China could reap the soft-power advantage, but like Western governments, the country is cutting back on aid. Philanthropies say they cannot replace the United States.

Trump issued executive orders that withdrew the US from WHO and halted USAID funding, which also keeps people uninformed of ...

The World Health Organization (WHO) was established in 1948 as a specialised agency of the United Nations (UN), leading worldwide health initiatives and projects where they are needed, both nationally ...

If only the story had ended there. Despite that legislative success, the poorer nations of the world have never stopped being ...

The report by the World Bank and key research institutions highlights how digital innovations like biometric IDs, mobile ...

US withdrawal from the WHO and of all foreign aid will have dire consequences for Africa. It’s time the continent took ...

Storyline: The Tanzanian government is taking decisive action to combat the resurgence of Marburg virus disease (MVD), ...

Adolescent girls are particularly vulnerable to the health consequences of pregnancies and childbirth, as their bodies may not be fully developed. In Tanzania, 22% of adolescents have already started ...

US actions such as the foreign-aid freeze and its exit from the World Health Organization will affect billions of dollars ... Democratic Republic of Congo and a Marburg virus outbreak in Tanzania. “It ...

World Health Organization officials this week noted ... Uganda and two other countries with different disease outbreaks — Tanzania and Congo. Ebola is an acute viral disease, with its first ...

This appointment comes after the the unexpected death of Dr. Faustine Engelbert Ndugulile, a career politician from Tanzania, who was slated to be the next regional director.