The need for increased investment in the Indian health workforce
A recent study published in Human Resources for Health explains why India is facing a concerning shortage of workers in the health sector and… Read more »
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Zoonotic pathogens in Bonobos and One Health implications
Researchers report on PCR screening for potentially zoonotic pathogens detected in the faecal samples of wild and semi-captive bonobos. This raised… Read more »
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Unmasking the Hidden Epidemic: The Clock is Ticking!
Tuberculosis (TB) is a leading cause of severe illness and death in young children worldwide. On this World TB Day, Dr Jacquie… Read more »
Investing in midwifery training and education for improved maternal and newborn outcomes
In a blog for World Health Day, Duncan N. Shikuku and Charles A. Ameh discuss the critical role of midwives in improving maternal… Read more »
Malaria Screener: Harnessing smartphone technology to automate malaria diagnostics
Malaria continues to be a global challenge to population health, and the scale of the problem is driven by a lack of trained… Read more »
Is the low incidence of COVID-19 in Africa due to prior infections with Plasmodium falciparum?
Evidence of shared immunodominance between Plasmodium falciparum and SARS-CoV-2 may explain low COVID-19 incidence in the… Read more »
Bad news for Guinea worms
The prospect of eliminating a parasitic disease afflicting humans took a leap forward in 2020, despite restrictions caused by a… Read more »
Ending Neglected Tropical Diseases. The launch of the World Health Organization new road map to 2030.
Yesterday the World Health Organization launched a new road map to prevent, control, eliminate and eradicate a set of 20 diseases,… Read more »
Multiple blood meals speed up malaria parasite development
Our findings suggest that parasites can be transmitted by younger mosquitoes, with potential consequences for increased malaria… Read more »
Deworming achieves progress towards 2030 NTD goals sub-Saharan Africa
We would like to start the new year with good news - there has been great progress towards targets of eliminating soil-transmitted… Read more »