Measles: Children most at risk as cases soar from Ethiopia to Yemen
LIN TAYLOR, of Thomson Reuters Foundation, reports…
Cameroon launches malaria vaccination program in global milestone
Reuters The global fight against malaria took a stride forward on Monday as Cameroon launched the world’s first routine vaccine programme against the mosquito-borne disease that is projected to save tens of thousands of children’s lives per year across Africa. Around 40 years in the making, the World Health Organization-approved RTS,S vaccine developed by British […]
COVID-19 vaccine scheme for poorest has $US2.6 billion left to spend as pandemic recedes
London, UKReuters Several billions of dollars left in a scheme to deliver COVID-19 vaccines to the world’s poorest could be diverted to prepare for other pandemics or to support vaccine manufacturing in Africa, the scheme’s partners said. The COVAX initiative, run by Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance, the World Health Organization, and the Coalition for Epidemic […]
Immunisation backslide: COVID disrupted measles vaccinations in Africa and now cases are surging
EDWARD MCALLISTER and JENNIFER RIGBY, of Reuters, report on the surging cases of measles involving children around the world…
Deadly childhood diseases rise in Ethiopia’s Tigray as war hampers vaccinations
Nairobi, KenyaReuters Deadly diseases such as measles, tetanus and whooping cough are on the rise in Ethiopia’s Tigray region after vaccination rates plunged during the civil war that broke out nearly two years ago, doctors and regional health officials say. The percentage of children in Tigray receiving routine vaccines has fallen below 10 per cent […]
Rotavirus childhood vaccine shortage hits four African countries
London, UKReuters Supplies of a vaccine to prevent the deadly rotavirus infection in children have either run out in Kenya, Tanzania, Senegal and Cameroon or are close to doing so, officials close to the roll-out told Reuters, after disruptions at drugmaker GSK. The World Health Organization estimates that up to 200,000 children die each year […]
The Long Read: Why world’s first malaria shot won’t reach millions of children who need it
JENNIFER RIGBY, NATALIE GROVER and MAGGIE FICK, of Reuters, report on how efforts to roll-out the world’s first malaria vaccine are being thwarted…
Omicron variant detected in more countries as scientists race to find answers
Reuters The Omicron coronavirus variant spread around the world on Sunday, with new cases found in the Netherlands, Denmark and Australia even as more countries imposed travel restriction to try to seal themselves off. The World Health Organization said it is not yet clear whether Omicron, first detected in Southern Africa, is more transmissible than […]
African countries to receive first US donated COVID-19 vaccines in days – Gavi
Geneva, SwitzerlandReuters Nearly 50 African countries are to receive 25 million COVID-19 vaccine doses donated by the United States, with the first shipments to Burkina Faso, Djibouti and Ethiopia in coming days, accordingb to US officials and the Gavi vaccine alliance. US President Joe Biden has pledged to share 80 million US-made vaccines with countries […]
Let down by rich and failing the poor, global vaccine scheme to be shaken up
Brussels, BelgiumReuters Shunned by rich countries and failing to meet the needs of the poorest, a program co-led by the World Health Organization for fair distribution of COVID-19 vaccines is planning a shake-up, internal documents seen by Reuters show. The COVAX program is far short of its target of delivering two billion doses by the […]