Populations

A photograph of a birth certificate.

‘My Name is Moisés Sabido García.’

Young mothers care for their babies inside a maternity ward in Kibera, Nairobi, Kenya on November 7, 2022. Photo by: Donwilson Odhiambo/Getty

Maternal Health

This Widely Available Antibiotic Could Save Millions of Moms

Young women from the activists group “We are 2074” marching to demand justice for indigenous women who were forcibly sterilized decades ago. May 10, 2016, Lima, Peru.

Family Planning

Contraceptive Coercion Still Happens

sther Sambiri, left, stands with fellow vaccine advocates outside the Nyanga, Zimbabwe, district government office on Dec. 16, 2021. Image: Farai Mutsaka

Translated Articles

津巴布韦：新冠疫苗信任危机引发HPV疫苗接种恐惧

Mary Ndira sist outside their house next to a drainage in Kibera slums on March 2, 2022 Photo-Dominic Kiruli

人口日益增长，肯尼亚贫民窟卫生状况日渐恶化

sther Sambiri, left, stands with fellow vaccine advocates outside the Nyanga, Zimbabwe, district government office on Dec. 16, 2021. Image: Farai Mutsaka

Infectious Diseases

In Zimbabwe, COVID-19 Vaccine Mistrust Stokes HPV Vaccination Fears

Mary Ndira sist outside their house next to a drainage in Kibera slums on March 2, 2022 Photo-Dominic Kiruli

As Population Climbs, Hygiene Suffers in Slums

David Carlisle, James E.K. Hildreth, and Michelle Spencer discussing health disparities at the virtual Bloomberg American Health Summit, Nov. 10, 2021.

Public Health Pulls Lessons from Pandemic Discord and Disparities

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

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

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 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