Staphylococcus aureus is the single most important bacterial pathogen in infections among drug users, and a leading cause of infection among people with HIV/AIDS. There is very limited understanding of the epidemiology and transmission dynamics in community settings. Understanding the epidemiology of community acquired S. aureus is especially important with the increasing emergence of highly antibiotic-resistant strains in the community.
Read MoreThe COVID19 pandemic negatively disrupted the global economy in a way the world has never seen. Despite the gravity of the public health emergency, it is necessary—and possible—to navigate the waves and peaks of the pandemic over the next 12 to 18 months in a way that both protects the public and reopens the economy safely.
Read MoreSince the 1970s when emerging infectious diseases like Ebola were first identified, global health experts have faced an intractable problem: by the time someone sick shows up at a hospital, an outbreak has already occurred.
Read MoreAn NGO requested a post-hoc evaluation of an ongoing environmental intervention to determine impact, and to improve monitoring capabilities going forward. The Sahel countries of Mauritania, Mali and Niger have some of the highest child mortality rates globally.
Read MoreThe project was about measuring the unmeasurable in the face of strong resistance. Women represent more than half of the HIV/AIDS cases in the world.
Read MoreSometimes solutions to straightforward problems aren’t the most obvious strategies for success. More than 10 million young people aged 15-24 became newly infected with sexually transmitted infections (STIs) each year for the past decade.
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