Infant deaths in India have declined, but viral infection rates remain high, underscoring that water and sanitation alone cannot prevent viral disease and that vaccine gains must be reinforced by pandemic preparedness.
Global solutions are needed to tackle most of the challenges the world faces in the 21st century, said Dr Jeremy Farrar. The United States is a scientific and research superpower and to have it not contributing in the same way now is everybody’s loss, he cautioned.