Health Agent Junior Exantus on Why He Became a Health Worker
This post is part of the #ProtectingKids blog series. Read the whole series here. Junior Exantus is a health agent for Hôpital Albert Schweitzer in Haiti. He has been a health agent for three years. “I...
View Article[Photos] Haiti Works Toward Eliminating Maternal Tetanus
Casimer Dieuvela, 24 years old and five months pregnant, lives two to three hours walk from her monthly health post in Deschappelles, Haiti, but she goes despite the distance to receive her tetanus...
View ArticleImmunizing an Aging Europe: MHA@GW Observes National Immunization Awareness...
In the interest of promoting more robust discourse around the importance of regular vaccinations for serious but preventable contagious conditions, MHA@GW is hosting a guest post series in honor of...
View ArticleThe Push to End Meningitis Cases and Outbreaks: MHA@GW Observes National...
Featured photo: A child receives a meningitis vaccination at the Al Neem Camp for Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) in El Daein, East Darfur, Sudan. UN Photo/Albert González Farran In the interest of...
View ArticleFighting the Anti-Vaccine Rhetoric with Science
In the interest of promoting more robust discourse around the importance of regular vaccinations for serious but preventable contagious conditions, MHA@GW is hosting a guest post series in honor of...
View ArticleTriumph of Vaccines Lost to History: MHA@GW Observes National Immunization...
In the interest of promoting more robust discourse around the importance of regular vaccinations for serious but preventable contagious conditions, MHA@GW is hosting a guest post series in honor of...
View ArticleThe Importance of Vaccination Throughout One’s Life
In the interest of promoting more robust discourse around the importance of regular vaccinations for serious but preventable contagious conditions, MHA@GW is hosting a guest post series in honor of...
View ArticleThree African Countries Chosen for First Malaria Vaccine Trials
For decades, there has been consistent chatter, research, and hope for a potential malaria vaccine. Now, all three are finally coming to fruition to roll out the world’s first clinical malaria vaccine...
View Article3 Ways You Can Help On World Malaria Day
Today is World Malaria Day. This year’s theme: End Malaria for Good. While 6.8 million malaria deaths were averted between 2000 – 2015, there are still 3.2 billion people who are susceptible to...
View ArticleBiden Agrees to $4 Billion in Funding for Global Equitable Access to COvid...
Tomorrow at President Biden’s first G-7 meeting as commander-in-chief, an announcement will be made by the White Hourse outlining $4 billion in funding that will provide Covid vaccines to 92...
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