Communicable Diseases

Global measles cases jumped in 2023 due to 'inadequate' vaccine coverage

Tuberculosis returns as top infectious disease killer, WHO says

More time and money needed to wipe out polio, global group says

One dead from Nipah virus in India's Kerala; second death this year

World Bank wants bigger solution to move faster on Pacific Islands health crisis

Baby paralysed in Gaza's first case of type 2 polio for 25 years, WHO says

China to monitor arrivals of people, goods for mpox virus

Gaza's girls cut off their hair for lack of combs

Skin diseases afflict Gaza's children as war drags on without end

U.S. pledges $667 million to global Pandemic Fund, but needs Congress' approval

WHO sees 'high risk' of polio virus spreading across Gaza, assessment underway

Israeli military to offer polio vaccination to soldiers in Gaza

Huge mounds of rotting trash pile up around Gaza camps, UNRWA says