All Bets Are Off for Measuring Pandemic Preparedness
Three standard measures don't predict how countries fare in COVID-19—so how do we better prepare for the next pandemic?
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Caring for Survivors of Gender-Based Violence in Afghanistan
Health workers can treat, speak up for, seek justice for, and empower survivors of gender-based violence
Systemic Racism in Mammogram Guidelines
Breaking down U.S. Preventive Services Task Force recommendations in the COVID-19 pandemic
Coronavirus is a Public Health Nightmare—Now Comes One More
As the pandemic chokes off opioid supplies from China and unemployment skyrockets, U.S. meth addiction is set to explode
Data in Global Health
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70% v. 25%
Women are 70 percent of the global health workforce but hold only 25 percent of senior decision-making roles
Fighting COVID-19 With One Hand Tied Behind Our Backs?
80 Percent
More than 80% of people in South Asia and sub-Saharan Africa have no social protections against illness or unemployment
Untrained Drug Sellers Replacing Doctors—A Challenge for COVID-19
$2 Billion
In Sub-Saharan Africa alone, community health is underfunded by an estimated $2 billion every year
COVID-19 Highlights the Need for Community Health
70 percent
PEPFAR has established an ambitious goal of providing 70 percent of its program funding to local partners
A Global Imperative for Local Support
2006
The year alcohol use in Russia peaked was 2006, after which it fell as the government tightened alcohol policies
A Russian Prescription to Reduce Alcohol Use
40
Years since WHO certified smallpox eradication
Years since WHO certified smallpox eradication
€28.4 Bn
China is one of the key trading partners of Italy, and in 2017 Italy imported €28.4 billion worth of goods from China
Scale of Italy's Imports From China
70 Percent
Chinese factories supply 70 percent of active ingredients for India’s generic drug manufacturers, which supply the world
Coronavirus and the World Economy
90 Percent
Humans spend 90 percent of their time indoors, where some pollutants may be 2-5 times higher than outdoor concentrations
A Wake-Up Call for Healthier Design
6% vs. 82%
Number of men versus women in Japan who take advantage of a full year of government-sponsored paid leave for new parents
Lessons From an Aging Asia
Series: Coronavirus Knows No Borders
See all in seriesThis series explores how COVID-19 is unfolding in countries like South Korea, Iran, Lebanon, Russia, Ukraine, Ecuador, Nigeria, Malawi, Samoa, Sweden, the United States, the Navajo Nation, and Yemen and in regions like Latin America, Sub-Saharan Africa, Southeast Asia, and Europe.
Southeast Asia Needs Its Own CDC
COVID-19 is a baptism by fire and highlights the need for an effective, durable disease control authority in the region
Coronavirus in Malawi
Shutdowns reversed amid an upcoming election, other disease threats, and more than half the population living in poverty
Coronavirus in Russia: First Wave, Round Two—The Regions
COVID-19 wreaks destruction in Dagestan and other places where rural destitution smacks into obfuscating officialdom
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It takes a state
Audio Interview: A Look at SARS-CoV-2 Transmission
Editors discuss the transmission of SARS-CoV-2, looking at new evidence from Iceland and from the Diamond Princess cruise ship
Global Trade Order Looks Wobbly in the New Pandemic Reality
In the pre-pandemic world, this was set to be a Monday for distilling a new global order
Patients With Underlying Conditions Are 12 Times as Likely to Die of COVID-19 as Otherwise Healthy People, CDC Finds
Coronavirus patients with underlying health problems were substantially more likely to be hospitalized than other people with COVID-19