“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...

Action to stamp out tobacco use can prevent millions of people from falling ill and dying, combat poverty and, according to a new WHO...

Laboratory testing of samples is essential to rapidly assess the scope and spread of any Ebola outbreak. Since the major outbreak in West...