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For 25 years we’ve worked to protect over 1.2 billion children from preventable diseases and today we help provide vaccines for half the world’s children.
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For 25 years we’ve worked to protect over 1.2 billion children from preventable diseases and today we help provide vaccines for half the world’s children.
Follow us for science-backed health stories, global health insights and daily proof that #VaccinesWork. 💪
For pastoralist families in Kenya, one cow infected with brucellosis can trigger financial collapse. The zoonotic disease causes miscarriages in livestock, lifelong infection and sharp losses in animal value, with a risk of spillover infections in humans.
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Kenya’s long battle with brucellosis
The zoonotic disease is widespread across the country with significant consequences for public health, animal health, livelihoods and the economy.
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February 10, 2026 at 11:00 AM
For pastoralist families in Kenya, one cow infected with brucellosis can trigger financial collapse. The zoonotic disease causes miscarriages in livestock, lifelong infection and sharp losses in animal value, with a risk of spillover infections in humans.
bit.ly/4akkv3H
bit.ly/4akkv3H
Australia is battling its biggest rise in whooping cough cases in 35 years. Also known as pertussis or the “100-day cough”, whooping cough is a potentially fatal respiratory illness which causes severe coughing episodes.
So why the surge? The Conversation UK explores: bit.ly/3Mbkl6L
So why the surge? The Conversation UK explores: bit.ly/3Mbkl6L
Australian whooping cough cases are at their highest level in 35 years – so why the surge?
This debilitating disease is particularly dangerous for babies, but can affect people at any age. Vaccination remains a key line of defence.
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February 10, 2026 at 7:00 AM
Australia is battling its biggest rise in whooping cough cases in 35 years. Also known as pertussis or the “100-day cough”, whooping cough is a potentially fatal respiratory illness which causes severe coughing episodes.
So why the surge? The Conversation UK explores: bit.ly/3Mbkl6L
So why the surge? The Conversation UK explores: bit.ly/3Mbkl6L
How does fake news spread?
A video game puts the player in the shoes of a health misinformer to better understand the manipulation tactics they use. The idea is that once people know how they’re being manipulated, they’re far less likely to fall for the tricks.
The full story: bit.ly/4rGyBDv
A video game puts the player in the shoes of a health misinformer to better understand the manipulation tactics they use. The idea is that once people know how they’re being manipulated, they’re far less likely to fall for the tricks.
The full story: bit.ly/4rGyBDv
The games ‘inoculating’ us against health misinformation
Scientists are showing how exposing people to manipulative techniques through games can act as a ‘psychological vaccine’ against bad health information.
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February 9, 2026 at 3:00 PM
How does fake news spread?
A video game puts the player in the shoes of a health misinformer to better understand the manipulation tactics they use. The idea is that once people know how they’re being manipulated, they’re far less likely to fall for the tricks.
The full story: bit.ly/4rGyBDv
A video game puts the player in the shoes of a health misinformer to better understand the manipulation tactics they use. The idea is that once people know how they’re being manipulated, they’re far less likely to fall for the tricks.
The full story: bit.ly/4rGyBDv
In Djenné, Mali, rising insecurity and flooding was isolating villages and sending immunisation rates into dangerous decline. Today, a special corps of health workers trained to administer vaccines has turned out to be the key to recovery: bit.ly/45Nqa0I
In conflict zones, authorising community health workers to administer vaccines can make all the difference
In Djenné, Mali, rising insecurity was sending immunisation rates into dangerous decline. A corps of specially trained health workers turned out to be the key to recovery.
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February 7, 2026 at 11:00 AM
In Djenné, Mali, rising insecurity and flooding was isolating villages and sending immunisation rates into dangerous decline. Today, a special corps of health workers trained to administer vaccines has turned out to be the key to recovery: bit.ly/45Nqa0I
In rural Zimbabwe, community health workers are taking to their bicycles and cycling from house to house to protect girls against cervical cancer.
February 7, 2026 at 7:00 AM
In rural Zimbabwe, community health workers are taking to their bicycles and cycling from house to house to protect girls against cervical cancer.
If you’ve ever heard that going out with wet hair gives you a cold or that you can sweat out a fever, you might want to read Linda Geddes’ article debunking the most popular winter health myths: bit.ly/4rzGwT6
Why alcohol-based hand sanitiser doesn’t kill norovirus and five other winter illness myths
From wet hair causing colds to sweating out a fever, here’s the science behind six stubborn winter health myths.
