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We have to ensure that children in the developing world aren’t dying from preventable diseases like diarrhea. Join with us in spreading the word of how Albendazole and ORT can save lives. #diarrheakills

Although the Ebola threat has abated in West Africa, another outbreak could once again disrupt basic health services, including immunization programs, and threaten polio eradication.

For Atlanta natives and guests alike, the David J. Sencer CDC Museum is a hidden gem to discover at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) headquarters.

There are many challenges when it comes to controlling intestinal worm infections. But, as the success of hookworm eradication in the South demonstrated, intestinal worms can be controlled.

In Ghana, MAP International partners with American Leprosy Missions and Effect:Hope to reach the largest population possible with Buruli ulcer and Leprosy awareness campaigns in order to not only stop the diseases but to prevent disability.

At the 1-1-7 Ebola Call Center in Freetown, over 100 operators work in three shifts to answer questions about Sierra Leone’s outbreak 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.

By Fatouma Zara Soumana, part of CARE’s Gender in Emergencies Team based in Niger, a West African country where thousands of Nigerians are fleeing to escape attacks of armed groups.  Here she talks about her job and what she’s seen in the field. In Niger, I talked with a mother of two children who told […]

An alliance of Georgia’s global health organizations is crucial for the state to enhance its reputation as a hub with innovative models of collaboration, funding, and finance.

We must focus on children in early infancy to change society and create sustainable societies with less chronic disease.

The CDC released an Ebola One Year Report that highlights the stories, faces and facts behind the CDC’s Emergency Operations Center for the response.

July 9 marks South Sudan’s fourth birthday. After decades of war, the break from Sudan was celebrated across the country.

While headlines about Ebola in West Africa and the earthquake in Nepal have faded, the need for relief to those areas has not.

As the world has flattened and become more interconnected, we can no longer afford to approach global health with an “us” and “them” mentality.

Hunger kills more people each year than AIDS, malaria and tuberculosis combined. MAP International is partnering with Stop Hunger Now to drop this staggering death rate.

In 2012, NCDs such as diabetes, cancer, heart disease, and respiratory diseases accounted for 68 percent of the world’s deaths. By 2030, NCDs are expected to become the most common causes of deaths globally.