NIAID: Coronaviruses

This report documents the proceedings of a workshop hosted by the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine’s Roundtable on Health Literacy, examining the effect of low literacy on the health of older adults. This report illuminates the growing complexities of health care delivery for adults aged 65 years and older, not only the fastest-growing segment of the US population—estimated to account for 20.9 percent of the US population between 2012 and 2050—but also one…

The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation is a private philanthropic foundation dedicated to several issues in global health, global development, economic and educational justice in the United States, and advocacy. The Gates Foundation awards grants in collaboration with other partners, develops strategies for resource allocation, and invests in partners and programs related to its goals. The Gates Foundation works in India, China, and countries in Africa, Europe, and the Middle East. It focuses on female…

This backgrounder from the Council on Foreign Relations provides a general overview of the Ebola Virus disease. The brief includes information on the general characteristics and symptoms of the Ebola virus and discusses what has led to Ebola outbreaks and where these outbreaks have occurred regionally. The authors also discuss the 2014 Ebola outbreak in West Africa, the economic consequences of outbreaks, and how the global community responds to outbreaks or epidemics.