Avian Flu in Cambodia
Human cases of avian influenza in Cambodia exemplify the importance of global surveillance and collaboration
When Love Becomes Violence
Countries in Central America should build resilient institutions capable of implementing programs that support women
Harlem to Harare
Dr. Mary Bassett on how her upbringing and decades in Africa influenced her thinking about health in the United States
Choosing to Make a Change
Dr. Helene Gayle on her trailblazing career and the questions she still ponders
Data in Global Health
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60 Percent
60 percent of children under five in India have anemia
Childhood Anemia in India
65.2 Years
In the AIAN population, life expectancy dropped from 67.1 years in 2020 to 65.2 years in 2021
American Indian and Alaska Native life expectancy
79
Seventy-nine countries and territories experienced a net decline in freedom in 2020
The Devastating Impact of COVID-19 on Democracy
1967
In 1967, the WHO identified unsafe abortion as a serious public health problem in many countries
U.S. Abortion Law and Dissenting from the Norm
7 Percent
In 2020, demonstrations around the world increased by 7 percent
Pandemic Protests: When Unrest and Instability Go Viral
1 in 4
One in four U.S. women will have an abortion by age 45
Abortion in the United States
3.3 Times
Where there was trust in local health workers people were 3.3 times more likely to wear a mask during COVID
Ending the COVID-19 Pandemic Hinges on Trust
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
Dual Pandemics: Coronavirus and Gender-Based Violence
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PEPFAR's Twentieth Anniversary Might Be Its Last
Proposed changes to the mold-breaking program could break it for good
PEPFAR Meets Climate Change
Another president's emergency plan for another global health crisis
PEPFAR in a Global Democratic Recession
At age twenty, PEPFAR's continued success depends on weathering an illiberal wave worldwide
COVID Worsened a Health Crisis Among Pregnant Women
In 2021, deaths of pregnant women soared by 40 percent in the United States, according to new government figures
The Brilliant Inventor Who Made Two of History’s Biggest Mistakes
A century ago, Thomas Midgley Jr. was responsible for two phenomenally destructive innovations. What can we learn from them today?
Yasheng Huang on the Development of the Chinese State
How China’s imperial exam system stymied civil society
Global Health Funding in the FY 2024 President’s Budget Request
The FY 2024 President’s Budget Request includes discretionary funding for U.S. global health programs