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          An electron micrograph of Nipah virus particles. Airports in Asia are on alert this week amid reports of an outbreak of the incurable virus in India. Reuters

          Why we can't ignore the Nipah virus

          EditorialJanuary 28, 2026
          A child receives an anti-polio vaccine during a door-to-door immunisation campaign in Kabul on November 26. The virus remains endemic in Afghanistan and Pakistan. EPA

          The world eradicated smallpox. It can do the same with polio

          EditorialDecember 09, 2025
          A health worker marks a child with a pen after administering the polio vaccine in Taez, Yemen, in 2022. AFP

          Polio vaccination campaign targets 1.3m children in Yemen

          MENAJuly 12, 2025
          A healthcare worker prepares a Covid-19 vaccination in Melbourne, Australia in 2021. In December that year, senior figures at the WHO began a talks process with one aim: to beat the next pandemic. EPA

          Pandemic treaty is a shot in the arm for multilateralism

          EditorialApril 18, 2025
          Associated News and Nick Donaldson / The National

          Trump’s WHO exit is a chance for it to change

          CommentFebruary 07, 2025
          US President Donald Trump has ordered that his country withdraw from the World Health Organisation. EPA

          How Trump's WHO withdrawal could pose problems for the Middle East

          UAEJanuary 21, 2025
          Deepak Fernandez / AFP / Reuters

          The next pandemic is coming – and we need a global treaty to stop it

          WeekendJanuary 10, 2025
          Laser light show on Burj Khalifa during the New Year Eve at Dubai Mall in Dubai. Pawan Singh / The National

          Leaders' New Year messages bring hope of a united world

          EuropeDecember 31, 2024
          Gaza's sandy ground is a major risk factor in the spread of disease, as winter looms. AFP

          Gaza 'not ready for the ticking time bomb of winter', WHO says

          UAENovember 07, 2024
          A health worker administers anti-polio vaccine drops to a child in Hyderabad, Pakistan. The reasons behind vaccine hesitancy are many and pose a serious problem for health experts and policy makers. EPA

          Vaccine hesitancy threatens to undo the work of generations

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          A patient with a severe form of the mpox is treated at the Kavumu Hospital, 30km north of Bukavu in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo. AFP

          Morocco reports case of Mpox

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