Virus Hits 100,000 Cases as Its Economic Impact Snowballs

MATT SEDENSKY and ANGELA CHARLTON / The Associated Press Mar 6, 2020 The number of global infections is largely symbolic, but dwarfs other major outbreaks, such as SARS, MERS and Ebola. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

China Locks Down 3 Cities With 18 Million to Stop Virus

KEN MORITSUGU and YANAN WANG / The Associated Press Jan 23, 2020 Seventeen people have died in the outbreak, all of them in and around Wuhan; close to 600 have been infected. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

Africa Starts Decade Battling Hunger, Extremism, Ebola

ANDREW MELDRUM / The Associated Press Jan 1, 2020 Two major cyclones in Mozambique in 2019 also prompt worries that the country may be prone to more storms as a result of climate change. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

The World Is Blithely Ignoring the Longest Catastrophe of Our Time

Nick Turse / TomDispatch Oct 10, 2019 One of the most persistent bloodlettings on this planet is taking place in Africa and it is likely to continue as the world turns a blind eye. Dig deeper ( 9 Min. Read )

Ralph Nader: American Society Is in Rapid Decay

Ralph Nader / Common Dreams May 31, 2019 Plutocrats have hollowed out our institutions and reshaped our values, ensuring that the worst the country has to offer hold the most power. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Congo Suffering Second Largest Ebola Outbreak in History

CARA ANNA / The Associated Press Nov 29, 2018 Violence by rebel groups and hostility by some locals challenge health workers. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Big Pharma, Bad Policy Are Keeping the World From Ending AIDS

By Vijay Prashad / Independent Media Institute Nov 28, 2018 Dec. 1 marks the 30th World AIDS Day—and despite leaps forward in medicine and awareness in affluent parts of the world, it’s still a big problem elsewhere. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

In Congo, Ebola Is Spreading

SALEH MWANAMILONGO and CARLEY PETESCH / The Associated Press May 17, 2018 In a worrying shift, the outbreak has now reached a city, where the infection is more easily passed on. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Wall Street Admits Curing Diseases Is Bad for Business

Lee Camp / Truthdig Apr 24, 2018 We are beginning to see more and more how disgusting a profit-above-all-else economy is. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

VIDEO: Haunted by Ebola: Trio of HBO Documentaries Confronts Epidemic at the Human Level

Staff / Truthdig Mar 15, 2016 Each story invites viewers to confront the disease at its various nerve centers: in and out of treatment tents, doctors' quarters, victims' homes, makeshift hearses. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

AUDIO: ‘Most Officials Agree the Epidemic Could Have Been Contained Earlier’

Staff / Truthdig Aug 19, 2015 Poet Sonia Greenfield ruminates over the racism and ethnocentrism involved in international responses to epidemics, including the recent Ebola outbreak, which was mostly concentrated in West Africa. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Ebola Vaccine Proves 100 Percent Successful in Small Trial

Roisin Davis / Truthdig Jul 31, 2015 A vaccine to fight the deadly Ebola virus has been shown to be 100 percent successful in a trial conducted in Guinea. Experts say the drug is likely to put an end to the West African epidemic. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )