BioNTech Factory Closures Spark Concerns Over EU Supplies Amid Trade Tensions 08/05/2026 Felix Sassmannshausen This week’s announcement of BioNTech factory closures in Germany marks an end to the country’s pandemic-era COVID-19 vaccine production boom. The Mainz-based pioneer announced that it will manufacture its final batches of the vaccine domestically later this year, transferring all future production to its American partner, Pfizer. This strategic retreat from Germany – which includes […] Continue reading -> First Person Outside Cruise Ship is Suspected of Hantavirus Infection 07/05/2026 Kerry Cullinan The first person suspected of contracting hantavirus outside of passengers on the Hondius cruise ship is currently in a Dutch hospital. She is a flight attendant who came into contact with a former passenger who briefly boarded a KLM flight in Johannesburg, South Africa, but was prevented by airline staff from flying to Amsterdam as […] Continue reading -> ‘We Are Going to Die’: The Frontline Costs of Uganda’s New US Health Agreement 07/05/2026 Soita Khatondi Wepukhulu This story was originally published by The New Humanitarian. On an early morning in February, 23-year-old Suzan Akello was found lying dead on a veranda outside a house she had visited in Namataala, Mbale town, in eastern Uganda. Friends said she could not afford a clinic and had taken herbal medicine to terminate a pregnancy. […] Continue reading -> World Health Organization Gives Stamp of Approval to First Malaria Treatment for Young Infants 06/05/2026 Elaine Ruth Fletcher The World Health Organization has ‘pre-qualified’ Coartem® Baby, the first-ever malaria treatment for young infants of 4.5 kilograms or less. The combination treatment, now being rolled out in Ghana, aims to fill a longstanding gap in treatments available for children under the age of 5, who constitute three quarters of the estimated 610,000 malaria deaths […] Continue reading -> Ghana Rebuffs US Health Deal – But South Africa and Zambia Struggle Without Aid 29/04/2026 Kerry Cullinan Ghana has become the latest African country to reject the United States’ terms for bilateral health assistance, particularly the requirement to share sensitive health data, according to Reuters. Late last year, Zimbabwe rejected US terms for health assistance, particularly the demand to share pathogen data without any “corresponding guarantee of access to any medical innovations […] Continue reading -> Malaria Funding Crisis and Drug Resistance Compel African Investment 28/04/2026 Felix Sassmannshausen GENEVA – As global health leaders gathered in Geneva on Monday to commemorate this year’s World Malaria Day, an advocacy forum featuring high-level diplomats addressed the rising threat of antimalarial drug resistance. Celebrations of medical progress and clinical discussions quickly gave way to discussion about a rapidly escalating malaria funding crisis, with more funding cuts […] Continue reading -> Congress Presses RFK Jr on Whether New CDC Chief Can Act Independently on Vaccines 24/04/2026 Sophia Samantaroy US Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F Kennedy Jr offered contradictory responses that the country’s new leader of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) would be able to make decisions independent of political interference, especially around vaccines. The White House announced late last week its fourth pick in a year for CDC director, […] Continue reading -> Africa Needs to Take Urgent Action to Protect ‘Miracle’ Malaria Drugs 24/04/2026 Fiona Walker Resistance to a key drug used to treat malaria in Africa is spreading. Experts warn action is now urgent and any delay will cost lives and create economic misery. Artemisinin-based combination therapy (ACT) is the main first-line malaria treatment used in Africa and the best available option, according to the World Health Organization (WHO). ACT […] Continue reading -> Indigenous Brazilian Children Are First in World to Get Paediatric Treatment for Relapsing Malaria 23/04/2026 Kerry Cullinan Brazilian children from the Yanomami indigenous community will be the first in the world to get a single-dose paediatric treatment for relapsing malaria. The introduction of paediatric tafenoquine, developed by Medicines for Malaria Venture (MMV) and pharmaceutical company GSK, marks a “major step” towards closing the treatment gap for children at risk of relapsing Plasmodium […] Continue reading -> Researchers Dispute US Government’s Upbeat Data About PEPFAR’s Impact on HIV 22/04/2026 Kerry Cullinan Researchers have challenged several upbeat claims made by the United States government about the continued impact of the US President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR). The US State Department claims that PEPFAR has sustained its impact on HIV despite the service disruptions and funding cuts introduced by the Trump administration. In a data release […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older posts This site uses cookies to help give you the best experience on our website. Cookies enable us to collect information that helps us personalise your experience and improve the functionality and performance of our site. 