People have been traveling from present-day Mozambique to work in neighboring South Africa’s mines for over 150 years. While conditions for workers have improved since the early days when such…

Kavita Watsa, Humberto Cossa, Ivan Nicolai Alfredo Manhiça, Lilly Smines |

Imagine a world where every girl and woman and can manage her periods with dignity and without hindering her education, health, sense of self-esteem, social mobility, and economic opportunities.…

Saroj Kumar Jha, Hana Brixi, Jaime Saavedra, Thorsten Kiefer |

As the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM) moves towards full autonomy in 2025 it needs to continue prioritizing health sector reform.

Maria Vida Gomez, Sutayut Osornprasop |

The Russian invasion of Ukraine threatens the uneven recovery of East Asia and Pacific. The invasion comes on top of the economic distress caused by the lingering COVID-19 pandemic, the financial…

Aaditya Mattoo, Ekaterine T. Vashakmadze, Ergys Islamaj |

How COVID-19 impacted vulnerable communities in the Philippines

Ditte Fallesen |

Meeting today’s needs matters, but we also need to be prepared for future health crises, and this is driving our efforts on the African continent.

Elena Sterlin |

According to two rounds of a pulse survey, 74% of countries reported disruptions to communicable disease treatment, 73% reported disruptions to immunization, and 38% reported disruptions to non-…

Denizhan Duran, Rekha Menon |

Any weakness in a country's ability to procure, store, deliver or equitably prioritize the vaccines will have a dramatic impact on the success of the COVID-19 vaccines rollout. Mobilizing all…

David Clarke, Anna Cocozza, Sneha Kanneganti, Andreas Seiter |

Laying the foundation for Universal Health Coverage (UHC) is a difficult task for any country, and it is infinitely more challenging in poor, remote and conflict-torn areas such as the Philippine…

Robert Oelrichs, Maria Vida Gomez |