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Extreme heat increasing pregnancy complications - survey

A survey of more than 1,000 healthcare workers raises the alarm on heat-related pregnancy complications and harm to babies.

9 Oct 2026

4 min read

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A doctor performs a regular check up of a pregnant woman at a hospital in Attapeu province, Laos. Extreme heat is increasing the risks faced by pregnant women and their babies around the world. Copyright: ILO Asia-Pacific (CC BY-NC-ND 2.0)

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A technician doing genomic sequencing work. A World Health Organization Science Council report has made recommendations to address barriers to genomic sequencing.in poorer countries. Copyright: WHO/Eromosele

‘Time to invest in genomics’ in poorer countries – WHO

18 Jul 2022

4 min read

Cross-posts Research summary COVID-19

Antibiotics. A new platform will enable scientists from all over the world to access data on epidemiological, physical and genetic characteristics of organisms and their resistance to various antibiotics. Image by Robertas Riabovas from Pixabay

Pharma companies to share data on antimicrobial resistance

8 Jul 2022

4 min read

Cross-posts Antimicrobial resistance

Electron microscope image of Salmonella Typhi, which causes typhoid fever. Drug-resistant typhoid is now spreading worldwide from South Asia. Copyright: Alain Grillet/Sanofi Pasteur, CC BY-NC-ND 2.0

‘Global response’ needed as typhoid evades antibiotics

4 Jul 2022

4 min read

Cross-posts Antimicrobial resistance Research summary Typhoid

Community representatives come to visit a family in the outskirts of Beni to raise public health awareness Copyright: World Bank / Vincent Tremeau, CC BY-NC-ND 2.0

Africa ‘must step up surveillance’ to curb monkeypox

22 Jun 2022

5 min read

Cross-posts Mpox Pandemic preparedness

A handful of medicine in form of capsules and tablets. The WHO says after decades of careless exposure to antibiotics, superbugs are now widespread and represent a “global crisis that threatens a century of progress in health.” Copyright: Marco Verch, (CC BY 2.0)

Improve antibiotics access to beat ‘silent pandemic’

10 Jun 2022

4 min read

Cross-posts Antimicrobial resistance

An electron micrograph of human respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) (colourised blue). Experts say RSV cases are likely to be on the rise as masks and lockdowns have led to a reduction in natural immunity. Copyright: National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, National Institutes of Health, (CC BY-NC 2.0).

Respiratory virus ‘kills 100,000 children under five’

7 Jun 2022

4 min read

Cross-posts RSV Research summary

Molecular view of a key component of the SARS-CoV-2 virus called MPro (Green Grey) with drug site targets identified (yellow). Non-profit COVID Moonshot will use artificial intelligence to develop oral antiviral drugs against COVID-19 and future pandemics. Copyright: Diamond Light Source, 2021

AI drives quest for new antivirals to fight outbreaks

2 Jun 2022

3 min read

Cross-posts Innovation COVID-19

Medical personnel at Trinity Care Foundation reading a poster about community outreach on Universal Health Coverage Day amidst the COVID-19 pandemic in 2021 in rural Karnataka, India. Scientists have warned that COVID-19 will remain uncontrolled in many countries unless coordinated action is taken. Copyright: Trinity Care Foundation, (CC BY-NC-ND 2.0)

COVID-19 could derail SDGs for next five years – report

25 May 2022

3 min read

Cross-posts COVID-19 SDGs Videos

The fight against COVID-19: People waiting to be vaccinated fill up a hall at the Asia Pacific Vaccine Access Facility (APVAX) in Caloocan City, Philippines. Copyright: Asian Development Bank, (CC BY-NC-ND 2.0).

Time for vaccines for the ‘Big Three’

9 May 2022

3 min read

Tuberculosis Malaria HIV Vaccine development Cross-posts

Bnagladesh women queuing in Dhaka to receive emergency aid, disregarding social distance guidelines amid the pandemic. Copyright: Fahad Abdullah Kaizer / UN Women, (CC BY-NC-ND 2.0).

Women’s water burden rose as COVID lockdowns hit

5 May 2022

4 min read

Gender equality COVID-19 Cross-posts

The Pfizer vaccine vials in an acrylic tray. Global health leaders say that conversations about access for new mRNA vaccines should begin now. Copyright: Camosun College, (CC BY-NC-ND 2.0).

Q&A: Start talking about mRNA vaccine access now, say experts

3 May 2022

5 min read

Cross-posts Tuberculosis Malaria HIV

A child and its mother being tested for malaria in Mozambique. Scientists are researching the safety and efficacy of mRNA-based malaria vaccines. Copyright: Courtesy of Malaria Consortium.

Hunting the ‘perfect protein’ for malaria mRNA vaccine

25 Apr 2022

6 min read

Cross-posts Malaria

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