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Mumbai has the busiest commuter railway network in the world, but it is also one of the deadliest. Fatalities due to overcrowding on trains signal an urgent need for reforms to create a safer and more sustainable transit system.
Why Mumbai's Overcrowded Trains Prove Fatal | Think Global Health
The city's suburban railway claims 10 lives a day on average, but authorities continue to delay safety reforms
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January 2, 2026 at 8:58 PM
Mumbai has the busiest commuter railway network in the world, but it is also one of the deadliest. Fatalities due to overcrowding on trains signal an urgent need for reforms to create a safer and more sustainable transit system.
The past year has seen tremendous shifts in the global health landscape. To cover developments in 2025, contributors and journalists spread across six continents published nearly 200 articles with Think Global Health:
Best of 2025 | Think Global Health
Think Global Health editors pick their top 25 articles for 2025
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January 1, 2026 at 8:49 PM
The past year has seen tremendous shifts in the global health landscape. To cover developments in 2025, contributors and journalists spread across six continents published nearly 200 articles with Think Global Health:
Headaches account for almost 5% of the world's total health loss, yet, they are not seen as serious threats. Read how the misuse of painkillers contributes to global headache burden.
Why 1 in 3 People Worldwide Suffer From Headaches | Think Global Health
Pain medication misuse can stem from inadequate awareness around the global burden of headaches
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December 30, 2025 at 6:08 PM
Headaches account for almost 5% of the world's total health loss, yet, they are not seen as serious threats. Read how the misuse of painkillers contributes to global headache burden.
India’s recent decision to increase taxes on sugary carbonated drinks marks a step toward curbing excess sugar intake among young people, but that progress could be undermined by lower levies on noncarbonated fruit juices and milk drinks.
To Tackle Obesity, India Needs More Than High Soda Taxes | Think Global Health
New taxes and policy target soft drinks, but they overlook other sugary beverages and the country's "obesogenic environment"
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December 29, 2025 at 5:52 PM
India’s recent decision to increase taxes on sugary carbonated drinks marks a step toward curbing excess sugar intake among young people, but that progress could be undermined by lower levies on noncarbonated fruit juices and milk drinks.
The America First Global Health Strategy outlines how the United States will engage internationally while protecting domestic interests. Read how African leaders should seize the moment and leverage shifting donor priorities to accelerate their own.
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December 26, 2025 at 9:53 PM
The America First Global Health Strategy outlines how the United States will engage internationally while protecting domestic interests. Read how African leaders should seize the moment and leverage shifting donor priorities to accelerate their own.
For centuries, chronic conditions stemming from respiratory infections have haunted individuals well after the initial illness subsides. The growing burden of long COVID underscores the need to look at history's warnings to inform new methods of care.
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December 25, 2025 at 9:52 PM
For centuries, chronic conditions stemming from respiratory infections have haunted individuals well after the initial illness subsides. The growing burden of long COVID underscores the need to look at history's warnings to inform new methods of care.
Measles cases involving airports in South Dakota and North Carolina raise concerns about spread amid holiday travel. Angola and Uganda are recording large measles outbreaks. Meanwhile, a Central Texas city reports an uptick in whooping cough deaths.
Vaccine-Preventable Disease: A Global Tracker | Think Global Health
This map is updated weekly and visualizes outbreaks of nine childhood diseases in collaboration with the International Society for Infectious Diseases
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December 24, 2025 at 6:08 PM
Measles cases involving airports in South Dakota and North Carolina raise concerns about spread amid holiday travel. Angola and Uganda are recording large measles outbreaks. Meanwhile, a Central Texas city reports an uptick in whooping cough deaths.
The America First Global Health Strategy outlines how the United States will engage internationally while protecting domestic interests. Read how African leaders should seize the moment and leverage shifting donor priorities to accelerate their own.
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December 23, 2025 at 9:51 PM
The America First Global Health Strategy outlines how the United States will engage internationally while protecting domestic interests. Read how African leaders should seize the moment and leverage shifting donor priorities to accelerate their own.
Tools for pandemic preparedness sometimes overlook humanitarian settings, where conflict and fragile governance negate traditional preparedness tools. To determine outbreak readiness, local and national capacity should be assessed together.
Repairing Global Health Security at the Humanitarian Frontline | Think Global Health
Reorienting the global preparedness system to include humanitarian settings requires conceptual and operational shifts
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December 23, 2025 at 6:38 PM
Tools for pandemic preparedness sometimes overlook humanitarian settings, where conflict and fragile governance negate traditional preparedness tools. To determine outbreak readiness, local and national capacity should be assessed together.
In Latin America, nearly 91,000 people died from lung cancer in 2022. Read how disparities in capacity, capability, and administrative inefficiencies in regulatory systems have delayed the region's access to new cancer medications.
The Economics of Lung Cancer and Drug Delays in Latin America | Think Global Health
A new analysis unpacks the extent of how slow regulatory approvals hamper cancer drug availability in Latin America
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December 22, 2025 at 9:49 PM
In Latin America, nearly 91,000 people died from lung cancer in 2022. Read how disparities in capacity, capability, and administrative inefficiencies in regulatory systems have delayed the region's access to new cancer medications.
