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COVID-19 wreaks havoc on the Kenyan entertainment industry
While there are those who have thrived, for most entertainers in Kenya COVID-19 came close to decimating the sector.
Q&A: Designing a shock-proof health system
How do we ensure resilient health systems and immunisation programmes that can bounce back from future health threats? In this Q&A with Gustavo Correa, Gavi’s Senior Manager for Data systems and Information, and Josh Wunderlich, Gavi…
Doctors, scientists or politicians: who are you most likely to trust after the pandemic?
Doctors are rated as trustworthy by almost two-thirds of people, according to the Ipsos Global Trustworthiness Index 2021. Scientists came in second, at 61% and teachers third, at 55%. How to restore trust is a key and growing theme for…
Without global vaccination, all COVID immunity is at risk
A year from now, instead of potentially entering the pandemic endgame, we could find ourselves at the start of a new and perpetual cycle of revaccination or boosters for people who have already previously been protected.
The Test of Pandemic Preparedness
The COVID-19 pandemic is the product of a globalized, interconnected world. Without new mechanisms that offer truly global approaches to crisis management and prevention, the experience of the past 18 months is likely to be repeated, with…
COVAX can make even more of a difference if governments stop hoarding vaccine doses and allow the free flow of these crucial supplies.
No one is safe until everyone is safe
To end the pandemic, the virus needs to be stamped out simultaneously across the world, but government hoarding and export restrictions are getting in the way of making this happen.
Malnutrition and infectious diseases together cause millions of preventable child deaths every year and contribute to a vicious cycle of poor health, stunted growth, poverty and exclusion.
What COVID-19 is teaching us about human milk and antibodies
Dr Rebecca Powell is on a quest to understand the immune response to infection and vaccination in breastmilk, in the hope of designing maternal vaccines to boost babies’ protection against disease.
The walls speak for the vulnerable in Luanda
Oksanna Dias has been using street art to draw attention to the challenges of the women of Luanda.
Injectable rotavirus vaccines – what value could they bring?
Currently in advanced development, these next-generation rotavirus vaccines may address key barriers to vaccine uptake and access.
The disease can kill one in five people infected, yet an effective vaccine exists. Routine tetanus immunisation saves the lives of thousands of newborns every year.
