Ebola vaccination campaign in Mbandaka, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, 2018 

Nurses working with the World Health Organization prepare to administer vaccines in Mbandaka, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, during the launch of the 2018 Ebola vaccination campaign. 

This is how effective research and coordinated action can stop outbreaks spiralling into global health emergencies.

Epidemics: outsmarting deadly outbreaks | Wellcome

Epidemics: outsmarting deadly outbreaks

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<p>Covid-19 is causing wider consequences for societies, national economies and global relations. Three experts share insights on how we can better respond to the pandemic.</p>

More than a health crisis: Covid-19 impacts are far-reaching and long-term

Coronavirus (Covid-19)

Epidemics

Global health policy

From existing antivirals to new antibody therapies – researchers are working tirelessly to find the best drugs to treat Covid-19.

What treatments are working for Covid-19? | News | Wellcome

What treatments are working for Covid-19?

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The lightning speed to develop successful Covid-19 vaccines has been amazing, so how has this been achieved so quickly without compromising on safety? With the unprecedented support of the international scientific community, governments and hundreds of thousands of volunteers, the rigorous testing required to approve any vaccine has been fast-tracked without cutting any corners.

How have Covid-19 vaccines been made quickly and safely? | News | Wellcome

How have Covid-19 vaccines been made quickly and safely?

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Wellcome is calling for urgent international action to get lifesaving Covid-19 tests, treatments and vaccines from the laboratory to the front line, so they reach those most in need around the world.

Covid-19: supporting global research and development | Wellcome

Covid-19: supporting global research and development

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The Covid-19 pandemic is a social and an economic crisis just as much as it is a health one – its repercussions, severe and far-reaching, are being felt across the world.

The Covid-19 effects on societies and economies | News | Wellcome

From equality to global poverty: the Covid-19 effects on societies and economies

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The lessons we can learn from past epidemics, for example Ebola and HIV, in the search for Covid-19 treatments.

Four lessons from past epidemics to guide us in the search for Covid-19 treatments | News | Wellcome

Four lessons from past epidemics to guide us in the search for Covid-19 treatments

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Six months on from the first case of COVID-19, Jeremy Farrar talks about the lessons we learned and the long-term solutions.

This virus isn’t going away, the only way to beat it is to work together | News | Wellcome

This virus isn’t going away. The only way to beat it is to work together

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Wellcome has awarded £11 million to support coronavirus (COVID-19) research and development in low-and middle-income countries.

Greater investment is needed to help countries with the weakest health systems prepare for COVID-19 | News | Wellcome

Greater investment is needed to help countries with the weakest health systems prepare for COVID-19

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A vaccine for coronavirus (COVID-19) which uses cutting-edge RNA technology has entered phase 1 clinical trials and could revolutionise the future of vaccine development.

A new way of developing vaccines for COVID-19 | News | Wellcome

A new way of developing vaccines for COVID-19 could help the world to prepare for future outbreaks

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The COVID-19 outbreak is not just a public health crisis, it’s rapidly becoming a global crisis – of health, economics and politics.

Global institutions must act urgently and decisively to tackle COVID-19

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The commitment to research during the last two Ebola outbreaks has changed the course of this disease. Jeremy Farrar reflects on what made this possible.

This is the decade we made one of the world’s deadliest diseases preventable and curable

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A new science for epidemics must include these 7 disciplines

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It's a year since the Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo began. If we want to prevent future outbreaks lasting a year, the world needs to address research gaps.

How research has fundamentally changed the response to Ebola in DRC

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The Joint Initiative on Research in Epidemic Preparedness and Response (JIREP) is a collaboration between Wellcome and the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office to combat epidemics.

Joint Initiative on Research in Epidemic Preparedness and Response | News | Wellcome

Joint Initiative on Research in Epidemic Preparedness and Response: how it works

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Not preparing for infectious disease outbreaks costs far more than putting the systems in place to prevent them from spreading around the globe. Despite numerous warnings and economic calculations, the world has failed to invest in pandemic preparedness at the levels required. The human and economic imperative to invest in preparedness is beyond argument. 

The cost of not preparing for infectious diseases 

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If we put research at the heart of epidemic response, it’s a double win – helping fight outbreaks that are underway and protecting us in the future.