The Global Health Report

Gavi plans to buy up to 70 million vaccine doses from manufacturers on the continent. Image from Flickr courtesy of UKAID

Vaccines May 18, 2026

Gavi tops up African vaccine fund

The global vaccine group Gavi has announced a plan to top up its African vaccine funding scheme, with the goal of tackling bottlenecks and buying…

There are currently no licenced treatments for non-Zaire strains, and no vaccines. Image from CDC Global, CC BY 2.0 , via Wikimedia Commons

Disease

Africa to hold health ownership event as aid shrinks

The OECD says countries need to collaborate better in AI technologies. Image courtesey of OECD

Countries aren’t recruiting enough AI workers – OECD

Valneva has issued almost 16 million new shares. Image courtesy of Valneva

Companies

Valneva shores up balance sheet after mixed trial results

Medicines

Novartis’ malaria drug for newborns cleared by WHO

Monitoring and preparing for disease outbreaks should be the top consideration for AI developers in global health, the first-ever global priority-setting report has concluded. Image Wikimedia Commons, courtesey of IICD

Outbreaks top AI concern – priority-setting report

The Global Dengue Observatory provides an estimate of the current global dengue situation. Image courtesy of Global Dengue Observatory

Disease March 9, 2026

Real-time data on global dengue outbreaks

A global information service launched last week gives a real time snapshot of global dengue outbreaks across 88 countries. The Global Dengue Observatory, developed by…

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