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Containing Ebola with fast detection kits
Researchers in Zambia and Japan have produced a kit to detect Ebola virus disease in minutes.
Real-world data suggests the HPV vaccine dramatically cuts cancer risk among women who received it during adolescence.
How misinformation is fuelling the current measles crisis
With measles cases spiking amid falling vaccination rates in many parts of the world, it’s important to fight vaccine hesitancy alongside ensuring better access to vaccines.
Ultrasensitive tools ‘detect asymptomatic malaria’
Researchers have developed tools that can detect the slightest traces of malaria in people who harbour the disease but do not show signs of sickness.
“We need to go viral”: the Cameroonian nurse campaigning against cancer
Ignorance and suspicion stand in the way of large-scale HPV vaccine coverage in Cameroon, says Florence Manjuh. She intends to change that.
Women are second-class citizens when it comes to health. Closing the gap could be worth $1 trillion
A new report, Closing Women’s Health Gap: a $1 Trillion Opportunity to Improve Lives and Economies, highlights the potential benefits of narrowing the gap in women's health.
Negotiators join vaccinators protecting children in the world’s toughest regions
Combining humanitarian skills with geospatial mapping gave nearly 200,000 kids in the Horn of Africa life-saving vaccines for the first time ever.
Three ways immunisation is helping drive the agenda at WHO’s Annual Meeting
WHO’s Executive Board has gathered countries from across the world in Geneva this week to discuss the year’s priorities for global health. Here are three ways immunisation can help drive Health for All.
Malaria is on the rise again, fuelled by climate change, but now the world has not one but two vaccines in its arsenal to fight it.
How a locally-led initiative brought vaccines to remote villages in Ethiopia’s Amhara
In Chagni district, women’s groups, sub-district leaders and district health workers banded together to institute regular monthly vaccine outreach days, helping solve a persistent problem right at the grassroots.
Lessons from Lower-Income Countries’ COVID-19 Vaccination Efforts
As the world prepares for the next pandemic, it will be crucial to learn from the innovative and tailored strategies that lower-income countries used to immunize hard-to-reach communities against COVID-19. These efforts offer insights into how to…
A turning point: Cameroon rolls out world’s first malaria vaccine
Today, Cameroon makes history by launching the world’s first malaria vaccine as part of its immunisation programme – a major step in the battle against a disease that claims nearly 14,000 Cameroonian lives each year.
