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A boy, suffering from an extensive burn injury, holds a pencil to write during a lesson inside his the classroom at a primary school in Zhuanji town, Anhui province, China, on November 15, 2011.

A Burning Issue

by Laura Hoemeke, Joshua Korn, Natalie Meyers, Kiran Nakarmi

Every three seconds, someone around the world requires medical attention for burns

Gender
A demonstrator holds a placard during a protest against the verdict restricting abortion rights in Warsaw, Poland, January 28, 2021.

Legal, Safe, and Affordable

by Samantha Kiernan

The state of global abortion access

A demonstrator takes part in a march to mark International Women's Day in Almaty, Kazakhstan March 8, 2021.
Gender

Violence Against Women

by Cory Spencer, Jack Cagney, Emmanuela Gakidou

Addressing the most shameful human rights violation

Jiejin Qiu, six months pregnant with her first baby, poses underwater during a photo shoot at a local wedding photo studio in Shanghai on September 5, 2014—as China began easing its one-child policy. The photo shows the expecting mother floating underwater in a dream-like shot. REUTERS/Carlos Barria
Gender

Data for Contraceptive Security Decision-Making

by Thidiane Ndoye, Michael A. Cohen

Newly launched interactive visualization tool will help measure and track access to contraceptives and guide programs

Going out in a storm is a tough choice. Here a woman braves a sandstorm in Timbuktu, Mali, on July 29, 2013. Far worse is the decision many face today whether to brave COVID-19 for other health care. The photo shows a woman with a baby on her back walking through a desert. The wind is blowing strongly, as evidenced by the billowing cloth on their heads. REUTERS/Joe Penney
Aging

Mothers, Children, and the Terrible Choice Between COVID-19 and Other Infections

by Chip Lyons, Chris Collins

Decisive action is required now to protect the most vulnerable from HIV, tuberculosis, and malaria during the pandemic