Onchocerciasis, or river blindness, is spread via the filarial parasite Onchocerca volvulus transmitted through blackflies.

Yemen faces a worsening humanitarian crisis — and in particular, a raging cholera outbreak — in the aftermath of U.S. and Israeli airstrikes in the spring as well as Trump administration aid cuts and ...

Reza Zafarqandi has referred to sanctions as silent wars against public health, urging the World Health Organization (WHO) ...

CAIRO (AP) — Iran-backed Houthis on Sunday raided offices of the United Nations’ food, health and children's agencies in Yemen’s capital, detaining 11 U.N. employees, officials said. The rebels ...

For the past decade, Yemen has stood as one of the world’s gravest humanitarian disasters, with more than 20 million people -- over half the population -- in need of aid. Now funding cuts, US and ...

Aden, Yemen, May 8, 2025 — After battling Yemen's worst cholera outbreak since 2017, the International Rescue Committee (IRC) has concluded its eight-month emergency response, but warns that without ...