The Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) declared the end of the yellow fever outbreak in that country today [14 Feb 2017] following a...

Finding explains why female mosquitoes prefer to feed on blood cells infected with malaria The Anopheles gambiae mosquito can transmit...

World Health Organization congratulates India for launching one of the world’s largest vaccination campaign against measles, a major...

by CC Image Courtesy of WorldFish on Flickr For the past several months, Zambia has been combating another anthrax outbreak. A prior...

New guidance from WHO, launched ahead of World Cancer Day (4 February), aims to improve the chances of survival for people living with...

One year ago, WHO Director-General, Dr Chan declared that the Zika outbreak sweeping through the Americas was a public health emergency...

A lack of physical activity is a significant risk factor for noncommunicable diseases (NCDs) such as stroke, diabetes, and cancer. Less...

The best way to avoid getting the flu is to get the flu vaccine every year, before influenza season begins, although getting vaccinated...

New outbreaks (1) Summary of outbreaks Total outbreaks: 1 Outbreak 1: Village of Sostis, Rodopi Prefecture, Anatoliki Makedonia Kai...

Illustration shows effect of drug regimens. Lower portion shows where the drugs have failed to kill the TB bacteria (green spots); upper...