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Flags of Countries in front of the United Nations Office at Geneva. Credit: Xabi Oregi on Pexels

World leaders sign political declaration on preparing for future pandemics

25 Sep 2023

4 min read

UNGA

Models of organs. Credit: Karolina Grabowska on Pexels

Nearly a third of hospitalised COVID-19 patients show signs of organ damage

25 Sep 2023

4 min read

COVID-19 Research summary

Waterlogged roads created difficulties for daily commuters in the Yamuna Bazaar area, Old Delhi. Credit: Adarsh Vikram

India’s capital reckons with flood-linked disease

22 Sep 2023

6 min read

Climate change

At the CMU in Sector 51, Ouagadougou, the Parsyl solution allows vaccines to be stored in optimal conditions. Credit: Abdel Aziz Nabaloum

In Burkina Faso, ‘revolutionary’ tech is keeping vaccines fresh and diseases at bay

22 Sep 2023

8 min read

Routine immunisation

Two people riding a bike in a flooded city. Credit: Biplab Sau on Pexels

How climate change makes global health issues harder to solve

21 Sep 2023

4 min read

Cross-posts Climate change

A ward at a health centre in rural central Nigeria. Few Nigerian hospitals have chaplains - a new study argues that health outcomes might improve if they did. Credit: Gavi/2013/Adrian Brooks

“Doctors care, God heals”: Why chaplains could help save Nigerians from cancer

21 Sep 2023

6 min read

HPV

The Simplest Way to Prevent the Next Pandemic? Leave Bats Alone

20 Sep 2023

5 min read

Cross-posts Pandemic preparedness

It’s challenging for hospitals in Nigeria to optimally use antibiotics. Credit: Getty Images

Resistance to antibiotics in northern Nigeria: what bacteria are prevalent, and which drugs work against them

20 Sep 2023

6 min read

Cross-posts Antimicrobial resistance

Dr Kouadio Nestor, Head of the EPI Strategic Planning Project Department. Credit: Lassina Sermé

M-Vaccin: Mobile technology boosts vaccination in Côte d'Ivoire

20 Sep 2023

8 min read

Routine immunisation Zero-dose children

Near the town of Laisamis, in northern Kenya, there is an area which retains a great deal of water, producing a lot of mosquitoes. Credit: Claudia Lacave / Hans Lucas

Malaria is thriving in Kenya thanks to climate change

19 Sep 2023

5 min read

Malaria Climate change

The scientists at UVRI. Credit: Esther Nakkazi

“For the entire world”: a Uganda research facility steps up to catch the next pandemic bug

19 Sep 2023

9 min read

Vaccine development

A recent study has found that approximately 50% of healthcare professionals suffer from burnout. Credit: Tanzania. African Mission Healthcare / Friends of the Plaster House / Watsi

Why addressing burnout among healthcare workers is crucial to advance health-related SDGs

18 Sep 2023

5 min read

Cross-posts SDGs

It is important to raise women's awareness of cervical cancer screening; as cervical cancer is curable if it is detected early. Credit: Edna Fleure

“In our village, when you hear the word cancer you know that death is near": fighting Benin’s cervical cancer taboo

18 Sep 2023

6 min read

HPV Gender equality

Earth depicted as a virus. Credit: Miroslava Chrienova from Pixabay

The deadly diseases that are spiking because of climate change

18 Sep 2023

4 min read

Climate change Outbreaks

The inspiration for Wegovy and Ozempic. Vaclav Sebek/Shutterstock

Wegovy was inspired by Gila monster venom – here are some other drugs with surprising origins

15 Sep 2023

5 min read

Cross-posts Innovation

Nipah, a virus that comes from bats virus that comes from bats, has triggered multiple human outbreaks. Credit: Daniel Higuita Tamayo on Pexels

Seven things you need to know about Nipah virus

15 Sep 2023

6 min read

Nipah Outbreaks

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