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In Nigeria, lessons from polio campaigns are helping protect children against other diseases

From micro-planners to tally sheets and trackers, tools used during the years-long polio eradication efforts are boosting routine immunisation coverage.

Advancing a new global health leap

The upcoming 79th World Health Assembly marks a decisive turning point for global health. What is Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance pushing for at this WHA in Geneva next week?

Major study confirms impact of the malaria vaccine, saving lives and reducing hospitalisations

A rigorous evaluation of the RTS,S malaria vaccine in Ghana, Kenya and Malawi has now confirmed what earlier data indicated: the jab is preventing child deaths at a scale that could reshape Africa’s fight against the disease.

Zimbabwe rolls out a parenting app for caregivers craving evidence-based info

Designed to empower new parents facing down an online misinformation tsunami, the app is “more than a convenient tool”.

A bird flu vaccine for humans is being trialled – here’s how it works

This latest trial hopes to test the vaccine in people who are most at risk of acquiring bird flu.

Epstein-Barr: A new antibody could block a virus that 95% of us carry

Epstein-Barr virus stays hidden in our immune systems, only to reactivate decades later. New research could point to a solution.

How a sceptical father in the Central African Republic became an advocate for vaccination

In CAR’s capital Bangui, men call the shots when it comes to vaccination, and the decision is too often a hard ‘no’. The Zero Dose Zero Barrier project learned that getting fathers talking to each other could help soften their misgivings.

The state of women's health in numbers

Addressing women's health outcomes could unlock $1 trillion annually by 2040, but investment is still vital to closing the gap.

Liberia’s community health assistants are up at dawn to work at the healthcare frontline

Launched after the Ebola epidemic of 2014–2016, the community health assistant programme has proven itself valuable. Is it now at risk?

Last updated: 21 Nov 2019