Bill Gates is lobbying Trump officials to keep funding global health programs. [Reuters]
The number of WHO’s top-ranked directors has doubled since Tedros took office, from 39 in 2017 to 75 in 2024. Most of the new positions are at WHO’s headquarters in Geneva. [Health Policy Watch]
Gaza’s health ministry says at least 404 people were killed in a surprise Israel airstrike, upending a ceasefire agreement. [Associated Press]