Run-up to pandemic treaty: WHO’s 10 proposals call for high-level council, changes to health regulations
Observers had earlier criticised the absence of independent monitoring for ensuring compliance with the pandemic accord
COVID-19: Lessons for disaster management
Good governance, responsive administration and coordination should be non-negotiable in a process driven by transparency and accountability
COVID-19: Climate-related disasters impact labour more than wars
The ongoing pandemic will add to already-reduced labour productivity caused by natural disasters whose frequency has doubled since 2000
Ghana reports first-ever suspected cases of Marburg virus disease
Second time the disease with high fatality rate has been detected in western Africa; WHO confirmation awaited
West Africa records 1st death from ‘highly infectious’ Marburg virus
Case fatality rate of the infection is 24-88%
How the DRC’s Ebola crisis has led to children dying from measles
Community mistrust towards the outbreak response team; high levels of insecurity due to battles between army and armed groups
Ebola re-emerges in the Democratic Republic of Congo
36 people have died in the Democratic Republic of Congo less than two weeks after the WHO declared an end to the outbreak
Sustainable peatland management can prevent future pandemics: Study
Peatlands harbour a variety of disease-spreading hosts; flora and fauna in them are also being harvested, increasing contact with humans
New WHO panel to investigate rise in zoonotic diseases and build action plan
The experts will advise several international organisations on how future outbreaks can be averted
We're developing the world's first vaccine suitable for humans and livestock
The technique uses a chimpanzee respiratory virus (adenovirus) to expose individuals to just a small part of the Rift Valley Fever virus
Long COVID: Here’s what we can learn from chronic sequelae of other infectious diseases
Long COVID-like conditions were recorded in patients of ebola, polio and chikungunya as well
The DRC is on the road to being Ebola free: how it got here
At the beginning of March the authorities in the Democratic Republic of Congo announced that the last Ebola patient had been discharged from a …
Global health spending at record high post COVID-19, but can this be sustained?
India, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Nepal and Pakistan received barely 15% of the development assistance for health for COVID-19
Understanding zoonotic diseases: How viruses break the nature-human divide
Their novel nature and unpredictability make diseases that jump from animals to humans extremely dangerous
Coronavirus outbreak: A new mapping tool that lets you scroll through timeline
To provide a clearer picture of an evolving story, the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine has developed a new outbreak-…
International Day for Biological Diversity 2020: Why viruses are necessary
Possible solution to antimicrobial resistance, organ protection are some beneficial roles viruses play
COVID-19: Extensive research underway; how much will it help?
As many as 42 vaccines were in preclinical stage and two vaccines in Phase I clinical trials as of March 20, according to WHO
DRC’s coping mechanisms in the face of Ebola, measles and COVID-19
DRC has had a measles outbreak of more than 300,000 cases and more than 6,000 deaths since 2019; and 4,637 confirmed COVID-19 cases at 13 …
Vaccine hesitancy on the rise across the globe, reveals cross-country survey
India bucks the trend; Afghanistan, Indonesia, Pakistan, the Philippines, South Korea major concerns
Ethics before profits: What it will take to have global access to COVID-19 vaccine
Experts worry that any COVID-19 vaccine is likely to have a high price tag and, as a result, be unequally distributed
Ebola fear spreads to DRC’s neighbours as millions of displaced people migrate
Humanitarian crisis in DRC is forcing millions to flee to Uganda, Rwanda and Tanzania
Ebola resurgence announced in Democratic Republic of Congo after woman dies
This comes just three months after the last outbreak ended in the country
Uganda declares Ebola outbreak after 1 person dies of rare Sudan strain
Sudan strain’s case fatality rates ranged from 41% to 100% in previous outbreaks
Why declaring Ebola a public health emergency isn't a silver bullet
More funding can't solve the outbreak of a deadly disease within a conflict zone
Rare Sudan strain leads to Ebola outbreak in Uganda
Ebola virus is often fatal if untreated