WHO prequalifies Ebola vaccine, paving the way for its use in high-risk countries
The World Health Organization (WHO) today prequalified an Ebola vaccine for the first time, a critical step that will help speed up its...
Malaria vaccine pilot launched in Malawi
WHO welcomes the Government of Malawi’s launch of the world’s first malaria vaccine today in a landmark pilot programme. The country is...
Unveiling vaccine hesitancy in Bosnia and Herzegovina
UNICEF/Zmey Rates of immunization in the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina are declining. Immunization rates in the Federation of...
Towards the world’s first malaria vaccine
The World Health Organization Regional Office for Africa (WHO/AFRO) announced today that Ghana, Kenya, and Malawi will take part in a...
Check the source: WHO-validated websites provide trustworthy information on vaccine safety
When people need advice about topics like health, careers, or relationships, the first place they often look is the internet. The same is...
Millions of children to receive measles vaccine in north-eastern Nigeria
A mass vaccination campaign to protect more than 4 million children (4 766 214) against a measles outbreak in conflict-affected states in...
Final trial results confirm Ebola vaccine provides high protection against disease
An experimental Ebola vaccine was highly protective against the deadly virus in a major trial in Guinea, according to results published...
World Health Organisation welcomes global health funding for malaria vaccine
The world’s first malaria vaccine will be rolled out in pilot projects in sub-Saharan Africa, WHO confirmed today. Funding is now secured...
Measles jab saves over 20 million young lives in 15 years, but hundreds of children still die of the
Despite a 79% worldwide decrease in measles deaths between 2000 and 2015, nearly 400 children still die from the disease every day,...
Malaria: Live Attenuated Vaccine Provides Protection
Results of a clinical trial of Sanaria[R] PfSPZ (Plasmodium falciparum sporozoite) Vaccine to prevent malaria infections, published today...