Latest pandemic preparedness News

$1.5 million investment to fuel Australian researchers form collaborations with EU partners
Catalyst 2024: Advancing Global Health Priorities
Which infectious disease is likely to be the biggest emerging problem in 2025?
Access to vaccines and clinical trials for pregnant women vital in pandemics
New evidence review of social protection, public health and social measures during emergencies
WHO approves packaging and shipping of a prequalified HIV rapid test at African manufacturing site
Global Challenges Focus As ICRI Begins In Brisbane
The COVID inquiry report is an excellent guide to preparing for the next pandemic – health cuts put that at risk
Public health surveillance, from social media to sewage, spots disease outbreaks early to stop them fast
WHO Global Health Emergency Corps sets out actions to save lives during health emergencies
Science is essential to Australia’s pandemic preparedness
Gaps Identified In Disease Surveillance
KI to coordinate EU-funded initiative to combat global dengue epidemic
Bird flu has been detected in a pig in the US. Why does that matter?
Australia’s COVID inquiry shows why a permanent ‘centre for disease control’ is more urgent than ever
COVID-19 Response Inquiry’s focus on solutions like a Centre for Disease Control – not blame – is right approach: Public Health peak
Global experts convene at ICRI 2024 to tackle societal challenges
Pandemic preparedness and response: are we better off than pre-COVID?
AMA President’s Update
Preparing for the next pandemic: a checklist for respiratory pathogen planning (including influenza and coronaviruses)
Dynamic and interactive simulation exercises conducted in the Americas to strengthen national vaccine deployment preparedness
Parliamentarians Unite in Berlin to Sign Global Statement Supporting the WHO Pandemic Agreement
New WHO report presents progress in G7 countries in tackling antibiotic pipeline crisis
Pharmanovia Acquires Exclusive Rights to Treatment for Parkinson’s Disease
Did COVID come from an animal market? Here’s what the new evidence really tells us
WHO at UNGA: Call for urgent, high-level action to address global scourge of antimicrobial resistance
Thinking the unthinkable: a foresight exercise on pandemic preparedness with McGill University
South Africa prepares for future respiratory pathogen pandemics
Anglophone countries in East Africa prepare for the next respiratory pathogen pandemic
WHO updates influenza care guidelines, includes recommendations for viruses with pandemic potential
Regional Inequalities In Long Covid Rates Revealed
CEPI and WHO urge broader research strategy for countries to prepare for the next pandemic
Govt’s war on science ramps up – big cuts planned for GNS Science
New initiative launched to advance mRNA vaccine development against human avian influenza (H5N1)
WHO celebrates milestone of influenza preparedness in South-East Asia Region
WHO publishes pandemic influenza monitoring and evaluation framework
Next phase of the Royal Commission into COVID-19
University of Queensland partners with Georgia’s Emory University to establish Queensland Emory Vaccine Centre
Pandemic amnesia as ACDC gets zero funding
Eliminating Malaria In Our Region
Bridging disciplinary and sectoral silos to strengthen pandemic preparedness and response
Researchers Join World Leaders At World Health Summit
WHO and France convene high-level meeting to defeat meningitis
Statement on the outcomes of the ICMRA-WHO joint workshop on COVID-19 vaccines strain change
Enhancing Global Health and Well-Being: WHO and the Netherlands strengthen their Partnership
Clarification: Long COVID Expert Group completed its work in 2022
2023: outbreaks of swine influenza
2023: outbreaks of avian influenza