Inside the Global Burden of Disease Study
IHME Director Christopher Murray recounts the study's role in shaping global policy and how collaborators overcame COVID
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A New Roadmap For Obesity Prevention
Countries should adopt a multidisciplinary approach to address nutritional transitions
A Virus Hunter's Struggle for Respect in Post-COVID China
Zhang Yongzhen's recent ordeal is an interplay of personal, cultural, institutional, and political factors
How Pasteurization Kills Bird Flu Virus in Milk
Experts explain how pasteurization obliterates avian influenza virus from milk
Data in Global Health
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1,200
Nearly 1,200 attacks on health-care workers and facilities have taken place in the three years since the coup
In Myanmar, Health Care Has Become a Battleground
1 in 4
One in four U.S. women will have an abortion by age 45
Abortion in the United States
500,000
UNRWA educates more than 500,000 children and provides basic health services to almost 6 million people
UNRWA Under Fire
70%
More than 70 percent of adult men smoke in Indonesia
Tobacco Control Goes Missing from Indonesia's Presidential Ballot
1967
In 1967, the WHO identified unsafe abortion as a serious public health problem in many countries
U.S. Abortion Law and Dissenting from the Norm
7 Percent
In 2020, demonstrations around the world increased by 7 percent
Pandemic Protests: When Unrest and Instability Go Viral
3.3 Times
Where there was trust in local health workers people were 3.3 times more likely to wear a mask during COVID
Ending the COVID-19 Pandemic Hinges on Trust
45 Percent
The number of people dying from opioid use in the U.S. in 2021 was nearly 45 percent higher than in 2020
Opioid overdose deaths in the United States
34 Million
The number of people who have died from AIDS-related illnesses
HIV/AIDS and COVID: A Dual Battle
1 in 3
One in three women—1.3 billion women and girls worldwide—experiences gender-based violence in her lifetime
Dual Pandemics: Coronavirus and Gender-Based Violence
Series: AI and Health Care
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Using AI to Decolonize Health Care in Africa
How artificial intelligence can help empower communities to create their own solutions
AI and Facial Recognition Dive Into Global Health Care
How artificial intelligence is used to diagnose diseases and understand behavior
Rethinking Donor Partnerships in Africa
Improving health in Africa requires more effective and respectful collaboration with global partners
Louisiana Moves to Make Abortion Pills "Controlled Dangerous Substances"
Someone possessing the pills without a valid prescription or outside of professional practice could be prosecuted and sentenced to prison
Africa CDC Audit Warns Against Creating an "Avenue for Fraud"
Devex obtained a copy of the outcome of a special audit report that examined accusations against the director-general of the Africa CDC
Education Key to Combating Malaysia’s Childhood Obesity Time Bomb
Data from the World Obesity Foundation projects that more than two out of every three children in Malaysia will be overweight by 2035
If Many Dairy Farm Workers Contract H5N1, We Risk a Pandemic
Failure to shield these workers could allow the H5N1 virus to become a greater threat