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First Person Outside Cruise Ship is Suspected of Hantavirus Infection 07/05/2026 Kerry Cullinan The first person suspected of contracting hantavirus outside of passengers on the Hondius cruise ship is currently in a Dutch hospital. She is a flight attendant who came into contact with a former passenger who briefly boarded a KLM flight in Johannesburg, South Africa, but was prevented by airline staff from flying to Amsterdam as […] Continue reading -> ‘We Are Going to Die’: The Frontline Costs of Uganda’s New US Health Agreement 07/05/2026 Soita Khatondi Wepukhulu This story was originally published by The New Humanitarian. On an early morning in February, 23-year-old Suzan Akello was found lying dead on a veranda outside a house she had visited in Namataala, Mbale town, in eastern Uganda. Friends said she could not afford a clinic and had taken herbal medicine to terminate a pregnancy. […] Continue reading -> World Health Organization Gives Stamp of Approval to First Malaria Treatment for Young Infants 06/05/2026 Elaine Ruth Fletcher The World Health Organization has ‘pre-qualified’ Coartem® Baby, the first-ever malaria treatment for young infants of 4.5 kilograms or less. The combination treatment, now being rolled out in Ghana, aims to fill a longstanding gap in treatments available for children under the age of 5, who constitute three quarters of the estimated 610,000 malaria deaths […] Continue reading -> Ghana Rebuffs US Health Deal – But South Africa and Zambia Struggle Without Aid 29/04/2026 Kerry Cullinan Ghana has become the latest African country to reject the United States’ terms for bilateral health assistance, particularly the requirement to share sensitive health data, according to Reuters. Late last year, Zimbabwe rejected US terms for health assistance, particularly the demand to share pathogen data without any “corresponding guarantee of access to any medical innovations […] Continue reading -> Malaria Funding Crisis and Drug Resistance Compel African Investment 28/04/2026 Felix Sassmannshausen GENEVA – As global health leaders gathered in Geneva on Monday to commemorate this year’s World Malaria Day, an advocacy forum featuring high-level diplomats addressed the rising threat of antimalarial drug resistance. Celebrations of medical progress and clinical discussions quickly gave way to discussion about a rapidly escalating malaria funding crisis, with more funding cuts […] Continue reading -> Congress Presses RFK Jr on Whether New CDC Chief Can Act Independently on Vaccines 24/04/2026 Sophia Samantaroy US Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F Kennedy Jr offered contradictory responses that the country’s new leader of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) would be able to make decisions independent of political interference, especially around vaccines. The White House announced late last week its fourth pick in a year for CDC director, […] Continue reading -> Africa Needs to Take Urgent Action to Protect ‘Miracle’ Malaria Drugs 24/04/2026 Fiona Walker Resistance to a key drug used to treat malaria in Africa is spreading. Experts warn action is now urgent and any delay will cost lives and create economic misery. Artemisinin-based combination therapy (ACT) is the main first-line malaria treatment used in Africa and the best available option, according to the World Health Organization (WHO). ACT […] Continue reading -> Indigenous Brazilian Children Are First in World to Get Paediatric Treatment for Relapsing Malaria 23/04/2026 Kerry Cullinan Brazilian children from the Yanomami indigenous community will be the first in the world to get a single-dose paediatric treatment for relapsing malaria. The introduction of paediatric tafenoquine, developed by Medicines for Malaria Venture (MMV) and pharmaceutical company GSK, marks a “major step” towards closing the treatment gap for children at risk of relapsing Plasmodium […] Continue reading -> Researchers Dispute US Government’s Upbeat Data About PEPFAR’s Impact on HIV 22/04/2026 Kerry Cullinan Researchers have challenged several upbeat claims made by the United States government about the continued impact of the US President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR). The US State Department claims that PEPFAR has sustained its impact on HIV despite the service disruptions and funding cuts introduced by the Trump administration. In a data release […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older posts This site uses cookies to help give you the best experience on our website. Cookies enable us to collect information that helps us personalise your experience and improve the functionality and performance of our site. By continuing to read our website, we assume you agree to this, otherwise you can adjust your browser settings. Please read our cookie and Privacy Policy. Our Cookies and Privacy Policy
