 | Pakistan's Flood Victims Frustrated with Medical Care
3 September 2010 | Asia
Victims of Pakistan's floods queued at hospitals where scant resources were available to treat a rising number of patients. |
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| In Rare Move, China Court to Hear HIV Case
2 September 2010 | Asia
In what appears to be a first for China's legal system, a court in Anhui Province has agreed to hear a complaint by a prospective schoolteacher that he was illegally denied a job because he is HIV positive, the man's lawyer said. |
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| Nigerian Health Authorities Warn of Possible Cholera Epidemic
2 September 2010 | Africa
They say the water-borne infection has been confirmed in 12 of the country's 36 states, leading to the reported deaths of over 400 people. |
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| Global Health the Focus as Annual UN Event for Civil Society Kicks Off
2 September 2010 | Global
Hundreds of non-governmental organizations (NGOs) have gathered in the Australian city of Melbourne at the start of the annual United Nations conference aimed at boosting the participation of civil society. |
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| International Medical Corps Staff Safe After Attack in Eastern Democratic Republic of Congo
1 September 2010 | Africa
Six members of International Medical Corps' staff are safe after their plane was attacked by gunmen Wednesday in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo. |
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| China to Vaccinate 100M Children to Fight Measles
1 September 2010 | Asia
Nearly 100 million children in China will be vaccinated against measles this month to help eliminate the disease, a leading cause of avoidable death and disability in developing countries, the WHO said. |
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| Monkeypox Rising in Wake of Smallpox Eradication
1 September 2010 | Global
Some thirty years after authorities doled out the last dose of smallpox vaccine, the world faces another multiplying menace: monkeypox. |
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| What The Haiti Earthquake Can Teach Us About Pakistan Flood Response
31 August 2010 | Asia
In about one month there will be another meeting at the UN for the launch of a "consolidated appeal" for Pakistan. |
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| Labor Unrest Empties South African Hospitals
30 August 2010 | Africa
Most patients in the hulking, seven-story tuberculosis hospital here - all infected with potentially lethal, drug-resistant strains of the disease - have gone home due to the strike of majority of nurses, orderlies and janitors. |
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| UN Investigates Mass Rape by DR Congo Rebels
27 August 2010 | Africa
The United Nations is investigating claims that rebel fighters raped more than 150 women and baby boys in the Democratic Republic of Congo. |
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