Tag: Third World and Developing Countries

February 7, 2023

‘Miracle’ Cystic Fibrosis Drug Kept Out of Reach in Developing Countries

Vertex Pharmaceuticals is not making its drug, Trikafta, available in poorer countries, where thousands of diagnosed patients stand to benefit.

January 30, 2023

Students Lost One-Third of a School Year to Pandemic, Study Finds

Learning delays and regressions were most severe in developing countries and among children from low-income backgrounds. And students still haven’t caught up.

October 4, 2022

At Long Last, Can Malaria Be Eradicated?

Two new vaccines may finally turn back an ancient plague. But in unexpected ways, their arrival also complicates the path to ending the disease.

July 27, 2022

H.I.V. Infections Remain Persistently High, U.N. Reports

More than 1.5 million people worldwide, many of them young girls, were infected amid pandemic disruptions in 2021.

July 15, 2022

Sharp Drop in Childhood Vaccinations Threatens Millions of Lives

Pandemic lockdowns, misinformation campaigns, conflicts, climate crises and other problems diverted resources and contributed to the largest backslide in routine immunization in 30 years.

December 2, 2021

Omicron Prompts Swift Reconsideration of Boosters Among Scientists

Many public health experts were opposed to a boosters-for-all approach. The new variant is changing some minds.

December 1, 2021

Omicron Prompts Swift Reconsideration of Boosters Among Scientists

Many public health experts were opposed to a boosters-for-all approach. The new variant is changing some minds.