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Developing Laboratory Leadership Despite War: GLLP Graduates First Ukrainian Cohort

APHL

The workshop content focused on the nine laboratory leadership competencies: laboratory systems; leadership; management; communication; quality management systems; biosafety and biosecurity; disease surveillance and outbreak investigation; emergency preparedness, response and recovery; and research.

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New York’s public health system is largely protected from national level changes. Here’s why.

HEALTHBEAT

New York is just a flight away, and communications have been frozen between the CDC and the World Health Organization. The United States doesnt have clear visibility into global health threats. Instead, they were treated for another health issue. A new Global Health Report On Jan.

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Second Outbreak of Marburg Virus Disease (MVD) in Tanzania: Urgent Response and Public Health Interventions

BMJ Global Health

Public Health Response and Preventative Measures To curb Marburg virus transmission, Tanzanias Ministry of Health has launched public awareness campaigns on MVD symptoms, enforced strict infection control measures, and discouraged contact with the deceased during burial.