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Claire M. Brown, Professor in the Department of Physiology, has been selected as in the province of Quebec. The newly established CISE program is jointly funded by the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council (NSERC) and the Fonds de recherche du Qu茅bec 鈥� Nature et technologies (FRQNT).聽聽

Claire M. Brown, Professor in the Department of Physiology, has been selected as in the province of Quebec. The newly established CISE program is jointly funded by the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council (NSERC) and the Fonds de recherche du Qu茅bec 鈥� Nature et technologies (FRQNT).聽聽

Claire M. Brown, Professor in the Department of Physiology, has been selected as in the province of Quebec. The newly established CISE program is jointly funded by the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council (NSERC) and the Fonds de recherche du Qu茅bec 鈥� Nature et technologies (FRQNT).聽聽

Claire M. Brown, Professor in the Department of Physiology, has been selected as in the province of Quebec. The newly established CISE program is jointly funded by the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council (NSERC) and the Fonds de recherche du Qu茅bec 鈥� Nature et technologies (FRQNT).聽聽

Claire M. Brown, Professor in the Department of Physiology, has been selected as in the province of Quebec. The newly established CISE program is jointly funded by the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council (NSERC) and the Fonds de recherche du Qu茅bec 鈥� Nature et technologies (FRQNT).聽聽

Claire M. Brown, Professor in the Department of Physiology, has been selected as in the province of Quebec. The newly established CISE program is jointly funded by the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council (NSERC) and the Fonds de recherche du Qu茅bec 鈥� Nature et technologies (FRQNT).聽聽

Claire M. Brown, Professor in the Department of Physiology, has been selected as in the province of Quebec. The newly established CISE program is jointly funded by the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council (NSERC) and the Fonds de recherche du Qu茅bec 鈥� Nature et technologies (FRQNT).聽聽

Claire M. Brown, Professor in the Department of Physiology, has been selected as in the province of Quebec. The newly established CISE program is jointly funded by the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council (NSERC) and the Fonds de recherche du Qu茅bec 鈥� Nature et technologies (FRQNT).聽聽

Claire M. Brown, Professor in the Department of Physiology, has been selected as in the province of Quebec. The newly established CISE program is jointly funded by the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council (NSERC) and the Fonds de recherche du Qu茅bec 鈥� Nature et technologies (FRQNT).聽聽

Claire M. Brown, Professor in the Department of Physiology, has been selected as in the province of Quebec. The newly established CISE program is jointly funded by the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council (NSERC) and the Fonds de recherche du Qu茅bec 鈥� Nature et technologies (FRQNT).聽聽

Claire M. Brown, Professor in the Department of Physiology, has been selected as in the province of Quebec. The newly established CISE program is jointly funded by the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council (NSERC) and the Fonds de recherche du Qu茅bec 鈥� Nature et technologies (FRQNT).聽聽

Claire M. Brown, Professor in the Department of Physiology, has been selected as in the province of Quebec. The newly established CISE program is jointly funded by the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council (NSERC) and the Fonds de recherche du Qu茅bec 鈥� Nature et technologies (FRQNT).聽聽

Claire M. Brown, Professor in the Department of Physiology, has been selected as in the province of Quebec. The newly established CISE program is jointly funded by the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council (NSERC) and the Fonds de recherche du Qu茅bec 鈥� Nature et technologies (FRQNT).聽聽

Claire M. Brown, Professor in the Department of Physiology, has been selected as in the province of Quebec. The newly established CISE program is jointly funded by the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council (NSERC) and the Fonds de recherche du Qu茅bec 鈥� Nature et technologies (FRQNT).聽聽

Claire M. Brown, Professor in the Department of Physiology, has been selected as in the province of Quebec. The newly established CISE program is jointly funded by the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council (NSERC) and the Fonds de recherche du Qu茅bec 鈥� Nature et technologies (FRQNT).聽聽

96 Global Health NOW: Women Denied Aid in Afghanistan; Contraceptive Gaps in Sub-Saharan Africa; and Mass-Producing Mosquitoes in Brazil September 9, 2025 An Afghan women and her children sit in a makeshift camp in the aftermath of an earthquake, in the Nurgal district, Kunar Province, on September 4. Stringer/AFP via Getty Women Denied Aid in Afghanistan  
In the devastation following Afghanistan鈥檚 6.0-magnitude earthquake Sunday, humanitarian workers are struggling to reach more survivors, 鈥攚ith a narrow, one-way mountain road partially blocked by large rocks from landslides the only way to get to affected areas. 

