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Patient Zero: Back From The Brink
A six-year old boy in Papua New Guinea wakes up one day and is suddenly unable to stand up.
Less than a year later, children in three other Asia Pacific nations are experiencing the same alarming symptoms.
A disease that was eradicated from this region is back — and it appears to be spreading.
Acute Febrile Illness (AFI) is a major cause of morbidity in Fiji, but rural surveillance system remain limited. Strengthening AFI monitoring is crucial to detecting endemic, high burden diseases like dengue, leptopsprirosis, and typhoid in Fiji. Over 18 months, the...
IDIE's team leader, A/Prof Meru Sheel, was recently profiled by the Lancet Infectious Diseases. The profile takes readers to her journey from vaccine development to emergency responses to training the next generation of global health practitioners and advocating for...
A new systematic review by members of the IDIE team "Systematic review of pro-equity strategies to improve vaccination among priority populations" was recently highlighted in the Immunization Economics Community of Practice newsletter. The article highlight the team's...