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Edo State’s EdoCert program is using digital public infrastructure to unlock employment and educational opportunities for Nigerians.

Forming a women’s collective was just the beginning. To create economic power, Hellen’s women’s group built a system around belonging.

A specialist in gender data and evidence explains how challenges and opportunities on the path to creating a more equitable care system could increase women’s participation in the global workforce.

South Sudan has stopped transmission of Guinea worm—zero cases in 15 months—signifying a major success in efforts to eradicate the disease, a horribly painful parasite that can trap families and entire communities in cycles of poverty.

New data released on July 16 showed that 9 in 10 infants worldwide received at least one dose of diphtheria-tetanus-pertussis (DTP) vaccines in 2017, illustrating the progress and challenges in achieving global immunization coverage. Dr. Orin Levine discusses his personal journey discovering the real value of vaccines and how the Gates Foundation is thinking about tricky issues such as equity and vaccine hesitancy.

Monoclonal antibodies offer promise well beyond treating COVID-19 as a potential game changer in fighting malaria, HIV, and other infectious diseases.

How a global public-private collaboration has successfully rolled back a little-known but devastating disease.

When the COVID-19 pandemic broke out, Kenya needed to slow the spread of the disease and understand its impact to essential health services. Three Kenyans teamed up to help.

Some of the most significant breakthroughs in 2018 came in the field of vaccine development and delivery, where we again saw progress on immunization. Today, more people in the poorest parts of the world, especially children, are getting protected against infectious diseases, while new innovations are producing vaccines more cheaply and getting them to the communities who need them more effectively.

Group B strep infection can have devastating consequences for both mothers and babies. Learn about the importance of testing and prevention in this article.

Improving newborn health is only possible if we also improve maternal health. Better care in community clinics or outposts can help families avoid the need of going to the hospital.

Discover how Kenya’s E-MOTIVE protocol and a low-cost blood-loss drape reduces severe postpartum bleeding by 60%, saving thousands of mothers each year.

Two infections claim the lives of 200,000 infants each year. A unique vaccination method could reverse these tragic numbers.

The story of how a life-saving vaccine called PCV was rolled out to every child in India—in record time, at low cost, and during a pandemic—illustrates what’s possible in global health.

Dr. Maryam Mustafa is building an AI tool to close dangerous gaps in maternal care and help more women in Pakistan survive pregnancy and childbirth.

When you need to look at a problem in a new light, turn to these recommendations from an advocate for sustainable agriculture. See what sustains his passion for agricultural research and development in Africa.

There is another kind of factfulness we should remember. When global issues are up for discussion—whether at the family dining table, or among campaigners, influencers, or even philanthropists and politicians—too often, the causes attracting attention and money are those with the most media impact or a sense of moral obligation.

Our World in Data presented global trends research to the United Nation’s Executive Committee.

When you need to look at a problem in a new light, turn to this South African scientist’s recommendations.

Goalkeepers Report 2019: Examining Inequality. How geography and gender stack the deck for (or against) you. The Goalkeepers 2019 event celebrates those that have taken action towards achieving the Sustainable Development Goals.

See what happens when a midwife, a TikTok star, Bill Gates, and Melinda French Gates get together in one room—joined by hundreds of other activists, artists, and leaders.