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On Kenya’s borders, the Ministry of Health works with truck drivers and sex workers to fight mpox

Both jobs can be socially isolating and physically exposed – an unsalutary combination amid a viral epidemic.

How much does climate change fuel dengue outbreaks?

A new study links 60% of infections during Peru’s 2023 dengue outbreak to extreme rainfall, using a method that could be applied to other climate-driven disease outbreaks.

Mothers in Abuja’s largest IDP camp do whatever it takes to get their kids protected

When the camp health centre shut down, getting children immunised became much, much harder. That hasn’t stopped these mothers.

Cancer vaccines could be transformative, but misinformation threatens their potential

False claims that COVID-19 mRNA vaccines cause cancer could, ironically, lead to worse cancer outcomes by undermining a promising tool to prevent and treat it.

New vaccine to stop deadly meningitis epidemics confirmed to be safe

Analysis of vaccination campaigns in Nigeria and Niger found very few serious adverse events among more than 4.8 million people immunised.

Attacks on hospitals are surging in war zones. What do the laws of war say about protecting them?

Afghanistan says at least 400 people were killed in a Pakistani strike on a hospital on Monday – the latest in a deadly year for medical staff and patients worldwide.

New perspectives on persistent zero-dose themes

New evidence from Gavi’s Zero-Dose Learning Hub shows how aggregated data, fragmented systems and national level assumptions can leave missed communities unseen.

Cutting costs, boosting confidence: a data-first approach to cold chain maintenance

When it comes to vaccination, the stakes are too high not to know exactly where the weak link lies.

Two people have died from bacterial meningitis in the UK. An expert answers your questions

Two people have died in a bacterial meningitis outbreak in the south of England. Here’s what you need to know.

Last updated: 21 Nov 2019