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Empowering communities for health: the unseen heroes of Universal Health Coverage
Universal Health Coverage is impossible without the involvement of the communities involved. Gavi’s Daniella Biraaro explains why putting communities at its heart is essential.
African countries step up the fight against zoonotic disease
Faced with the mounting threat of animal disease spillovers, four African countries are working together to educate human communities on staying safe.
People who experienced childhood adversity had poorer COVID-19 outcomes, new study shows
People with adverse experiences during childhood − whether physical, emotional or sexual abuse − had higher rates of death and hospitalization decades later from COVID-19.
Nigerian nutritionists use locally produced soy flour to aid malnourished children
At an Oyo State hospital, an affordable, state-subsidised therapeutic food is helping underweight children recuperate, boosting their battered immune defences in the process.
A vaccine against hepatitis E was recently deployed to quench an outbreak at a displaced persons’ camp in South Sudan. Could it soon be used more broadly?
There’s no norovirus outbreak in the UK – so why is a sharp rise in patients being reported?
Norovirus, sometimes known as the “winter vomiting bug”, is common this time of year.
Gavi and Alliance partners renew support for immunisation in Mozambique
A high-level mission comprising Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance, the WHO, UNICEF, Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation and World Bank is scheduled to visit the Republic of Mozambique from 10 December, aiming to renew political commitment towards…
To a Nigerian community of some 10,000 people, the king is also the physician on call
People who usually suffer from allergies are most at risk.
Nearly half of COVID-19 survivors in Africa experiencing Long COVID symptoms, study suggests
Fatigue is the most commonly reported symptom among COVID-19 survivors in Africa.
New research links nanoplastics to Parkinson’s and some types of dementia
A new study links nanoplastics to Parkinson's disease, suggesting they may trigger brain changes linked to the condition and some types of dementia.
Living proof: in Pakistan, a polio-disabled vaccinator inspires his community
Muhammad Kamran lives with the lasting effects of a preventable infection. He’s doing what he can to make sure others won’t have to.