An Outbreak of Nipah Virus in India Can Help Explain the Future of Infectious Disease Alanna Shaikh, MPH June 15, 2018India’s Kerala state has just faced an outbreak of Nipah virus. Seventeen people have died so far. That wouldn’t seem so serious, but only eighteen people were infected. To make matters worse, there is no know...
Let’s Talk About Menstrual Hygiene Mark Leon Goldberg May 28, 2018Ed note. This is a special guest post authored by Thorsten Kiefer and Gabrielle Fitzgerald. Thorsten Kiefer is founder and CEO of WASH United, a Berlin-based non-profit organization that works to end the global...
Map of the Day: Every Historic Ebola Outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo Mark Leon Goldberg May 23, 2018Today's map comes from the World Health Organization, which released this graphic to help put into context the current ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.As you can see from this map...
WHO: Ebola Outbreak Response for the DRC is So Far Working Mark Leon Goldberg May 18, 2018An Ebola outbreak has gripped parts of the Democratic Republic of the Congo. According to the latest figures from the World Health Organization there have been 45 reported cases, 14 of which have been confirme...
Can the World Health Organization Actually Ban Deadly Trans Fats? Alanna Shaikh, MPH May 17, 2018This week, the World Health organization called for the elimination of trans fats by 2023. To make this happen, the organization has released a step-by-step guide for the elimination of industrially-produced tr...
How Colonialism Explains Female HIV Rates in Africa Mark Leon Goldberg May 15, 2018Around the world the HIV rates for men and women are more or less equal -- except, that is, in sub-saharan Africa. This is the only region in the world where the HIV rates for women are substantially higher...
Jimmy Carter Defeats Mortal Enemy in South Sudan Alanna Shaikh, MPH March 22, 2018Yesterday, the minister of health for the country of South Sudan announced that they had successfully put a stop to transmission of Guinea Worm Disease. This means that they have achieved a 15-month period of ...
Chart of the Day: The Number of Unintended Pregnancies Drop Worldwide Mark Leon Goldberg March 6, 2018Today's chart comes from the Guttmacher Institute, with data drawn from a just-published Lancet study that shows the rates of unintended pregnancies around the world are on the decline.The study compared ra...
The World Health Organization Wants You To Worry About “Disease X” Alanna Shaikh, MPH February 25, 2018Every year, the World Health Organization commissions an expert committee identify the most threatening infectious diseases of the upcoming year. The idea is to prioritize research and development on diseases a...
