Ebola shows world unprepared for pandemic, former CDC head says

The world is not “well prepared” for the next pandemic, Tom Frieden, the former head of the Centers for Disease Control and ...

World Isn’t Ready For Another Pandemic And ‘Moving In The Wrong Direction,’ WHO Report Says

An outbreak of a deadly hantavirus aboard a cruise ship has heightened fears about another global pandemic—which experts say ...

Are We Pandemic Ready?

Hantavirus and Ebola are reminders that outbreaks are inevitable, and that the world must work together to contain them and ...

Tracking the Ebola outbreak: Where the deadly virus is spreading and how the U.S. is responding

Learn more about the deadly 2026 Ebola outbreak, including how many cases there are so far, which countries are most affected, how this outbreak compares with others in severity and more.

Why Africa – and the world – remain dangerously unprepared for the next pandemic

The steps set out in the report on global pandemic preparedness are vitally important for managing future outbreaks.

WHO says Ebola risks high for region, but not a "pandemic emergency"

WHO chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus says risks from the Ebola outbreak in Congo and Uganda are "high at the national and ...

What to know about the outbreak of a rare kind of Ebola as cases and deaths rise

The World Health Organization has declared the Ebola outbreak in Congo and Uganda a public health emergency of international ...

This year’s World Cup is testing the public health playbook

Although rare diseases like Ebola are concerning, experts say that most public health preparation for the World Cup has been ...
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WHO tests the world’s pandemic response with fictional ‘mammothpox’ outbreak

The World Health Organisation has tested 15 countries on their response to a hypothetical new pandemic, simulating the deadly outbreak of a fictional disease. More than 350 health emergency experts ...