For the First Time Ever, a Malaria Vaccine is Being Rolled Out in Three African Countries. Can It Eliminate Malaria For Good? Alanna Shaikh, MPH May 1, 2019Malaria is a major threat to human life. Malaria has killed and debilitated humans for centuries. Though malaria rates...
Libya Is On the Verge of Becoming a Massive Humanitarian Crisis Mark Leon Goldberg April 30, 2019Fighting has intensified around Libya's capitol city of Tripoli that is threatening the plunge the entire country into a...
How Big Data and Text Messaging Can Prevent Suicide Around the World Mark Leon Goldberg April 29, 2019According to the World Health Organization 800,000 people die due to suicide every year. My guest today, Bob Filbin is h...
Venezuelan Refugees in Curaçao are Facing Abuse, Detention and Deportation Mark Leon Goldberg April 26, 2019Ed note. This is a special guest post from Izza Leghtas and Jessica Thea of Refugees International. “I’ve been here two...
Libya is Lurching Towards a Full Blown Civil War Mark Leon Goldberg April 25, 2019Battles are raging in Tripoli between forces aligned with the UN-backed government and a renegade general named Khalifa ...
At the UN, the Trump Administration Seeks to Roll Back Access to Sexual and Reproductive Health Care for Victims of Sexual Violence in Conflict Mark Leon Goldberg April 23, 2019Two Nobel Peace Prize laureates and one of the world's highest profile human rights lawyers were on hand at the Security...
Mozambique After Cyclone Idai, One Month On Mark Leon Goldberg April 22, 2019In mid-march, Cyclone Idai struck southern Africa, ravaging parts of Mozambique, Malawi and Zimbabwe. Of these countries...
There Has Been a 300% Increase in Measles Cases This Year Mark Leon Goldberg April 19, 2019It is not usual that the heads of UNICEF and the World Health Organization would team up to jointly warn the world about...
A Revolution in Sudan. What Comes Next? Mark Leon Goldberg April 17, 2019Protesters in Sudan have secured the ouster of longtime ruler Omar al Bashir. The protests began in earnest in December...
