Médecins Sans Frontières said on Thursday, September 21 that an immediate scale-up of humanitarian aid in Bangladesh is required to prevent a public...
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Congo authorises use of unlicensed Ebola vaccine as lab tests confirm case numbers lower than feared
Democratic Republic of the Congo's health ministry has approved the use of a new Ebola vaccine as WHO says lab test show case numbers lower than feared
Vaccinations have been made mandatory for children up to the age of six against infectious diseases like measles, mumps, rubella, chicken pox, and meningitis.
In Yemen, 115 people died of cholera since April 27. ICRC operations director Dominik Stillhart warned "the humanitarian situation in Yemen is catastrophic"
Two new suspected cases of Ebola in the Democratic Republic of the Congo bring the total number of suspected infections to 21, the WHO said
California Gov. Jerry Brown approved a group of bills on Wednesday that will raise the legal age to buy tobacco products from 18 to 21 and place new...
At least seven people were killed after gunmen opened fire at police guarding polio vaccination teams in Karachi’s Orangi Town.
Mars food is introducing a new label telling U.K. consumers that their products are high in fat, salt and sugar and should only be eaten once a week.
For the fourth time in as many months, junior doctors in England have begun a 48-hour strike as part of an ongoing protest over new contracts.
The U.S. government issued guidelines for prescribing painkillers. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention guidelines are voluntary.