Laura López González

Laura López González @LLopezGonzalez

Laura López González is a freelance health journalist and editor with 15 years of experience covering health in the global south from Johannesburg, South Africa. Her work has appeared in outlets such as Al Jazeera, the Guardian, and El Pais.

Latest Articles

South Africa's lax patent laws threaten mRNA hub sustainability

South Africa's lax patent laws threaten mRNA hub sustainability

almost 3 years ago // Global Health

Moderna holds far-reaching patents on mRNA technology in South Africa that could block future mRNA innovations from ever coming to market in the country that helped birth them.

How did pandemic preparedness measures get it so wrong?

How did pandemic preparedness measures get it so wrong?

over 4 years ago // The state of global health security

"We want to believe ... that what we’re measuring is valuable in preparing for a pandemic," says the co-author of an upcoming study, but COVID-19 "has shown maybe that’s not the case."