Global Health

Buckingham Fountain in Grant Park, Chicago, Illinois, USA. Image: Rudy Balasko/Getty

Global Health NOW at #CUGH2019 in Chicago

James Fitzgibbons explores rural Bolivia on a global health education program that promotes cross-cultural learning at the community level. Image courtesy of Child Family Health International

6 Tips for Students Against Ethically Iffy Global Health Field Placements

A woman's left foot is checked for mycetoma by DNDi staff in Sudan; her right leg was infected with mycetoma and had to be amputated. Image by Neil Brandvold/DNDi

Fighting off the Flesh Eater: Controlling Mycetoma in Sub-Saharan Africa

Kiribati has extended a welcome to refugees in the past—including a group of Afghan refugees back on September 11, 2001—but the island nation’s residents now face displacement due to climate change, without legal protections grants to other refugees.

Is the World Ready for Climate Change Refugees?

Happy 5th Birthday, GHN!

A “Pretty Good Miracle” Turns 5

The Race to Treat Hemophilia in Kenya, in Pictures

Journalist Hannah McNeish documented hemophilia's devastation and hope in Kenya. Image: Courtesy

More Than a Medical Story: A Q&A with Hannah McNeish

Jane Mugasha coordinates hemophilia services for the Mount Kenya region.

The Muranga Solution: Extending Hemophilia Care to Rural Kenya

Ethan Miruka, 10, receives blood clotting medicine every 48 hours, a procedure that his mother carries out in their family home. It allows him to carry on a normal life.

Hemophilia’s Crippling Cost

After being diagnosed with hemophilia as a child, Peter Muchoki felt that he was “cursed.”

Demystifying a "Curse"

A newly established clinic at the Muranga District Hospital extends hemophilia care into Muranga County, Kenya.

“We are Many”: The Race to Treat Hemophilia in Kenya

Christy Turlington Burns (center) at the Bloomberg American Health Summit with DC Mayor Muriel Bowser (left) and J. Nadine Garcia, executive vice president and COO of Trust for America’s Health.

To Christy Turlington Burns, Every Mother Counts