Health

Vellum Health: The Alarming Rise of Stroke in Younger Populations

Stroke is still widely considered a disease of old age, yet across Africa, a worrying shift is occurring. Increasingly, children, teenagers, and young adults are experiencing stroke, with serious impacts on education, productivity, and long-term family stability. Despite remaining under-recognised, stroke in young people has become an urgent public health issue. Among African children, sickle cell disease […]...

Separating Facts from Fear: Understanding The Kenya-U.S. Health Cooperation Framework’s Implications

Kenya’s new Health Cooperation Framework with the United States (U.S.) represents one of the most consequential restructurings of external health financing in recent years. This discussion emerges a...

3 Oct 2025

US Softens Stance on Tobacco and Alcohol at UN High-Level Talks

The United Nations (UN) periodically holds High-Level Meetings (HLMs) to address major health issues, and this year’s 4th such meeting focused on non-communicable diseases (NCDs), including hear...

11 Oct 2024

Vellum Health: The Marburg virus outbreak in Rwanda

The first case detected of the Marburg Virus (MVD) in Rwanda was announced on 27 September 2024. As of 7 October 2024, the Rwandan government has reported 56 confirmed cases of the virus, with 12 of t...

8 Sep 2024

WHO launches global framework for understanding the origins of new or re-emerging pathogens

With the support of the Scientific Advisory Group for the Origins of Novel Pathogens (SAGO), the World Health Organisation (WHO) has published a global framework to help Member States comprehensively ...

23 Jun 2024

WHO releases report on state of development of antibacterials

The World Health Organization (WHO) today released its latest report on antibacterial agents, including antibiotics, in clinical and preclinical development worldwide. Although the number of antibacte...

19 May 2024

WHO prequalifies new dengue vaccine

A new vaccine for dengue received prequalification from the World Health Organization (WHO) on 10 May 2024. TAK-003 is the second dengue vaccine to be prequalified by WHO. Developed by Takeda, ...

9 May 2024

WHO Results Report 2023 shows notable health achievements and calls for a concerted drive toward SDGs

The World Health Organization (WHO) Results Report 2023, the most comprehensive to date, showcases the achievement of key public health milestones, even amid greater global humanitarian health needs d...

26 Apr 2024

At least 154 million lives saved through global immunisation over the past 50 years

A major landmark study to be published by The Lancet reveals that global immunisation efforts have saved an estimated 154 million lives – or the equivalent of 6 lives every minute of every year – ...

21 Apr 2024

In a world first, Nigeria introduces new 5-in-1 vaccine against meningitis

Health workers roll out immunization campaign aiming to reach one million people. In a historic move, Nigeria has become the first country in the world to roll out a new vaccine (called Men5CV) recomm...

5 Apr 2024

A crisis in healthcare and its economic impact

Doctors in public hospitals have been on a weeks-long strike, demanding that the government meet a range of conditions. The main issues driving the ongoing strike include the government’s failur...