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How Karachi and Hyderabad outsprinted typhoid

This May, Sindh Province in Pakistan embarked on a two-week campaign to deliver typhoid conjugate vaccine (TCV) to nearly 9 million children at risk from an increasingly drug-resistant bacterium. Rahul Basharat found out how they did it.

What is Nipah virus, and why is it spreading again?

The virus causes a deadly brain-swelling fever, and it has just emerged again in India. Here’s what you need to know. 

In northern Nigeria, resettled farmers are giving back to tackle malnutrition

Amid a growing hunger crisis, former internally displaced persons (IDPs) are sharing their harvest.

How scientists are racing to understand the new Mpox strain in the Democratic Republic of the Congo

A previously unknown strain of Mpox is spreading near DRC’s border with Uganda, Burundi and Rwanda. Linda Geddes spoke to Leandre Murhula Masirika, Jean Claude Udahemuka and Trudie Lang who are working to understand and contain the virus.

Ada Hegerberg leads unfair football match at the Norway Cup to call for equal vaccine access for all

Ada Hegerberg and Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance gathered young people from around the world at the coveted Friendship Match during the Norway Cup to illustrate how unequal access to vaccines worldwide gives children an unfair start in life.

How effective are malaria vaccines?

When it comes to measuring efficacy, where, when and how you give malaria vaccines matters.

Meet the Indonesian epidemiologist championing homegrown evidence to counter cross-border threats

Dr Henry Surendra, now on the hunt for the next pandemic bug, tells VaccinesWork how COVID-19 shaped his research interests.

A historic leap in cancer vaccines – here’s what you need to know

The world’s first personalized cancer vaccine trial has started in the UK – a potentially revolutionary step towards improving the lives of millions of patients. 

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