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Intimate Partner Violence in Peru

The country's rates of intimate partner violence are twice the global average

The WHO's Funding Gap: Filling the Medical Diplomacy Void

Medical accrediting organizations can fill the vacuum created by the U.S. withdrawal from the World Health Organization

Environment

Health Workers Navigate Climate Change in the Bolivian Amazon

Bolivia is the country most vulnerable to climate change in South America and the tenth most vulnerable in the world

Governance

The Pandemic Treaty's True Cost

Is the multimillion dollar cost of the Intergovernmental Negotiating Body worth the Pandemic Agreement?

Governance

Inside TikTok's Mental Health Communities

Social media can offer much-needed mental health support, but it still poses various risks to users

Trade

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

Trade

Protecting Miners' Health in Democratic Republic of Congo

Growing evidence reveals mining harms pregnancies, and basic medicine near the sites is often inaccessible

Urbanization

Regenerative Infrastructure, One Health, and City Diplomacy

Earth's thermodynamics can inform the application of integrative health approaches for building resilient infrastructure

Urbanization

Making City Diplomacy Work for Global Health

Collaborative governance among cities is expanding and should be central to global health diplomacy 

Urbanization

Infrastructure, Cities, and Global Health Diplomacy

The interconnections of societies on an urbanizing planet require cities to network and engage more in health diplomacy

Migration

Pandemic Responses Should Not Rely on Border Closures

Lessons learned from COVID-19 should inform future public health responses

Governance

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

Governance

President Trump Begins Changing U.S. Global Health Policy

Initial executive orders include directives that transform U.S. foreign policy on global health

Migration

The United States Needs More Medical Interpreters

Equitable access to interpretation services could help improve health outcomes for Chinese migrants