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Visualizing Nutrition Deficits After USAID's Overhaul
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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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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
China's Integrated Policies on Climate Change and Health
China is addressing health threats that climate change poses but faces challenges that require policy reforms
U.S. Cuts to Ukraine's Foreign Aid Hit Health Workforce
Ukraine, with $1.4 billion curtailed, is the single biggest loser of U.S. foreign aid
The World Nearly Beat Polio. But Fake Records, an Imperfect Vaccine and Missteps Aided Its Comeback
Polio cases have rebounded, hitting 99 last year, and officials have missed at least six self-imposed eradication deadlines
HHS Further Constrains Certain Vaccine Advisers to the CDC, Limiting Their Input in Evidence Reviews
Members of roughly 30 medical and public health organizations were told they could no longer participate in the committee's crucial workgroups
In a First, the Senate Confirms a New CDC Director
Susan Monarez is the first CDC director to be confirmed by the Senate under a law passed in 2023
Trump Environmental Protection Agency Moves to Repeal Finding That Allows Climate Regulation
On Tuesday the Trump adminstration proposed revoking a scientific finding that has long been the central basis for U.S. action to fight climate change