Global Health

Sudents line up at a primary school in Brickaville, Madagascar to receive treatment for intestinal worms, November 2020. Image: The END Fund / Viviane Rakotoarivony

Winning the Global War against Neglected Tropical Diseases

Aerial view of a safer streets intervention at Dragão do Mar in Fortaleza, Brazil, carried out in partnership with the National Association of Transportation Officials-Global Designing Cities Initiative (NACTO-GDCI) as part of the Bloomberg Philanthropies Initiative for Global Road Safety. Image: Victor Macedo, Courtesy of Vital Strategies

That “Car Accident” Is No “Accident”—It’s an Under-recognized Public Health Crisis

Locals wearing masks hustle through the center of Krakow, Poland on February 5, 2021. Image: Beata Zawrzel/NurPhoto via Getty Images

50 Million Responses and Counting: Tracking COVID-19 in Real Time

A “Field of Flags” on the National Mall sets the stage for President-elect Biden’s inauguration, representing the thousands who wouldn’t be able to attend because of the pandemic and tight security, Jan. 18, 2021, Washington, DC. Image: Timothy A. Clary/A

6 Ways the Biden-Harris Team Can Show Leadership and Rebuild Trust

A poster in Hanoi, Vietnam reminds people to take protective measures against COVID-19, April 1, 2020 in Hanoi, Vietnam. Image: Linh Pham/Getty

COVID-19 Isn't Political; Its Response Shouldn't Be Politicized

US President Joe Biden signs executive orders as part of the COVID-19 response. Washington, DC, January 21, 2021. Image: Mandel Ngan/AFP/Getty

Who Should Lead Global Health?

A researcher works in a lab that is developing testing for the COVID-19 coronavirus at Hackensack Meridian Health Center for Discovery and Innovation on February 28, 2020 in Nutley, New Jersey. Image: Kena Betancur/Getty

Pandemic Showcases Value of Global Health R&D, While Imperiling its Future

Loyce Pace, a Biden COVID-19 advisory board member, speaking on a January 14, 2021 webcast.

To Get Ahead of COVID-19, the Biden Team Will Follow the Science

A worker displays syringes at the Hindustan Syringes factory in Faridabad as India ramped up production ahead of a coronavirus vaccine rollout. September 2, 2020 Image: Sajjad Hussain/AFP/Getty

What It Means When Billions of People Must Wait Years for a COVID Vaccine

A person walks by a sign that reads "One small ask, please wear a mask." New York City, May 27, 2020. Image: Rob Kim/Getty

We Need to Focus on the Science of Human Behavior to End COVID Pandemic

A Xilotepec cemetery worker in Mexico City prepares to receive corpses of COVID-19 victims. May 8, 2020. Image: Cristopher Rogel Blanquet/Getty

Top Global Health Moments of 2020

A technician handles samples from truck drivers testing for COVID-19 at the Kenya Medical Research Institute, May 14, 2020. Image: Brian Ongoro/AFP/Getty

New Dashboard Aims to Democratize COVID-19 Data