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Malawi vaccinates 1.3 million children in response to polio outbreak | WHO | Regional Office for Africa
Blantyre -- Around 1. 3 million children in Malawi have been vaccinated against polio in a four-day campaign following the detection of a new polio case in late January 2026, the first such case since the detection of wild poliovirus -- which was genetically linked to an outbreak in Pakistan -- in 2022.
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WHO announces restart of preventive cholera vaccinations after nearly 4-year halt
CAPE TOWN, South Africa (AP) -- Preventive cholera vaccination programs will restart globally after they were halted for nearly four years due to a vaccine shortage, the World Health Organization said Wednesday.
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Bill Gates addresses being mentioned in Epstein files, says he was 'foolish'
Bill Gates said that he "regrets every minute" he ever spent with Jeffrey Epstein, speaking out after the release of Epstein files that contained mentions of the Microsoft co-founder.
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WHO announces restart of preventive cholera vaccinations after nearly 4-year halt
CAPE TOWN, South Africa -- CAPE TOWN, South Africa (AP) -- Preventive cholera vaccination programs will restart globally after they were halted for nearly four years due to a vaccine shortage, the World Health Organization said Wednesday.
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WHO announces restart of preventive cholera vaccinations after nearly 4-year halt
CAPE TOWN, South Africa (AP) -- Preventive cholera vaccination programs will restart globally after they were halted for nearly four years due to a vaccine shortage, the World Health Organization said Wednesday.
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Why scientists are so excited about a nasal spray vaccine for bird flu
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A new nasal spray vaccine for H5N1 bird flu has shown promising early results, raising hopes it could one day be used to help curb a future pandemic.
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World Neglected Tropical Diseases Day 2026 | WHO | Regional Office for Africa
Pretoria - World Neglected Tropical Diseases (NTD) Day provides an important opportunity to reaffirm our collective commitment to ending diseases that continue to affect the most vulnerable and marginalized communities.
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Over 26 million Children Reached with the Recent Integrated polio vaccination campaign
The fourth-round national polio vaccination campaign with type two novel Oral Polio Vaccine (nOPV2) marked a milestone reaching over 26 million children in all regions, while in 22 zones in seven regions in Amhara, Oromia, Somali, South Ethiopia, Harari, Dire Dawa and Afar regions co-administered with bivalent oral polio vaccine (bOPV).
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The catch-22 in the global battle to eradicate polio
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For decades, global efforts to eradicate polio have relied on a deceptively simple tool: a few drops of orangey-red liquid placed on a child's tongue.
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Remembering A Global Health Hero
Dr. William H. "Bill" Foege, M. D. , a global health hero, died at his Atlanta home on Jan 24. He was 89. In 1966, as a 29-year-old CDC epidemiologist in Nigeria, he devised the vaccination strategy that ultimately led to the global eradication of smallpox - one of the world's oldest and deadliest diseases.
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Lessons From William H. Foege, A Global Health Legend
Dr William H. Foege, a legend in global public health, passed away on 24 January 2026, at the age of 89. He was recipient of the Medal of Freedom award in 2012, and a recipient of the 2007 Jimmy and Rosalynn Carter Award for Humanitarian Contributions to the Health of Humankind.
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Dr. William Foege, leader in smallpox eradication, has died
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ATLANTA (AP) -- Dr. William Foege, a leader of one of humanity's greatest public health victories -- the global eradication of smallpox -- has died.
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Dr. William Foege, leader in smallpox eradication, dies
The 6-foot-7 inch Foege literally stood out in the field of public health.
ATLANTA -- Dr. William Foege, a leader of one of humanity's greatest public health victories -- the global eradication of smallpox -- has died.
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Dr. William Foege, leader in smallpox eradication, has died
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ATLANTA (AP) -- Dr. William Foege, a leader of one of humanity's greatest public health victories -- the global eradication of smallpox -- has died.
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California Joins UN Health Network Following US Departure From WHO
Jan 23 (Reuters) - California said on Friday it will become the first U. S. state to join the World Health Organization's global outbreak response network following the Trump administration's decision to pull Washington out of the WHO.
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Trump expands policy banning aid to groups abroad that discuss or provide abortions
A 19-year-old woman talks with nurse Valeria Zafisoa at a traveling contraception clinic in eastern Madagascar run by the British nonprofit group MSI Reproductive Choices.
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Vance announces aid restrictions for groups that promote diversity, transgender policies abroad
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Vice President JD Vance on Friday said the United States will stop funding any organization working on diversity and transgender issues abroad.
