The rate of obesity is growing faster in rural areas than cities, partly due to the fact that people in cities have greater access to healthier foods and places to exercise.

Kate Kelland · Thomson Reuters Foundation trust.org 22 May 2019

Inclusive Growth Framework

This is the key to boosting economic growth in Africa

Africa needs to be viewed as an investment destination, not a foreign-aid recipient, in order to close funding gaps.

Carl Manlan · Project Syndicate 22 May 2019

Fourth Industrial Revolution

How technology can help us achieve universal healthcare

No government, NGO or company alone can solve the challenges that stand in the way of achieving universal health coverage by 2030. To do so, we must embrace the power of technology and di...

Henk de Jong 21 May 2019

Future of Health and Healthcare

This machine could 3D print food and organs

Their technique freezes each 2D layer immediately after it is merged into the 3D structure, and this process of freezing a single layer of cells provides optimal conditions for surviving ...

UC Berkeley · Futurity 21 May 2019

Future of Health and Healthcare

This is what Americans think about abortion

With strict new abortion laws being passed in the United States, these are the complex numbers behind the controversial topic that has sparked protests and outrage across the globe.

Paul Ratner · Big Think 21 May 2019

Future of Health and Healthcare

5 things you probably didn't know about global health

From obesity and heart disease in women to research spending, here are five health-related facts ahead of this year’s World Health Assembly.

Charlotte Edmond 21 May 2019

Mental Health

How AI can help tackle mental health issues

Mental health support has a lot to gain from utilization of AI and technology, which could greatly reduce the economic costs associated with untreated mental illness.

Junaid Nabi · Project Syndicate 20 May 2019

Climate Change

Drought-hit Kenya is using camels to tackle malnutrition

Their milk has been dubbed "white gold" by food experts, who say it could help to tackle malnutrition in the region.

Nicky Milne · Thomson Reuters Foundation trust.org 17 May 2019

Global Health

The death toll from the Congo's nine-month Ebola outbreak has surpassed 1,000

The WHO has been using an experimental vaccine to tackle the outbreak, which is already proving 'highly effective'.

Fiston Mahamba · Reuters 16 May 2019

Future of Health and Healthcare

Machine learning could help make antibiotics more effective

MIT researchers have developed a new machine-learning approach to discover an additional mechanism that helps some antibiotics kill bacteria.

Anne Trafton · MIT News 16 May 2019

Mental Health

The rate of suicides in the United States is growing – what can we do?

With more countries now recognizing the importance of mental health provision, there are more options available for stemming the tide of suicide.

Christine Moutier and Patrick J. Kennedy 15 May 2019

United States

Alabama Senate bans nearly all abortions, including rape cases

Alabama's Republican senators have passed legislation which will make abortion illegal at any stage during pregnancy.

Daniel Trotta · Reuters 15 May 2019

Global Health

I have a rare disease. This is my hope for the future of medicine

Around 400 million people worldwide suffer from rare diseases - but there is a startling lack of specialists and specialised treatments available. It's time to change this paradigm, argue...

Lynsey Chediak 14 May 2019

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