Last summer the World Health Organization confirmed Iraq as the 18th country in the world to eliminate the blinding disease trachoma as a public health problem, just months after Benin and Mali achieved the same goal. Each elimination takes us another step closer to beating this ancient scourge which turns sufferers’ eyelashes inwards causing […]
Category: infectious diseases
Look to Ebola survivors for lessons to prevent the next outbreak
Universal health coverage (UHC) is defined as ensuring health for all and a great aspiration for humankind. Sadly, this is constantly being undermined by the threat of infectious diseases. Global health security and universal health coverage are two sides of the same coin. Hence, it is impossible to achieve one without the other. This […]