and middle-income countries, where diagnostics are scarce and inhalers often unaffordable. This has been made worse by air pollution, tobacco and indoor smoke. scidev.net/global/opinion…

"When diseases are invisible in public discourse, they are also invisible where decisions are made" - José Castro (@JLCastroGarcia) @WHO DG Special Envoy for Chronic Respiratory Diseases. COPD kills 3.5 million people yearly. Yet it remains overlooked scidev.net/global/opinion…

A 13-year study in China shows high-precision mapping can now identify household schistosomiasis infections. Elizabeth Carlton of the Environmental and Occupational Health at the Colorado School of Public Health says the final push is often the hardest. scidev.net/global/news/la…

America First meets Zimbabwe First. As bilateral health deals are being negotiated across the continent, Zimbabwe has pulled out of the US health aid agreement, citing the provisions grant the US long-term access to national health data, which posed risks.

A new @IPESfood report suggests the issue of digital agriculture is not technology, but governance. When a small group of companies control agricultural data infrastructure, they influence what is grown. scidev.net/global/news/bi…

“These tools are expensive, highly energy- and resource-intensive… most smallholder farmers simply cannot access." A new report by @IPESfood warns that Big Tech is creating “technological lock-ins” that deepen dependency and price out poor farmers. scidev.net/global/news/bi…

US-Africa health deals challenged over data, pathogens and sovereignty: scidev.net/global/news/af…

“Yes, gene therapy brings hope but it’s a hope that’s almost impossible for our people because of the cost” - @ElishaOsati of @TSDA_TZ. African countries are scaling up prevention, while high-income countries are scaling up gene editing for sickle cell. scidev.net/global/news/br…

Since fracking began in parts of Argentina in 2015, earthquakes have followed. “During the pandemic, when activity stopped, the earthquakes stopped,” says Luciano Fucello. Now 2026 is on track for record fracturing. scidev.net/global/news/fr…