Vanessa Kerry

Jan 6, 2025 | bmj.com | Vanessa Kerry |Priya Basu

Vanessa Kerry, chief executive1, Priya Basu, executive head21Seed Global Health, Boston, MA, USA 2Pandemic Fund, World Bank, Washington, DC, USA,Correspondence to: V Kerry vkerry{at}seedglobalhealth.orgManaging effects of climate change will have positive outcomes for healthProlonged debate on the terms of the pandemic treaty has highlighted the differences in how to tackle our global health challenges.

Aug 26, 2024 | bostonglobe.com | Vanessa Kerry

The World Health Organization declared mpox a global public health emergency earlier this month, and the ongoing outbreak is a brutal reminder of the fragility of world health systems and the deadly consequences of inaction. This is the second time in two years WHO has declared mpox an emergency. This time, the outbreak is centered in Africa, but the haunting reminders of COVID-19 are slowly arising.

May 31, 2024 | statnews.com | Vanessa Kerry

As the 77th World Health Assembly takes place this week, negotiations around the Pandemic Treaty are front and center of conversations. The treaty has been beset by delay and misinformation. The vested interests of pharmaceutical companies, lobbying groups, and conservative British broadcaster Nigel Farage bleating about “defending sovereignty” are threatening to derail the treaty process entirely. Signing a Pandemic Treaty is critically important for a global response to emerging health threats.

Mar 28, 2024 | journals.plos.org | Vanessa Kerry |Sierra Leone |Sadath Sayeed

Loading metrics Citation: Kerry V, Sayeed S (2024) Advancing the climate change and health nexus: The 2024 Agenda. PLOS Glob Public Health 4(3): e0003008. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pgph.0003008Editor: Renzo R. Guinto, St Luke’s Medical Center College of Medicine, PHILIPPINESPublished: March 28, 2024Copyright: © 2024 Kerry, Sayeed.

Mar 11, 2024 | thinkglobalhealth.org | Vanessa Kerry |Bassim Birkland

Climate change is reversing precious progress made on global health across the African continent. In southern Africa, higher than usual rainfall has caused pit latrines to overflow, contaminating local water supplies. As a result, health workers in Zambia are battling the country's worst cholera outbreak in decades. The trend in Zambia holds worldwide: 44 countries saw cholera outbreaks in 2022, a 25% increase over 2021.