Global measles cases surged by more than 20% to an estimated 10.3 million last year, the WHO and the U.S. Centers for Disease ...

Jafari also mentioned other factors contributing to the rise of polio in Pakistan, including authorities' inability to consistently carry out vaccination campaigns in areas affected by militancy, ...

Kennedy Jr. – a notorious anti-vaccine crusader and peddler of junk science – would have a prominent role in his administration. It would be a disastrous mistake that would kill and sicken countless ...

The Ministry of Health has assured Kenyans of polio vaccine’s safety after two children died from polio vaccine reactions.

Ministry of Health (MoH) Director General Dr Patrick Amoth has issued a fresh directive to parents following the conclusion ...

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Garfield Ekon Staff Writer The Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) is celebrating the 30th anniversary of the ...

Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, announced that the second round of the polio vaccination campaign in the Gaza Strip was completed ...

Clearly, we still have a much longer way to go toward disease elimination. We are by no means "done" vaccinating adolescents ...

Health officials are concerned about the low uptake of vaccines among children under five in Trans Nzoia County, with some reportedly not having been vaccinated since birth. As a result, stakeholders ...

Comprehensive coverage of the hexavalent vaccine can protect against whooping cough and polio, averting disease resurgence, writes Esther Nakkazi.