Nigeria gets over $16 million to end polio
The last time Nigeria reported a case of wild poliovirus was 2 years ago. It just got over $16m funding...
New partnership to provide vaccine access to 8 million people in Liberia, Uganda and Kenya
Gavi and partners will deploy 50,000 community health workers to serve 34 million Africans by 2021 A new partnership will...
Gavi and Global Fund to expand mHealth project in Burkina Faso
Mhealth will improve national data collection and strengthen Burkina Faso's health information system The global vaccine alliance, Gavi, has announced...
Google, Amazon, IBM, Microsoft and Oracle pledge to support healthcare interoperability
Tech industry aims to improve healthcare through cloud technology On Monday August 13, President and CEO of the global voice...
Foundation makes case for safe spaces for Nigerian youth to discuss health challenges
To end sexually transmitted diseases in Nigeria, youth need safe spaces to discuss health challenges without being judged It is...
rVSV-ZEBOV: What you need to know about the Ebola vaccine being deployed in DR Congo
The Ebola vaccine was developed in Canada and is still experimental Recombinant vesicular stomatitis virus–Zaire Ebola virus (rVSV-ZEBOV) is an...
Ebola: Ring vaccination begins in DR Congo’s North Kivu
A total of 3,220 doses of the rVSV-ZEBOV Ebola vaccine is available for adminstration The Ministry of Public Health of...
Uganda extends maternity leave to pregnant school girls
A new controversial policy aims to prevent pregnant girls in Uganda from becoming school dropouts To keep them in school,...
Ebola returns to DR Congo
About a week after ending an Ebola outbreak, another is declared in DR Congo The World Health Organization (WHO) and...
A new type of Ebola virus has emerged
While the world celebrated end of Ebola outbreak in DR Congo, a new type of the virus emerged in Sierra...
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