• ~40,000 people have been impacted by the earthquake, and 5,000+ homes have been destroyed in eastern Afghanistan.  

Emergency responders are trying to prioritize aid to women, children, and locals with disabilities, but female survivors have been deprived of care as Taliban-enforced gender rules prevent male first responders and doctors from assisting them鈥攅ven in emergencies, .     Pushed aside, passed over: After the quake, which killed 2,200+ and injured 3,600+, women reported being pushed aside or passed over in emergency rooms. Male medical teams reported being hesitant even to pull women from rubble. 

• 鈥淏eing a woman here means we are always the last to be seen,鈥� said a 19-year-old mother. 

The WHO has called for authorities to ease restrictions on female aid workers, saying their presence is essential, especially as women are not permitted to travel for care without male guardians, .    A deepening care crisis: With women currently barred from medical education and training, the shortage of female medical providers will only worsen, .  GLOBAL HEALTH VOICES The Latest One-Liners   The DRC health ministry has reported 32 Ebola cases and 15 deaths鈥攊ncluding the index patient, a 34-year-old pregnant woman, and two of the health workers who cared for her; the cases are from Kasai province, which borders Angola.  
Contaminated metal at an industrial site in Indonesia may be the source of radioactive material that led to massive recalls of imported frozen shrimp, per the International Atomic Energy Agency; efforts are underway to halt more U.S.-bound shipments.  
Canadian researchers say that sepsis should be recognized as a public health emergency, highlighting significant gaps in policies and training standards throughout Canada and calling for a coordinated national action plan to address sepsis.     Extreme heat drove increased sugar consumption in U.S. households in 2004鈥�2019, especially in the form of sugar-sweetened beverages, with greatest impacts among disadvantaged groups; projected future increases in temperature and sugar consumption point to the need 鈥渢o explore dietary adaptation to climate change.鈥�   U.S. and Global Health Policy News As Covid surges in the US, Americans can鈥檛 get vaccinated: 鈥榯errified I might kill somebody鈥� 鈥�  
Minnesota, New York issue executive orders promoting access to COVID vaccines 鈥�  
How to get a coronavirus vaccine and who鈥檚 eligible amid limited access 鈥�     Trump downplays domestic violence in speech about religious freedom 鈥�      Trump shares video highlighting discredited theory linking vaccines to autism 鈥�     As US retreats from global health, corporations must fill the void 鈥� FAMILY PLANNING Contraceptive Gaps in Sub-Saharan Africa    Long-acting birth control methods like IUDs and implants remain underutilized in many sub-Saharan African countries, with nearly 4 in 5 women depending on short-term methods, .     Findings: On average, 21.7% of sexually active women ages 15鈥�49 use long-acting reversible contraceptives (LARCs), with wide disparities among countries. 

• Benin, Mali, and Tanzania lead in use, due to high availability, strong family planning services, and community outreach.  

• Namibia, Niger, and Togo have the lowest rates due to disjointed health infrastructure, misinformation, and cultural barriers. 

Improving access: Researchers recommend a 鈥渕ulti-pronged approach鈥� to expanding access to LARCs, including training providers, strengthening supply chains, and boosting educational campaigns.       DATA POINT

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U.S. adults who say they have been or are being treated for depression; the rates for those under age 30 now exceed 1 in 4, per a new pair of surveys. 鈥�
  DENGUE Mass-Producing Mosquitoes in Brazil 
The sprawling Wolbito do Brasil facility in Curitiba is abuzz with innovation鈥攁nd the drone of millions of mosquitoes. 
  It is the world鈥檚 largest 鈥渕osquito factory鈥濃�攑roducing 100 million eggs of a modified Aedes aegypti mosquito each week in scaled-up efforts to combat dengue and Zika. 

