by Yasser Sanad | Oct 12, 2022 | Detect, Prevent
Highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) viruses pose a significant threat to animal and human health and have tremendous negative economic impacts. Generally, avian influenza type A viruses are categorized based on the severity of the disease in chickens into two...
by IDGHS | Aug 19, 2022 | Detect, Prevent, Respond
A trained member of FHI 360’s safe and dignified burial team in the Democratic Republic of the Congo shows colleagues how to dress themselves in personal protective equipment to handle bodies of people who died from Ebola. The training took place in early 2021, during...
by Lusubilo Malakbungu | Jun 23, 2022 | Detect, Uncategorized
Laboratory services are an often under-recognized, yet vital component of any health care system. Though the impact of these services goes unseen for the vast majority of patients, it is estimated that about 75% of clinical decisions in general hospital services are...
by Salomon Compaore | May 13, 2022 | Detect, Prevent, Respond
The second Global COVID-19 Summit to Tackle Future Pandemics was convened yesterday, May 12, 2022, with the aim of garnering political and financial commitments from countries to end the current pandemic and be better prepared to respond to pandemic threats in the...
by Priyanka Singh | Jan 25, 2022 | Detect, Prevent
The current volume, speed, and reach of travel in the world today is unprecedented. So too is the potential for infectious diseases to spread globally. Migration of humans has been the pathway for disseminating infectious diseases throughout recorded history and will...
by Josiah Njeru | Dec 17, 2021 | Detect
What are zoonotic diseases? Zoonotic diseases, also known as zoonoses, are diseases which are transmitted to humans from animals. They present a significant challenge to the public health of today and the future. Up to 60% of known human infectious diseases are of...
