Africa
Raw sewage and rubbish a poor suburb of Harare have led to a cholera outbreak, killing more than 20 so far and sickening 3,000 people.
by Haru Mutasa
Health
Ukraine
by Madeline Roache
Zimbabwe
Africa11 Sep 2018 19:13 GMT
At least 20 people have died in a cholera outbreak in Zimbabwe's capital, Harare, and two thousand have been infected, with the number of cases growing daily.
Latin America11 Sep 2018 10:55 GMT
Almost half of all children in Guatemala under the age of five are chronically malnourished.
Tanzania10 Sep 2018 22:00 GMT
President tells couples it is 'important to reproduce', warning them against bad advice by outsiders.
Chad10 Sep 2018 14:14 GMT
Doctors in Chad working long hours to deal with growing malnutrition cases, exacerbated by country's economic crisis.
Algeria08 Sep 2018 12:41 GMT
Health minister criticised for suggesting woman who was fatally stung by scorpion must have provoked the arachnid.
Malawi07 Sep 2018 10:53 GMT
In Malawi, women's wombs are removed to stop infection, a life-changing operation that doesn't always work.
Asia06 Sep 2018 11:01 GMT
In Bangladesh, 130 community healthcare workers have been recruited by UNFPA from among the Rohingya.
United States05 Sep 2018 17:33 GMT
At least 19 passengers become sick on 14-hour flight from Dubai with 10 hospitalised after landing at JFK airport.
Africa04 Sep 2018 08:02 GMT
The Health Ministry says the death toll from the disease has risen to 75 since the epidemic was declared in August.
Africa03 Sep 2018 18:51 GMT
Three years after the discovery of the first cases of famine, thousands are suffering from acute and severe malnutrition in Nigeria's northeast.
India03 Sep 2018 17:26 GMT
Surge in disease comes after torrential rains that began in May killed nearly 500 people in beleaguered Kerala state.
Asia Pacific01 Sep 2018 09:56 GMT
Thailand’s government is reconsidering the use of three toxic weed killers, one of which, paraquat, is already banned in more than 30 countries.
Iran30 Aug 2018 18:40 GMT
As access to life-saving medicines becomes restricted, hospitals worry about future of their most vulnerable patients.
Middle East30 Aug 2018 06:40 GMT
Physicians are worried they will not have enough drugs to treat patients as banking restrictions and the fear of doing business with Tehran makes it more difficult to get supplies.
Algeria25 Aug 2018 20:02 GMT
Authorities say the disease's rapid spread is linked to poor hygiene but many believe government's reaction was slow.
by Yusuf Kabba
by Shaun Mellors
by Gina Benevento
by Adia Benton