Global Health NOW: Famine Looms in Gaza; Pandemic Pact Nears Finish Line; and Hard Lines Over CDC Guidelines
Northern Gaza is on the brink of famine, as much of the population moves from “acute food insecurity” into “catastrophic levels of hunger,” UN News reports. Famine may happen by the end of May, barring the immediate cessation of hostilities and delivery of food and supplies, per a UN Integrated Food Security Phase Classification (IPC) report published yesterday. 1.1 million people—half of the Gaza Strip’s population—will endure catastrophic conditions between now and mid-July, assuming the conflict