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The UN’s Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance, has restored its efforts to prevent and control rabies globally by increasing the availability of vaccines and eliminating the disease by 2030 after Covid-19 disrupted its rollout.

Vaccine Alliance steps up bid to end rabies by 2030 after Covid-19 pause

The UN’s Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance, has restored its efforts to prevent and control rabies globally by increasing the availability of vaccines and.

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June 16, 2024
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The UNICEF and the private-public partnership Gavi Vaccine Alliance will roll out its malaria vaccine for the first time in nine African countries to fight one of the deadliest diseases in the continent, according to the WHO.

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Nigeria first to introduce new 5-strain protective meningitis vaccine

HQ Team April 25, 2024: Nigeria has become the first African nation to introduce the latest cutting-edge meningitis vaccine with protection against five.

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April 25, 2024
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At least 57 women and girls in Sudan were at the receiving end of sexually-related violence since a conflict between warring factions of the military government in the country began in April, the UN stated.

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Female genital mutilation sees a 15% increase worldwide; UNICEF

HQ Team March 18, 2024: There are over 230 million victims of female genital mutilation worldwide, according to the UNICEF. This is an.

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March 18, 2024
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There are five species of plasmodium of which plasmodium falciparum is the deadliest and poses the greatest threat in Africa.

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Opinion: Vaccine for malaria took a while, but it’s worth the wait

By K. Leelamoni January 16, 2024: Vaccination is a simple, safe and effective method of protecting the body against infectious diseases. Ever since.

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January 16, 2024
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The World Health Organization has added a second malaria vaccine to its list of prequalified vaccines to enable greater access to inoculate children as a primary preventive measure.

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WHO places second malaria jab on ‘list of prequalified vaccines’

HQ Team December 21, 2023: The World Health Organization has added a second malaria vaccine to its list of prequalified vaccines to enable.

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December 21, 2023
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African researchers and European scientists, conducting clinical trials for an HIV vaccine, have halted further vaccinations after they turned out to be ineffective in preventing people from getting the virus.

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African-European HIV vaccine clinical trials come to a grinding halt

HQ Team December 11, 2023: African researchers and European scientists, conducting clinical trials for an HIV vaccine, have halted further vaccinations after they turned.