Disease Elimination

US approves cheap generic of breakthrough HIV shot for poorer countries

A twice-yearly HIV prevention shot will cost just $40 a year in 120 countries.

As a historic measles outbreak hits Pennsylvania Amish country, more show openness to vaccines

A historic measles outbreak is changing how some Amish and Mennonite people view vaccines.

UNAIDS congratulates Barbados on eliminating vertical transmission of HIV  | UNAIDS

Barbados has stopped HIV passing from mothers to babies at the level needed for elimination.

Africa CDC commends Kenya's Ebola containment measures, pledges support | The Eastleigh Voice

Africa CDC backs Kenya's Ebola response and pledges support.

Gene therapy beyond rare diseases with Alessandra Biffi | Euronews Tech Talks

A gene therapy helped save a patient from a disease that can steal movement and speech.

Needle-free Strep A vaccine triggers local and bodywide immune responses in mice

A vaccine given under the tongue triggered immune responses in mice across the body.

More than half of children under 5 exposed to hep B exposed via household contact

58.2% of young children exposed to hepatitis B had an infected household contact besides their

IDSA: Cabotegravir + rilpivirine long-acting antiretroviral therapy beneficial in HIV

94% had a last measured HIV level below 50 copies per milliliter on treatment.

World Malaria Day: Protecting Children Globally | UNICEF USA

More than two dozen African countries had malaria vaccine programs by 2026.

IDSA: Earlier introduction of HPV vaccine improves initiation, completion by age 13

Starting HPV shots at ages 9 to 10 helps more children finish by age 13.

BBC Audio | Africa Daily | Which countries will soon get the malaria vaccine?

18 million malaria vaccine doses are headed to 12 African countries.

Why do people still get polio in some countries and not in others?

Polio was cut by more than 99%, but 52 children were paralyzed in 2025.

More education reduces dementia risk decades later

One extra school year was linked to fewer dementia diagnoses nearly 50 years later.

Malaria vaccine price cut to protect 1 million more children - India Today

A vaccine price cut could help protect 1 million more children from malaria.

10 years after Ebola in West Africa: Laboratory partnership improves viral hemorrhagic fever diagnostics in Guinea

Nearly a decade of tracking in Guinea is helping strengthen defenses against viral outbreaks.

Ebola vaccine trial begins in DR Congo

The first trial aims to test whether an existing Ebola vaccine can protect against a different

FDA approves hepatitis B shot that may let some patients stop all treatment

Six months after stopping all hepatitis B treatment, 19% still had the virus in check.

Using AI in the global fight against HIV

Coach Mpilo has over 150,000 users, but men make up only about 15%.

Gavi and UNICEF negotiate lower malaria vaccine price, unlocking US$ 50 million in savings DevelopmentAid

A lower vaccine price is set to save US$50 million for malaria programs.

Malaria vaccine price to drop by 40% in deal to expand access | Monitor

A deal will cut malaria vaccine prices by 40% to help reach more people.