Immunization is one of the most effective health interventions we can make. Every year vaccination programmes save millions of lives. They have helped eradicate diseases like smallpox – a deadly virus ...

The National Vaccine Committee has approved the national vaccine security strategy and agreed to push for the inclusion of ...

NEW DELHI: Health minister J P Nadda Friday said Centre was considering inclusion of the HPV vaccine in the national immunisation programme. “The National Technical Advisory Group on Immunisation ...

Routine immunization programs can serve as a critical platform for a nation’s global health security strategy, both because they help prevent disease outbreaks and because they have the potential to ...

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

School-based immunisation against human papillomavirus (HPV) could also offer protection against the development of pre-cancerous cells in unvaccinated women through herd immunity.

As malaria remains one of Africa’s most persistent public health threats, 2025 is poised to become a turning point in the fight against the disease, with numerous African countries set to expand ...

Students in their final two years of second-level education will soon be offered the HPV vaccine as part of a new phase of ...