For 2025, the theme of World Health Immunization Week (24-30 April), "Immunization for All is Humanly Possible", emphasizes the need to eradicate disparities in access to vaccines, particularly for ...

This is a great data-driven short documentary by Neil Halloran about how smallpox was eradicated from the face of the Earth.

An author, Mr Abiodun Oshinibosi, has promised to commit proceeds from his book, “Project Management Extraordinaire” to fund polio eradication efforts in Nigeria. Oshinibosi gave the ...

The United Nations Children’s Fund UNICEF has said the media is a critical stakeholder in Polio eradication in Nigeria. UNICEF’s Chief of Field Office in Kano, Rahama Rihood Farah disclosed ...

Cases have been rising in Afghanistan and Pakistan — and global health specialists are worried that this year's U.S. foreign ...

Although smallpox was eradicated in the late 1970s, current international concern exists regarding the potential use of smallpox virus as an agent for bioterrorism. This manuscript reviews ...

Commissioner Hassan Naqvi has expressed confidence that the polio eradication campaign, to begin on April 21, will be highly successful. He made these remarks addressing a meeting attended by ...

The U.S. formally eliminated measles in 2000 thanks to widespread vaccination, but public health experts fear the current growing outbreak of the disease may allow it to reclaim its hold ...

"For the first time in human history, Colossal successfully restored a once-eradicated species through the science of de-extinction," the company states on its website. Photos and video of these ...

It was only in 1980 that the World Health Organisation (WHO) declared smallpox eradicated in what is widely regarded as the greatest public health achievement in history. The chairman of the WHO ...

"We are in the process of shutting down networks to provide isolation for the agency servers and network until the attack is totally contained and potentially eradicated," DEQ said. "Our next ...

which aims to eradicate modern slavery by 2030, but could also endanger countless more lives. It calls for immediate, tangible changes across governments, businesses and civil society sectors.