Women in developing countries disproportionately bear the burden of cervical cancer. The availability of prophylactic vaccines against human papillomavirus (HPV) types 16 and 18, which cause approximately 70% of cervical cancers, provides reason for optimism as roll-out begins with support from Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance. However, for the hundreds of millions of women beyond the target age for ...

Health inequities are the unjust differences in health among different social groups. Unfortunately, inequities are the norm, both in terms of health status and access to, and use of, health services. Childhood immunizations reduce the incidence of vaccine-preventable diseases and represent a cost-effective way to foster health equity. This paper reflects a 2015 review of data from surveys cond...

Background Meningococcal meningitis has been a terrifying public health threat in countries of the Sahel and sub-Sahel over the past 100 years. This geographical area has been named the “African meningitis belt”. Older children and young adults are particularly at risk during epidemics. The mortality rate is usually 5% 10%. A serogroup A meningococcal conjugate vaccine was licensed in 2009. Mas...

Global coverage of infant Haemophilus influenzae type b (Hib) vaccination has increased considerably during the past decade, partly due to GAVI Alliance donations of the vaccine to low-income countries. In settings where large numbers of children receive only one or two vaccine doses rather than the recommended three doses, dose-specific efficacy estimates are needed to predict impact. The obje...

In this report we assess who pays for cooperation in global health through an analysis of the financial flows of WHO, the World Bank, the Global Fund to Fight HIV/AIDS, TB and Malaria, and Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance. The past few decades have seen the consolidation of influence in the disproportionate roles the USA, UK, and the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation have had in financing three of thes...

Even before the COVID-19 pandemic, Trump?s politics of unilateralism had cast a shadow on global role and leadership US. The pandemic is first crisis since Cold War in which US has not led response. On other hand, actors, like China Russia, have been using as strategic opportunity. Medical supply donations vaccine diplomacy become very important tools for Russia to improve their influence. Thes...

A COVID-19 pandemic has erupted around the world. World Health Organization (WHO) and allies are racing to create deploy safe effective vaccines as they work together monitor pandemic, advise on crucial measures, distribute essential medical resources those in need. Vaccines save millions of lives, by training body's natural defenses, immune system, identify combat viruses bacteria intended com...