Poverty
Poverty
Around the World, Chronic Diseases Are Rising
by Rachel Nuwer
A new iteration of the Global Burden of Disease Study charts how 25 leading health risks have improved or worsened
The Latest
Life After USAID
Governance
Governance
PEPFAR's Transition Breeds New Opportunities for HIV Care
Three principles could guide the funding shifts between HIV programs and partner countries to reduce donor dependency
Poverty
Microfinance to Replace Declining Aid: A Roadmap in Trust
by Annie Wang
Migration
How Anti-Immigration Measures Could Deplete the U.S. Health Workforce
Data in Global Health
Featured Data Points
2.5 Times
Rates of maternal death among Black women were 2.5 times those of white women in 2022
Addressing Mississippi's Maternal Health-Care Shortage1,200
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 Battleground1 in 4
One in four U.S. women will have an abortion by age 45
"Pregnant People Will Die as a Result of Overturning Roe v. Wade"500,000
UNRWA educates more than 500,000 children and provides basic health services to almost 6 million people
UNRWA Under Fire70%
More than 70 percent of adult men smoke in Indonesia
Tobacco Control Goes Missing from Indonesia's Presidential Ballot1967
In 1967, the WHO identified unsafe abortion as a serious public health problem in many countries
U.S. Abortion Law and Dissenting from the Norm3.3 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 Trust45 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: What the United States Can Learn From Other Countries34 Million
The number of people who have died from AIDS-related illnesses
HIV/AIDS and COVID: A Dual Battle1 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 ViolenceSeries
See AllIt's time to rethink U.S. engagement on global health
Governance
Governance
A Bio-Responsibility Strategy for Gain-of-Function Research Oversight
Controversy about research on dangerous pathogens requires the U.S. government to adopt a new governance approach
Governance
China's Integrated Policies on Climate Change and Health
A New Public Health Order for Africa
A series exploring a new public health order for Africa, guest-edited by Ebere Okereke
Global Health and the "Second Independence of Africa"
New York Times
Fever, Joint Pain, Aching Toes. A Mystery Ailment, a Stunning Diagnosis.
by Joseph GoldsteinA Long Island woman had no idea what had hit her. Her pursuit of an answer led to a mosquito-borne disease rarely seen in the United States.
South China Morning Post
Japan’s Flu Season Hits Five Weeks Early Amid Fears of an Evolving Virus
by Julian RyallThe government has declared a nationwide flu epidemic, prompting calls for vaccinations and heightened vigilance
New York Times
Foreign Aid Is Mostly Gone. It’s Being Replaced With Something Better.
by Rajiv J. ShahDeveloping countries have started taking greater responsibility for their own welfare, leveraging private investment to create economic opportunity
Reuters
CDC Walks Back Hundreds of Firings as U.S. Shutdown Persists
by Ahmed AbouleneinThe Trump administration is set to lay off entire offices and hundreds of CDC workers as part of mass job cuts during the federal shutdown