The climate crisis is fuelling illnesses such as malaria, cholera and dengue, causing food insecurity, malnutrition, miscarriages, heart ailments and mental health problems
The US withdrawal will reveal the underlying truth: African health systems have long been undermined by debt and political neglect.
Tight public purse strings inevitably causes greater overall inequality
A groundbreaking study published in Nature Medicine gives insight into what an HIV cure could look like during infancy
The old trick shows that Big Pharma has more interest in making money than in saving lives
Six months before the first jabs arrived, an online survey in January of 2021 showed that nearly 60% of the 7 193 respondents were confident in a Covid-19 vaccine made in the US or Europe
There is some reason to celebrate the latest version of the draft Pandemic Accord, a deal drawn up to prevent a repeat of Covid’s worst effects. But it’s still too soon to look away
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Minority communities and developing-country populations may approach health services cautiously – and with good reason, given the medical profession’s history of inhumanity. But, by blaming low Covid-19 vaccination rates on vaccine hesitancy, the profession is effectively using this history to victimise the same communities again
Refuting lies about vaccines from people in leadership positions may be less about changing their minds and more about protecting those listening