Banjot Kaur
Banjot Kaur is an independent health journalist who has previously worked with The Wire, Down To Earth, and the Times of India. In 2025, she received a prestigious journalism fellowship from the Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism at the University of Oxford. Recognised for her reporting, particularly during the Covid outbreak, she has been invited as a panellist at numerous national and international forums.
Articles by Banjot
Africa’s Deadliest Ebola Outbreak Yet – and a World That’s Stopped Watching
Over 2,700 dead, a 48 per cent fatality rate, and 180 children orphaned – with contact tracing at a sixth of target and billions in pledged aid still undelivered, the Bundibugyo outbreak is set to become Ebola’s worst yet.
Is Ebola Going Global? Gagandeep Kang Has a Warning for Countries Deemed 'Low Risk'
In this exclusive interview with NWS, the world-renowned virologist explains why the Ebola outbreak will not become a pandemic on its own – but warns that collapsing healthcare infrastructure and poor infection control in several countries could change that calculus entirely.