Infectious diseases, viruses, bacteria, fungi, NCDs, climate change, conflict, reproductive rights, food security, terror and war. Free to read 🔓 https://www.telegraph.co.uk/global-health/https://bsky.app/profile/telglobalhealth.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/telglobalhealth.bsky.social/post/3mle6yuqac22aBritish rat-virus patient relying on world’s most remote GP surgery Tristan da Cunha has a single healthcare centre staffed by two doctors and with space for two inpatients @maevecullinan.bsky.social reports https://www.telegraph.co.uk/global-health/science-and-disease/british-rat-virus-patient-relying-on-remote-gp-surgery/08 May 2026 16:53 +0000at://did:plc:iwfbr2ru2kxuair36kd7u35k/app.bsky.feed.post/3mle6yuqac22ahttps://bsky.app/profile/telglobalhealth.bsky.social/post/3mle6x7mzc22aBlindsided: Why there are no vaccines or treatments for hantavirus Unlike Covid 19, hantavirus is no mystery Disease X. So why has the world seemingly been caught off-guard by the latest outbreak? @sneweyy.bsky.social and @paulnuki.bsky.social explain ⬇️ https://www.telegraph.co.uk/global-health/science-and-disease/why-there-are-no-vaccines-or-treatments-for-hantavirus/08 May 2026 16:52 +0000at://did:plc:iwfbr2ru2kxuair36kd7u35k/app.bsky.feed.post/3mle6x7mzc22ahttps://bsky.app/profile/telglobalhealth.bsky.social/post/3mkrzm462yk2nNigeria wages war on the deadly fake drug trade The country’s crackdown could be a blueprint for other countries grappling with a global crisis of counterfeit and substandard medicines Link here 🔗 https://www.telegraph.co.uk/global-health/science-and-disease/crackdown-nigeria-counterfeit-substandard-drug-medicine/01 May 2026 11:29 +0000at://did:plc:iwfbr2ru2kxuair36kd7u35k/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkrzm462yk2nhttps://bsky.app/profile/telglobalhealth.bsky.social/post/3mkrzjisqis2nGhana is latest African country to reject Trump aid deal over data concerns West African nation reportedly joins Zimbabwe and Zambia in turning down a new ‘America First’ agreement to receive US health funding More below ⬇️ https://www.telegraph.co.uk/global-health/climate-and-people/ghana-is-latest-african-country-to-reject-trump-aid-deal/01 May 2026 11:27 +0000at://did:plc:iwfbr2ru2kxuair36kd7u35k/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkrzjisqis2nhttps://bsky.app/profile/telglobalhealth.bsky.social/post/3mkryg4zkck2aThe Iran war has exposed Britain’s broken food chain The effective closure of the Strait of Hormuz has triggered an unprecedented crisis – and the UK is particularly vulnerable @maevecullinan.bsky.social reports https://www.telegraph.co.uk/global-health/terror-and-security/the-iran-war-has-exposed-britains-broken-food-chain/01 May 2026 11:08 +0000at://did:plc:iwfbr2ru2kxuair36kd7u35k/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkryg4zkck2ahttps://bsky.app/profile/telglobalhealth.bsky.social/post/3mkpbpxdcn22vCould a simple house design cut malaria rates by almost half? Children living in redesigned rural homes in Tanzania were found to have fewer bouts of sickness than those in traditional huts @liliasebouai.bsky.social has the latest https://www.telegraph.co.uk/global-health/science-and-disease/could-a-simple-house-design-cut-malaria-rates-by-almost-hal/30 Apr 2026 09:16 +0000at://did:plc:iwfbr2ru2kxuair36kd7u35k/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkpbpxdcn22vhttps://bsky.app/profile/telglobalhealth.bsky.social/post/3mkpbnu4v5s2vWorld Cup health security hub launched as measles surges There are fears diseases like measles could surge as millions of football fans travel across North America for the tournament @sneweyy.bsky.social reports https://www.telegraph.co.uk/global-health/science-and-disease/world-cup-health-security-hub-launched-as-measles-surges/30 Apr 2026 09:15 +0000at://did:plc:iwfbr2ru2kxuair36kd7u35k/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkpbnu4v5s2vhttps://bsky.app/profile/telglobalhealth.bsky.social/post/3mkhr5snuwk2hWhy are we seeing more outbreaks of the deadliest diseases? Cases of illnesses like haemorrhagic fever were once sporadic but have been increasing in frequency ✍️ @maevecullinan.bsky.social and @benfarmerdt.bsky.social https://www.telegraph.co.uk/global-health/science-and-disease/why-are-we-seeing-more-outbreaks-of-the-deadliest-diseases/27 Apr 2026 09:31 +0000at://did:plc:iwfbr2ru2kxuair36kd7u35k/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkhr5snuwk2hhttps://bsky.app/profile/telglobalhealth.bsky.social/post/3mkhr3uyaok2hDog owners warned of deadly ‘louping ill’ disease A virus long found in parts of Scotland is now emerging in other parts the country @maevecullinan.bsky.social reports https://www.telegraph.co.uk/global-health/science-and-disease/dog-owners-warned-of-deadly-louping-ill-disease/27 Apr 2026 09:30 +0000at://did:plc:iwfbr2ru2kxuair36kd7u35k/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkhr3uyaok2hhttps://bsky.app/profile/telglobalhealth.bsky.social/post/3mkaea7znt22eBritain’s £8bn bet on the developing world Initiative led by British International Investment aims to make returns for the UK taxpayer while also driving global development @paulnuki.bsky.social speaks to CEO Leslie Maasdorp about rethinking foreign aid https://www.telegraph.co.uk/global-health/climate-and-people/britains-8bn-bet-on-the-developing-world/24 Apr 2026 10:51 +0000at://did:plc:iwfbr2ru2kxuair36kd7u35k/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkaea7znt22ehttps://bsky.app/profile/telglobalhealth.bsky.social/post/3mkadpljqi22eGlobal food security at ‘critical level’ as Iran war threatens new shock, UN warns Fragile situation set to worsen as the Gulf conflict disrupts energy and fertiliser markets ✍️ @liliasebouai.bsky.social , @sneweyy.bsky.social and @benfarmerdt.bsky.social https://www.telegraph.co.uk/global-health/terror-and-security/iran-war-global-food-security-warning-united-nations/24 Apr 2026 10:42 +0000at://did:plc:iwfbr2ru2kxuair36kd7u35k/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkadpljqi22ehttps://bsky.app/profile/telglobalhealth.bsky.social/post/3mjjbu24ck22yThe charts that show Sudan’s war is the world’s deadliest – and getting worse Data from three years of conflict reveal a spiralling human catastrophe Read the full story here ⬇️ https://www.telegraph.co.uk/global-health/terror-and-security/the-charts-that-show-sudans-war-is-the-worlds-deadliest/15 Apr 2026 06:37 +0000at://did:plc:iwfbr2ru2kxuair36kd7u35k/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjjbu24ck22yhttps://bsky.app/profile/telglobalhealth.bsky.social/post/3mj5jmgdt522r🚨Unknown disease kills five in Burundi Investigators are working to establish whether the outbreak is a mutation of a known infection or an emerging threat More below https://www.telegraph.co.uk/global-health/science-and-disease/unknown-disease-kills-five-in-burundi/10 Apr 2026 14:24 +0000at://did:plc:iwfbr2ru2kxuair36kd7u35k/app.bsky.feed.post/3mj5jmgdt522rhttps://bsky.app/profile/telglobalhealth.bsky.social/post/3miyjuyfsms2wDroughts driving spread of drug-resistant infections, research shows The more arid the soil, the greater the concentration of antibiotic resistant bacteria it contained, study reveals Link here🔗 https://www.telegraph.co.uk/global-health/climate-and-people/droughts-driving-spread-of-drug-resistant-infections/08 Apr 2026 14:46 +0000at://did:plc:iwfbr2ru2kxuair36kd7u35k/app.bsky.feed.post/3miyjuyfsms2whttps://bsky.app/profile/telglobalhealth.bsky.social/post/3mijj2cpasc2cIran’s Pasteur medical research centre ‘heavily damaged’ in strike Large parts of the facility, which plays a key role in combating