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The country is facing a shortage of medical equipment and medicines, President Duma Boko says.
The Mississippi State Department of Health has declared a public health emergency over the state infant mortality rate. But ...
Right on South Africa's doorstep, a public health emergency has developed, partly due to Donald Trump's aid cuts.
Dr. Matt Willis, the county’s public health officer from 2012 until last year, is the new face of the free weekly California ...
The public health emergency will allow Mississippi to increase resources to address its infant mortality crisis.
H ealth officials in Mississippi have declared a public emergency over the state’s rising infant mortality rate, which is the ...
The decision seemingly contradicts the Office of Personnel Management’s guidance not to terminate collective bargaining ...
Mississippi’s infant mortality rate climbed to 9.7 deaths per 1,000 live births in 2024 — the highest in over ten years. A ...
The $202 million and $84 million funding requests for the health and Community Development departments, respectively, were discussed at last week’s City Council meeting as part of Long Beach’s overall ...
Mississippi's infant mortality rate nearly double the most recent national average of 5.6 deaths per 1,000, according to the state Department of Health.
The letter warns that poor management and eroded capacity at FEMA could undue progress made to improve the agency.