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In Ghana, Francis Kokutse considers the potential impact of needle-free immunisation. 8February 2024 by Francis Kokutse At Teshie Community Clinic in Accra, mothers winced, and babies wailed as nurses injected vaccines into chubby arms and thighs. The sight of a hypodermic needle is a dreadful thing for many people, and even health workers aren’t always…
In Uganda, VaccinesWork catches up with Dr Betty Mwesigwa, who is leading a phase 2 trial of a Marburg vaccine candidate. 29January 2024 by Esther Nakkazi Lab technician. Credit: Gavi/2020 Nobody wants to contract the Marburg virus. It’s one of the deadliest viruses we know of, with case fatality rates of around 88%. Its unlucky victims can expect…
More women in Kenya are opting to give birth in health facilities – a safer option. Sometimes, the traditional birth attendants they are leaving behind are the people encouraging them to do so. 6 February 2024 by Angeline Anyango For more than two decades, Pamela Atieno’s round, grass-thatched, dimly-lit mud-house was known to mothers around her village of…
Researchers at the Uganda Case Western Reserve University-Research Collaboration are exploring the potential of shortening the duration of TB treatment from the current six months or more using a combination of new drugs. At a Science Media Café organized by the Health Journalists Network (HEJNU), Timothy Muwanguzi, the Clinical Study Coordinator, informed attending journalists about…