Photo News: Nigerian children receiving emergency Polio vaccine

Following the recurrence of the Polio Virus in Nigeria after vanishing for over two years,  the government has had to embark on mass vaccination for millions of children.

In pursuit of an HIV vaccine and the AIDS-free generation

In the US, many people speak of “the AIDS crisis” as though it were something that happened and is now over. We do have effective treatments, and increasingly effective means of prevention.

Is Yellow Fever the next global health emergency?

A major outbreak of yellow fever in Angola, as well as two smaller flare-ups in Congo and Uganda, are now practically under control. But the World Health Organization (WHO) has urged countries to be vigilant in the event the disease erupts elsewhere as a global epidemic.

Looks like the world is running out of vaccines for the deadly yellow fever disease

The Angolan military administers yellow fever vaccines at a market in Luanda, the capital city.

 

The world is in danger of running out of vaccines for a deadly disease: yellow fever. A major outbreak in the African nation of Angola has already depleted the stockpile that world health officials had set aside for emergencies. It's unclear whether new vaccines can be made in time — even as officials worry that the epidemic could spread through Asia and beyond.