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Bar chart titled “Child Mortality Explodes in Palestinian Territories” shows child mortality rates (deaths per 1,000 children ages 5–14) from 2013 to 2023 for Israel, the regional average, and the Palestinian Territories. Rates for Israel (dark blue) and the regional average (gray) remain low and stable across the decade. The Palestinian Territories (orange) show spikes in 2014 and 2023. A note marks 2014 as the Gaza War leading to the greatest number of civilian deaths since 1967. A second note marks 2023 as the October 7 attack that triggered a large-scale invasion of Gaza. The Palestinian Territories’ mortality rate rises sharply to nearly 30 per 1,000 in 2023—almost nine times higher than in 2022. Source: UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation; chart by CFR/Allison Krugman for Think Global Health.

Two Years of the Gaza War in Three Health Charts

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Two years after Hamas attacked Israel, the health consequences of the brutal war are sharp

Deferred Enforced Departure status holder Marie Zar, who works as a nurse’s assistant, gets ready for work, in Brooklyn Center, Minnesota, on March 29, 2019.

How Anti-Immigration Measures Could Deplete the U.S. Health Workforce

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The role of immigrants in health care has become more critical because of a worsening worker shortage

Health Care Under Fire: How the Middle East Reflects a Global Crisis

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Humanitarian law obliges all conflict parties to protect health facilities and workers, yet deadly attacks persist

Health Care Under Fire: How the Middle East Reflects a Global Crisis

Authoritarianism and the Genetics of Trauma

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A Syrian American global health scholar reflects on generations of trauma after decades of Assad dictatorship

Authoritarianism and the Genetics of Trauma

A WHO Director on the Future of Polio Eradication

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Hamid Jafari, the World Health Organization's polio chief for the Eastern Mediterranean, discusses funding post-USAID

A WHO Director on the Future of Polio Eradication

Pagers, Walkie-Talkies, and Psychological Warfare in Lebanon

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Past trauma and financial distress have compounded the mental health impact of recent violence in Lebanon

Pagers, Walkie-Talkies, and Psychological Warfare in Lebanon

The Deep Imprints of Gaza's Humanitarian Catastrophe

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The reemergence of polio in the Gaza Strip cannot be separated from the consequences of war

Palestinian children, accompanied by parents, wait to be vaccinated against polio.

Gaza's Food Crisis Began Long Before the Israel-Hamas Conflict

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The threat of famine has deepened with war and will continue after the conflict ends

Gaza's Food Crisis Began Long Before the Israel-Hamas Conflict

Gaza's Health Toll in Numbers

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With more than 800 attacks on health-care facilities, Gaza is facing increased levels of diseases and malnutrition

Gaza's Health Toll in Numbers

Filling the Middle Eastern Gaps in the Human Genome

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Establishing a more diverse genomics landscape could enhance diagnostics and patient care

Filling the Middle Eastern Gaps in the Human Genome

Will International Humanitarian Law Survive the Israel-Hamas Conflict?

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Human rights should not be cast aside during times of war

A Palestinian family eats their iftar meal they break their fast near the rubble of their destroyed house.

Facts and Falsehoods: Israel's Attacks Against Gaza's Hospitals

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How Biden could intervene against Israel's assaults on Gaza's hospitals

Facts and Falsehoods: Israel's Attacks Against Gaza's Hospitals