The covid-19 pandemic has reminded us of the critical role that primary healthcare has in keeping our communities safe and healthy, say Orin Levine, Atul Gawande, Gina Lagomarsino, Edward Kelley, […]
Global health
Investing in civil society for better democracy and better health
Civil society should be engaged, funded, and protected in global health governance, say Roopa Dhatt, Allan Maleche, Nerima Were, and Loyce Pace […]
How nutritional volunteer workers have taken the lead in tackling high rates of childhood malnutrition in India
High rates of childhood malnutrition and premature death in poor regions in Karnataka state in South India have spurred an innovative project to involve local women to take the lead […]
Tuberculosis patients need better mental health support, especially in the time of covid-19
As the world grapples with the covid-19 pandemic, the anxiety, fear, and restrictions it poses have once again brought mental health to the forefront. As health systems struggle to cope […]
If the UK wants to lead in global health, it must demonstrate a commitment to international laws which underpin global governance
In Boris Johnson’s speech to the United Nations General Assembly last week, the world welcomed the commitment for the UK to increase its spending to the World Health Organization (WHO) […]
We must take a One Health approach to improve human pandemic infection control
The covid-19 pandemic must serve as a wake-up call It is now clear that global and national preparedness and response to the covid-19 pandemic has been inadequate. Many of the […]
Vaccines for covid-19: reasons for hope, but first for concern
Covid-19 has spread around the world causing fear and global economic disruption. The rate of transmission has not been reduced effectively and natural herd immunity is currently far from a […]
California wildfires: impact of air pollution during the covid-19 pandemic
The sky glowed a dark, sinister orange in San Francisco on 9 September; a thick layer of smoke blocking daylight like a solar eclipse (or like a scene from Bladerunner […]
Delivering for women, children, and adolescents during and after covid-19
A new report argues the decades long efforts to improve health should be shielded from the effects of the pandemic and the response to it […]
The impact of covid-19 on health delivery and research in South Asia
Covid-19 continues to cause huge disruption worldwide. As well as the ongoing immediate health impacts of the pandemic, and the delays and disruption to other healthcare services—the economic toll is […]