Global Health
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Simplest tools prove best for field and lab breakthroughs
At rural African clinics, 70% of high-tech diagnostic equipment donated by aid organizations becomes non-functional within two years.
WHO Declares Ebola Outbreak a Public Health Emergency
On May 15, 2026, two laboratory-confirmed Ebola cases, including one death, emerged in Kampala, Uganda, directly linked to travel from the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
Phage therapy adoption hurdles: Regulatory and clinical challenges.
By 2050, antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is projected to cause 10 million deaths worldwide annually.
Pfizer partners with Innovent Biologics for drug pipeline
Pfizer has committed up to $10.5 billion to a collaboration with Innovent Biologics in China to advance a pipeline of 12 novel therapies.
WHO Declares Ebola Emergency as Outbreak Crosses Borders
Just yesterday, May 17, 2026, the World Health Organization declared a Public Health Emergency of International Concern.
Bundibugyo Ebola Outbreak Linked to Congo and Uganda Origins
Seven Americans exposed to the Bundibugyo Ebola virus have been evacuated to Germany, with one doctor confirmed infected and now receiving treatment in Berlin.
WHO Defends Ebola Response Amid Scrutiny
In 2014, a Doctors Without Borders nurse, Kaci Hickox, was held in a tent outside a Newark hospital for three days, symptom-free.