As the deadly Ebola virus ‘races ahead’ of efforts to control it the UN peacekeeping mission in Liberia could help tip the scales in favor of a coordinated response to the outbreak.
Tag: health and security
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A pediatrician working in Syria says polio is a radical threat in Syria that needs immediate action.
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While Rio de Janeiro prepares to host the 2014 World Cup and 600,000 foreign tourists, health disasters such as the dengue fever epidemic in 2007 and 2008 loom large over discussions of human security.
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Despite the murder of 16 polio vaccinators and education workers in Pakistan, the work to end this disease will not stop.
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The fight is on to defeat polio in the three countries where it still exists: Afghanistan, Pakistan, and Nigeria.