One Million More People to Get HIV ‘Miracle’ Drug Lenacapavir as US, Global Fund Expand Access 14/04/2026 Kerry Cullinan The United States and the Global Fund will support three million people to get lenacapavir, the twice-a-year HIV injection that is almost 100% successful in preventing transmission of the virus – a million more than their previous commitment. Jeremy Lewin, US Under Secretary of State for Foreign Assistance, Humanitarian Affairs and Religious Freedom at the […] Continue reading -> Digital Tools Can Transform Maternal and Child Health – But Access Barriers Need to be Addressed 13/04/2026 Louise Kpoto & Rajat Khosla Each year, hundreds of thousands of women die from complications related to pregnancy and childbirth that are well understood and largely preventable. Most of these deaths occur in low and middle-income countries, with sub-Saharan Africa carrying the greatest burden. At the same time, millions of families continue to face financial barriers to essential health services, […] Continue reading -> New Open Source AI Platform Aims to Accelerate Malaria Drug Discovery 31/03/2026 Kerry Cullinan Scientists working on new malaria drugs now have access to an open-access artificial intelligence (AI)-powered platform aimed at accelerating drug discovery, thanks to a partnership between Medicines for Malaria Venture (MMV) and deepmirror. Drug Design for Global Health (dd4gh) uses “both predictive and generative AI to give researchers, especially those in the most resource-limited settings, […] Continue reading -> Available Cervical Cancer Vaccines Fail to Cover the HPV 35 Genotype Common in Africa 26/03/2026 Elaine Ruth Fletcher The Human papillomavirus (HPV35), globally associated with only 2% of invasive cervical cancers (ICC), has a disproportionately higher prevalence in sub‐Saharan Africa, reaching rates of 22-30% in some countries among women with ICC lesions, according to a new study. Recently, a high-level panel called for redoubled efforts in HPV vaccination, screening and treatment to meet […] Continue reading -> Africa’s Health Systems Must Confront Climate Change as a Critical Health Crisis 19/03/2026 Anthony Ngugi Climate resilience is a key theme of the World Health Summit’s regional meeting in Nairobi 27-29 April, which is bringing leaders together to address the structural realities of health security across the continent and advance a transformative reform agenda. In some parts of Africa, like Ghana, December marked the beginning of the Harmattan season characterized […] Continue reading -> Climate Change is Exacerbating Africa’s Health Challenges 19/03/2026 Kerry Cullinan Climate change is driving cholera cases in various African countries, particularly in Mozambique, which was hit by two tropical cyclones earlier this year that caused widespread flooding, according to Dr Yap Boum of the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention. Meanwhile, two tropical cyclones in Madagascar resulted in the deaths of 600 people, the […] Continue reading -> Middle East Conflict Set to Drive Up Food and Medicine Costs, Exacerbate Hunger 18/03/2026 Elaine Ruth Fletcher Following Iranian missile attacks on Dubai, a major global logistics and humanitarian hub, the World Health Organization is struggling to revive the traffic of medicines and health care supplies in and around the Middle East and African regions most served by the hubs, a WHO official said on Wednesday. “We have managed to do a […] Continue reading -> Progress Reducing Early Childhood Mortality Has Slowed Sharply Since 2015 18/03/2026 Elaine Ruth Fletcher Under-five deaths have fallen globally by more than half since the year 2000. However, since 2015, the pace of reduction in early childhood mortality has slowed by more than 60%, a new UN report shows. The report, co-authored by UNIICEF, WHO and the World Bank, also shows that while great gains have made globally, the […] Continue reading -> Unlocking the Power of the Private Sector for Stronger Health Systems 06/03/2026 Elaine Ruth Fletcher As USAID programmes funding vital treatments for HIV/AIDS, malaria, maternal and child health, and other critical needs were imploding across Africa last year, a for-profit social enterprise startup geared up for its first real test. Using medicines procurement as its lever, the Swiss-based startup Axmed called for a radical reboot of national systems — to […] Continue reading -> Historic HPV Vaccination Campaign in India to Boost Fight Against Cervical Cancer 05/03/2026 Felix Sassmannshausen India launched the most extensive free Human Papillomavirus (HPV) vaccination initiative in history to systematically combat the rising toll of cervical cancer. This ambitious 90-day campaign aims to inoculate nearly 12 million 14-year-old girls before the preventative shot is permanently integrated into the country’s universal immunization schedule. “India has joined the community of 160 countries […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older posts This site uses cookies to help give you the best experience on our website. Cookies enable us to collect information that helps us personalise your experience and improve the functionality and performance of our site. By continuing to read our website, we assume you agree to this, otherwise you can adjust your browser settings. Please read our cookie and Privacy Policy. Our Cookies and Privacy Policy Loading Comments... You must be logged in to post a comment.
