Rotavirus vaccine cuts diarrhoeal deaths by a third
Rotavirus vaccination can reduce the risk of infants dying from diarrhoea by almost a third,…
DRC Ebola Case Close to Uganda Border
Urgent vaccination programmes have commenced along the Uganda DRC border after a Congolese woman died…
Zimbabwe cholera outbreak contained
The ministry of health in Zimbabwe says it has managed to contain the cholera outbreak…
WHO launches first investment case to save up to 30 million lives
WHO recently published its first investment case, setting out the transformative impacts on global health…
WHO warns on alcohol consumption
More than 3 million people died as a result of harmful use of alcohol in…
Targeting 1.5 million missed TB cases
The Global Fund, the World Health Organization (WHO), the Stop TB Partnership and 13 countries with…
Dramatic drop in global measles cases
In 2016, an estimated 90 000 people died from measles – an 84% drop from…