Could artificial intelligence revolutionise health care as we know it? VaccinesWork spoke to one Barcelona-based start-up that is on the crest of an AI wave. 

In a sequence of online encounters, thousands of health workers from the Global South discussed how the climate is changing their work. Their insights shed new light on a pressing problem.

This week VaccinesWork is focussed on the innovations – some straight from the space age, some apparently more down-to-earth – making it possible to reach more children, more reliably, with vaccines. Stick around to learn more. 

Neglected tropical diseases (NTDs) impact more than 1 billion people in poor and marginalized communities. What are they and how is the world fighting them?

COVID-19 was a setback, but when global vaccination figures for 2023 were released, Madagascar stood out for a significant increase in its vaccination coverage. Rivonala Razafison surveys the country’s catch-up efforts.

Some people of West African descent face a higher risk of renal failure. New drugs based on gene research may help right the ship — if they can reach everyone who needs them.

Chad has launched three vital new vaccines in its Expanded Programme on Immunization.

Pakistan, one of the last two endemic countries for wild polio, is closer than ever before to ending this devastating disease for good. 

This week IFFIm priced a new US$ 1 billion three year bond to help protect millions of children against preventable disease and prevent the next pandemic. But how exactly does this financing mechanism work, and what has its impact been so far?