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A medical health worker injects the Oxford/AstraZeneca Covid-19 vaccine to a woman as they visit door-to-door to deliver the vaccines to people who live far from health facilities in Siaya, Kenya, on May 18, 2021. (Photo by Brian ONGORO / AFP)

The climate crisis is also a health crisis

The interplay between climate change and the spread of pathogens means health systems must be ready for future crises and ensure equitable access to treatment

Good shot: This delighted group of people show off their coronavirus vaccine record cards in Maryland, US, but not everyone will be happy if they are forced to vaccinate. (Sarah Silbiger/Getty Images)

Vaccine certificates in South Africa ready for lift-off end of September

Digital certification looms, but questions remain on implementation, worldwide standardisation, fraud and the ethics of mandatory vaccinations

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Can your employer force you to be vaccinated? Here’s the current law

Before forcing employees to be vaccinated the company or employer must consider the constitutional rights of the employees, public health imperatives and the efficient operation…

The International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescents Societies has launched a $1.4-million appeal for funding to help halt the outbreak.

​Almost 400 000 Congolese have been vaccinated against yellow fever in just a few days

After the outbreak of the virus in Angola, medical teams are frantically working in the Democratic Republic of Congo to halt its spread.

Yellow fever outbreak kills 21 in Congo, WHO says

Yellow fever continues to spread. The disease, which has caused 200 deaths in Angola, has now killed 21 people in the DRC.

Yellow fever vaccines diverted to help stem Angolan epidemic

The World Health Organisation says more than 200 people have died there since January and that there is a need to ramp up production of vaccines.

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Angola’s yellow fever outbreak: vaccines desperately needed

Only six out of ten Angolan children have been vaccinated against yellow fever.

SA moves to placate Nigeria over yellow fever row

South Africa has apologised for deporting 125 Nigerians accused of using fake vaccination certificates, seeking to defuse a growing dispute.