Antibiotics Buddies, Sex Workers Buddies, Cameroon Yellow Fever Big Punch

Global Health Notes?????????????????????????? 22 May 2024

TOP THREE

1.??? SIX THINGS YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT HOW VACCINES CAN HELP PREVENT ANTIMICROBIAL RESISTANCE

Antimicrobial resistance is one of the biggest threats to our global health, threatening to make benign diseases a deadly threat once again. A new Gavi insight paper underlines the important role vaccines play in keeping drug resistance at bay.

2.??? IN SRI LANKA, HEALTH WORKERS GO THE EXTRA MILE TO KEEP SEX WORKERS SAFE

In Sri Lanka, health workers are providing crucial HIV and syphilis testing and support for sex workers, ensuring their integration into public health programmes.

3.??? ?CAMEROON HITS BACK AT YELLOW FEVER

Cameroon is tackling a resurgence in yellow fever cases with a targeted vaccination drive across seven districts, aiming to halt transmission.

IN BRIEF

·????? Africa is boosting its self-reliance in health with regional trade agreements and ?increased manufacturing efforts.

·????? Eswatini is addressing its dual HIV-cervical cancer burden, aiming to protect future generations with HPV vaccine introduction and health service expansion.

·????? African health experts warn of climate change’s impact on vector-borne diseases, emphasising the need for a collaborative, multisectoral approach to mitigation.

VIDEO OF THE WEEK

NOT ALL HEROES WEAR CAPES.

Watch and discover the story of Onesimus, the little-known hero who brought African methods of smallpox inoculation to the Americas.

FROM THE ARCHIVE

THE NEXT PANDEMIC: LASSA FEVER?

This week we look back at Lassa fever, which made headlines after a case was diagnosed in Paris.

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NOUVELLES DE LA SEMAINE

L’HISTOIRE DE LA CHAINE DU FROID DES VACCINS

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La découverte d’un vaccin n’est que la toute première étape : affirmation toujours valable depuis l’époque du docteur Edward Jenner. Le déployer à l’échelle mondiale exige de résoudre un grand nombre de problèmes.

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