Tag: Global Health
Infectious diseases: For the first time, a malaria vaccine is about to be widely used
It took decades, and now the time has come: From next year, the first 18 million doses of the new vaccine will be used in Africa. source site
Hope for new tuberculosis vaccines – Health
Meanwhile, tuberculosis (TB) has regained its sad top spot. It is again the infectious disease that claims the most lives worldwide. There were 1.6 million in 2021. For a short…
First Chikungunya vaccine – Health
When a new disease struck the people of southern Tanzania in 1952, they named it after the most striking symptom: the suffering that bends people. In their language: Chikungunya. The…
A new soap for poorer countries – Health
The delicate pieces of soap come off the roll. You pull them off like a paper ticket. They are as long as a finger, just long enough for a hand…
Portrait Jeremy Farrar , WHO Chief Scientist – Health
Sars, swine flu, Covid – Jeremy Farrar has witnessed several outbreaks of infectious diseases. Now he will be the chief scientist of the WHO. In mid-February 2020, Jeremy Farrar is…
Cambodia: girl dies of H5N1 bird flu – Health
A few days ago, an eleven-year-old girl died of the H5N1 bird flu in Cambodia. Now the father has also tested positive, as has the country’s Ministry of Health on…
Cambodia: girl dies of bird flu – health
A few days ago, an eleven-year-old girl died of the H5N1 bird flu in Cambodia. Now the father has also tested positive, as has the country’s Ministry of Health on…
Maternal mortality in childbirth: progress stagnant – Health
Every two minutes, somewhere in the world, a woman dies from complications during pregnancy or childbirth. It was about 287,000 women in 2020. This estimate, presented by the World Health…
“We cannot be in all crisis locations” – Health
How can aid organizations react to all the simultaneous crises? The head of Médecins Sans Frontières on the increasing dangers for aid workers and the two health problems that are…
Fight against HIV in Ukraine – Health
Ukraine’s Olena Stryzhak is committed to helping HIV-positive women in her country, against many odds. This is not the case everywhere: the global fight against AIDS is stalling more and…