The following is a guest post by Dr. Bertha Serwa Ayi A storm is blowing across America. A storm that has swept Asia and Europe and now threatens to pull the rug of calmness from under the United States approach to managing its COVID-19 outbreaks. It started with the return of a few seasonal travelers, […]
Shortages of masks, goggles, gloves and other gear needed to protect health workers from infection are threatening responses of to the spread of COVID-19 globally amid what World Health Organization Director-General today called “severe and increasing disruption” to global supplies of the medical equipment. Increased demand, as well as unneeded use, and panic hoarding personal […]
HIV
The following is a guest post by Maureen Luba Milambe, African Regional Advocacy Advisor, AVAC On Tuesday (June 8), the UN General Assembly voted overwhelmingly to […]
Tuberculosis
The publication of trial data showing a four-month treatment regimen for tuberculosis that is not resistant to first-line medicines as effective as the currently widely prescribed […]
Research & Development
By Mitchell Warren, executive director, AVAC In February 2020, just as the COVID pandemic began its rapid global spread, a major HIV vaccine trial called HVTN […]
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, […]