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Nigeria

Women This Week: Systemic, Forced Abortion in Nigerian War, Reuters Reports

Welcome to “Women Around the World: This Week,” a series that highlights noteworthy news related to women and U.S. foreign policy. This week’s post covers December 3 to December 9.

Blog Post by Caroline Kapp December 9, 2022 Women Around the World
Iran

Women This Week: Mass Protests Continue Across Iran

Welcome to “Women Around the World: This Week,” a series that highlights noteworthy news related to women and U.S. foreign policy. This week’s post covers October 8 to October 14.

Blog Post by Caroline Kapp October 14, 2022 Women Around the World
Women and Women's Rights

Women This Week: Call to Declare Taliban a “Gender Apartheid” Regime

Welcome to “Women Around the World: This Week,” a series that highlights noteworthy news related to women and U.S. foreign policy. This week’s post covers September 10 to September 16.

Blog Post by Caroline Kapp September 16, 2022 Women Around the World

Infectious Diseases

Why Hasn’t the World Eradicated Polio?

The world is inching closer to eradicating polio, but armed conflicts and opposition to vaccines stand in the way of finally eliminating the disease.

Backgrounder by Claire Klobucista and Danielle Renwick August 22, 2022
Latin America

What Colombia’s Legalization of Abortion Means for Latin America

Latin America has historically had some of the world’s most restrictive abortion policies, but Colombia’s easing of rules signals a growing wave of change.

In Brief by Antonio Barreras Lozano April 28, 2022
Health

Renewing America Series: Public Health as a Public Good—What's at Stake?

The COVID-19 pandemic amplified health disparities and renewed conversations about the limitations of current public health systems after decades of disinvestment. Panelists explore the idea of reframing public health as a public good to drive investment, modernization, and encourage better coordination across health systems. With its Renewing America initiative, CFR is evaluating nine critical domestic issues that shape the ability of the United States to navigate a demanding, competitive, and dangerous world.

Virtual Event by David Cutler, Linda P. Fried, Margaret (Peggy) Hamburg and Maria Freire February 14, 2022

Pharmaceuticals and Vaccines

The COVID-19 Vaccination Challenge: Lessons From History

Vaccines are a major public health success story, but the COVID-19 pandemic underscores the many challenges involved in getting a vaccine to everyone who needs it.

In Brief by Claire Klobucista July 28, 2021
Pharmaceuticals and Vaccines

Good News Emerges About a Malaria Vaccine

In Africa and elsewhere, COVID-19 dominates media attention. Yet malaria has probably killed four times as many as COVID-19 over the last year in Africa. The disease is caused by a parasite, plasmodi…

Blog Post by John Campbell May 18, 2021 Africa in Transition
Health

Let’s Talk About Toilets

Fifty-five percent of the global population lacks access to safe sanitation, a deadly global health disparity that rarely finds its way into the spotlight. In this episode, we examine the scope of the problem, and the cultural challenges that have made it surprisingly difficult to fix.

Podcast with Gabrielle Sierra November 11, 2020 Why It Matters
Maternal and Child Health

The Emptying Planet: The Global Impact of Declining Fertility Rates, A Virtual Roundtable

Most countries outside of sub-Saharan Africa are projected to enter a period of sustained low fertility and a decline in the working age populations. Speakers Drs. Natalia Kanem and Christopher Murray discuss the drivers of declining fertility rates in many regions of the world as well as their social, economic, fiscal, and national security implications.

Event with Natalia Kanem, Christopher J. Murray and Thomas J. Bollyky July 15, 2020 Global Health Program
Women and Women's Rights

Abortion in the Time of COVID-19

Responses to COVID-19 mean women and girls are now more likely to face challenges accessing quality reproductive health care, especially in rural or marginalized communities.

Blog Post by Guest Blogger for Women Around the World June 25, 2020 Women Around the World
Sudan

Women This Week: Sudan Passes Landmark Law on Female Genital Mutilation

Welcome to “Women Around the World: This Week,” a series that highlights noteworthy news related to women and U.S. foreign policy. In the coming weeks the series will explore how the COVID-19 pandemic affects women. This week’s post was compiled by Maleeha Coleburn and Rebecca Turkington.

Blog Post by Guest Blogger for Women Around the World May 8, 2020 Women Around the World
South Korea

Women This Week: South Korea Elects Record Number of Women

Welcome to “Women Around the World: This Week,” a series that highlights noteworthy news related to women and U.S. foreign policy. In the coming weeks the series will explore how the COVID-19 pandemic affects women. This week’s post was compiled by Maleeha Coleburn and Rebecca Turkington.

Blog Post by Guest Blogger for Women Around the World May 1, 2020 Women Around the World
Public Health Threats and Pandemics

Women This Week: The Gendered Effects of COVID-19

Welcome to “Women Around the World: This Week,” a series that highlights noteworthy news related to women and U.S. foreign policy. In the coming weeks the series will explore how the COVID-19 pandemic affects women. This week’s post was compiled by Maleeha Coleburn and Rebecca Turkington.

Blog Post by Guest Blogger for Women Around the World April 10, 2020 Women Around the World
Noncommunicable Diseases

See How Much You Know About Noncommunicable Diseases and Global Health

Test your knowledge of noncommunicable diseases and health in the developing world, from conditions such as Alzheimer’s and diabetes to global efforts to end HIV/AIDS.

Quiz by CFR Staff May 21, 2019