Pandemic preparedness

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Gavi’s Dr Magdi Ibrahim receives Guinea’s National Order of Merit

Ten years, five epidemics, one country: What Guinea learned from its battle against disease

5 Jul 2023

7 min read

Prof. José Manuel Barroso, Chair of the Gavi Board

“The Alliance never rests”: A preview of what’s coming at next week’s Gavi Board meeting

23 Jun 2023

4 min read

Routine immunisation COVID-19 Pandemic preparedness

A paramedic administering mandatory polio drops to a Haj pilgrim at Haj House in Jammu & Kashmir’s Srinagar. Credit: Nasir Yousufi

Sacred and safe: How the Hajj gets vaccinated

1 Jun 2023

5 min read

Pandemic preparedness

A Strategic Roundtable during the World Health Assembly on 23 May. Credit: WHO / Antoine Tardy

Prepare for disease deadlier than COVID – WHO chief

23 May 2023

4 min read

Pandemic preparedness WHA Cross-posts

African scientists need a central repository where the genomic data they capture can be uploaded and shared. Credit: iStock/Getty Images Plus

African scientists are working to pool data that decodes diseases – a giant step

15 May 2023

5 min read

Cross-posts Outbreaks Pandemic preparedness

Woman using a microscope. Credit: Edward Jenner on Pexels

From smallpox to COVID: the medical inventions that have seen off infectious diseases over the past century

12 May 2023

4 min read

Cross-posts Innovation Pandemic preparedness

Boy getting a vaccine shot. Credit: CDC on Pexels

How Universal Health Coverage underpins pandemic prevention, preparedness and response

8 May 2023

5 min read

Pandemic preparedness UHC Zero-dose children

New XBB.1.16 subvariant against the background of COVID-19 case statistics. Nickname: Arcturus.

Could the “Arcturus” variant trigger a new wave of COVID-19 infections and deaths?

28 Apr 2023

4 min read

COVID-19 Explainer Pandemic preparedness

Countries around the world were not prepared to respond to COVID-19. Credit: Andrew Wasike Shimanyula/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images

Predicting epidemics isn’t easy. We’ve created a global dataset to help

19 Apr 2023

6 min read

Cross-posts Pandemic preparedness Data

General view of a meeting of the United Nations Conference on International Organization, which was held in the Opera House of San Francisco. Credit: UN

75 years later: the birth of the World Health Organization

6 Apr 2023

7 min read

Pandemic preparedness Cholera

World Health Day: Reshaping our global healthcare systems to cope with its complex and interconnected challenges is a pressing concern. Credit: Anna Shvets on Pexels

World Health Day: 8 trends shaping global healthcare

5 Apr 2023

4 min read

Cross-posts Pandemic preparedness Innovation

Gloved hands holding a globe with a "face mask".

How climate change increases pandemic risk

3 Apr 2023

12 min read

Cross-posts Climate change Pandemic preparedness

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