• The modified mosquitoes, dubbed 鈥渨olbitos,鈥� are infected with Wolbachia, a bacterium that blocks virus transmission and is passed to offspring.  

Operational hurdles: The facility has had to overcome a range of logistical challenges: fine-tuning climate control, switching blood sourcing, ensuring some insecticide resistance, and cultivating community buy-in in the face of misinformation. 
  Taking flight: The factory released its first wolbitos last month in Santa Catarina and plans to release more soon in Brasilia. 
   
  Related: Inside a mosquito factory 鈥�   GLOBAL HEALTH VOICES OPPORTUNITY QUICK HITS Nepal lifts social media ban after 19 killed in protests 鈥�     This is what could happen to a child who doesn't get vaccinated 鈥�     States Heading Toward Constitutional Showdown Over Abortion Shield Laws 鈥�     Another Man Gets a Pig Kidney as Transplant Trials Are Poised to Start 鈥�     Dividends from death 鈥�     Sweeteners in diet drinks may steal years from the brain 鈥�     There鈥檚 a Secret to a Nearly Painless IUD 鈥�     New York City Hospital Staff Learn Planet-Friendly Health Care 鈥�     Can researchers stop AI making up citations 鈥�   Issue No. 2784
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For the first time in history, obesity has surpassed those underweight as the most common form of malnutrition among school-age children and adolescents worldwide, UNICEF revealed in a new report on Tuesday.

96 Global Health NOW: August 2025 Recap September 8, 2025 A medical worker disinfects a local Ebola treatment center during a 2021 outbreak in North Kivu province, northeastern DRC. March 21, 2021. Alain Uaykani/Xinhua via Getty Ebola Outbreak Tests Shaky Global Health Ground    A new Ebola outbreak in the DRC is sparking global health security concerns in a destabilized public health landscape, as practitioners fear depleted resources and disrupted leadership will hamper response efforts.  
  Rapid transmission: So far 15 deaths and 28 cases have been reported in the DRC outbreak, which started after a pregnant woman showing symptoms of hemorrhagic fever was admitted to the hospital in late August. The health workers who treated her also became ill, .  

• The nation鈥檚 health system has already been weakened by intensified conflict and by U.S. aid cuts, . 

Urgent response: The WHO has deployed experts and emergency supplies; meanwhile, vaccines are being sent from Kinshasa to contain the spread.  
  Bigger picture: As the outbreak spreads, the U.S. faces major setbacks in pandemic preparedness, , as the White House has dismantled key biosecurity offices, slashed CDC鈥檚 staff and shaken up its leadership, withdrawn from the WHO, and weakened global health ties and surveillance. 

• 鈥淲ith no warning, we will have less ability to stop the disease at its source, and less power, if it reaches our shores, to save American lives,鈥� the commentary鈥檚 authors write. 

GLOBAL HEALTH VOICES The Latest One-Liners   Mpox is no longer an international health emergency, per the WHO, given 鈥渟ustained declines in cases鈥� in the DRC, Burundi, Sierra Leone, and Uganda; however, the Africa CDC confirmed it still constitutes a continental public health emergency, pointing to rising cases in Ghana, Liberia, Kenya, Zambia, and Tanzania.  
A new anti-gay law introduces prison sentences of up to five years and a fine for those who 鈥減romote homosexuality鈥� in Burkina Faso, formerly a relatively safe space in West Africa for the gay community.      A new bat-borne pathogen, dubbed the Salt Gully virus, has been identified in Australia鈥檚 flying foxes, though there have been no reports of human spillover; the virus is related to Nipah and Hendra viruses.     A federal report on alcohol consumption and links to cancer has been pulled back by the HHS and will not be submitted to Congress; U.S. Dietary Guidelines will instead be shaped by an industry-favored competing report that found that moderate alcohol consumption was healthy.   AUGUST MUST-READS Wartime Russia Is Losing the Battle Against HIV 
  War has significantly disrupted HIV prevention and care in Russia.    
By the numbers: In the first year of the war alone, the recorded incidence of HIV among military personnel soared by 40X+鈥攁nd the proportion of Russian HIV patients receiving antiretroviral therapy has dipped below 50% for the first time in many years.     Wartime barriers:  

• Amplified anti-LGBTQ+ sentiment in the country, the removal of NGOs assisting in HIV care, and blood transfusions and the reuse of syringes in wartime field hospitals. 

