The holidays are a popular time for international travel. Keep your family happy and healthy by watching out for these travel health risks this holiday season: Zika is still a risk in many destinations and can be spread through mosquito bites and sex. Find out if Zika is a risk at your destination and take steps to protect yourself and […]

1 DECEMBER 2017 | GENEVA – The International Coordinating Group (ICG) on vaccine provision for yellow fever has provided 1.4 million vaccine doses for an immunization campaign that starts on Saturday (2 December) to help control an ongoing yellow fever outbreak in Nigeria. The Government of Nigeria, supported by World Health Organization and partners, is expected […]

Yellow fever is a viral haemorrhagic disease caused by a virus transmitted to humans via an aedes mosquito bite or to humans from primate reservoir via a forest mosquito species. Hundreds continue to flock to Nelson Mandela stadium at Namboole in Wakiso for free yellow fever vaccines as National medical stores (NMS). The vaccination exercise […]

(CNN)The Philippines has suspended its large-scale dengue vaccination effort amid the surprising results of a new study conducted by the vaccine’s manufacturer. On Wednesday, French pharmaceutical giant Sanofi Pasteur published clinical trial data showing that its dengue vaccine, Dengvaxia, could have unintended consequences in patients who had never been infected with the mosquito-borne virus. “The […]

Popular vaccines, needed for travel to some areas, are getting harder to come by in Canada, which could be a problem for travellers heading to certain destinations. A vaccine to treat yellow fever, and two vaccines — one oral and one injectable — for typhoid fever are currently under “shortage” according to Drug Shortages Canada. Health regions […]