The prime minister big new plan is a flawed policy in search of the science to back it up.
- Professor of Public Health, University of Sheffield
Suppression tactics aren’t appropriate for dangerous diseases – and in the long term prove just as expensive.
New Zealand has managed it, but densely populated, highly infected countries face a bigger challenge.
For contact tracing to be effective, the UK needs quick, accurate testing and lots of tracing capacity – and also for the public to be on board.
If people are avoiding the flu jab because last year’s protection wasn’t great, that would be a mistake.
Foreign-born nurses working in the UK do a vital job in the face of discrimination, but their recruitment helps entrench global healthcare inequality.
Clean water, sanitation, disease control, infrastructure and investment are all needed to get Nepal back on its feet.
On December 26, 2004, a massive earthquake struck off the coast of Sumatra, Indonesia. This earthquake triggered the most destructive series of tsunamis ever recorded. The tsunamis lashed out across the…
When it comes to the spread of infectious diseases, not all infected persons are equal. Some individuals seem to have a greater ability to spread infections than others. Indeed it is believed that around…
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