   
  The Troubled Fight Against Polio    The WHO and its partners came close to scoring a huge win against polio in 2021鈥攔ecording just five cases of the natural virus that year. But last year, the poliovirus eluded vaccination efforts and caused 99 cases.     In a deeply reported investigation, the AP blames misinformation, mismanagement, a flawed strategy, and the oral vaccine鈥攈ighlighting particular challenges to vaccination in Afghanistan and Pakistan (the only countries with uninterrupted polio transmission).      But still: 3 billion children have been vaccinated and ~20 million people have avoided paralysis since the Global Polio Eradication Initiative鈥檚 founding in 1988. 

• 鈥淭here鈥檚 so many children being protected today because of the work that was done over the past 40 years. ... Let鈥檚 not overdramatize the challenges, because that leads to children getting paralyzed,鈥� says Jamal Ahmed, WHO鈥檚 polio director. 

 
 
  Dispatches from 鈥楳olar City鈥�    Los Algodones, Mexico, nicknamed 鈥淢olar City,鈥� is home to ~5,500 residents鈥攁nd 1,000+ dentists.   

• The town has become known for its sprawling network of dental clinics that draw 1 million+ Americans seeking affordable dental care. 

• A root canal in Molar City can cost less than one-fifth of what it would across the border 10 minutes away, making the town 鈥減art Lourdes and part Costco鈥� for medical tourists, writes journalist Burkhard Bilger鈥攚ho details his own quest pursuing dental care in Los Algodones. 

  AUGUST EXCLUSIVE A resting female Aedes aegypti mosquito. CDC/ Amy E. Lockwood, MS World Mosquito Day 2025: A New World, Crises, and Opportunities    
Malaria still packs a major punch (~263 million malaria cases and 597,000 malaria deaths in 2023, per the WHO), but the toll of Aedes aegypti mosquitoes鈥攖he vector for dengue, chikungunya, yellow fever, and Zika鈥攊s rapidly expanding, eclipsing Anopheles as our greatest mosquito challenge,  to mark World Mosquito Day (August 20). 

• For dengue, the toll jumped from 6.5 million+ cases and 7,300 global deaths in 2023 to 14 million cases and 10,000 deaths in 2024. 

• Yet, unlike malaria, Aedes-borne viruses attract little funding.

What鈥檚 needed: An all-society, bottom-up approach to guide malaria and dengue control efforts, led by a new generation of public health field entomologists grounded in new technologies as well as ecology, biology, and community engagement.  GOOD READS FOR AUGUST Tips from GHN Readers      Ahead of GHN鈥檚 August break, we asked GHN readers for summer reading recommendations. Thanks to all who shared suggestions! 

• The Education of an Idealist and A Problem from Hell: America and the Age of Genocide, both by Samantha Power 鈥擫orina McAdam, Auradou, France 


• Sick Souls, Healthy Minds: How William James Can Save Your Life by John Kaag 鈥擫orenn Walker, Waialu, Hawaii, USA 


• Dismissed: Tackling the Biases that Undermine Our Health Care by Angela Marshall 
• Madame Restell: The Life, Death, and Resurrection of Old New York鈥檚 Most Fabulous, Fearless, and Infamous Abortionist by Jennifer Wright 鈥擧annah Schoon, Utah, USA


• Decameron by Giovanni Boccaccio 鈥擬ichael Kowolik, Indianapolis, Indiana, USA 


• Escape on the Pearl: The Heroic Bid for Freedom on the Underground Railroad by Mary Kay Ricks 鈥擲tephan Gilbert, Bowie, Maryland, USA 

And, to close us out, here are a few audio books suggested by Peter Kilmarx, of Bethesda, Maryland, USA:  

