Spending on health is growing faster than the rest of the global economy, accounting for 10% of global gross domestic product (GDP). A...

Childbirth can be dangerous even in the most sterile hospitals. But unhygienic conditions add an additional deadly threat to women and...

Soda tax in Mexico. Salt limits in South Africa. Plain tobacco packaging in Australia. National health insurance in Ghana. Mandatory...

Fifteen years ago, African leaders pledged to increase health spending to 15% of total government expenditure. Since then health spending...

American author Mark Twain was fond of saying that there are 3 kinds of lies: lies, damned lies and statistics. To which WHO...

You are sleeping quite soundly when a sharp buzzing sound around your head wakes you up, forcing you to try to swat it away. Or else you...

Despite the decline in the HIV/AIDS new infection and deaths, a total of 58,000 babies are born annually with the AIDS virus in Nigeria...

WHO’s new International Scheme to Evaluate Household Water Treatment (HWT) Technologies ensures that products used to treat water in...

The World Health Organization on Monday declared that a surge in serious birth defects in South America was "strongly suspected" of being...

I "Snapshots" on 34 different health topics outline trends, achievements made, reasons for success, challenges and strategic priorities...