3 ways the world can work together to promote young people’s mental well-being
A new campaign is aiming to address the current neglect and under-resourcing of young people's mental health issues across the world
How cumulative disasters impact our mental health - and what we can do
Cumulative exposure to multiple disasters can have a unique effect on mental health and resilience, writes an expert in disaster and emergency response.
This is the WHO’s massive new list of ways to create a healthier, safer environment
Four UN agencies have compiled a first-of-its-kind Compendium of guidance on health and environment to help policymakers save millions of lives.
This Indian state's response to COVID-19 could be a model for equitable healthcare
An initiative in Haryana state, India, offers a potential remedy to under-investment in public health infrastructure – and a silver lining to the pandemic.
This mini-CRISPR is like a tiny Swiss Army knife
Bioengineers have repurposed a “non-working” CRISPR system to make a smaller version of the genome engineering tool.
SDIS21: Healthy Futures - What are the challenges in making healthcare more sustainable?
COVID-19 set us back on many SDG 3 targets. As we start to recover, we must focus on universal health coverage and the health impacts of climate change.
Is there a doctor in the boardroom? 6 health chiefs explain why employee wellbeing matters more than ever
Organizations are increasingly appointing an executive to their leadership to focus on employee wellbeing and make related investments. Here's how.
These are the top 10 innovations in mental health
COVID-19’s effects on our collective and individual wellbeing forced the world to confront mental health challenges like never before, and innovative thinkers have stepped up to the chall...
Papua New Guinea is battling the world's oldest pandemic: malaria. How can it get back on track?
After huge progress on the disease, malaria cases in Papua New Guinea have increased more than tenfold in five years. But eliminating it is still possible
Lessons from Tanzania: How soccer and sex education can change girls' lives
A project in Tanzania set out to identify interventions to help improve the sexual and reproductive health of girls and young women. Here's what it found and lessons for the world.
How digital technologies can address 5 sources of health inequity
From improving access to health information to aiding better representation in health systems and services, here's how digital can help close health gaps.
The pandemic saw the rise of remote mental health care. It may be here to stay
Without telehealth, many people would not have had access to the remote mental health care they needed or faced delays in treatment during the pandemic.