Disease ‘X’ – The Next Pandemic?
When the WHO created the term Disease X in early 2018, Covid was not yet on the horizon. However, Disease X was mentioned together with a list of “blueprint priority diseases” that were well…
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A Humanitarian Call to WHO to Provide Vaccines to HCWs Everywhere
Join in Solidarity. Critical Call to Action: Healthcare workers (HCW) are part of the frontline in the struggle against the COVID-19 pandemic worldwide. The ID-IRI (Infectious Diseases International Research Initiative) platform was the first…
The AMR Challenge: Accelerating the Fight Against Antimicrobial Resistance
Later this month, as world leaders assemble at the 74th United Nations General Assembly in New York City, the US HHS Secretary, Alex Azar, will host experts from the Centers for Disease Control and…
The Harm of the Anti-Vaccination Movement
The World Health Organization (WHO) has just listed the anti-vaccination movement as one of the top health threats for 2019. This article addresses the major public health concern regarding misinformation, confusion and outright hoax…
A Global Standard for Healthcare Hand Hygiene Performance and Compliance
According to the WHO, the rate of healthcare-acquired infections (HAIs) globally is 1 in 10 patients. The burden on low- and mid-resource countries is several fold higher compared to high-resource countries. The cost of…
Zika Threat Warning Raised Without Proof of Causation
Dr. Margaret Chan, Director-General of the World Health Organization, convened an Emergency Committee of 18 experts and advisers to assess the level of threat that should be assigned to the apparent correlation between Zika…
Zika Primer: What is Zika Virus Fever?
The Pan American Health Organization has recently published an Epidemiological Alert (December 3, 2015) for Zika virus and its correlation to more serious neurological and autoimmune diseases. Zika virus is a tropical, mosquito-borne illness…
The Post-Antibiotic Era
In April 2014, the World Health Organization (WHO) released a report detailing the serious threat of antibiotic resistance. The ‘post-antibiotic’ era is fast approaching and we need to take action now. Minor injuries and…
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