www.theguardian.com ‘Utter hypocrisy’: tobacco firm lobbied against rules in Africa that are law in UK British American Tobacco pushed Zambian ministers to drop or delay ad bans, health warnings and restrictions on flavoured products, letter shows 
www.theguardian.com US ‘undermining global health’ by threatening to strip funding from aid projects that do not fit... Trump administration reported to be planning expansion of ‘global gag rule’ to halt any initiatives promoting diversity, equity and inclusion 
www.theguardian.com ‘Most people are just toughing it out’: shortage of drugs leaves Gaza’s wounded without pain relief Operations are being carried out without proper anaesthetics and what painkillers there are have to be rationed, say doctors 
www.theguardian.com Junk food leads to more children being obese than underweight for first time Cheap ultra-processed food behind rise in overweight children, with one in 10 now obese globally, says Unicef 
www.theguardian.com Sudan’s children face growing threat of deadly infectious diseases as vaccination rates halve The country, beset by war, has the world’s lowest rates of vaccination, says the World Health Organization, as global immunisation drive also stalls 