Treating baby wraps with a mosquito repellent shows promising protection against a top killer of children.
Author: Stephanie Nolen
Diphtheria, a Once Vanquished Killer of Children, Is Resurgent
A Somali hospital ward packed with gasping children shows how war, climate and mistrust of vaccines is fueling the disease’s return.
What Malnutrition Has Done to Gaza’s Children
Even children who recover will carry the physical consequences for the rest of their lives.
What Malnutrition Has Done to Gaza’s Children
The enclave is experiencing some of the highest levels of malnutrition since the fighting began. Even children who recover will carry the physical consequences for the rest of their lives.
Congo Has Astronomical Rates of Sexual Violence. Now Victims Have Lost Access to Care.
The conflict that has put rebels in control of much of the east of the country has left victims with no legal recourse and dismantled many of the clinics that offered care.
Trump Budget Office Is Withholding H.I.V. Funds That Congress Appropriated
Lawmakers allocated $6 billion this fiscal year for PEPFAR, the H.I.V. prevention and treatment program, but the administration has indicated it will release less than half of that.
Cases of Mosquito-Borne Chikungunya Virus Are Surging Globally: What to Know
Chikungunya, which can disable victims for years, is spreading rapidly, including in China, France and other places that have not seen major outbreaks before.
RFK Jr. Accuses Gavi, Global Vaccine Agency, of Ignoring Science
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. claimed that the agency, Gavi, had “ignored the science” in immunizing children around the world.
Kennedy Accuses International Vaccine Agency of Ignoring Science
In a video address, the health secretary said the United States would no longer donate to Gavi, the vaccine agency. The organization rejected his claims.
Promise of Victory Over H.I.V. Fades as U.S. Withdraws Support
A new drug that gives almost complete protection against the virus was to be administered across Africa this year. Now, much of the funding for that effort is gone.