Research & Analysis

To Tackle Obesity, India Needs More Than High Soda Taxes

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New taxes and policy target soft drinks, but they overlook other sugary beverages and the country's "obesogenic environment"

A vendor selling snacks and refreshment drinks waits for customers outside Alipore Zoological Garden, in Kolkata, India, on May 1, 2024.

Lenacapavir Can Transform HIV Prevention—If Countries Support Access

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By 2030, nearly 60% of global PrEP demand will be concentrated in historically underserved communities

A person who contracted HIV after losing access to PrEP, washes his face, in Asaba, Delta State, Nigeria, on May 31, 2025.

The United States Maintains Its Global Fund Commitment

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The $4.6 billion pledge shows the willingness of the United States to support multilateral agencies that meet certain criteria

Norway's Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Store listens during the Global Fund event on November 21, 2025, in Sandton, Johannesburg, South Africa, ahead of the G20 Summit, which begins tomorrow. Leon Neal/Pool via REUTERS

Zero-Dose Children and Vaccine Gaps in Cameroon

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Exploring why some children remain unvaccinated in Cameroon and what distinguishes hard-to-reach from historically unreached groups

A nurse administers a malaria vaccine to an infant at the health center in Datcheka, Cameroon January 22, 2024. REUTERS/Desire Danga Essigue

Eating Disorders Rise Among Marginalized Americans

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In recent years, U.S. health visits for eating disorders have more than doubled for children

People shop for groceries at a store in New York City, New York, on July 15, 2025.

Small Island Nations Remain Sidelined at Climate Conferences

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The lack of diversity behind climate decision-making has direct consequences for how the world responds to the crisis

Binata Pinata scales a fish her husband caught, as she sits in the sea just off Bikeman islet, located off South Tarawa, in the central Pacific island nation of Kiribati, on May 25, 2013.

Why Mountain Nations Matter at the COP30 Climate Summit

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Central Asia's experience highlights that climate change is inseparable from health equity

People gather before the Kyrgyz national horse games and festival, near the Tulpar-Kul lake, in the Chon Alai mountain range, in the Osh region of Kyrgyzstan, on July 25, 2015.

Amid ACA Subsidy Fight, Access Broadens for Catastrophic Health Plans

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U.S. adults over the age of 30 can now purchase catastrophic health plans on exchange marketplaces

An ambulance is pictured as firefighters clean and restock medical supplies in ambulances and other emergency vehicles and equipment, Eagle Pass, Texas, on July 09, 2023.

COP30 and the Climate Consequences of Ignoring Sanitation

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The Belém Health Action Plan offers a blueprint for bridging climate and sanitation

A woman pours a pot of recycled grey water into a toilet in drought-stricken Graaff-Reinet, South Africa, on November 16, 2019.

Questions for the America First Global Health Strategy

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Transitioning to time-bound, bilateral agreements with partner countries could create gaps in service continuity and health financing

A nurse administers polio vaccine to a child during her community outreach program, in Mushelusi village, in Bulambuli district, Uganda, on September 10, 2025.

To Finish the Pandemic Agreement, WHO Needs a Trustworthy Viral Database

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Online platforms for sharing virus sequences are in disarray. The World Health Organization has a chance to build something new

A lab technician works at the Amazon COVID-19 testing lab, in Worsley, Britain, on June 2, 2021.

How Ozempic and GLP-1s Are Changing Childhood and Teen Weight Management

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As GLP-1 drugs surge in popularity, more research is needed to establish guidelines for use among young people

Micah Peterson, 15, and his mother talk with Marilyn Day, director of a child and teen weight management program, during a counseling session at The Children's Hospital, in Aurora, Colorado, on July 8, 2010.