Interviews

Our editorial team sits down with the voices shaping global health today

Featured

Over One Million Projected COVID Deaths in China

IHME's Ali Mokdad breaks down what that means

Is It the End of COVID-19 as We Know it?

IHME Director Christopher Murray weighs in on the state of the pandemic, the new omicron vaccine, and flu season

Governance

The United States Isn't Ready for a Bird Flu Epidemic

Epidemiologist Michael Osterholm discusses what's keeping the United States from closing public health gaps

Poverty

The Economic Constraints on Clean Water

Investing in water, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH) reduces the financial costs of disease outbreaks

Governance

Designing A New National Center for Disease Control

Infectious disease epidemiologist Chikwe Ihekweazu recounts the advent of Nigeria's Centre for Disease Control

Gender

Empowering Native Mothers Through Midwifery

A nurse-midwife from the Navajo Nation on why there's now enough data to advance Indigenous birthing policy

Governance

H5N1: How Effective Is Wastewater Surveillance for Bird Flu?

The Rockefeller Foundation's Megan Diamond explains wastewater surveillance for monitoring the H5N1 outbreak

Gender

Post-Roe Era Tests Abortion Laws Worldwide

As abortion comes under fire in the United States, some countries have taken a stance toward expanding access

Governance

Inside the Global Burden of Disease Study

IHME Director Christopher Murray recounts the study's role in shaping global policy and how collaborators overcame COVID

Aging

Traditional Medicine Gains Global Policy Recognition

How physician and immunologist Kenji Watanabe's efforts brought East Asian traditional medicine to the fore

Governance

Pandemic Agreement Negotiations Begin Final Stretch: What To Expect

With final negotiations set for late April, two experts explain the nuances of the Pandemic Agreement's latest draft

Governance

Transforming Data into Health Action in Nigeria

An interview with Roux Prize-winner Ibrahim Abubakar on the importance of using data to drive public health impact