Findings of a new study by researchers at Makerere University School of Public Health shows high levels of vaccine wastage in ...

A new study has cast a sobering light on Uganda’s immunization efforts, revealing alarmingly high levels of vaccine wastage ...

The Ministry of Health has received a consignment of three million Bacillus Calmette–Guérin (BCG) doses. The vaccine protects against tuberculosis. Principal Secretary for Medical Services Ouma Oluga ...

Cite this: BCG Vaccination and Leprosy Protection: Review of Current Evidence and Status of BCG in Leprosy Control - Medscape - Feb 01, 2010. Abstract and Introduction Methods ...

Academic researchers in Massachusetts believe the standard BCG (bacillus Calmette-Guérin) vaccine could have a remarkable second use: a treatment to reverse advanced type 1 diabetes.

The story of tuberculosis goes back to the start of recorded human history, and since the 1800s it’s estimated it has been responsible for over 1 billion deaths. In New Zealand today we don’t have ...

MPs launch probe into polio, BCG vaccine distribution across the country. The probe follows a nationwide shortage that has raised alarm among health professionals and lawmakers.

According to health officials, the campaign will focus on vaccines under the National Immunisation Schedule, including those ...

Jane Akinyi (right) holding her baby while a medic adminster a Bacillus Calmette–Guérin vaccine(BCG) vaccine at Forest Dispensary in Nakuru on January 28,2019.Most of the hospitals in the ...

The Bacille Calmette–Guérin (BCG) vaccine, originally developed for tuberculosis prevention, has garnered considerable attention for its capacity to reprogramme the innate immune system.

Neonatal BCG vaccination has been part of routine vaccination to prevent TB in places where leprosy is common. Indeed, the BCG vaccine was invented whether the leprosy world asked for it or not ...

While tuberculosis is not a major health issue in New Zealand, worldwide it remains the leading infectious disease killer.  ...