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- If you’ve ever heard that going out with wet hair gives you a cold or that you can sweat out a fever, you might want to read Linda Geddes’ article debunking the most popular winter health myths: bit.ly/4rzGwT6
- Pancreatic cancer makes up just 3% of all cancers in the US, but it’s one of the deadliest because screening and treatments for it have remained tricky. This article from Knowable Magazine outlines that progress is on the horizon: bit.ly/3Zju5i7
- “Health is an investment, not a cost.” - Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus. The case for investing in health is unequivocal. The question now is not whether governments spend more on health but how to spend smarter. bit.ly/3NWskoF via World Economic Forum
- Today is #WorldCancerDay. We already know that preventing infections like HPV can significantly reduce cancer risk. Now that same vaccine technology is being explored to help the immune system recognise and respond to cancer itself. 🎬 Watch for a dive into this potential shift in cancer care.
- Measles is back in the headlines, but the story is bigger than one disease. In our latest Global Health Notes newsletter, Pascal Barollier explores what resurging outbreaks reveal about global systems, and lessons learned from the communities that have faced these challenges. bit.ly/4qVAkoo
- Before vaccines, measles was so feared in Uganda that communities avoided even saying its name. Doctors recall children dying in large numbers with survivors left blind or disabled. Learn how immunisation transformed that reality, and why the gains remain fragile: bit.ly/4a7Pgsj
- About 90 countries have already moved to a single dose HPV schedule per WHO recommendations. Now new findings reinforce that decision with direct, confirmed trial data. See how the evidence continues to build. bit.ly/49SLc0p via PATH
- “I humbly believe that all the hard work of the past year enables us to look forward with optimism” - read Dr Sania Nishtar’s latest op-ed on how the difficult decisions of 2025 have given us a strong foundation for success: bit.ly/3NFJo2h
- Scabies cases are surging across the UK and Europe. Who is most at risk and what symptoms should you look out for? The Conversation UK’s explainer has the answers: bit.ly/4rn389l
- In some remote parts of Ethiopia, seeing a doctor isn’t a given. Here's how a local physician built a volunteer-powered model to bring care, vaccines and emergency treatment closer to home. bit.ly/4t5epwr
- “Our #GaviLeap reforms are well on the way to being fully implemented. This positions Gavi well to operate in a rapidly changing world” - Dr Sania Nishtar outlines why after a year of challenges, Gavi can look ahead with optimism: bit.ly/3NFJo2h
- A breakthrough new oral rabies vaccine for street dogs could make elimination achievable. Learn why removing the threat at its source could defeat the disease with the highest fatality rate in the world: bit.ly/3Mf0eV6 #WorldNTDDay
- From the UK to Spain, nations are increasingly losing their “measles-free" status. But what is it and why does it matter? The latest: bit.ly/46cXoXt
- Malaria has been one of the world’s deadliest diseases for millennia, and still kills more than 600,000 people worldwide each year. Now after decades of stalled progress, scientists are closing in on new tools to protect children and save lives worldwide: bit.ly/3Z6ZS5N via The Conversation UK
- Six countries in the WHO European region just lost their measles-free status, including the UK and Spain. In 13 others, including France and Germany, measles is now endemic again. 🧵
- Viruses that jump from animals to humans are the likely sources of major health threats like #Nipah, say scientists, and bats are the number one suspect. bit.ly/4afyKYG
- In Pakistan, the measles-rubella vaccine is available to every Pakistani child free of charge. Yet in 2025, more than half of the 16,000 measles cases in 2025 were in unvaccinated children. Here’s how trust is the key to reducing the disease’s toll: bit.ly/3NHIEcN via Jhpiego
- India has made major gains in reducing infant deaths, but viral infections in children remain widespread. In this Q&A, enteric disease expert Gagandeep Kang explains why vaccines are still essential to protect the vulnerable. Read the full interview via @scidevnet.bsky.social: bit.ly/4sWoawZ
- We may soon be a big step closer to having a vaccine against Nipah, an extremely deadly bat-borne virus for which there is currently no jab and no cure. Here’s where things stand: bit.ly/3ZvZYnI
- How can humour change the conversation on vaccines? In Zimbabwe, comedian Sabkhuku Vharazipi has amassed a colossal fanbase with wry sketches that skewer anti-vaccine myths and deliver life-saving health info. bit.ly/3M7bDGv
- In northern Kenya’s Isiolo county, access to healthcare can mean crossing kilometres of rough terrain on foot. Here’s how one health worker’s pop-up clinics are helping reduce preventable illness and death by bringing care closer to home. bit.ly/4bmhSka
