As Ebola flare-ups continue in West Africa, the U.S. is setting its sights on combating the Zika virus using money…
Solutions are often not very simple, but when it comes to breastfeeding the evidence is overwhelming. A new series of…
Two years have passed since allegations of a coup attempt sent South Sudan into a civil war that displaced more…
El Niño is making life very difficult for people in Ethiopia. The U.N. warned in late November that as many…
Fewer mothers die from childbirth today than did 25 years ago. But the number is not nearly as low as…
The World Health Organization made two announcements on Monday. A study showing too much bacon can cause cancer got a…
The United Nations released its annual report on women in the world and its findings are decidedly mixed. In the…
Traveling by road can sometimes feel like a deadly proposition, whether it is in the back of a New York…
The United Nations championed the success of the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) for lifting more than 1 billion people out…
Last week, the United States Senate Appropriations subcommittee held a hearing on the State Department global health programs. Experts and leaders…