Reminiscent of Orson Welles' "The Third Man": Every stolen antibiotic or antiretroviral resold through a back-channel pharmacy represents both a taxpayer dollar that bought nothing and a patient who got an expired, mishandled, or counterfeit dose instead of treatment.
The agency played an important role in responding to earlier disasters like the 2015 earthquake. But the U.S. and other countries have pulled back, Nepali officials and humanitarian groups say.
The country is seeking urgent help from a special U.N. climate fund, but the program lacks money because the United States and others have been reluctant to contribute.
A new report from the Associated Press found that women and babies are dying at an alarming rate in Nepal after foreign aid shuttered a program aimed at keeping them alive through childbirth, though the government has said no one has died because of funding cuts. MS Now's Ines de Cuetara joined The Weekend to provide more context for those "devastating consequences."
It's a twice-a-year injection that is remarkably effective in preventing an HIV infection. Distribution is starting. But questions are being raised about getting it to the areas that need it most.
AI:The distribution of lenacapavir, a highly effective twice-yearly injection designed to prevent HIV infection, has begun, though its rollout faces criticism regarding the logistics and equity of reaching high-need populations in regions like Uganda. This development follows a broader pattern of scrutiny surrounding pharmaceutical interventions and global health mandates, particularly as previous reports have highlighted concerns over vaccine safety, medical misinformation, and the influence of Big Pharma on clinical practices.Open
AI:Rescuers in western Colombia have successfully extracted a survivor from the rubble following the devastating earthquake that struck the region, providing a rare moment of hope amidst the ongoing catastrophe. This breakthrough comes as local authorities and international relief efforts struggle to manage the massive scale of destruction throughout Cali and surrounding areas. While some reports highlight these individual successes, the situation remains critical as the nation faces a long-term recovery process and seeks economic assistance from the Trump administration to mitigate the impact of tariffs during this humanitarian crisis.Open
A 7.4-magnitude earthquake tore through Colombia's coffee-growing heartland on Monday, killing at least 164 people and leveling roughly 1,600 buildings, and a new president barely three days into office now faces his first crisis. Rescue workers pulled a six-month-old baby and her mother from the wreckage of a collapsed building hours after the quake struck […] The post Colombia earthquake kills at least 164 as rescuers pull infant from rubble appeared first on American Almanac .
A 7.4-magnitude earthquake tore through Colombia's coffee-growing heartland on Monday, killing at least 164 people and leveling roughly 1,600 buildings, and a new president barely three days into office now faces his first crisis. Rescue workers pulled a six-month-old baby and her mother from the wreckage of a collapsed building hours after the quake struck early on August 10, 2026. The mother emerged covered in blood and dust. In Cali, Colombia's third-largest city, volunteers dug through concrete and rebar with sticks and bare hands while hospitals overflowed into the streets. In Pereira, the capital of Risaralda state, entire residential blocks lay in ruins. The earthquake, centered near the town of San Jose Del Palmar in the remote…Open
US committing $15.5 million
The amount is still far below what the U.S. spent previously on humanitarian and health aid, but resumes the flow of money for key efforts to fight malnutrition and disease.
A magnitude 7.1 earthquake in southern Japan has killed at least 34 people and left thousands without power or water, with rescue crews racing a brutal heat wave to reach survivors still trapped in rubble. The quake struck Kumamoto Prefecture on the island of Kyushu late Tuesday afternoon, ripping through a crowded shopping mall, toppling […] The post Japan earthquake death toll reaches 34 as rescue hopes fade in Kumamoto appeared first on American Almanac .
A magnitude 7.1 earthquake in southern Japan has killed at least 34 people and left thousands without power or water, with rescue crews racing a brutal heat wave to reach survivors still trapped in rubble. The quake struck Kumamoto Prefecture on the island of Kyushu late Tuesday afternoon, ripping through a crowded shopping mall, toppling a factory chimney, and flattening homes across several towns. By Thursday, the death toll had nearly doubled from the previous day's count, and officials acknowledged they still did not know how many people remained missing. Kumamoto's prefectural government reported 86 people injured, five of them seriously, while more than 9,000 residents sheltered in roughly 400 emergency sites across the region.…Open