Vaccines

Healthcare’s crucial tool is trust

Article Jeremy Farrar - 2 Aug 2019

A new survey reveals that most people know little about science and this negatively affects preventative medicine

What do a herd of goats, a few cattle, and a baby have in common? Find out

Article bogdan TagDiv - 2 Oct 2018

Here's how northwest Kenya gets nomadic families to health services.

This slashed rates of violence by 70% in some areas. Could it work in SA?

Article Staff Reporter - 30 Aug 2018

In many ways, violence is like cholera, passing from person to person and treating it in similar ways is working to reduce it.

How biobanks can help improve the integrity of scientific research

Article Carmen Swanepoel - 12 Aug 2018

Most biobanks, whether small or large, have high quality assurance and control measures in place

Vaccines in the time of cholera: Inside the new fight against an old foe

Article Thalia Holmes & Laura Lopez Gonzalez - 21 Feb 2018

Why the world is just waking up to the power of immunisations to tackle this infectious disease and how we’re learning more with every rainy season.

Is your child vaccinated against measles? Here’s why they might need a booster shot

Article bogdan TagDiv - 18 May 2017

Even if your child has been vaccinated, booster shots provide an extra layer of protection.

[FROM OUR ARCHIVES] Looking to invest in health? Here’s how to make the most of it

Article Staff Reporter - 13 Feb 2017

Every dollar spent on vaccines brings a 16-fold return on investment — and up to $44 for every dollar if broader benefits are taken into account.

World: stop turning your back on TB

Article Staff Reporter - 18 May 2016

The disease kills more than a million people a year but the world's response to it is totally inadequate.

‘There is hope this evil illness will not befall us again’

Article Staff Reporter - 2 May 2016

The residents of a Nigerian village had no health services, save for traditional methods, to treat those with a fever and a rash.

[FROM OUR ARCHIVES] Anti-vaxxers alive in South Africa; risking children’s lives

Article bogdan TagDiv - 27 Apr 2016

Western anti-immunisation movements have taken root in local communities resulting in some parents refusing to vaccinate their children.

Polio cases could be wiped out within 12 months, says World Health Organisation

Article Lisa Ocarroll 1 - 12 Apr 2016

With just nine cases of the virus so far this year – in Pakistan and Afghanistan – the WHO is confident the battle against polio is nearly won.

Yellow fever vaccines diverted to help stem Angolan epidemic

Article bogdan TagDiv - 7 Apr 2016

The World Health Organisation says more than 200 people have died there since January and that there is a need to ramp up production of vaccines.

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