Has COVID-19 taught a cohort of Bangladeshis the value of vaccination?

The healthcare app is giving sidelined women physicians a way to practise, and isolated communities a network of experts to turn to.

Scientists are looking into the similarities between Long Covid and chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS) – also known as myalgic encephalitis (ME). Here is what we know so far. 

Decades after the vaccine, adults with post-polio syndrome are struggling with symptoms – and looking for answers.

In the wake of the COVID-19 crisis, uptake of the flu vaccine in the Himalayan state appears to be unusually slow. But as temperatures plummet and masks are left at home, that’s having contagious consequences. 

The open-access service PCI has opened the door for researchers to take charge of the review and publishing system, and move toward greater transparency in knowledge production.

Millions in Pakistan remain homeless and unusually vulnerable to infectious diseases as a consequence of last year’s floods. In camps, hepatitis A, not usually an urgent threat, is a growing worry.

Kenya’s desert lake is the hub of a profitable regional fish trade. Now, public health workers are patrolling the beaches and markets to make sure that the fish traders’ corridors don’t become epidemic highways.

Satellite imagery and deft negotiation are critical tools for polio vaccination teams working across the world’s conflict zones, writes Adeline Tchouakak.

In public health, we talk a lot about mortality and survival rates. But tallying who dies and who lives is a far-too-simple binary. The consequences of a disease often outlast the infection. This is the first instalment in a new series we’re…

Measles is not just deadly. Some of those who survive suffer severe, sometimes total, eye damage. VaccinesWork met one mother in Nigeria desperately trying to save her son’s sight.

After another challenging year for global health, Gavi CEO Dr Seth Berkley reflects on the challenges and achievements in 2022, and looks ahead to Gavi’s priorities and goals for 2023.