Map of the Day: In Yemen, a Looming Famine and Current Cholera Outbreak form a Deadly Nexus.Today’s map comes from the European Commission. It shows an alarming cholera outbreak is spreading in Yemen in exactly the...
It’s Official: ALL US Health Assistance–from Measles to Malaria– is caught up in US abortion politicsOne of Donald Trump’s first acts as president was to re-instate the “Global Gag Rule.” This is a rule that...
WHO’s the Boss? Inside the Race to Elect a New Head of the World Health OrganizationIt’s election season in Geneva. Three candidates are squaring off to become the next head of the World Health Organization....
A “Mystery Disease” is Killing People in Liberia. Can it be stopped like ebola?On April 23, an 11-year-old boy was admitted to a local hospital in a remote county of Liberia. He was...
Thanks to the USA, 7,400 Babies Were Born in this Refugee Camp Without a Single Death. Now, the White House is Pulling Its SupportEd note. As of May 2017, more and 7,400 babies have been delivered in the maternity ward of a UN-run...
Map of the Day: A Victory-in-Progress Against Least-Known Worst Diseases in the WorldIt’s been five years since the the World Health Organization launched an ambitious “action plan” to bring some of the...
Humanity Just Took One Big Step Closer to Ending MalariaToday is World Malaria Day. It’s a reminder that malaria still kills. In 2015, there were an estimated 212 million...
A Male Birth Control is Coming to Market. But Not for Americans and Europeans?A researcher in India has developed a highly effective, inexpensive, long-acting, reversible form of birth control, with minimal side effects. For men....
A Deadly Disease is Spreading Across Europe. Could the US Be Next?Seventeen people have died from a highly infectious disease in Romania in the last year and a half, in one...
