Pandora of Ebola virus: are we ready?

Are we ready for a global pandemic of Ebola virus?

We are not ready for a global pandemic of Ebola virus. The current West African epidemic should serve as a dire warning of things to come.

Ebola: a latent threat to Latin America. Are we ready?

Global Health Governance Challenges 2016 – Are We Ready?

The year 2016 could turn out to be a turning point for global health, new political realities and global insecurities will test governance and financing mechanisms in relation to both people and planet. But most importantly political factors such as the global power shift and “the rise of the rest” will define the future of global health. A new mix of health inequity and security challenges has...

Ebola Virus Disease: Are We Prepared?

E and re-emerging vira l diseases cause epidemics and as many of these have pandemic potential; they pose a threat to global health security. The notable ones in 2014 have been Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS) due to Corona Virus (MERS-CoV) and Ebola Virus Disease (EVD). EVD continues to evolve since February 2014 in alarming ways, with no immediate end in sight. Guinea, Liberia, Nigeria...

Paperless handover: are we ready?

To cite: Vidyarthi AR, Coffey M. BMJ Qual Saf Published Online First: [please include Day Month Year] doi:10.1136/bmjqs-2015005027 Scribbling patient information into the margins of pieces of paper during handover is a time-honoured tradition. House staff carefully guard these lists in pockets of white coats, on clipboards, or tucked into shoulder bags. They pull them out once the beeper goes o...