Infectious Diseases

A view of the inside of Alegongo Primary Health Centre.

Mosquito Nets and Geopolitical Bets

Kruish Mubiru, executive director of Uganda Young Positives, walks amid the organization's empty facilities, on February 12, 2025, in Kampala, Uganda.

It’s Time for PEPFAR to Embrace Reform

A nurse takes care of a dengue fever patient at the Sergio Bernales National Hospital, in the outskirts of Lima, Peru, on April 17, 2024.

Por qué Latinoamérica necesita su propio CDC—Ahora más que nunca

A nurse takes care of a dengue fever patient at the Sergio Bernales National Hospital, in the outskirts of Lima, Peru, on April 17, 2024.

Why Latin America Needs Its Own CDC—Now More Than Ever

Health workers prepare the launch of the Ebola vaccination campaign at Mulago National Referral Hospital, in Kampala, Uganda, on February 3, 2025.

Launching a Vaccine Trial During an Ebola Outbreak

Michelle Morse, NYC’s acting health commissioner

Michelle Morse: How to Protect the Health of 8 Million New Yorkers

Mary Kapaipi, dressed in a bright purple and blue outfit, sits on the porch of her home with her hands clasped; a red water pitcher and bucket sits next to her door.

Infectious Diseases

Fighting Cholera Shame to Save Lives in Zambia

A girl walks among the mountains of waste in Garden Compound.

Infectious Diseases

Zambians Shaken by Cholera Outbreak Face Another Rainy Season

Monique Wasunna stands on a stage delivering her keynote to a packed audience.

Neglected Diseases

Neglected Diseases Are Fierce, But So Is Monique Wasunna

Aron Villanueva tends to the grave of his grandson Axel Villanueva who died of Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever, in Ejido Padre Kino, Mexico.

Infectious Diseases

A Lethal Disease Hidden in Plain Sight in Mexico

Employees transfer barrels of artemisinin at a pharmaceutical company in southern China on Aug. 27, 2024.

Infectious Diseases

Rising Resistance Threatens a Key Malaria Drug

A child is vaccinated during the polio vaccination campaign in Deir al Balah, Gaza, on September 1, 2024.

Stopping Polio in Gaza and Why It Matters