Leaders Should Recognize That Global Health Is a Security Issue
“International cooperation is the only way to escape the cycle of panic and neglect,” says Croatia’s former president
To Prevent the Next Pandemic, Leaders Should Finish What They Started
A pandemic action priority list
The UN General Assembly Hosts an Ambitious Health Agenda
Summits and high-level meetings will address post-COVID global health challenges
Preventing Carbon Monoxide Poisoning When Disasters Hit
As extreme weather events and disasters increase amid climate change, here are ways to stop needless deaths
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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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The G20 Summit Showcased India’s Ambitions in a Geopolitical World
The New Delhi declaration positioned global health within a nonaligned development strategy
Blocs, the BRICS, and Global Health
Recent geopolitical moves further reshape the international context for global health
Amid Global Boiling, the Foreign Policy Response Remains Lacking
Record heat clarifies the severity of the foreign policy problems climate mitigation and adaptation pose
The Republican Betrayal of PEPFAR
How did one of President George W. Bush’s signature triumphs become a conservative target?
The World Needs New Antibiotics, but the Business Model Is Broken
New drugs to defeat ‘superbug’ bacteria aren’t reaching patients
Early-Childhood Linear Growth Faltering in Low- and Middle-Income Countries
Globally, 149 million children under 5 years of age are estimated to be stunted
Gold’s Deadly Truth: Much Is Mined With Mercury
Ten years after an international treaty to ban mercury, the toxic metal continues to poison. The reason might have to do with your wedding ring