First preventive campaign in over three years launches in Mozambique, with others planned in Bangladesh and the Democratic Republic of the Congo.

New private-sector and philanthropic partnerships will help Gavi scale innovation, strengthen healthcare and reach underserved communities.

Gavi CEO Dr Sania Nishtar, writing in The Lancet, sets out a framework for radical reform of global health institutions.

Early trial results suggest an experimental vaccine gives long-lasting immunity against the Middle East respiratory syndrome (MERS) coronavirus.

Scientists are showing how exposing people to manipulative techniques through games can act as a ‘psychological vaccine’ against bad health information.

This debilitating disease is particularly dangerous for babies, but can affect people at any age. Vaccination remains a key line of defence.