‘We Are Going to Die’: The Frontline Costs of Uganda’s New US Health Agreement 07/05/2026 Soita Khatondi Wepukhulu This story was originally published by The New Humanitarian. On an early morning in February, 23-year-old Suzan Akello was found lying dead on a veranda outside a house she had visited in Namataala, Mbale town, in eastern Uganda. Friends said she could not afford a clinic and had taken herbal medicine to terminate a pregnancy. […] Continue reading -> World Health Organization Gives Stamp of Approval to First Malaria Treatment for Young Infants 06/05/2026 Elaine Ruth Fletcher The World Health Organization has ‘pre-qualified’ Coartem® Baby, the first-ever malaria treatment for young infants of 4.5 kilograms or less. The combination treatment, now being rolled out in Ghana, aims to fill a longstanding gap in treatments available for children under the age of 5, who constitute three quarters of the estimated 610,000 malaria deaths […] Continue reading -> Ghana Rebuffs US Health Deal – But South Africa and Zambia Struggle Without Aid 29/04/2026 Kerry Cullinan Ghana has become the latest African country to reject the United States’ terms for bilateral health assistance, particularly the requirement to share sensitive health data, according to Reuters. Late last year, Zimbabwe rejected US terms for health assistance, particularly the demand to share pathogen data without any “corresponding guarantee of access to any medical innovations […] Continue reading -> Malaria Funding Crisis and Drug Resistance Compel African Investment 28/04/2026 Felix Sassmannshausen GENEVA – As global health leaders gathered in Geneva on Monday to commemorate this year’s World Malaria Day, an advocacy forum featuring high-level diplomats addressed the rising threat of antimalarial drug resistance. Celebrations of medical progress and clinical discussions quickly gave way to discussion about a rapidly escalating malaria funding crisis, with more funding cuts […] Continue reading -> Congress Presses RFK Jr on Whether New CDC Chief Can Act Independently on Vaccines 24/04/2026 Sophia Samantaroy US Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F Kennedy Jr offered contradictory responses that the country’s new leader of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) would be able to make decisions independent of political interference, especially around vaccines. The White House announced late last week its fourth pick in a year for CDC director, […] Continue reading -> Africa Needs to Take Urgent Action to Protect ‘Miracle’ Malaria Drugs 24/04/2026 Fiona Walker Resistance to a key drug used to treat malaria in Africa is spreading. Experts warn action is now urgent and any delay will cost lives and create economic misery. Artemisinin-based combination therapy (ACT) is the main first-line malaria treatment used in Africa and the best available option, according to the World Health Organization (WHO). ACT […] Continue reading -> Indigenous Brazilian Children Are First in World to Get Paediatric Treatment for Relapsing Malaria 23/04/2026 Kerry Cullinan Brazilian children from the Yanomami indigenous community will be the first in the world to get a single-dose paediatric treatment for relapsing malaria. The introduction of paediatric tafenoquine, developed by Medicines for Malaria Venture (MMV) and pharmaceutical company GSK, marks a “major step” towards closing the treatment gap for children at risk of relapsing Plasmodium […] Continue reading -> Researchers Dispute US Government’s Upbeat Data About PEPFAR’s Impact on HIV 22/04/2026 Kerry Cullinan Researchers have challenged several upbeat claims made by the United States government about the continued impact of the US President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR). The US State Department claims that PEPFAR has sustained its impact on HIV despite the service disruptions and funding cuts introduced by the Trump administration. In a data release […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older posts This site uses cookies to help give you the best experience on our website. Cookies enable us to collect information that helps us personalise your experience and improve the functionality and performance of our site. By continuing to read our website, we assume you agree to this, otherwise you can adjust your browser settings. Please read our cookie and Privacy Policy. Our Cookies and Privacy Policy
World Health Organization Gives Stamp of Approval to First Malaria Treatment for Young Infants 06/05/2026 Elaine Ruth Fletcher The World Health Organization has ‘pre-qualified’ Coartem® Baby, the first-ever malaria treatment for young infants of 4.5 kilograms or less. The combination treatment, now being rolled out in Ghana, aims to fill a longstanding gap in treatments available for children under the age of 5, who constitute three quarters of the estimated 610,000 malaria deaths […] Continue reading -> Ghana Rebuffs US Health Deal – But South Africa and Zambia Struggle Without Aid 29/04/2026 Kerry Cullinan Ghana has become the latest African country to reject the United States’ terms for bilateral health assistance, particularly the requirement to share sensitive health data, according to Reuters. Late last year, Zimbabwe rejected US terms for health assistance, particularly the demand to share pathogen data without any “corresponding guarantee of access to any medical innovations […] Continue reading -> Malaria Funding Crisis and Drug Resistance Compel African