For the latest episode of our podcast series, Senior Editor Rumbi Chakamba sits down with Managing Editor Anna Gawel and Senior Reporter Adva Saldinger to discuss the top global development stories of the week.
Uganda is fighting child malnutrition with powdered eggs in a packet. A new UNICEF-backed initiative aims to reach 50,000 kids this year and millions more by 2030.
The U.K. Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office's health spending for 2025-2026 will go down by almost 46% to £527 million. An equalities impact assessment reveals the cuts will include spending on women’s health.
Despite a tough tone toward Israel, experts say German Chancellor Friedrich Merz's Gaza aid plan is more about appeasing German voters than helping Palestinians.
Following cuts to both maternal health and family planning services, former U.S. partners in Malawi are now scrambling to protect the gains they have made in improving outcomes for mothers.
The board approved a new approach to supporting children living in fragile and humanitarian contexts, confirmed it will introduce RSV vaccines for pregnant mothers, and approved the creation of an mpox vaccine stockpile.
Devex spoke with top experts to gain insights into the most pressing, yet often overlooked, challenges shaping the future of global health worldwide.
Andrea Capellán, a director in USAID’s Office of Acquisition and Assistance, said over the last six months, the agency's leadership has addressed serious issues through a pattern of "ignore, ignore, ignore."
The agency, which seemed to be on the DOGE chopping block, was spared, but with compacts slashed, it's unclear exactly what its future will hold.
More investments, more countries, more equity, less oversight are all part of the administration's proposal for the agency, which needs the U.S. Congress to act before Oct. 6 to continue.
It's yet another legal victory for the Trump administration, which has hollowed out the world's largest aid agency since the president returned to office.
/ Obituary / The British physician and global health giant coordinated responses to Ebola, COVID-19, and cholera while championing nutrition initiatives that earned him the World Food Prize and a knighthood.
As a former head of an African state, I am acutely aware that falling short on funding Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance means children in Africa will die. I urge the world to continue supporting this initiative.