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February 6, 2026 at 5:00 PM
If you’ve ever heard that going out with wet hair gives you a cold or that you can sweat out a fever, you might want to read Linda Geddes’ article debunking the most popular winter health myths: bit.ly/4rzGwT6
Pancreatic cancer makes up just 3% of all cancers in the US, but it’s one of the deadliest because screening and treatments for it have remained tricky. This article from Knowable Magazine outlines that progress is on the horizon: bit.ly/3Zju5i7
Progress fighting pancreatic cancer – one of the deadliest malignancies
Better outcomes may come from new drugs, strategies to rev up the immune system and learning to identify the disease sooner in its course.
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February 6, 2026 at 3:01 PM
Pancreatic cancer makes up just 3% of all cancers in the US, but it’s one of the deadliest because screening and treatments for it have remained tricky. This article from Knowable Magazine outlines that progress is on the horizon: bit.ly/3Zju5i7
“Health is an investment, not a cost.” - Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus.
The case for investing in health is unequivocal. The question now is not whether governments spend more on health but how to spend smarter.
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The case for investing in health is unequivocal. The question now is not whether governments spend more on health but how to spend smarter.
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Good health is the world’s best investment – and the key to economic resilience
Health should be seen as economic infrastructure. Smarter, outcome-based investment cuts waste, boosts growth and protects lives in a warming, debt-strained world.
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February 6, 2026 at 7:00 AM
“Health is an investment, not a cost.” - Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus.
The case for investing in health is unequivocal. The question now is not whether governments spend more on health but how to spend smarter.
bit.ly/3NWskoF via World Economic Forum
The case for investing in health is unequivocal. The question now is not whether governments spend more on health but how to spend smarter.
bit.ly/3NWskoF via World Economic Forum
Today is #WorldCancerDay.
We already know that preventing infections like HPV can significantly reduce cancer risk. Now that same vaccine technology is being explored to help the immune system recognise and respond to cancer itself.
🎬 Watch for a dive into this potential shift in cancer care.
We already know that preventing infections like HPV can significantly reduce cancer risk. Now that same vaccine technology is being explored to help the immune system recognise and respond to cancer itself.
🎬 Watch for a dive into this potential shift in cancer care.
February 4, 2026 at 1:01 PM
Today is #WorldCancerDay.
We already know that preventing infections like HPV can significantly reduce cancer risk. Now that same vaccine technology is being explored to help the immune system recognise and respond to cancer itself.
🎬 Watch for a dive into this potential shift in cancer care.
We already know that preventing infections like HPV can significantly reduce cancer risk. Now that same vaccine technology is being explored to help the immune system recognise and respond to cancer itself.
🎬 Watch for a dive into this potential shift in cancer care.
Measles is back in the headlines, but the story is bigger than one disease.
In our latest Global Health Notes newsletter, Pascal Barollier explores what resurging outbreaks reveal about global systems, and lessons learned from the communities that have faced these challenges. bit.ly/4qVAkoo
In our latest Global Health Notes newsletter, Pascal Barollier explores what resurging outbreaks reveal about global systems, and lessons learned from the communities that have faced these challenges. bit.ly/4qVAkoo
As Measles Makes an Alarming Resurgence, the Cost of Looking Away Grows | Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance
In this week’s Global Health Notes newsletter, Pascal Barollier spotlights what growing cases of measles means for systems, science and the communities they serve. Key stories include: 🧭 How Gavi is…
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February 3, 2026 at 3:01 PM
Measles is back in the headlines, but the story is bigger than one disease.
In our latest Global Health Notes newsletter, Pascal Barollier explores what resurging outbreaks reveal about global systems, and lessons learned from the communities that have faced these challenges. bit.ly/4qVAkoo
In our latest Global Health Notes newsletter, Pascal Barollier explores what resurging outbreaks reveal about global systems, and lessons learned from the communities that have faced these challenges. bit.ly/4qVAkoo
Before vaccines, measles was so feared in Uganda that communities avoided even saying its name. Doctors recall children dying in large numbers with survivors left blind or disabled. Learn how immunisation transformed that reality, and why the gains remain fragile: bit.ly/4a7Pgsj
February 3, 2026 at 11:00 AM
Before vaccines, measles was so feared in Uganda that communities avoided even saying its name. Doctors recall children dying in large numbers with survivors left blind or disabled. Learn how immunisation transformed that reality, and why the gains remain fragile: bit.ly/4a7Pgsj
About 90 countries have already moved to a single dose HPV schedule per WHO recommendations. Now new findings reinforce that decision with direct, confirmed trial data. See how the evidence continues to build. bit.ly/49SLc0p via PATH
New study validates previous conclusions supporting a single-dose HPV vaccination schedule
Findings demonstrate non-inferiority of one dose compared to two doses of HPV vaccines to prevent cervical cancer-causing HPV infections.
