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Existing patterns of health funding and emergency response in Africa—many of which focus on filling short-term gaps and aligning with donor interests—are insufficient.

The global rise of diabetes is fast outpacing efforts to address health care gaps, and today, more than 3 in 4 adults with diabetes now live in low- and middle-income countries. But in these countries, 1 in 3 people with the condition has never had their blood glucose measured at all. 

Despite disruptions that threatened to derail momentum, demand for modern contraception has soared since 2012—87 million more women and girls using a modern method of family planning, according to  released today during the International Conference Family Planning.

Malawi is often seen as a success story on contraceptive prevalence rates—but there are a lot of missed opportunities, particularly when it comes to getting men on board.  

As family planning advocates convene at ICFP, Jhpiego’s Megan Christofield frames some of the field’s successes, challenges, and most promising developments.

New paper highlights work of The Challenge Initiative, based in the School’s Bill & Melinda Gates Institute for Population and Reproductive Health, in over 100 cities from 2017 to 2021

In a back room of the prophylactic-festooned Cabbages and Condoms restaurant, Mechai Viravaidya—aka “Mr. Condom”—treated visitors in town for the International Conference on Family Planning to an explanation of how the restaurant got its unusual name and décor.

WHO’s latest tuberculosis report painted a bleak picture—showing  that TB incidence and mortality rose for the first time in almost 2 decades.

Globally, 165 countries use the powerful pneumococcal conjugate vaccines (PCVs) to prevent a serious form of pneumonia, as well as meningitis and other near-fatal illnesses. 

Adil Haider, dean of AKU’s Medical College, explains in this Q&A how his university delivered medical care to 400,000+ people in less than 2 months—and how to prepare for future disasters.

Will cooking with liquified petroleum gas instead of biomass fuel (wood, crop waste, charcoal, and dung) improve indoor air quality and people’s health in Peru?

When we think of countries with high rates of violence against health care workers, we often think of countries embroiled in conflict. But in India, over 130 health care workers were attacked in 2020 alone.

As the global diaspora gathers in peaceful protests over the inhumane death of 22-year-old Mahsa (Zhina) Amini, we’re at a historic juncture in determining whether women will gain or lose their voice—with women in Iran at the forefront, writes Nika Elmi, MSPH in this exclusive commentary for Global Health NOW.