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This is no time to neglect hepatitis - 70 million Africans are infected
A childhood vaccine given at birth is effective. BSIP/Universal Images Group via Getty Images Pauline Bakibinga, African Population and Health…
Why a bacterium in goat and sheep milk in southwest Nigeria poses a health risk
Goat sellers in the Birnin Kudu market, Jigawa State, Nigeria Jorge Fernández/LightRocket via Getty Images Ezekiel Omoshaba, Federal University of…
TB doesn’t only attack the lungs – other organs are also vulnerable
X-rays, CT scans or MRIs may be necessary to detect TB in organs other than the lungs. Shutterstock Nazir Ismail,…
TB prevention has relied on the same vaccine for 100 years. It’s time for innovation
BCG has been used all over the world to protect against the development of TB. Noah Seelam/AFP via Getty Images…
Even with equal vaccination rates, COVID-19 hotspots still have higher infection rates
Hundreds of residents of Toronto’s M3N postal code, a hotspot for COVID-19 infections, line up at a pop-up vaccine clinic…
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Nigerian academics weigh in on the faults and frustrations of managing COVID-19
Nigeria’s President Muhammadu Buhari shows his COVID-19 certificate after receiving his first dose of the Oxford/AstraZeneca vaccine in March 2021.…
How the pandemic changed abortion access in Europe
Protesters took to the streets in Poland to protest the country’s crackdown on abortion access. Silar, CC BY-SA Jovana Stanisljevic,…
COVID-19 Vaccination: Sokoto women discouraged by Kano meningitis experience
“Yes, we agree the coronavirus exists, but I will never take anything coming from the whites as a solution.” Described…
COVID vaccines: combining AstraZeneca and Pfizer may boost immunity – new study
Late last year, I asked: is it safe to have more than one type of COVID-19 vaccine? A trial has…
Cholera is still a danger in Nigeria: here’s what the government can do
Cholera outbreaks are more common in internally displaced persons camps Stefan Heunis/AFP via Getty Images Olayinka Stephen Ilesanmi, University of…
