Cuba is a major proponent of medical diplomacy and regularly sends physicians, nurses, and other medical staff throughout the globe. These biomedical exports have been most active in areas such as Latin America and Africa.

The country has made a historic leap after being named the world’s biggest donor, said Sheikh Mansour bin Zayed, Deputy Prime Minister.  In August, the UAE was unofficially named the world’s largest donor of development assistance in proportion to its gross national income (GNI).

Ireland is to donate another €778,000 to Sierra Leone to help fuel a fleet of ambulances and burial vehicles in the Ebola-hit country.  It brings Ireland's total contribution in the affected countries in West Africa to over €18m in 2014. 

Twenty-five years after the fall of the Berlin Wall signaled the collapse of the Kremlin’s grip on eastern Europe, Russia is reasserting some of its lost influence.  That is most obvious in Ukraine, where unmarked tanks roll across the countryside in support of pro-Russian separatists.

An OECD report has commended Ireland’s aid programme in tackling hunger and poverty in the developing world. Minister of State Sean Sherlock explains why Irish Aid is so successful.  Ireland excels at delivering aid that is effective and reaches those who need it most, the OECD said this week in a major review of the Government’s overseas aid programme, Irish Aid.

Islamic State has been seizing foreign aid destined for the neediest Syrians to redistribute under its black flag—the latest tactic in the extremist group’s quest for power.

The seven-year, CA$36 million Innovating for Maternal and Child Health in Africa(IMCHA) research program today announced the selection of two African organizations that will help put research into practice and bring the program's results to the attention of decision-makers.