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Cameroon hits back at yellow fever
Recent years have brought a yellow fever resurgence to Cameroon. Last month, a targeted vaccination campaign pummeled the chain of transmission in seven especially vulnerable health districts. Nalova Akua reports.
From our brains to our bowels – 5 ways the climate crisis is affecting our health
The climate crisis is damaging our mental and physical health, with a World Economic Forum report estimating it will lead to 14.5 million deaths by 2050.
In Sri Lanka, health workers go the extra mile to keep sex workers safe
Keeping often-stigmatised sex workers integrated with the country’s successful HIV and syphilis control programmes, depends on ease of access and bonds of trust.
Lassa fever case in Paris: what you need to know
Lassa virus kills about 1% of those who catch it, but if caught early enough, antiviral drugs can prevent serious illness.
How Africa is moving towards a homegrown response to health emergencies
A free trade treaty and efforts to bolster local manufacturing of health products could mean homegrown solutions for future health emergencies.
Eswatini, burdened doubly with HIV and cervical cancer, targets safety for the next generation
Prevention is better than cure, say the country’s health leaders.
A century after the first TB vaccine, a new vaccine is reigniting hope
Imagine a world where TB doesn’t steal millions of lives each year. That dream might be inching closer, thanks to a groundbreaking vaccine trial kicking off in South Africa.
Floods create health risks: what to look out for and how to avoid them
Several parts of Africa have experienced serious floods over the past few years, including southern Africa and eastern Africa. Public health experts, Juno Thomas and Linda Erasmus from the country’s National Institute for Communicable Diseases…
How a major health campaign sprang Malawi out of its cholera emergency
Multiple countries in the eastern and southern region of Africa are battling cholera outbreaks. Malawi’s response to the epidemic has been a stand-out success.
Gavi and Government of Lesotho announce resumption of direct funding
Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance and the Government of Lesotho have signed a Letter of Intent on the resumption of direct funding to the Government of Lesotho, following the successful implementation of pre-disbursement financial systems requirements…
Human factors − such as how people produce food and how they organize themselves and live together − influence disease outbreaks.
Send in the fridges: major infrastructure upgrade to Kenya’s vaccine cold chain rolls out
With more than 2,000 pieces of new, upgraded equipment slotting into and expanding Kenya’s sprawling vaccine supply chain, hope grows that unreached children will gain reliable access to immunisation.