Policy

Representatives from 194 member states gather for the opening of the 72nd World Health Assembly in Geneva on May 20, 2019. Image: Brian W. Simpson

The World Health Assembly: What It Does, Why It Matters

Cubicles housing patients on the arena floor inside a temporary Covid-19 hospital at the Krylatskoye Ice Palace in Moscow, Russia, Nov. 17, 2020. Image: Andrey Rudakov/Bloomberg via Getty

‘Dangerously Unprepared’: New Report Faults Countries’ Pandemic Readiness… Again

NIH director Francis Collins at a Senate Appropriations Subcommittee hearing, Washington, DC, July 2, 2020. Image: Graeme Jennings/Washington Examiner/Bloomberg/Getty

Francis Collins' Take

A pangolin, the world’s most trafficked mammal, at a conservation site in Ninh Binh, Vietnam, September 14, 2020. Vietnam has vowed to crack down on the illegal wildlife trade often blamed for the COVID-19 pandemic. Image: Manan Vatsyayana/AFP/Getty

‘Different faces of a single threat’: Global Health Must Play a Bigger Role in Planetary Health

Tonga's King Tupou VI is vaccinated at his palace in Nuku'alofa. July 24, 2021. Image: Kalafi Moala

Tonga is Still COVID-Free—How Long Can a Travel Ban Keep It That Way?

Tourists wear face masks at Santa Claus Village in the Arctic Circle, Rovaniemi, Finnish Lapland, December 18, 2020. Image: Kaisa Siren/Lehtikuva/AFP/Getty

In Finland, Respect for Rules is a Major Asset

A view from Milford Beach, on the North Shore of Auckland, New Zealand. April 2021. Image: Robert Borotkanics

In New Zealand, A Response to be Proud of

Midwives in Tijuana, Mexico receive clinical support via Zoom. Screenshot courtesy of Xin She

The Untold Global Health Story of 2021: The Midwives of Tijuana

The Big Question: Will Vaccine Passports Fly?

Medical students and doctors demonstrate against the government's decision to make rural posting compulsory for those applying for post-graduation entrance exams. New Delhi, August 8, 2013. Image: Vipin Kumar/Hindustan Times

Helping Doctors Reach Rural India

A man works in a mass grave at the cemetery Nossa Senhora Aparecida in Manaus, Brazil. May 19, 2020. Image: Lucas Silva/picture alliance/Getty

Brazilian Physician on a Mission

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