Health Equity

A decline in screening and spending is driving the rise of this potentially devastating STI.

Women have long been integral to public health—though they haven’t always received recognition for their work. Today, they comprise 70% of the global health workforce. In honor of Women’s History Month, we’re celebrating some of the women that have made the field of public health what it is today.

A new grant will evaluate positive impacts of women leaders.

3.7 billion people across more than 70 countries—from India and South Africa to El Salvador and Indonesia—are expected to head to the polls in 2024, the largest election year in history. On the ballot? The rights, dignity, and health of the most vulnerable, writes Mandeep Dhaliwal, director of the UNDP’s HIV and Health Group.