Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is a global public health threat. Every year, a growing number of bacteria, viruses, fungi, and parasites become resistant to existing medications, making common infections harder to treat and increasing the risk of disease transmission,...
Senior Pauline was one of only three midwives on duty the night that Ankunda Teddy arrived at the Mubende Regional Referral Hospital in distress. The 28-year-old had been in labor for over 12 hours when she was referred to the hospital by a traditional birth...
LONDON/ NEW YORK, Nov. 11, 2020 – Severe pneumonia leaves an estimated 4.2 million children under the age of five in 124 low- and middle-income countries with critically low oxygen levels each year, new analysis from UNICEF, Clinton Health Access Initiative (CHAI),...
During Breast Cancer Awareness Month, it is important to remember that about 60 percent of breast cancer cases occur in low- and middle-income countries, where breast cancer is roughly 64 percent more deadly for women due to challenges in accessing quality...
Cardiovascular disease is the world’s biggest killer, claiming 17.7 million lives every year. Eighty percent of all cardiovascular deaths are from heart attacks and strokes, and 75 percent of those occur in low- and middle-income countries. As we make progress in the...
