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Worldwide Flight Services personnel prepare humanitarian aid packages for the first French humanitarian flight to Beirut, carrying 60 tons of relief supplies and pharmaceutical products, at Paris‑Charles de Gaulle Airport, in Roissy‑en‑France near Paris, France, on March 12, 2026.

Where the Iran War Could Disrupt Pharmaceutical Supply Chains

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Pharmaceutical company executives are responding to the immediate supply-chain threats by targeting unconventional routes

Members of the Red Crescent talk to each other as smoke rises into the air after a reported strike on Shahran fuel tanks, in Tehran, Iran, on March 8, 2026.

A Humanitarian Off-Ramp for the Iran War

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Health diplomacy has long served as means for adversaries to work together when politics make broader engagement impossible

Reversing Ukraine's Population Loss After Four Years of War

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Ukraine is facing demographic erosion and devising plans to encourage refugee returns and the birth rate

Bohdana Zhupanyna, a 30-year-old mother-to-be, stands inside her apartment that was damaged by a Russian drone strike, amid Russia's attack, in Kyiv, Ukraine, on July 23, 2025.

Repairing Global Health Security at the Humanitarian Frontline

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Reorienting the global preparedness system to include humanitarian settings requires conceptual and operational shifts

A nurse from Save the Children prepares vaccinations for internally displaced Somali children, in Baidoa, Somalia, on June 25, 2025.

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

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.

The War Wounded: A Doctor Reports 62 Miles From Ukraine's Front Lines

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A doctor travels with Project HOPE to Dnipro, where a hospital performs 50 or more emergency surgeries each night

A nurse at the Mechnikov Hospital treats service members Viktor Cherniy, 52, and Vitalii Yunatskyi, 40, who were wounded during fighting against Russian forces, in an intensive care unit, in Dnipro, Ukraine, on May 14, 2025.

The India-Pakistan Water Dispute: Unpacking the Health Consequences

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Suspending the Indus Waters Treaty could disrupt Pakistan's ability to handle floods, droughts, and pollution

Authoritarianism and the Genetics of Trauma

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A Syrian American global health scholar reflects on generations of trauma after decades of Assad dictatorship

Authoritarianism and the Genetics of Trauma

What Sudan's Cholera Outbreak Reveals About Its Fragile Health System

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Conflict and neglect have destroyed Sudan's health-care infrastructure, overwhelming the remaining medical facilities

What Sudan's Cholera Outbreak Reveals About Its Fragile Health System

U.S. Cuts to Ukraine's Foreign Aid Hit Health Workforce

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Ukraine, with $1.4 billion curtailed, is the single biggest loser of U.S. foreign aid

U.S. Cuts to Ukraine's Foreign Aid Hit Health Workforce

Sudan's Genocide Deepens Famine

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Ongoing conflict threatens Sudan's already weak food system, leaving millions at risk of famine

Sudan's Genocide Deepens Famine

Securing America's Health Through Global Vaccination

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The United States should protect children at home and abroad from dangerous diseases made worse by war

Securing America's Health Through Global Vaccination