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There are a number of stumbling blocks to intra African collaboration. These must be addressed to ensure that research is not duplicated and that findings are shared.

Nigeria needs to step up disease prevention and control and decentralise disease surveillance as the US pulls donor funding.

Lassa outbreaks are becoming more widespread in Nigeria but have not been given national emergency status like Ebola.

African health workers have over 50 years of experience battling various outbreaks of yellow fever, Ebola, mpox and more recently COVID-19. This experience should be harnessed now.

The issue of internal displacement remains poorly understood despite the very large number of people involved.

Public health is not the only way to manage epidemic outbreaks like the Ebola virus.

Sierra Leoneans are worried by the increasing number of mpox cases and deaths that have been recorded in 2025.

African health leaders do not often get the chance to tell the stories of their public health achievements and challenges.

There are a number of challenges that the World Health Organisation’s new leader, Ethiopian-born Tedros Ghebreyesus, will have to navigate during his tenure.

Authorities around the world can do more to ensure that correct information and messages on the pandemic reach everybody.