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Members of the Red Crescent talk to each other as smoke rises into the air after a reported strike on Shahran fuel tanks, in Tehran, Iran, on March 8, 2026.

A Humanitarian Off-Ramp for the Iran War

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Health diplomacy has long served as means for adversaries to work together when politics make broader engagement impossible

Bohdana Zhupanyna, a 30-year-old mother-to-be, stands inside her apartment that was damaged by a Russian drone strike, amid Russia's attack, in Kyiv, Ukraine, on July 23, 2025.

Reversing Ukraine's Population Loss After Four Years of War

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Ukraine is facing demographic erosion and devising plans to encourage refugee returns and the birth rate

A Reckoning for Attacks on Health in Gaza

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Governments and international agencies should condemn both violations of humanitarian law and attempts to weaken its protections

Medical personnel work in an operating room at Nasser Hospital, in Khan Younis in the southern Gaza Strip, on July 9, 2025.

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

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.

The War Wounded: A Doctor Reports 62 Miles From Ukraine's Front Lines

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A doctor travels with Project HOPE to Dnipro, where a hospital performs 50 or more emergency surgeries each night

A nurse at the Mechnikov Hospital treats service members Viktor Cherniy, 52, and Vitalii Yunatskyi, 40, who were wounded during fighting against Russian forces, in an intensive care unit, in Dnipro, Ukraine, on May 14, 2025.

The Civilian Health Costs of Aid Sanctions

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A new study examines how aid sanctions deepen global health inequality

The Civilian Health Costs of Aid Sanctions

DRC in Crisis: The Human Cost of U.S. Aid Cuts Amid the M23 Rebellion

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Aid workers and health experts recount the growing humanitarian crisis amid conflict in Democratic Republic of Congo

DRC in Crisis: The Human Cost of U.S. Aid Cuts Amid the M23 Rebellion

Securing America's Health Through Global Vaccination

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The United States should protect children at home and abroad from dangerous diseases made worse by war

Securing America's Health Through Global Vaccination

U.S. Aid Package Leaves Ukraine Vulnerable to Public Health Crisis

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Public health experts say the heightened conflict is making outbreaks more likely in Ukraine and elsewhere

U.S. Aid Package Leaves Ukraine Vulnerable to Public Health Crisis

In Myanmar, Health Care Has Become a Battleground

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Three years after a military coup, attacks against health care in Myanmar have reached a tipping point

In Myanmar, Health Care Has Become a Battleground

Shockwaves From the Israel-Hamas War Threaten Global Health

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The conflict unleashes a cascade of bad consequences for global health endeavors

Shockwaves From the Israel-Hamas War Threaten Global Health

There Is No Universal Health Care Without Universal Peace

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The symbiosis of peace and public health

There Is No Universal Health Care Without Universal Peace