In a development that transforms the fight against Ebola, two experimental treatments are working so well that they will now be offered to all patients in the Democratic Republic of Congo, scientists announced on Monday.
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BALTIMORE, Md. – Earlier this month, the World Health Organization formally declared the Ebola epidemic in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DR Congo) as a Public Health Emergency of International Concern (PHEIC) after the first case was diagnosed in Goma, at the border of Rwanda.
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Every year, the United Nations provides 10 million children suffering from acute malnutrition (“wasting”) with services they need to recover, including nutrition treatment, treatment of infections such as diarrheal diseases, hygiene and sanitation services, and access to clean water and the nutritious diets needed for healthy growth…
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Evangelical Christians are not just a voting bloc. And they're not all white, conservative and Republicans. One in four Americans identifies as evangelical, and the make-up of the church is becoming increasingly diverse.
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With 10 years left to meet the Sustainable Development Goals, the world is not on track to meet Goal 2 of ending hunger and improving nutrition.
The international community is mobilizing to try to meet the goal, but different groups working on the issue do not always have the same approach…
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Since 2010, vaccination coverage has stalled globally at approximately 86% for three doses of diphtheria, tetanus and pertussis and one dose of the measles vaccine. To avoid outbreaks of vaccine-preventable diseases, WHO stated that 95% coverage is needed across communities, countries and the globe…
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Dr. Paul Osteen is a general and vascular surgeon from Houston, Texas, who has served 24 times with World Medical Mission. He recently returned from his sixth service trip to Mukinge Hospital in Zambia.
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Kenya is likely to suffer from worsening food shortages and water scarcity as the rainy season fails, its meteorological department said on Tuesday.
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Malti Bhogade's twin daughters died soon after they were born.
Bhogade, a 32-year old farm laborer working 150 km north of India's financial capital Mumbai, delivered her babies prematurely in January. One died almost instantly due to malnutrition…
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Are you in the valley of the shadow of death right now? Have you walked the valley with someone else and now need to find the way back out? Carmen talks candidly about the application of the 23rd Psalm to the walk of the faith today.
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A few weeks ago, I had the opportunity to travel to Washington D.C. to meet with our nation’s leaders, both in the White House and in the Senate.
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Globally, nearly 600,000 children and nearly 100,000 women die each year due to inadequate breastfeeding.
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We know how and when to address malnutrition. We just need the political will to make it happen. Advocacy from the faith sector, particularly from the politically right-of-center voter, is now more crucial than ever.
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Family farmers in developing countries have enormous potential, but lack access to resources and services
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ACCRA, Ghana — On a blistering hot day last week, a team of Ghanaians clambered out of vans into Agbogbloshie, a notoriously poor neighborhood in the capital city of Accra.
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While it’s not something that gets a lot of attention here in South Carolina, I’d like to encourage readers to consider the critical importance of food security and global nutrition in the developing world, and the simple ways we can make a difference from here in Charleston.
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Christians are called to 'extreme love and not to self-preservation,' Brantly tells The Christian Chronicle.
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U.S. health aid can also promote stability, mitigate extremism, and avoid costly longer-term military interventions.
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Yemen is suffering its third major cholera outbreak since 2015 when a Saudi-led military coalition intervened to try to restore Yemen’s internationally recognized government after it was ousted from power in the capital Sanaa by the Iran-aligned Houthi movement.
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