An Equitable Pandemic Agreement is a Global Public Good 09/07/2026 Mokgweetsi Masisi & Michael Weinstein As the WHO Intergovernmental Working Group reconvenes in Geneva in the quest to nail down an accord on Pathogen Access and Benefit-Sharing (PABS), the former President of Botswana and the President of AIDS Healthcare Foundation argue that this critical annex to the 2025 Pandemic Agreement needs to ensure benefit-sharing commitments are just as mandatory and […] Continue reading -> Despite Frictions, Global Fund Asserts Confidentiality Rules and Schedule 08/07/2026 Felix Sassmannshausen The election of the new executive director for the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria will move forward on schedule, according to a statement released by the organisation on Tuesday, 7 July. This announcement follows rumours that the nomination process might be restarted after the names of several US candidates who were reportedly […] Continue reading -> Africa Asserts Itself as WHO Pandemic Agreement Talks Resume 06/07/2026 Kerry Cullinan & Elaine Ruth Fletcher The Pandemic Agreement talks resumed at the World Health Organization’s (WHO) headquarters on Monday, kicking off with a public “debriefing” summarising the incremental progress made during informal talks conducted over May and June, followed by a closed session on existing models for sharing data on pathogens with pandemic potential. Speaking at the opening of the […] Continue reading -> Ebola Antiviral Trial Begins at Secret Facility Amid Attacks on Treatment Centres 02/07/2026 Kerry Cullinan A trial to test two antiviral therapies on patients with Ebola Bundibugyo Virus started to enrol patients on Thursday – but its exact location in the Democratic Republic of Congo’s (DRC) Ituri province remains secret for security reasons. This emerged at a World Health Organization (WHO) briefing on Thursday, at which Director General Dr Tedros […] Continue reading -> Marburg is Detected in Uganda 01/07/2026 Kerry Cullinan An outbreak of Marburg, a highly infectious haemorrhagic fever, has been reported in western Uganda. The outbreak was discovered after a child died, according to Reuters, while Stat reports that two cases of Marburg were reported to the World Health Organization (WHO) this week. Uganda is already trying to contain an outbreak of Ebola Bundibugyo […] Continue reading -> Mind the Gap on Ebola: It’s the People, Not Just the Virus 26/06/2026 Githinji Gitahi Treatment tents are burning in Ituri, burial teams are facing hostility, and suspected patients are fleeing quarantine centres, disappearing into communities. These heartbreaking incidents are often described as obstacles to controlling the current Ebola outbreak. For the dedicated frontline workers risking their lives every day to contain the virus, these challenges are deeply frustrating. But […] Continue reading -> WHO Urges Dramatic Expansion of Newborn Screening to Detect Birth Defects 23/06/2026 Felix Sassmannshausen Universal newborn screening needs to be dramatically expanded to improve infant mortality, says the World Health Organization (WHO). Without intervention, many of the estimated eight million infants born worldwide annually with congenital anomalies face severe impairment or death, warns a new technical report. The WHO report reflects a paradoxical landscape. As low- and middle-income countries […] Continue reading -> Despite Delays, Negotiations Over Critical PABS Annex to WHO Pandemic Treaty Reveal Signs of Progress; Here’s Why 17/06/2026 Suerie Moon, Adam Strobeyko, Daniela Morich & Gian Luca Burci What’s left to tackle in the PABS talks? As the clock ran out, and then was extended for another year, on negotiations over the Pandemic Agreement’s Annex on Pathogen Access and Benefit-Sharing (PABS), the diplomacy and the nitty-gritty of the issues faced were deeply linked This edition of the Governing Pandemics Snapshot of the Geneva […] Continue reading -> Countries Differ on Discharge Criteria for Andes Hantavirus Patients 16/06/2026 Kerry Cullinan Dutch, Spanish and Swiss medical experts applied slightly different criteria for discharging patients infected with Andes hantavirus during the recent outbreak on a cruise ship – but none required a negative blood test, as this could remain positive “for months”. This emerged during a briefing convened by the World Health Organization’s (WHO) Information Network for […] Continue reading -> ‘Finish Pandemic Agreement,’ Tedros and Lula Urge Ahead of G7 15/06/2026 Kerry Cullinan World leaders need to finalise the Pandemic Agreement by applying political will at the “highest level”, a spirit of equity and a sense of urgency. This is the call made by World Health Organization (WHO) Director-General Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus and Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva in an open letter published on Monday […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older posts
