Global Health

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Paul Farmer and the Audacity of Accompaniment

Reflecting on Paul Farmer's extraordinary legacy

2024 WHO Board Meeting: Flexible Finances and Global Crises Top Agenda

The WHO executive board to discuss investment round proposal, “polycrises,” and pandemics

Governance

Two Geopolitical Rivals, One Health

The Biden-Xi summit did not advance U.S.-China health security cooperation

Governance

Foreign Policy and Global Health in a Multipolar, Multi-Crisis World

After COVID, foreign policy on global health operates in a different political ecosystem

Governance

The Polarized Pandemic

COVID-19 has contributed to the fragmentation of domestic and international politics

Gender

Harlem to Harare

Dr. Mary Bassett on how her upbringing and decades in Africa influenced her thinking about health in the United States

Governance

Just How Do Deaths Due to COVID-19 Stack Up?

Despite a likely undercount in many places, COVID is among the leading causes of death in most countries  

Governance

Why Harassing International NGOs Is Bad for Health

Authoritarian leaders inadvertently weaken their countries' health infrastructure when they legislate against nonprofits

Governance

PEPFAR in a Global Democratic Recession

At age twenty, PEPFAR's continued success depends on weathering an illiberal wave worldwide

Environment

Deep Sea Discoveries and Global Health

Humans have only begun to explore the ocean's potential for healing diseases

Environment

Zombie Viruses From the Arctic

Thawing permafrost is releasing microbes from the Neanderthal era—how real is the risk for public health?

Environment

Outer Space and Global Health

Space has become more important to global health, creating new challenges and exacerbating old problems

Poverty

Expanding Mobile Medical Care to Fight Hunger

In Somalia, addressing malnutrition and infectious disease together