The Global Health Network welcomes the highly encouraging news on Pfizer/ Biontech COVID-19 vaccine

by Editorial
10th November 2020 • comment

From the Wellcome Trust: Zika: Why now and what next?

by The Editorial Team

The Zika virus appears to have emerged from nowhere, causing widespread health concerns throughout the world after decades of relative silence.

9th March 2016 • comment

CDC Video about Zika virus

by The Editorial Team

The Zika virus is another wild card dealt to us by nature. It was first discovered in 1947.

17th February 2016 • comment

This week In Global Health Zika virus video

by The Editorial Team

This Week in Global Health or TWiGH presents Global Health Out Loud with Sulzhan Bali & Jessica Taaffe. This week they discuss Zika virus.

25th January 2016 • comment

Decline in Diarrhea Mortality and Admissions after Routine Childhood Rotavirus Immunization in Brazil: A Time-Series Analysis

by Jai K Das

In 2006, Brazil began routine immunization of infants <15 wk of age with a single-strain rotavirus vaccine. The authors in this paper evaluated whether the rotavirus vaccination program was associated with declines in childhood diarrhea deaths and hospital admissions by monitoring disease trends before and after vaccine introduction in all five regions of Brazil with varying disease burden and distinct socioeconomic and health indicators.

25th April 2013 • comment