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A woman holds her baby at the Sanctum Hospice and Care Home, in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada, on January 26, 2023.

The Mysterious Rise in Canada's Maternal Mortality

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A Lancet study charts global maternal mortality, spotting an unexplained increase in Canada

Bar chart titled “Child Mortality Explodes in Palestinian Territories” shows child mortality rates (deaths per 1,000 children ages 5–14) from 2013 to 2023 for Israel, the regional average, and the Palestinian Territories. Rates for Israel (dark blue) and the regional average (gray) remain low and stable across the decade. The Palestinian Territories (orange) show spikes in 2014 and 2023. A note marks 2014 as the Gaza War leading to the greatest number of civilian deaths since 1967. A second note marks 2023 as the October 7 attack that triggered a large-scale invasion of Gaza. The Palestinian Territories’ mortality rate rises sharply to nearly 30 per 1,000 in 2023—almost nine times higher than in 2022. Source: UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation; chart by CFR/Allison Krugman for Think Global Health.

Two Years of the Gaza War in Three Health Charts

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Two years after Hamas attacked Israel, the health consequences of the brutal war are sharp

How Pediatric Surgery Could Help India Reach Its Development Goals

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Confronting barriers to pediatric surgical care access should be a major priority

How Pediatric Surgery Could Help India Reach Its Development Goals

Preventable but Prevalent: An Injury Affecting Millions of Mothers

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Two solutions that could help women in low-and middle-income countries

Preventable but Prevalent: An Injury Affecting Millions of Mothers

Violence Against Women

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Addressing the most shameful human rights violation

A demonstrator takes part in a march to mark International Women's Day in Almaty, Kazakhstan March 8, 2021.

Why Private Sector Engagement Should Be Part of the Solution in the Developing World

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It's time we push for a broader COVID-19 response that recognizes the role of business in systemic and behavior change

People stand in line to receive vouchers at a food distribution center supported by the World Food Program in Sanaa, Yemen, on June 3, 2020 amid the coronavirus pandemic. The photo shows several men lined up in a queue. They are all wearing facemasks. REUTERS/Khaled Abdullah

Coronavirus in Malawi

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Shutdowns reversed amid an upcoming election, other disease threats, and more than half the population living in poverty

Opposition supporters celebrate in Lilongwe, Malawi, on February 4, 2020 after a court annulled the May 2019 presidential vote that declared Peter Mutharika the winner—ordering a new vote June 23. The photo shows a man in a stilt costume dancing. This is a striking photo. REUTERS/Eldson Chagara

How to Prevent a Million Children's Deaths

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Closing gap on child mortality for UN Sustainable Development Goal 3.2 in ten years may take baby steps, not giant leaps

Children play in water pipes at a construction site on the banks of the Yamuna River on July 26, 2010in the northern Indian city of Allahabad. Picture shows several rows of large, concrete sewer pipes stacked on top of each other with their fat openings facing the camera. Each is large enough to fit one child huddled at the opening. About ten children can be seen climbing about on the feature. REUTERS/Jitendra Prakash

Mass Drug Administration of Azithromycin: Promise or Peril?

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Mass drug administration of azithromycin saves children's lives—is that enough to justify risk of antibiotic resistance?

Technician doing eye exam during azithromycin mass drug administration training exercise near Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso.

The Attainable Promise of Oral Rehydration Solution

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If every kid in the world with diarrhea had access to this simple blend, 300,000 children's lives a year could be saved

A mother plays with her thirteen-month old child Neerob, who is suffering from diarrhoea, at the International Centre for Diarrhoeal Disease & Research (ICDDRB), in Dhaka April 6, 2012.