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February 3, 2026 at 7:00 AM
About 90 countries have already moved to a single dose HPV schedule per WHO recommendations. Now new findings reinforce that decision with direct, confirmed trial data. See how the evidence continues to build. bit.ly/49SLc0p via PATH
“I humbly believe that all the hard work of the past year enables us to look forward with optimism” - read Dr Sania Nishtar’s latest op-ed on how the difficult decisions of 2025 have given us a strong foundation for success: bit.ly/3NFJo2h
After a year of challenges, Gavi can look forward with optimism
When the history of global health is written, it is likely that 2025 will be seen as a turning point.
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February 2, 2026 at 11:01 AM
“I humbly believe that all the hard work of the past year enables us to look forward with optimism” - read Dr Sania Nishtar’s latest op-ed on how the difficult decisions of 2025 have given us a strong foundation for success: bit.ly/3NFJo2h
Scabies cases are surging across the UK and Europe. Who is most at risk and what symptoms should you look out for? The Conversation UK’s explainer has the answers: bit.ly/4rn389l
Scabies outbreak in UK and Europe – what you need to know
An expert answers your questions about the rising cases and effective treatments.
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February 2, 2026 at 9:00 AM
Scabies cases are surging across the UK and Europe. Who is most at risk and what symptoms should you look out for? The Conversation UK’s explainer has the answers: bit.ly/4rn389l
In some remote parts of Ethiopia, seeing a doctor isn’t a given. Here's how a local physician built a volunteer-powered model to bring care, vaccines and emergency treatment closer to home. bit.ly/4t5epwr
The Ethiopian doctor bringing medical services to the frontier of health inequality
Dr Lisanwork Honsebo has spent his career figuring out how to stretch scant to meet a gaping need.
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January 31, 2026 at 11:00 AM
In some remote parts of Ethiopia, seeing a doctor isn’t a given. Here's how a local physician built a volunteer-powered model to bring care, vaccines and emergency treatment closer to home. bit.ly/4t5epwr
“Our #GaviLeap reforms are well on the way to being fully implemented. This positions Gavi well to operate in a rapidly changing world” - Dr Sania Nishtar outlines why after a year of challenges, Gavi can look ahead with optimism: bit.ly/3NFJo2h
After a year of challenges, Gavi can look forward with optimism
When the history of global health is written, it is likely that 2025 will be seen as a turning point.
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January 31, 2026 at 7:00 AM
“Our #GaviLeap reforms are well on the way to being fully implemented. This positions Gavi well to operate in a rapidly changing world” - Dr Sania Nishtar outlines why after a year of challenges, Gavi can look ahead with optimism: bit.ly/3NFJo2h
A breakthrough new oral rabies vaccine for street dogs could make elimination achievable. Learn why removing the threat at its source could defeat the disease with the highest fatality rate in the world: bit.ly/3Mf0eV6 #WorldNTDDay
Could a new oral rabies vaccine help us finally end the disease?
A new dog vaccine for rabies can be tucked into a bait and eaten, making it much easier to protect street dogs.
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January 30, 2026 at 5:00 PM
A breakthrough new oral rabies vaccine for street dogs could make elimination achievable. Learn why removing the threat at its source could defeat the disease with the highest fatality rate in the world: bit.ly/3Mf0eV6 #WorldNTDDay
From the UK to Spain, nations are increasingly losing their “measles-free" status. But what is it and why does it matter? The latest: bit.ly/46cXoXt
What does it mean to lose ‘measles-free’ status and can countries get it back?
From the UK to Spain, nations are increasingly losing their measles elimination status. But what is it and why does it matter?
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January 30, 2026 at 11:01 AM
From the UK to Spain, nations are increasingly losing their “measles-free" status. But what is it and why does it matter? The latest: bit.ly/46cXoXt
Malaria has been one of the world’s deadliest diseases for millennia, and still kills more than 600,000 people worldwide each year. Now after decades of stalled progress, scientists are closing in on new tools to protect children and save lives worldwide: bit.ly/3Z6ZS5N via The Conversation UK
Malaria researchers are getting closer to outsmarting the world’s deadliest parasite
After decades of stalled progress, new vaccines, treatments and genetic tools are helping scientists protect children and save lives worldwide.