Digital Tools Can Transform Maternal and Child Health – But Access Barriers Need to be Addressed 13/04/2026 Louise Kpoto & Rajat Khosla Each year, hundreds of thousands of women die from complications related to pregnancy and childbirth that are well understood and largely preventable. Most of these deaths occur in low and middle-income countries, with sub-Saharan Africa carrying the greatest burden. At the same time, millions of families continue to face financial barriers to essential health services, […] Continue reading -> New Open Source AI Platform Aims to Accelerate Malaria Drug Discovery 31/03/2026 Kerry Cullinan Scientists working on new malaria drugs now have access to an open-access artificial intelligence (AI)-powered platform aimed at accelerating drug discovery, thanks to a partnership between Medicines for Malaria Venture (MMV) and deepmirror. Drug Design for Global Health (dd4gh) uses “both predictive and generative AI to give researchers, especially those in the most resource-limited settings, […] Continue reading -> Available Cervical Cancer Vaccines Fail to Cover the HPV 35 Genotype Common in Africa 26/03/2026 Elaine Ruth Fletcher The Human papillomavirus (HPV35), globally associated with only 2% of invasive cervical cancers (ICC), has a disproportionately higher prevalence in sub‐Saharan Africa, reaching rates of 22-30% in some countries among women with ICC lesions, according to a new study. Recently, a high-level panel called for redoubled efforts in HPV vaccination, screening and treatment to meet […] Continue reading -> Africa’s Health Systems Must Confront Climate Change as a Critical Health Crisis 19/03/2026 Anthony Ngugi Climate resilience is a key theme of the World Health Summit’s regional meeting in Nairobi 27-29 April, which is bringing leaders together to address the structural realities of health security across the continent and advance a transformative reform agenda. In some parts of Africa, like Ghana, December marked the beginning of the Harmattan season characterized […] Continue reading -> Climate Change is Exacerbating Africa’s Health Challenges 19/03/2026 Kerry Cullinan Climate change is driving cholera cases in various African countries, particularly in Mozambique, which was hit by two tropical cyclones earlier this year that caused widespread flooding, according to Dr Yap Boum of the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention. Meanwhile, two tropical cyclones in Madagascar resulted in the deaths of 600 people, the […] Continue reading -> Middle East Conflict Set to Drive Up Food and Medicine Costs, Exacerbate Hunger 18/03/2026 Elaine Ruth Fletcher Following Iranian missile attacks on Dubai, a major global logistics and humanitarian hub, the World Health Organization is struggling to revive the traffic of medicines and health care supplies in and around the Middle East and African regions most served by the hubs, a WHO official said on Wednesday. “We have managed to do a […] Continue reading -> Progress Reducing Early Childhood Mortality Has Slowed Sharply Since 2015 18/03/2026 Elaine Ruth Fletcher Under-five deaths have fallen globally by more than half since the year 2000. However, since 2015, the pace of reduction in early childhood mortality has slowed by more than 60%, a new UN report shows. The report, co-authored by UNIICEF, WHO and the World Bank, also shows that while great gains have made globally, the […] Continue reading -> Unlocking the Power of the Private Sector for Stronger Health Systems 06/03/2026 Elaine Ruth Fletcher As USAID programmes funding vital treatments for HIV/AIDS, malaria, maternal and child health, and other critical needs were imploding across Africa last year, a for-profit social enterprise startup geared up for its first real test. Using medicines procurement as its lever, the Swiss-based startup Axmed called for a radical reboot of national systems — to […] Continue reading -> Historic HPV Vaccination Campaign in India to Boost Fight Against Cervical Cancer 05/03/2026 Felix Sassmannshausen India launched the most extensive free Human Papillomavirus (HPV) vaccination initiative in history to systematically combat the rising toll of cervical cancer. This ambitious 90-day campaign aims to inoculate nearly 12 million 14-year-old girls before the preventative shot is permanently integrated into the country’s universal immunization schedule. “India has joined the community of 160 countries […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older posts This site uses cookies to help give you the best experience on our website. Cookies enable us to collect information that helps us personalise your experience and improve the functionality and performance of our site. By continuing to read our website, we assume you agree to this, otherwise you can adjust your browser settings. Please read our cookie and Privacy Policy. Our Cookies and Privacy Policy Loading Comments... You must be logged in to post a comment.
