Disposal of medical waste is not the most glamorous issue in global health, yet the risk it poses to health workers, community members, and the environment is significant in resource-poor locations ...

The outbreak, they said, highlights the importance of efforts “to detect and defend against emerging infectious threats.” ...

In an increasingly interconnected world, understanding and addressing global health challenges is essential for future health care professionals. To prepare students for this dynamic landscape, ...

Climate change in Earth's polar regions is emerging as an underrecognized driver of global health risks, with consequences reaching far beyond the Arctic and Antarctic, researchers argue. Subscribe to ...

Global health challenges call for solutions that are national, regional, or continent-wide in scope. This makes partnership with national and subnational governments essential, as government ...

The Task Force for Global Health, an Atlanta-area nonprofit that has pioneered efforts to tackle large-scale health issues affecting people in poverty, has been awarded the 2016 Hilton Humanitarian ...

At the Rice360 Institute for Global Health Technologies' 15th annual Undergraduate Design Competition, the future of global health innovation was on full display. Rice University welcomed 22 student ...

Students show off their prototypes at the Rice360 Institute for Global Health Technologies’ 15th annual Undergraduate Design Competition (Photo by Jeff Fitlow/Rice University). At the Rice360 ...

The first obligation of any government is to keep its people safe. This is generally interpreted as support for the military and police, yet, even in times of war, more people die from preventable ...

Cynthia Ye, Ph.D., an assistant professor in the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, and Alan T. N. Tita, M.D., Ph.D., director of the Mary Heersink Institute for Global Health (MHIGH) and ...