More than 230,000 people received a first dose of cholera vaccine in a massive campaign to combat an outbreak of the disease in Iraq, the World Health Organisation said Monday.
Nov 9, 2015
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Fifteen children died in South Sudan after receiving contaminated measles vaccines that had not been properly refrigerated, and were mixed using the same syringe for four days.
Jun 2, 2017
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The U.N. confirmed an outbreak of polio in Syria for the first time in over a decade on Tuesday, warning the disease threatens to spread among an estimated half-million children who have never been immunized because of the ...
Oct 29, 2013
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For most people, the end of a war offers relief, hope, and an end to violence. This may not be the case for children born of wartime rape, however, who often endure continued brutality in the post-war period.
Apr 11, 2017
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Civilians traumatized by Libya's civil war in 2011—which left many homeless, poor and grieving—have virtually no access to mental health professionals, but many have found healing through small groups led by Libyan volunteers ...
Dec 12, 2013
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Perspectives on happiness and mental health differ across the world. While some cultures view suffering and unhappiness as inherent, circumstantial aspects of existence, others view any degree of unhappiness as a personal ...
Mar 4, 2019
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An outbreak of cholera in South Sudan has killed 23 people and infected at least 670, aid officials said Tuesday, warning the outbreak of the deadly disease could still get worse.
May 27, 2014
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The American Geriatrics Society (AGS) today joined organizations across health care, international development, and science in criticizing the Trump Administration's move to withdraw the U.S. from the World Health Organization ...
Jul 9, 2020
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The U.N.'s health agency said Tuesday it has confirmed 10 polio cases in northeast Syria, the first confirmed outbreak of the highly contagious disease in the country in 14 years, and a top U.N. official urged warring sides ...
Oct 29, 2013
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Health care workers, clinics and hospitals were attacked more than 400 times last year in Syria's civil war, according to data gathered with the mobile phone application WhatsApp, a medical journal reported Friday.
Jun 9, 2017
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