global health

First Opinion Vineeta Gupta

Rushing into the World Bank’s Pandemic Fund is a bad idea

Health Care Ambar Castillo

The case for universal oral health coverage, according to a new WHO report

First Opinion Rose Gana Fomban Leke and Zulfiqar Bhutta

We know what it’s like to live in fear of polio. We also know how to stop it

Pharmalot Ed Silverman

STAT Plus: More drugmakers are expanding access in poorer countries, but progress continues to lag overall

First Opinion Rawan Hamadeh

Health workers’ mental health: Addressing the invisible global pandemic

First Opinion Jeffrey V. Lazarus, Adeeba Kamarulzaman and Agnes Binagwaho

How the world can end Covid-19 as a public health threat

First Opinion Winnie Byanyima

To learn lessons from pandemics, don’t listen to big pharma

Politics Andrew Joseph

In new White House plan, Biden administration outlines ambitious strategy to prevent and prepare for pandemics

First Opinion Seth Berkley

Polio eradication is in sight. Don’t stop funding it now

First Opinion Marian W. Wentworth and Thomas Hall

The first malaria vaccine is here. Let’s meet the moment

Health Andrew Joseph

Citing Ebola outbreak in Uganda, U.S. to screen all passengers arriving from there

Pharmalot Ed Silverman

STAT Plus: ‘Patchy efforts’ by major insulin makers mean access lags in many poor countries

First Opinion David Introcaso

How the Inflation Reduction Act can help decarbonize the health care industry

First Opinion Terence Scott

Rabies will continue to take lives without stronger human-animal health policies

Health Tech Casey Ross

STAT Plus: Google debuts a new AI tool in the global fight against tuberculosis

First Opinion Shiza Abbasi and Carrie B. Dolan

To improve children’s health in low-income countries, put pediatric surgery on par with preventing malaria or HIV

First Opinion Amanda McClelland

Investing in health workers can help close the vaccination gap — and improve global health

Pharmalot Ed Silverman

STAT Plus: Cepheid faces fresh criticism over the pricing of its TB diagnostics

Health Andrew Joseph

WHO renames lineages of monkeypox, moving away from geographic links

First Opinion Mandeep Dhaliwal

Decriminalizing HIV: Scientifically proven and morally correct

Health Megan Molteni

What scientists know — and don’t know — about how monkeypox spreads

First Opinion Martha Rebour and Purvi Parikh

The U.S. must fully fund global polio eradication efforts

First Opinion Lawrence O. Gostin, Kevin A. Klock and Sam F. Halabi

Inching closer to an essential global pandemic treaty

First Opinion Pratap Khedkar

The future of health care is here. When will it be everywhere?

First Opinion Thomas B. Cueni and Richard Hatchett

Poorer nations need assurances of dedicated vaccine supplies before the next pandemic

Health Edward Chen

Scientists design a cheap device that can detect ear problems with the help of a smartphone

Pharmalot Ed Silverman

STAT Plus: Pharma largely failed to follow human rights principles with its Covid-19 vaccines and drugs

First Opinion Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus and Ann Aerts

Technology is expanding virtual access to health care. Here’s how to ensure equitable outcomes

First Opinion Cynthia M. Ho

IP nationalism: the unexamined issue underlying the controversial WTO vaccine proposal and beyond