James Ross/AAP June 25, 2020 Coronavirus pandemic shows it’s time for an Australian Centre for Disease Control – in Darwin Adam Kamradt-Scott, University of Sydney and Katrina Roper, Australian National University The idea of an AusCDC has been debated for at least 30 years. Momentum is now building to finally make this a reality to be better prepared for the next pandemic.
Nigeria was quick to respond and control the 2014 Ebola outbreak. EPA February 21, 2019 Why Nigeria is battling to control disease outbreaks like Lassa fever Oyewale Tomori, Nigerian Academy of Science Nigeria’s health systems are overwhelmed and incapable of sustaining high quality disease surveillance, prevention, control and response.
Should there be an outbreak of the Zika virus in Africa, the continent will not be able to cope. Shutterstock February 10, 2016 Why Africa can’t afford to have an outbreak of the Zika virus Adamson S. Muula, University of Malawi With limited laboratory capacity and a lack of experts and funding, an outbreak of the Zika virus in Africa could be problematic.