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Distribution of World’s First Malaria Vaccine Begins
Distribution of World’s First Malaria Vaccine Begins
The World Health Organization and its partners will test the public health effect of immunization in parts of Malawi, Ghana, and Kenya.
The World Health Organization and its partners will test the public health effect of immunization in parts of Malawi, Ghana, and Kenya.
WHO, disease & medicine
Ebola Outbreak Not a Global Health Emergency, Declares WHO
Chia-Yi Hou | Apr 15, 2019 | 2 min read
The agency also shares preliminary results of an Ebola vaccine trial showing that it is 97.5 percent effective at protecting from infection.
Questions Raised About Pertussis Reemergence
Abby Olena, PhD | Dec 20, 2018 | 4 min read
Scientists debate why the number of whooping cough cases is up, and whether the effectiveness of a vaccine introduced within the last two decades is to blame.
A Record Year for Measles Cases in Europe
Shawna Williams | Aug 21, 2018 | 1 min read
The WHO reports more than 41,000 cases in the region in the first half of 2018.
More Vaccinations, Experimental Drugs as Potential Ebola Contacts Rise
Sukanya Charuchandra | May 30, 2018 | 2 min read
The World Health Organization predicts the number of cases in Democratic Republic of Congo will rise up to 300 by July.
Measles Cases On the Rise in England
Jim Daley | May 11, 2018 | 1 min read
The increase is associated with travel to Europe, where large outbreaks are occurring.
Two Ebola Cases Confirmed in Democratic Republic of Congo
Shawna Williams | May 8, 2018 | 1 min read
The country’s health ministry and the World Health Organization rush to contain the new outbreak.