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Gender-Based Violence in Kenya and U.S. Foreign Aid
Losing U.S. support will jeopardize access to essential services in Kenya that combat gender-based violence and femicide
Defending the Global Right to Choose
Academics and UN bodies should strategize to counter the renewed threat to women's rights
Extreme Heat Taxes Africa's Women and Reproduction
Many women in Africa have little or no protection against extreme heat events in their day-to-day lives
Menstrual Health Advocacy in Cameroon
Young women are crusading to expand access to menstrual health care and education in Cameroon
Gambia Moves to Overturn Ban on Female Genital Cutting
The impending collapse of Gambia's ban on the practice casts a shadow over years of hard-fought efforts across Africa
How Gender and Sex Shape Disease
New research exposes why health systems should tailor responses to the needs of men and women starting at a young age
Seeking Gender Equality in the Global Health Workforce
By adopting a gender perspective, policymakers can better address the challenges that women in the health sector face
Women Leaders in Global Health
Three women discuss why they chose a career in global health and what inspired them to become leaders
Tremendous Progress in U.S. Children Born With HIV Shadows Work Needed Globally
An interview with global pediatric HIV/AIDS physician Heather Haq
Family Planning: Global Disparities Persist
Contraception access and options need to improve to help empower women, young people
Pakistan's Femicide Crisis
Disinformation, state neglect, and patriarchal conditioning have perpetuated violence against women
Supreme Court Decisions and U.S. Foreign Policy on Global Health
Recent rulings from the court have consequences for U.S. global health engagement
U.S. Abortion Law and Dissenting from the Norm
The United States is an outlier on abortion access