Whooping cough cases up 342% since 2023 as U.S. outbreak continues. What to know about Health October 11, 2024 The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) had preliminarily documented more than 17,600 whooping cough infections nationwide as of…
Better use of vaccines could reduce antibiotic use by 2.5 billion doses annually, says Health October 11, 2024 Attachments More investment in vaccines could avert deaths due to antimicrobial resistance, reduce antibiotic use and save money treating resistant…
Five ways meningitis vaccines are saving lives Health October 1, 2024 1. Protecting against the multiple causes of meningitisBetween 2000 and 2023, it is estimated that over 41 million lives across…
Aspen Pharmacare in Advanced Negotiations to Produce Mpox Vaccines | Health Health September 3, 2024 South African pharmaceutical company Aspen Pharmacare is currently in advanced negotiations with key partners to start the production of mpox…
Mpox outbreak: DR Congo lacks vaccines to curb infections Health September 3, 2024 Kinshasa: The first 10,000 mpox vaccines have reached Africa, but instead of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DR Congo), the…
UNICEF launches tenders for mpox vaccines Health September 1, 2024 GENEVA – UNICEF said that it has launched an emergency tender for Mpox vaccines to help countries hardest hit by…
DRC doctors wait for mpox vaccines as cases surge Health August 31, 2024 Doctors in the Democratic Republic of Congo, a nation where African health authorities have reported more than 27,000 suspected cases…
Africa has almost 4,000 new mpox cases in a week, but the wait for vaccines continues | Health August 28, 2024 Africa is seeing a rapid increase in mpox cases with nearly 4,000 reported in the past week, the continent’s public…
Nigeria gets 10,000 mpox jabs as other African nations wait for vaccines Health August 27, 2024 The West African nation has not recorded any deaths from the virus. It has also not recorded any cases of…
Doubts over imminent delivery of mpox vaccines to Congo Health August 27, 2024 It appears that the Democratic Republic of Congo may not receive its first delivery of mpox vaccines this week. Reuters…
