Nurith Aizenman
[Copyright 2024 NPR]
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To answer that question, the U.N. has just named a security expert as its "emergency Ebola coordinator." What's his take? -
Efforts to stop the Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo face a daunting obstacle: A multitude of local and national players are using the disease as a weapon in their struggle for power.
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Threats to health workers are prompting a radical rethink of the Ebola strategy in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. -
Threats and attacks have become a way of life — even for staff at regular hospitals. For the simple act of referring patients to Ebola treatment centers, they have become targets. -
Dr. Richard Valery Mouzoko Kiboung of Cameroon arrived in the Democratic Republic of the Congo just four weeks ago – and was increasingly worried about his safety. -
Health care workers in the center of the Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo say if the government doesn't improve their security in one week, they will walk off the job.
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A new report offers the first comprehensive assessment of water, sanitation and hygiene in health-care facilities in low- and middle-income countries. -
The most recent weekly tally of cases in Democratic Republic of the Congo is on track to double compared to mid-February. -
The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is dispatching a dozen additional staff and sending some of them closer to the area of the outbreak. -
No Lean Season had an ambitious plan: help tens of thousands of desperately poor farmhands in Bangladesh travel to the city to find jobs. So why are they proud to announce it's not working? -
After two fiery attacks on its treatment centers in Democratic Republic of the Congo, the medical charity is putting its operations there on hold — and rethinking its role. -
The documentary plays on the catch phrase: "A period should end a sentence — not a girl's education." But is it really true that lack of menstrual pads is causing girls to drop out?
