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Could drugs to prevent Long COVID finally be within reach?
Two new studies have suggested that existing diabetes and antiviral drugs could be repurposed to prevent symptoms of COVID-19.
What next-gen Covid-19 vaccines might look like
From building up defenses in the nose to slowing down a virus’s ability to make copies of itself, scientists are rolling out a raft of creative approaches to fighting infection.
“We need to reach every child”: How Uganda’s routine immunisation program climbed back from COVID-19
Resilience can look like a canny financial strategy or a health worker crawling up a rickety ladder, finds John Agaba in Kampala.
WHO clears combination malaria nets to dodge resistance
Researchers welcome new WHO malaria guidelines but urge vigilance against resistance.
TB in children isn’t being controlled - it’s key to fighting the disease for everyone else
Progress in many areas of TB control stalled or reversed mainly because of the COVID-19 pandemic and the recent geo-political situations.
Kenya introduced free maternal health services a decade ago - it’s been a success, saving lives
User fees is a major barrier to healthcare, including maternal and newborn care in Kenya.
Five key links between climate change and health
As the latest IPCC report on how climate change is affecting the world shows, the consequences of a rapidly warming earth are devastating to human health. We need urgent action
In Papua New Guinea, a roving high-level taskforce is finding and patching immunisation gaps
First on their to-do list? Build out the cold chain.
Wisma Mugano: A village health worker’s dedicated life of service
Village health workers, like Mugano, have been instrumental in delivering health services to people in hard-to-reach areas and ensuring that no one is left behind.
“Mosquitoes must go”: a Nigerian community tackles malaria
While they wait for the vaccine, residents of this Lagos enclave are taking the fight to the malarial messengers.
A broad coalition pulls together to help Indonesia curb polio in its vaccine-shyest province
Aceh is 95% vaccinated against Type 2 polio following a recent shock outbreak, a landmark achievement in the notoriously vaccine-hesitant province.
In rural Zimbabwe, electric tricycles are saving lives
Igava Clinic has surpassed its vaccination targets using hambas, electric tricycles powered by renewable energy