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Uncovering Advantages of the Typhoid Vaccine

January 5, 2018

The first conjugate vaccine for typhoid—Bharat Biotech’s Typbar-TCV®—offers significant advantages over previous vaccines, including the need for fewer doses and its use in children under the age of 2

Darkness Looms for Gaza Hospitals

January 5, 2018

An electricity shortage in Gaza threatens to darken hospitals by the end of next month, the WHO warns, unless funding for emergency generators comes through.

Weekly Bulletin on Outbreaks and Other Emergencies

December 11, 2017

This Weekly Bulletin focuses on selected acute public health
emergencies occurring in the WHO African Region. The WHO Health
Emergencies Programme is currently monitoring 48 events in the
region.

A Frightening Monopoly

December 8, 2017

There is more funding than ever to tackle HIV/AIDS across the globe—but it’s coming from fewer and fewer sources.

Make Displaced Doctors Feel at Home

December 7, 2017

In a world of 22.5 million refugees and counting, retraining displaced medical staff is a necessity, writes Vural Özdemir, MD.
But the “inherently political” process has led to a patchwork of approaches, some smarter than others.