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The fastest-growing Ebola outbreak ever
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The fastest-growing Ebola outbreak ever

The World Health Organization said on Saturday the outbreak reached 3,605 cases

Ebola death toll continues to rise
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Ebola death toll continues to rise

The World Health Organization said this week that 80% of the confirmed cases are coming from unknown chains of transmission

Ebola cases top 1,000
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Ebola cases top 1,000

The DRC outbreak has now recorded more cases in its first month than any previous Ebola outbreak

Progress on maternal mortality is slowing
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Progress on maternal mortality is slowing

The global maternal mortality ratio stood at 197 deaths per 100,000 live births in 2023 — nearly three times the WHO's target of fewer than 70 by 2030 — raising fears that global health targets are slipping out of reach.

​The World Health Organization (WHO) headquarters is seen in Geneva, Switzerland, January 28, 2025.
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America’s WHO exit leaves a leadership vacuum

Seventy-eight years after helping found the World Health Organization (WHO), the United States has formally withdrawn from the agency, following through on a pledge President Donald Trump made on his first day back in office.

Should we worry about bird flu in the US?
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Should we worry about bird flu in the US?

How worried should we be about bird flu spreading to humans in the US? Are rising bird flu numbers the beginning of the next pandemic? On GZERO World with Ian Bremmer, New York Times science and global health reporter, Apoorva Mandavalli says that now is the time to start taking bird flu more seriously.

RFK Jr. speaking with a logo of GZERO World with Ian Bremmer the podcast
GZERO World with Ian Bremmer Podcast

How Trump is remaking US public health, with NY Times reporter Apoorva Mandavilli

Listen: President Trump has already made sweeping changes to US public health policy—from RFK Jr.’s nomination to lead the health department to withdrawing the US from the World Health Organization. On the GZERO World Podcast, New York Times science and global health reporter Apoorva Mandavilli joins Ian Bremmer for an in-depth look at health policy in the Trump administration, and what it could mean, not just for the US, but for the rest of the world.

Trump's health agenda—from RFK Jr. to leaving WHO
GZERO World with Ian Bremmer

Trump's health agenda—from RFK Jr. to leaving WHO

From RFK Jr.’s nomination to lead the health department to an executive order withdrawing the US from the World Health Organization, President Trump has already made sweeping changes to public health policy, and this may be just the beginning. On GZERO World, New York Times Science and Global Health Reporter Apoorva Mandavilli joins Ian Bremmer for an in-depth look at health and medicine in the second Trump administration—and what it could mean, not just for the US, but for the rest of the world.

What's behind RFK Jr.'s "Make America Healthy Again" movement?
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What's behind RFK Jr.'s "Make America Healthy Again" movement?

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is poised to become the country’s most powerful public health official. What will his “Make America Healthy Again” movement mean for the future of US health policy? On Ian Explains, Ian Bremmer breaks down RFK Jr.’s MAHA agenda and how it could reshape government agencies, medical institutions, and Big Pharma.

Donald Trump speaks on the last day of Turning Point's four-day AmericaFest conference on Dec. 22, 2024, in Phoenix.
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What would it mean for the US to leave the World Health Organization?

President-elect Donald Trump’s advisors are reportedly urging him to pull the United States out of the World Health Organization on his first day in office, according to a report published Sunday in the Financial Times.