Vaccine
Fact-checking Nigerian minister's claims about health spending and vaccine effectiveness
Junior health minister Tunji Alausa touts the progress the country's new government has made since taking office. We looked at four claims.
FACTSHEET: Vaccination gaps to blame as Nigeria battles surge in diphtheria
The outbreak of the serious bacterial infection has gone from just over 100 cases in four states to more than 9,000 in 19 states in Nigeria.
PIUS UTOMI EKPEI / AFP
FACTSHEET: What you should know about the latest malaria vaccine and what it could mean for Nigeria
With the world's highest number of malaria cases and deaths, Nigeria's approval of a new “world-changing” vaccine has been closely watched.
STEPHANE DE SAKUTIN / AFP
Don’t fall for unfounded scare claims about measles vaccination in South Africa
An article by a prominent anti-vaccine campaigner in South Africa and widely circulated on social media makes many baseless claims.