The Dangers of Vaccine Denial

First, a word on vaccines: They have revolutionized public health. Can you name the discoverer of the smallpox vaccine? Probably not: Edward Jenner is little known today. H...

Bill Gates predicts HIV vaccine by 2030

Bill Gates believes that a vaccine and new intensive drugs to combat HIV should be available by 2030 and end most new cases of the virus that has killed millions in the pas...

Measles Outbreak In California Draws Attention To Importance Of Vaccination

Measles is a highly contagious virus. It can be spread through a cough or sneeze before a person even knows they have it. The virus is capable of living on surfaces for a l...

Our Big Bet For The Future

2015 GATES ANNUAL LETTER BILL AND MELINDA GATES

Forty years ago, Bill and his childhood ...

Pulse Polio drive on January 18

The Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation (GHMC) is making arrangements to cover more than 5.83 lakh children in the city as part of Intensive Pulse Polio Immunisation Pr...

National Seminar on Tribal Health Issues

More than a decade of research has shown that small and affordable measures can significantly reduce the health risks that women face when they become pregnant. Most matern...

30% adolescent girls in Jalna suffer from anaemia

A survey carried out in Jalna district has revealed that acute anaemia is crippling girl students, especially those aged between 14 and 16 years. The study, initiated by gy...

Vaccination is the best protection against whooping cough

The CDC notes whooping cough most commonly affects infants and young children. It can be fatal especially for those under the age of one. Babies are more at risk because th...

Pediatrics study shows vaccine reminders with explanation increased visits

A little health literacy can go a long way, particularly when it is used to add context to a text message vaccine reminder. That?? one of the findings of a new study publis...