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Alerte: comment riposter à une épidemie de maladie à virus Bundibugyo?
Read in English Bonjour, Vous savez que les collègues en République démocratique du Congo et en Ouganda soutiennent des communautés touchées par une épidémie de maladie à virus Bundibugyo (MVB). Ils prennent de réels risques pour œuvrer au service de la santé. Voici trois choses que vous pouvez faire aujourd’hui pour les soutenir, chacune en…
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Alert: how do you respond to Bundibugyo virus disease outbreak?
Lire en français Dear Reader, You know that colleagues in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Uganda are supporting communities hit by a Bundibugyo virus disease (BVD) outbreak. They are taking real risks to work for health. Here are three things you can do today to support them, each in less than three minutes.…
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Beyond the hot flash: A primer for health workers about menopause
Ageing primer | Equity programme | Gender in emergencies Menopause affects every woman who lives long enough. Yet in most health systems, it is invisible. No screening. No vocabulary. No budget. Women suffer in silence. And the system looks the other way. You are here to change that. Invite your colleagues on WhatsApp, Gmail, Yahoo…
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Global health architecture: what are we missing?
The 79th World Health Assembly launched a formal process to reform the architecture that governs global health. The design of that process — who sits in the room, what questions it is permitted to ask, whose knowledge it is built to receive — will determine whether reform produces structural change or a more sophisticated version…
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World Malaria Day: what frontline health workers are saying about malaria, and why it matters
The Geneva Learning Foundation (TGLF) is pleased to announce ‘Malaria: Turning the Tide’, the first peer learning course by and for health workers. Learn more about the course… Enroll now in English or French. This article is based on experiences shared by health workers during the live event ‘Malaria: Turning the Tide’ on 23 April…
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World Immunization Week: 5 years of visual storytelling by and for the people who make vaccines work
During World Immunization Week, Gifty Akosua Adzigbey, an interpreter for the deaf community in Ghana’s Mankrong health district, shared a photo of her daily work. She had spent the week, as she spent most weeks, moving between vaccination posts and households where parents with hearing disabilities needed a translator, and sometimes needed to be walked…
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5 surprising insights from the science of successful learning
The work of Reda Sadki offers a provocative, often counter-intuitive critique of how we learn, lead, and solve complex problems. Here are five surprising insights about what it takes to create successful learning. 1. Text is superior to video for learning In an era where educational technology is obsessed with video content, immersive simulations, and…
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Subnational tailoring of malaria strategies and interventions: bridging the gap between planning and implementation
The global malaria response is currently navigating a convergence of crises. Epidemiologically, the reduction in mortality has plateaued. Biologically, threats from Anopheles stephensi and partial artemisinin resistance are accelerating. Financially, the 2025 landscape is defined by a severe contraction in foreign assistance, necessitating a radical optimization of resources. In this context, the World Health Organization’s (WHO) new…
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Retrouver les enfants congolais non-vaccinés: des acteurs de tout le pays lancent le premier Accélérateur zéro-dose pour renforcer la mise en oeuvre et le suivi
«Si je réussis mon projet de terrain, je m’attends à avoir au moins vacciné 345 enfants». Cet engagement n’a pas été pris par un ministre dans la capitale, mais par Jérémie Mpata Lumpungu, infirmier titulaire dans la province du Kasaï. Il n’était pas seul. Lundi 10 novembre 2025, un appel a résonné à travers la…
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Development is adaptation: Bill Gates’s shift is actually about linking climate change and health
Bill Gates’ latest public memo marks a significant shift in how the world’s most influential philanthropist frames the challenge of climate change. He sees a future in which responding to climate threats and promoting well-being become two sides of the same mission, declaring, “development is adaptation.” Gates argues that the principal metric for climate action…
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