Policy

HHS Assistant Secretary Loyce Pace joins the “Walk the Talk” event celebrating WHO’s 75th anniversary before the 76th World Health Assembly on May 21, 2023, in Geneva.

Loyce Pace: U.S. Priorities at the 77th World Health Assembly

Three female volunteers, wearing cloth face masks, pose with leaflets about sexual health in Athens, Greece, on World AIDS Day, Dec. 1, 2021.

A Vote for Zero Discrimination Is a Vote for Human Dignity and Health

Blessing Abosede with her son Iyanu. Abiodun Jamiu

Maternal Health

In Nigeria, Hospitals Are Unlawfully Detaining Newborns to Force Payment of Medical Bills

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

Employees work on the production line of N95 facemasks at a factory on December 8, 2022 in Xuchang, Henan Province of China. Niu Shupei/VCG via Getty Images

We Know How to Prevent the Next Pandemic—But It’s Easier Said Than Done

Maintenance employees of the IMSS hospital in Cabo San Lucas, Mexico, prep for Hurricane Genevieve on August 19, 2020. Alfredo Martinez/Getty Images

‘The Gates of Hell’ Have Opened—Can Health Systems Help Close Them?

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

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

Activists hold a banner up before the start of the "Trans Youth Prom" outside of the US Capitol building on May 22, 2023 in Washington, DC. Anna Moneymaker/Getty

LGBTQ Youth: Under Attack and Fighting Back

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

A photograph of the World Health Assembly.

The 2023 World Health Assembly: A New Playbook for Health Emergencies?

A photograph of a birth certificate.

‘My Name is Moisés Sabido García.’