Global Health

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COVID-19’s Unequal Consequences

In its first few months, the pandemic disproportionately harmed people of color in the United States.

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The Rising Tide of Diabetes in Mexico

As noncommunicable diseases become more prevalent, Mexico is coming up with innovative ideas to fight the problem.

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What Is Global Health?

We have made advances in global health, but we face challenges from new disease trends—and need funding to treat them.

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The Race to Develop COVID-19 Vaccines

How did scientists produce the COVID-19 vaccines in record time? Explore how health innovations, like the mRNA vaccine, are invented and how they impact global health today.

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How Did Humans Come to Live Longer and Healthier Lives?

Explore centuries of innovations that have revolutionized health care.

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What Is the World Health Organization?

What is the WHO? Learn how the UN agency in charge of international public health responds to crises that threaten global health coordination, such as the COVID-19 pandemic.

Timeline

The Changing Response to AIDS

A neglected global health crisis ultimately became a top priority for policymakers, donors, and doctors.

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How Health Care Works Around the World

Experts agree that access to quality health care is the best way to improve global health. But health-care options vary greatly depending on where you are in the world.

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Noncommunicable Diseases and How They Are Measured

How to track and understand the world’s leading causes of death.

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Global Health Then and Now

The world has become healthier over the past few centuries, but new challenges are on the horizon.

Learning Journeys

A learning journey is a curated collection of resources that explore a topic from a specific perspective.

Learning Journey

What Did COVID Reveal About Our World?

Learn how COVID revealed the strengths and failures of vaccine development, foreign policy, and the U.S. healthcare system.

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Global Health: Policy

Explore this collection of learning resources to understand the different policy options that exist to address both infectious and noncommunicable diseases.

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Global Health: Introduction

Explore this collection of learning resources to understand the threats and challenges to global health.