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A world map showing vaccine-preventable disease hot spots, with colored circles indicating outbreak size and location. Measles outbreaks (red) appear across the Americas, Europe, Africa, Asia, and Oceania. Large chicken pox (green) and RSV (purple) outbreaks are visible in Asia. Yellow circles mark whooping cough in the Americas and Oceania, while smaller circles show diphtheria, hepatitis A and B, mumps, and polio outbreaks in Africa, Europe, and Asia. Circle size corresponds to outbreak magnitude, with a sample scale showing 10,000 cases. The map is labeled “Think Global Health.”
Governance

Tracking Measles and the World's Vaccine-Preventable Diseases

by Allison Krugman

This weekly map visualizes outbreaks of nine childhood diseases in collaboration with the International Society for Infectious Diseases

India’s Prime Minister Narendra speaks during day two of the BRICS Summit in New Delhi, India, on September 13, 2026.
Governance

At BRICS Summit, India Takes the Lead on Noncommunicable Diseases

by Animesh Roul

As India attempts to redefine its role in BRICS as a health leader, an expert asks whether the country will make measurable progress instead of reaffirming known goals.

Governance

How NYC Practices for Ebola and Special Pathogen Outbreaks

by Syra Madad, David Silvestri
A volunteer is guided through the full donning sequence for special pathogen personal protective equipment during a training seminar led by Syra Madad, chief biopreparedness officer for NYC Health + Hospitals, on February 2, 2026.
Poverty

Cuba's Health Care Buckles Under Fuel Blockade

by Arachu Castro
Two women cook dinner after Cuba's national electric grid collapsed for the second time in a week, amid the U.S.-imposed oil blockade, in Havana, Cuba, on March 21, 2026.
Poverty

Argentina's Vital Statistics Show Health Backslides

by Carlos Javier Regazzoni
A woman pushes a baby stroller, in Villa Soldati, Argentina, on September 16, 2024.
Urbanization

London Opens New Clinic for Tuberculosis Survivors

by Gabriela Galvin
The x-ray scan is shown on a computer after a screening for tuberculosis, in London, England, on January 27, 2014.
Gender

Birth Registration to Improve Health Equity

by Mary-Ann Etiebet
A newborn baby's inked feet are seen after his footprints were taken for the birth certificate, at the Santa Ana public maternity hospital, in Caracas, Venezuela, on October 19, 2011.
Governance

Human-Centered Design for Resilient Global Health-Care Systems 

by Kashmira Chawla
An injured patient is wheeled out of the out-patient ward of the National Orthopaedic Hospital, in Lagos, Nigeria, on July 30, 2025.
Governance

How Medicaid Policies Shape County Health-Care Performance

by Allison Krugman
How Medicaid Policies Shape County Health-Care Performance
Governance

Argentina's Health-Care System Ahead of Midterm Elections

by Carlos Javier Regazzoni
A demonstrator waves the Argentinian flag while taking part in a march to defend public universities, after Argentina's President Javier Milei vetoed laws to boost funding for pediatric hospitals and public universities, citing efforts to rein in public spending, in Buenos Aires, Argentina, on September 17, 2025.
Environment

New York City Hospital Staff Learn Planet-Friendly Health Care

by Komal Bajaj, Syra Madad
The Statue of Liberty is seen at sunset through haze caused by smoke from Canadian wildfires, as viewed from Brooklyn, New York, August 5, 2025.
Governance

Hospital Attacks in Gaza and Israel: What Counts as a War Crime?

by Leonard S. Rubenstein, Feroze Sidhwa
Hospital Attacks in Gaza and Israel: What Counts as a War Crime?