Bill Steiger, who served in the George W. Bush and first Trump administrations, reflects on the past year's changes in the U.S. role — and on his new job as head of Malaria No More.

It’s been one year since the Trump administration dismantled the US Agency for International Development (USAID), with aid cuts leading to the closure of HIV clinics in South Africa, the termination of medical programs in Afghanistan,

The CEO of the Gates Foundation said it will not change course in the face of the collapse of the foreign aid system but instead continue focusing on its main priorities.

As a young CDC doctor, Dr. Foege devised the vaccination strategy that led to the global eradication of smallpox - one of the world’s oldest and deadliest diseases.

The WHO has identified 36 of the world's most severe health emergencies in 2026, driven by outbreaks of cholera, measles, malaria, malnutrition, and conflict-linked disease collapse.

Illinois is joining the World Health Organization's Global Outbreak Alert and Response Network (GOARN), Gov. J.B. Pritzker (D-Ill.) announced, challenging the Trump administration's withdrawal from the WHO on Jan.

With the U.S. out of WHO and USAID dismantled, global health systems are shrinking just as conflict, climate shocks, and disease risks accelerate.

By Sean Mowbray Burning plastic waste for household fuel, or to manage household waste, may be far more prevalent in poor urban areas in developing countries than previously thought, raising serious environmental pollution and public health concerns for individuals,