Despite Frictions, Global Fund Asserts Confidentiality Rules and Schedule 08/07/2026 Felix Sassmannshausen The election of the new executive director for the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria will move forward on schedule, according to a statement released by the organisation on Tuesday, 7 July. This announcement follows rumours that the nomination process might be restarted after the names of several US candidates who were reportedly […] Continue reading -> Africa Asserts Itself as WHO Pandemic Agreement Talks Resume 06/07/2026 Kerry Cullinan & Elaine Ruth Fletcher The Pandemic Agreement talks resumed at the World Health Organization’s (WHO) headquarters on Monday, kicking off with a public “debriefing” summarising the incremental progress made during informal talks conducted over May and June, followed by a closed session on existing models for sharing data on pathogens with pandemic potential. Speaking at the opening of the […] Continue reading -> Ebola Antiviral Trial Begins at Secret Facility Amid Attacks on Treatment Centres 02/07/2026 Kerry Cullinan A trial to test two antiviral therapies on patients with Ebola Bundibugyo Virus started to enrol patients on Thursday – but its exact location in the Democratic Republic of Congo’s (DRC) Ituri province remains secret for security reasons. This emerged at a World Health Organization (WHO) briefing on Thursday, at which Director General Dr Tedros […] Continue reading -> Marburg is Detected in Uganda 01/07/2026 Kerry Cullinan An outbreak of Marburg, a highly infectious haemorrhagic fever, has been reported in western Uganda. The outbreak was discovered after a child died, according to Reuters, while Stat reports that two cases of Marburg were reported to the World Health Organization (WHO) this week. Uganda is already trying to contain an outbreak of Ebola Bundibugyo […] Continue reading -> Mind the Gap on Ebola: It’s the People, Not Just the Virus 26/06/2026 Githinji Gitahi Treatment tents are burning in Ituri, burial teams are facing hostility, and suspected patients are fleeing quarantine centres, disappearing into communities. These heartbreaking incidents are often described as obstacles to controlling the current Ebola outbreak. For the dedicated frontline workers risking their lives every day to contain the virus, these challenges are deeply frustrating. But […] Continue reading -> WHO Urges Dramatic Expansion of Newborn Screening to Detect Birth Defects 23/06/2026 Felix Sassmannshausen Universal newborn screening needs to be dramatically expanded to improve infant mortality, says the World Health Organization (WHO). Without intervention, many of the estimated eight million infants born worldwide annually with congenital anomalies face severe impairment or death, warns a new technical report. The WHO report reflects a paradoxical landscape. As low- and middle-income countries […] Continue reading -> Despite Delays, Negotiations Over Critical PABS Annex to WHO Pandemic Treaty Reveal Signs of Progress; Here’s Why 17/06/2026 Suerie Moon, Adam Strobeyko, Daniela Morich & Gian Luca Burci What’s left to tackle in the PABS talks? As the clock ran out, and then was extended for another year, on negotiations over the Pandemic Agreement’s Annex on Pathogen Access and Benefit-Sharing (PABS), the diplomacy and the nitty-gritty of the issues faced were deeply linked This edition of the Governing Pandemics Snapshot of the Geneva […] Continue reading -> Countries Differ on Discharge Criteria for Andes Hantavirus Patients 16/06/2026 Kerry Cullinan Dutch, Spanish and Swiss medical experts applied slightly different criteria for discharging patients infected with Andes hantavirus during the recent outbreak on a cruise ship – but none required a negative blood test, as this could remain positive “for months”. This emerged during a briefing convened by the World Health Organization’s (WHO) Information Network for […] Continue reading -> ‘Finish Pandemic Agreement,’ Tedros and Lula Urge Ahead of G7 15/06/2026 Kerry Cullinan World leaders need to finalise the Pandemic Agreement by applying political will at the “highest level”, a spirit of equity and a sense of urgency. This is the call made by World Health Organization (WHO) Director-General Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus and Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva in an open letter published on Monday […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older posts
