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A nurse puts on a protective mask, at Nairobi Hospital, in Nairobi, Kenya, on October 7, 2026.

What to Expect of Ebola Emergency Responses Amid Regional Spread

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Former National Security Council Director for Countering Biological Threats warns that the outbreak is likely to persist and will require help from a global health system already in turmoil

Rose Komono poses for a picture at a health clinic after overcoming the Ebola virus, in Gueckedou, Guinea, on April 3, 2014.

Using Guinea's Approach to Contain Ebola in the DRC

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Negotiating access, earning trust, and building a tightly coordinated response are essential to stopping transmission, according to two advisors of Guinea's 2014-16 Ebola response

How Industry Can Help Prevent the Next Cruise Ship Outbreak

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Critical disease-outbreak intelligence sits inside private firms, and an outbreak escrow system could securely hold that data to be shared in an emergency

A passenger of the cruise ship MV Hondius, affected by a hantavirus outbreak, looks on from inside a bus as it leaves the port of Granadilla de Abona, in Tenerife, Spain, on May 11, 2026.

Charting Ebola Responses: How 2026 Stacks Up After Aid Cuts

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An Ebola outbreak circulating undetected for weeks or months is a collective failure of global health security, regardless of cause

A map titled "Where the 2026 Ebola Outbreak is Spreading" shows confirmed and suspected cases of Bundibugyo virus disease in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) and Uganda as of June 1, 2026. Affected regions are shaded in salmon/orange-red, and affected cities are marked with black dots. Ituri Province in northeastern DRC is labeled as having seen the most cases and is the largest highlighted region. Additional affected areas in DRC include militia-controlled Goma in North Kivu and areas near Bukavu in South Kivu. In Uganda, Kampala is marked as having confirmed nine cases. A small inset map shows the location of the outbreak region within the broader African continent. Source: Ministry of Health, Democratic Republic of Congo.

Rohingya Exile and the Limits of Emergency Aid

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As aid funding declines, refugees are perceived increasingly not as temporary guests but as a prolonged burden

A father and son, working to reclaim what remains of a home reduced to ash, douse smoldering earth with water after a fire tore through their section of the encampment, in Cox's Bazar, Bangladesh, on December 24, 2024.

Emerging Discourse on AI and Global Health Security

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AI could revolutionize global health security. A roundtable, held at the World Health Assembly, shows where to start

Emerging Discourse on AI and Global Health Security

UPDATED: Timeline of the Coronavirus

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A frequently updated tracker of emerging developments from the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic

Photo shows a gloved hand holding a test tube labeled, “2019 nCoV” with two boxes ,marked “Positive” and “Negative.” The positive box is checked.

Heroes of Health

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Emergency medical technicians were lauded as heroes during the pandemic, but many struggle to make a living wage

Heroes of Health

Over One Million Projected COVID Deaths in China

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IHME's Ali Mokdad breaks down what that means

Over One Million Projected COVID Deaths in China

Emergency Departments: A Site for Future COVID-19 Vaccinations

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Given equity considerations, emergency departments should be used to expand vaccine distribution

A woman walks away from a hospital emergency department amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic in the Manhattan borough of New York City, New York, U.S., December 24, 2020

Does Healthier Mean Wealthier? Measuring Countries' Economic Performance During the Pandemic

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An effective government response to COVID-19 doesn't necessarily correlate with economic gain

Workers wipe down doors at a train station during the coronavirus disease outbreak in Singapore on August 17, 2020.

It's Time for Leadership That Looks Like the People It Serves

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To win back trust, the Biden admin should fill the government with decision-makers as diverse as the U.S. population

A cab driver raises his fist as people celebrate media announcements that Democratic U.S. presidential nominee Joe Biden has won the 2020 U.S. presidential election on Union Square in the Manhattan borough of New York City, U.S.