A Bio-Responsibility Strategy for Gain-of-Function Research Oversight
Controversy about research on dangerous pathogens requires the U.S. government to adopt a new governance approach
Life After USAID
Africa's Quiet Response to U.S. Realignment of Foreign Aid
Characterizing the end of U.S. aid as a catalyst allows African politicians to emphasize their readiness for a new era
DRC in Crisis: The Human Cost of U.S. Aid Cuts Amid the M23 Rebellion
Aid workers and health experts recount the growing humanitarian crisis amid conflict in Democratic Republic of Congo
U.S. Cuts to Ukraine's Foreign Aid Hit Health Workforce
Ukraine, with $1.4 billion curtailed, is the single biggest loser of U.S. foreign aid
Data in Global Health
Featured Data Points
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
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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China's Integrated Policies on Climate Change and Health
China is addressing health threats that climate change poses but faces challenges that require policy reforms
U.S. Cuts to Ukraine's Foreign Aid Hit Health Workforce
Ukraine, with $1.4 billion curtailed, is the single biggest loser of U.S. foreign aid
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
The $200 Billion Gamble: Bill Gates's Plan to Wind Down His Foundation
In a wide-ranging interview, he explains his decision—amid the Trump administration's assault on foreign aid—to accelerate the end of his giving
CVS Plans to Exit ACA Individual Exchanges, Strikes Wegovy Deal With Novo Nordisk
Aetna is once again retreating from the Affordable Care Act market
UNAIDS to Slash Workforce by More Than Half as Funding by United States and Other Big Donors Disappears
The United Nations agency that fights HIV says it plans to slash its workforce by more than half as a result of sweeping funding cuts
One in Three Malaysian Children Are Overweight as Nation's Sugar Addiction Worsens
A new health ministry survey shows that one third of Malaysians aged 5 to 19 are overweight, with high-sugar diets blamed