Public Health

It’s not the disease that’s worrisome—it’s the Chinese government’s response to it.

But the president’s recent funding cuts to civil society organizations threaten to imperil their progress.

The United States has mounted a wide-ranging response to the latest deadly outbreak, as only it can.

Whoever sits in the White House come 2021 will likely have to confront a pandemic of some kind. He or she should start preparing now.

National security professionals have a duty to use their influence to fight hyperbole.

A generation of Afghans came of age amid relentless violence. Saturday’s election offers little hope for help.

The U.S. president’s third UNGA address could be more toned down than before.

But nobody is interested in doing anything about it.

The country’s vaccinators have overcome distrust, misinformation, and an insurgency to reach this point, but they can’t stop yet.

In Congo, thousands of people have died due to a misguided finance-driven approach to fighting pandemics that puts investors before victims.

U.S. health aid can also promote stability, mitigate extremism, and avoid costly longer-term military interventions.

How religious communities in the United States are providing free health care and overcoming anti-immigrant sentiment.

Trump’s budget reopens old—and unnecessary—arguments about the efficacy of health aid.

The country’s Ebola outbreak is spreading out of control—but it's not because of a fight over "conflict minerals."

A deadly outbreak in Congo has become a global emergency because of a raging conflict over valuable minerals.

Not content to cause political problems, Moscow’s trolls are also undermining public health.

The deadly disease is spreading rapidly around the globe, fueled by a cratering of social trust.

Africa isn’t just dealing with an outbreak anymore—and that’s bad news for everyone.

Ireland voted to liberalize abortion laws. The far-right government in Warsaw is moving in the opposite direction.

Leaders who refuse to acknowledge the public health consequences of air pollution, disease outbreaks, and drought will soon feel the wrath of voters at the polls.