A World Without AIDS, Tuberculosis, and Malaria
Rémy Rioux & Peter SandsDecember 30, 2019
By Rémy Rioux & Peter Sands PARIS – As part of the United Nations Agenda for Sustainable Development, the international
When Is Knowledge Power?
Katrina Kosec & Leonard WantchekonDecember 23, 2019
By Katrina Kosec & Leonard Wantchekon WASHINGTON, DC – Nowadays, most of us have vast amounts of information at our
Lebanon’s Next Government Should Focus on Health
Fadi El-JardaliDecember 16, 2019
By Fadi El-Jardali BEIRUT – A massive protest movement has swept across Lebanon. The immediate trigger was a proposed tax on
The Most Important Story You Missed in 2019
Mark SuzmanNovember 25, 2019
By Mark Suzman SEATTLE – According to the most recent tally, The Washington Post, The New York Times, and The Wall Street
Goats Against Climate Change
Sabine Homann-Kee TuiNovember 18, 2019
By Sabine Homann-Kee Tui BULAWAYO – Earlier this year, Cyclone Idai swept across Mozambique. Its powerful winds and heavy rains
Death by Dirty Cooking
Kandeh K. YumkellaNovember 11, 2019
By Kandeh K. Yumkella FREETOWN, SIERRA LEONE – Each year, exposure to household air pollution (HAP) kills 4.3 million people –
Preventing the Next Pandemic
Gro Harlem Brundtland & Elhadj As SyOctober 28, 2019
By Gro Harlem Brundtland & Elhadj As Sy G ENEVA – Imagine the following scenario. In a matter of days, a lethal influenza
Closing the Opportunity Gap in the Sahel
Annette DixonOctober 7, 2019
By Annette Dixon & Hafez Ghanem WASHINGTON, DC – Inundated by bleak headlines and even bleaker forecasts, it is easy to
Empowering Africa’s Women Farmers
Ruth Meinzen-DickOctober 7, 2019
By Ruth Meinzen-Dick WASHINGTON, DC – Over 60% of all employed women in Sub-Saharan Africa work in agriculture. Yet the
Investing in Frontline Health Workers
Maha BarakatSeptember 30, 2019
By Maha Barakat ABU DHABI – Frontline health workers provide essential services – from administering vaccinations to collecting