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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
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3.3 Times
Where there was trust in local health workers people were 3.3 times more likely to wear a mask during COVID
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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
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The PEPFAR Files: Who Tried to End the Lifesaving HIV Program?
The first in a three-part series explores why the popular global health program is under threat
The PEPFAR Files: How Critics Put the HIV Program at Risk
Over the program's 21-year history, its essential components were either critiqued or glossed over, hurting its survival
President Biden's Foreign Policy Legacy on Global Health
Geopolitics and domestic polarization have stymied the president's efforts to reclaim U.S. global health leadership
"We Want Answers": Hundreds of Families In Limbo After China Ends Overseas Adoptions
The Chinese government said the only exception will be for families who are adopting the children or stepchildren of blood relatives in China
A Closed Door for Orphans? Unpacking China's International Adoption Policy
While China's decision to halt international adoptions addresses some legitimate concerns, it overlooks the unique benefits these adoptions provided
Five Burning Questions About Missouri's Mysterious Bird Flu Case
Could raw milk—or a cat—help explain how a person who had no contact with animals caught the virus?
Singapore to Quarantine Close Contacts of Newer Mpox Strain Cases
Health ministry to mandate three-week isolation for close contact