New Open Source AI Platform Aims to Accelerate Malaria Drug Discovery 31/03/2026 Kerry Cullinan Scientists working on new malaria drugs now have access to an open-access artificial intelligence (AI)-powered platform aimed at accelerating drug discovery, thanks to a partnership between Medicines for Malaria Venture (MMV) and deepmirror. Drug Design for Global Health (dd4gh) uses “both predictive and generative AI to give researchers, especially those in the most resource-limited settings, […] Continue reading -> Available Cervical Cancer Vaccines Fail to Cover the HPV 35 Genotype Common in Africa 26/03/2026 Elaine Ruth Fletcher The Human papillomavirus (HPV35), globally associated with only 2% of invasive cervical cancers (ICC), has a disproportionately higher prevalence in sub‐Saharan Africa, reaching rates of 22-30% in some countries among women with ICC lesions, according to a new study. Recently, a high-level panel called for redoubled efforts in HPV vaccination, screening and treatment to meet […] Continue reading -> Africa’s Health Systems Must Confront Climate Change as a Critical Health Crisis 19/03/2026 Anthony Ngugi Climate resilience is a key theme of the World Health Summit’s regional meeting in Nairobi 27-29 April, which is bringing leaders together to address the structural realities of health security across the continent and advance a transformative reform agenda. In some parts of Africa, like Ghana, December marked the beginning of the Harmattan season characterized […] Continue reading -> Climate Change is Exacerbating Africa’s Health Challenges 19/03/2026 Kerry Cullinan Climate change is driving cholera cases in various African countries, particularly in Mozambique, which was hit by two tropical cyclones earlier this year that caused widespread flooding, according to Dr Yap Boum of the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention. Meanwhile, two tropical cyclones in Madagascar resulted in the deaths of 600 people, the […] Continue reading -> Middle East Conflict Set to Drive Up Food and Medicine Costs, Exacerbate Hunger 18/03/2026 Elaine Ruth Fletcher Following Iranian missile attacks on Dubai, a major global logistics and humanitarian hub, the World Health Organization is struggling to revive the traffic of medicines and health care supplies in and around the Middle East and African regions most served by the hubs, a WHO official said on Wednesday. “We have managed to do a […] Continue reading -> Progress Reducing Early Childhood Mortality Has Slowed Sharply Since 2015 18/03/2026 Elaine Ruth Fletcher Under-five deaths have fallen globally by more than half since the year 2000. However, since 2015, the pace of reduction in early childhood mortality has slowed by more than 60%, a new UN report shows. The report, co-authored by UNIICEF, WHO and the World Bank, also shows that while great gains have made globally, the […] Continue reading -> Unlocking the Power of the Private Sector for Stronger Health Systems 06/03/2026 Elaine Ruth Fletcher As USAID programmes funding vital treatments for HIV/AIDS, malaria, maternal and child health, and other critical needs were imploding across Africa last year, a for-profit social enterprise startup geared up for its first real test. Using medicines procurement as its lever, the Swiss-based startup Axmed called for a radical reboot of national systems — to […] Continue reading -> Historic HPV Vaccination Campaign in India to Boost Fight Against Cervical Cancer 05/03/2026 Felix Sassmannshausen India launched the most extensive free Human Papillomavirus (HPV) vaccination initiative in history to systematically combat the rising toll of cervical cancer. This ambitious 90-day campaign aims to inoculate nearly 12 million 14-year-old girls before the preventative shot is permanently integrated into the country’s universal immunization schedule. “India has joined the community of 160 countries […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older posts This site uses cookies to help give you the best experience on our website. Cookies enable us to collect information that helps us personalise your experience and improve the functionality and performance of our site. By continuing to read our website, we assume you agree to this, otherwise you can adjust your browser settings. Please read our cookie and Privacy Policy. Our Cookies and Privacy Policy Loading Comments... You must be logged in to post a comment.
