Dengue, the excruciating mosquito-borne disease, is surging throughout the world and coming to places that had never had it. California just confirmed a rare U.S. case.
Author: Stephanie Nolen
In Global Conflict Zones, Hospitals and Doctors Are No Longer Spared
Over the last two decades, medical facilities and staff have become casualties of war more frequently, in violation of international law.
An African Country Faces Challenges to Protect Girls From HPV
Almost all cervical cancer deaths now occur in developing countries. Tanzania is trying to inoculate girls against the virus that causes the disease — nearly 20 years after rich countries began offering the shot.
W.H.O. Ends Covid World Health Emergency Designation
The decision has little practical effect but is a significant moment in the struggle against a virus that has killed millions and upended lives throughout the world.
Can Africa Get Close to Vaccine Independence? Here’s What It Will Take.
Leaders on the continent have vowed that if there is another pandemic, they won’t be shut out of the vaccine market.
New Marburg Outbreaks in Africa Raise Alarm About the Deadly Virus’s Spread
The spread of the Ebola-like virus has claimed lives but could be a crucial chance to test a vaccine — if supplies and researchers are mobilized in time.
African Countries Made Huge Gains in Life Expectancy. Now That Could Be Erased.
Incidence of illnesses such as diabetes and hypertension is climbing quickly in most sub-Saharan countries, but the conditions are rarely diagnosed or treated.
Epidemics That Weren’t: How Countries Shut Down Recent Outbreaks
Some of the most fragile health systems in the world can teach us ways to respond to public health threats early and effectively.
Key Partner in Covax Will End Support for Middle-Income Nations
Many of the poorest countries will continue to get free Covid shots, but global demand for them has plummeted, driving a shift away from the goal of broad coverage.
Global Partners May End Broad Covid Vaccination Effort in Developing Countries
The board of Gavi, the international vaccine agency, meets Wednesday to debate shutting down the program, known as Covax, amid swiftly waning demand for the shots.