WHO: Uganda Cases Underscore How DRC Ebola Outbreak Can Cross Borders
Emergency Committee extensively debated the impact of a PHEIC declaration on the response, possible unintended consequences, and how these might be managed. Keep Reading
Large Ebola Outbreaks Are the New Normal, Says World Health Organization
The Democratic Republic of Congo is dealing with the second ever largest outbreak, just three years after the world's largest outbreak ended. Keep Reading
Could an Emergency Declaration Over Ebola Make a Bad Situation Worse?
The lack of designation has frustrated some health security experts, who insist it’s long past time to proclaim an international emergency. Keep Reading
Can Government Keep Up with Innovation Pace to Save Us from Pandemics, Bioattacks?
Burr argues for quick deployment: "I've never believed that our population could potentially be at more risk." Keep Reading
‘Global Health Security Is National Security’: New Strategy Defines Agency Roles
Administration looks to "maximize impact through collective global action and create a safer world by closing the gap that diseases exploit." Keep Reading
WHO Experts Rethink Vaccination Strategy as Ebola Outbreak Grows
Repeated incidents of violence affect ability of response teams to immediately identify and create vaccination rings around all people at risk of contracting Ebola. Keep Reading
‘Nearly Miraculous’ That Ebola Outbreak with ‘Disastrous’ Indicators Hasn’t Spread Yet, Senators Hear
"There may be an individual case that could come to a developed country, including our own," top NIH official testifies at hearing. Keep Reading
HHS’ BARDA Funds Its First Marburg Virus Vaccine Development
No licensed vaccine for this virus exists today. The Marburg virus is part of the family of hemorrhagic fever viruses that includes Ebola. Keep Reading
DNI Coats Meets with HHS Secretary Azar to Discuss Ebola Outbreak
The current Ebola outbreak began in July 2018 in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and has resulted in nearly 550 deaths as of the end of February. Keep Reading
WHO Highlights 10 Major Health Challenges for 2019
The world is facing multiple health challenges. These range from outbreaks of vaccine-preventable diseases like measles and diphtheria, increasing reports of drug-resistant pathogens, growing rates of obesity and physical inactivity to the health impacts of environmental pollution and climate change and multiple humanitarian crises. Keep Reading
