Health experts race to contain one of the world’s deadliest viruses, as outbreaks increase in frequency.

Ten months into a national public health emergency, and nearly six months into a vaccination campaign, Sierra Leone appears to be winning its fight against mpox.

AI tool identifies ‘first Anopheles stephensi’ from historic smartphone photo.

In conversation with HPV champions – an interview by Jhpiego.

The Government of Pakistan’s FDI – in partnership with Gavi, UNICEF, and the WHO – launched a national measles and rubella (MR) vaccination campaign in Islamabad today to protect 34.6 million children.

In the ten-day first phase of the game-changing campaign, Angola aimed to protect at least 1.3 million of the country’s eligible girls.

More than a decade after the first HPV vaccination programmes rolled out, data from multiple countries reveals a dramatic fall in cervical cancers and precancers, confirming that HPV vaccines are highly effective and extremely safe.

In 2009, almost a fifth of pregnant women at Nepal’s main maternity hospital were infected with rubella, a virus that causes miscarriages and birth defects. The road to safety has demanded grit and consistency, health workers say. 

Major push by Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance and lower-income countries to extend access to the HPV vaccine has reached its target ahead of schedule.