International institutions are poised to make one of the most momentous decisions about the future of global health security since the formation of the World Health Organization (WHO) in 1948. By the end of this year, 5 global commissions will… Read More ›
In the aftermath of an unconscionably inadequate response to the Ebola epidemic in West Africa, this year’s World Health Assembly was seen as critically important to the future of the World Health Organization (WHO). The assembly, the WHO’s decision-making forum,… Read More ›
The Ebola virus epidemic in West Africa is now out of control, but it shouldn’t have come to this. Ebola virus disease (EVD) is a preventable disease, but the current epidemic is challenging efforts to contain it. Previous outbreaks that… Read More ›
The chikungunya virus has officially arrived in the United States. On July 17, public health authorities confirmed the first 2 cases of local transmission of the virus in the United States in Florida. An abrupt onset of a fever higher… Read More ›
Although oral rehydration can mean the difference between life and death for children with diarrheal illnesses in sub-Saharan Africa, a new study suggests that for-profit clinics may be more likely than large public hospitals to prescribe expensive treatments instead. Children… Read More ›
Poor childhood nutritional status contributes to childhood mortality, one of the key global indicators of poverty. It might naturally follow, then, that improving the economic situation of developing nations should lead to improvements in childhood malnutrition, but this may not… Read More ›
Malnutrition may reduce levels of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) medications in pregnant or breastfeeding women, which may hamper efforts to prevent mother-to-child transmission, according to a study published today in the The Journal of Clinical Pharmacology. Maternal infections with HIV… Read More ›
