Bandim Health Project

This large study in Guinea-Bissau is testing whether making the BCG vaccine available every day at health clinics, so babies can get it at their first visit, can reduce early infant deaths. It will involve over 22,800 newborns. The goal is to see if this simple change in practice…

This study is testing if the BCG vaccine, commonly used against tuberculosis, can help prevent type 2 diabetes in people with pre-diabetes. Researchers in Guinea-Bissau are giving 200 adults either the BCG vaccine or a placebo and following them for three years. They will check i…