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The U.S. Bird Flu Outbreak
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A strategic and biosecurity overview of what could protect U.S. agriculture and people from H5N1 infections
RFK Could Prevent a Bird Flu Pandemic—By Embracing His Environmentalist Roots
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A new version of H5N1 influenza continues to pound poultry, but price relief could be on the way
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
Maternal Health in Mississippi
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
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
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The USAID "Lifesaving" Waiver Is a Mirage Without Sufficient Staffing
The State Department's humanitarian waiver is essential but falls woefully short of ensuring patients receive medicines
U.S. WHO Exit Could Expand China's Influence
Donald Trump's executive order could inadvertently pave the way for China to reshape global health governance
The PEPFAR Files: Who Tried to End the Lifesaving HIV Program?
The first in a three-part series explores why the popular global health program is under threat
Texas Midwife Arrested and Charged With Performing Illegal Abortions
The arrest appears to be the first time a health-care provider in Texas has been criminally charged under the state's abortion ban
How Big Alcohol Is Hijacking the Road Safety Agenda in Colombia
According to police reports 167 persons were killed in an alcohol-related crash, representing 7.7% of all road deaths in 2022
Indonesia's Energy Transition in Doubt as United States Pulls Out of $20 Billion Coal Phase-Out Plan
Despite Jakarta's ambitious net-zero goals, analysts say the country has limited political will to fulfil its climate commitments on its own
How the Anti-Vaccine Movement Weaponized a 6-Year-Old's Measles Death
Anti-vaccine influencers see the child’s death as proof — not of the danger of measles, but of their own debunked theories