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New TB vaccines could save 7.3m lives by 2050 – Gavi
New tuberculosis (TB) vaccines, expected from 2029, could save 7.3 million lives globally and generate $135 billion in economic benefits by 2050, according to Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance.
South Africa: World's Largest Research Funder Lifts Ban On South Africa
The United States National Institutes of Health (NIH) has lifted its 18-month ban on funding research in South Africa, a decision that had severely impacted HIV and TB studies and led to retrenchments. The move follows extensive negotiations and is expected to revitalize …
The Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) has reached 5,515 confirmed cases of infection and killed 2,642 people, with 51 new cases detected in Ituri and North Kivu provinces.
Ebola outbreak in Democratic Republic of the Congo 'growing exponentially,' UN warns
The Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) is growing "exponentially," with over 2,500 deaths recorded, half of which occurred in the last 20 days, according to a UN official.
The Ebola outbreak in Congo has reached 5,000 cases, with 2,378 deaths, as responders warn it is spreading at an unprecedented speed outpacing efforts to slow it in one of the country's remotest regions.
The Democratic Republic of the Congo is experiencing its deadliest Ebola outbreak, with over 4,900 confirmed cases and more than 2,300 deaths. The outbreak is caused by the Bundibugyo virus disease, a rare form of Ebola, and is complicated by armed conflict, population mo…
The UN has announced a global appeal to combat the Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo, where the virus is killing one person every 30 minutes. The outbreak has already claimed over 2,100 lives and infected more than 4,500 people since its emergence in May.
The World Must Not Turn Its Back on Vaccines
The world is facing a choice: to renew its commitment to childhood vaccination, the most cost-effective public health intervention, or condemn millions of children to vulnerability for the rest of their lives. Vaccination has saved over 150 million lives in the past 50 ye…
The death toll from the latest Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo has surged above 1,309, an extraordinary rise of more than 40 percent in just five days, government figures show.
Health workers in the Democratic Republic of the Congo are facing unique challenges as they battle the spread of the Ebola virus. They are dealing with the risk of getting infected, a shortage of personal protective equipment, and deadly attacks from suspicious communitie…
Pakistan's Permanent Mission to the UN hosted a diplomatic briefing on eliminating viral hepatitis. The event aimed to strengthen international cooperation and secure a UN High-Level Meeting on the issue by 2028.
The Trump administration is defying Congress on foreign aid spending, delaying or blocking funds for global health and humanitarian aid.
A six-year-old Ebola patient taken from a hospital in DR Congo has been found and is doing well. The child and her mother were taken by armed men from a hospital in Butembo.