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    A Sensible Approach to Omicron

    by Ali H. Mokdad, Katherine Leach-Kemon

    New estimates suggest omicron is just 3 percent as deadly as delta

    Dancers with the Berlin State Ballet (Staatsballett Berlin) wear face masks during a dress rehearsal of Don Quixote at Deutsche Oper Berlin, in Germany, on December 1, 2021.
    Governance

    Guns, Germs, and Gases

    by David P. Fidler

    The invasion of Ukraine darkens the future for global health

    U.S. Army soldiers from the 82nd Airborne Division, deployed to Poland to reassure NATO allies, train at an airbase, near Arlamow Poland, February 23, 2022. REUTERS/Kacper Pempel
    Governance

    The G20 Disappoints on Global Health, but That's OK with the United States 

    by David P. Fidler

    U.S. foreign policy on global health did not require the G20 Summit to be transformative 

    U.S. President Joe Biden attends the G20 Summit in Rome, Italy, on October 30, 2021.
    Governance

    The Real Meaning of Omicron

    by Charles Holmes

    Travel disruptions and shaky financial markets suggest the world is still far from prepared for pandemics

    A green field and trees are the backdrop as two women walk, holding a face mask, in Dutywa, in the Eastern Cape province, South Africa, on November 29, 2021. News of the new COVID Omicron variant, now spreading in South Africa, was announced this week.
    Governance

    Five Global Health Takeaways From the 77th UN General Assembly

    by Kate Dodson

    In a complex world, UNGA 77 sparks needed momentum on global health

    People stand outside the 77th Session of the United Nations General Assembly, where giant white letters UNGA stand on the ground, at UN Headquarters in New York, on September 20, 2022.
    Governance

    It's Time for Leadership That Looks Like the People It Serves

    by Sara Dada, Roopa Dhatt

    To win back trust, the Biden admin should fill the government with decision-makers as diverse as the U.S. population

    A cab driver raises his fist as people celebrate media announcements that Democratic U.S. presidential nominee Joe Biden has won the 2020 U.S. presidential election on Union Square in the Manhattan borough of New York City, U.S.
    Aging

    Global Life Expectancy Declines for First Time in 30 Years

    by Carrie Arnold

    Overall life expectancy is struggling, according to a highly anticipated update to the Global Burden of Disease study

    A man walks in a snow covered park in Sofia, Bulgaria, January 23, 2024. Bulgaria witnessed higher excess mortality rates during the pandemic, according to a new study of global life expectancy.
    Governance

    Five Conditions for Success in Public Health

    by Tom Frieden

    What improving public health requires

    a man wearing a white tank top self-administers an oral cholera vaccine
    Poverty

    Handwashing Is Crucial for Combating Coronavirus

    by Alemnesh H. Mirkuzie, Awoke Misganaw Temesgen, Michael Brauer

    Expanded hand-washing access could save thousands of lives from diseases like COVID-19—especially in low-income settings

    Proportion of population with no access to hand-washing in 2019. The map shows that hand-washing access is lowest in low-income countries in sub-Saharan Africa, South Asia and the Caribbean.
    Governance

    Over One Million Projected COVID Deaths in China

    by Yuexuan Chen

    IHME's Ali Mokdad breaks down what that means

    outbreaks continue in Shanghai, China, December 9, 2022.
    Governance

    Omicron and the Scramble from Africa

    by Mareli Claassens

    "Travel bans are based on political agendas, not science, and certainly not on respect," says a physician from Namibia

    A brilliant orange-red sunset shimmers over the water and trees of tthe Okavango Delta, Botswana, on April 25, 2018.
    Poverty

    One Weak Link and the Whole Thing Falls Apart

    by Thoai D. Ngo , Charlotte Brasseux

    A more structured, uniform, and comprehensive U.S. approach is needed to collect, report, and analyze coronavirus data

    Data reporting exists but is "woefully inadequate and regrettably incomplete," like these mostly empty COVID-19 testing kits at the CDC serology testing site in Washington, DC, on June 16, 2020. REUTERS/Tom Brenner