Interviews

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

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Governance
outbreaks continue in Shanghai, China, December 9, 2022.

Over One Million Projected COVID Deaths in China

IHME's Ali Mokdad breaks down what that means

Governance
A close-up photo of a hand in a black medical glove shows Dr. Mayank Amin preparing a Moderna COVID booster vaccine targeting BA.4 and BA.5 omicron subvariants, at Skippack Pharmacy in Schwenksville, Pennsylvania, September 8, 2022.

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

A cow has its hair trimmed.
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

Ddungu Annet, a 39-year-old nursing officer, washes her hands in the labor ward before examining an expectant mother at Nabweru Health Center, Uganda.
Poverty

The Economic Constraints on Clean Water

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

Chikwe Ihekweazu, former director general of Nigeria Centre for Disease Control, speaks during a press briefing on the outbreak of mpox, in Abuja, Nigeria, on October 16, 2017.
Governance

Designing A New National Center for Disease Control

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

Changing Woman Initiative board and staff members, wearing traditional clothing from their respective tribes, connect with open hands to symbolize their acceptance of prayers and blessings.
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

A lab technician tests wastewater samples from around the United States for the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) at the Biobot Analytics, in Cambridge, Massachusetts, February 22, 2022.
Governance

H5N1: How Effective Is Wastewater Surveillance for Bird Flu?

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

Access to Abortion Has Increased Globally
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

A man wearing a protective mask is seen among people at a crowded market amid the spread of COVID-19.
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

A boy soaks himself in a hot bath infused with curry spices to improve blood flow and the appearance of skin.
Aging

Traditional Medicine Gains Global Policy Recognition

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

The World Health Organization (WHO) logo is seen near its headquarters.
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

Zapotec woman washes her hands during the COVID-19 pandemic in Oaxaca state, Mexico, on March 31, 2020.
Environment

Remembering Paul Simon's Water for the World Act

A Chinese doctor examines an x-ray of a tuberculosis patient at the Beijing Tuberculosis Hospital on March 18, 1999.
Poverty

A Fight Unfinished: The Legacy of Tuberculosis

Women queue for food parcels during distribution by volunteers of the Lagos food bank initiative.
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