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

The Deep Imprints of Gaza's Humanitarian Catastrophe

by Alex de Waal, Jeremy Konyndyk

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

Governance
A close-up image of a child's hand being marked with a purple pen after he is administered polio vaccine drops, during an anti-polio campaign in Karachi, Pakistan, on July 20, 2020.

New Polio Cases Highlight the Urgency of Eradication

by John E. Lange

Global efforts need to finish the job

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

Why the WHO?

by Chelsea Clinton, Eric A. Friedman, Lawrence O. Gostin, Devi Sridhar

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

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.
Governance

Anticipating Coronavirus in West Africa

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

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
Governance

Africa is not Starting from Scratch on COVID-19

by Charles Holmes, Matthew Boyce, Rebecca Katz

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

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.
Migration

The Geopolitics of Polio in Southeast Asia

by Swee Kheng Khor

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

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
Governance

Vaccine Hesitancy, an Escalating Danger in Africa

by Charles Shey Wiysonge

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

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
Governance

Twenty-First Century Epidemic Responses

An interview with Jeremy Farrar, Director of the Wellcome Trust