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Prof Sir Brian Greenwood. Meningitis survey, Farafenni, The Gambia with Alice (wife), 1983. Photo: Prof Sir Brian Greenwood

How a British doctor helped to make malaria vaccines a reality

HealthJune 21, 2024

Measles cases rose 79 per cent last year, the World Health Organisation said in February. AFP

Abu Dhabi begins free MMR vaccination campaign

UAEMay 28, 2024

Under the national mosquito and aedes aegypti elimination campaign, 309 blood samples were analysed. Handout

UAE dengue fever campaign eliminates more than 400 mosquito breeding sites

HealthMay 22, 2024

The UAE is intensifying anti-mosquito measures following recent heavy rain. Photo: Pixabay

UAE steps up anti-mosquito measures after heavy rain

UAEMay 04, 2024

A man walks through the village of Kleszczow as steam and smoke rise from the Belchatow Power Station at Rogowiec, Poland. Getty Images

Scientists find link between pollution and poor mental health

HealthApril 26, 2024

Worryingly, the World Health Organisation this week said that progress in reducing the mosquito-borne disease has 'ground to a standstill'. AP

Malaria should be eradicated, not tolerated

EditorialApril 25, 2024

A nurse takes care of a dengue fever patient at a hospital near Lima, Peru. AFP

Climate change will place 'millions more at risk' of mosquito-borne diseases

HealthApril 24, 2024

A robot beaming UVC light is used to sanitise and disinfect a Covid-19 room in Tampa, Florida in 2020. Getty Images

New type of UV light could 'help reduce risk of the next pandemic'

HealthApril 24, 2024

A health worker administers polio vaccine drops to a child during a door-to-door vaccination campaign, in Peshawar, Pakistan. EPA

Polio 'cornered' in Pakistan and Afghanistan in battle against virus

NewsMarch 31, 2024

Dengue fever is a tropical, waterborne disease spread by mosquitoes. EPA

Global dengue fever cases surge, with rising numbers in Middle East

HealthMarch 27, 2024

Scientists have used gene-editing technology called CRISPR-Cas to remove HIV from cells. AP

HIV cure must offer big step forward to replace drugs, experts say

HealthMarch 22, 2024

The prevalence of neurological disorders such as Alzheimer's has grown over the past three decades. Getty images

Neurological conditions now leading cause of ill health and disability

HealthMarch 14, 2024

A nurse at the Ibn Al Nafis Hospital, in Damascus. Only 50 per cent of Syria's hospitals are fully functional. AFP

War and sanctions leave Syria's health system on life support

SyriaMarch 14, 2024

A nurse puts on PPE in a ward for Covid patients. PA

UK hospitals urged to improve patient infection screening

UKFebruary 26, 2024

Figures released by the UKHSA show there have been 216 confirmed measles cases and 103 probable cases since October 1 last year in the West Midlands. Getty Images

Irish man dies due to measles amid rising cases in Europe

HealthFebruary 08, 2024

Three former directors of the Global Smallpox Eradication Programme: Dr J Donald Millar, Dr William H Foege and Dr J Michael Lane, with the 'World Health' magazine, 1980. Centres for Disease Control / Smith Collection / Gado/ Getty

Smallpox was wiped out – other diseases can be too

CommentFebruary 08, 2024

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