Resource Library

Epidemic prevention

Measures to Improve COVID-19 Response

Resolve to Save Lives

A step-by-step framework from Resolve to Save Lives for analyzing and improving epidemic control systems, including targets for case investigation and contact tracing to reduce COVID-19 transmission.

Building resilient populations in the face of COVID-19

Resolve to Save Lives

How event-based surveillance is saving lives in Sierra Leone

How “event-based surveillance” is saving lives Sierra Leone

Nigeria passes first subnational health security bill

How Kano became the first state in Nigeria to pass landmark health security law

How Ethiopia established its first ever national infection prevention and control budget

New African Women in Digital Health Mentorship Program

Growing adoption of 7-1-7 on display at the 2024 Global Health Security Conference

The latest “Epidemics That Didn’t Happen”

New report offers lessons on stopping disease outbreaks, amid global spread of H5N1

What the U.S. can learn from Finland’s H5N1 response

7-1-7 saves lives in South Sudan

U.S. public health leaders discuss nationwide adoption of 7‑1‑7

Flexible funding for epidemic response is a game-changer

Establishing Nigeria’s first subnational public health institute

New IHR Benchmarks Tool simplifies planning for health emergencies

New U.S. Global Health Security Strategy includes 7‑1‑7

Dr. Frieden on rebuilding trust in public health

Celebrating World Health Worker Week

Urban pandemic response: Survey results describing the experiences from twenty-five cities during the COVID-19 pandemic

PLOS Global Public Health

How do local governments contribute to pandemic response? Surveying 25 cities, we documented a crucial role in risk communication and community coordination.

Understanding, preventing, and stopping epidemics

The Lancet

The Smithsonian exhibition, Outbreak: Epidemics in a Connected World, shows that we cannot wait for the next epidemic—we must act on current information to end preventable outbreaks.

Leadership training for health security leaders

Welcome to the leadership and learning laboratory for health security leaders

Nigeria’s Kano State passes Public Health Security Bill into law

Timeliness metrics for screening and preventing TB in household contacts of pulmonary TB patients in Kenya

IJTLD OPEN

Our colleagues assessed whether the 7-1-7”timeliness metric could be implemented in Kenya for screening and tuberculosis preventive therapy (TPT), and proposed an adaptation: “3-5-7”.

Celebrating the progress and partnerships that defined 2023

In light of climate change, we need proactive approaches to minimize outbreaks

The world must prepare now for the next pandemic

BMJ Global Health

Preparing for the next pandemic requires sustained government funding, efficient financial mechanisms, better public health capacity, strong global leadership, and a commitment to collaboration.