Finally, a Scientific Study Meauring the Costs of Depression and Anxiety to the Developing WorldGlobal health hasn’t historically engaged much with mental health. It tended to be seen as a luxury, or an issue...
We Now Know that Zika Causes a Terrible Birth Defect and Can Paralyze Adults. It’s Coming to the USA. Can We Stop it?Yesterday, the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) published an article that confirmed Zika virus causes microcephaly, a...
65% of All Humans Will Live in Cities by 2050. The UN Wants You To Be PreparedThis is the latest installment of our Takeaway series in which Alanna Shaikh breaks down the latest and greatest reports...
Another person died of Ebola in West Africa. So Why is the Emergency Considered “Over”?On March 29th, an emergency committee of public health experts, officials and scientists convened by the World Health Organization declared...
The UN Wants You to Know that Lentils Can Save Your LifeEd note. This is a special guest post from Deepti Pradhan, Senior Research Analyst in the Yale Office of Development, and...
Where You Live is Trying to Kill You. (There’s a New UN Report to Prove It)Global health spends a lot of time focusing on people. How we transmit diseases to each other, and how illness...
Want to Stop Polio? Vaccines are Crucial. But So Are Toilets.(Along the Laos/Vietnam Border) — A polio outbreak has Lao health officials on high alert and determined to vaccinate thousands...
This tiny ring can stop HIV in its tracksProtecting women from HIV is one of the enduring challenges of the global response to AIDS. The most effective method...
Why El Nino Will Make the Zika Outbreak Even WorseZika has now spread to 28 countries in the Americas. It is showing no signs of slowing down. “The outbreak...