Côte d’Ivoire has begun vaccinating children against malaria using a new, affordable vaccine that it’s hoped…
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Children receive first doses of new malaria vaccine, hailed as major milestone
Issy Ronald CNN — Children in Ivory Coast received the first doses of a new, relatively…
After ‘historic backslide’ during pandemic, global childhood immunization rates stall, new data shows
Maya Davis CNN — Although the Covid-19 pandemic saw unprecedented speed in the development and distribution of coronavirus…
Nearly half of adult cancer deaths in the US could be prevented by making lifestyle changes, study finds
Deidre McPhillips CNN — About 40% of new cancer cases among adults ages 30 and older…
Teens feel less emotional support than their parents think they do, new report shows
Deidre McPhillips CNN — As a youth mental health crisis persists in the US, a new…
Nigeria, UN Launch $306 Million Appeal for Food Crisis Relief
By Joshua Odeyemi The Government of Nigeria, and national and international partners Tuesday launched an appeal…
Uganda to Introduce Long-Acting HIV Prevention Injections
By Henry Mugenyi Uganda is set to receive its first shipment of long-acting HIV prevention injections,…
Liberia: ‘Liberia Faces Existential Health Threat’
By William Q. Harmon 6–7 minutes Liberia currently faces an existential health threat due to the…
South Africa: There’s a New Way to Test Kids for TB – but the SA Health Lab Cyberattack Has Delayed Its Roll-Out
By Zano Kunene ~2 minutes About 10% of South Africa’s 280,000 TB cases in 2022 were…
A detailed look at children’s brains might show how sex and gender are different, new study says
Jen Christensen 8–10 minutes CNN — Sex and gender are often conflated or equated in everyday…