Available Cervical Cancer Vaccines Fail to Cover the HPV 35 Genotype Common in Africa 26/03/2026 Elaine Ruth Fletcher The Human papillomavirus (HPV35), globally associated with only 2% of invasive cervical cancers (ICC), has a disproportionately higher prevalence in sub‐Saharan Africa, reaching rates of 22-30% in some countries among women with ICC lesions, according to a new study. Recently, a high-level panel called for redoubled efforts in HPV vaccination, screening and treatment to meet […] Continue reading -> Africa’s Health Systems Must Confront Climate Change as a Critical Health Crisis 19/03/2026 Anthony Ngugi Climate resilience is a key theme of the World Health Summit’s regional meeting in Nairobi 27-29 April, which is bringing leaders together to address the structural realities of health security across the continent and advance a transformative reform agenda. In some parts of Africa, like Ghana, December marked the beginning of the Harmattan season characterized […] Continue reading -> Climate Change is Exacerbating Africa’s Health Challenges 19/03/2026 Kerry Cullinan Climate change is driving cholera cases in various African countries, particularly in Mozambique, which was hit by two tropical cyclones earlier this year that caused widespread flooding, according to Dr Yap Boum of the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention. Meanwhile, two tropical cyclones in Madagascar resulted in the deaths of 600 people, the […] Continue reading -> Middle East Conflict Set to Drive Up Food and Medicine Costs, Exacerbate Hunger 18/03/2026 Elaine Ruth Fletcher Following Iranian missile attacks on Dubai, a major global logistics and humanitarian hub, the World Health Organization is struggling to revive the traffic of medicines and health care supplies in and around the Middle East and African regions most served by the hubs, a WHO official said on Wednesday. “We have managed to do a […] Continue reading -> Progress Reducing Early Childhood Mortality Has Slowed Sharply Since 2015 18/03/2026 Elaine Ruth Fletcher Under-five deaths have fallen globally by more than half since the year 2000. However, since 2015, the pace of reduction in early childhood mortality has slowed by more than 60%, a new UN report shows. The report, co-authored by UNIICEF, WHO and the World Bank, also shows that while great gains have made globally, the […] Continue reading -> Unlocking the Power of the Private Sector for Stronger Health Systems 06/03/2026 Elaine Ruth Fletcher As USAID programmes funding vital treatments for HIV/AIDS, malaria, maternal and child health, and other critical needs were imploding across Africa last year, a for-profit social enterprise startup geared up for its first real test. Using medicines procurement as its lever, the Swiss-based startup Axmed called for a radical reboot of national systems — to […] Continue reading -> Historic HPV Vaccination Campaign in India to Boost Fight Against Cervical Cancer 05/03/2026 Felix Sassmannshausen India launched the most extensive free Human Papillomavirus (HPV) vaccination initiative in history to systematically combat the rising toll of cervical cancer. This ambitious 90-day campaign aims to inoculate nearly 12 million 14-year-old girls before the preventative shot is permanently integrated into the country’s universal immunization schedule. “India has joined the community of 160 countries […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older posts This site uses cookies to help give you the best experience on our website. Cookies enable us to collect information that helps us personalise your experience and improve the functionality and performance of our site. By continuing to read our website, we assume you agree to this, otherwise you can adjust your browser settings. Please read our cookie and Privacy Policy. Our Cookies and Privacy Policy Loading Comments... You must be logged in to post a comment.
Africa’s Health Systems Must Confront Climate Change as a Critical Health Crisis 19/03/2026 Anthony Ngugi Climate resilience is a key theme of the World Health Summit’s regional meeting in Nairobi 27-29 April, which is bringing leaders together to address the structural realities of health security across the continent and advance a transformative reform agenda. In some parts of Africa, like Ghana, December marked the beginning of the Harmattan season characterized […] Continue reading -> Climate Change is Exacerbating Africa’s Health Challenges 19/03/2026 Kerry Cullinan Climate change is driving cholera cases in various African countries, particularly in Mozambique, which was hit by two tropical cyclones earlier this year that caused widespread flooding, according to Dr Yap Boum of the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention. Meanwhile, two tropical cyclones in Madagascar resulted in the deaths of 600 people, the […] Continue reading -> Middle East Conflict Set to Drive Up Food and Medicine Costs, Exacerbate Hunger 18/03/2026 Elaine Ruth Fletcher Following Iranian missile attacks on Dubai, a major global logistics and humanitarian hub, the World Health Organization is struggling to revive the traffic of medicines and health care supplies in and around the Middle East and African regions most served by the hubs, a WHO official said on Wednesday. “We have managed to do a […] Continue reading -> Progress Reducing Early Childhood Mortality Has Slowed Sharply Since 2015 18/03/2026 Elaine Ruth Fletcher Under-five deaths have fallen globally by more than half since the year 2000. However, since 2015, the pace of reduction in early childhood mortality has slowed by more than 60%, a new UN report shows. The report, co-authored by UNIICEF, WHO and the World Bank, also shows that while great gains have made globally, the […] Continue reading -> Unlocking the Power of the Private Sector for Stronger Health Systems 06/03/2026 Elaine Ruth Fletcher As USAID programmes funding vital treatments for HIV/AIDS, malaria, maternal and child health, and other critical needs were imploding across Africa last year, a for-profit social enterprise startup geared up for its first real test. Using medicines procurement as its lever, the Swiss-based startup Axmed called for a radical reboot of national systems — to […] Continue reading -> Historic HPV Vaccination Campaign in India to Boost Fight Against Cervical Cancer 05/03/2026 Felix Sassmannshausen India launched the most extensive free Human Papillomavirus (HPV) vaccination initiative in history to systematically combat the rising toll of cervical cancer. This ambitious 90-day campaign aims to inoculate nearly 12 million 14-year-old girls before the preventative shot is permanently integrated into the country’s universal immunization schedule. “India has joined the community of 160 countries […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older posts This site uses cookies to help give you the best experience on our website. Cookies enable us to collect information that helps us personalise your experience and improve the functionality and performance of our site. By continuing to read our website, we assume you agree to this, otherwise you can adjust your browser settings. Please read our cookie and Privacy Policy. Our Cookies and Privacy Policy Loading Comments... You must be logged in to post a comment.
