Public health officials regularly collect and analyse data to map disease, spot patterns, identify causes and respond to outbreaks. But...

Globally, 1 in 20 people still lacks access to essential health services that could be delivered at a primary care clinic instead of a...

“We and the Turkish doctors are working like brothers and sisters.” These are the words of Muhammed Attab, 1 of more than 3 million...

Around 1 in 6 older people experience some form of abuse, a figure higher than previously estimated and predicted to rise as populations...

In the days following Nepal’s devastating earthquake in 2015, hundreds of volunteers came forward to donate blood. But crucially, Nepal...

Bhutan and Maldives have eliminated measles, a highly infectious disease that is a major childhood killer globally. The two countries...

60-year-old Nazo stands at the bedside of his grandson Rahmatullah, 19, who was badly injured by a roadside bomb in Lashkar Gah, the...

New advice on which antibiotics to use for common infections and which to preserve for the most serious circumstances is among the...

Multidisciplinary teams face numerous challenges as they respond to an outbreak of Ebola virus disease in the remote, forested regions of...

The call came from the WHO Director-General in May 2016 for a renewed attack on the global spread of vector-borne diseases. "What we are...