infectious diseases like cholera and Covid-19, have been reduced to rubble @liliasebouai.bsky.social reports https://www.telegraph.co.uk/global-health/terror-and-security/irans-pasteur-medical-research-centre-damaged-in-strike/02 Apr 2026 15:21 +0000at://did:plc:iwfbr2ru2kxuair36kd7u35k/app.bsky.feed.post/3mijj2cpasc2chttps://bsky.app/profile/telglobalhealth.bsky.social/post/3miduvfdxa22yWhy tens of millions face hunger and poverty in wake of Trump’s Iran war From Croydon to the Cote D’Ivoire, the world is facing an economic crisis that could be as bad as the 1970s ✍️ @liliasebouai.bsky.social @arthurscottgeddes.bsky.social and Verity Bowman https://www.telegraph.co.uk/global-health/terror-and-security/tens-of-millions-face-hunger-poverty-in-wake-of-iran-war/31 Mar 2026 09:37 +0000at://did:plc:iwfbr2ru2kxuair36kd7u35k/app.bsky.feed.post/3miduvfdxa22yhttps://bsky.app/profile/telglobalhealth.bsky.social/post/3mhxg6b5q722h‘Let’s say hello to some crocodiles’: On board the floatplane serving one of the world’s most remote regions The new aircraft is a gateway for trade, education and health – especially in a medical emergency ✍️ @sneweyy.bsky.social and @simontownsley.bsky.social https://www.telegraph.co.uk/global-health/climate-and-people/riding-the-floatplane-serving-papua-new-guineas-remote-regions/26 Mar 2026 10:41 +0000at://did:plc:iwfbr2ru2kxuair36kd7u35k/app.bsky.feed.post/3mhxg6b5q722hhttps://bsky.app/profile/telglobalhealth.bsky.social/post/3mhxfmacktk2hUK to build new contact-tracing system and stockpile PPE under £1bn pandemic plan First new preparedness strategy since 2011 focuses on a range of threats and includes funding for a new ‘biosecurity hub’ @maevecullinan.bsky.social reports⬇️ https://www.telegraph.co.uk/global-health/science-and-disease/uk-to-build-new-contact-tracing-system-and-stockpile-ppe-un/26 Mar 2026 10:31 +0000at://did:plc:iwfbr2ru2kxuair36kd7u35k/app.bsky.feed.post/3mhxfmacktk2hhttps://bsky.app/profile/telglobalhealth.bsky.social/post/3mhvkshw3tc22Asia’s poorest reeling as energy crisis bites From fuel to fertiliser, the ripple effects of the crisis are spreading across all elements of life @sneweyy.bsky.social reports - more below 👇 https://www.telegraph.co.uk/global-health/terror-and-security/asias-poorest-reeling-as-energy-crisis-bites/25 Mar 2026 16:59 +0000at://did:plc:iwfbr2ru2kxuair36kd7u35k/app.bsky.feed.post/3mhvkshw3tc22https://bsky.app/profile/telglobalhealth.bsky.social/post/3mhqhq4qgos2hEurope ‘missing one-in-five TB cases’, warns WHO Underreporting allowing infections to spread and delaying access to life-saving treatment @liliasebouai.bsky.social reports https://www.telegraph.co.uk/global-health/science-and-disease/europe-missing-one-in-five-tb-cases-warns-who/23 Mar 2026 16:21 +0000at://did:plc:iwfbr2ru2kxuair36kd7u35k/app.bsky.feed.post/3mhqhq4qgos2hhttps://bsky.app/profile/telglobalhealth.bsky.social/post/3mhqfr6a6ak26The aid system is ‘unfit for purpose’. So what comes next? Major aid donors including the United States and Britain are overhauling their relationships with the developing world @maevecullinan.bsky.social reports - free to read 🔓 https://www.telegraph.co.uk/global-health/climate-and-people/aid-africa-uk-budget-cuts-donor-investor/23 Mar 2026 15:45 +0000at://did:plc:iwfbr2ru2kxuair36kd7u35k/app.bsky.feed.post/3mhqfr6a6ak26https://bsky.app/profile/telglobalhealth.bsky.social/post/3mh6o7yyy7225Scientists turn mosquitoes ‘into a vaccination tool’ to immunise bats against rabies The insects are being designed to spread vaccines instead of disease @sneweyy.bsky.social reports https://www.telegraph.co.uk/global-health/science-and-disease/scientists-design-mosquitoes-that-can-spread-rabies-vaccine/16 Mar 2026 14:29 +0000at://did:plc:iwfbr2ru2kxuair36kd7u35k/app.bsky.feed.post/3mh6o7yyy7225https://bsky.app/profile/telglobalhealth.bsky.social/post/3mgaelw6dvk2nIran