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They’re moving fast, but will they break things — or fix them? The nonprofit Operation End Starvation, or OES, aims to overhaul how the world funds, distributes, and prioritizes ready-to-use therapeutic foods, or RUTFs, a lifesaving peanut-based treatment for severely malnourished children.

Opinion: The DRC’s Ebola outbreak is the deadliest on record. The paths to financing and hurdles behind the response look almost exactly as they did seven years ago. It was May 2019 and I was in a large events hall in Goma — a venue built for social gatherings of the community, but we weren’t there to celebrate. We were responding to what was then the second-largest Ebola outbreak on record. With spreadsheets.

U.S. global development hiring trends for 2026 so far. Plus, a look at Africa’s top food systems summit. There’s no sugarcoating it: The jobs scene in the development sector is ugly. But it’s still kicking — even in the U.S., which in many ways was the driving force behind the mass job losses that we saw in 2025 and have yet to recover from in 2026.

As artificial intelligence rapidly reshapes or takes over certain tasks, what competencies are organizations increasingly looking for in candidates? As artificial intelligence becomes increasingly integrated within the day-to-day operations of development organizations, it’s driving demand for more tech-savvy candidates who can build an algorithm or create an agent while also bringing good judgment, curiosity, and other human skills, experts said.

The renowned British scientist will oversee PATH's work in Asia, the Middle East, and Europe. Dr. Jeremy Farrar has a new job lined up when he leaves the World Health Organization this month. Starting Oct. 1, the renowned British scientist will join PATH — the global nonprofit headquartered in Seattle known for its work in advancing science and health innovation — as chief of its Asia, Middle East, and Europe division. He will remain based in Geneva.

While the landscape remains competitive, new opportunities are emerging across the sector. Africa’s development job market isn’t simply shrinking — it’s shifting, according to experts working in and hiring for the region. The foreign aid cuts of last year saw lifesaving programs face closure, thousands of professionals lose their jobs, and organizations struggle to address significant needs across the continent with fewer resources.

Post-COVID-19, there’s been a lot of talk about the 100 Days Mission, which includes the ambition to develop an effective and safe vaccine within 100 days of identifying a new pandemic threat. But the current Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo is proving just how difficult it can be — for so many reasons. To be fair, a lot of groundwork has been laid.

Opinion: As Nepal confronts a catastrophic flood, the challenge is to recognize where risk is building, mobilize capital and capability before it becomes a loss, and ensure those with the greatest resources help carry the burden. On Aug. 26, Rajendra Dawadi had about 14 minutes. A warning reached Tribhuvan Trishuli Secondary School in Nepal that a massive flood was coming downstream. Dawadi, the headmaster, stopped classes and began moving everyone uphill.

A billionaire's heir spent a decade building influence in Washington. Now, his network is betting on a new idea: that a combination of public and private cash — and a laser focus on cost-effectiveness — can remake the world's malnutrition supply chain. For William Moore, it’s the silence that’s always felt the loudest. Not the silence of an empty room, but the quiet of a crowded one — like a health clinic filled with children who are so hungry they can no longer cry.

Scientists are racing to develop vaccines within 100 days of a pandemic threat. The current Ebola outbreak is putting that ambition to the test — and showing that faster science is only part of the equation. One hundred days into the international response to the Bundibugyo Ebola virus emergency, vaccine development had moved with remarkable speed.