Global Health

The medication fights hookworm. It's one of several drugs for "neglected tropical diseases" that are priced differently in the United States than they are in the developing world.

Mexican artist Monica Mayer brings her "Clothesline Project" to the National Museum of Women in the Arts in Washington, D.C.

Young women from the U.S. are at increasing risk of a dangerous ritual known as female genital mutilation. Federal law enforcement has launched an awareness campaign about "vacation cutting."

It's thought of as a disease of the past. But now there are outbreaks in Yemen and Bangladesh.

Jerry Parkes graduated from Wharton and decided to return to his homeland to put his business acumen to use in the agricultural field.

An official with the international aid group CARE talks about the ongoing humanitarian disaster — and what to expect in the months ahead.

It took 20 years and $1.5 billion to develop a vaccine for dengue, a deadly mosquito-borne virus. After it finally got approval in many countries, a complication has surfaced.

A program in Ethiopia promises a farmyard incentive to families that don't marry off an underage daughter.

Twesigye Jackson Kaguri, the founder of an HIV/AIDS nonprofit in Uganda, thinks World AIDS Day could be bigger and better.

You have until December 4 to cast your ballot in the annual competition for the coveted Golden Radiator Award and the uncoveted Rusty Radiator Award.