The US is driving a public health emergency of international concern

Experts call for global collaboration to mitigate the harms of US policy changes The Trump administration’s decision to halt most US foreign aid and development work constitutes a public health emergency of international concern (PHEIC) under international law, argue experts in The BMJ today. Matthew Herder and colleagues warn that these policies pose a ...

2026-03-25T17:01:21+00:0026 March 2026|Press release, The BMJ|

Lack of soap most reported barrier to effective hand hygiene in shared community spaces

Efforts to improve handwashing don’t always include basics of access to soap + water Lack of hand hygiene causes annual 740,000 deaths from diarrhoea or respiratory infections  But despite global recognition of its importance governments slow to act on hand hygiene A lack of soap is the most often reported ...

2026-04-09T13:31:32+01:0017 September 2025|BMJ Global Health, Collection, Our impact, Partnership, Press release|
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