For the second time in 2 years, an ongoing mpox outbreak has been declared a Public Health Emergency of International Concern ...

A report from the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control and the European Food Safety Authority highlights the burden of zoonotic diseases in Europe. Sanjeet Bagcchi reports.

Mpox vaccines are finally trickling into Africa after having been available in non-endemic, high-income countries for more ...

Community-acquired pneumonia (CAP) is a systemic disease and continues to be the leading cause of infectious mortality ...

Day, which aims to raise awareness of and advocate for the elimination of 21 historically overlooked diseases that affect around 1·6 billion people worldwide. This year's World NTD Day will continue ...

The announcement by US President Donald Trump that the USA will withdraw from WHO1 will leave both a large financial gap and ...

Partnership is essential for solving complex global challenges. In global health, however, partnership has become associated with a specific model: public–private partnerships (PPPs), in which the key ...

Inadequate infection prevention and control programmes are contributing to high rates of health care-associated infections in ...

February 28, marks Rare Disease Day, a global movement working towards equity in health care and access to diagnosis for ...

Patrick de Marie Katoto's father himself had a career in biomedical technology and implementation of radiography technology across the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) and other parts of Africa.

In 2023, the American Academy of Pediatrics published a clinical practice guideline recommending weight-loss medications, including glucagon-like peptide-1 (GLP-1) receptor agonists, as a supplement ...

The Californian wildfires have captured global attention. The Golden State is once again engulfed in flames, with ...