Getting COVID-19 vaccines to all countries, whether or not they could afford them, was critical early in the pandemic to stop the virus spreading. This is Lebanon’s experience of being a self-financed partner in COVAX.

Antimicrobial resistance has been rising for years, but a spike in antibiotic use during the COVID-19 pandemic has accelerated the process.

Rapid antigen or lateral flow tests can help to identify when someone with COVID-19 is most infectious, but even a faint line should be treated as a positive result.

Arguments about population growth are unhelpful, distracting and often racist.

Dengue fever is endemic in Pakistan, but historic flooding has triggered a sudden rise in cases during 2022.

Ebonyi is on “a mission to ensure no Ebonyi child is unimmunised”. Here’s what that looks like.

These types of vaccines could offer certain advantages over conventional COVID shots. But we need more data to show us they’re effective.

The country is working with neighbouring countries to vaccinate children under five against polio.

There are many reasons that malaria is so persistent in Africa. Four of them are poverty, human movement, resistance and climate change.

As access to health care increases, there’s also a danger of getting too much of it.

After decades of false starts, a vaccine for respiratory syncytial virus may finally be within reach.

Where online learning is not an option, school doors have to remain open. The best way to make sure they do? Lessons on health, hygiene and vaccination.