Growing up after the war, Eleanor faced discrimination and bigotry at every turn. It was difficult to get to school without crutches, and she was bullied because she looked different. But through…

Louise Twining-Ward |

Heading into COP28, the World Bank Group’s vision for a livable planet supported by climate-resilient infrastructure takes on urgency. PPPs accelerate sustainable infrastructure by allowing…

Emmanuel Nyirinkindi |

The fight against HIV requires all hands on deck. A stunningly tricky virus at the heart of a pandemic with a complex constellation of impacts, HIV has pushed us to our limits, claiming millions…

Kathy Ward, Nejma Cheikh, Marelize Gorgens |

November 19 is the World Toilet Day highlighting the importance of toilets for health, hygiene, and safety. Open defecation poses a serious risk to public health as it can contaminate sources of…

Haruna Kashiwase |

Save the Children’s Child Atlas seeks to fill this gap by providing an easy-to-use tool that brings together high-quality, publicly available data on spanning child-related outcomes, risks and…

Oliver Fiala |

Primary Health Care (PHC) is an efficient and equitable way of managing public health and individual care in health systems. Although there are still challenges in Colombia, there are also PHC…

Janet Bonilla, Manuela Villar Uribe, Luis Gabriel Bernal Pulido, Diego Vapore |

In Bangladesh, the Health and Gender Support Project for Cox’s Bazar district (HGSP) has had an immense impact on islands such as Kutubdia, by removing barriers to high-quality and cost-effective…

Md Rafi Hossain, Bushra Binte Alam |

Cameroon’s 56,000 civil society organizations (CSOs) play a crucial role in Cameroon’s development, working alongside and supporting the government's initiatives when needed in all ten…

Odilia R. Hebga, Issa Bitang A Tiati |

According to WHO, the rate of road traffic fatalities in Bangladesh is 15.3 per 100,000 people. A number that can be significantly reduced through the appropriate use of trauma registries and…

Suresh Kunhi Mohammed, Md Rafi Hossain, Ramim Ahmed |

Throughout a person’s life, a high-quality primary health care (PHC) system can cover about 80 percent of their health needs and is often the first point of contact for patients with the health…

Awa Diallo, Manuela Villar Uribe, Diego Vapore |