Investment 28/04/2026 Felix Sassmannshausen GENEVA – As global health leaders gathered in Geneva on Monday to commemorate this year’s World Malaria Day, an advocacy forum featuring high-level diplomats addressed the rising threat of antimalarial drug resistance. Celebrations of medical progress and clinical discussions quickly gave way to discussion about a rapidly escalating malaria funding crisis, with more funding cuts […] Continue reading -> Congress Presses RFK Jr on Whether New CDC Chief Can Act Independently on Vaccines 24/04/2026 Sophia Samantaroy US Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F Kennedy Jr offered contradictory responses that the country’s new leader of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) would be able to make decisions independent of political interference, especially around vaccines. The White House announced late last week its fourth pick in a year for CDC director, […] Continue reading -> Africa Needs to Take Urgent Action to Protect ‘Miracle’ Malaria Drugs 24/04/2026 Fiona Walker Resistance to a key drug used to treat malaria in Africa is spreading. Experts warn action is now urgent and any delay will cost lives and create economic misery. Artemisinin-based combination therapy (ACT) is the main first-line malaria treatment used in Africa and the best available option, according to the World Health Organization (WHO). ACT […] Continue reading -> Indigenous Brazilian Children Are First in World to Get Paediatric Treatment for Relapsing Malaria 23/04/2026 Kerry Cullinan Brazilian children from the Yanomami indigenous community will be the first in the world to get a single-dose paediatric treatment for relapsing malaria. The introduction of paediatric tafenoquine, developed by Medicines for Malaria Venture (MMV) and pharmaceutical company GSK, marks a “major step” towards closing the treatment gap for children at risk of relapsing Plasmodium […] Continue reading -> Researchers Dispute US Government’s Upbeat Data About PEPFAR’s Impact on HIV 22/04/2026 Kerry Cullinan Researchers have challenged several upbeat claims made by the United States government about the continued impact of the US President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR). The US State Department claims that PEPFAR has sustained its impact on HIV despite the service disruptions and funding cuts introduced by the Trump administration. In a data release […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older posts This site uses cookies to help give you the best experience on our website. Cookies enable us to collect information that helps us personalise your experience and improve the functionality and performance of our site. By continuing to read our website, we assume you agree to this, otherwise you can adjust your browser settings. Please read our cookie and Privacy Policy. Our Cookies and Privacy Policy
Ghana Rebuffs US Health Deal – But South Africa and Zambia Struggle Without Aid 29/04/2026 Kerry Cullinan Ghana has become the latest African country to reject the United States’ terms for bilateral health assistance, particularly the requirement to share sensitive health data, according to Reuters. Late last year, Zimbabwe rejected US terms for health assistance, particularly the demand to share pathogen data without any “corresponding guarantee of access to any medical innovations […] Continue reading -> Malaria Funding Crisis and Drug Resistance Compel African Investment 28/04/2026 Felix Sassmannshausen GENEVA – As global health leaders gathered in Geneva on Monday to commemorate this year’s World Malaria Day, an advocacy forum featuring high-level diplomats addressed the rising threat of antimalarial drug resistance. Celebrations of medical progress and clinical discussions quickly gave way to discussion about a rapidly escalating malaria funding crisis, with more funding cuts […] Continue reading -> Congress Presses RFK Jr on Whether New CDC Chief Can Act Independently on Vaccines 24/04/2026 Sophia Samantaroy US Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F Kennedy Jr offered contradictory responses that the country’s new leader of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) would be able to make decisions independent of political interference, especially around vaccines. The White House announced late last week its fourth pick in a year for CDC director, […] Continue reading -> Africa Needs to Take Urgent Action to Protect ‘Miracle’ Malaria Drugs 24/04/2026 Fiona Walker Resistance to a key drug used to treat malaria in Africa is spreading. Experts warn action is now urgent and any delay will cost lives and create economic misery. Artemisinin-based combination therapy (ACT) is the main first-line malaria treatment used in Africa and the best available option, according to the World Health Organization (WHO). ACT […] Continue reading -> Indigenous Brazilian Children Are First in World to Get Paediatric Treatment for Relapsing Malaria 23/04/2026 Kerry Cullinan Brazilian children from the Yanomami indigenous community will be the first in the world to get a single-dose paediatric treatment for relapsing malaria. The introduction of paediatric tafenoquine, developed by Medicines for