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On Monday, United States President Donald Trump signed an executive order that calls for reducing the number of routine childhood immunizations from 18 to...

The current Ebola outbreak caused by the Bundibugyo species, was declared by DRC health officials on 15 May and declared a public health emergency...

“The Bundibugyo virus continues to outpace us,” said Dr. Mohamed Janabi, WHO Regional Director for Africa, speaking from Bunia, the epicentre of the outbreak in eastern...

Key pointsThe Taliban have taken steps to promote discipline and oversight according to a new report by the UN mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) However, these steps have...

Sofia* was 27, raising her seven-year-old son alone in Venezuela, and running out of options. For years she had distributed personal hygiene products door...

The proceedings “offer renewed hope that justice may finally be achieved through effective international cooperation,” said Reem Alsalem, Special Rapporteur on violence against women and girls.  She noted that the action...

Children and women continue to bear a disproportionate share of the outbreak in Ituri, the most affected province, according to the UN Office for...

On Friday, UNHCR confirmed that at least five of the Ituri province’s 69 displacement camps have reported Ebola cases, compounding what is already a devastating...

Key points3,748 cases, including 1,657 deaths and 708 recoveries, as of 1 August, according to WHO While Ebola vaccines exist, trials for the first ever...

Health systems, workplaces and communities must do more to support mothers and newborns, children’s agency UNICEF and the World Health Organization said, calling for stronger counselling, maternity protections and tougher safeguards against...