The Global Alliance for Rabies Control (GARC) has set a target for worldwide rabies elimination by 2030. To achieve this there is a need for policy-makers to commit to cost-effective ...
This blog post was written by Manjinder Sandhu and Elizabeth Young Electronic health records (EHRs) can produce invaluable data to inform health care decisions and national and regional health planning. ...
The continued threat of mosquito-transmitted diseases, such as malaria, dengue fever and Zika, combined with the development of resistance to insecticides, has driven the need to develop new methods for ...
Hepatitis C virus (HCV) is an infectious blood-borne virus which affects approximately 150 million people worldwide. If untreated, it can lead to liver cirrhosis, liver failure and death. It is ...
icddr,b has combined both the insights of modern biomedical science with detailed population surveillance to advance scientific understanding of infectious disease, and other public health concerns, within one of the ...
Despite recent declines in the number of cases worldwide, malaria remains a public health concern with 3.2 billion people still at risk of infection globally. Fortunately, malaria is a treatable ...
Despite significant reductions across much of the developed world, tuberculosis (TB) is now ranked alongside HIV as the leading cause of death from infectious disease worldwide. There are many challenges ...
This blog post was written by María Lazo-Porras, Andrea Ruiz, Cesar Ugarte-Gil, Aldo Lucchetti, Germán Málaga, María Kathia Cárdenas, María Amalia Pesantes Leprosy, like many rare diseases, can often go ...
A review of the year’s most notable global health news stories, events and research breakthroughs, and a look towards future challenges in 2016 and beyond. This year has seen a ...
HIV/AIDS is a global killer that affects an estimated 37 million people worldwide.(1) Despite success in reducing the burden of HIV, we are now facing treatment challenges due to resistance ...