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What your hair can tell you about your health

Many diseases can alter the quality and appearance of your hair.

Spreading the word: Raising awareness of second-dose measles vaccine in Côte d’Ivoire

When a new vaccine is introduced, it can take concerted efforts to build up coverage levels. In Bouaké North-East district in Cote d’Ivoire, tireless engagement with communities and mobilisation of community health workers helped to boost…

In rural Nepal, an ultrasound machine builds community trust in health care

Good diagnostics build health care relationships. Good relationships help expand vaccination coverage, Chhatra Karki finds.

Scientists in Kenya warn toxin in corn could increase the risk of cervical cancer

A new study highlights a link between aflatoxin exposure – already a proven risk factor for liver cancer – and persistent infection with the cancer-causing human papillomavirus.

Missing TB cases ‘key to elimination’

With investment in new technologies to diagnose missing cases, TB can be eliminated, say disease experts.

How a star’s staged death is shining the spotlight on cervical cancer in India

Was actress Poonam Pandey wrong to fake her own death in order to raise awareness of the vaccine-preventable cancer? India is divided.

How many lives do vaccines save?

Using mathematical models, we found that vaccination saved 37 million lives between 2000 and 2019! We project that it could save 32 million more by 2030.

Spotlight on CHWs: meet the Auxiliary Nurse Midwives of central India

After the pandemic crisis, ANMs in Madhya Pradesh say they have a new appreciation of their own importance to the health system. 

Not just a “sharp scratch”: on an island in Lake Tana, immunisation was an odyssey

Solar power, a boat ambulance and extraordinary efforts by the district health office mean that getting vaccinated is finally in relatively easy reach for residents of Dek Island.

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