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Easy access to anaphylaxis treatments such as epinephrine injectors is vital to preventing serious outcomes
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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
U.S. Abortion Law and Dissenting from the Norm
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
Dual Pandemics: Coronavirus and Gender-Based Violence
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Russia's Growing Footprint on the African Health Landscape
Health cooperation with Uganda highlights Africa's role in Russian foreign policy and Ugandan motives in a changed world
Russian Cooperation With Venezuela Integrates Health
Russian-Venezuelan relations now involve the health sector, a bid to expand Moscow's influence in Latin America
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
Rwanda Reports Eight Deaths Linked to Ebola-like Marburg Virus Days After it Declared an Outbreak
Without treatment, Marburg can be fatal in up to 88% of people who fall ill with the disease
Will the UNGA Meeting on AMR Deliver Results for the Global South?
Despite the greater risk of AMR in low- or middle-income countries, the focus of international agreements has centered around high-income countries
Avian Flu Outbreak Devastates Michigan Dairy
Nathan Brearley's dairy herd is still recovering six months after an infection
United States to Donate 1 Million Mpox Vaccine Doses to Halt Outbreak in Africa
U.S. President Joe Biden will announce on Tuesday the donation of 1 million mpox vaccine doses and at least $500 million to African countries