Signs point to a higher level of speed, coordination, and engagement than occurred during the initial stages of the West Africa response in 2014
Author: Michael R. Snyder
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All three remaining contenders possess wide-ranging experience, and all articulated support for global health security while campaigning at a public debate in Geneva this month.
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Most importantly, UNMEER’s integrated approach is a case study in the UN’s potential to work together toward greater integration and to deliver across its institutional divisions, or silos.
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Barrow’s victory now adds him to the list of freely elected rulers in West Africa, alongside President Johnson Sirleaf of Liberia, President Akufo-Addo of Ghana, and President Sall of Senegal.
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Like climate change, antimicrobial resistance is a slow-burning crisis whose greatest impacts may not be felt for years to come.
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The success of the global campaign against Zika may now depend on how the US strategy evolves in response to its own domestic threat.
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At this stage, any hope for substantive progress resulting from the WHS likely rests with aid groups themselves. It is worth remembering that the WHS was never intended to be a state-centric instrument like the 2030 Sustainable Development Goals, which commit countries to clear and measured progress towards a concrete set of targets.
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With the first ever World Humanitarian Summit approaching in May in Istanbul, can the Secretary-General help shape the global humanitarian agenda?
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In experimental studies, researchers are harnessing high-resolution satellite imagery and geographic information systems (GIS) to map, measure, and control the spread of mosquitoes that may carry Zika, dengue fever, and other harmful diseases.
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This Zika response isn’t the first time in recent history that non-civilian actors have been called upon to assist in public health emergencies.
