Emergency vaccinations cut outbreak deaths by nearly 60%, study finds

A groundbreaking modelling study shows how outbreak response vaccinations have prevented millions of infections and saved billions of dollars in economic losses. 14 July 2025 by Linda Geddes A community health volunteer in Kenya marking a child with a pen after being vaccinated against cholera. Credit: Gavi/2023/Kelvin Juma Emergency vaccination responses to outbreaks have cut…

The Nurse’s Orders: how a student nurse is turning social media into a lifesaving tool

Armed with evidence and a gift for simplifying medical jargon, Meluleki Ndwandwe is on a mission to empower Eswatini’s youth with facts, not fear. 4 July 2025 by Nokukhanya Musi–Aimienoho As the sun rises over Eswatini, 21-year-old nursing student Meluleki Ndwandwe sits, hunched over his desk in his university dorm room, uploading posts to social media.…

Monthly Oral PrEP Candidate MK-8527 Shows Promise in Phase 2 Study

A new once-monthly oral HIV prevention drug, MK-8527, has shown a favorable safety profile and promising pharmacokinetics, according to interim results from a phase 2 study presented on July 14 at the IAS 2025 conference in Kigali (Abstract 6515). In the randomized, double-blind, multicenter trial involving 350 participants—over half of them women—MK-8527 was well tolerated…

Uganda boosts health budget and unveils sweeping reforms to accelerate universal health coverage

Uganda signaled a bold new chapter in its health sector by raising the national health budget and laying out a comprehensive roadmap to achieve Universal Health Coverage (UHC) through sustainable financing and system-wide reforms. For the 2025/26 financial year, the government allocated UGX 4.48 trillion to the health sector, almost double its allocations last financial…