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One of the deadliest pandemics in recorded history left a surprisingly faint paper trail. Here what the traces that were left behind can teach us about what to expect from modern pandemic memory: bit.ly/4aTtw4Q via The Conversation
The latest data shows important progress but also reveals where millions of children are still being left behind. Read more: bit.ly/4yqSoef
Every year, WHO and UNICEF’s WUENIC estimates provide one of the clearest snapshots of whether children around the world are receiving essential vaccines, and where the gaps still lie. Eight important takeaways from the latest report: 👇🧵
Without vaccination, rabies is close to 100% fatal. In India’s Jammu and Kashmir, which has recorded almost 213,000 dog bites since 2022, there have been zero official human rabies deaths. Here’s how rabies vaccines are helping prevent a growing crisis from turning deadly: bit.ly/4ynStiW
Group B strep (GBS) is one of the biggest killers of newborn babies worldwide, disproportionally affecting children in low- and middle-income countries. 🧵
The world needs new antibiotics but designing them is time-intensive and expensive. Enter: generative AI models, guided by trained scientists using physics-based simulations to design new peptides that could kill previously drug-resistant bacteria. The story via The Conversation: bit.ly/4gvDXiE
During a health crisis, speed matters. But diagnostics, treatments and public health interventions can only help if they reach affected communities quickly and reliably. Here’s why efficient logistics are essential in outbreak responses like Ebola: bit.ly/4h2Xqaz via the World Economic Forum
What if a century-old vaccine still has new lessons to teach? New research on the BCG tuberculosis vaccine and its links with a lower risk of Alzheimer’s is giving scientists a closer look at how immune activity and brain health may be connected. 🧵👇
Children don't receive essential vaccines for a number of reasons. Reaching them calls for solutions shaped by local realities, not one-size-fits-all approaches. Here are some of the key lessons from the Zero-Dose Learning Hub, designed to adapt and move evidence into action. bit.ly/4eP0G8c
Incredible news ➡ In Sri Lanka, no baby has been born with HIV or syphilis since 2017. Behind that milestone isn’t just one intervention, but a system of early screening, treatment, follow up and health workers who go looking when mothers drop out of care. The full story: bit.ly/44ktC1O
Last November, experts feared that the H3N2 ‘subclade K’ flu could become a real health crisis. But as scientists gathered more data, the picture became more reassuring. This explainer looks at what changed, what researchers have learned and why flu surveillance matters: bit.ly/4gsnZWt
In Pakistan, an estimated 1.6 million children are part of migrant and mobile populations. To bring vaccines closer to children who might otherwise be missed, local health teams are visiting temporary settlements, transit points and remote grazing routes. Read more: bit.ly/4grRAQ2
Scientists discover new viruses every year. Most will never cause a global health emergency, but a new catalogue of RNA viruses could help researchers spot which pathogens deserve the closest attention before the next outbreak takes hold. 🔗: bit.ly/3RmLhTt via The Conversation
The strongest public health systems are built long before a crisis arrives. In this week's Global Health Notes, we explore this topic, and others. Read the latest edition here: www.linkedin.com/pulse/system...
In November 2024, Mali became the first fragile country supported by Gavi to introduce the HPV vaccine. But for a new vaccine, trust matters. In southern Mali, theatre is helping communities understand what the vaccine is, who it is for and that it is provided free of charge: bit.ly/4vS2Aeg
In some rural Zambian clinics, a broken vaccine fridge used to mean waiting weeks for a technician to travel from Lusaka. Now, a newly trained network of over 120 local technicians is maintaining and repairing solar-power fridges and keeping immunisation services going strong: bit.ly/4gikFx8
Which demographic was most likely to die during plague outbreaks in the 17th century? A mass grave in Switzerland found fascinating insights and a surprising parallel between this ancient scourge and the COVID-19 pandemic: bit.ly/3QYveeq
Last-mile delivery remains the most persistent challenge, particularly in fragile and conflict-affected settings. During our 2026–2030 strategic period, we will work with countries and partners to continue building stronger, smarter, and more integrated supply chains: bit.ly/4vYKRC5