Malaria Venture (MMV) and pharmaceutical company GSK, marks a “major step” towards closing the treatment gap for children at risk of relapsing Plasmodium […] Continue reading -> Researchers Dispute US Government’s Upbeat Data About PEPFAR’s Impact on HIV 22/04/2026 Kerry Cullinan Researchers have challenged several upbeat claims made by the United States government about the continued impact of the US President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR). The US State Department claims that PEPFAR has sustained its impact on HIV despite the service disruptions and funding cuts introduced by the Trump administration. In a data release […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older posts This site uses cookies to help give you the best experience on our website. Cookies enable us to collect information that helps us personalise your experience and improve the functionality and performance of our site. By continuing to read our website, we assume you agree to this, otherwise you can adjust your browser settings. Please read our cookie and Privacy Policy. Our Cookies and Privacy Policy
Malaria Funding Crisis and Drug Resistance Compel African Investment 28/04/2026 Felix Sassmannshausen GENEVA – As global health leaders gathered in Geneva on Monday to commemorate this year’s World Malaria Day, an advocacy forum featuring high-level diplomats addressed the rising threat of antimalarial drug resistance. Celebrations of medical progress and clinical discussions quickly gave way to discussion about a rapidly escalating malaria funding crisis, with more funding cuts […] Continue reading -> Congress Presses RFK Jr on Whether New CDC Chief Can Act Independently on Vaccines 24/04/2026 Sophia Samantaroy US Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F Kennedy Jr offered contradictory responses that the country’s new leader of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) would be able to make decisions independent of political interference, especially around vaccines. The White House announced late last week its fourth pick in a year for CDC director, […] Continue reading -> Africa Needs to Take Urgent Action to Protect ‘Miracle’ Malaria Drugs 24/04/2026 Fiona Walker Resistance to a key drug used to treat malaria in Africa is spreading. Experts warn action is now urgent and any delay will cost lives and create economic misery. Artemisinin-based combination therapy (ACT) is the main first-line malaria treatment used in Africa and the best available option, according to the World Health Organization (WHO). ACT […] Continue reading -> Indigenous Brazilian Children Are First in World to Get Paediatric Treatment for Relapsing Malaria 23/04/2026 Kerry Cullinan Brazilian children from the Yanomami indigenous community will be the first in the world to get a single-dose paediatric treatment for relapsing malaria. The introduction of paediatric tafenoquine, developed by Medicines for Malaria Venture (MMV) and pharmaceutical company GSK, marks a “major step” towards closing the treatment gap for children at risk of relapsing Plasmodium […] Continue reading -> Researchers Dispute US Government’s Upbeat Data About PEPFAR’s Impact on HIV 22/04/2026 Kerry Cullinan Researchers have challenged several upbeat claims made by the United States government about the continued impact of the US President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR). The US State Department claims that PEPFAR has sustained its impact on HIV despite the service disruptions and funding cuts introduced by the Trump administration. In a data release […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older posts This site uses cookies to help give you the best experience on our website. Cookies enable us to collect information that helps us personalise your experience and improve the functionality and performance of our site. By continuing to read our website, we assume you agree to this, otherwise you can adjust your browser settings. Please read our cookie and Privacy Policy. Our Cookies and Privacy Policy
Congress Presses RFK Jr on Whether New CDC Chief Can Act Independently on Vaccines 24/04/2026 Sophia Samantaroy US Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F Kennedy Jr offered contradictory responses that the country’s new leader of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) would be able to make decisions independent of political interference, especially around vaccines. The White House announced late last week its fourth pick in a year for CDC director, […] Continue reading -> Africa Needs to Take Urgent Action to Protect ‘Miracle’ Malaria Drugs 24/04/2026 Fiona Walker Resistance to a key drug used to treat malaria in Africa is spreading. Experts warn action is now urgent and any delay will cost lives and create economic misery. Artemisinin-based combination therapy (ACT) is the main first-line malaria treatment used in Africa and the best available option, according to the World Health Organization (WHO). ACT […] Continue reading -> Indigenous Brazilian Children Are First in World to Get Paediatric Treatment for Relapsing Malaria 23/04/2026 Kerry Cullinan Brazilian children from the Yanomami indigenous community will be