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Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance

WEBGavi draws on the skills of a variety of partners, combining the technical expertise of the development community with the business know-how of the private sector. Gavi is an …

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Why health care is still not inclusive enough, and what we can

WEBThis discrimination in health care, and the resultant mistrust, has meant that even when a COVID-19 vaccine was available to people, many trans people were …

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Global Impact, on Behalf of the Advancing Health Online Initiative …

WEBNotes to editors. About AHO. Advancing Health Online (AHO), a fiscally sponsored project of Global Impact, is an initiative launched and financially supported by …

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About our Alliance

WEBIn Gavi’s first 22 years, our work helped generate more than US$ 220.5 billion in economic benefits in the countries we support. And global health security …

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Dr Muhammad Ali Pate to become next CEO of Gavi, the Vaccine …

WEBGeneva, 13 February 2023 – Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance announced today the appointment of Dr Muhammad Ali Pate as its new Chief Executive Officer. Dr Pate will be officially …

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Seven things you need to know about the JN.1 COVID-19 variant

WEBAs winter arrives in the northern hemisphere, a new version of Omicron is taking off in many countries. While it is too early to know whether the JN.1 variant will …

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What is COVID-19 and how is it spread

WEBSince it began, COVID-19 has spread worldwide, leading the WHO to label it a pandemic and a “public health emergency of international concern.”. Based on …

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How climate change makes global health issues harder to solve

WEBAt its core, climate change is also a health issue: from the air we breathe to the food we eat, the health of the planet is fundamentally linked to our own health. As …

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What are zoonotic diseases

WEBA zoonosis is any disease or infection that is naturally transmissible from vertebrate animals to humans. Some of the most dangerous zoonotic diseases include …

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Building resilient healthcare systems in Africa with a focus on

WEBThe World Health Organization (WHO) has also warned that outbreaks caused by zoonotic pathogens are rising. An increase of 63% has been recorded from …

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Digital health information (DHI)

WEBHealthEnabled works with Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance and Alliance partners to enhance the strategic use of digital health interventions and data for immunisation …

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John Snow and the Pump Handle of Public Health

WEBJohn Snow, a physician, had been interested in cholera since an 1832 outbreak, and had begun to think that its patterns of spread pointed to contagion – in …

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The deadly diseases that are spiking because of climate change

WEBBy throwing our weather and climate systems into chaos, global warming is making extreme events like floods, droughts, hurricanes and tornadoes much more …

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Climate change’s impact on healthcare in India

WEBIn the Environment Performance Index 2022, India ranked at the bottom of the list. This raises concerns about the future impact of climate change on the economic …

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5 ancient diseases and what the ancients said about them

WEBTrachoma, an infectious eye disease, was common in ancient Egypt and remains a leading cause of blindness today. Source: flickr. The genetic record confirms …

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Why does COVID-19 cause back pain

WEBGeneralised muscle pain or myalgia could be connected to backache. It could be that COVID-19 causes inflammation which, coupled with muscle pain, …

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RFPs and consulting opportunities

WEBGavi Country Programmes Delivery (CPD) - Nigeria Country Team (CT), following the request from the National Primary Health Care Development Agency (NPHCDA), have …

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Why both too strong and too weak an immune response can lead …

WEBScientific experts on the immune system – immunologists – know that too much of an immune reaction could result in allergies, autoimmune disorders or chronic …

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Funny medicine: Hippocrates and the four humours

WEBThe body was a system of four fluid “humours”: black bile, yellow bile, phlegm and blood. If the humours were in balance, then the body was in health. If the humours …

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Kingdom of Saudi Arabia pledges US$ 500 million to protect …

WEBNew commitment will help vaccinate 370 million children against polio every year over five years, preventing paralysis and even death, and strengthen health …

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