In a commentary published in Dawn newspaper, Zeba Sathar, Senior Associate and Country Director, writes that the current climate tragedy facing Pakistan is a loud alarm call for sustainable solutions that must also tackle inequality and rising poverty.
Covid pandemic fatigue presents challenges for many areas in public health.
WIRED magazine explores the development of reliable contraception for men, including the Population Council's Nestorone®/Testosterone gel.
The United Nations estimates the world's population will hit eight billion this year.
The US Supreme Court's vote to abolish the right to abortion is a decision that global health advocates fear will have worldwide implications. The biggest concern is that US lawmakers might now make use of a "global gag rule" which gives them the right to block all federal funding to non-US organisations that provide abortion services or information.
In a Scientific American opinion article, Thoai Ngô argues for critical long-term changes in how the United States disseminates public health information.
In Egypt, there has been a sharp increase in the prevalence of cesarean section over the past decade. Data from the Egypt Demographic and Health Survey suggest that cesarean delivery may be overused or used for inappropriate indications.
Children living in districts of India that are highly vulnerable to climate variability are more likely to suffer from malnutrition compared with children living in areas of low vulnerability.
The United States has shifted its focus on tracking COVID-19 cases to the use of hospitalizations as a primary metric in assessing “community level risk.” However, COVID-19 hospitalization data remains murky, inhibiting public health officials to accurately understand who is getting hospitalized.
