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New Antimicrobial Resistance and Infection Prevention Engagement Programme

As Pandemic Risks Escalate, Global Monitoring Board Calls For New Oversight

Family and sexual violence rates against Australian children rise sharply as researchers warn of ‘manosphere’

Study authors say increase cannot be attributed to any one factor and list income inequality and growing awareness as other likely reasonsGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastThe sexual assault of Australian children has accelerated sharply since the pandemic, surprising researchers who expected rates to have fallen but instead found attacks on boys had risen 15.7%.Researcher

Holidays back to pre-pandemic levels as Britons embrace city breaks

US doctor infected with Ebola critically ill but says he is 'cautiously optimistic'

UN adopts pandemic declaration despite US opposition

Devex Newswire: Ebola tracing is failing as Kenya fears mount

USDA tabled its bird flu vaccine plan

Kenya’s Imported Ebola Case Raises Questions About Screening and IPC Readiness

Pennsylvania announces sixth death in measles outbreak as case numbers rise

Latest fatality is unvaccinated woman, 39, with ‘underlying conditions’ but CDC still lists only two deaths nationwideA sixth death has been announced in Pennsylvania’s measles outbreak, as new figures show cases in the state have risen above 1,100.The most recent fatality was reported in Franklin county on Monday in a statement posted to Facebook by its coroner. The victim was identified as a 39-

Congo's Ebola infections surpass 9,000, government says

Rightwing extremists increasingly likely to consider terrorist attacks, MI5 chief says

Move from anti-immigration or anti-Muslim views to violence is ‘most marked trend’ in spy agency’s caseload over last yearExtremists holding anti-immigration opinions are becoming increasingly likely to consider carrying out terrorist attacks against immigration centres and asylum hotels in the UK, the head of MI5 has warned.Ken McCallum said a shift from radicalised rightwing sentiment to violenc

Yemen: Houthi siege, cholera outbreak and aid cuts put civilians in the crosshairs

Yemen’s southwestern city of Taiz is facing a “devastating” humanitarian crisis as escalating tensions are dramatically driving up food prices and causing shortages of supplies, the UN Spokesperson said on Tuesday.

Exploring how bacterial keratitis infections have evolved following the COVID-19 pandemic

UK holiday demand may have peaked amid cost of living squeeze, says travel industry

Spain remains most popular destination as Britons book later in hope of better deals, Abta report findsBusiness live – latest updatesThe UK’s cost of living squeeze means fewer people plan to ringfence money for holiday abroad next year, the travel industry warned on Tuesday.Despite war, wildfires and EES border checks, the numbers of Britons taking holidays climbed back to pre-pandemic levels thi

With Only Three 'No' Votes, UN Adopts Political Declaration On Pandemic Preparedness

ACAPS Briefing Note: Democratic Republic of Congo - Mpox outbreak affecting Kasaï province (13 October 2025)

RFK Jr.'s anti-vaccine views helped sideline a bird flu plan

Ebola and insecurity: The situation in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo

Perceived Changes in Health-Seeking Behaviour Following the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Qualitative Study of Urban and Rural Populations in Eastern Gujarat