WHO estimates 5.4 million snakebites occur each year, resulting in at least 1.8 million cases of envenoming (poisoning from snakebites) and 81,400 deaths.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. philanthropist Bill Gates on Sunday announced he will donate over $500 million to fight malaria and other infectious diseases in the developing world, saying the Ebola outbreak is a call to action.
SEATTLE, Washington – The world’s largest private charity – established by the richest but arguably the most generous man in U.S. history – is pouring billions of dollars into improving health care in Central America and throughout the developing world.
Costa Rica’s professional association of geologists is calling for a referendum on the future of gold mining in Crucitas, arguing that lawmakers have failed...
Monteverde remains one of Costa Rica’s wettest places, receiving more than 2,500 millimeters (98 inches) of rain a year. Yet scientists are finding signs...
Deportivo Saprissa beat Liga Deportiva Alajuelense 2-0 at the Estadio Alejandro Morera Soto on Saturday night, taking the Clásico Nacional in Alajuela for the...
