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30 August 2022Funding Healthcare Abroad Can Protect Britain From the Next Pandemic
By Stephen Hammond, Conservative MP for Wimbledon
In the last three years we have seen our society paralysed. Normal life was brought to a halt as an unknown virus came to these shores. More recently, a health emergency has been declared as we scramble to deal with another disease — monkeypox — spre... -
19 August 2022Monkeypox, Marburg and Miserable Heat: How the World Should Respond to Intersecting Crises
By Peter Sands, Executive Director of the Global Fund, and Achim Steiner, Administrator of the United Nations Development Programme
The World Health Organization’s recent declaration of monkeypox as a global health emergency underscores a disconcerting reality: The world is beset by interlocking and intersecting crises. Deadly heat waves are sweeping the globe, sparking wildfires... -
12 August 2022Together, Japan and Africa Can Continue to Save Lives and Spur Economic Growth
By Samia Suluhu Hassan, President, United Republic of Tanzania
As African and Japanese leaders prepare to gather for the Tokyo International Conference on African Development (TICAD) in Tunisia this month, the world faces numerous interwoven challenges. Conflicts in Ethiopia, South Sudan, Central African Republi... -
22 June 2022Ellen Johnson Sirleaf: Here’s How I Survived Malaria
By Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, former President of Liberia, Nobel Peace Laureate and Co-chair of the End Malaria Council
It’s been decades since I fell ill from malaria as a young girl, but I remember the feeling like it was yesterday. My body was weak and I couldn’t eat, sleep or go to school. -
20 June 2022Former PMs Urge Government to Increase Spending on Infectious Diseases After COVID-19 Setbacks
By Samuel Lovett, The Independent
Two former British prime ministers have urged the government to increase spending on tackling AIDS, tuberculosis and malaria, after the pandemic reversed recent gains that have been made in eradicating the three diseases. -
20 June 2022President Kenyatta: We Need Vaccines and Investment to Tip the Scales Against Malaria
By Uhuru Kenyatta, President of Kenya and Chair of the African Leaders Malaria Alliance
Commonwealth leaders meet in the Rwandan capital Kigali this week. They have an opportunity to accelerate the fight against infectious diseases, including malaria, while also building resilient health systems that can protect the world from the next ...