Global Health

In the Central African Republic, researchers found an astronomical death rate. Could a major emergency be invisible?

Armed conflict accelerates the spread of antibiotic-resistant bacteria.

There are more than 50,000 pregnant women in Gaza and 180 babies born every day.

For the first time in decades, tuberculosis is on the rise. Governments must mobilize the funds they’ve already committed for diagnosis, prevention, and treatment.

The parasitic disease kala-azar, or black fever, may lead to a secondary illness, which can spark new infections.

In a new study, patients with TB who gained weight in the first two months of treatment cut their mortality risk by 60 percent.

South Africa is committed to single-payer health care, but achieving it won’t be easy.

Lab-grown mosquitoes are infected with Wolbachia bacteria, which prevents dengue virus transmission to humans.

Kenyans remember President Jimmy Carter as the man who defeated the guinea worm. The disease is on schedule to be eradicated by 2030.

Millions of lives have been saved since President George W. Bush established the President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief in 2003—but what’s next?