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The exterior of the U.S. Capitol is seen at sunset in Washington, DC, on January 4, 2023.
Governance

The U.S. Vaccine Pullback is a Strategic Mistake

by Howard L. Sobel, John C. S. Murray

When U.S. commitment to public health declines, so does the world's capacity to prevent the next crisis, say two medical epidemiologists with the World Health Organization

A Fast and Fair Response: Reflections on Pandemic Preparedness
Governance

A Fast and Fair Response: Reflections on Pandemic Preparedness

by Katherine Leach-Kemon

Access to medicines expert Suerie Moon shares her perspective on the world's ability to respond to health emergencies, from COVID-19 to Ebola

Governance

The Race to Develop an Ebola Bundibugyo Vaccine

by Katherine Leach-Kemon
The Race to Develop an Ebola Bundibugyo Vaccine
Governance

Five Ways to Deliver on the Pandemic Agreement's Promises

by Summer Galloway, Stephanie Psaki
A worker in personal protective equipment disinfects a cinema in preparation for the reopening of movie theaters, as the country's capital region loosens coronavirus disease restrictions, at Eastwood Mall, in Quezon City, Philippines, on October 16, 2021.
Governance

Tracking Measles and the World's Vaccine-Preventable Diseases

by Allison Krugman
A world map showing vaccine-preventable disease hot spots, with colored circles indicating outbreak size and location. Measles outbreaks (red) appear across the Americas, Europe, Africa, Asia, and Oceania. Large chicken pox (green) and RSV (purple) outbreaks are visible in Asia. Yellow circles mark whooping cough in the Americas and Oceania, while smaller circles show diphtheria, hepatitis A and B, mumps, and polio outbreaks in Africa, Europe, and Asia. Circle size corresponds to outbreak magnitude, with a sample scale showing 10,000 cases. The map is labeled “Think Global Health.”
Governance

Trump's Executive Order on Vaccines Could Be Contagious

by Prashant Yadav
Used MMR vaccines are pictured in a sharps container at the City of Lubbock Health Department, in Lubbock, Texas, on February 27, 2025.
Governance

New U.S. Vaccine Order Creates Confusion Amid Measles Surge

by Luciana Borio, Phil Krause
U.S. President Donald Trump displays a signed executive order regarding vaccine flexibility, in the Oval Office at the White House, in Washington, DC, on August 10, 2026.
Poverty

How Diphtheria Hit Australia's Indigenous Communities

by Sam Nichols
Teacher Tarna Andrews poses for a photo in the local school grounds, ahead of a nationwide referendum on Indigenous issues, in Areyonga, Australia, on September 15, 2023.
Poverty

Visualizing Bangladesh's Massive Measles Outbreak

by Zakir Hossain Chowdhury
A mother waits to admit her measles‑affected child at Bangladesh Shishu Hospital in Dhaka, Bangladesh, on May 23, 2026.
Poverty

Cuba's Health Care Buckles Under Fuel Blockade

by Arachu Castro
Two women cook dinner after Cuba's national electric grid collapsed for the second time in a week, amid the U.S.-imposed oil blockade, in Havana, Cuba, on March 21, 2026.
Gender

Indonesia's Efforts to Lead Cervical Cancer Elimination

by Dawn Celine Siaw Chern Poh, Joanne Manrique, Taylor Bourne, Edward L. Trimble, Kee B. Park
Women workers plant beans, in Majalaya, Indonesia, on October 12, 2017.
Governance

Why Europe Can't Get Measles Under Control

by Gabriela Galvin
School Nurse Carolyn Rees talks to Kieran Elford, aged 13, about the MMR vaccine at the pediatric outpatients department at Morriston Hospital, in Swansea, south Wales, on April 6, 2013.