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-…
Climate impacts on health: most nations yet to evolve policy plans
Greater focus on preventative public health measures could ease pressure on health services and provide a more supportive environment for …
15 African nations set up fund to fight Ebola
The recent outbreak of disease has claimed about 500 lives; medics continue efforts to combat misconceptions and mistrust around the disease
International Day for Biological Diversity 2020: Why viruses are necessary
Possible solution to antimicrobial resistance, organ protection are some beneficial roles viruses play
Ebola more deadly for children under 4 years
Young children more at risk than adults as the mean incubation period, the average time from infection until the onset of symptoms, is shorter
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
COVID-19 vaccine development: It’s a relay race
The reason trials are taking shorter time is because developers are taking more risks
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 …
World leaders expected to endorse declaration on nutrition at Rome meet
The conference aims to address malnutrition in all its forms, especially in developing countries
Ebola threatens food production; stalls commercial activity in West Africa
Crisis could cost affected countries billions of dollars in economic losses, says World Bank
Monitoring animal health must to prevent Ebola-like outbreaks: FAO
70 per cent of infectious diseases in recent decades have originated in animals
Ebola: Now, a machine to decontaminate infectious waste
Autoclave decontaminates used waste such as syringes, personal protective suits and gloves through several cycles of high-pressure steam and vacuuming
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
Response to Ebola, obesity high on the agenda
WHO will evaluate performance related to MDGs and set priorities for the coming year, including plans to fight antimicrobial resistance
The curious case of Ebola patents
The US government appears to have a cure and (almost) a vaccine for the deadly disease
Earth has lost half of its ecosystem
Two-thirds of land-based ecosystems must be sustained to support life on the planet, says study
Ebola puts expectant mothers at risk; Melinda Gates, Barbara Bush urge action
Health activists, football players unite to fight Ebola
Suspected Ebola case in Manipur; Northeast mounts strict vigil
Manipur, Assam and Tripura have increased screening of foreign visitors, including football players
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