The United Nations says only about 40% of health facilities worldwide meet basic sanitation standards, including access to usable toilets. It says 11% of facilities have no sanitation services at all, highlighting a major weakness in infection control, patient safety, and the basic conditions under which care is delivered.

U.S. prescription drug prices fall in July, with new federal data showing a 0.8% monthly decline and a 3.1% drop from a year earlier. That marks the steepest year-over-year decrease since 1963 and puts drug affordability at the center of the health and policy conversation.

The family of veteran Yoruba actor Taiwo Hassan, known as Ogogo, publicly seeks medical help as he battles stage-four cancer. In an emotional online appeal, his children ask for leads on treatment after doctors at some facilities indicate they can no longer continue chemotherapy.