Global Health

The failure of scholars to recognize the agency of children in political spheres matches the failure in practice to engage children when developing programs aimed at responding to their specific…

In light of the alarming surge of Covid-19 infections in India, pressure has mounted on developed nations to improve equity in global vaccine distribution. Professor Lawrence Gostin, Director…

The COVID-19 pandemic is a human rights crisis, threatening the rights to health, food security, housing, dignity, and equality. Across the world, including in South Africa, the pandemic reveals the…

COVID-19 is just one of many factors animating the Biden administration’s climate agenda. Through the fulcrum of climate action, the Biden administration wants to satisfy its political base, re-industrialize America,…

Inequality in vaccine distribution between wealthy and poor countries is one of the most important health and ethical challenges facing the world today. In the COVID-19 pandemic, wealthy countries leave…

India’s contribution to Latin America’s healthcare sector goes beyond its traditional role as the ‘pharmacy of the world,’ given that the region lies in a sweet spot somewhere…

From 2001 to 2019, amid democratic governance, Peru achieved economic growth with equity. But in 2020, the pandemic exposed long-standing problems, especially limited investment in public goods and fragile social…

Violence in parts of Myanmar has weakened communities and made them more susceptible to community transmission of COVID-19 and other health risks. In other fragile and transitioning states, health system…

The successful development of a COVID-19 vaccine could be a great step forward, but it will require genuine global cooperation to ensure the vaccine’s efficient and equitable distribution. It is…

COVID-19 has illuminated systemic racism as a public health crisis in the United States. In the wake of a national conversation to undo a legacy of racial injustice, there is…