Bissau's foreign minister has said his government has stopped a study funded by the Trump administration aiming to evaluate side effects of the life-saving hepatitis B ...

The health trial by researchers at the University of Southern Denmark has been suspended by Bissau-Guinean authorities.

Giving some newborns in Guinea-Bissau an established hepatitis B treatment but not others is "unethical", it says.

The World Health Organization (WHO) underscores that the hepatitis B birth dose vaccine is an effective, and essential public health intervention, with a proven record. It prevents life‑threatening ...

Guinea-Bissau has halted a controversial U.S.-funded hepatitis B vaccine study, which drew criticism for ethical concerns and links to debunked autism theories. The study aimed to examine side effects ...

The World Health Organization on Friday voiced serious concerns over a planned US-funded hepatitis B vaccine trial on newborn ...

Umaro Sissoco Embaló, a former army general, came to power in 2020 and was seeking a second term [Reuters] Guinea-Bissau's deposed President Umaro Sissoco Embaló has arrived in neighbouring Senegal ...

African scientists have criticised a study of hepatitis B virus birth dose vaccination as being unethical. Gilbert Nakweya reports.

Guinea-Bissau is one of the world's poorest countries, with half its population considered poor, according to the World Bank. It has emerged as a hub for drug trafficking between Latin America and ...

Guinea-Bissau is making its first appearance at the Winter Olympics, with 19-year-old skier Winston Tang set to compete in ...

BISSAU, Guinea-Bissau -- Soldiers in Guinea-Bissau on Friday appointed a close ally of the deposed president as prime minister, after seizing power following disputed national elections earlier this ...

Guinea-Bissau’s foreign minister said his government has stopped a study funded by US President Donald Trump’s administration aiming to evaluate side-effects of the life-saving hepatitis B vaccine, ...