Africa Asserts Itself as WHO Pandemic Agreement Talks Resume 06/07/2026 Kerry Cullinan & Elaine Ruth Fletcher The Pandemic Agreement talks resumed at the World Health Organization’s (WHO) headquarters on Monday, kicking off with a public “debriefing” summarising the incremental progress made during informal talks conducted over May and June, followed by a closed session on existing models for sharing data on pathogens with pandemic potential. Speaking at the opening of the […] Continue reading -> Ebola Antiviral Trial Begins at Secret Facility Amid Attacks on Treatment Centres 02/07/2026 Kerry Cullinan A trial to test two antiviral therapies on patients with Ebola Bundibugyo Virus started to enrol patients on Thursday – but its exact location in the Democratic Republic of Congo’s (DRC) Ituri province remains secret for security reasons. This emerged at a World Health Organization (WHO) briefing on Thursday, at which Director General Dr Tedros […] Continue reading -> Marburg is Detected in Uganda 01/07/2026 Kerry Cullinan An outbreak of Marburg, a highly infectious haemorrhagic fever, has been reported in western Uganda. The outbreak was discovered after a child died, according to Reuters, while Stat reports that two cases of Marburg were reported to the World Health Organization (WHO) this week. Uganda is already trying to contain an outbreak of Ebola Bundibugyo […] Continue reading -> Mind the Gap on Ebola: It’s the People, Not Just the Virus 26/06/2026 Githinji Gitahi Treatment tents are burning in Ituri, burial teams are facing hostility, and suspected patients are fleeing quarantine centres, disappearing into communities. These heartbreaking incidents are often described as obstacles to controlling the current Ebola outbreak. For the dedicated frontline workers risking their lives every day to contain the virus, these challenges are deeply frustrating. But […] Continue reading -> WHO Urges Dramatic Expansion of Newborn Screening to Detect Birth Defects 23/06/2026 Felix Sassmannshausen Universal newborn screening needs to be dramatically expanded to improve infant mortality, says the World Health Organization (WHO). Without intervention, many of the estimated eight million infants born worldwide annually with congenital anomalies face severe impairment or death, warns a new technical report. The WHO report reflects a paradoxical landscape. As low- and middle-income countries […] Continue reading -> Despite Delays, Negotiations Over Critical PABS Annex to WHO Pandemic Treaty Reveal Signs of Progress; Here’s Why 17/06/2026 Suerie Moon, Adam Strobeyko, Daniela Morich & Gian Luca Burci What’s left to tackle in the PABS talks? As the clock ran out, and then was extended for another year, on negotiations over the Pandemic Agreement’s Annex on Pathogen Access and Benefit-Sharing (PABS), the diplomacy and the nitty-gritty of the issues faced were deeply linked This edition of the Governing Pandemics Snapshot of the Geneva […] Continue reading -> Countries Differ on Discharge Criteria for Andes Hantavirus Patients 16/06/2026 Kerry Cullinan Dutch, Spanish and Swiss medical experts applied slightly different criteria for discharging patients infected with Andes hantavirus during the recent outbreak on a cruise ship – but none required a negative blood test, as this could remain positive “for months”. This emerged during a briefing convened by the World Health Organization’s (WHO) Information Network for […] Continue reading -> ‘Finish Pandemic Agreement,’ Tedros and Lula Urge Ahead of G7 15/06/2026 Kerry Cullinan World leaders need to finalise the Pandemic Agreement by applying political will at the “highest level”, a spirit of equity and a sense of urgency. This is the call made by World Health Organization (WHO) Director-General Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus and Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva in an open letter published on Monday […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older posts
