An Update on the Listeriosis Outbreak in South Africa
CAPE TOWN — Listeriosis is an infection usually caused by the germ Listeria monocytogenes. People…
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Primary Health Care in Developing Countries: A Secondary Priority?
SEATTLE — The World Health Organization published its 2019 list of “Ten Threats to Global…
An Update on Health Care in Libya
TRIPOLI, Libya — For the past eight years, a violent civil war has dominated life…
Positive Deviance: A Solution for Malnutrition in Vietnam?
HANOI, Vietnam — Positive deviance is just one approach to solving malnutrition in Vietnam and…
How Biometrics Can Improve Health Care in Developing Countries
SEATTLE — Around the world, organizations establish initiatives and programs to combat poverty in many…
Treating NCDs in Developing Countries: A New Humanitarian Focus
SEATTLE — According to the American Public Health Association, a communicable disease is one that…
New Ebola Drugs Can Help Epidemic in the Congo
SEATTLE — Unfortunately, the deadly Ebola virus has not yet been fully contained. In 2018,…
United States Global Health Diplomacy At Risk
SEATTLE — In January 2019, ranking members across U.S. national security departments presented a collective assessment…
Bodies Not Their Own: The Wave of FGM in Russia
SEATTLE — Female genital mutilation (FGM), the practice of altering or injuring female genitals for…
Battling the DRC Ebola Treatment Center Attacks
KINSHASA, The Democratic Republic of the Congo — The DRC is grappling with a new…