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A world map titled "Countries Missing Data on Gender-Based Violence." Various countries are shaded in different tones of green to indicate missing data, with darker shades representing less significant data gaps. Some countries are marked with diagonal stripes, indicating unavailable data. The map illustrates a global pattern of data insufficiency on gender-based violence.

Using AI to Track Gender-Based Violence

by Erin DeGraw

Artificial intelligence allows safe GBV monitoring and reporting in low- or middle-income countries where data is scarce

Aging
Line chart titled “Aging Populations on the Rise Worldwide” showing the percentage of people age 60 and older in six WHO regions from 1950 to 2100. Solid lines represent 1950–2025 and dotted lines show projections (2025–2100). Europe has consistently had the highest proportion of older adults, rising from 11% in 1950 to 25% in 2025, and surpassing 35% by 2100. The Americas and Western Pacific have steady increases. Africa remains lowest, rising from 5% in 1950 to 10% in 2025—and reaching 20% by 2100.

Going Gray: National Aging Plans Gain Global Traction

by Peter Rundlet, Vijeth Iyengar, Sabine Henning, Lisa Warth, Isabel Schmidt

Expanding plans on aging create avenues for understanding the most effective policies while identifying future obstacles

A world map titled "Mapping the World’s Zero-Dose Children" shows the proportion of children in 2023 who had never received a single vaccine dose. Countries are shaded in a gradient from light blue (15%) to dark red (59%) to indicate the percentage of unvaccinated children. Somalia is labeled, noting it had the greatest proportion of unvaccinated children in 2023. Other countries with high proportions include Haiti and Papua New Guinea. Map by CFR/Allison Krugman, source: IHME.
Governance

Tracking Vaccination Coverage Shortfalls

by Allison Krugman

A new study on global immunization coverage shows declining uptake for key vaccines

Area chart titled "China's Fertility Rate Plummets" with subtitle "Despite recent policy changes, couples in China continue to have fewer children." The x-axis shows years from 1960 to 2025, and the y-axis shows births per woman, ranging from 0 to 8. The chart shows a sharp decline in fertility rate from over 7 births per woman in the early 1960s to under 2 in recent years. Despite these changes, the fertility rate continues to decline. Source: Think Global Health/CFR/Allison Krugman, data from World Bank.
Aging

China's Failing Bid to Reverse Population Decline

by Susan Kreimer

China's policies to combat population decline have struggled to address gender inequality and the cost of living

A line chart titled "Rising Global Sanctions" showing the number of sanctions cases from 1950 to 2022. Three lines are displayed: A dark blue solid line representing "All active cases," which rises gradually until around 2010, then sharply increases after 2020 to over 600. A light blue dashed line for "Existing cases," following a similar but slightly lower trajectory. A red line for "New cases," which remains low with minor fluctuations until a sharp spike occurs around 2022.
Governance

The Civilian Health Costs of Aid Sanctions

by Hannah Crowe

A new study examines how aid sanctions deepen global health inequality

Bar chart titled “Millions Displaced In and Out of Syria,” displays Syrian displacement from 2011 to 2024, broken into three categories: refugees (light blue), asylum seekers (thin yellow band), and internally displaced persons (dark blue). Displacement surged after the Arab Spring protests reached Syria in March 2011, with annual totals exceeding 14 million by 2024. Internally displaced persons consistently represent the largest group throughout the period. Source: Think Global Health
Governance

Authoritarianism and the Genetics of Trauma

by Diana Rayes

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

A man rides his bike in a bicycle shed near Central Station Amsterdam January 17, 2007. There are more bicycles than people in the Netherlands, where each resident clocks up an average of 917 kilometers (573 miles) a year on two wheels.
Urbanization

Fostering Bicycle Safety for Human and Planetary Well-Being

by Madeline Moberg, Theo Vos, Liane Ong, Hailey Lenox

Regular cycling improves physical and mental health, but sustainable urban planning is needed to ensure uptake

U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. testifies before the Senate Committee on Appropriations, on Capitol Hill, in Washington, DC, on May 20, 2025.
Governance

Tracking the Progress of "Make America Healthy Again"

by Anya Hirschfeld

A report card for the Trump administration's health agenda based on confirmation hearings and actions taken to date

A Ugandan woman living with HIV/AIDS waits to receive antiretroviral drugs from the Infectious Disease Institute, in Kampala, Uganda, on November 30, 2006.
Governance

Life With Less PEPFAR: The First 100 Days in Tanzania and Uganda

by Emily Bass

Stories on the ground support and contradict media narratives about what the HIV program has lost

A grid of 200 human icons represents excess deaths in Nigeria after potential funding cuts for nutrition treatment. Most icons (in dark blue) indicate baseline deaths, while 40 icons at the bottom (in red) represent additional deaths due to a 49% reduction in treatment. The title reads: "Excess Deaths After Nutrition Treatment Funding Cuts," with a legend showing dark blue as "Baseline" and red as "Additional deaths with 49% reduction in treatment."
Food

Visualizing Nutrition Deficits After USAID's Overhaul

by Abraham D. Flaxman, Sylvia Lutze, Alison Bowman

A new computer simulation illustrates the impact of alternative funding scenarios for child nutrition programs in LMICs

Point map showing women killed in Kenya in 2024.
Gender

Gender-Based Violence in Kenya and U.S. Foreign Aid

by Frank Burkybile

Losing U.S. support will jeopardize access to essential services in Kenya that combat gender-based violence and femicide

Ranking of seafood exporters to the United States
Trade

The Hidden Health Penalty of Seafood Tariffs

by Martin D. Smith

President Donald Trump's tariffs will raise seafood prices, which could undermine cardiovascular health

Patients lie on beds inside the compound of Sagaing Hospital following a strong earthquake near its epicenter, in Sagaing, Myanmar, April 2, 2025.
Poverty

Earthquake Pushes Myanmar's Health System to Verge of Collapse

by Jonathon Foster, Thinn Thinn Hlaing

The natural disaster strains a health-care system that has been under violent attack since the 2021 coup

A horizontal bar chart titled "Chinese Development Assistance to Gavi Transition Countries." The chart lists twelve countries with corresponding aid amounts in descending order: Bangladesh ($19.6B), Lao People's Democratic Republic ($18.2B), Kenya ($11B), Nigeria ($10.5B), Ghana ($7.3B), Papua New Guinea ($6.9B), Congo ($6.8B), Ivory Coast ($6.8B), Djibouti ($1.9B), Solomon Islands ($99M), and Sao Tome and Principe ($37M). Country flags are shown next to each name. The source is Think Global Health.
Trade

U.S. Retreat from Gavi Cedes Influence to China's Vaccine Suppliers

by Prashant Yadav, Chloe Searchinger

The loss of U.S. funding could leave Gavi with three options to downsize its operations