Every twelve steps you take in a crowd of humanity, you pass one person who is living in extreme poverty—trying to survive on less than $2.15 a day. Not because they lack ambition. Not because they lack intelligence. But because the odds are systemically stacked against them.

Solid waste. It’s not glamorous. But how we get rid of it—how we burn it, bury it, ignore it, or organize it—tells a deeply human story and a critical environmental one.

For decades, the typical narrative of motherhood in the United States revolved around women in their twenties starting families. However,...

The HIV epidemic — which started in the early 1980s and continued into the 1990s — has had lasting impacts that continue today.

In a world where healthcare advancements have dramatically reduced child mortality, disparities remain stark. The visualization from Our...

In recent decades, East Africa has witnessed dramatic improvements in child survival rates. A closer look at the data reveals that many...

Healthcare spending varies drastically globally, revealing a glaring disparity between rich and poor countries. According to data from the...

In the early 2000s, less than 10% of Indonesia's population had access to clean cooking fuels. This figure has now soared to over 80% , a...

Since the turn of the century, the world has made substantial global progress improving the health of mothers and children. Maternal...

Access to clean fuels for cooking is not just a matter of convenience; it is a matter of health, well-being, and economic progress. In...