Opinion

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

A man wearing a skull face mask walks past a Pepsi and Coca-Cola ad in the center of Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. December 30, 2021.

Time to Check Unfettered Power of Corporate Giants Over Health

Children hold signs and giant paper cigarettes emblazoned with "No Smoking" to raise awareness of the harms caused by tobacco products on World No Tobacco Day. Mumbai, India, May 31, 2022.

NCDs Are Coming for Youth. Are They Up for the Fight?