World Bank accused of deception over malaria funding
· Campaign leader is unfit for task, say doctors
· Death toll prevention claims 'unfounded'
Must nature always take its course?
Last week Health Editor Jo Revill sparked controversy when she argued for elective caesareans. Here Karen Luckhurst, who recalls the traumatic birth of her first baby by emergency caesarean, and other Observer readers join the debate.
Gasp reflex linked to cot death
· Inability to restart breath might put babies at risk
· Mechanism controlled by separate part of brain
Britain defies US with funding to boost safe abortion services
· Attempt to replace lost dollars after ‘global gag’ · 70,000 died last year in backstreet operations
Dramatic fall in Zimbabwe HIV infections
About 49% fewer young women test positive, results put down to sex education programmes
My baby was stillborn. But was she really too tiny to live?
A rollercoaster of shock and despair struck Charlotte Bevan as her child died minutes after the birth. The tragedy is unexplained ... but that must not mean it remains ignored.
Bill Gates gives $258m to world battle against malaria
Microsoft billionaire Bill Gates last night gave $258m (£145m) to the fight against malaria, branding the rich world's efforts in tackling the disease "a disgrace".