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NASDA Foundation Secures USDA Grant to Boost Veterinary Workforce in State and Regulatory Medicine

NASDA Foundation Secures USDA Grant to Boost Veterinary Workforce in State and Regulatory Medicine

The National Association of State Departments of Agriculture (NASDA) Foundation has received a Veterinary Services Grant Program award from the USDA’s National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA). This grant will fund a three-year project titled “Strengthening the Regulatory Veterinary Workforce,” designed to provide veterinary students with exposure to careers in state and regulatory veterinary medicine. The program will support nine veterinary students through paid, 10- to 12-week summer internships within State Animal Health Official offices. These internships will offer hands-on experience and mentorship, allowing students to learn about disease surveillance, emergency preparedness, animal health programs, regulatory activities, and stakeholder engagement. The NASDA Foundation will manage student recruitment, placement, and program support, with three students participating annually. Additionally, students will engage in professional development and networking opportunities, including the NASDA Ne...

Novo Nordisk Pledges $200 Million to World Diabetes Foundation for Global Diabetes Care

Novo Nordisk Pledges $200 Million to World Diabetes Foundation for Global Diabetes Care

Novo Nordisk A/S Class B has announced a significant commitment of $200 million to the World Diabetes Foundation (WDF) for the period spanning 2027 to 2036. This ten-year pledge, revealed on November 11, 2026, ahead of World Diabetes Day, is aimed at bolstering diabetes prevention and care efforts, particularly in low- and middle-income countries. These regions are home to approximately 80% of the 589 million adults globally living with diabetes. The funding is designed to provide WDF with long-term planning certainty, enabling it to scale regional and global responses to the escalating disease burden. The initiative seeks to integrate sustainable diabetes care into local healthcare systems, focusing on underserved populations where access to prevention, screening, and treatment remains limited. This commitment represents one of Novo Nordisk's largest long-term public health investments, aligning with its broader sustainability and access strategy.

Gates Foundation Seeks Finance Manager for Abuja Office to Oversee Financial Planning and Grant Management

Gates Foundation Seeks Finance Manager for Abuja Office to Oversee Financial Planning and Grant Management

The Gates Foundation is actively recruiting a Finance Manager for its Abuja, Nigeria office. This limited-term position, extending until December 31, 2027, will report to the Deputy Director, Financial Planning & Analysis, Country Offices. The role primarily involves providing business and financial support, with a focus on financial planning and analysis, operating plans, budgeting, reporting, and forecasting. A key responsibility will be structuring complex grants and investments, conducting organizational due diligence, and assessing the capacity of key grantees and partners. The Finance Manager will also ensure timely and rigorous financial reporting, build a scalable financial function, and support foundation-wide projects. The position requires a bachelor's degree in finance, accounting, economics, business administration, or a related field, along with at least 10 years of senior-level experience in strategic financial analysis or investment management.

Global Health Leaders Advocate for Robust, Multi-Supplier Pandemic Preparedness and Regional Manufacturing

Global Health Leaders Advocate for Robust, Multi-Supplier Pandemic Preparedness and Regional Manufacturing

Experts in global health and vaccine delivery are emphasizing the critical need for a multi-supplier, robust, and resilient supply chain to enhance pandemic preparedness. David Dodd, CEO of GeoVax, highlights that funding entities must support preparedness efforts and address the timely delivery, distribution, and administration of medical countermeasures. A key focus is on regional and local manufacturing capacity, which is deemed essential for achieving self-sufficiency and ensuring vaccine administration equity, particularly in low- and middle-income regions. Currently, many such regions depend on external distributors, limiting their preparedness and responsiveness. Initiatives like SAVE (Serving Africa through Vaccine Equity), led by GeoVax, aim to improve this situation by collaborating with nations, NGOs, and other stakeholders to foster vaccine self-sufficiency. The discussion also underscores the risks of relying on single suppliers and the importance of qualifying multiple suppliers to ensure a r...

