Outbreak Response
Will CEPI Meet Its 100-Day Mission? The Bundibugyo Outbreak Is the First Real Test
A Bundibugyo virus spillover in eastern DRC has become the third-worst Ebola outbreak on record — and the first live trial of the post-COVID promise of a vaccine in 100 days. Where that promise actually stands, and what CEPI, Oxford, Gates, WHO, and Africa CDC have put on the table.
Wastewater Surveillance
Why Sewage Is Africa's Most Powerful Pandemic Early Warning System
Before a single patient walks into a hospital, their pathogen may already have been shed into the wastewater system. Here's why metagenomics of sewage is one of the most democratic — and underused — tools in outbreak prevention.
AI & Genomics
Graph Neural Networks and the Future of Epidemic Forecasting in Africa
How machine learning models trained on phylogenetic trees, mobility data, and environmental signals are changing what it means to predict — not just react to — outbreaks in low-resource settings.
Policy & Capacity
The Sequencer Paradox: Africa Has the Hardware — Not the Workforce
Many sequencers acquired after COVID-19 risk sitting below capacity across African public health labs. This piece examines the workforce gap, the blueprint deficit, and what RadarGenomics is doing to close it.