Prevention

Latest

Cancer patients sit in a chemotherapy while receiving treatment at the Korle Bu Teaching Hospital, in Accra, Ghana, on April 24, 2012.

Singapore to Africa: AI Diagnostics for a Healthier Future

by

Singapore's strengths can support Africa's push for faster, more equitable, and ultimately sovereign health systems

An older, African man wearing a black bucket hat and beige shirt, stands in a field.

Rethinking HIV in an Aging Society

by ,

Central to supporting elderly communities is providing people living with HIV better integrated primary care

It's Time to Radically Rethink How We Prepare for and Respond to Global Health Emergencies

by ,

How virtual collaboration could improve crisis responses

It's Time to Radically Rethink How We Prepare for and Respond to Global Health Emergencies

Tackling Air Pollution Starts at Home

by , , ,

Rapidly developing countries critically need clean household energy  

Tackling Air Pollution Starts at Home

From Scalpels to Security

by , , ,

Examining the intersection of global surgery, climate change, and human security

From Scalpels to Security

Cancer Doesn't Stop For You, Millennial

by

So don't skip out on your annual wellness exam, a young cancer survivor warns

Cancer Doesn't Stop For You, Millennial

Putting Women at the Center of HIV Prevention Research—and Beyond

by

While health-progress continues for many, women and girls continue to be left behind

Women dance requesting for a better access to treatment for Africans suffering from HIV/AIDS, at the start of the 22nd International AIDS Conference (AIDS 2018), the largest HIV/AIDS-focused meeting in the world, in Amsterdam, Netherlands, July 23, 2018.

COVID-19 and Tobacco: Unmasking the Smoke Screen

by ,

World No Tobacco Day 2020 exposes the false dichotomy between public health and the economy when it comes to Big Tobacco

Cigarette butts are seen in front of exhibited skulls during the Day of Skulls celebrations in La Paz, Bolivia November 8, 2019. The photo shows two human skulls laid out with flowers in a ceremonial way with a number of burned cigarettes in the foreground. REUTERS/Kai Pfaffenbach

What the HIV/AIDS Pandemic Can Teach Us About COVID-19

by

The impacts of stigma, fear, and bureaucracy in emerging epidemics

A woman walks past an artwork by Athina Robie depicting Aids awareness ribbons at an exhibition inside Athens, Greece, Syntagma metro station marking World Aids Day on December 1, 2005. The photo shows a blurred figure walking past a mural with lots of multi-colored AIDS ribbons, reminiscent of an Andy Warhol. REUTERS/Yiorgos Karahalis

Handwashing Is Crucial for Combating Coronavirus

by , ,

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.

Tackling Cancer Through Universal Health Coverage

by ,

Turning the tide through prevention, treatment, and other cancer control interventions depends on strong health systems

People sit in a chemotherapy ward while undergoing treatment for cancer at the Korle Bu Teaching Hospital in Accra, Ghana on April 24, 2012. Most of Africa's 2,000 languages have no word for cancer. Picture shows two people in comfortable chairs from the chest down. at least one of them has an IV in her arm, presumably an infusion of chemo meds. REUTERS/Olivier Asselin

The Growing Cancer Threat in Africa

by

Cancer mortality is increasing in sub-Saharan Africa, where the needed health care infrastructure is still lacking

Women sit as they prepare for screenings during the breast cancer prevention campaign in Abidjan, Ivory Coast on October 12, 2019. Image shows a row of several women wearing colorful clothes. REUTERS/Luc Gnago