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A woman in an orange dress carries a water jar after collecting water from a common water tap. In the background are other women in colorful garments who don't have direct access to water at home in Dhaka, Bangladesh, February 21, 2022.

The Gender Pay Gap Is Wider Than You Thought

by Marilyn Waring

Making women's unpaid care work count toward an economy for health

Poverty
Argentine canoeist Sebastian Rossi trains in his girlfriend's pool, due to the coronavirus outbreak, as he prepares for the postponed Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games, in Buenos Aires, Argentina June 8, 2020. The photo shows the canoeist rowing furiously in a swimming pool. REUTERS/Agustin Marcarian

Argentina's Quarantine—The Long View

by Carlos Javier Regazzoni

To build on the country's early success against COVID-19, we should envision an overall Latin American pandemic response

Mike Ryan, Executive Director of the World Health Organization (WHO), walks past the WHO headquarters during the World Health Assembly in Geneva, Switzerland, on May 18, 2020. The photo shows the buildings with the official in front on a brilliant spring day with a clear blue sky. REUTERS/Denis Balibouse
Gender

World Health Assembly and Gender: Three Steps Forward, Many More to Go

by Roopa Dhatt

Yesterday’s resolution moves towards equity, but misses three key marks—fair pay, better data, and smarter funding

Anganwadi center workers at a protest rally in Ahmedabad, India, on December 24, 2013. There are more than 1.3 million such centers in India with three million workers. The proto shows a huge crowd, nearly all women, shouting and protesting at a crowded rally. REUTERS/Amit Dave
Gender

Feminist Foreign Policy and COVID-19

by Priti Patnaik

Global health security for the poorest and most vulnerable people requires trade policies that protect health workers

Migrant workers, who were stranded in the western state of Gujarat due to a government lockdown, inside a train as they leave for their homes in Ahmedabad, India, on May 2, 2020. The image shows a bright red train with people inside and a woman walking by the train outside. REUTERS/Amit Dave
Environment

The Trillion-Dollar Question With COVID-19

by Luke Shors, Michael Ferrari

How significant is climate on coronavirus transmission?

Migrant workers and homeless people wait on the banks of Yamuna river in Delhi on April 15, 2020, as police arrange buses to transfer them to shelters after India extended a nationwide lockdown. This is an eerie and haunting photo with several people sitting on the ground in an outdoor location in low lighting. They are bathed in a dark red light. REUTERS/Anushree Fadnavis
Migration

Coronavirus in India

by Poonam Muttreja

Mitigating the health effects of COVID-19 beyond the immediate

The hands of a nurse are seen during a demonstration of an isolation chamber for the treatment of infectious diseases at the Germany army medical centre, Bundeswehr Clinic, in Koblenz, Oct. 16, 2014.
Gender

Fighting COVID-19 With One Hand Tied Behind Our Backs?

by Roopa Dhatt, Ann Keeling, Toyin Saraki

For better health security, it's time to end gender biases that keep women out of global health leadership positions

Soldiers guard the Ecuadoran side of a border with Colombia in Tufino, Ecuador on March 15, 2020, after country leaders announced the closure of its borders to all foreign travelers due to COVID-19. The photo shows a simple border crossing through a small town with a big sign reading "Ecuador" above the street. The crossing is closed with metal barricades, and a soldier stands out front. REUTERS/Daniel Tapia
Trade

Coronavirus in Latin America

by Carlos Javier Regazzoni

How will the region cope with COVID-19 pressure on health care systems, weak economies, and unstable politics