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Every day, we share what we're reading, listening to, and watching in the world of global health — from well-reported news articles and in-depth studies to timely podcast episodes and features
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Tobacco Use Falling, WHO Reports
The fourth WHO global tobacco trends report shows that there are 1.30 billion tobacco users globally compared to 1.32 billion in 2015
Biden Administration to Announce Purchase of 10 Million Courses of Pfizer Anti-COVID Pill
Officials see Pfizer's pill, and another by Merck, as potential game-changers to help tame the pandemic
Storms in Egypt Leave Three Dead, Unleash Scorpions
Heavy rain, flooding in a southern province in Egypt have left three people dead and more than 500 others hospitalized from scorpion stings
U.S. and China Announce Surprise Climate Agreement at COP26 Summit
The world's top two greenhouse gas-emitting countries will cooperate on limiting emissions to address global climate crisis
Mandates. A Well-Organized Campaign. No Politics. How Puerto Rico's Vaccine Drive Turned Into a Success
Puerto Rico vaccinated a high percentage of its population while still reeling from natural disasters, fiscal and political crises
Getting Vaccines to the World Next Time
We can develop vaccines at record speed in response to a pandemic, but we need new ways to distribute them to everyone on the planet
Global Health Responsibilities in a Taliban-Led Afghanistan
The Taliban advance has brought about a public health catastrophe
U.N. Hunger Agency Chief Follows Up Tweet Exchange with Elon Musk with Plea to Billionaires
"We're facing a perfect storm because of conflict, climate change, and compounded by COVID"—David Beasley
CDC Recommends Pediatric COVID-19 Vaccine for Children 5 to 11 Years
"We now have recommended that about 28 million children receive a COVID-19 vaccine," CDC Director Rochelle Walensky said
Mia Mottley, Prime Minister of Barbados at the Opening of the COP26 World Leaders Summit
"Our world, my friends, stands at a fork in the road"
The Climate Crisis Is Also a Global Health Crisis
Climate change is bad for your health
G20 Wants 70 Percent of World Vaccinated by Mid-2022, Sets up Pandemic Task Force
Task force will bring together financial and health leaders and aim to form a coordinated global response to future pandemics