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Preparing for the next pandemic
Karl Lauterbach, Germany’s federal minister of health, discussed the G7 Pact for Pandemic Readiness at a Harvard Chan School seminar.
A multidisciplinary approach to eradicating malaria
Public health leaders from around the world gathered at Harvard University for a week-long course to learn the latest developments from experts and discuss new strategies for eradicating malaria.
Coronavirus news – June 2022
Harvard Chan School experts offer comments and context about the coronavirus in a variety of media outlets.
Interventions to prevent child wasting should be implemented before age two
In lower- and middle-income countries, wasting is more prevalent in children under age two than children 2-4 years old, according to a study by Harvard Chan School researchers.
Tracking and responding to the global monkeypox outbreak
Bill Hanage discusses the current state of the monkeypox outbreak and efforts to control disease spread.
Coronavirus news – May 2022
Harvard Chan School experts offer comments and context about the coronavirus in a variety of media outlets.
‘Ebola hunter’ Jean-Jacques Muyembe receives Harvard honorary degree
Jean-Jacques Muyembe, a Congolese microbiologist who leads public health emergency responses in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), including for COVID-19, is one of Harvard University’s honorary degree recipients for 2022.
Clearer guidance needed for risky pathogen experiments
The U.S. government should implement stricter regulations for ‘gain-of-function’ lab experiments that modify pathogens to be more transmissible or dangerous, according to experts.
A better antibiotic for tuberculosis treatment
PhD candidate Harim Won is developing a new type of antibiotic to address long-standing issues of lengthy treatments and drug resistance, using a new approach to turn a normal protein system in the bacterial cell against itself.
Examining causes of newborn sepsis in low- and middle-income countries
In a new study, Harvard Chan School's Grace Chan and colleagues identified risk factors for sepsis in newborns in low- and middle-income countries.
