Opinion

A two-day, mobile medical and dental clinic serve the rural poor in Grundy, Virginia, on October 7.

The Health Poor: A New Class To Which Almost All Of Us Belong

A man wearing a blue vest puts his hands out to receive medicine through a window cut out in a yellow-painted pharmacy.

Call for a New Cadre of Pharmaceutical Professionals to Strengthen LMIC Systems

Medical students travel on a bus to GF Jooste hospital on October 20, 2010, Cape Town, South Africa.

Fortify the Frontlines with Fellowships for LMIC Docs

A young girl waits in line for not potable water delivered by a tanker truck in Colonia Mirador de Garcia, northwest of Monterrey, Mexico. July 19, 2022.

Bridging the Water Gap: Social Movements Are Global Health’s Future

A psychologist with Living with Dignity in Tajikistan looking into an open window into a room with a sewing machine on a table.

Living with Dignity in Tajikistan: Mental Health and Violence Against Women and Girls

A notice is posted about a rise in duty for alcoholic beverages, between two rows of champagne bottles on store shelves, August 4, 2023 at a Sainsbury's Market in London, England. Robert Nickelsberg/Getty

Alcohol Taxes Are a Public Health Win-Win

A health surveillance assistant talks to a mother at a malaria vaccine screening table in Lilongwe, Malawi, April 23, 2019.

The Responsive Primary Health Care Path to UHC

An obstetric team performs a caesarean section delivery at the RSIA Tambak maternity clinic in Jakarta, Indonesia, May 10, 2020.

We Cannot Tackle Maternal Mortality Without Surgical, Obstetric, and Anesthesia Care

Afghan burqa-clad women health workers administer polio vaccine drops to a child during a campaign in Jalalabad on August 21, 2023.

Polio Eradication Through Innovation

A diverse group of young people hold signs during a rally in support affirmative action policies outside the US Supreme Court in Washington, D.C., October 31, 2022. Eric Lee/The Washington Post/Getty Images

Dear Medical Schools: You Can Still Seek Diversity Without Affirmative Action

Close-up of a syringe held by a health ministry employee preparing to vaccinate girls against the HPV virus with several girls wearing sky blue uniform shirts in a blurred-out background.

The Untapped Potential of a Simple Shot

Maggie Medison, 18, joined PEPFAR’s DREAMS program in Malawi and now is a peer educator, working with girls in her community to raise awareness about the importance of staying in school and protection against HIV. Nov. 14, 2017.

Learning Our Lessons: What’s Missing from Pandemic Preparedness