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An aerial view of Accra, Ghana’s Lapaz intersection prior to a safety redesign. (Photo: Accra Metropolitan Assembly)

The Road’s Toll: How to Reduce 1.35 Million Traffic Deaths

June 3, 2019

The encouraging news is that even as global population and vehicles on the roads are increasing, road traffic fatalities are leveling off.

Will Congress again reject proposed Trump administration cuts to US global health budgets? (Image: Crglenn / Wikimedia Commons, 2014)

5 Things to Know About US Global Health Funding for FY 2020

May 6, 2019

The US Congress has repeatedly rejected Trump administration proposals to slash funding for foreign assistance, including global health.

Opening the Gates

February 13, 2019

25 years ago, Bill and Melinda Gates’s route to philanthropy was carved out by learning about scores of child deaths from diarrhea: “We were surprised, then we were outraged, then we were activated.”

A Microbial Honor

September 23, 2016

Diane Newman, a molecular geomicrobiologist and self-proclaimed “Pied Piper of microbes,” sat down with Scientific American this week to discuss her MacArthur “genius” grant. Newman’s research focuses on microbes that can survive in low-oxygen environments and may further…

Luminaries Celebrate 100 Years of Saving Lives

September 20, 2016

To celebrate the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health’s Centennial, WHO Global Ambassador for Noncommunicable Diseases and 3-term New York City mayor Michael R. Bloomberg honored global health luminaries including Bono and Dr. Margaret Chan at an event in New…

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