Milken Institute Report Identifies Gaps in Women's Cancer Care, Proposes Solutions

Milken Institute Report Identifies Gaps in Women's Cancer Care, Proposes Solutions

A new report from the Milken Institute Women’s Health Network highlights significant gaps in cancer care systems for women across various life stages. The report, which draws on published research and insights from over 20 oncologists, clinicians, and patient advocates at the 2026 American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) annual meeting, maps women's cancer experiences from childhood through survivorship. It identifies critical points where prevention, screening, treatment, and survivorship care often fail. Key areas for improvement include expanding prevention efforts, such as HPV vaccination through schools and community sites, and improving transitions between different stages of care, like pediatric to adult care or screening to follow-up. The report also emphasizes the need to integrate female-specific care, such as fertility counseling and menopause support, into routine oncology practice.

U.S. Government Commits $138 Million to Global Child Nutrition Fund to Combat Wasting

U.S. Government Commits $138 Million to Global Child Nutrition Fund to Combat Wasting

The United States Government has pledged $138 million through the UNICEF-led Child Nutrition Fund (CNF) to address child wasting and enhance maternal and child nutrition across 16 countries facing severe humanitarian crises. This commitment is part of a larger $218 million contribution to UNICEF. The funds, primarily channeled through the CNF, will expand access to critical nutrition interventions for women and children in regions affected by conflict, displacement, food insecurity, and disrupted health services. The initiative aims to screen over 5.5 million children for wasting, treat nearly 980,000 children with ready-to-use therapeutic food (RUTF), and provide small-quantity lipid-based nutrient supplements to 256,500 children. Additionally, 4 million women and caregivers will receive nutrition counseling and micronutrient interventions. The program also focuses on strengthening health worker capacity, nutrition monitoring, and supply chains to ensure life-saving products reach communities in need.

Warren Buffett Redefines Philanthropy with Significant Charitable Contributions and Giving Pledge Expansion

Warren Buffett Redefines Philanthropy with Significant Charitable Contributions and Giving Pledge Expansion

Warren Buffett is actively redefining philanthropy through substantial monetary contributions and the expansion of the Giving Pledge. He founded the Susan Thompson Buffett Foundation (STBF) and co-founded the Giving Pledge, an initiative encouraging wealthy individuals to commit the majority of their wealth to charitable causes. As of November 2025, over 250 pledgers have joined the Giving Pledge. Buffett made his largest midyear contribution in June 2025, approximately $6 billion in Berkshire Hathaway stock, distributed among the Gates Foundation and four family-affiliated foundations. His cumulative contributions have reached about $60 billion. The Gates Foundation reports his total donations from 2006 through 2025 amounted to $47.9 billion, supporting global challenges like Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance, which has vaccinated over 1.2 billion children. Buffett's three children have also established their own charitable foundations, focusing on areas such as education, food security, and women's empowerment,...

NIST and Department of Energy Collaborate to Repurpose Radioactive Waste for Cancer Treatment

NIST and Department of Energy Collaborate to Repurpose Radioactive Waste for Cancer Treatment

The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) and the Department of Energy (DOE) are collaborating on an initiative to repurpose outdated radioactive materials, previously considered waste, into feedstock for cutting-edge cancer therapies. Manny Mejias, NIST's radiation safety officer, highlighted that research facilities often accumulate outdated radioactive materials, such as radium-226, which were once used in cancer treatment but are no longer medically relevant. Disposing of these materials is costly and poses safety hazards. Through this new program, NIST is providing its legacy radium-226 to the DOE, which will process it into isotopes essential for targeted cancer treatments. This process involves creating custom-made lead cases for safe storage and transport, and rigorous safety protocols are being developed and standardized to allow other institutions to safely transfer their leftover radioactive materials for similar reuse. The goal is to establish a robust domestic supply of these c...

