Explainers Devex Interview: Christina Chang discusses strategies to tackle obesity Christina Chang, Deputy CEO, explains to Devex how cross-sectorial strategies are needed to tackle obesity.
Explainers The Urgent Need for Climate Action Dan Kass, Head of our Environmental Health Division, discusses the urgent need for commitment and action ahead of the United Nations Climate Action Summit on September 23, 2019.
Explainers Que savez-vous de la pollution atmosphérique ? Découvrons ensemble les idées reçues et les réalités autour de la pollution de l’air.
Explainers What do you know about air pollution? Explore common myths and facts related to air pollution.
Explainers Social Media vs Big Tobacco: Young Indonesian Activists are Playing to Win Anti-industry, social media-driven campaigns, such as #TheyLieWeDie, have sparked youthful, grassroots support in countries like Indonesia where reaching Big Tobacco’s next customer base is literally a matter of life and death.
Explainers The Next Epidemic: Why the World is Still Vulnerable Disease outbreaks, epidemics and pandemics have adversely affected health for centuries. In 1918, an influenza pandemic infected a third of the world’s population, killing an estimated 50 million people.
Explainers By the Numbers: Road Traffic Crashes Over 90 percent of the world’s fatalities on the roads occur in low-income and middle-income countries, which have less than half of the world’s vehicles.
City Health Explainers Vital Stories Know the Facts About Air Pollution, the Invisible Killer Air pollution is a serious and pervasive public health problem affecting nine out of ten people worldwide, and yet most people only think about air pollution when they can see it or smell it. In fact, most air pollution occurs at concentrations that are invisible and odorless, but still dangerous.
