Extreme inequality is expensive and destructive. But there is something we can do about it on a global scaleInequality is the issue of our time. The gap between rich and poor has ceased closing; instead it’s getting worse....
The entire world is changing polio vaccines. That’s a good thing.Polio is irrelevant in most of the world. Once the terror of many childhoods, for most people it exists only...
Finally, a Scientific Study Meauring the Costs of Depression and Anxiety to the Developing WorldGlobal health hasn’t historically engaged much with mental health. It tended to be seen as a luxury, or an issue...
We Now Know that Zika Causes a Terrible Birth Defect and Can Paralyze Adults. It’s Coming to the USA. Can We Stop it?Yesterday, the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) published an article that confirmed Zika virus causes microcephaly, a...
65% of All Humans Will Live in Cities by 2050. The UN Wants You To Be PreparedThis is the latest installment of our Takeaway series in which Alanna Shaikh breaks down the latest and greatest reports...
Another person died of Ebola in West Africa. So Why is the Emergency Considered “Over”?On March 29th, an emergency committee of public health experts, officials and scientists convened by the World Health Organization declared...
Can International Cooperation Stop Global Food Shortages?Ed note. Welcome to The Takeaway, a regular feature in which Alanna Shaikh unpacks the latest think tank and government...
Where You Live is Trying to Kill You. (There’s a New UN Report to Prove It)Global health spends a lot of time focusing on people. How we transmit diseases to each other, and how illness...
Want to Improve Education for Poor Kids Around the World? Here’s The WayEducation has been one of the lingering problems of global development. We have somehow managed to make huge strides in...
