A bout 120,000 children have been forced from their homes in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) since the start ...

Zimbabwe has been battling serious cholera outbreaks since the turn of the millennium due to the breakdown of water and sewer ...

The U.S.'s decision to withdraw from the World Health Organization has received global criticism, with the WHO expressing ...

The withdrawal means the WHO will lose both a significant percentage of its funding but also the expertise of U.S. health ...

Ugandan officials said the country was on high alert to prevent the spread of Marburg virus disease (MVD) following an ...

President Samia Suluhu Hassan said at a press conference that health authorities had confirmed one case of Marburg in the north-western region of Kagera. - Kenya breaking news | Kenya news today | ...

Women’s cancer testing has declined globally, according to the latest Hologic Global Women’s Health Index, one of the largest collections of data on women’s health and well-being. This press release ...

"The bottom line is that withdrawing from the WHO makes Americans and the world less safe," says Dr. Tom Frieden, president ...

Tanzania has confirmed an outbreak of Marburg virus disease in the northwestern Kagera region after one person tested positive for the virus following investigations and laboratory analysis of ...

Africa reached a pivotal milestone in its decades-long fight against malaria, a disease that has caused 94% of global cases and 95% of related deaths in Africa.1 Although global malaria mortality has ...

From laboratories to battlefields, the United Nations specialised health agency has been dedicated to the wellbeing of all people since 1948. It is guided by science and supported by its 194 member ...