Through ‘The Friendship Bench,’ grandmothers address a mental health crisis
Here & Now's Deepa Fernandes speaks with psychiatrist Dixon Chibanda about his new book "The Friendship Bench: How Fourteen Grandmothers...
Global Health and the Health Crisis
Violence Against Nurses, Stagnant Salaries And Professional Exodus Signal Deepening Global Crisis
Latest report released by the International Council of Nurses highlights the challenges faced by those in the nursing profession. Nearly...
US aid cuts strain response to health crises worldwide: WHO | National
The United States slashing foreign aid risks piling pressure on already acute humanitarian crises across the globe, a World Health...
Earthquake Pushes Myanmar’s Health System to Verge of Collapse
On March 28, devastating earthquakes shook central Myanmar. With a mainshock of 7.7 magnitude and aftershocks up to 6.7, this...
A nation in trauma: Iraq’s mental health crisis deepens
Shafaq News/ The human toll of Iraq’s long history of conflict runs deeper than the rubble of shattered cities. From...
Power Asymmetries in Global Health Governance: Challenges and Local Struggles in Africa
Africa’s health crises cannot be disentangled from global health governance systems. The World Health Organisation reports a 34% global decline...
Tackling a global maternal health crisis
UNITED NATIONS, New York – An average of 712 women die every day during pregnancy or childbirth – one woman...
The climate crisis is also a mental health threat
As the global climate crisis deepens, its devastating impacts on human health and well-being have been thrown into stark relief....
World Health Day: Spotlight on Women’s Health Globally
Close to 300,000 women continue to die during pregnancy or childbirth each year. More than two million babies die in...
