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Author: Stephanie Nolen

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No Vaccines, Tests or Treatments: Congo Lacks Tools to Confront Mpox

August 29, 2024August 29, 2024Stephanie NolenComments Off on No Vaccines, Tests or Treatments: Congo Lacks Tools to Confront Mpox

The country at the center of a global health emergency is struggling even to diagnose cases and provide basic care.

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Why Mpox Vaccines Aren’t Flowing to Africans in Desperate Need

August 23, 2024August 24, 2024Stephanie NolenComments Off on Why Mpox Vaccines Aren’t Flowing to Africans in Desperate Need

Drugmakers have supplies ready to ship that are necessary to stop a potential pandemic. But W.H.O. regulations have slowed access.

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Malaria Vaccine Rollout to Africa Is a Cautionary Tale

July 5, 2024Stephanie NolenComments Off on Malaria Vaccine Rollout to Africa Is a Cautionary Tale

After years of delay, millions of malaria vaccines are being supplied to children in Africa. Tens of thousands died waiting.

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Gilead Shot Provides Total Protection From HIV in Trial of Young African Women

June 21, 2024June 24, 2024Stephanie NolenComments Off on Gilead Shot Provides Total Protection From HIV in Trial of Young African Women

An injection given just twice a year could herald a breakthrough in protecting the population that has the highest infection rates.

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South Africa Runs Out of Insulin Pens as Global Supply Shifts to Weight-Loss Drugs

June 19, 2024Stephanie NolenComments Off on South Africa Runs Out of Insulin Pens as Global Supply Shifts to Weight-Loss Drugs

The shortage highlights a widening gulf in the standard of care for people with diabetes, most of whom live in low-income countries.

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Millions of Girls in Africa Will Miss HPV Shots After Merck Production Problem

April 18, 2024April 18, 2024Stephanie NolenComments Off on Millions of Girls in Africa Will Miss HPV Shots After Merck Production Problem

The company has told countries that it can supply only 18.8 million of the 29.6 million doses it was contracted to deliver this year.

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The Push for a Better Dengue Vaccine Grows More Urgent

April 11, 2024April 12, 2024Stephanie NolenComments Off on The Push for a Better Dengue Vaccine Grows More Urgent

A public research institute in Brazil has proved a new shot protects against the disease, but can’t make it fast enough to stop the huge outbreak sweeping Latin America.

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Global Stockpile of Cholera Vaccine Is Gone as Outbreaks Spread

April 11, 2024April 11, 2024Stephanie NolenComments Off on Global Stockpile of Cholera Vaccine Is Gone as Outbreaks Spread

One company is going to great lengths to build it up, but it will be years before it returns to the minimum level.

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Female Genital Cutting Continues to Increase Worldwide

March 7, 2024March 7, 2024Stephanie NolenComments Off on Female Genital Cutting Continues to Increase Worldwide

Campaigns in some countries have reduced the practice, but it remains widespread in those with high rates of population growth.

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What Happens When There Is No Food: Experts Say Severe Malnutrition Could Set in Swiftly in Gaza

January 11, 2024January 11, 2024Stephanie NolenComments Off on What Happens When There Is No Food: Experts Say Severe Malnutrition Could Set in Swiftly in Gaza

Nutrition experts say the progression from hunger to severe malnutrition can be rapid, especially in children.

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Macron Says Israel Can’t Have ‘Free Pass’ in Gaza

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Flooding in Nigeria Flattens a Town, Killing at Least 56

May 30, 2025May 30, 2025Ismail Auwal and Lynsey Chutel

Energy Dept. Cancels $3.7 Billion for New Technologies to Lower Emissions

May 30, 2025May 30, 2025BRAD PLUMER

Islamic State Says It Targeted Syrian Forces in Bomb Attacks

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Landslide at Quarry in Indonesia Kills at Least 10

May 30, 2025Rin Hindryati and Jonathan Wolfe

Trump Accuses China of Violating Trade Agreement

May 30, 2025May 30, 2025Alan Rappeport and Tony Romm

Paul Doyle, 53, Appears in Court Over Liverpool FC Parade Crash

May 30, 2025May 30, 2025Lizzie Dearden
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