More health workers, stronger systems: Africa’s new ambitious goal
Facing a projected shortage of more than six million health professionals by 2035, African countries are stepping up efforts…
Facing a projected shortage of more than six million health professionals by 2035, African countries are stepping up efforts…
Across the world, healthcare has suffered more than 10,000 attacks in the past eight years, including during the brutal conf…
The head of the World Health Organization (WHO) on Wednesday upheld the safety of childhood vaccines in response to a new di…
Results may be months away, but efforts are advancing towards enhanced treatment and the world’s first vaccine for the Bundi…
New UN-backed centres will serve eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) as confirmed Ebola cases continued to climb …
Wildfires are often associated with the destruction they leave behind, but the smoke they produce can pose a serious health …
Years of progress in tackling HIV, viral hepatitis and sexually transmitted infections (STIs) are at risk of stalling, leavi…
The AIDS epidemic could stage a comeback amid unequal access to breakthrough prevention medicines and a sharp decline in glo…
Cyberattacks, data breaches, online harassment and other forms of technology-facilitated violence are becoming significant o…
A new mobile UN peacekeeping base in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) has allowed local authorities to continue re…
As Europe battles a deadly record-breaking heatwave, the World Health Organization (WHO) issued new guidance on Thursday to …
A Senegalese surgeon who has dedicated his career to restoring the health and dignity of women living with obstetric fistula…
As Uganda works to contain an Ebola outbreak that is also affecting neighbouring Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), hea…
The World Health Organization (WHO) has published new guidance to help countries confront the rising burden of fungal diseas…
UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Türk on Friday called for stronger independent oversight of the United States i…
The Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) continues to spread faster than aid efforts can keep pace, …
Treatment capacity for the rare and deadly Bundibugyo species of Ebola is expanding in eastern Democratic Republic of the Co…
Global officials are calling on world leaders to finalise a crucial international agreement aimed at preventing future pande…
External funding cuts, a backlash against human rights, and chronic under-investment in HIV prevention and community service…
Violence spread across Belfast following a shocking knife attack allegedly carried out by a Sudanese asylum seeker on Monday…