Health Check

Mental Health and Covid; Claudia examines a large new Lancet Psychiatry study showing that one in th

Despite the myths and fear which surround leprosy it can be treated and prevented with a short cours

Vaccine hesitancy and Covid vaccines for Children. Claudia talks to paediatrician Dr Robert Jacobson

In Senegal there are a range of measures to help people living with disabilities enter the workforce

Claudia talks to her guest Dr Ann Robinson about a new study from the University of Glasgow in the U

In Nigeria we meet someone who finds that swimming can help alleviate her depression and we discuss

As further European countries announce precautionary suspension of the AstraZeneca/Oxford vaccine ov

As the roll out of vaccines across Africa gathers pace we look to the future, how vaccination may he

A significant proportion of sufferers of Long Covid are reporting that their symptoms lessen or disa

When it comes to mending broken bones or rectifying the eye problems caused by the disease Trachoma,

Health Check looks into issues around Covid-19 vaccination and pregnant women.Harvard researcher Jul

We’re looking at why levels of blood donation in Africa are so low compared with other parts of the

Health Check discusses Long Covid with Nishi Chaturvedi, professor clinical epidemiology at Universi

We’re looking at a health issue that disproportionately affects black women - Uterine fibroids. Thes

Claudia talks to Dr Lucia Chambal at the Central Hospital of Maputo in Mozambique. She is helping to

Infections caused by germs which have become resistant to the medicines used to treat them pose a gr

The South African government has decided to pause its roll-out of the Astrazeneca-Oxford vaccine bec

So far five African counties have begun vaccination campaigns, with vaccines gifted to them by wealt

Claudia Hammond discusses the latest influx of excellent Covid-19 vaccine results with Sarah Boseley

The Brazilian city of Manaus remains in a state of crisis as its second surge of Covid-19 cases cont