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 ...

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, ...

Three undergraduate Georgetown students have founded a new club that aims to promote effective altruism, a philosophical movement that champions evidence-based approaches to philanthropy, among ...

December 2, 2025 - To address the growing global health challenge of obesity, which affects more than 1 billion people, the World Health Organization (WHO) has released its first guideline on the use ...

The World Health Organization (WHO) today called on countries to make fertility care safer, fairer and more affordable for ...

Infertility is one of the most overlooked public health challenges of our time and a major equity issue globally,” said Dr ...

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 ...

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 ...

WHO releases groundbreaking guidelines with 40 recommendations to improve global infertility care and promote equitable ...

Australia’s TGA has issued updated safety warnings for GLP-1 drugs like Ozempic and Mounjaro, highlighting mental-health ...

The concept of global health developed gradually over eight decades. In the 1940s, the term "global health" first appeared in the scientific literature. 1 The World Health Organization (WHO) used this ...

To address the growing global health challenge of obesity, which affects more than 1 billion people, the World Health ...