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January 29, 2026 at 7:01 PM
Malaria has been one of the world’s deadliest diseases for millennia, and still kills more than 600,000 people worldwide each year. Now after decades of stalled progress, scientists are closing in on new tools to protect children and save lives worldwide: bit.ly/3Z6ZS5N via The Conversation UK
Six countries in the WHO European region just lost their measles-free status, including the UK and Spain. In 13 others, including France and Germany, measles is now endemic again. 🧵
January 29, 2026 at 5:00 PM
Six countries in the WHO European region just lost their measles-free status, including the UK and Spain. In 13 others, including France and Germany, measles is now endemic again. 🧵
Viruses that jump from animals to humans are the likely sources of major health threats like #Nipah, say scientists, and bats are the number one suspect. bit.ly/4afyKYG
Five reasons why the next pandemic could come from bats
Viruses that jump from animals to humans are the likely sources of major health threats, say scientists, and bats are the number one suspect.
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January 29, 2026 at 11:01 AM
Viruses that jump from animals to humans are the likely sources of major health threats like #Nipah, say scientists, and bats are the number one suspect. bit.ly/4afyKYG
In Pakistan, the measles-rubella vaccine is available to every Pakistani child free of charge. Yet in 2025, more than half of the 16,000 measles cases in 2025 were in unvaccinated children.
Here’s how trust is the key to reducing the disease’s toll: bit.ly/3NHIEcN via Jhpiego
Here’s how trust is the key to reducing the disease’s toll: bit.ly/3NHIEcN via Jhpiego
Vaccines work. Trust makes them reach every child
In Pakistan, tackling measles takes more than vaccines alone. Jhpiego is working to build trust in communities to help reduce the disease’s toll.
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January 29, 2026 at 7:00 AM
In Pakistan, the measles-rubella vaccine is available to every Pakistani child free of charge. Yet in 2025, more than half of the 16,000 measles cases in 2025 were in unvaccinated children.
Here’s how trust is the key to reducing the disease’s toll: bit.ly/3NHIEcN via Jhpiego
Here’s how trust is the key to reducing the disease’s toll: bit.ly/3NHIEcN via Jhpiego
India has made major gains in reducing infant deaths, but viral infections in children remain widespread. In this Q&A, enteric disease expert Gagandeep Kang explains why vaccines are still essential to protect the vulnerable. Read the full interview via @scidevnet.bsky.social: bit.ly/4sWoawZ
Q&A: ‘India must ready tools to prevent virus outbreaks’
From rotaviruses to flu, vaccines are key to protecting the vulnerable and preventing future pandemics, says India’s Gagandeep Kang.
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January 28, 2026 at 3:02 PM
India has made major gains in reducing infant deaths, but viral infections in children remain widespread. In this Q&A, enteric disease expert Gagandeep Kang explains why vaccines are still essential to protect the vulnerable. Read the full interview via @scidevnet.bsky.social: bit.ly/4sWoawZ
We may soon be a big step closer to having a vaccine against Nipah, an extremely deadly bat-borne virus for which there is currently no jab and no cure. Here’s where things stand: bit.ly/3ZvZYnI
Are we getting closer to the world’s first Nipah vaccine?
Phase 2 trials are set to kick off for a revolutionary Nipah vaccine candidate, with an “investigational reserve” of doses to be kept at the ready for future epidemics.
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January 28, 2026 at 1:01 PM
We may soon be a big step closer to having a vaccine against Nipah, an extremely deadly bat-borne virus for which there is currently no jab and no cure. Here’s where things stand: bit.ly/3ZvZYnI
How can humour change the conversation on vaccines?
In Zimbabwe, comedian Sabkhuku Vharazipi has amassed a colossal fanbase with wry sketches that skewer anti-vaccine myths and deliver life-saving health info. bit.ly/3M7bDGv
In Zimbabwe, comedian Sabkhuku Vharazipi has amassed a colossal fanbase with wry sketches that skewer anti-vaccine myths and deliver life-saving health info. bit.ly/3M7bDGv
January 28, 2026 at 7:00 AM
How can humour change the conversation on vaccines?
In Zimbabwe, comedian Sabkhuku Vharazipi has amassed a colossal fanbase with wry sketches that skewer anti-vaccine myths and deliver life-saving health info. bit.ly/3M7bDGv
In Zimbabwe, comedian Sabkhuku Vharazipi has amassed a colossal fanbase with wry sketches that skewer anti-vaccine myths and deliver life-saving health info. bit.ly/3M7bDGv