Reporter's Notebook: 'Embedded' With Doctors Without Borders
Correspondent Jason Beaubien talks about his week at the Doctors Without Borders hospital in South Sudan.
Global Health
Working Horses Can Now Breathe A Whinny Of Relief
The World Organisation For Animal Health has adopted its first standards to provide good care for equines — part of a broad agenda at its just-concluded powwow.
A Moth Nicknamed 'Tomato Ebola' Ravages Nigeria's Tomatoes
The president has declared a tomato state of emergency in the northern sector.
'High Highs And Deep Lows': 5 Days With Doctors Without Borders In South Sudan
In the past year, dozens of hospitals run by the medical aid group Doctors Without Borders, also known as MSF, have been attacked. NPR spends a week with two doctors in a hospital inside an enormous refugee camp in South Sudan to find out why they work in dangerous places, and what the work is like.
#HeforShe: Why These Guys Speak Up For Women's Rights
Typically women are the ones who get involved with reproductive rights and family planning. But there are exceptions.
Five Days And Five Nights With Doctors Without Borders
They're in a crowded refugee camp, running the only hospital in a war-torn corner of South Sudan.
Dear Hollywood, This Is How You Make A Movie With African Characters
Sean Penn's new movie set in Africa got booed at Cannes. Critics said its African characters were "bleeding wallpaper." Here are 4 films that give African characters (and actors) their due.
WHO Aims To Reform Itself But Health Experts Aren't Yet Impressed
The health agency is making changes so it can get boots on the ground if a pandemic strikes. But critics say it hasn't gone far enough.
WHO Plans To Reshape Itself To Better Handle International Outbreaks
Health officials have warned for years that the world is not ready for the next big pandemic. Leaders at the World Health Organization are meeting this week to try to change that.
Former White House Ebola Czar Urges Congress To Act Faster On Zika
NPR's Kelly McEvers speaks with Ron Klain, former White House Ebola response coordinator, about his op-ed piece in the Washington Post about the Zika virus. He says the U.S. needs to create a public health emergency management agency, like FEMA for health emergencies, so our country is ready to act quickly without having to wait for Congress.