The World Health Organization reports that over 2,000 people have been wounded and 45 have died due to fighting in Congo's Goma region. The clashes have heightened the risk of spreading diseases such ...

Onchocerciasis, commonly known as river blindness, is parasitic disease, and 2nd-leading infectious cause of blindness ...

Health programs in Indonesia are unlikely to be significantly impacted after the US' withdrawal from the WHO, as Indonesia is ...

Canada’s top doctor is encouraging un- and under-vaccinated Canadians to seek protection against measles as cases of the ...

Lebanon’s new government should prioritize protecting and promoting human rights, accountability, transparency, and the rule of law, Human Rights Watch said today in a letter to new prime ...

As Trump takes aim at global norms and institutions, the question of what parts of the post-Cold War order can be saved – and for whom – requires urgent attention.

North County Rep. Elise Stefanik moved one step closer to being confirmed as President Donald Trump’s ambassador to the ...

In an unprecedented study, a public health agency estimates that exposure to fine particles and nitrogen dioxide causes tens ...

For years, Radha Lama bought antibiotics in bulk at a clinic near her home in Kathmandu, Nepal. She took the pills whenever she had a stomachache or headache, without talking to a doctor or nurse, ...

Advancements in technology have facilitated the production and distribution of larger quantities of counterfeited goods in shorter periods of time, and have made it easier for counterfeiters to profit ...

President Trump, will your policies always penalize the less fortunate, those who look different and those who worship and ...

International organisations and donor entities have begun assessing aid plans, funding programmes and development initiatives ...