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Women walk past a COVID-19 themed mural on the street.

How Gender and Sex Shape Disease

by Allison Krugman

New research exposes why health systems should tailor responses to the needs of men and women starting at a young age

Aging
The chart shows average risk reduction in all-cause mortality globally and between men and women in high-income countries. Each additional year of schooling leads to a drop in mortality, and in high-income countries the effect is greatest in men. A person's risk of dying drops by 2% with every additional year of education.

A Longer Life Begins in the Classroom

by Allison Krugman

A new study measures how much extra life comes from being educated

A mother kisses her child as she walks past graffiti in Mumbai March 27, 2014.
Gender

Breaking Barriers, Building Leaders

by Sai Mandlik, Tanya Dikshit

Youth-driven change in Jharkhand’s health system

children mourn the death of heir classmate
Governance

Gun Violence Arrives on Serbia’s Doorstep

by Masha Raznatovic

Serbian students can no longer say, “It couldn’t happen here”

A child attends a protest against the rape of an eight-year-old girl, in Kathua, near Jammu and a teenager in Unnao, Uttar Pradesh state, in New Delhi, India, on April 15, 2018.
Gender

Silent Suffering

by Christianez Ratna Kiruba

Unveiling the culture of child sexual abuse in Indian families

A poster of an infant reading Estoy Buscando A Mi Familia, or "I’m looking for my family"
Migration

Guatemala’s Forgotten Voices

Children who were fraudulently adopted share their stories

A Syrian refugee from Damascus, carries a child as she enters her tent, at the Majdal Anjar refugee camp in Bekaa Valley near the Syrian border in eastern Lebanon, on September 9, 2013.
Migration

For Syrian Refugees, Deadly Hazards Lurk in Camps

by Ali H. Mokdad, Samar Al-Hajj

Substandard living conditions leave Syrian refugees at a higher risk of injury than native Lebanese people

a child in an orange puffer jacket pushes their friend on a wooden swing in the snow
Migration

The War in Ukraine Has Harmed Children

by Caroline Kapp

Russia’s war is rooted in concepts of identity and nationality

students wearing colorful clothing enter a terracotta colored building in Kenya
Poverty

The Steep Price of Education in Africa

by Emilie Maddison, Angela E. Micah

Education is unaffordable for many families in low- and middle-income countries

A mother with long brown hair reads the label of a formula can in front of partially-empty grocery store shelves amid a nationwide shortage in Houston, Texas, on May 19, 2022.
Food

How the U.S. Baby Formula Shortage Affects Low-Income Families

Families living in poverty are making impossible trade-offs between food, rent, and essentials like formula and diapers

dummy babies are used during a protest against the war in Ukraine
Migration

Let Ukraine Set the Example for How to Treat Children Caught in Conflict 

by Maja Pašović, Ali H. Mokdad, Katherine Leach-Kemon, Laurent Grosvenor

The world should protect the safety of children in all war zones, including those who don't make the news

A boy, suffering from an extensive burn injury, holds a pencil to write during a lesson inside his the classroom at a primary school in Zhuanji town, Anhui province, China, on November 15, 2011.
Poverty

A Burning Issue

by Laura Hoemeke, Joshua Korn, Natalie Meyers, Kiran Nakarmi

Every three seconds, someone around the world requires medical attention for burns

Vehicles are stuck in a traffic jam on a highway, in Jal el-Dib, Lebanon, on March 9, 2021.
Urbanization

Injuries: A Leading Killer of Youth in Lebanon

by Samar Al-Hajj, Ali H. Mokdad

Traffic accidents are wreaking havoc on young lives, especially children who are refugees

The legs and feet of students wearing blue dresses, white stockings, and black shoes can be seen standing in queues at the Viqarunnisa Noon School & College, in Dhaka, Bangladesh, September 12, 2021.
Governance

Getting School Health Right in Low- and Middle-Income Countries

by Luke Shors, Linda Schultz

School nutrition and health programs took a hit during COVID, now it's time to reinforce these school-based safety nets