How global health institutions and funders can empower local researchers

While many organizations in the global north claim to support locally led development efforts, donor practices and a lack of investment in capacity development hinder local organizations. But small ... Read More

Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on global health and development

The COVID-19 pandemic significantly widened existing economic and health disparities between wealthy and low-income countries and slowed progress toward health-related Sustainable Development Goals ... Read More

World News

By Elian Peltier and Guerchom Ndebo In seven years, Racheal Kundananji went from playing her first organized game to signing a multimillion-dollar contract. Her rise could have lasting effects. Read More

New study highlights global disparities in activity limitations and assistive device use

A new study of more than 175,000 people in 25 countries revealed that individuals in low- and middle-income countries face greater challenges with daily activities and are less likely to use assistive ... Read More

Global Warming News

July 25, 2024 — Newly announced research examining greenhouse gas emissions from the drying lake bed of Great Salt Lake, Utah, calculates that 4.1 million tons of carbon dioxide and other ... Read More

Medical research news

Some people who develop a weird and terrifying allergy to red meat after a bite from a lone star tick can still eat pork ... created for organ transplant research. Cancer cells salvage purine ... Read More

The global food system is increasingly monopolized—it's damaging our health, our communities and the planet

Across the world, over 800 million ... and more power in the hands of fewer firms. And our research reveals that a rise in the number of mergers and acquisitions is taking place at all stages of the ... Read More

World Bank Group Ramps Up Fight Against Global Hunger

Expanded ambition and partnership with the G20 Global Alliance Against Hunger and Poverty ... the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF), the World Food Programme (WFP) and the World Health ... Read More

Infant's Health News

Can Engineered Plants Help ... mental health problems once the infant reaches adolescence, new research has found. The study ... May 23, 2024 — New research has encouraging news for young ... Read More

World News

Lina Boussaha joined a team in Saudi Arabia so she could wear her head scarf while playing ... world antidoping officials, and will cast a shadow over the Paris Olympics. Chinese state news ... Read More

World news

I was hit in the face, grabbed by the neck and dragged around ... after being 'invited' to a region where more than 1m people are interned Experts fear Jacobabad's extreme heat and humidity may ... Read More

WORLD NEWS

Ranil Wickremesinghe to contest Sri Lanka Presidential polls as independent candidate Ranil Wickremesinghe filed his nomination for the upcoming Sri Lankan presidential election as an independent ... Read More