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Cholera vaccination in Nakonde. Credit: Zambia Ministry of Health

How vaccines saved the economic life of a Zambian bordertown

News of a cholera outbreak killed trade on Zambia’s northeastern border overnight. A rapid vaccine roll-out provided economic CPR.

30 May 2025

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Photomicrograph revealing the histopathology in an acute case of gonococcal urethritis using Gram-stain technique. Credit: CDC/ Joe Millar.

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Health care provider was placing a bandage on the injection site of a child. Credit: CDC

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According to scientists in Uganda, African women who experience a common pregnancy complication known as pre-eclampsia are at increased risk of developing long-term kidney disease. Copyright: Source: Pikpik.com

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Muhammadu Sambo, traditional district head of Tamaje, Sokoto State. Credit: Afeez Bolaji

How traditional rulers are boosting immunisation uptake in northern Nigeria

26 May 2025

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(L-R) Assistant Chief Mohamed Gedi who leads a small community center locally known as "Garage", Assistant Chief Hussein Gabow, Chief Josiah Kiweu the senior chief in Eastleigh North and Fatuma Ahmed a passionate community health promoter (CHP) during an interview at the chief's office in Eastleigh North. Credit: Lenah Bosibori

In one of Nairobi’s most diverse pockets, polyglot health workers and chiefs in uniform boost vaccine uptake

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Nobel geese walking with herd of goats in the background. Credit: Freepik

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Boy in Emerson respirator (iron lung) in Herman Keifer Hospital, Detroit, Michigan, due to polio. Viewing photographer (Joe Clark) in machine's mirror. Ca. 1955. Credit: Otis Historical Archives National Museum of Health and Medicine

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The Battle of Hattin, from a 13th-century manuscript of the Chronica Majora depicting the capture of the True Cross by Saladin. Credit: Matthew Paris - Cambridge, Corpus Christi College.

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A child in Papua New Guinea receiving an oral polio vaccination during a previous outbreak in 2018. Brendan Esposito/AAP

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21 May 2025

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Dr. Sania Nishtar, CEO of Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance, visited Ghana to observe the country’s pioneering efforts in integrating biometric technology into healthcare delivery. Credit: Simprints

Gavi CEO, Dr. Sania Nishtar visits Ghana to support biometric innovation in healthcare

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Colorised transmission electron micrograph of rabies virus particles. Credit: NIAID

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A health worker administers the HPV vaccine to a girl in Bangladesh. Credit: UNICEF/2024/Farhana Satu

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Standards are essential tools for climate-resilient healthcare. Image: Getty Images/iStockphoto

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Baby receives vaccination. Credit: Project Syndicate

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Launch of the human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine at the Commune I Health Centre in the District of Bamako, Mali's capiltal city. HPV is the main cause of cervical cancer, which is the second most common cancer in women aged 15-44. The vaccine is being introduced as part of routine vaccination for all girls aged 10, as Mali is one of the 20 most affected countries in Africa. Credit: Gavi, Adriana Borra

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