Human, financial, and other resources have been and continue to be reallocated from TB treatment and prevention to the COVID-19 response.
A “Pandemic Era”: Why Infectious Diseases Pose an Increasing Threat to Global Health
Between 1900 and 2020, global average life expectancy increased from 32 to 72 years. However, against this backdrop of health improvement over the past century, we have also seen new pathogens arise more frequently, leading to deadly local outbreaks, regional epidemics, and global pandemics.
Everyone Can Contribute to Patient Safety Awareness
Because everyone interacts with healthcare systems, we all have a role to play in advancing safe healthcare in the U.S. and around the world.
It’s World Kidney Day: Learn About What Your Kidneys Do, Chronic Kidney Disease, & Acute Kidney Injury
World Kidney Day, observed every year on the second Thursday of March, is a global campaign aimed at raising awareness about the importance kidney health, kidney injury, and kidney disease.
The Value of Diagnostics in Combatting Antimicrobial Resistance – A Public Health Problem
At this year’s World Anti-Microbial Resistance Congress, Dr. Tristan Timbrook delivered a...
Lindsay Denny Discusses the Critical Role of WASH in Preventing Infectious Diseases and Fighting Antimicrobial Resistance
WASH, which stands for water, sanitation, and hygiene, are basic...