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Palestinians in Gaza City hold out pans at a food distribution run by a charity. The World Food Programme said Monday that hunger in Gaza has reached "astonishing levels," with a third of the population of just over 2 million people currently going multiple days without eating. Khames Alrefi/Anadolu/via Getty Images hide caption

Anopheles mosquito, Culicidae. De Agostini Editorial/via Getty Images hide caption

Ragpickers search for recyclable materials like metal and plastic at a dumping ground near Ahmedabad, India, which they'll sell to scrap traders. Working conditions are brutal during severe heat. A new program administered by the Self Employed Women's Association, a trade union, offers a payout for days missed when the temperature hits a certain threshold so the ragpickers can stay home and protect their health without losing income. Sam Panthaky/AFP/via Getty Images hide caption

Evelyn del Rosario Morán Cojoc, an artist from Guatemala, creates a mural that depicts traditional foods from her Maya culture — like that floating ear of corn and three yellow beans. She teaches art to kids across the country, encouraging them to depict their indigenous traditions. Ben de la Cruz/NPR hide caption

On April 24, Kenyan pharmacist Joseph Njer Airo inspects boxes of antiretroviral drugs labeled "USAID," from the last donation before the funding cuts. Michel Lunanga/via Getty Images hide caption

A child receives the DPT vaccine, which protects against diphtheria, tetanus and pertussis, three potentially fatal diseases. A 2017 study assessing this vaccine was cited by RFK Jr. when he announced that the U.S. will halt its funding of Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance, because of concerns about vaccine safety. Vaccine specialists question the validity of the study that he mentioned. Noah Seelam/AFP/via Getty Images hide caption

Afghan refugees who had been living in Pakistan return to their homeland in Kandahar Province on May 7. Tens of thousands of refugees in Pakistan and Iran as well are being forced to return to Afghanistan. Sanaullah Seiam/AFP via Getty Images hide caption

Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. testifies at a hearing on Tuesday. In a message to Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance, delivered on Wednesday, he praised the group's efforts but said the U.S. would halt funding because Gavi "ignores the science" of vaccine safety. Kayla Bartkowski/Getty Images hide caption

A child gets an oral vaccine in New Delhi, India, on June 17. India has made notable progress in improving access to childhood vaccinations. Sanchit Khanna/Hindustan Times/via Getty Images hide caption

The photo exhibit Sahy Rano, on display at the Photoville Festival in Brooklyn, New York, through this weekend, draws its title from a Malagasay phrase translated in a wall label as meaning "someone who is not afraid to dive into the water, even if there is a strong current." The photographer wants to bring attention to female genital schistosomiasis, a neglected tropical disease caused by a waterborne parasitic infection, whose symptoms can be stigmatizing because they resemble symptoms of sexually transmitted diseases. From left to right: former patients Rahama Abdallah, Sylvia Razanaparana and Suzanie Yolandrie. They were photographed in September 2024 in the district of Ambanja in Northern Madagascar. Miora Rajaonary/The End Fund hide caption

Margarita Rojas Mena stitches up a torn photo of the local school, where armed groups had a confrontation — part of a healing ritual for residents. She's a healer in Mojaudó, a community in Alto Baudó, Chocó, Colombia. Fernanda Pineda/MSF hide caption

A pharmacist holds a vial of lenacapavir, the injectable drug that prevents HIV infection. On June 18, the FDA approved the drug for use in the U.S. Nardus Engelbrecht/AP hide caption

Chessboards have no players at the Kabul Elite Chess Club in Kabul after Taliban authorities have barred the game across Afghanistan. Wakil Kohsar/AFP via Getty Images hide caption