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Business Owner Pleads Guilty in Scheme to Embezzle $1.3 Million from State Fund

Tammy Dickinson, United States Attorney for the Western District of Missouri, announced that a Missouri business owner pleaded guilty in federal court to charges related to his scheme to embezzle more than $1.3 million fro...

New health resource to improve access to family planning for women after childbirth

A new resource for health programme managers and policy makers released aims to improve access to family planning for women after childbirth and during the first 12 months of motherhood.

Brooklyn Clinic Owner Sentenced for Role in $77 Million Medicare Fraud Scheme

The owner of a Brooklyn medical clinic was sentenced to serve 15 years in prison for her leading role in a $77 million Medicare fraud scheme.

UN agency issues urgent call to action as Afghan opium cultivation hits record high

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Opium harvest in a poppy field in Badakhshan, Afghanistan. Raw opium is co...