List of Health articles
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People holding candles form a large, glowing peace sign at night in a grand plaza. Will 2023 Be More Peaceful Than 2022?
This year saw Russia invade Ukraine, China’s Xi Jinping secure a third term, and Iranians take to the streets. What will 2023 look like?
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Emergency health workers transport a patient to a fever clinic at a hospital in Beijing on Dec. 21. How China Botched the End of Zero-COVID
Other countries have successfully transitioned from strict lockdowns. Beijing has wasted the last three years.
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Members of the People’s Liberation Army band file out after the closing session of the 20th National Congress of the Chinese Communist Party in Beijing on Oct. 22. What to Expect From China in 2023
Three experts predict how Beijing will manage China’s economy, the pandemic, protests, Taiwan, and relations with Washington.
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Protesters shout during a rally against China’s strict zero-COVID measures on Nov. 28 in Beijing, China. Did 2022 Mark the End of the Pandemic?
This year, pundits and policymakers drew lessons from the world’s handling of COVID-19.
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A tailoring workshop in Lome, Togo in September 2016. To Tackle Poverty in Africa, Provide Job Training for Teenage Girls
Skills training programs must target those under age 18 to reduce adolescent birth rates and unemployment.
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Then-U.S. President Donald Trump speaks on COVID-19. U.S. Intel Community Dropped the Ball on COVID-19, Congress Finds
But early missteps were made worse by White House inaction.
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A woman holds a blank sheet of paper as demonstrators protest the deaths caused by an apartment complex fire in Urumqi, Xinjiang, China, at the Langson Library on the campus of the University of California, Irvine. What Xi’s Zero-COVID Fiasco Might Mean for China and the World
Protests spotlight the regime's misguided approach to the pandemic and lackluster vaccination campaign.
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A woman with her arms raised holds up a blank white sheet of paper while a man nearby holds a megaphone to his mouth. Xi’s Obsession With Control Produced China’s Protests
This challenge to the Chinese Communist Party and the state has been building for some time.
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A disinfectant worker waits outside of a high-speed train. China’s Zero-COVID Policies Are Stirring Xenophobia
Anti-foreign language has become part of disease control.
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People line up for a nucleic acid test in Beijing. Young Chinese Are Despairing of a Zero-COVID Future
Draconian policies leave little economic or political hope.
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German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock, Italian Foreign Minister Luigi Di Maio, British Foreign Secretary Liz Truss, U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken, and Canadian Foreign Minister Mélanie Joly pose for a photograph during the G-7 summit in Liverpool, England, on Dec. 12, 2021. Turns Out COVID-19 Didn’t Reshape Geopolitics
A profound shock had few lasting effects.
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A security guard stands outside the closed Huanan Seafood Wholesale Market. Conspiracy Theories About COVID-19 Help Nobody
The continued pushing of a “lab-leak” theory is unsupported and dangerous.
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People walk beneath cherry blossoms near the National Assembly in Seoul on April 9, after two years of the area being closed to the public for COVID-19 control. China’s Neighbors Are Navigating COVID-19, Beijing, and Washington
A long, strange trip through East Asia shows the region’s impressive steering skills.
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Volunteers from French nongovernmental organization Tulipe transport boxes of medicines to be sent to Ukraine in Le Thillay, France, on March 10. War-Torn Ukraine Is Also an HIV and Tuberculosis Hot Spot
But thanks to community-led health efforts, Ukrainians are winning the fight against these infectious diseases.
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Syrians walk past a colorful mural. The Status Quo Won’t Save Us From the Next Pandemic
Disease threats are not just the health sector’s problem.
