Breaking free: How several initiatives are helping Africa get better healthcare
Four projects of differing nature in different countries
Several experimental drugs being tested in Congo to halt Ebola
Authorities in the Democratic Republic of Congo have approved the drugs to treat people infected with Ebola even as conflict continues in the …
Ebola, pandemic influenza and SDG feature prominently at 71st World Health Assembly
The five-day assembly also agreed upon other resolutions concerning topics like digital health and assistive technology
Ebola and Zika epidemics are driven by pathologies of society, not just a virus
To tackle Zika and other viral outbreaks, we need to focus not only on the pathology of the disease, but also on the global …
BATting for disease
A new study maps the transmission landscape for diseases emanating due to contact with bats
WHO declares end of Ebola transmission in Guinea
This is the first time that the three host countries — Guinea, Liberia and Sierra Leone — are free of the virus
New vaccine protects against Ebola when administered seven days before infection: Study
Study was conducted on Macaque monkeys and results published in the Science journal
70,000 children born during Ebola outbreak in Liberia at risk of exclusion if not registered, warns UNICEF
UN body supporting drive to register the children
The innovation WHO needs
The strategy to push public health, innovation and intellectual property is a tough challenge because of funding constraints
Unprepared for Ebola
The rapid spread of Ebola to three continents shows that the world needs effective surveillance and response system to check infectious …
Ebola unleashed
The deadly virus had long confined itself to the backwoods of Africa. Increasing deforestation has led to its frequent emergence as epidemics
After Ebola, bird flu hits West Africa
Africans will have to mass cull chicken, an inexpensive source of nutrition in the region