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The ongoing Ebola outbreak in West Africa is unprecedented, with over 14,000 cases so far and a mortality rate up to 70%. While we are making some progress, we have a lot of work to do. Bringing the outbreak under control depends on quickly finding people with Ebola and isolating them during treatment so they cannot infect others.
As we begin to see some progress in the fight against Ebola in Liberia, the country hardest-hit by the outbreak, more details are now available about Ebola’s spread to neighboring Mali.
Cooking shouldn’t kill. It’s a simple premise, yet every year more than 4 million people die from exposure to household …
The United Nations Foundation works to support the UN in solving some of the world’s most urgent challenges, so it’s with …
While there have been some signs of progress in the global effort to stop the Ebola outbreak, the crisis is still extremely serious and demands greater resources. Simply put: We can’t let up now or we risk losing the gains we have made.
It’s World Toilet Day and still more than one-third of the world’s population – 2.5 billion people – do not …
By Rachel Henderson Last minute holiday shopping. We’ve all been there – one week before the holidays you’re scrambling to …
By Stephen Sobhani and Rebecca Fishman On this year’s World Toilet Day on November 19, 2.5 billion people around the world still …
Parents around the world want their children to have the chance to lead healthy, productive lives. The measles vaccine is …
Today is World Pneumonia Day and the United Nations and partners are rallying to raise awareness and to step up …