Global goal to reduce maternal deaths threatened by lack of access to quality care: study
Unequal access to health services and poor quality care for pregnant women is hampering progress…
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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…
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…
Hypertension is now more common in poor and middle-income countries than rich ones
Middle- and lower-income countries now have a higher rate of hypertension than high-income countries. Worldwide,…
WHO calls for efforts to improve pharmaceutical systems in Africa
The World Health Organization (WHO) has called for greater commitment and higher investment in Africa…
One-third of hospitals in developing world lack running water
A study of 430 hospitals in the developing world found that more than one-third lacked…
Patient views highlight potential for Peek smartphone suite to transform eye health
The Portable Eye Examination Kit (Peek) has real-world potential to transform global eye health, according…
Vaccine cuts rate of major disease in African children in half
A vaccine against pneumococcal disease, which is a major killer of children in Africa, has…