Top news of the week: 03.03.2023.
World Seagrass Day
The United Nations General Assembly proclaimed 1 March the World Seagrass Day. Seagrasses have a vital function in stabilizing the sea bottom, providing ecosystem support through food, ...
After Russia's War Against Ukraine: What Kind of World Order?
There is a growing perception that the liberal world order is coming to an end. While the current multilateral system may be weakened by the return of geopolitics, economic interdependence ...
Mental Health and Substance Use
Despite growing interest in early childhood development globally, internationally validated tools to assess the development of children under the age of three at population level …
In Conversation with Gavi CEO Seth Berkley: Reflections on Lessons Learned and the Road Ahead for Global Immunization Efforts
Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance, has made significant progress in delivering cost-effective vaccines and increasing immunization coverage and equity since its creation in 2000. Still, even ...
What CDC is Doing About Global Measles and Rubella
CDC’s global work on measles, rubella, and CRS.
Women This Week: Alarming Global Setbacks in Women’s Health
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 February 18 to February 24.
COVID-19 conspiracies soar after new classified report on virus origins
Online speculation about the origins of COVID-19 is soaring after a new report from the Energy Department concluding the coronavirus that caused the disease leaked from a China lab.
New CVIM set to improve global animal health
A new centre at The Pirbright Institute will accelerate the development of animal vaccines to combat emerging and urgent infectious diseases.