The Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) on Thursday included the anti-malaria drug in the children’s vaccination schedule, the leading cause of death in Congolese children, local health authorities reported. Related:Angola: Malaria Mortality Rate Reduced The campaign, which has already begun in the Kasangulu health zone in the province of Kongo Central (center) – one of […]

The Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), the focus of the current outbreak of mpox, began this Saturday the vaccination campaign against the disease in the province of North Kivu, in the northeast of the country. RELATED: DR Congo: First Batch of Mpox Vaccines Received The Congolese Ministry of Public Health, Hygiene and Social Welfare […]

The health portfolio stated that its vaccination plan includes the formation of health teams and the definition of vaccination centres.

On Monday, Paraguay’s health authorities urged the population to get vaccinated and take extra care, especially children and the elderly, in the face of a drastic increase in cases of respiratory diseases during the current cold season. Related: Paraguayan Megadiverse Forest Threatened by Illicit Crops The Ministry of Public Health recalled that immunisation, actions such […]

AstraZeneca reported Tuesday that it had initiated a worldwide recall of its COVID-19 vaccine due to a “surplus of available vaccine.” RELATED: WHO Reiterates Call for Immunization for All The British-Swedish drugmaker admitted for the first time last week that its vaccine against SARS-CoV-2 infection could cause adverse effects. In official documents, it was made […]

On Monday, official sources stated that Somalia received 1.4 million vials of the oral cholera vaccine worth 2.5 million U.S. dollars from the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) amid alarm over the increasing number of reported cases in the country. RELATED: Somalia: Forces Kill 81 al-Shabab Militants in Operations The vaccines will be distributed to […]

Achieving a vaccine against dengue is a historical desire of tropical countries where it is endemic. Cuba, which took up that challenge in 1992, now has two formulations in the preclinical study phase. RELATED: Baseball, from the US To Cuba and Latin America On October 30, 2023, several media and press agencies in Cuba and […]

On Wednesday, President Vladimir Putin announced that Russia is close to creating anti-cancer vaccines that could be made available to the public in the near future. RELATED:  Ukrainian Rocket Attack Leaves 5 Russians Dead in Belgorod “The new discoveries in medicine, methods of prevention, and treatment should be accessible to the people,” he said during a meeting […]

On Wednesday, state media reported that Zambia is in talks with the World Health Organization (WHO) and other partners to procure cholera vaccines as the waterborne disease ravages the southern African nation. RELATED: Measures Stepped up to Contain Cholera Outbreak in Zambia Roma Chilengi, director-general of the Zambia National Public Health Institute, said the government […]