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Governance
How NYC Practices for Ebola and Special Pathogen Outbreaks
NYC Health + Hospitals has added virtual reality training to reinforce its readiness for high-consequence infectious diseases
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Tracking Measles and the World's Vaccine-Preventable Diseases
This weekly map visualizes outbreaks of nine childhood diseases in collaboration with the International Society for Infectious Diseases
Poverty
How the Iran War Is Straining Humanitarian Aid, in Three Charts
Governance
One Year Post-USAID, Global Health Funding Stuck in Limbo
Data in Global Health
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The WHO estimates that nearly 42,000 people in Gaza are experiencing life-altering injuries because of the war
Two Years of the Gaza War in Three Health Charts50%
The number of geriatric physicians increased 50% between 2020 and 2023
Going Gray: National Aging Plans Gain Global Traction26%
A daily intake of 50 grams of processed meat elevates the risk for colorectal cancer by 26%
Are Processed Meat, Sugary Drinks, and Trans Fats Safe at Any Level?600,000
Malaria claims nearly 600,000 lives per year worldwide
A New Malaria Drug Can Treat Infants—If Health Systems Support It2.5 Times
Rates of maternal death among Black women were 2.5 times those of white women in 2022
Addressing Mississippi's Maternal Health-Care Shortage1,200
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 Battleground1 in 4
One in four U.S. women will have an abortion by age 45
"Pregnant People Will Die as a Result of Overturning Roe v. Wade"500,000
UNRWA educates more than 500,000 children and provides basic health services to almost 6 million people
UNRWA Under Fire70%
More than 70 percent of adult men smoke in Indonesia
Tobacco Control Goes Missing from Indonesia's Presidential Ballot1967
In 1967, the WHO identified unsafe abortion as a serious public health problem in many countries
U.S. Abortion Law and Dissenting from the Norm45 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: What the United States Can Learn From Other CountriesSeries
See AllIt's time to rethink U.S. engagement on global health
Governance
Governance
A Bio-Responsibility Strategy for Gain-of-Function Research Oversight
Controversy about research on dangerous pathogens requires the U.S. government to adopt a new governance approach
Governance
China's Integrated Policies on Climate Change and Health
A New Public Health Order for Africa
A series exploring a new public health order for Africa, guest-edited by Ebere Okereke
Global Health and the "Second Independence of Africa"
Reuters
United States Planning Quarantine Facility in Kenya for Citizens Exposed to Ebola
by Reuters Staff"Kenya's government has not yet approved the plan and has sought increased foreign assistance in exchange, the U.S. official said"
The Atlantic
What the Trump Administration Needs to Do to Contain the Ebola Outbreak
by Stephanie Psaki, Beth Cameron, and Jon FinerWe’re already playing from behind, but it’s not too late to limit the damage
Washington Post
Exclusive: U.S. Rethinks Global Health Testing Strategy
by Megan R. Wilson and Nour WoodThe move is part of the administration’s “America First” global health strategy
AP News
Hantavirus is on the Rise in Argentina, Where a Stricken Cruise Ship Began its Journey
by Isabel DebreArgentina is consistently ranked by the World Health Organization as having the highest incidence of the rare, rodent-borne disease in Latin America