NPR news on world health issues, disease control, public health and sanitation, and health education. Subscribe to the RSS ...

Over the past two decades, global health has undergone a profound transformation. As public funding for international health and development has become increasingly unpredictable, private philanthropy ...

A child gets tested for malnutrition at a World Food Program camp at el-Fasher in Darfur, Sudan, March 27, 2025, in this screengrab obtained from a video. Credit: OSV News photo/WFP Handout via ...

Animal owners may think they know what happens during a veterinary visit — but a new global survey of 1,000+ veterinarians across 51 countries shows there is far more going on than meets the eye.