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Pakistan is working with Rotary to eradicate polio
Pakistan is on a mission to get polio back under control following an increase in cases. Rotary International is playing a key role.
As populations age, Alzheimer’s and dementia are becoming more prevalent. Here’s the latest research
With dementia cases rising, finding a treatment is becoming increasingly pressing.
Long COVID: how lost connections between nerve cells in the brain may explain cognitive symptoms
Many people face persistent cognitive symptoms after COVID-19. A new study, which grew and examined 3D models of the human brain, offers a possible explanation as to why this might be.
Five reasons why COVAX supports all nations
Since January 2021 COVAX has shipped more than 1.8 billion COVID-19 vaccines to 146 nations across the globe. Ninety percent of these doses have gone to lower-income countries and territories, but why does COVAX’s model also support higher-income…
Lower-income countries push to reach more than 85 million children with measles vaccine
Following an alarming global rise in measles cases and outbreaks, lower Income countries are accelerating efforts with support from Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance.
Worried about side effects after a COVID-19 shot? Here’s why you probably don’t need to be
Rather than causing any concern, a new study suggests mild post-vaccination symptoms can be signals of vaccine effectiveness, and reinforces the importance of boosters in older people.
COVID and health workers’ strike: how Kenya’s health services coped in times of crisis
Outpatient visits, screening and diagnostic services, and child immunisation were particularly negatively affected.
“Everybody has heard how it kills”: Uganda’s veteran health system ramps up its Ebola response
One hundred and nine people have already contracted Ebola in Uganda’s ongoing outbreak. Thirty have died. And the strain responsible doesn’t yet have an approved vaccine.
Science Has a Communication Problem – and a Connection Problem
The public needs to see scientists as people, rather than simply sources of information. What barriers stand in the way?
Ebola in Uganda: why women must be central to the response
As with Ebola, it is often only when the harm is done that people working on the response realise health emergencies disproportionately harm women.
Dial-a-vax: Pakistan’s 1166 helpline has answers for the country’s vaccine questions
Is my child eligible for the new typhoid conjugate vaccine? I’m living in a flood-zone and I’m spiking a fever. Can my baby get immunised against COVID-19? In Pakistan, a multilingual government helpline funnels information-seekers straight to a…
Four ways to support a friend or loved one with long COVID
Start by creating a safe space by showing you beleive them.