Infectious Disease

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Governance
A boy wades through floodwaters after heavy rains in Bududa village.

Uganda Spots Anthrax Outbreak Early Via Enhanced Situational Awareness

by Amanda McClelland

How an early-warning approach could mitigate infectious disease crises

Governance
An Afghan man stands on the debris of damaged houses after the recent earthquake, in the district of Zinda Jan, in Herat, Afghanistan, October 9, 2023.

It’s Time to Radically Rethink How We Prepare for and Respond to Global Health Emergencies

by Bruce Struminger, Heini Utunen

How virtual collaboration could improve crisis responses

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Governance

Drug-Resistant Malaria Is Up 1,000 Percent in Myanmar

Civil conflict and disease compound in the eastern border regions

An unmasked couple makes their way through Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport after the Biden administration announced it would no longer enforce a mask mandate, on April 19, 2022.
Migration

The United States Should Rethink Its COVID Entry Requirements

by Caroline Stein, Hasan Nassereldine, Katherine Leach-Kemon

The science shows that infection provides as much protection as vaccination

Ugandan medical staff inspect the ebola preparedness facilities at Bwera General Hospital near Uganda’s border with the Democratic Republic of Congo, in Bwera, Uganda, on June 12, 2019.
Poverty

Ebola in Uganda

An interview with emergency physician and Ebola survivor Craig Spencer

Women in lavender, blue, and burgundy burkas who are part of an immunization team write a message on the wall of a stone house during a vaccination campaign in Kandahar, Afghanistan on January 28, 2020.
Poverty

Measles is Raging In Afghanistan

by Emaad Hassan, S. Deblina Datta, Pratima L. Raghunathan, James L. Goodson

A nationwide vaccination campaign is urgently needed, say CDC measles experts

A view of a corner of the kitchen with cheerfully painted blue walls, dishes left on the counter, and white lace curtain fluttering in the wind — abandoned by residents amid the Russian war on Ukraine. The Kyiv region, March 2022.
Environment

Confronting an Invisible Enemy in Ukraine

by Amanda McClelland

The insidious march of infectious diseases during war 

Students wear bright orange and blue face paint at an HIV/AIDS awareness campaign to mark the International AIDS Candlelight Memorial, in Chandigarh, India, on May 20, 2018.
Governance

Wrong Code

by Deepa Jahagirdar

How many HIV/AIDS deaths are we missing?

Humayun's Tomb was lit up pink and green to celebrate India’s milestone of administering one billion COVID-19 vaccine doses, in New Delhi, India, on October 21, 2021.
Governance

The Pandemic and the Future of India's Foreign Policy

by Šumit Ganguly

Mismanagement of COVID-19 at home squandered India's advantages in vaccine diplomacy

A health-care worker checks the temperature of a child as other adults and children watch during a door-to-door COVID-19 surveillance visit in a village on the outskirts of Ahmedabad, India on June 9, 2021.
Governance

How to Build a Global COVID-19 Surveillance Program

by Scott P. Layne

A call to action and a blueprint to pave the way

A member of the National Anti-locusts Committee prepares to fumigate locusts in the village of Soatanimbary in the Menabe region of western Madagascar, March 29, 2013.
Poverty

Why Neglected Tropical Diseases Still Matter

by Tegan Mosugu

Ending neglected tropical diseases is necessary for a brighter future

A sample collection tube for chlamydia PCR (polymerase reaction) testing which is commonly used in the laboratory to screen patients for chlamydia infection.
Gender

The Silent Spread of STDs During the Pandemic

by Angela Castellanos

With STD testing shortage, health-care providers fear undetected spread

A public health information sign is seen with St. Paul's Cathedral seen behind amidst a lockdown during the spread of the coronavirus disease pandemic, London, Britain, January 7, 2021.
Migration

Spread of COVID-19 Variants Adds to Urgency of Disease Control Efforts

by Jennifer B. Nuzzo, Gigi Kwik Gronvall

Increasing evidence suggests new COVID-19 variants are more transmissible between people

General view during a press conference of the World Health Organization (WHO) organised by the Geneva Association of United Nations Correspondents (ACANU) amid the COVID-19 outbreak, caused by the novel coronavirus, at the WHO headquarters in Geneva Switzerland July 3, 2020.
Governance

Institutional Failures in COVID-19

by Les Roberts

The pandemic shows us why organizations should separate nurturing partner and policing health authority roles