PhaSER Biomedical Receives $2.7 Million Gates Foundation Grant Renewal for Preclinical Models and AI

PhaSER Biomedical Receives $2.7 Million Gates Foundation Grant Renewal for Preclinical Models and AI

PhaSER Biomedical, a preclinical and computational drug discovery firm based in Dundee, Scotland, has secured a $2.7 million (£2 million) two-year grant renewal from the Gates Foundation. This funding extends PhaSER's involvement in the Global Health Discovery Collaboratory, providing Gates Foundation grantees worldwide with access to PhaSER's humanized preclinical models and expertise in drug metabolism, pharmacokinetics (DMPK), bioanalysis, and translational study design. The renewal builds upon a previous $2.3 million Gates Foundation award granted in 2024, during which Collaboratory investigators utilized PhaSER's proprietary 8HUM humanized mouse model in global health programs targeting diseases such as tuberculosis, malaria, schistosomiasis, and Chagas disease. Professor Roland Wolf, Founder of PhaSER Biomedical, emphasized that the human-relevant data from these models can rescue promising compounds, de-risk candidates, and save valuable drug development time.

Climate Health Funders Coalition Secures $150 Million to Address Climate Change Health Impacts

Climate Health Funders Coalition Secures $150 Million to Address Climate Change Health Impacts

The Climate & Health Funders Coalition has announced an additional $150 million in commitments to combat the escalating health consequences of climate change. This coalition, formed by leading global and regional philanthropic organizations at COP30 in Brazil last year, has already disbursed over $225 million to 20 programs within its first year. These programs include the Clean Air Fund, the Global Heat Health Information Network, and the Super Pollutant Action Alliance. The coalition plans to establish an independent secretariat and appoint an executive director to enhance collaboration among philanthropies, experts, and investors, aiming to accelerate actions addressing climate change and health. This announcement coincides with the latest Lancet Countdown Report on Health and Climate Change, which linked heat to a record 710,000 deaths in 2023, with over 70% attributed to human-caused climate change. The report also highlighted that extreme drought affected more than half of global land for at least on...

Arizona Officials Host Forum on Newly Detected Parasitic Screwworm Threat

Arizona Officials Host Forum on Newly Detected Parasitic Screwworm Threat

Public health experts and community leaders in Arizona are hosting an informational forum to discuss the recent detection of the New World screwworm, a parasitic fly whose larvae feed on the living tissue of warm-blooded animals. The event, titled "Talk About It Tuesdays," will take place on Tuesday, November 10, from 5:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. at Drachman Hall Room B109 on the University of Arizona campus, with an online option via Zoom. Officials from the University of Arizona College of Public Health state that the pest has been detected in Arizona, raising concerns among local agricultural and health agencies. Panelists will include health professionals from the Arizona Department of Health Services, the Pima County Health Department, the University of Arizona College of Veterinary Medicine, the Arizona Department of Agriculture, and the Pima Animal Care Center. The forum aims to inform the public on how to protect animals, what to look for when traveling, and how the community can respond to the detection...

Wales Reviews Future of 50-Year-Old School Milk Subsidy Scheme Amid Administrative Shift

Wales Reviews Future of 50-Year-Old School Milk Subsidy Scheme Amid Administrative Shift

The Welsh government has initiated a 10-week formal consultation to determine the future of its School Milk Subsidy Scheme (SMSS), which has provided daily milk to children aged four to 11 since 1977. This review is prompted by the UK government's Rural Payments Agency (RPA) decision to cease administering the scheme for devolved administrations starting April 2027. The Welsh government is considering two main options: establishing a new, devolved grant-funded delivery model or discontinuing the program entirely, relying instead on existing free breakfast clubs and universal primary free school meal provisions. Currently, the scheme offers free milk to full-time pupils in reception through year two and subsidized milk for pupils in years three to six. The potential discontinuation could impact approximately 80,000 schoolchildren.