faces food shortages if shipping disruption continues, analysts warn As maritime traffic through the Strait of Hormuz comes to a standstill, vessels carrying corn, wheat and soybeans are among those held up @liliasebouai.bsky.social has the latest ⬇️ https://www.telegraph.co.uk/global-health/terror-and-security/iran-faces-food-shortages-if-shipping-disruption-continues/04 Mar 2026 13:17 +0000at://did:plc:iwfbr2ru2kxuair36kd7u35k/app.bsky.feed.post/3mgaelw6dvk2nhttps://bsky.app/profile/telglobalhealth.bsky.social/post/3mgaejkjnyc2nMajor UK charities turn to corporate donors to offset aid cuts One source from a major aid charity told the Telegraph the unprecedented cuts has forced it to diversify @parrytom.bsky.social reports https://www.telegraph.co.uk/global-health/climate-and-people/uk-charities-turn-to-corporate-donors-to-offset-aid-cuts/04 Mar 2026 13:16 +0000at://did:plc:iwfbr2ru2kxuair36kd7u35k/app.bsky.feed.post/3mgaejkjnyc2nhttps://bsky.app/profile/telglobalhealth.bsky.social/post/3mfuafbmqas2x'Vaccine sovereignty is not a luxury – it is a national security imperative,' writes Prof Sir Jonathan Van-Tam, a former Deputy Chief Medical Officer for England More below - free to read⬇️ https://www.telegraph.co.uk/global-health/science-and-disease/vaccine-sovereignty-is-a-national-security-imperative/27 Feb 2026 17:30 +0000at://did:plc:iwfbr2ru2kxuair36kd7u35k/app.bsky.feed.post/3mfuafbmqas2xhttps://bsky.app/profile/telglobalhealth.bsky.social/post/3mftmzcwyn22oChild soldiers of Sudan’s civil war go viral on TikTok A @bellingcat.com investigation found that the platform is being used to turn young fighters into online personalities celebrated as ‘lion cubs’ Free to read🔓 https://www.telegraph.co.uk/global-health/terror-and-security/child-soldiers-of-sudans-civil-war-go-viral-on-tiktok/27 Feb 2026 11:43 +0000at://did:plc:iwfbr2ru2kxuair36kd7u35k/app.bsky.feed.post/3mftmzcwyn22ohttps://bsky.app/profile/telglobalhealth.bsky.social/post/3mfqwm4bg5c2gChikungunya re-emerging across the Americas, PAHO warns The mosquito-borne disease is spreading in areas that have not reported cases for years, as immunity wanes and cities expand @liliasebouai.bsky.social reports https://www.telegraph.co.uk/global-health/science-and-disease/chikungunya-re-emerging-across-the-americas-paho-warns/26 Feb 2026 09:56 +0000at://did:plc:iwfbr2ru2kxuair36kd7u35k/app.bsky.feed.post/3mfqwm4bg5c2ghttps://bsky.app/profile/telglobalhealth.bsky.social/post/3mfp4ie75s22k(1/2) Stunning bat cave footage captures spillover risk for first time The discovery of so many animals feeding on the bats may be a ‘Rosetta Stone’ for understanding how diseases spread between animals25 Feb 2026 16:36 +0000at://did:plc:iwfbr2ru2kxuair36kd7u35k/app.bsky.feed.post/3mfp4ie75s22khttps://bsky.app/profile/telglobalhealth.bsky.social/post/3mfomfeby422kSouth Africa caught sleeping by devastating foot and mouth outbreak A failure to maintain investment in vaccines has allowed a resurgence of the disease which has swept through the country’s livestock @benfarmerdt.bsky.social has the latest https://www.telegraph.co.uk/global-health/science-and-disease/south-africa-devastating-foot-and-mouth/25 Feb 2026 11:48 +0000at://did:plc:iwfbr2ru2kxuair36kd7u35k/app.bsky.feed.post/3mfomfeby422khttps://bsky.app/profile/telglobalhealth.bsky.social/post/3mflraulzd22gBritish Antarctic team dig deep for ancient pathogens in penguin poo Scientists hope sediment preserved under the region’s lakes will help them build the first historic archive of avian pathogens @sneweyy.bsky.social reports⬇️ https://www.telegraph.co.uk/global-health/science-and-disease/british-antarctic-team-dig-for-ancient-pathogens/24 Feb 2026 08:37 +0000at://did:plc:iwfbr2ru2kxuair36kd7u35k/app.bsky.feed.post/3mflraulzd22g