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Overview of meningitis in the Philippines

In collaboration with . Visit us at: & for more information. Professor Emeritus Lulu Bravo is the Executive Director of the Philippine Foundation for Vaccination and Pediatric Infectious Disease Specialist...

8 October, 2024

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Health literacy as a cornerstone of public health

The fight against infectious diseases in Southeast Asia is increasingly tied to health literacy. Nine countries are focusing on improving public understanding of COVID-19 and other outbreaks by participating in a...

7 October, 2024

5 min read

GHP News Latest Science

Pioneering multivalent mRNA-LNP vaccine provides breakthrough protection against C. difficile infection

Researchers from several U.S. institutions have developed an mRNA vaccine that has proven effective in protecting mice against intestinal Clostridioides difficile bacterial infections. In their paper published in...

7 October, 2024

3 min read

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Emerging vaccine strategies: T-cells and mRNA in the fight against infectious diseases

In recent years, the focus on SARS-CoV-2 and mRNA-based vaccines has overshadowed work on other infectious diseases and vaccine approaches. However, attention is now shifting, as experts from three vaccine-focused...

5 October, 2024

2 min read

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Global Health Cast Edition 79

Seventy-Ninth Edition of the Global Health Cast presented by Prof. Schmitt and Dr. Sanicas. Download the PDF here🔒 Premium Content - For FreeUnlock this content by becoming a Global Health Press subscriber. Join for...

4 October, 2024

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Vaccination: a crucial and underutilized tool in the fight against antimicrobial resistance

Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) poses a significant and urgent global public health threat, requiring immediate and sustained political attention. This growing challenge demands the use of all available measures to...

3 October, 2024

3 min read

GHP News Outbreak News

The enduring legacy of a forgotten killer and its modern-day threat

As mpox cases spread across Europe, experts suggest this rise may be linked to declining immunity against its far more lethal relative, smallpox. In 1970, doctors in the Democratic Republic of Congo encountered a case...

3 October, 2024

6 min read

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AI enlisted to design vaccines against pandemic threats

UW Medicine will lead one of the seven new centers in a network funded by the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) to prepare against a variety of dangerous pathogens. NIAID is part of the...

2 October, 2024

4 min read

GHP News Outbreak News

Mpox: African scientists at the forefront of a global health crisis

For decades, mpox, a zoonotic disease caused by the monkeypox virus, has posed a persistent public health challenge in parts of Central and West Africa, where it is endemic. Despite its impact, the disease remained...

2 October, 2024

4 min read

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Scouting the terrain: How molecular virology shapes the fight against pandemics

One of the first moves a general makes before a battle is to scout the terrain. Without understanding the battlefield, tactics, strategy, and supply lines mean little. Similarly, when doctors, researchers, and...

26 September, 2024

4 min read