Santa Barbara, California, April 28 -- Direct Relief and The Pfizer Foundation today announced the third cohort of the Innovation Awards in Community Health, supporting infectious disease prevention a... Read More
Palestine, April 28 -- Israeli authorities are using access to water as a weapon against Palestinians, including by systematically depriving people in Gaza of water in a campaign of collective punishm... Read More
South Sudan, April 28 -- "I have lived through many wars, but this kind of displacement has never happened before," says 77-year-old Moses, who fled his home in Lankien, South Sudan, as conflict inten... Read More
Lebanon, April 27 -- Traffic moves slowly toward the south of Lebanon as displaced residents make their way home. Many are headed to the coastal city of Sour/Tyre, a UNESCO World Heritage site known f... Read More
Measles, April 27 -- Vaccines save millions of lives every year. They reduce the risks of getting a disease by working with the body's natural defenses to build protection against vaccine-preventable ... Read More
Santa Barbara, California, April 24 -- A tornado struck the southeastern end of Enid, Oklahoma, on the evening of April 23, damaging at least 40 homes and causing minor injuries. No fatalities have be... Read More
Santa Barbara, California, April 24 -- The driest conditions in a decade have spawned wildfires across parts of Georgia and Florida, destroying at least 87 homes and forcing thousands to evacuate. Mu... Read More
Iran, April 24 -- It's been nearly two months since the US and Israel launched a military assault on Iran, starting a major escalation with ripple effects across the region. While a ceasefire is curre... Read More
Haiti, April 23 -- As the US Supreme Court prepares to hear a case affecting the legal status of many Haitians in the US, Doctors Without Borders/Medecins Sans Frontieres (MSF) warns that humanitarian... Read More
Maternal health, April 23 -- Contraception is an essential part of reproductive and maternal health care, yet access is limited for many people living in places affected by conflict and displacement. ... Read More