Gabrielle Emanuel

A year ago, on Aug. 14, 2024, the World Health Organization declared mpox a Public Health Emergency of International Concern. Why are health experts so frustrated by the world's response?

It's the 40th anniversary of the superstar concert to raise money for the famine in Ethiopia — and of the creation of a U.S. program called FEWS NET to prevent future famines.

The therapeutic food is designed to bring malnourished kids back from the brink. A new order from the U.S. after months of mixed signals is good news for the Rhode Island factory that makes it.

Charities usually like to talk to the public about their good works. In the wake of the Trump aid cuts, there's a new approach: "anticipatory silence." It's controversial.

Founded by George W. Bush, the President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief was taken out of the list of agencies that lost previously pledged funds. But its future is far from certain.

It costs nearly $100 million a year to maintain global stockpiles of vaccines for Ebola, cholera, meningitis and yellow fever in case of emergency. A new study estimates how many lives they've saved.

NPR has compiled a timeline of when local, state and federal officials posted warnings on social media as well as the timeline of events as presented by local officials.

When RFK Jr. announced he would cut funds from Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance, he cited "vaccine safety," referring to a 2017 study from Guinea-Bissau. We asked vaccine researchers to assess the study.

A new study points out success stories — and potential obstacles — to bringing vaccines to the world's children.

In the wake of U.S. aid cuts, Pastor Billy is reminded of his twin sister's death from AIDS. He doesn't want 9-year-old Diana, who's HIV-positive, to meet the same fate.