Health Agencies Call for Stepped-up Action to Eliminate Cervical Cancer

GENEVA — Health agencies are urging governments and civil society to step up action to eliminate cervical cancer, a vaccine-preventable disease that kills a woman every two minutes, mostly in low- and middle-income countries

State Production Unit Making Cheaper Labs for Schools in Kenya

A Kenyan government agency is helping students from low-income families access laboratories for science classes

New Delhi's Deadly Air Pollution Prompts Some to Quit City

The Indian capital’s severe air pollution, which has failed to improve despite efforts, is prompting a small but growing number of people to leave New Delhi to escape the health hazards posed by dirty air

Delhi's Deadly Air Pollution Prompts Some to Quit City

Many, especially those with young children are relocating to the western coastal city of Goa

Malawian Innovator Electrifies Homes Amid Skepticism From Experts

A secondary school dropout from rural Malawi has brought electricity to his community using what he says is a groundbreaking air-powered generator, bypassing use of fuel, oil or batteries

As Alcohol Abuse Rises in Zambia, Authorities Pledge to Enforce Regulation

The World Health Organization says that in Zambia over 70% of men and over 30% of women are drinking too much, too often

Proposed Mine Outside US Wildlife Refuge Nears Approval

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Canada Postpones Plan to Allow Euthanasia for Mentally Ill

vancouver, british columbia — The Canadian government is delaying access to medically assisted death for people with mental illness

10 African Penguin Chicks Hatch at San Francisco Museum

SAN FRANCISCO — A bounty of 10 African penguin chicks has hatched in just over a year at a San Francisco science museum as part of an effort to conserve the endangered bird

Brazil Launches Mass Vaccination Campaign Against Dengue Fever

Brazil is set to launch a public mass vaccination campaign against dengue fever, amid a surge of cases nationwide

NASA, SpaceX Join Forces to Study Earth's Environment

Two titans of space travel team up to study our planet's health

Study Finds Ocean Heatwaves Could Affect Global Food Supplies

SYDNEY — A new study finds that marine heatwaves are changing the base of the marine food chain, disrupting ecosystems and potentially global food supplies

 Iran’s Civil Society Groups Say Suicide Rates at Crisis Levels Among Students, Doctors

Washington — Iranian civil society organizations and professionals say suicide rates have reached crisis levels among school students and recent medical school graduates in the past month, with no sign of solutions from the government

Who Freed Flaco? Owl's Escape From New York Zoo Remains a Mystery

new york — This New York love story begins with a criminal act of sabotage

Crane Who Fell for Keeper Dies at 42

WASHINGTON — One of the great interspecies love stories of our time has come to an end