the first in the world to get a single-dose paediatric treatment for relapsing malaria. The introduction of paediatric tafenoquine, developed by Medicines for Malaria Venture (MMV) and pharmaceutical company GSK, marks a “major step” towards closing the treatment gap for children at risk of relapsing Plasmodium […] Continue reading -> Researchers Dispute US Government’s Upbeat Data About PEPFAR’s Impact on HIV 22/04/2026 Kerry Cullinan Researchers have challenged several upbeat claims made by the United States government about the continued impact of the US President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR). The US State Department claims that PEPFAR has sustained its impact on HIV despite the service disruptions and funding cuts introduced by the Trump administration. In a data release […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older posts This site uses cookies to help give you the best experience on our website. Cookies enable us to collect information that helps us personalise your experience and improve the functionality and performance of our site. By continuing to read our website, we assume you agree to this, otherwise you can adjust your browser settings. Please read our cookie and Privacy Policy. Our Cookies and Privacy Policy
Africa Needs to Take Urgent Action to Protect ‘Miracle’ Malaria Drugs 24/04/2026 Fiona Walker Resistance to a key drug used to treat malaria in Africa is spreading. Experts warn action is now urgent and any delay will cost lives and create economic misery. Artemisinin-based combination therapy (ACT) is the main first-line malaria treatment used in Africa and the best available option, according to the World Health Organization (WHO). ACT […] Continue reading -> Indigenous Brazilian Children Are First in World to Get Paediatric Treatment for Relapsing Malaria 23/04/2026 Kerry Cullinan Brazilian children from the Yanomami indigenous community will be the first in the world to get a single-dose paediatric treatment for relapsing malaria. The introduction of paediatric tafenoquine, developed by Medicines for Malaria Venture (MMV) and pharmaceutical company GSK, marks a “major step” towards closing the treatment gap for children at risk of relapsing Plasmodium […] Continue reading -> Researchers Dispute US Government’s Upbeat Data About PEPFAR’s Impact on HIV 22/04/2026 Kerry Cullinan Researchers have challenged several upbeat claims made by the United States government about the continued impact of the US President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR). The US State Department claims that PEPFAR has sustained its impact on HIV despite the service disruptions and funding cuts introduced by the Trump administration. In a data release […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older posts This site uses cookies to help give you the best experience on our website. Cookies enable us to collect information that helps us personalise your experience and improve the functionality and performance of our site. By continuing to read our website, we assume you agree to this, otherwise you can adjust your browser settings. Please read our cookie and Privacy Policy. Our Cookies and Privacy Policy
Indigenous Brazilian Children Are First in World to Get Paediatric Treatment for Relapsing Malaria 23/04/2026 Kerry Cullinan Brazilian children from the Yanomami indigenous community will be the first in the world to get a single-dose paediatric treatment for relapsing malaria. The introduction of paediatric tafenoquine, developed by Medicines for Malaria Venture (MMV) and pharmaceutical company GSK, marks a “major step” towards closing the treatment gap for children at risk of relapsing Plasmodium […] Continue reading -> Researchers Dispute US Government’s Upbeat Data About PEPFAR’s Impact on HIV 22/04/2026 Kerry Cullinan Researchers have challenged several upbeat claims made by the United States government about the continued impact of the US President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR). The US State Department claims that PEPFAR has sustained its impact on HIV despite the service disruptions and funding cuts introduced by the Trump administration. In a data release […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older posts This site uses cookies to help give you the best experience on our website. Cookies enable us to collect information that helps us personalise your experience and improve the functionality and performance of our site. By continuing to read our website, we assume you agree to this, otherwise you can adjust your browser settings. Please read our cookie and Privacy Policy. Our Cookies and Privacy Policy
Researchers Dispute US Government’s Upbeat Data About PEPFAR’s Impact on HIV 22/04/2026 Kerry Cullinan Researchers have challenged several upbeat claims made by the United States government about the continued impact of the US President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR). The US State Department claims that PEPFAR has sustained its impact on HIV despite the service disruptions and funding cuts introduced by the Trump administration. In a data release […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older posts