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Drama helps keep measles-rubella at bay in Papua New Guinea
A senior health worker and her team do everything in their power to get children vaccinated, including vaccination theatre.
Is it wise to get a COVID-19 booster and a flu vaccine at the same time?
Studies suggest that combining influenza and flu vaccination is safe and any increase in side effects is mild.
Gene therapy: Why we need to accelerate global access to the world’s most expensive drugs
Gene therapy has the potential to address the root causes of many diseases but we need to act now to build capacity and improve access in poorer countries.
Vaccines fight lumpy skin disease in Jammu and Kashmir
Reeling from the spread of lumpy skin disease, the Indian government is on a drive to vaccinate all cattle in Jammu and Kashmir.
The endgame: What will it take to eradicate polio?
Polio cases are down from hundreds of thousands every year in the 1980s to just a few hundred today. We are close to making polio the second human disease to be eradicated, but what will it take to finally consign this killer disease to the…
Prioritising equity is the only route to deliver the SDGs
With the Sustainable Development Goals significantly off track, we need to prioritise the most marginalised to build a wealthier, healthier, fairer world.
A recent study tracked depression and anxiety among participants from across different ethnic backgrounds in the US and the UK.
Alzheimer’s disease: surprising new theory about what might cause it
Too much amyloid-beta in the brain has long been considered the cause of Alzheimer’s. New research suggests it might be the opposite.
Zimbabwe conducts emergency measles campaign
The country embarked on emergency measles vaccination and re-vaccination for more than two million children under five years.
Life expectancy still not recovered from COVID-19 in many countries
COVID-19 caused the biggest mortality shock since World War 2, and many countries’ life expectancy rates are languishing still.
Book Excerpt: It’s not just humans at risk from COVID-19
To believe the coronavirus was engineered to target humans is to ignore its broad capacity for infecting other animals.
How antimicrobial resistance could trigger the next health crisis in Nepal
One study has shown 79% of respondents purchase antibiotics directly over the counter in Nepal: one potential reason behind surging antimicrobial resistance in the country.