Outbreaks

Articles related to disease outbreaks.

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A vaccinator giving OCV at a vaccination camp. Credit: ICDDR, B

Oral cholera vaccines douse a swelling outbreak in populous Dhaka

23 Nov 2022

4 min read

Staff from South Sudan’s Health Ministry pose with protective suits during a drill for Ebola preparedness. Credit: PATRICK MEINHARDT/AFP via Getty Images

5 steps to stop Ebola spreading in East Africa – a frontline expert advises

22 Nov 2022

6 min read

Cross-posts Outbreaks Ebola

Economic well-being is crucial to population health. GettyImages

Ebola in Uganda: lessons from COVID show that heavy-handed lockdowns may be a bad idea

11 Nov 2022

7 min read

Cross-posts Outbreaks Ebola COVID-19

Close up shot of a mosquito. Photo by Jimmy Chan by Pexels

How invasive South Asian mosquitos could threaten malaria elimination efforts in Africa

4 Nov 2022

4 min read

Outbreaks Malaria

Experts are warning that millions of people are at risk as a famine hits Somalia. Mehmet ali poyraz/Shutterstock

Somalia: four lessons from past experience of dealing with famine

31 Oct 2022

5 min read

Cross-posts Conflict & humanitarian Outbreaks

A child receives Oral Polio Vaccine in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, Pakistan. Credit: Ministry of National Health Services

Pakistan is working with Rotary to eradicate polio

31 Oct 2022

4 min read

Outbreaks Polio Vaccine campaigns

Dr Jane Aceng, Minister of Health, discharging the first patients to recover from the Sudan Ebolavirus in Uganda. Credit: Emmanuel Ainebyoona, Ugandan Ministry of Health

“Everybody has heard how it kills”: Uganda’s veteran health system ramps up its Ebola response

27 Oct 2022

5 min read

Outbreaks Ebola

Women need to be involved at every level of decision-making. Luke Dray/Getty Images

Ebola in Uganda: why women must be central to the response

26 Oct 2022

5 min read

Cross-posts Outbreaks Ebola COVID-19

A group of veterinarians vaccinate a cow against lumpy skin disease. Credit: Nasir Yousufi

Vaccines fight lumpy skin disease in Jammu and Kashmir

24 Oct 2022

3 min read

Outbreaks Vaccine campaigns

Madzibaba Bongrage, a religious leader, facilitates a community dialogue on ending child marriages, promoting disability inclusion in all community activities, and encouraging the uptake of health services by apostolic communities in Murara village Mutasa district. Credit: Apostolic Women Empowerment Trust, AWET

Zimbabwe conducts emergency measles campaign

20 Oct 2022

5 min read

Measles Vaccine campaigns Outbreaks

A polio vaccination session takes place in Mozambique. Credit: WHO AFRO

Wild polio returns to Africa: How the GPEI is helping stop an outbreak from becoming an inferno

17 Oct 2022

12 min read

Outbreaks Routine immunisation Polio Spotlight on polio

Health workers don full personal protective equipment in Guinea during the 2014-16 West Africa Ebola outbreak. Credit: Sean Hawkey

What do we know about the outbreak of Ebola in Uganda so far?

3 Oct 2022

7 min read

Explainer Ebola Outbreaks

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