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Could philanthropists be dominating global health metrics, governance, and outcomes?
As a child, Catharine Coleborne’s mother spent a year in bed with polio. Stories like hers reveal why we can’t afford to go backwards on vaccination.
Polio may finally be defeated in the next 5 years. Will the world recognize what an extraordinary achievement that is?
Removing vaccine mandates in Florida will worsen health disparities among populations that already have lower vaccination rates.
Now that the US has stopped funding Gavi, the vaccine alliance will likely become more dependent on philanthropy than ever before.
Polio is in the news, with vaccination under threat and recent outbreaks. This makes Alan Marshall’s classic disability memoir more relevant than ever.
Recent cases of polio in PNG have concerned health authorities. Here’s what to know.
Researchers are using virus-like particles to develop a safer, cheaper polio vaccine to help eradicate the disease once and for all.
For science to have a meaningful impact on a group of people, new information needs to spread between trusted members of that community.
The US withdrawal from the WHO will have a severe impact on HIV, polio and many other health programmes on the African continent.
Herd immunity will protect people in those countries for now, but this is a concerning find.
Child vaccination rates in South Africa are uneven. Here’s how to improve them.
The Taliban says the suspension is temporary and the result of security fears.
A selection of our coverage of the conflict in Gaza from the past fortnight.
A poliovirus experts explains the ins and outs of the vaccination campaign in Gaza.
Fighting in parts of Gaza has paused to allow young children to be vaccinated against polio.
No cases of paralysis caused by poliovirus have been reported in Gaza. But the detection of the virus in wastewater is still cause for concern.
Polio vaccines have been a massive public health victory in the US. But purely celebratory messaging overlooks the ongoing threat if vaccination rates fall.
Countries must ensure adequate and full immunisation of every child to curb polio mutations.
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Associate Principal Research Fellow, Burnet Institute
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Fellow, Nigerian Academy of Science
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Extraordinary Professor, Global Health, Stellenbosch University; South African Medical Research Council
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Senior Lecturer, Film and Media Studies, University of Pittsburgh
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Director of the School of Journalism & Strategic Media, Professor of Media Studies, Middle Tennessee State University
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Postdoctoral Research Associate, School of Infection and Immunity, University of Glasgow
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Head, Centre for Vaccines and Immunology, National Institute for Communicable Diseases
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Chancellor's Fellow, History of Medicine, Emotions and Modern British History, University of Edinburgh
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Postdoctoral Researcher, Molecular Biology, University of Leeds
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University of Southern California
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Masters of Public Health graduate, Harvard University
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Associate Professor, Melbourne School of Population and Global Health, The University of Melbourne
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Assistant Research Scientist in Epidemiology, University of Michigan
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Assistant professor, public policy, Utah Valley University
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Professor of Global Biosecurity, NHMRC L3 Research Fellow, Head, Biosecurity Program, Kirby Institute, UNSW