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Five things you need to know about the H5N1 bird flu outbreak
The current bird flu outbreak – the biggest ever – is causing mass deaths in birds worldwide, and is starting to affect mammals. How worried should we be?
No mountain high enough: Ethiopian vaccinators climb to reach missed-out children
Mountainous Ambassel in Ethiopia has limited road access, a spotty electricity supply and, local authorities say, the lowest immunisation rates in Amhara region. Health workers like Meseret Belay are trying to change that – on foot, one five-hour…
After nearly 40 years of effort, Guinea worm disease is on the cusp of being the second human disease – after smallpox – to be eradicated on Earth.
Nature article charges waived for global South authors
Under open access (OA) publishing, researchers from low- and lower-middle-income countries will now be able to publish for free in Nature and 36 other Nature research journals.
100 million Nigerians are at risk of neglected tropical diseases: what the country is doing about it
While Nigeria has made progress in controlling some neglected tropical diseases, it should do more as it carries a heavy burden of these diseases.
The Black Death may not have been spread by rats after all
Recent research suggests rats may not have played the critical role in keeping plague going in Europe.
New TB vaccines could produce substantial health and economic benefits in coming decades
Modelling suggests that an effective new tuberculosis vaccine could produce US$ 474 billion in health and economic benefits by 2050 and would be cost-effective in many low- and middle-income countries
Gavi and Government of India establish new partnership to protect millions of children by 2026
Gavi will provide US$ 250 million in funding to reach zero-dose children – those who have not received a single routine vaccine shot – through a renewed strategic partnership with the Government of India
COVID-19 is still a global health emergency. What does that mean?
We've just passed the third anniversary of the declaration of the COVID-19 emergency – and WHO says it’s not over yet. Let’s talk about it.
What happens when you don’t recover from COVID-19?
During the early months of the COVID-19 pandemic, the main focus of public health systems was on avoiding hospitalisation and death. Yet the lingering effects of SARS-CoV-2 infections are something we should all be worried about, even if our…
Preventive and therapeutic vaccines both train the immune system to fight disease, but they are used in different ways.
Will Your Smartphone Be the Next Doctor’s Office?
Entrepreneurs see smartphones as an opportunity to meet patients where they are. But many app-based diagnostic tools still need clinical validation to get buy-in from health care providers.
