Rethinking Donor Partnerships in Africa
Improving health in Africa requires more effective and respectful collaboration with global partners
Rethinking Insurance for an Aging Population
Instead of patchwork policy and inaction, the United States needs a national program for long-term care
Outlasting the Taliban's Ban on Women's Medical Education
The education ban has kept new female talent from entering Afghanistan's under-resourced health-care sector
Gaza's Food Crisis Began Long Before the Israel-Hamas Conflict
The threat of famine has deepened with war and will continue after the conflict ends
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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
7 Percent
In 2020, demonstrations around the world increased by 7 percent
Pandemic Protests: When Unrest and Instability Go Viral
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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Polarization Threatens Food Security and Systems Globally
Political disagreements on sustainability and climate action damage prospects for needed changes in food production
The Food Is Medicine Strategy Gains Momentum
U.S. health care is crafting food-based nutrition interventions to combat diet-related diseases
Transforming the Global Food System for Better Health
Healthy, sustainable, and resilient food systems require changes in food policies and private-sector engagement
H5N1 Bird Flu Virus Particles Found in Pasteurized Milk but FDA Says Commercial Milk Supply Appears Safe
Testing conducted by the Food and Drug Administration on pasteurized commercially purchased milk has found genetic evidence of the H5N1 bird flu virus
Charted: Young Adult Sterilization Soars Post-Roe v. Wade
There was an "abrupt increase" in young adults opting for vasectomies and tubal ligations after the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade in June 2022
How the Search for the Origins of COVID-19 Turned Politically Poisonous
The hunt for the origins of COVID-19 has gone dark in China
USDA Releases H5N1 Bird Flu Genetic Data Eagerly Awaited by Scientists
The U.S. Department of Agriculture uploaded a large number of genetic sequences of the pathogen late Sunday