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Self-financing COVAX champions: Lebanon
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.
The silent pandemic: how drug-resistant superbugs risk becoming the world’s number one killer
Antimicrobial resistance has been rising for years, but a spike in antibiotic use during the COVID-19 pandemic has accelerated the process.
Does a faint line on a COVID-19 test mean I’m no longer infectious?
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.
8 billion people: why trying to control the population is often futile – and harmful
Arguments about population growth are unhelpful, distracting and often racist.
The human toll of rising dengue cases in Pakistan
Dengue fever is endemic in Pakistan, but historic flooding has triggered a sudden rise in cases during 2022.
Why Ebonyi State ranks first in routine immunisation in Nigeria
Ebonyi is on “a mission to ensure no Ebonyi child is unimmunised”. Here’s what that looks like.
COVID: inhalable and nasal vaccines could offer more durable protection than regular shots
These types of vaccines could offer certain advantages over conventional COVID shots. But we need more data to show us they’re effective.
Zimbabwe begins polio drive to quell first threat in 30 years
The country is working with neighbouring countries to vaccinate children under five against polio.
Malaria in Africa: why most countries haven’t beaten it yet
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.
How scientists are closing in RSV, a silent killer of babies worldwide
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.