Brazil Mobilizes Troops in Fight Against Virus Carrying Mosquitoes
A health worker stands in the Sambadrome as he sprays insecticide to combat the Aedes aegypti mosquitoes that transmit the Zika virus, in...
Bill Gates, Africa’s Richest Man Team Up on Nigeria Immunization
Nigerian President Mohammadu Buhari (C) poses with tech billionaire Bill Gate (L) and Africa's richest man Aliko Dangote, after signing...
Obama Declares Emergency for Michigan City's Water
Flint residents pick up bottled water and water filters at a fire station in Flint, Michigan, Jan. 13, 2016. President Barack Obama...
Many People in Besieged Syrian Town of Madaya Nearing Death
Red Crescent aid convoy enters Madaya, Syria, Jan. 14, 2016. GENEVA—United Nations aid agencies say many people in the besieged Syrian...
Leprosy Affects Millions But Can Be Wiped Out, Expert Says
A patient shows the effects of leprosy on his hands in Myanchaung Leprosy Hospice, Halegu township, Yangon Division, Jan. 21, 2014....
Aid Workers Report 'Barely Moving Skeletons' in Syria's Madaya
Syrians wait for the arrival of an aid convoy, Jan. 11, 2016, in the besieged town of Madaya as part of a landmark six-month deal reached...
Researchers: Malaria Treatment Fails in Cambodia Due to Drug Resistance
An Anopheles stephensi mosquito obtains a blood meal from a human host in this undated handout photo obtained by Reuters, Nov. 23, 2015....
Safer Polio Vaccines on Way for Use After Eradication
An Afghan health worker administers polio vaccine to a child during a campaign at a refugee camp on the outskirts of Jalalabad in...
Guinea Declared Free of Ebola
A health worker prepares to inject a man with an Ebola vaccine in Conakry, Guinea, March 7, 2015. GENEVA—The World Health Organization...
2015 Brought Progress in Fight Against Ebola, HIV, Polio
The AIDS Healthcare Foundation's 2015 World AIDS Day Commemoration takes place at Arclight Hollywood Theater in Los Angeles to celebrate...