Climate Change is Exacerbating Africa’s Health Challenges 19/03/2026 Kerry Cullinan Climate change is driving cholera cases in various African countries, particularly in Mozambique, which was hit by two tropical cyclones earlier this year that caused widespread flooding, according to Dr Yap Boum of the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention. Meanwhile, two tropical cyclones in Madagascar resulted in the deaths of 600 people, the […] Continue reading -> Middle East Conflict Set to Drive Up Food and Medicine Costs, Exacerbate Hunger 18/03/2026 Elaine Ruth Fletcher Following Iranian missile attacks on Dubai, a major global logistics and humanitarian hub, the World Health Organization is struggling to revive the traffic of medicines and health care supplies in and around the Middle East and African regions most served by the hubs, a WHO official said on Wednesday. “We have managed to do a […] Continue reading -> Progress Reducing Early Childhood Mortality Has Slowed Sharply Since 2015 18/03/2026 Elaine Ruth Fletcher Under-five deaths have fallen globally by more than half since the year 2000. However, since 2015, the pace of reduction in early childhood mortality has slowed by more than 60%, a new UN report shows. The report, co-authored by UNIICEF, WHO and the World Bank, also shows that while great gains have made globally, the […] Continue reading -> Unlocking the Power of the Private Sector for Stronger Health Systems 06/03/2026 Elaine Ruth Fletcher As USAID programmes funding vital treatments for HIV/AIDS, malaria, maternal and child health, and other critical needs were imploding across Africa last year, a for-profit social enterprise startup geared up for its first real test. Using medicines procurement as its lever, the Swiss-based startup Axmed called for a radical reboot of national systems — to […] Continue reading -> Historic HPV Vaccination Campaign in India to Boost Fight Against Cervical Cancer 05/03/2026 Felix Sassmannshausen India launched the most extensive free Human Papillomavirus (HPV) vaccination initiative in history to systematically combat the rising toll of cervical cancer. This ambitious 90-day campaign aims to inoculate nearly 12 million 14-year-old girls before the preventative shot is permanently integrated into the country’s universal immunization schedule. “India has joined the community of 160 countries […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older posts This site uses cookies to help give you the best experience on our website. Cookies enable us to collect information that helps us personalise your experience and improve the functionality and performance of our site. By continuing to read our website, we assume you agree to this, otherwise you can adjust your browser settings. Please read our cookie and Privacy Policy. Our Cookies and Privacy Policy Loading Comments... You must be logged in to post a comment.
