Health is about public leadership: WHO chief
Tedros Ghebreyesus asked member countries to approve an ambitious Budget at the 72nd World Health Assembly in Geneva
Plateful of pain
Climate change will make the disease burden more complex. Breakthroughs may help the affluent, but the poor will not have access to even basic …
Animal group urges PM Modi: Raise wildlife trade ban issue in G20 meet
The organisation also floated a petition, which, it claims, has received over one million signatures globally
Ebola: WHO declares international health emergency
Scare in Delhi: three persons in Dwarka area of south-west Delhi are under watch for possible symptoms
India ranks below Liberia among nations most vulnerable to Ebola-like outbreaks
Cost of dealing with the present Ebola outbreak in three affected countries nearly three times the annual cost of investing in building their …
Violence against healthcare workers in Mali doubled in 2022: Report
At least 26 health workers in Mali were kidnapped in 11 incidents while travelling to or from work
How to avoid infection after a COVID-19 death – an Ebola response veteran explains
Preventing transmission when handling the deceased is achieved by ‘contact precautions’
How Africa’s porous borders make it difficult to contain Ebola
'The surveillance team has to enter the mind of a typical villager from the DRC who knows they’re infected and is trying to escape to …
How West African countries are coping in absence of strong healthcare system
In countries like Liberia and Nigeria, declining budgetary share in health services continues to undermine public well-being
A model to predict diseases that transfer from animals to humans
The study tested the model with Lassa fever, a disease endemic to western Africa and is caused by the Lassa virus which passes on to people …
Understanding zoonotic diseases: ‘Humans are changing disease ecosystem’
Burden of neglected zoonotic diseases is vastly under-reported, says Bethan Purse, ecologist, UK Centre for Ecology and Hydrology
The innovation WHO needs
The strategy to push public health, innovation and intellectual property is a tough challenge because of funding constraints
‘Out of control’ Ebola claims about 500 lives in west Africa
There is social stigma attached to the disease because of which people are believed to be hiding from health care workers
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
Africa fails its young scientists by not investing in their innovations
Unless African governments put their money where their mouths are, innovative advances from young scientists on the continent will be stifled
Liberia is now Ebola-free, says UN
Altogether, 10,564 people were infected and 4,716 lost their lives in the West African countr
Over 36,000 screened for Ebola in India
Of the 700 passengers being tracked, most are in Maharashtra, Kerala, Tamil Nadu, Gujarat, West Bengal and Delhi
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
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
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
Ebola unleashed
The deadly virus had long confined itself to the backwoods of Africa. Increasing deforestation has led to its frequent emergence as epidemics