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Little black octagons are part of a growing arsenal of policy efforts to combat obesity
Team Europe Takes on Global Health
A new and ambitious strategy
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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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COP27 Produced a Triple Burden for Climate Policy—And That's Bad News for Global Health
The conference created a "loss and damage" fund but failed on mitigation and adaptation
At Bali, the G20 Confronts Multidimensional Crises with Empty Diplomatic Rhetoric
The summit revealed the G20's and global health's vulnerabilities in a geopolitical world
Why Global Health Remains Bipartisan
It has proven to be "a good investment with astonishing results in saving lives"
Has the Amazon Reached Its "Tipping Point"?
Some Brazilian scientists fear that the Amazon may become a grassy savanna — with profound effects on the climate worldwide
In Some U.S. Zip Codes, Young Men Face More Risk of Firearm Death Than Those Deployed in Recent Wars
"Risks were overwhelmingly borne by young men from minority racial and ethnic groups"
Reasons for Reductions in Routine Childhood Immunisation Uptake During the COVID-19 pandemic in LMICs: A Systematic Review
Seventeen unique reasons for disruptions were identified, with approximately 80 percent being health-care seeking issues
Yale Honors Young Scientist Who Was the Subject of Police Complaint
Yale Assistant Professor Ijeoma Opara organized an event celebrating 9-year-old Bobbi Wilson—"we wanted to show her bravery"