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The spread of misinformation in many pandemics, including the smallpox and 1918 influenza outbreaks, have undermined efforts to contain infections and prevent deaths.
Long COVID takes hold in Nigeria
Health workers are not resting on their oars to care for Long COVID patients in Lagos, Nigeria. They have set up a clinic and are undertaking awareness talks.
Why health budgets must not be cut amidst political and economic turmoil
We must protect health budgets to safeguard our populations and ensure that our health systems are resilient to inevitable future challenges. Healthier populations are happier, more productive and take an active role in the workforce. We must…
Malaria vaccine provides durable protection for children in Africa after booster dose
A year after receiving a booster dose of the R21/Matrix-M vaccine, 77% of children in Africa remained protected against mild and severe episodes of malaria.
Female volunteers give up almost everything to save children’s lives
Lesotho’s village health workers are doing everything in their power to ensure Basotho children are vaccinated.
Gavi Vaccine Investment Strategy Steering Committee is now open for applications
The VIS Steering Committee will be convened to provide expert advice across multiple perspectives and deliberations and will provide technical input into the development of Gavi Secretariat’s recommendations to the Programme and Policy Committee…
How African countries coordinated the response to COVID-19: lessons for public health
Combining several layers of response to COVID-19 was effective. Decentralisation, innovation and building on existing systems were key.
Unraveling the Interplay of Omicron, Reinfections, and Long Covid
The omicron variant has proved adept at finding hosts, often by reinfecting people who recovered from earlier bouts of covid. But whether omicron triggers long covid as often and severe as previous variants is a matter of heated study.
Five reasons to wear a mask even if you don’t have to
Even though the pandemic is far from over, mask mandates are being lifted across the world. But here is why you shouldn’t bin your mask just yet.
First published on 25 April 2022, updated 7 September 2022
UK approves ‘poo transplant’ to treat antibiotic resistant superbugs
Nice recommends faecal transplants to treat antibiotic-resistant Clostridium difficile infections. The treatment has been used in the UK since 2013.
With a little help from friends, officials keep COVID-19 vaccinations going in Ghana
Health officials at district level are serving as examples to the rest of Ghana with their approach to COVID-19 vaccination.
Got allergies? You could be at lower risk of catching COVID
Evidence has shown that people with allergies and asthma are at lower risk of contracting COVID-19. Here’s why we think this might be.