• On Call by Tony Fauci (He narrates the book with his Brooklyn accent, which is wonderful. 鈥淕o figure.鈥�) 
• Demon Copperhead by Barbara Kingsolver 
• Sapiens by Yuval Noah Harari 
• Caste by Isabel Wilkerson 

GLOBAL HEALTH VOICES MALARIA Burkina Faso鈥檚 About-Face on Gene Drives 
Last month, the international nonprofit Target Malaria released 16,000 genetically modified mosquitoes in Burkina Faso鈥攁 major step forward in the effort to fight malaria through genetic intervention, and the first release of its kind in Africa.     Sudden shift: A week later, police raided a key partner research institute, suspended all Target Malaria activity, and ordered insecticide spraying to destroy released mosquitoes.     Why? Opposition to the gene drive effort has been fueled by misinformation, rising anti-Western sentiment, and conspiracy theories claiming that the project鈥攚hich aims to suppress the population of malaria-carrying mosquitoes鈥攕eeks to sterilize people.     Future unclear: Scientists say the move is a major setback for gene-driven research in Africa and could have a chilling effect on future gene drives, despite years of investment.       OPPORTUNITY QUICK HITS Ishaan Tharoor: In Sudan and Afghanistan, disaster upon disaster 鈥�   Harvard victory leaves scientists feeling vindicated but uncertain 鈥�     Millions of Britons face higher risk of heart failure due to dirty air, study suggests 鈥�     The silent killer increases your risk of stroke and dementia. Here's how to control it 鈥�     RFK Jr slings accusations and defends public-health upheaval at fiery hearing 鈥�     U.S. will fulfill Biden-era pledge to provide HIV prevention breakthrough to millions 鈥�  
   Powerful new painkiller ADRIANA shows promise in ending opioid dependence 鈥�   Issue No. M-August 2025
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96 Global Health NOW: Ebola Outbreak Tests Shaky Global Health Ground; Burkina Faso鈥檚 Gene-Drive Reversal; and Cuts Undermine Quest for Autism鈥檚 Cause September 8, 2025 A medical worker disinfects a local Ebola treatment center during a 2021 outbreak in North Kivu province, northeastern DRC. March 21, 2021. Alain Uaykani/Xinhua via Getty Ebola Outbreak Tests Shaky Global Health Ground    A new Ebola outbreak in the DRC is sparking global health security concerns in a destabilized public health landscape, as practitioners fear depleted resources and disrupted leadership will hamper response efforts.  
  Rapid transmission: So far 15 deaths and 28 cases have been reported in the DRC outbreak, which started after a pregnant woman showing symptoms of hemorrhagic fever was admitted to the hospital in late August. The health workers who treated her also became ill, .  

• The nation鈥檚 health system has already been weakened by intensified conflict and by U.S. aid cuts, . 

Urgent response: The WHO has deployed experts and emergency supplies; meanwhile, vaccines are being sent from Kinshasa to contain the spread.  
  Bigger picture: As the outbreak spreads, the U.S. faces major setbacks in pandemic preparedness, , as the White House has dismantled key biosecurity offices, slashed CDC鈥檚 staff and shaken up its leadership, withdrawn from the WHO, and weakened global health ties and surveillance. 

• 鈥淲ith no warning, we will have less ability to stop the disease at its source, and less power, if it reaches our shores, to save American lives,鈥� the commentary鈥檚 authors write. 

