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