Middle East Conflict Set to Drive Up Food and Medicine Costs, Exacerbate Hunger 18/03/2026 Elaine Ruth Fletcher Following Iranian missile attacks on Dubai, a major global logistics and humanitarian hub, the World Health Organization is struggling to revive the traffic of medicines and health care supplies in and around the Middle East and African regions most served by the hubs, a WHO official said on Wednesday. “We have managed to do a […] Continue reading -> Progress Reducing Early Childhood Mortality Has Slowed Sharply Since 2015 18/03/2026 Elaine Ruth Fletcher Under-five deaths have fallen globally by more than half since the year 2000. However, since 2015, the pace of reduction in early childhood mortality has slowed by more than 60%, a new UN report shows. The report, co-authored by UNIICEF, WHO and the World Bank, also shows that while great gains have made globally, the […] Continue reading -> Unlocking the Power of the Private Sector for Stronger Health Systems 06/03/2026 Elaine Ruth Fletcher As USAID programmes funding vital treatments for HIV/AIDS, malaria, maternal and child health, and other critical needs were imploding across Africa last year, a for-profit social enterprise startup geared up for its first real test. Using medicines procurement as its lever, the Swiss-based startup Axmed called for a radical reboot of national systems — to […] Continue reading -> Historic HPV Vaccination Campaign in India to Boost Fight Against Cervical Cancer 05/03/2026 Felix Sassmannshausen India launched the most extensive free Human Papillomavirus (HPV) vaccination initiative in history to systematically combat the rising toll of cervical cancer. This ambitious 90-day campaign aims to inoculate nearly 12 million 14-year-old girls before the preventative shot is permanently integrated into the country’s universal immunization schedule. “India has joined the community of 160 countries […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older posts This site uses cookies to help give you the best experience on our website. Cookies enable us to collect information that helps us personalise your experience and improve the functionality and performance of our site. By continuing to read our website, we assume you agree to this, otherwise you can adjust your browser settings. Please read our cookie and Privacy Policy. Our Cookies and Privacy Policy Loading Comments... You must be logged in to post a comment.
Progress Reducing Early Childhood Mortality Has Slowed Sharply Since 2015 18/03/2026 Elaine Ruth Fletcher Under-five deaths have fallen globally by more than half since the year 2000. However, since 2015, the pace of reduction in early childhood mortality has slowed by more than 60%, a new UN report shows. The report, co-authored by UNIICEF, WHO and the World Bank, also shows that while great gains have made globally, the […] Continue reading -> Unlocking the Power of the Private Sector for Stronger Health Systems 06/03/2026 Elaine Ruth Fletcher As USAID programmes funding vital treatments for HIV/AIDS, malaria, maternal and child health, and other critical needs were imploding across Africa last year, a for-profit social enterprise startup geared up for its first real test. Using medicines procurement as its lever, the Swiss-based startup Axmed called for a radical reboot of national systems — to […] Continue reading -> Historic HPV Vaccination Campaign in India to Boost Fight Against Cervical Cancer 05/03/2026 Felix Sassmannshausen India launched the most extensive free Human Papillomavirus (HPV) vaccination initiative in history to systematically combat the rising toll of cervical cancer. This ambitious 90-day campaign aims to inoculate nearly 12 million 14-year-old girls before the preventative shot is permanently integrated into the country’s universal immunization schedule. “India has joined the community of 160 countries […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older posts This site uses cookies to help give you the best experience on our website. Cookies enable us to collect information that helps us personalise your experience and improve the functionality and performance of our site. By continuing to read our website, we assume you agree to this, otherwise you can adjust your browser settings. Please read our cookie and Privacy Policy. Our Cookies and Privacy Policy Loading Comments... You must be logged in to post a comment.
Unlocking the Power of the Private Sector for Stronger Health Systems 06/03/2026 Elaine Ruth Fletcher As USAID programmes funding vital treatments for HIV/AIDS, malaria, maternal and child health, and other critical needs were imploding across Africa last year, a for-profit social enterprise startup geared up for its first real test. Using medicines procurement as its lever, the Swiss-based startup Axmed called for a radical reboot of national systems — to […] Continue reading -> Historic HPV Vaccination Campaign in India to Boost Fight Against Cervical Cancer 05/03/2026 Felix Sassmannshausen India launched the most extensive free Human Papillomavirus (HPV) vaccination initiative in history to systematically combat the rising toll of cervical cancer. This ambitious 90-day campaign aims to inoculate nearly 12 million 14-year-old girls before the preventative shot is permanently integrated into the country’s universal immunization schedule. “India has joined the community of 160 countries […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older posts This site uses cookies to help give you the best experience on our website. Cookies enable us to collect information that helps us personalise your experience and improve the functionality and performance of our site. By continuing to read our website, we assume you agree to this, otherwise you can adjust your browser settings. Please read our cookie and Privacy Policy. Our Cookies and Privacy Policy
Historic HPV Vaccination Campaign in India to Boost Fight Against Cervical Cancer 05/03/2026 Felix Sassmannshausen India launched the most extensive free Human Papillomavirus (HPV) vaccination initiative in history to systematically combat the rising toll of cervical cancer. This ambitious 90-day campaign aims to inoculate nearly 12 million 14-year-old girls before the preventative shot is permanently integrated into the country’s universal immunization schedule. “India has joined the community of 160 countries […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older posts