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The World Health Organization (WHO) has declared West Africa's Ebola outbreak an international health emergency, and called for global "solidarity" in the fight to stop the spread of the virus which has now claimed close to a thousand lives.

Community workers are filling the gaps in skilled healthcare in sub-Saharan Africa, but with 500 days until the millennium development goals expire, targets on maternal and reproductive health are far…

From Africa and Asia to Latin America and the Near East, there are 870 million people in the world who do not get enough food to lead a healthy, productive life. The Hunger Map provides invaluable information that helps professionals, schools, and the general public understand more about the biggest single risk to global health.

Visualised in graphs I am presenting the long-term data on how we are changing our world. This is the Empirical View on How We Are Making Our World a Better Place. Topic by topic I cover the decline of violence and the increase of tolerance and political rights. Improving living standards, health and well-being; population changes and associated success in preserving our environment. Increasing knowledge about our word and spreading education.

More than 700 people in West Africa have died in the worst Ebola outbreak on record. What is Ebola, and how does this highly contagious and deadly disease spread?

Despite the gains, more Africans still die from Malaria even as the spotlight remains firmly fixed on HIV/AIDS.

Researchers say the most important variable is your expectations.