Hand, foot and mouth disease kills 18 children in Vietnam
The disease has already infected over 28,000 children in Vietnam this year, more than 10 times those infected in same period last year
Faced with changing weather, Ethiopia gets better forecasts
New free weather data, accessed by mobile phones, can help farmers plan in the face of climate change, experts say
Honduras poised to criminalise women using emergency contraceptive pill - rights group
Supreme Court has upheld decree banning sale and use of emergency contraception, even for rape survivors
TrustLaw Awards 2012 - Collaboration Award
mHealth Alliance working with Baker & McKenzie, Merck, Doulah & Doulah (Bangladesh), MMAKS (Uganda) and Rex Attorneys (Tanzania) on global standards for the use of mobile technologies to improve health.
Water scarcity to drive conflict, hit food and energy, experts say
?Whether you live in Pakistan or the United States, the risk of extreme weather and water-related issues is increasing every year"
MSF halts work at Afghan maternity unit after attack
Six adults and one child hurt in explosion at new mothers' hospital
Govts could save 2.5 mln lives with safer water, sanitation -WaterAid
?It is unacceptable that 37 percent of the world's population live without a toilet," says WaterAid chief executive
Cameroon plans climate projects to protect elephants from poaching
Worsening droughts are driving a growing share of the country's endangered elephants into the hands of poachers, officials warn