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A nurse administers polio vaccine to a child during her community outreach program, in Mushelusi village, in Bulambuli district, Uganda, on September 10, 2025.

Questions for the America First Global Health Strategy

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Transitioning to time-bound, bilateral agreements with partner countries could create gaps in service continuity and health financing

Tracking Vaccination Coverage Shortfalls

Tracking Vaccination Coverage Shortfalls

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A new study on global immunization coverage shows declining uptake for key vaccines

A WHO Director on the Future of Polio Eradication

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Hamid Jafari, the World Health Organization's polio chief for the Eastern Mediterranean, discusses funding post-USAID

A WHO Director on the Future of Polio Eradication

The "Miracle" of the Polio Vaccine

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Polio expert Walter Orenstein speaks about the important legacy of the polio vaccine following efforts to undermine it

The "Miracle" of the Polio Vaccine

The Deep Imprints of Gaza's Humanitarian Catastrophe

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The reemergence of polio in the Gaza Strip cannot be separated from the consequences of war

Palestinian children, accompanied by parents, wait to be vaccinated against polio.

New Polio Cases Highlight the Urgency of Eradication

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Global efforts need to finish the job

New Polio Cases Highlight the Urgency of Eradication

Why the WHO?

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The World Health Organization is essential to convening scientific experts and the world's best thinking on COVID-19

The headquarters of the World Health Organization in Geneva, Switzerland, May 18, 2020. The photo shows the WHO HQ. REUTERS/Denis Balibouse

Anticipating Coronavirus in West Africa

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Interview with Nigeria CDC leader Chikwe Ihekweazu on outbreak detection, preparedness, response, and COVID-19 in Africa

Picture shows a young boy carrying a backpack and wearing a school uniform standing in front of a brightly-colored building. A well-dressed woman directs him while a well-dressed man kneels and points a high-tech thermometer at his head to take his temperature.

Africa is not Starting from Scratch on COVID-19

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Success against coronavirus will require national leadership, engaged local responders, and strong cooperation with NGOs

Average level of preparation of the health system capacities for responding to an infectious epidemic, as measured by Joint External Evaluations of national progress in meeting targets of the International Health Regulations. Photo shows a map of Africa with different countries colored one of four colors according to the data. GIDA/Georgetown Infectious Disease Atlas

The Geopolitics of Polio in Southeast Asia

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The risk of re-emergence highlights the looming political choices Southeast Asia now needs to make to protect its people

Migrants from Myanmar and Bangladesh in Thailand's southern Songkhla province on May 9, 2015. In 2001 Thailand launched a health insurance scheme for migrants and expanded it to dependents in 2005. Picture shows a triangle of men sitting cross-legged looking at the camera. REUTERS/Surapan Boonthanom.

Vaccine Hesitancy, an Escalating Danger in Africa

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Called one of the ten main threats to global health by WHO, vaccine hesitancy is pervasive, misinformed, and contagious

A woman waits at a polio immunization health center in Maiduguri, Borno State, Nigeria, on August 29, 2016. There is striking color in this photo. She has a bright orange scarf around her head and shoulders and leans against a brick wall that is painted dark red. She holds pink and blue copies of papers in her hands, and the light blue wall of a building can be seen in the background. She holds a bright red bag. The look on her face is serious. REUTERS/Afolabi Sotunde

Twenty-First Century Epidemic Responses

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An interview with Jeremy Farrar, Director of the Wellcome Trust

Jeremy Farrar, Director of the Wellcome Trust. The picture shows Farrar wearing a blue shirt and blazer, smiling as he leans on sleek railing and standing out against a highly bokeh background. FRANCIS CRICK INSTITUTE/Dave Guttridge

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