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Protesters rally in support of USAID as Trump administration shuts it down

by Nancy Marshall-Genzer
Feb 6, 2025
Former employees worry that infectious diseases will go unchecked as a result of the agency's closing.
Supporters of the U.S. Agency for International Development at a rally on the grounds of the U.S. Capitol on Wednesday.
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U.S. pullout from World Health Organization would hurt its budget

by Samantha Fields
Jan 22, 2025
The U.S. provides around 18% of the WHO's funding — more than any other nation. A pullout would also affect data-sharing.
The U.S. contributes about 16% to 18% of the WHO’s budget — far more than any other country.
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Why it's so hard to address the monkeypox outbreak

by Sabri Ben-Achour , Erika Soderstrom and Jarrett Dang
Jul 21, 2022
A key part of the problem is a lack adequate infrastructure and investment.
People wait in line to recieve the Monkeypox vaccine before the opening of a new mass vaccination site at the Bushwick Education Campus in Brooklyn on July 17, 2022, in New York City.
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Just 15% of people in low-income countries are vaccinated against COVID, WHO says

by Samantha Fields
May 11, 2022
The organization wants to vaccinate 70% of the world by mid-2022, but says there's not nearly enough funding to make that happen.
WHO will be urging world leaders to fund its vaccination efforts at the Second Global COVID-19 Summit on Thursday.
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Fast-Track Vaccines

We need a centralized, global strategy to prevent another COVID pandemic, epidemiologist says

by David Brancaccio and Daniel Shin
May 18, 2021
Dr. Larry Brilliant, who helped stop smallpox, urges nations to work together to prevent further COVID spikes and equalize vaccinations.
"Unless we conquer it everywhere, we're not conquering it anywhere," Dr. Larry Brilliant says of COVID-19.
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Trump terminates WHO funding, Hong Kong trade status

by Associated Press
May 29, 2020
The administration's actions are expected to weaken the global health organization during the coronavirus pandemic and escalate tensions with China.
President Trump during his press conference at the White House on Friday.
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WHO's fight against Zika highlights funding issues

by Ashley Milne-Tyte
Feb 24, 2016
The organization's ability to tackle disease globally is hampered by under-funding.
World Health Organization (WHO) chief Margaret Chan attends a press conference on Zika virus outbreak on March 22, 2016 at the health organization headquarters in Geneva. 
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If animal feed were organic, could we afford eggs?

by Dan Weissmann
Mar 23, 2015
Answer: Probably, yes.
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You can buy ebola.com for $150,000

by Kai Ryssdal
Oct 15, 2014
Jon Schultz bought the domain name for $13,500. Now he wants six figures.
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The magic number in fighting Ebola

by Dan Gorenstein
Oct 14, 2014
Healthcare workers must get the transmission rate below the number one.
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