Here is How Close the World’s Poorest Countries Are to Acheiving Universal Health CoverageThe world is nowhere near achieving universal health coverage by 2030, a new index by Save the Children shows. The...
For the First Time Ever, a Malaria Vaccine is Being Rolled Out in Three African Countries. Can It Eliminate Malaria For Good?Malaria is a major threat to human life. Malaria has killed and debilitated humans for centuries. Though malaria rates have...
How Big Data and Text Messaging Can Prevent Suicide Around the WorldAccording to the World Health Organization 800,000 people die due to suicide every year. My guest today, Bob Filbin is...
There Has Been a 300% Increase in Measles Cases This YearIt is not usual that the heads of UNICEF and the World Health Organization would team up to jointly warn...
A Revolution in Access to Medicine is Underway in Five African CountriesAmong the many barriers to quality healthcare in the developing world is the high cost of medicine. This is due,...
How a Social Entrepreneur is Fighting Counterfeit Medicines in the Developing WorldNot long ago, the social entrepreneur Bright Simons tried and failed to create a platform to pair organic farmers in...
A Race to Stop Cholera in Mozambique in the Wake of Cyclone IdaiInternational and local aid workers are racing to stop a cholera outbreak in Mozambique, which so far has sickened at...
“It’s Really Worrying Right Now.” An Ebola Outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo is NOT Under ControlThe second worst Ebola outbreak in history is currently unfolding in the Democratic Republic of Congo. Since August last year...
Why Snakebites are a Global Health ProblemGetting bitten by a poisonous snake is not just an individual injury — rather it is now recognized as a...