Ebola Antiviral Trial Begins at Secret Facility Amid Attacks on Treatment Centres 02/07/2026 Kerry Cullinan A trial to test two antiviral therapies on patients with Ebola Bundibugyo Virus started to enrol patients on Thursday – but its exact location in the Democratic Republic of Congo’s (DRC) Ituri province remains secret for security reasons. This emerged at a World Health Organization (WHO) briefing on Thursday, at which Director General Dr Tedros […] Continue reading -> Marburg is Detected in Uganda 01/07/2026 Kerry Cullinan An outbreak of Marburg, a highly infectious haemorrhagic fever, has been reported in western Uganda. The outbreak was discovered after a child died, according to Reuters, while Stat reports that two cases of Marburg were reported to the World Health Organization (WHO) this week. Uganda is already trying to contain an outbreak of Ebola Bundibugyo […] Continue reading -> Mind the Gap on Ebola: It’s the People, Not Just the Virus 26/06/2026 Githinji Gitahi Treatment tents are burning in Ituri, burial teams are facing hostility, and suspected patients are fleeing quarantine centres, disappearing into communities. These heartbreaking incidents are often described as obstacles to controlling the current Ebola outbreak. For the dedicated frontline workers risking their lives every day to contain the virus, these challenges are deeply frustrating. But […] Continue reading -> WHO Urges Dramatic Expansion of Newborn Screening to Detect Birth Defects 23/06/2026 Felix Sassmannshausen Universal newborn screening needs to be dramatically expanded to improve infant mortality, says the World Health Organization (WHO). Without intervention, many of the estimated eight million infants born worldwide annually with congenital anomalies face severe impairment or death, warns a new technical report. The WHO report reflects a paradoxical landscape. As low- and middle-income countries […] Continue reading -> Despite Delays, Negotiations Over Critical PABS Annex to WHO Pandemic Treaty Reveal Signs of Progress; Here’s Why 17/06/2026 Suerie Moon, Adam Strobeyko, Daniela Morich & Gian Luca Burci What’s left to tackle in the PABS talks? As the clock ran out, and then was extended for another year, on negotiations over the Pandemic Agreement’s Annex on Pathogen Access and Benefit-Sharing (PABS), the diplomacy and the nitty-gritty of the issues faced were deeply linked This edition of the Governing Pandemics Snapshot of the Geneva […] Continue reading -> Countries Differ on Discharge Criteria for Andes Hantavirus Patients 16/06/2026 Kerry Cullinan Dutch, Spanish and Swiss medical experts applied slightly different criteria for discharging patients infected with Andes hantavirus during the recent outbreak on a cruise ship – but none required a negative blood test, as this could remain positive “for months”. This emerged during a briefing convened by the World Health Organization’s (WHO) Information Network for […] Continue reading -> ‘Finish Pandemic Agreement,’ Tedros and Lula Urge Ahead of G7 15/06/2026 Kerry Cullinan World leaders need to finalise the Pandemic Agreement by applying political will at the “highest level”, a spirit of equity and a sense of urgency. This is the call made by World Health Organization (WHO) Director-General Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus and Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva in an open letter published on Monday […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older posts
Marburg is Detected in Uganda 01/07/2026 Kerry Cullinan An outbreak of Marburg, a highly infectious haemorrhagic fever, has been reported in western Uganda. The outbreak was discovered after a child died, according to Reuters, while Stat reports that two cases of Marburg were reported to the World Health Organization (WHO) this week. Uganda is already trying to contain an outbreak of Ebola Bundibugyo […] Continue reading -> Mind the Gap on Ebola: It’s the People, Not Just the Virus 26/06/2026 Githinji Gitahi Treatment tents are burning in Ituri, burial teams are facing hostility, and suspected patients are fleeing quarantine centres, disappearing into communities. These heartbreaking incidents are often described as obstacles to controlling the current Ebola outbreak. For the dedicated frontline workers risking their lives every day to contain the virus, these challenges are deeply frustrating. But […] Continue reading -> WHO Urges Dramatic Expansion of Newborn Screening to Detect Birth Defects 23/06/2026 Felix Sassmannshausen Universal newborn screening needs to be dramatically expanded to improve infant mortality, says the World Health Organization (WHO). Without intervention, many of the estimated eight million infants born worldwide annually with congenital anomalies face severe impairment or death, warns a new technical report. The WHO report reflects a paradoxical landscape. As low- and middle-income countries […] Continue reading -> Despite Delays, Negotiations Over Critical PABS Annex to WHO Pandemic Treaty Reveal Signs of