Jonathan Lambert

New research finds when expectant families in rural Kenya are given $1,000 dollars, infant mortality is cut by half.

To save the lives of infants and small kids in lower resource countries, there are a handful of tools: anti-malarial drugs, bed nets and vaccines. A massive experiment in rural Kenya suggests another.

The idea of giving people cash, instead of traditional foreign aid like food or shelter, has gotten traction in recent years. Now, the Trump administration threatens to reverse that.

More than 8,000 have been infected, prompting the government to institute COVID-like restrictions

The mosquito-borne disease is sweeping through a province in southern China, which is taking strict measures to quash the outbreak.

This man in Mozambique is one of many who've received a cash sum with no strings attached. The Trump administration has criticized and curtailed the practice. Advocates are pushing back with evidence.

A new study reports on a novel way to short-circuit the parasite that spreads Malaria, so people wouldn't get infected with a mosquito's bite.

A new study reports on a novel way to short-circuit the parasite that spreads the disease so people wouldn't get infected with a mosquito's bite.

A study finds upticks in malaria after cyclones struck the island, but that vaccination could help mitigate disaster-related spikes.

Large scavengers like vultures and hyenas do an important job in protecting human health. But studies show these creatures are on the decline, allowing for the emergence of disease.