Malaria is the leading cause of illness and death among young children in Uganda, responsible for up to 33 percent of all ...

In 2023, according to the World Health Organization, an estimated 10.8 million people fell ill with TB worldwide and a total of 1.25 million people died from tuberculosis. This means, TB has surged as ...

Oral ingestion of marijuana is emerging as a promising treatment for malaria, chronic pain and sleep disorders. THC and CBD ...

Emerging data highlight how forest destruction and fragmentation can encourage transmission of zoonotic diseases.

Nitisinone, a drug that is already used to treat two genetic diseases, could be repurposed to control the spread of malaria, ...

Malaria parasites undergo an extensive metamorphosis after invasion of erythrocytes. This induces an increase in the surface ...

The global health landscape stands at a critical inflection point. Multilateral organisations, including WHO, Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance, The Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria, and ...

WHO to scale back on work and staff as the agency faces a funding gap. Plus, Uganda faces HIV treatment shortages; 17 ...

Dan Meyer arrives at the KJZZ studios with a long, narrow black bag. As we’re getting settled in the studio, he takes a ...

Uganda's Ministry of Health, with support from Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance (Gavi) and Alliance partners, UNICEF, the World Health Organization (WHO), PATH and CHAI rolled out a malaria vaccination ...