Progress; Here’s Why 17/06/2026 Suerie Moon, Adam Strobeyko, Daniela Morich & Gian Luca Burci What’s left to tackle in the PABS talks? As the clock ran out, and then was extended for another year, on negotiations over the Pandemic Agreement’s Annex on Pathogen Access and Benefit-Sharing (PABS), the diplomacy and the nitty-gritty of the issues faced were deeply linked This edition of the Governing Pandemics Snapshot of the Geneva […] Continue reading -> Countries Differ on Discharge Criteria for Andes Hantavirus Patients 16/06/2026 Kerry Cullinan Dutch, Spanish and Swiss medical experts applied slightly different criteria for discharging patients infected with Andes hantavirus during the recent outbreak on a cruise ship – but none required a negative blood test, as this could remain positive “for months”. This emerged during a briefing convened by the World Health Organization’s (WHO) Information Network for […] Continue reading -> ‘Finish Pandemic Agreement,’ Tedros and Lula Urge Ahead of G7 15/06/2026 Kerry Cullinan World leaders need to finalise the Pandemic Agreement by applying political will at the “highest level”, a spirit of equity and a sense of urgency. This is the call made by World Health Organization (WHO) Director-General Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus and Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva in an open letter published on Monday […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older posts
Mind the Gap on Ebola: It’s the People, Not Just the Virus 26/06/2026 Githinji Gitahi Treatment tents are burning in Ituri, burial teams are facing hostility, and suspected patients are fleeing quarantine centres, disappearing into communities. These heartbreaking incidents are often described as obstacles to controlling the current Ebola outbreak. For the dedicated frontline workers risking their lives every day to contain the virus, these challenges are deeply frustrating. But […] Continue reading -> WHO Urges Dramatic Expansion of Newborn Screening to Detect Birth Defects 23/06/2026 Felix Sassmannshausen Universal newborn screening needs to be dramatically expanded to improve infant mortality, says the World Health Organization (WHO). Without intervention, many of the estimated eight million infants born worldwide annually with congenital anomalies face severe impairment or death, warns a new technical report. The WHO report reflects a paradoxical landscape. As low- and middle-income countries […] Continue reading -> Despite Delays, Negotiations Over Critical PABS Annex to WHO Pandemic Treaty Reveal Signs of Progress; Here’s Why 17/06/2026 Suerie Moon, Adam Strobeyko, Daniela Morich & Gian Luca Burci What’s left to tackle in the PABS talks? As the clock ran out, and then was extended for another year, on negotiations over the Pandemic Agreement’s Annex on Pathogen Access and Benefit-Sharing (PABS), the diplomacy and the nitty-gritty of the issues faced were deeply linked This edition of the Governing Pandemics Snapshot of the Geneva […] Continue reading -> Countries Differ on Discharge Criteria for Andes Hantavirus Patients 16/06/2026 Kerry Cullinan Dutch, Spanish and Swiss medical experts applied slightly different criteria for discharging patients infected with Andes hantavirus during the recent outbreak on a cruise ship – but none required a negative blood test, as this could remain positive “for months”. This emerged during a briefing convened by the World Health Organization’s (WHO) Information Network for […] Continue reading -> ‘Finish Pandemic Agreement,’ Tedros and Lula Urge Ahead of G7 15/06/2026 Kerry Cullinan World leaders need to finalise the Pandemic Agreement by applying political will at the “highest level”, a spirit of equity and a sense of urgency. This is the call made by World Health Organization (WHO) Director-General Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus and Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva in an open letter published on Monday […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older posts
