The Syrian Ministry of Health (MOH), supported by WHO, UNICEF and Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance, has launched the second round of Big Catch-Up vaccination activity this week.

Timor-Leste launches HPV Vaccine for 11–14 years girls. With support from partners, the vaccine will help protect girls and women against cervical cancer: a common yet preventable disease.

The allocation follows a Gavi Board decision in December 2023 to approve US$ 290 million funding for the “Big Catch-Up” initiative.

On World Hepatitis Day, TV Padma surveys the damage caused by the hepatitis B virus in Africa – and looks ahead to the impact of Gavi-supported Hep B birth dose vaccine. 

A study challenges longstanding narratives of rapid and inevitable pathogen transfer across oceans during the days of transcontinental seafaring. 

The head of the Meningitis Research Foundation explains new research findings showing that tackling the disease means more awareness and more funding.