What Makes People Happy? California Lawmakers Want to Find Out

SACRAMENTO, Calif

Namibia to Begin HPV Vaccine Rollout in April

Windhoek, Namibia — A top Namibian health official tells VOA the southern Africa country is set to begin distribution of the HPV vaccine to adolescent girls in April as a preventative measure in the fight against cervical cancer

Kenyan Doctors Strike; Patients Left Unattended or Turned Away

NAIROBI, Kenya — Doctors at Kenya’s public hospitals began a nationwide strike Thursday, accusing the government of failing to implement a raft of promises from a collective bargaining agreement signed in 2017 after a 100-day strike that saw people d[..]

Malawi Testing Genetically Modified Maize to Fight Hunger, Agricultural Pests

Malawi has embarked on trials of genetically modified maize aimed to curb recurrent hunger and pests like fall armyworms and caterpillars

UN: Childhood Deaths at Record Low, but Progress 'Precarious'

UNITED NATIONS — The number of children worldwide who died before age 5 reached a record low in 2022, the United Nations said in a report published Tuesday, as for the first time fewer than 5 million died

'Man in Iron Lung' Dead at 78

Washington — A polio survivor known as the man in the iron lung has died aged 78, according to his family and a fundraising website

LogOn: Miniature Body Cameras Designed to Combat Crime

Once used mainly by law enforcement, ordinary citizens now have access to smaller, cheaper versions of body cameras to help them feel safe in dangerous situations

Four Astronauts From Four Countries Return to Earth After Six Months in Orbit

Cape Canaveral, Florida — Four astronauts from four countries caught a lift back to Earth with SpaceX on Tuesday to end a half-year mission at the International Space Station

South Korea Deploys Military, Public Doctors to Strike-hit Hospitals

SEOUL, South Korea — South Korea will start deploying military physicians and doctors from public health centers to strike-hit hospitals on Monday to help care for patients affected by the walkout of nearly 12,000 trainee doctors from 100 hospitals o[..]

Gaza Doctors: 'Mothers Don't Have Milk to Feed Their Babies'

The United Nations says at least 20 children in Gaza have died of starvation and doctors say many more are increasingly suffering from grave physical and mental illnesses

France's Macron Backs 'End of Life' Bill, Debate Expected by May

Paris — French President Emmanuel Macron said Sunday for the first time that he backed new end-of-life legislation that would allow what he called help to die and wanted his government to put forward a draft bill to parliament in May

Activists See India as New Front in Fight Against Female Genital Mutilation

Washington — A U

Pentagon Study Finds No Sign of Alien Life in Reported UFO Sightings

washington — A Pentagon study released Friday that examined reported sightings of UFOs over nearly the last century found no evidence of aliens or extraterrestrial intelligence, a conclusion consistent with past U

NASA, US Navy Prepare Astronauts for Moon Mission

Although NASA has delayed the launch of a crewed mission to orbit the moon until 2025 at the earliest, four selected astronauts are training in preparation for the first such journey in more than 50 years

NASA, US Navy Prepare Astronauts for Moon Mission

San Diego, California — The USS San Diego is a warship designed to deliver troops and equipment into combat zones, something the crew routinely trains for from their base in San Diego, California, on the coast of the Pacific Ocean