GLOBAL HEALTH VOICES EDITOR'S NOTE Global Health NOW More Than Ever     Hey Readers,      Could I ask a favor? Share GHN with a friend, family member, or colleague.     We all know smart, engaged people who could benefit from GHN. Please take a moment to invite them into GHN鈥檚 community.      Just send them GHN鈥檚  and a few kind words. You鈥檒l help them and help GHN!     Many thanks,   Brian    PS: If you invite someone to subscribe, please let me know so I can thank you in an upcoming issue.  The Latest One-Liners   Mpox is no longer an international health emergency, per the WHO, given 鈥渟ustained declines in cases鈥� in the DRC, Burundi, Sierra Leone, and Uganda; however, the Africa CDC confirmed it still constitutes a continental public health emergency, pointing to rising cases in Ghana, Liberia, Kenya, Zambia, and Tanzania.  
A new anti-gay law introduces prison sentences of up to five years and a fine for those who 鈥減romote homosexuality鈥� in Burkina Faso, formerly a relatively safe space in West Africa for the gay community.      A new bat-borne pathogen, dubbed the Salt Gully virus, has been identified in Australia鈥檚 flying foxes, though there have been no reports of human spillover; the virus is related to Nipah and Hendra viruses.     A federal report on alcohol consumption and links to cancer has been pulled back by the HHS and will not be submitted to Congress; U.S. Dietary Guidelines will instead be shaped by an industry-favored competing report that found that moderate alcohol consumption was healthy.   U.S. and Global Health Policy News RFK Jr slings accusations and defends public-health upheaval at fiery hearing 鈥�     RFK Jr. says anyone who wants a covid shot can get one. Not these Americans. 鈥�     U.S. will fulfill Biden-era pledge to provide HIV prevention breakthrough to millions 鈥�     Amesh Adalja: Risk-Based COVID Vaccination Gets It Right. Here's What RFK Jr. Gets Wrong. Government leaders have created confusion and controversy 鈥�     World Health Organization says US CDC needs to be protected 鈥�   MALARIA Burkina Faso鈥檚 About-Face on Gene Drives 
Last month, the international nonprofit Target Malaria released 16,000 genetically modified mosquitoes in Burkina Faso鈥攁 major step forward in the effort to fight malaria through genetic intervention, and the first release of its kind in Africa.     Sudden shift: A week later, police raided a key partner research institute, suspended all Target Malaria activity, and ordered insecticide spraying to destroy released mosquitoes.     Why? Opposition to the gene drive effort has been fueled by misinformation, rising anti-Western sentiment, and conspiracy theories claiming that the project鈥攚hich aims to suppress the population of malaria-carrying mosquitoes鈥攕eeks to sterilize people.     Future unclear: Scientists say the move is a major setback for gene-driven research in Africa and could have a chilling effect on future gene drives, despite years of investment.       GLOBAL HEALTH VOICES AUTISM The Cuts Undermining Kennedy鈥檚 Quest for a Cause    The Department of Health and Human Services plans to release a report this month that will reportedly link autism to use of acetaminophen and certain vitamin deficiencies during pregnancy, 鈥攄espite a lack of robust research to prove such claims.    Establishing the cause of autism has been a key part of HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.鈥檚 platform. But U.S. researchers who have long studied environmental links to autism say the federal government鈥檚 cuts to research work against that very goal, .  

• $40+ million in federal autism research grants, including those looking at autism鈥檚 ties to chemicals and pollution, have been canceled under the Trump administration.   

• 鈥淲e鈥檙e talking about probably decades of delays and setbacks,鈥� said Alycia Halladay, chief science officer at the Autism Science Foundation.  

Related: Kennedy's autism data project draws more than 100 research proposals, sources say 鈥�   OPPORTUNITY QUICK HITS Ishaan Tharoor: In Sudan and Afghanistan, disaster upon disaster 鈥�   Harvard victory leaves scientists feeling vindicated but uncertain 鈥�     Millions of Britons face higher risk of heart failure due to dirty air, study suggests 鈥�     The silent killer increases your risk of stroke and dementia. Here's how to control it 鈥�     The World Needs a Medical-Research Overhaul 鈥�     FDA warns of H5N1 avian flu detection in raw cat food 鈥�  Thanks for the tip, Cecilia Meisner!     Madelyn Rowley: Column: An international accident shaped my perspective on American health care 鈥�      Powerful new painkiller ADRIANA shows promise in ending opioid dependence 鈥�   Issue No. 2783
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The first jolt threw Dr. Abdul Mateen Sahak out of bed. The second sent him to his phone. It was right before midnight, last Sunday, and the steep, mountainous valleys of eastern Afghanistan had just been hit by a powerful 6.0-magnitude earthquake, closely followed by the first of many aftershocks.