While the pandemic forced everyone else indoors, a Ghanaian photographer took to the streets to document Accra on lockdown.

The Black Death is believed to have been the most devastating pandemic in Europe's history. Now paleoecologists and historians have cast doubt on how bad it was.

Countries should be prepared for a surge in heart problems, suggests the most comprehensive study on COVID-19 and cardiovascular risk to date.

The county governments in Samburu and Turkana have collaborated to ensure that villagers are vaccinated.

Despite the size of both the country and its population, India has vaccinated over three-quarters of adults against COVID-19. How has it managed it?

The first COVID-19 human challenge study is yielding new insights into how healthy young adults respond to infection.

Kenya was aiming to reach 10 million people with COVID-19 vaccines by the end of December 2021. Thanks to a clear strategy, COVAX support and the hard work of thousands of health workers, they reached their target.

We can't say whether longer Omicron survivability on surfaces relates to a greater risk of infection.

The Himalayan villages of Nepal are some of the most inaccessible places on earth. Nevertheless, health workers are putting their lives on the line to make sure they aren’t left behind in the fight against COVID-19.

Dr Gabrielle Breugelmans is head of epidemiology at the Coalition for Epidemic Preparedness Innovations (CEPI), a global partnership launched in 2017 to develop vaccines to stop future epidemics. She explains how new COVID-19 variants are…

People in the world’s poorest countries have not benefited equally from the recent advancements made in cancer screening, prevention and treatment.