A mosquito-borne disease that can cause fever, fatigue, and severe complications
Heat waves have intensified health risks, worsening heart and kidney conditions, triggering heat exhaustion, and contributing to inflammatory issues. Experts urge hydration, shade, and cooling measures as high temperatures persist and climate change drives higher heat.
Dengue outbreaks have intensified, with cases rising across Yemen, Sri Lanka, Sri Lanka and other regions. Health authorities attribute it to monsoon rains and climate shifts; drones and police inspections are deployed to curb breeding sites. Official counts show thousands of suspected cases and dozens of deaths.
Six Frankfurt Airport employees have contracted malaria since early July; two have died and four are recovering in hospital. Officials have placed mosquito traps and sent captured insects to Antwerp for genetic testing. Authorities say the infections have been linked to Anopheles mosquitoes likely transported on aircraft; they say the public risk is low.
The UK has announced more than £100m in support for malaria, dengue, HIV, TB and pre-eclampsia research through ten partnerships from 2024/25 to 2027/28, while warning that aid cuts by wealthy nations threaten progress. The plan includes diagnostic tools from King’s College London and the TB Alliance, and builds on prior malaria vaccine work. The package comes as aid budgets face reductions and foreign policy shifts.
MSF and other aid groups warn that funding cuts are shrinking health responses in Sudan, forcing facility closures, longer patient journeys and rising disease outbreaks amid ongoing conflict. With 37% of facilities out of service and USAID funding ended, hundreds of thousands face reduced access to care as humanitarian needs escalate.