Global Health
How a deadly global crisis went unseen
In the Central African Republic, researchers found an astronomical death rate. Could a major emergency be invisible?
Our top stories of 2023
Our editors pick the best stories we published this year.
World leaders must fulfill their promises for TB funding
For the first time in decades, tuberculosis is on the rise. Governments must mobilize the funds they’ve already committed for diagnosis, prevention, and treatment.
In India, a doubly neglected tropical disease
The parasitic disease kala-azar, or black fever, may lead to a secondary illness, which can spark new infections.
Good nutrition is key to fight against tuberculosis
In a new study, patients with TB who gained weight in the first two months of treatment cut their mortality risk by 60 percent.
The path to universal access
South Africa is committed to single-payer health care, but achieving it won’t be easy.
Edna Adan Ismail: Opening doors—and minds
Edna Adan Ismail has broken molds and built institutions. She hopes her example will be one that inspires women across Africa.
Can mass-produced mosquitoes slow dengue’s spread?
Lab-grown mosquitoes are infected with Wolbachia bacteria, which prevents dengue virus transmission to humans.
Jimmy Carter’s decades-long crusade against a forgotten disease: Guinea worm
Kenyans remember President Jimmy Carter as the man who defeated the guinea worm. The disease is on schedule to be eradicated by 2030.