vaccines

In the realm of Global Health (and other sectors) the call for measuring changes in global health outcomes is increasingly strong. Considering the multi-millions of dollars that are spent on certain initiatives, these claims are not unfounded.

Although not a health outcome improvement per se, a recent BBC News article highlighted a major breakthrough in the field of vaccine delivery.

Oxford University scientists, in collaboration with Nova Bio-Pharma Technologies, have found a way to keep vaccines stable without refrigeration. Their research was funded by the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation.

The research findings were published in the February Issue of Science Translational Medicine and the free abstract is available here.