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Harvard-led research to quantify economic costs of stunted child cognitive development in resource-poor countries
April 23, 2013 -- A comprehensive global study of the educational and economic impact of stunted cognitive development due to childhood illnesses and other adversities has been launched by researchers from the Harvard School of Public Health (HSPH),…
Setting health priorities: Strategy versus tactics
Article by HSPH's David Bloom and Elizabeth T. Cafiero, and Michael Chu of Harvard Business School, Psi Impact Magazine, April 2013
Curbing children's tobacco use in India by boosting life skills, confidence
March 22, 2013 -- It’s estimated that about five million children in India are addicted to tobacco. They’re lured in by small, brightly colored packs of chewing tobacco—very popular in India—that cost just pennies a pack and are…
Poor suffer disproportionately from cancer
Cancer is increasingly a disease of the poor and a disease in which the poor suffer disproportionately, according to Harvard health economist Felicia Knaul. In a Q&A in the March 18, 2013 Boston Globe, Knaul spoke of how…
Infographic: Global burden of disease
Our work is working... The past two decades have seen major progress in global health, according to the latest Global Burden of Disease study -- an ambitious worldwide project involving Harvard School of Public Health faculty and many…
Former UNAIDS director Peter Piot recounts his role in discovery of Ebola, AIDS
March 14, 2013 -- Peter Piot’s “aha moment” came in 1983. That was when he saw firsthand, in a hospital in Kinshasa, Zaire (now Democratic Republic of Congo), the devastating effects of a newly discovered virus that attacked…
Innovative study documents changing health needs of African women
March 13, 2013 — Public health resources in Africa have long been devoted to infectious diseases such as AIDS and malaria and, for women, reproductive health services. But while these services are vital, the health needs of a…
HSPH program fills training gap for nutrition researchers in India
March 11, 2013 -- India is poised to join the list of countries suffering from a dual burden of both infectious and chronic non-communicable diseases, many of which have their roots in diet and nutritional status. While poor…
HSPH team documents public health concerns at world’s largest gathering
Whenever large groups of people gather, sanitation — and the potential health problems caused by poor sanitation — are an issue. So when Harvard School of Public Health’s FXB Center for Health and Human Rights organized a team…
Maternal health advocates push for new global goals
March 5, 2013 -- Throughout history, more women have died in childbirth than men have died in battle, Mahmoud Fathalla, founder of the Safe Motherhood Initiative, told attendees at the recent Global Maternal Health Conference in Arusha, Tanzania,…
