Climate and air travel maps identify Africa and Asian countries at greatest risk of Zika
India, Indonesia and Nigeria are among the countries outside Latin America most at risk from…
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Air pollution kills more than AIDs and malaria: study
Air pollution is a threat to the poor and could push an additional 100 million…
The last supplies of an important snake antivenom just expired – and that’s a problem
At the end of June 2016, the last remaining supplies of an important, safe, and…
Millions vaccinated against yellow fever in Africa in record time – UN health agency
Together with its partners, the United Nations health agency has vaccinated more than 7.7 million…
Climate change threatens to double malaria risk from African dams, say researchers
The number of Africans at risk of malaria who live near dams will nearly double…
Research shows links between obesity and eight additional cancers
While obesity is often associated with a host of other health issues including high blood pressure, stroke and heart attack, a new study is examining how the condition is also related to cancer risk. A review of several studies published today in the New England Journal of Medicine found new associations between obesity the development
Nigeria: With thousands in urgent need, UN health agency scales up emergency response
The United Nations World Health Organization (WHO) is ramping up its response in north-eastern Nigeria,…
WHO says malaria no longer leading child killer in sub-Saharan Africa
There is good news in the fight against malaria, the World Health Organization (WHO) has…
#AIDS2016: Cutting-edge study to help young women
As young women continue to bear the brunt of new HIV infections, it can’t be…
UN health agency takes steps to help improve data on stillbirths, maternal and neonatal deaths
Most stillbirths and neonatal deaths are preventable with quality healthcare during pregnancy and childbirth, the…