Blog: Global Health

The global effort to reach every child with life-saving vaccines received a tremendous boost this week, as donors committed more …

We are less than 24 hours away from the pledging conference in Berlin that we hope will set the course …

“Don’t be fooled, it’s not over yet.” – Peter Piot, a co-discoverer of the Ebola virus and director of the London School …

Next week in Berlin, Gavi the Vaccine Alliance will be hosting its second replenishment conference; a key moment to keep …

This Sunday, January 18, 2015, Mali’s government and the United Nations announced that there is currently no more Ebola transmission in the country. Over the weekend, the Government shared the outstanding news that demonstrates the progress being made in thefight against the Ebola virus. These results are further proof that Ebola can be beaten and signals the end of the outbreak in Mali. However, this does not mean the country is Ebola-free.

Before Ebola struck, the three hardest-hit countries — Guinea, Liberia and Sierra Leone — had a ratio of about one to two doctors per nearly 100,000 people. This week, the World Health Organization issued a 14-part report on Ebola, from the moment it started until now.

On 15 January, organizations and individuals around the world will come together for the launch of action/2015. The launch of action/2015 involves over 1,000 …

With Ebola still raging in West Africa, the race to find a vaccine is a major topic of discussion. The second high-level meeting on access to and financing of Ebola vaccines took place this week, bringing together major players working on the issue. So what exactly is the status of the vaccine trials? What are the different vaccines, and who are the players? Here’s what you need to know…

By Haitham El-noush, Senior Advisor for Innovation in Health and Development at the Norwegian Agency for Development Cooperation This blog …

1. Ebola cases reach over 20,000 Cases of Ebola in Sierra Leone, Liberia, and Guinea have reached over 20,000. New …