WHO Urges Dramatic Expansion of Newborn Screening to Detect Birth Defects 23/06/2026 Felix Sassmannshausen Universal newborn screening needs to be dramatically expanded to improve infant mortality, says the World Health Organization (WHO). Without intervention, many of the estimated eight million infants born worldwide annually with congenital anomalies face severe impairment or death, warns a new technical report. The WHO report reflects a paradoxical landscape. As low- and middle-income countries […] Continue reading -> Despite Delays, Negotiations Over Critical PABS Annex to WHO Pandemic Treaty Reveal Signs of Progress; Here’s Why 17/06/2026 Suerie Moon, Adam Strobeyko, Daniela Morich & Gian Luca Burci What’s left to tackle in the PABS talks? As the clock ran out, and then was extended for another year, on negotiations over the Pandemic Agreement’s Annex on Pathogen Access and Benefit-Sharing (PABS), the diplomacy and the nitty-gritty of the issues faced were deeply linked This edition of the Governing Pandemics Snapshot of the Geneva […] Continue reading -> Countries Differ on Discharge Criteria for Andes Hantavirus Patients 16/06/2026 Kerry Cullinan Dutch, Spanish and Swiss medical experts applied slightly different criteria for discharging patients infected with Andes hantavirus during the recent outbreak on a cruise ship – but none required a negative blood test, as this could remain positive “for months”. This emerged during a briefing convened by the World Health Organization’s (WHO) Information Network for […] Continue reading -> ‘Finish Pandemic Agreement,’ Tedros and Lula Urge Ahead of G7 15/06/2026 Kerry Cullinan World leaders need to finalise the Pandemic Agreement by applying political will at the “highest level”, a spirit of equity and a sense of urgency. This is the call made by World Health Organization (WHO) Director-General Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus and Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva in an open letter published on Monday […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older posts
Despite Delays, Negotiations Over Critical PABS Annex to WHO Pandemic Treaty Reveal Signs of Progress; Here’s Why 17/06/2026 Suerie Moon, Adam Strobeyko, Daniela Morich & Gian Luca Burci What’s left to tackle in the PABS talks? As the clock ran out, and then was extended for another year, on negotiations over the Pandemic Agreement’s Annex on Pathogen Access and Benefit-Sharing (PABS), the diplomacy and the nitty-gritty of the issues faced were deeply linked This edition of the Governing Pandemics Snapshot of the Geneva […] Continue reading -> Countries Differ on Discharge Criteria for Andes Hantavirus Patients 16/06/2026 Kerry Cullinan Dutch, Spanish and Swiss medical experts applied slightly different criteria for discharging patients infected with Andes hantavirus during the recent outbreak on a cruise ship – but none required a negative blood test, as this could remain positive “for months”. This emerged during a briefing convened by the World Health Organization’s (WHO) Information Network for […] Continue reading -> ‘Finish Pandemic Agreement,’ Tedros and Lula Urge Ahead of G7 15/06/2026 Kerry Cullinan World leaders need to finalise the Pandemic Agreement by applying political will at the “highest level”, a spirit of equity and a sense of urgency. This is the call made by World Health Organization (WHO) Director-General Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus and Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva in an open letter published on Monday […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older posts
Countries Differ on Discharge Criteria for Andes Hantavirus Patients 16/06/2026 Kerry Cullinan Dutch, Spanish and Swiss medical experts applied slightly different criteria for discharging patients infected with Andes hantavirus during the recent outbreak on a cruise ship – but none required a negative blood test, as this could remain positive “for months”. This emerged during a briefing convened by the World Health Organization’s (WHO) Information Network for […] Continue reading -> ‘Finish Pandemic Agreement,’ Tedros and Lula Urge Ahead of G7 15/06/2026 Kerry Cullinan World leaders need to finalise the Pandemic Agreement by applying political will at the “highest level”, a spirit of equity and a sense of urgency. This is the call made by World Health Organization (WHO) Director-General Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus and Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva in an open letter published on Monday […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older posts
‘Finish Pandemic Agreement,’ Tedros and Lula Urge Ahead of G7 15/06/2026 Kerry Cullinan World leaders need to finalise the Pandemic Agreement by applying political will at the “highest level”, a spirit of equity and a sense of urgency. This is the call made by World Health Organization (WHO) Director-General Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus and Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva in an open letter published on Monday […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older posts