As 2025 draws to a close, several developments this year will shape the global health landscape for decades to come. From the fallout after aid cuts to the adoption of the Pandemic Agreement, TGH editors select the most impactful stories of 2025.
Best of 2025 | Think Global Health
Think Global Health Editors pick their top 25 articles for 2025
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December 22, 2025 at 6:42 PM
As 2025 draws to a close, several developments this year will shape the global health landscape for decades to come. From the fallout after aid cuts to the adoption of the Pandemic Agreement, TGH editors select the most impactful stories of 2025.
Animal diseases account for nearly 20% of global livestock production losses each year. As the European Union reviews its Common Agricultural Policy, leaders could prioritize funding for animal health to protect food supply, the economy, and environment. https://bit.ly/4q3Zr7J
Concerns Over Animal Health and EU Food Security | Think Global Health
As the EU reviews its Common Agricultural Policy, investing in animal health offers a sustainability measure that could benefit farmers and consumers
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December 19, 2025 at 8:57 PM
Animal diseases account for nearly 20% of global livestock production losses each year. As the European Union reviews its Common Agricultural Policy, leaders could prioritize funding for animal health to protect food supply, the economy, and environment. https://bit.ly/4q3Zr7J
Recently, African Union delegates met in Johannesburg, South Africa, and converged on a shared vision: to elevate health financing as a core element of fiscal and economic policy. https://www.thinkglobalhealth.org/article/africas-push-for-health-sovereignty/?utm_medium=social_owned&utm_source=tw_tgh
Africa's Push For Health Sovereignty | Think Global Health
Africa's leaders are explicitly reframing health financing as an economic and fiscal priority, not a social afterthought
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December 19, 2025 at 7:11 PM
Recently, African Union delegates met in Johannesburg, South Africa, and converged on a shared vision: to elevate health financing as a core element of fiscal and economic policy. https://www.thinkglobalhealth.org/article/africas-push-for-health-sovereignty/?utm_medium=social_owned&utm_source=tw_tgh
Sub-Saharan Africa has a large population of children who have never received any routine vaccinations. Read how labeling communities as "hard to reach" masks the infrastructural, political, and historical dynamics that determine health-care access. https://bit.ly/3MDiNlF
Zero-Dose Children and Vaccine Gaps in Cameroon | Think Global Health
Exploring why some children remain unvaccinated in Cameroon and what distinguishes hard-to-reach from historically unreached groups
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December 18, 2025 at 8:10 PM
Sub-Saharan Africa has a large population of children who have never received any routine vaccinations. Read how labeling communities as "hard to reach" masks the infrastructural, political, and historical dynamics that determine health-care access. https://bit.ly/3MDiNlF
The U.S. measles epidemic continues to grow, as cases in the Utah-Arizona outbreak surge to 254. The situation raises concerns of larger transmission as families prepare to travel for the holidays.
More from the TGH Vaccine-Preventable Disease Tracker:
More from the TGH Vaccine-Preventable Disease Tracker:
Vaccine-Preventable Disease: A Global Tracker | Think Global Health
This map is updated weekly and visualizes outbreaks of nine childhood diseases in collaboration with the International Society for Infectious Diseases
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December 17, 2025 at 8:47 PM
The U.S. measles epidemic continues to grow, as cases in the Utah-Arizona outbreak surge to 254. The situation raises concerns of larger transmission as families prepare to travel for the holidays.
More from the TGH Vaccine-Preventable Disease Tracker:
More from the TGH Vaccine-Preventable Disease Tracker:
The U.S. House will forgo a vote on extending enhanced subsidies under the Affordable Care Act—a move that will cause insurance premiums to rise. Catastrophic health plans offer an alternative for some ACA enrollees but come with significant caveats.
Amid ACA Subsidy Fight, Access Broadens for Catastrophic Health Plans | Think Global Health
U.S. adults over the age of 30 can now purchase catastrophic health plans on exchange marketplaces
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December 17, 2025 at 5:54 PM
The U.S. House will forgo a vote on extending enhanced subsidies under the Affordable Care Act—a move that will cause insurance premiums to rise. Catastrophic health plans offer an alternative for some ACA enrollees but come with significant caveats.