- How 'minilateralism' can help move health systems forward, why mpox may cause lasting health problems and how a Zimbabwean comedian is using humour to change minds about vaccines – find these and more in Pascal Barollier’s Global Health Notes newsletter: bit.ly/3Z1Fa7u
- Not all vaccines are geared towards treating viruses, bacterium or parasites. A new wave of shots to help treat cancer or fentanyl addiction are in development and trials. Here's what you need to know: bit.ly/3NGZ4lG
- In Zimbabwe, a comedian is boosting health and countering misinformation through comedy. With a massive fanbase, he’s making a real difference for more than 700,000 Zimbabweans who come for the funny and leave with a message. bit.ly/3M7bDGv
- “Revolutionary.” That’s the word health workers are using to describe a new medical delivery drone network that can drop vaccines and pick up diagnostic samples in Eswatini. Read more: bit.ly/4bcLm3Q
- Traditionally children’s health is a mother’s domain – but this group of Kenyan dads argues that vaccination is part of a very masculine tradition of protection. Here’s how fathers are bucking gender stereotypes to champion immunisation in Kenya’s Samburu region: bit.ly/3LkkGna
- During World War I, tight quarters and migrating troops gave what we now call Spanish Influenza the opening it needed to take hold. And once the war ended, soldiers returning from battle unknowingly spread the pathogens far and wide across the globe. The impact was devastating: bit.ly/4qvuWIm
- 🤝 Powering partnerships to accelerate innovation! We’re delighted to announce new private sector and philanthropic partnerships to help us scale innovation, strengthen healthcare and reach underserved communities: bit.ly/3YSk8rJ
- As measles outbreaks continue to make headlines, knowing the dangers and the symptoms is more important than ever. VaccinesWork Science Writer Linda Geddes breaks it down. bit.ly/3LBg1NQ
- During the 2022-2023 global mpox outbreak, the disease was widely seen as a short-lived illness. New research suggests that health impacts can linger after the rash has healed, including ongoing bowel, urinary and sexual health problems for a minority of patients. bit.ly/4r1E9Il
- A remote island defying the odds to hit vaccination goals, why we should all fear the Aedes aegypti mosquito and why we can’t underestimate the threat of diphtheria — find these and more in Pascal Barollier’s Global Health Notes newsletter: bit.ly/49Ocbc2
- When disease jumps from animals to people, the front line is often the farm. Here’s how health officials in Bangladesh curbed a human anthrax outbreak by vaccinating cows first: bit.ly/4r2Cen1
- Our CEO Dr @sanianishtar.bsky.social has issued an urgent call for radical reform of the global health architecture to support the needs of countries: Writing in @thelancet.com, she sets out a framework for reform of global health that focuses on countries, not institutions: bit.ly/3NTo0X4
- A fast-spreading strain of influenza A (H3N2), known as subclade K, has fuelled headlines warning of a possible “superflu”. Scientists say that the reality is more nuanced. Here’s the breakdown: bit.ly/3N5nR2D
- The future of global health isn’t bigger institutions, but better collaboration. In Davos for #wef26, Gavi’s CEO Dr Sania Nishtar makes the case for “minilateralism” as a response to multilateral paralysis: bit.ly/3LDz760
- "When I heard the song, it directed the message to me, as it said, you, mother, take your child for immunisation." A Kenyan mother explains how a choir's vaccine song changed her mind about taking her children to get their shots. bit.ly/4ppIsMw
- In Malawi, myths and religious fears once stopped parents from getting their children the malaria vaccine. Now caregivers are changing minds with grassroots efforts. With every vaccinated child, a killer disease loses ground: bit.ly/4jNjTrr via UNICEF
- A new study finds that getting vaccinated during pregnancy significantly protects newborns from flu and whooping cough hospitalisations in their critical first months of life. 👇🧵
- How does a tiny island that only introduced electricity in 2023 take on some of the world’s deadliest diseases? This is the story of how Kenya’s Wasini Island is making sure vaccination is routine and reliable.
- ❓“Will giving my baby multiple vaccines at once overload their immune system?” 💬 The quick answer: No. Decades of studies confirm that multiple vaccines don’t overwhelm immunity, don’t increase infection risk and don’t cause chronic illness. Here's what the latest research says: bit.ly/4gMkPuU
- A sophisticated laboratory disguised as a passenger bus, a flu strain causing havoc, and a choir celebrating vaccines — find these and more in Pascal Barollier’s Global Health Notes newsletter: bit.ly/3NtE7ul
- A century ago, diphtheria was everywhere, killing thousands of children each year. Today, it’s a disease that’s preventable with vaccines. A recent outbreak in Nigeria that left hundreds sick is a grim warning of the dangers of letting vaccinations lapse. The full story: bit.ly/4bwSmZl
