Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The World Health Organisation (WHO) has reported a sharp drop in deaths from measles in recent decades yet warned that growing ...

Childhood immunisation programmes have saved many millions of lives and prevented much suffering. Yet, immunisation programmes have lost momentum over the last decade or so. In this #InTheSpotlight ...

New Delhi: The World Health Organisation South East Asia Regional Director, Saima Wazed, stressed the importance of vaccines for a healthier future. Wazed, in a video statement on Tuesday, said that ...

The delay in introduction serves as a reminder that scientific advancement can be impeded by mistrust, political contestation, and inadequate communication ...

The Centre considered adding the HPV vaccine to the national immunisation programme, according to Health Minister J P Nadda. The National Technical Advisory Group on Immunisation had recommended it, ...

To address longstanding challenges threatening Nigeria’s immunisation programmes, the federal government has convened the inaugural session of the Immunisation Financing Policy Roundtable Series. This ...

24 March 2009 DOHA: Prevenar, Pneumococcal saccharide conjugated vaccine, has been accepted in the national immunisation programme for all six Gulf countries. The vaccine for children under two helps ...