Aid agencies, Ministry of Health intensifying efforts to stop spread of the disease in Juba and prevent outbreaks in other parts of country
The World Health Organization reports tobacco kills nearly eight million people a year, including more than 600,000 non-smokers dying from breathing secondhand smoke
World Food Program reports nearly half of 25 million Yemenis are going hungry
Up to 9,000 internally displaced people were sheltering at Bangui's Notre Dame de Fatima when the attack occurred
Health workers launch effort as first cases of deadly disease are confirmed in Sierra Leone
Medical aid group officials say refugees arriving in Cameroon are in much worse state than those who fled Central African Republic a few months ago
UNHCR reports that in barely three weeks, escalating fighting between the government and rebels has caused 46,000 more people to flee South Sudan
UNHCR’s top medical expert, Paul Spiegel, tells VOA that decisions on who gets treatment and who does not are made on the basis of cost
United Nations aid agencies are expressing alarm, saying a say growing numbers of refugees from the Central African Republic are arriving in Cameroon acutely malnourished and ill
Accusations largely based on alleged sexual abuse and rape by members of clergy
Survey of 60 countries conducted by IMD, a leading global business school in Switzerland
Philanthropist urges delegates to endorse first global action plan to end newborn deaths at World Health Assembly
Sexual exploitation drives trade, profits highest in Asian-Pacific region
Director-General Margaret Chan says achievements in global campaign against polio are in danger of unraveling
Lebanon, which hosts 1.1 million Syrian refugees, equivalent to one quarter of its population, has the highest proportion per capita of refugees in the world
Russia dismisses findings, saying report is politically motivated and lacks objectivity
New report by World Health Organization shows people are living an average six years longer than they did in 1990
Norwegian Refugee Council notes about two-thirds of IDPs are in just five countries: Syria, Colombia, Nigeria, DRC, and Sudan
Virus has been reported in more than 500 patients, mainly in Saudi Arabia, and it has spread to neighboring countries, along with a few cases in Europe, Asia, U.S.
Study says motherhood remains a handicap for far too many working women, the majority in sub-Saharan Africa and Asia
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