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South Sudan rolls out oral cholera vaccine
“I do not want to have the disease called cholera again,” say residents of historic hotspots, as uptake of preventive OCV soars.
Sacred and safe: How the Hajj gets vaccinated
The pandemic’s caps on numbers have lifted, and this year’s Hajj will draw millions. Countries including India are rolling out special vaccination drives to keep pilgrims safe from epidemic diseases.
After COVID-19, can mRNA vaccines help with cancer as well?
The pandemic put the technology, long in development, to the test. Here’s a look at the status of its application to cancer and when it might reach patients.
How rethinking health worker learning and performance management can help reach zero-dose children
It's time to rethink the way we provide learning opportunities and support to our health workers in providing quality care amid ever-changing health challenges.
How Kenya’s Vihiga County won at vaccination
Ninety-six percent of Vihiga’s babies have received all their basic childhood vaccines. That success, say area chiefs, is down to committed local partnerships of local leaders and health workers.
6 ways evolutionary medicine can transform our health
Evolutionary medicine is an emerging interdisciplinary field with huge potential to improve human health and tackle a broad scope of major health challenges.
Wastewater treatment plants receive wastewater from a variety of sources. This makes them useful proxies for determining the burden of antimicrobial resistance in communities.
One world: coming together, to achieve one common goal
Global leaders commit to ending polio once and for all.
Back to basics: the journey of “health for all”
As the delegates to the 76th World Health Assembly convene under the banner “saving lives, driving health for all”, VaccinesWork reflects on the history of an ambitious idea.
Vaccine trial boosts hope of eliminating meningococcal disease in sub-Saharan Africa
Successful trial of the NmCV-5 pentavalent vaccine suggests it could contribute to the goal of defeating epidemic meningitis by 2030.
Doctor dog: how our canine companions can help us detect COVID and other diseases
Dogs love to sniff, and they’re good at it.
After three outbreaks, Zimbabwe is on high alert to curtail cholera
Haunted by memories of epidemics past and bordered by outbreaks, Zimbabwe is bracing for the deadly, but preventable, infection.