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France Plans to Raise Medical Co-Pays This Summer, Cutting Social Security Reimbursements

The Health Ministry says the change is meant to save €1.5–2 billion by regulation ahead of the social-security financing bill.

Digemid Closes 666 Pharmacies After Nationwide Inspections

India’s NFHS‑6 Removes Key Health Indicators and Shifts Anaemia Measurement to New Survey

WHO Says Contaminated Food Causes 866 Million Illnesses and 1.5 Million Deaths a Year

Pakistan Wins WHO Award After Survey Shows 15.7% Drop in Tobacco Use

Sweden Drops Below 5% Daily Cigarette Smoking but Nicotine Use Stays High

Most Mexican States Fail Transparency Tests for Health Spending, Aregional Finds

WHO Revises COVID-19 Death Toll to 22.1 Million Worldwide

Queen Letizia Opens Ibero‑American Health Meeting With Call for Global, Rights‑Based Prevention

ACA Enrollment Drops After Subsidy Expiration as Premiums Surge

Food Baskets for TB Patients in India Could Save 120,000 Lives a Year, Study Finds

UK Healthy Life Expectancy Falls Below Pension Age After Decade-Long Slide

India's NFHS-6 Set for May Release After Survey of 6,79,238 Households

French Health Insurers Raised 2026 Premiums Despite Legal Freeze

World Malaria Day 2026 Pushes Action as New Tools Boost Hopes

Malaria Deaths Rose to 610,000 in 2024, WHO Reports

ONS Finds 20-Year Gap in Healthy Life Expectancy by Deprivation in England and Wales

Study Links U.S. Policy Swings to 11% Rise in Maternal Deaths Abroad

ACA at 16: Costs Rise as Oversight Escalates, 2027 Market Rules Proposed

Study Projects Near-Tripling of Colorectal Cancer Deaths in Brazil by 2030