Texas reported the first measles death Feb. 26, in an unvaccinated school-aged child, related to an ongoing outbreak in

The Food and Drug Administration was allowed to participate in the World Health Organization's meeting this week on updating influenza shots, officials for the U.N. agency said, despite an order by President Trump last month banning government employees from working with the WHO.

The United States has not moved to quit the Americas branch of the World Health Organization, the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO), despite its wider pullback from global health. President Donald Trump started the 12-month withdrawal process for the U.

In previous cases, the cases are linked to a known disease, but a lack of available testing leads to lack of certainty. For example, there was a separate report of an "unknown disease" in December of last year in Congo that was later attributed to illnesses from malaria and respiratory illnesses.

Unlock Aid, which advocates for U.S. Agency for International Development reforms, started the Foreign Aid Bridge Fund last week. It will take donations and make grants to groups around the world to try to avert some of the worst impacts of this policy change.

Europe’s reputation for strong health care systems took a hit in a report from the World Health Organization, which cited backsliding in key areas.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said it would join a conference hosted by the World Health Organization in apparent defiance of President Donald Trump's executive order.

The WHO called for more mental health care and trauma care in Ukraine on Monday, which marks the third year of defending against Russia's invasion.

Authorities investigating the deaths of at least 60 people in northwestern Congo suspect the water source in one of the areas may have been contaminated, the World Health Organization said Friday.

Ebola patient, a 4-year-old child, has died in Uganda, the World Health Organization said, citing the country’s health ministry. The fatality brings the number of confirmed cases in Uganda to 10. The East African country declared an outbreak of the highly infectious and often fatal hemorrhagic disease in January after the death of a male nurse at the Mulago National Referral Hospital in the capital of Kampala.

The release came after several days of negotiations following Israel’s refusal on Saturday to exchange some Palestinian prisoners it had pledged to free.