Medical Specialties

At least 50 children killed by measles in Samoa as outbreak worsens

In all, 53 people have died since late October. Most of those who have died have been babies and young infants, including 23 babies aged under 12 months and another 25 children aged between 1 and 4 years.

Europe's anti-vaxxers could lead to a public health crisis

Growing scepticism of vaccines in Europe, especially in countries like France should be a cause for concern.

Congolese anti-Ebola fighter killed as new vaccine arrives

The motive for the murder in the town of Lwemba in the troubled Ituri region was unknown, but it came as health authorities were set to introduce a new vaccine against the disease in unaffected areas.

World Polio Day: Why Pakistan is failing to eradicate the disease

Pakistan, Afghanistan and Nigeria are the only countries in the world, where polio is endemic. And in contrast to recent years of gradual improvement, this year there have been at least 72 cases of polio in Pakistan after only eight in 2018.

Global measles cases three times higher than last year - WHO

Globally, nearly three times as many measles cases were reported from January to July this year than in the same period in 2018, the WHO said.

Two Ebola drugs found to increase survival rates

More than 1,800 people have died in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo since Ebola broke out there in August last year.

Turkey making efforts to develop indigenous vaccine

Turkey has "spent $123.34 million with the largest and the most technologically advanced industrial investments up until now in Turkey's pharmaceutical industry," the deputy health minister says.

Ebola death toll exceeds 1,600 mark in DRC

Democratic Republic of Congo recorded 2,382 cases of Ebola, of which 1,606 were fatal, the Health Ministry says.

France has lowest levels of trust in vaccines globally - poll

A third of French citizens think immunisation is unsafe, according to figures. Globally, 79 percent of people agreed that vaccines are safe and 84 percent said they were effective.

Death toll tops 1,000 in Congo Ebola outbreak

A World Health Organization expert says the UN body expects continued "intense transmission" of Ebola virus in Congo with community mistrust being a major issue in some areas.

Malawi pilots groundbreaking malaria vaccine

After more than three decades in development and almost $1 billion in investment to prevent malaria, which kills hundreds of thousands, the most advanced vaccine yet has been rolled out in Malawi's capital Lilongwe.

US seeks to stem measles outbreaks from Israel and Ukraine

A total of 555 cases of measles have been recorded in the United States since January 1 with an Orthodox Jewish community in New York City being hardest hit who were infected by visitors from Israel, where a measles outbreak began a year ago.