9 Blog items related to 'Arboviruses'
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Photo story: Sharing lessons from Cambodia on the malaria elimination journey
From 17 to 21 March 2024, national malaria programme representatives from 11 African and Middle Eastern countries embarked on an insightful learning exchange to Cambodia, united in their commitment…
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The escalating global dengue crisis: A call for unified action
Once a localised threat, dengue fever has rapidly escalated into a global health emergency, putting nearly half the world's population at risk across more than 100 countries. As our world becomes…
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Our third year as an Independent Research Organisation: Using research to respond to health inequities and emerging threats
According to the World Health Organization’s State of Inequality: HIV, Tuberculosis and Malaria (2021), diseases including malaria continue to take a disproportionally large toll on marginalised…
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Photo story: Second learning exchange enhances preparedness for emerging and future threats in African countries
Aedes-borne arboviruses — a group of diseases including dengue, chikungunya, yellow fever and zika transmitted by Aedes mosquitoes — are among the fastest spreading infections in the world. Since…
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Dengue: is Africa ready to respond?
Dengue is the fastest spreading infectious disease in the world. Around 70 percent of cases are currently found in Asia, but prevalence elsewhere is increasing due to anthropogenic factors including…
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The spectre of rising mosquito-borne urban disease
According to the United Nations, since 2007, more people globally are now living in cities than at any other time in history. In Africa, projections show that by 2030 the urban population will rise…
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COP26: What needs to happen next to secure the world's health?
As COP26 draws to a close in Glasgow, it seems that we can be cautiously optimistic about the commitments that have been made. More than 100 countries have pledged to reverse deforestation by 2030;…
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Mobilising the younger generation in disease response
An estimated nine-tenths of people aged between 10 and 24 worldwide are living in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs), and 60 percent of the population in Africa is under the age of 25. However,…
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How to address the urgent need to tackle arboviruses: A global perspective
Around 130 countries are affected by arbovirus diseases, cases are increasing rapidly across these countries and appearing in countries previously unaffected. An estimated 100-400 million people are…