Global Health News
A weekly room for the health news that matters beyond India: the top pharmaceutical, medical and healthcare stories from around the world, plus top fives from South Asia, Europe, North America and Africa. Every story is verified on its original source page, and nothing here covers politics or finance. New editions land weekly; the October 2026 archive below is the launch set.
Regions
South Asia
Pharma and health news from India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Nepal, Sri Lanka and the wider South Asian region, from immunisation campaigns and tuberculosis programmes to new medicine approvals.
Europe
Regulatory decisions, trials and outbreak reports from Europe, led by the EMA, MHRA and ECDC.
North America
FDA approvals, recalls, guidance and public health reports from the United States and Canada.
Africa
Outbreak response, immunisation and health system news from across Africa, from Africa CDC, WHO AFRO and national programmes.
All editions
Week ending 25 October 2026: WHO reports Bundibugyo outbreak expansion and launch of TUMAINI vaccine trial
25 stories
Week ending 18 October 2026: DRC Ebola outbreak becomes the second largest on record
23 stories
Week ending 11 October 2026: WHO launches global guidelines on obesity in children and adolescents
17 stories
Week ending 4 October 2026: MSF staff member with Bundibugyo virus disease medically evacuated from DR Congo to the Netherlands
16 stories
Also: the Global Pharma News August 2026 retrospective.
Every story on this page was verified on its original source page. Coverage is pharma, medical, healthcare and community health only; no politics or finance.