WHO prequalifies new simplified oral cholera vaccine
A new oral cholera vaccine was prequalified by the World Health Organization (WHO) on April 12. The inactivated oral vaccine Euvichol-S is as effective as existing vaccines, but its formulation…
Emergency Response in Eastern Africa
To strengthen regional cross-border Risk Communication and Community Engagement (RCCE) readiness during public health emergencies, Africa CDC, UNICEF, IFRC, and WHO (the Collective Service core partners), as well as IOM,…
Haiti: Conflict, Displacement, and Health Crises
Health providers, data experts, and community leaders convened last week to outline some of the health challenges in Haiti, compounded by gang violence, food insecurity, and mass displacement. The event…
A new life for a clinic in Syria
“The clinic is ready!” The news was music to Dr Eyad’s (the director of Tal Salhab clinic) ears. Medair had just completed the rehabilitation of Tal Salhab’s only primary health…
SUDAN: One Year On, Humanitarian Crises Escalates
One year since the conflict erupted in Sudan on 15 April 2023, international non-profit Relief International says the humanitarian situation is accelerating. With every week that passes, thousands of families…
IOM Yemen-: Yemen’s Unsung Heroes: How Mobile Medical Teams Are Saving Lives Amidst Conflict
Ma’rib, Yemen Adnan’s face lights up as soon as he spots the medical bus pulling up near his migrant settlement. He has been struggling with a fever for weeks now…
WPV1-positive sewage sample reported from Usta Muhammad
Wild poliovirus type 1 (WPV1) has been detected in a sewage sample from the Usta Muhammad district of Balochistan and nine other previously positive districts. The Regional Reference Lab for…
Gaza: “Complete devastation of the health care system”
“No hospital in the world … could cope with the number of injuries we’re seeing.” On March 19, Dr. Amber Alayyan, pediatrician and Palestine medical program manager for Doctors Without…