The mental health effects of GLP-1 weight loss drugs such as Ozempic remain largely unknown. Experts are calling for more studies to understand the full scope of how those drugs could worsen or treat mental health conditions. https://bit.ly/4ptKlbK
The Mental Health Effects of Ozempic and GLP-1 Drugs | Think Global Health
As researchers decipher how GLP-1s affect mental health, experts worry access is outpacing the scientific investigation
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December 16, 2025 at 7:54 PM
The mental health effects of GLP-1 weight loss drugs such as Ozempic remain largely unknown. Experts are calling for more studies to understand the full scope of how those drugs could worsen or treat mental health conditions. https://bit.ly/4ptKlbK
Nearly 1 in 3 people worldwide suffer from headache disorders, and the improper use of over-the-counter pain medication often worsens their conditions. https://bit.ly/4qeXsxC
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December 16, 2025 at 6:18 PM
Nearly 1 in 3 people worldwide suffer from headache disorders, and the improper use of over-the-counter pain medication often worsens their conditions. https://bit.ly/4qeXsxC
Thimerosal, a mercury-based vaccine preservative, has been used since the 1930s to prevent bacterial and fungal contamination in vaccine vials. Read how recent U.S. recommendations about its use could have international implications. https://bit.ly/3Yqnd1U
Beyond Thimerosal: Preserving Vaccine Access Amid Growing Hesitation | Think Global Health
Vaccine ingredients such as thimerosal have long safety records. U.S. discourse could sow dangerous doubt among global partners
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December 15, 2025 at 8:18 PM
Thimerosal, a mercury-based vaccine preservative, has been used since the 1930s to prevent bacterial and fungal contamination in vaccine vials. Read how recent U.S. recommendations about its use could have international implications. https://bit.ly/3Yqnd1U
In India, excessive sugar intake is contributing to conditions such as obesity and diabetes. Recent increases in taxes on carbonated sugary drinks hope to combat these trends, but consumption of other unhealthy beverages could undermine this goal. https://bit.ly/3MgYpa2
To Tackle Obesity, India Needs More Than High Soda Taxes | Think Global Health
New taxes and policy target soft drinks, but they overlook other sugary beverages and the country's "obesogenic environment"
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December 12, 2025 at 9:20 PM
In India, excessive sugar intake is contributing to conditions such as obesity and diabetes. Recent increases in taxes on carbonated sugary drinks hope to combat these trends, but consumption of other unhealthy beverages could undermine this goal. https://bit.ly/3MgYpa2
Lenacapavir, a twice-yearly injection to prevent HIV infection, could reshape the global fight against HIV. Governments need to prioritize equity by investing in access for key populations who bear the greatest burden. https://bit.ly/3KmJx9w
Lenacapavir Can Transform HIV Prevention—If Countries Support Access | Think Global Health
By 2030, nearly 60% of global PrEP demand will be concentrated in historically underserved communities
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December 11, 2025 at 8:45 PM
Lenacapavir, a twice-yearly injection to prevent HIV infection, could reshape the global fight against HIV. Governments need to prioritize equity by investing in access for key populations who bear the greatest burden. https://bit.ly/3KmJx9w
A hepatitis B outbreak in South Sudan has led to eight hospitalizations and one death in the past two weeks. Meanwhile, in Argentina, whooping cough continues to spread amid declines in vaccinations.
More from TGH's vaccine-preventable vaccine tracker: https://bit.ly/4iTAnOu
More from TGH's vaccine-preventable vaccine tracker: https://bit.ly/4iTAnOu
Vaccine-Preventable Disease: A Global Tracker | Think Global Health
This map is updated weekly and visualizes outbreaks of nine childhood diseases in collaboration with the International Society for Infectious Diseases
www.thinkglobalhealth.org
December 10, 2025 at 11:45 PM
A hepatitis B outbreak in South Sudan has led to eight hospitalizations and one death in the past two weeks. Meanwhile, in Argentina, whooping cough continues to spread amid declines in vaccinations.
More from TGH's vaccine-preventable vaccine tracker: https://bit.ly/4iTAnOu
More from TGH's vaccine-preventable vaccine tracker: https://bit.ly/4iTAnOu
Alzheimer's disease and related dementias affect more than 55 million people worldwide. Recent breakthroughs in blood-based biomarkers and advances in diagnostic tools could allow for earlier diagnosis and more precise interventions.
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December 10, 2025 at 3:51 PM
Alzheimer's disease and related dementias affect more than 55 million people worldwide. Recent breakthroughs in blood-based biomarkers and advances in diagnostic tools could allow for earlier diagnosis and more precise interventions.
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A Lancet study that analyzes the leading causes of chronic disease found that while global deaths due to infectious disease have fallen, fatalities related to noncommunicable disease are increasing. https://bit.ly/48nifZK
Around the World, Chronic Diseases Are Rising | Think Global Health
A new iteration of the Global Burden of Disease Study charts how 25 leading health risks have improved or worsened
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December 9, 2025 at 8:14 PM
A Lancet study that analyzes the leading causes of chronic disease found that while global deaths due to infectious disease have fallen, fatalities related to noncommunicable disease are increasing. https://bit.ly/48nifZK
Lung cancer accounts for only 7% of new cancer cases in Latin America and the Caribbean but is the region's leading cause of death.
A new analysis outlines the clinical and economic consequences of delaying access to innovative therapies for this disease. https://bit.ly/4pWjoNB
A new analysis outlines the clinical and economic consequences of delaying access to innovative therapies for this disease. https://bit.ly/4pWjoNB
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December 9, 2025 at 4:20 PM
Lung cancer accounts for only 7% of new cancer cases in Latin America and the Caribbean but is the region's leading cause of death.
A new analysis outlines the clinical and economic consequences of delaying access to innovative therapies for this disease. https://bit.ly/4pWjoNB
A new analysis outlines the clinical and economic consequences of delaying access to innovative therapies for this disease. https://bit.ly/4pWjoNB