PRB Discuss Online: Combating Malaria, a First-Hand Account From Congo
(2008) The global health community is mounting an unprecedented effort against the deadly scourge of malaria.
(2008) The global health community is mounting an unprecedented effort against the deadly scourge of malaria.
Stacked next to the ubiquitous piles of green bananas in Uganda's markets are equally ubiquitous 5-foot-tall sacks of charcoal, a major reason why this country's forests are rapidly disappearing. Charcoal and fuel wood are the energy sources for the vast majority of a population that is increasing so rapidly the forests can't possibly keep up.
(2001) The human papillomavirus is the most common sexually transmitted infection (STI) in the United States, with an estimated 24 million active cases and 5.5 million new cases each year, according to the National Cancer Institute. Various strains of HPV cause the great majority of cases of cervical cancer.
(2011) Ethiopia has one of the highest rates of early marriage in the world, with one in two girls marrying before her 18th birthday and one in five girls marrying before the age of 15.
(2005) Public attention has begun to focus on the "demographic divide," the vast gulf in birth and death rates among the world's countries.
Research shows that self-managed medication abortion accessed through online telehealth is medically safe and effective, but prospective patients face a complex web of barriers.
New research helps explain the factors behind why Hispanic people in the United States tend to live longer than other Americans