MMR uptake in England quadruples in 2024
The NHS in England has delivered four times as many measles, mumps, and rubella vaccines…
Category: Infectious diseases, Paediatrics
STIs: Rise in young people follows decade of cuts to sexual health service, MPs hear
A government strategy on sexual health is needed to tackle the rising incidence of sexually…
Measles: Royal college issues updated guidance as outbreaks loom
Guidance on managing children with viral respiratory tract infections has been updated for the first…
WHO recommends second vaccine for malaria prevention in children
The World Health Organization has recommended a second malaria vaccine, R21/Matrix-M, for prevention of the…
Sudan’s worsening health conditions see children die of measles and malnutrition
A lack of global attention on the crisis in Sudan is leading to the deaths…
Polio vaccine is offered to all children in London aged 1 to 9 after virus detected in sewage
The NHS will offer a booster or catch-up polio vaccine dose for children aged 1…
WHO hails “historic day” as it recommends malaria vaccine
The World Health Organization has recommended widespread use of the RTS,S malaria vaccine among children…
DR Congo: WHO staff abused women and girls in Ebola outbreak, says “harrowing” independent report
Sexual exploitation and abuse, including rape and demands of sex in return for jobs, were…
Malaria: Combining vaccine with prophylaxis cuts child deaths by 73%, study finds
Hundreds of thousands of children’s lives could be saved each year in Africa by combining…