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Fighting cervical cancer in Lao PDR
In 2021, led by the Lao Women’s Union, Laos made a commitment to combat HPV.
COVAX crosses milestone of 500 million donated doses shipped to 105 countries
31 countries have contributed to the effort, which accounts for nearly half of COVAX’s total shipments of over 1.1 billion doses – of which more than a billion have been distributed to lower-income economies supported through the Gavi Advance…
Could mRNA vaccines protect against HIV?
Moderna has begun a trial with an experimental HIV vaccine based on the same technology underpinning its COVID-19 vaccine.
Financial Times journalist and author Gillian Tett discusses her new book, Anthro-Vision: How Anthropology Can Explain Business and Life.
The Equity Agenda in Fourth Industrial Revolution Healthcare Technology
The COVID-19 pandemic has demonstrated the power of innovative Fourth Industrial Revolution (4IR) technologies in healthcare systems. Unless these technologies are designed with equity at their core, we risk leaving some people even further…
Faced with the many disease threats posed by repeated, calamitous floods, Nyando in western Kenya needs its health services more than ever. But longer-term resiliency will require more than just a shot in the arm.
Myocarditis: COVID-19 is a much bigger risk to the heart than vaccination
Myocarditis following COVID-19 vaccination is rare, and the risk is much smaller than the risks of cardiac injury linked to COVID-19 itself.
Drug-Resistant Malaria Is Emerging in Africa. Is the World Ready?
Resistance to the drug artemisinin was confirmed in Africa. Without better surveillance, it is hard to track the threat.
Endemic doesn't mean we drop our guard, surrender to the virus or downgrade the threat the virus poses to individuals or the community.
The cognitive bias that tripped us up during the pandemic
Anchoring bias meant we found it hard to get rid of the first bit of information we heard.
Unsung hero: how a polio survivor is changing the narrative
Polio survivors in Kano State are helping to change perceptions towards vaccines.
COVID: WHO recommends two new treatments – here’s how they work
Sotromivab and baricitinib target COVID at different stages of its development, and will give doctors greater flexibility in treating Omicron patients.