Global Health

Disability activists from around the world attended a seminar in Oregon. From left, Joyce Peter of Vanuatu, Sidonie Nduwimana of Burundi,, Wendy Beatriz Caishpal Jaco of El Salvador, Gina Rose Balanlay of the Philippines (standing) and Raluca Oancea of Ro

For Disability Activists, 3 Weeks In Oregon Is A Game Changer

3:39pm August 13, 2019

by Aparna Vidyasagar

A person with a disability may be practically invisible in some countries — or the target of cruel comments. Global activists gathered in Oregon to learn how to change laws and attitudes.

A child in a neighborhood in Kampala, Uganda, fills a container with water.

Report: There's A Growing Water Crisis In The Global South

3:08pm August 13, 2019

by Tim McDonnell

New research by the World Resources Institute finds evidence of a growing crisis in the supply of urban water.

Health workers in protective suits tend to an Ebola victim kept in an isolation cube in Beni in the Democratic Republic of Congo.

2 Experimental Ebola Drugs Saved Lives In Congo Outbreak

10:47pm August 12, 2019

by Richard Harris

Drugs tested in the Democratic Republic of Congo are effective in treating Ebola, scientists say. They have run a study in the midst of a deadly epidemic and in the face of armed assaults on doctors.

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Gambians are glued to TV and radio as members of a paramilitary that worked with former Gambian President Yahya Jammeh testify before the Truth, Reconciliation and Reparations Commission. The hearings are investigating alleged human rights abuses during J

Health & Safety

Why Everyone In Gambia Is Tuning Into A Broadcast About 'Truth'

5:03pm August 11, 2019

by Jason Beaubien

In the West African nation of Gambia, people are transfixed by testimony about alleged abuses by former President Yahya Jammeh.

Renee Bach, 30, is being sued in Ugandan civil court over the deaths of children who were treated at the critical care center she ran in Uganda. She has left Uganda and is now living in Bedford County, Virginia, where she grew up.

Health & Safety

American With No Medical Training Ran Center For Malnourished Ugandan Kids. 105 Died

9:19am August 10, 2019

When she was 19, Renee Bach founded a charity that went on to care for over 900 severely malnourished babies and children. Now she is being sued by two of the mothers whose children died.

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This tree-planting photo was submitted with an application for a gun license in Ferozepur, a city in India's Punjab state.

To Get A Gun License, First You Have To Plant 10 Trees

9:38am August 09, 2019

by Kamala Thiagarajan

That's the new rule in Ferozepur, a district in India's Punjab state. As proof you have to submit a photo of yourself with your saplings.

Water is collected in a plastic test kit, then placed in this hardware device (which also contains a smartphone) for a series of procedures to determine whether the bacterium that causes cholera is present.

Health & Safety

This Handy New Device Might Help KO Cholera

7:50pm August 07, 2019

An engineer has invented a new way to test for the presence of cholera bacterium in water. The test could be useful in remote areas, because it's lightweight and self-contained.

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Guns collected in an effort to buy back firearms in Anaheim, Calif., in 2016. The police department obtained 676 guns and gave out $100 gift cards in exchange. The U.S. rate of deaths from gun violence, at 4.43 deaths per 100,000 people, it is four times

A Doctor's Insights Into Gun Violence And Gun Laws Around The World

7:42pm August 06, 2019

by Marc Silver

Vin Gupta, a critical-care physician with military experience and a scientist at the Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation, talks about the U.S., Mexico, South Africa and Afghanistan.

War Is The Enemy Of Breastfeeding

3:31pm August 06, 2019

by Susan Brink

In war-torn Yemen, mothers who bring a sickly baby to the hospital are often reporting that they are unable to breastfeed.

How the U.S. Compares with the Lowest Rates of Violent Gun Deaths Worldwide

How The U.S. Compares With Other Countries In Deaths From Gun Violence

4:09pm August 05, 2019

The national average in the U.S. is 4.43 deaths per 100,000. By contrast, in Canada, the figure is 0.47 per 100,000. In Bangladesh, it's 0.07 deaths per 100,000.