When Robert Clay lived in Zambia in the late 1990s, when there was a “raging HIV/AIDS epidemic” in that country, he saw funeral processions go past his house, every single day. HIV/AIDS not only took lives, he said, it also profoundly affected all aspects of society, from education to the government to the economy. It […]
HIV
By Dr. Vincent Guilamo-Ramos and Dr. Barbara Taylor In February 2019, the federal government updated national HIV goals to end the epidemic in the U.S. by 2030. Those […]
Tuberculosis
In the six weeks before South Africa responded its first diagnoses of COVID-19 with the start of physical distancing measures, more than 47,000 people on average […]
Research & Development
With 2018 data showing highest incidence acute flaccid myelitis since monitoring began, officials say awareness, recognition of rare life threatening condition will be crucial to early […]
Policy
By Karen Carvajal, M.D. Over the course of human history we have come a long way in our fight against the threat of infectious diseases and, […]