Infectious Diseases

Blue map of the world with red spots indicating countries covered in GHN's Covid country series so far

COVID Country Dispatches

Passengers wear masks while commuting on the Shanghai metro, April 7 2021. Image: Wei Wei

'Vaccines Are Not Our Cure'

Tourists wear face masks at Santa Claus Village in the Arctic Circle, Rovaniemi, Finnish Lapland, December 18, 2020. Image: Kaisa Siren/Lehtikuva/AFP/Getty

In Finland, Respect for Rules is a Major Asset

Person in PPE looks out over Red Square, Moscow. Shutterstock

TB & HIV Slip Through COVID-Weakened Safety Nets

Street scene in Coyoacan, Mexico City. Image courtesy of Angélica López Hernández

In Mexico, Vaccines Arrive, but Cases Rise

West Dhanmondi, Dhaka, March 31, 2021. Image:Taufique Joarder

In Bangladesh, Plenty of Vaccines but Few Takers

Doctors and nurses walk to a house to administer the Chinese Sinovac Coronavac vaccine to a resident during a house call in the village of Daldere, Turkey, Feb. 12, 2021. Image: Chris McGrath/Getty

Making Vaccines the New Social Norm

Manual garbage dumping is common in Bangladesh despite the dangers to human health. Many children have no other choice but to search landfills for food. Halishahar, Chattogram, Aug. 27, 2019. Image: Shahriar Farzana.

Pictures of Public Health in Bangladesh

A man works in a mass grave at the cemetery Nossa Senhora Aparecida in Manaus, Brazil. May 19, 2020. Image: Lucas Silva/picture alliance/Getty

Brazilian Physician on a Mission

A researcher works in a lab that is developing testing for the COVID-19 coronavirus at Hackensack Meridian Health Center for Discovery and Innovation on February 28, 2020 in Nutley, New Jersey. Image: Kena Betancur/Getty

Pandemic Showcases Value of Global Health R&D, While Imperiling its Future

A worker displays syringes at the Hindustan Syringes factory in Faridabad as India ramped up production ahead of a coronavirus vaccine rollout. September 2, 2020 Image: Sajjad Hussain/AFP/Getty

What It Means When Billions of People Must Wait Years for a COVID Vaccine

A person walks by a sign that reads "One small ask, please wear a mask." New York City, May 27, 2020. Image: Rob Kim/Getty

We Need to Focus on the Science of Human Behavior to End COVID Pandemic