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

Breaking free: How several initiatives are helping Africa get better healthcare

Four projects of differing nature in different countries

Twin studies pave way for Ebola, Zika and dengue treatment

Researchers use protein-to-protein interaction between viruses and human cells to narrow down on potential treatment targets

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 area

Ebola outbreak in Democratic Republic of Congo second biggest

Death toll crosses 350; American doctor quarantined; aid work suffers due to violence

'Ebola is the result of environmental degradation'

Peter Hotez is the co-founder of the Global Network for Neglected Tropical Diseases that provides access to essential medicines for millions of …

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

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 political …

Why Ebola vaccine on trial in the DRC is raising hopes

The viral disease burden in Africa is largely underestimated and the rVSV-ZEBOV is a much-needed vaccine in the fight against Ebola

After Ebola, bird flu hits West Africa

Africans will have to mass cull chicken, an inexpensive source of nutrition in the region

Ebola survivors can lose their eyesight. What we're doing to prevent it

Translating lessons learnt during the outbreak in West Africa into improved vision health is an ongoing necessity in Congo

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 diseases

Ebola unleashed

The deadly virus had long confined itself to the backwoods of Africa. Increasing deforestation has led to its frequent emergence as epidemics

Patent issues delaying Ebola cure

Canada's exclusive licensing rights of its Ebola patent to a US firm are holding up global development of a vaccine

WHO's problem

As most developed countries shy away from increasing their contribution, a cash-strapped World Health Organization is forced to rely on private …