Global Health

A Congolese health worker administers ebola vaccine to a child at the Himbi Health Centre in Goma, Democratic Republic of Congo, July 17, 2019. REUTERS/Olivia Acland - RC1FDEE57DA0

Future Development

Can public works help fight Ebola in the Democratic Republic of Congo?

Paul M. Bisca and Paul Bance

Wednesday, July 31, 2019

A Sidama youth leader carrying a flag addresses people as they gather for a meeting to declare their own region in Hawassa, Ethiopia July, 17, 2019. REUTERS/Tiksa Negeri TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY - RC1DA87ABD10

Africa in focus

Africa in the news: Ethiopia’s Sidama, Republic of Congo’s debt, and Ebola and HIV updates

Christina Golubski

Saturday, July 20, 2019

A health worker sprays disinfectant near a suspected Ebola patient holding a baby at an Ebola treatment centre in the Eastern Congolese town of Butembo in the Democratic Republic of Congo, March 27, 2019. Picture taken March 27, 2019. REUTERS/Baz Ratner - RC1D9E7A2400

Order from Chaos

Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo: It’s more than a public health problem

Michael T. Evans

Monday, July 1, 2019

A nurse holds a syringe as patients wait in Ghana April 23, 2019. Gavi/2019/Tony Noel. Picture taken April 23, 2019. Zipline drones, supported by Gavi and the UPS Foundation, cut the time taken to deliver lifesaving medical supplies from hours to minutes. Gavi/2019/Tony Noel via REUTERS ATTENTION EDITORS - THIS IMAGE HAS BEEN SUPPLIED BY A THIRD PARTY. MANDATORY CREDIT - RC187D079370

Future Development

How do major health donors prepare for country exits?

Kaci Kennedy McDade, Osondu Ogbuoji, Marco Schäferhoff, and Gavin Yamey

Friday, June 28, 2019

Reports

Global Health

Measuring revenue streams and profitability for HIV drugs

Darrell M. West and Jake Schneider

Monday, April 16, 2018

A baby is weighted on a scale in a health clinic in the capital Juba, South Sudan, January 23, 2017. Picture taken January 23, 2017. REUTERS/Siegfried Modola - RC157C1D0FF0

Report

Change of pace: Accelerations and advances during the Millennium Development Goal era

John McArthur and Krista Rasmussen

Thursday, February 22, 2018

A woman holds her newborn baby in a nursery at the Juba Teaching Hospital in Juba April 3, 2013. Very few births in South Sudan, which has the highest maternal mortality rate in the world at 2,054 per 100,000 live births, are assisted by trained midwives, according to the UNDP's website. Picture taken April 3, 2013. REUTERS/Andreea Campeanu (SOUTH SUDAN - Tags: SOCIETY HEALTH) - GM1E94416HS01

Report

How many lives are at stake? Assessing 2030 sustainable development goal trajectories for maternal and child health

John McArthur, Krista Rasmussen, and Gavin Yamey

Thursday, February 15, 2018

A woman studies cancer cells through a microscope

Health Care Industry

The global burden of medical innovation

Dana Goldman and Darius Lakdawalla

Tuesday, January 30, 2018

Global Health

Promoting private sector involvement in neglected tropical disease research and development

Jeremy Barofsky and Jake Schneider

Tuesday, December 19, 2017

Blog Posts

Rebecca Palai withdraws her medication at an ATM pharmacy which allows patients with chronic illnesses to receive repeat medication within three minutes, in Alexander township, South Africa, March 15, 2018. REUTERS/Siphiwe Sibeko - RC1C011CB2B0

Future Development

Can technology improve service delivery?

Shanta Devarajan

Friday, June 7, 2019

A paramedic distributes free medicine provided by the government to patients inside a ward at Rajiv Gandhi Government General Hospital (RGGGH) in Chennai July 12, 2012. Chennai is the capital of Tamil Nadu, one of two Indian states offering free medicine for all. The state provides a glimpse of the hurdles India faces as it embarks on a programme to extend free drug coverage nationwide. Picture taken July 12, 2012. To match Analysis INDIA-DRUGS/ REUTERS/Babu (INDIA - Tags: HEALTH SOCIETY DRUGS) - GM1E87N0HMY01

Future Development

Outsized focus on cash transfers is missing the point

Friday, April 19, 2019

An attendant at a fuel station arranges Indian rupee notes in Kolkata, India, August 16, 2018. REUTERS/Rupak De Chowdhuri - RC1D8766A8C0

Future Development

What do poor people think about direct cash transfers?

Stuti Khemani, James Habyarimana, and Irfan Nooruddin

Monday, April 8, 2019

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