By Sapa Over two-thirds of South African women risk developing cervical cancer, in light of a worrying local increase in Human Pappiloma Virus (HPV)-related diseases, the University of the Witwatersrand said on Monday. “Information from a recent WHO/ICO report on HPV and cervical cancer 2010 shows that South Africa has a population of 16.84 million […]
First African country introduces GSK's pneumococcal vaccine
GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) announced the incorporation of its pneumococcal vaccine into the Kenyan national immunisation programme. Kenya is the first African country to receive pneumococcal vaccines through the innovative financing mechanism known as the Advance Market Commitment (AMC), which is designed to bring heavily discounted vaccines to children living in the world’s poorest countries. At a […]
Vaccination Campaigns To Stop Yellow Fever Spread Get Underway In E. Africa
Kaiser Daily Global Health Policy Report 24 January 2011 Individuals traveling across East Africa on Friday were ordered to begin receiving mandatory yellow fever vaccines in an effort “to contain an outbreak of the disease in Uganda,” which has sickened an estimated 190 people, resulting in 48 deaths as of Dec. 30, 2010, the Citizen […]
Pneumonia vaccine 'to save thousands of lives'
By Fergus Walsh Medical correspondent, BBC News 23 January 2011 New vaccine could save thousands of lives. A new vaccine against pneumonia is being rolled out in Africa which estimates suggest could save more than half a million lives a year globally. The Gavi Alliance, a global health partnership of public and private sectors for […]
WHO to launch cheap meningitis vaccine in Africa
By: Kate Killand 22 November 2010 More than 12 million people in Burkino Faso will be the first to receive a new meningitis vaccine as part of an Africa-wide immunization plan, the World Health Organisation said on Monday. The vaccine, called MenAfriVac and made by Serum Institute of India, will be used to inoculate 450 […]
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