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US Global Health Landscape: New Antibiotics, Policy Shifts, and Disease Outbreaks in May-June 2026
Global Health
This set of questions covers recent critical developments in US global health, including FDA approvals for new treatments, significant policy shifts impacting international aid and health initiatives, and responses to emerging infectious disease threats.
US Health Policy
Infectious Diseases
FDA Approvals
Global Health Funding
Antimicrobial Resistance
10 Questions
Hard
Ages 5+
Jun 15, 2026
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1
What was the specific intravenous antibiotic combination approved by the FDA on May 29, 2026, for complicated urinary tract infections caused by susceptible Gram-negative pathogens?
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A
Meropenem
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B
Zaynich (cefepime and zidebactam)
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C
Ceftriaxone
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D
Vancomycin
2
In May 2026, the U.S. Department of State announced plans to terminate which critical mechanism responsible for the procurement and delivery of HIV, TB, and malaria commodities by May 30, 2026?
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A
The Global Health Supply Chain–Procurement and Supply Management (GHSC-PSM) mechanism
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B
The President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR) operational framework
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C
The World Health Organization's Global Vaccine Access Initiative
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D
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's International Health Regulations Program
3
Which US government agency's proposed FY2027 budget, released in April 2026, included approximately a 46% cut and restructuring of global health funding under a consolidated Global Health Programs account aligned with the 'America First Global Health Strategy'?
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A
National Institutes of Health (NIH)
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B
U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID)
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C
Department of Health and Human Services (HHS)
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D
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS)
4
As of May 2026, what significant policy change did the U.S. Department of Defense announce regarding military personnel and flu vaccination?
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A
Mandatory annual flu vaccination for all active-duty personnel.
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B
Members of the military are no longer required to receive the annual flu vaccine.
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C
A new, experimental flu vaccine was mandated for all service members.
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D
Flu vaccination became optional only for deployed personnel.
5
The U.S. government announced enhanced travel screening and entry restrictions in May 2026 to prevent which disease from entering the United States, amid outbreaks in East and Central Africa?
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A
Hantavirus
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B
Ebola
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C
Marburg Virus Disease
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D
Yellow Fever
6
On May 19, 2026, HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. signed a revised charter for which advisory committee, removing some 'controversial' language from a previous April iteration?
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A
National Vaccine Advisory Committee (NVAC)
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B
Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP)
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C
FDA Advisory Committee on Antimicrobial Resistance
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D
CDC Advisory Committee on Emerging Infectious Diseases
7
Which novel intravenous antibiotic combination, approved by the FDA on May 29, 2026, is designed to treat complicated urinary tract infections caused by drug-resistant Gram-negative bacteria, including by inhibiting beta-lactamase enzymes?
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A
Cefepime-sulbactam
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B
Piperacillin-tazobactam
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C
Zaynich (cefepime and zidebactam)
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D
Imipenem-cilastatin
8
In May 2026, the U.S. Department of State committed over $162 million to combat the Ebola outbreak in which two African countries, with further commitments planned for Kenya's preparedness efforts?
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A
Nigeria and Senegal
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B
Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and Uganda
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C
Ethiopia and Tanzania
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D
Ghana and Sierra Leone
9
The U.S. finalized its withdrawal from which international health organization on January 22, 2026, citing reasons including mishandling of the COVID-19 pandemic and failure to adopt reforms?
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A
The Pan American Health Organization (PAHO)
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B
The World Health Organization (WHO)
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C
The Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria
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D
UNICEF
10
What new tool was launched by the NIH's All of Us Research Program on May 27, 2026, to map gene variants to health characteristics?
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A
The Health Equity Data Explorer
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B
The Genetic Risk Assessment Platform
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C
The All By All browser
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D
The Precision Medicine Navigator
