Michael Mosley →
Doctor, author, and television and radio presenter. Born on March 22, 1957, in Kolkata, India, he died of natural causes on June 9, 2024, in Symi, Greece. Read more.
Can warning labels help to guide consumers and counter obesity? →
Latin America has pioneered the use of warning labels to guide consumers away from foods that are high in sodium or sugar. Now the rest of the world is looking for lessons. Read more.
Howard Hiatt →
Physician, scientist, academic, and advocate for public health equity. Born on July 22, 1925, in Patchogue, NY, he died of pulmonary hypertension on March 2, 2024, in Cambridge, MA. Read more.
Bird flu outbreak highlights potential risks for global food security →
While the impact of the outbreak on global food supplies and nutrition is currently low, experts say that the outbreak serves as a warning of how disruptive the virus could be to agrifood systems and how dangerous to animal — and potentially human — health. Read more.
Richard Stanley Cooper →
Clinician, cardiovascular researcher, and epidemiologist. Born on June 7, 1945, in Little Rock, AR, he was killed in an accident on April 29, 2024, in Hot Springs, AR. Read more.
Donors learning to align with health priorities of African governments →
As donors increasingly recognize the importance of supporting locally determined priorities, African governments and their partners work to lay out more concrete visions for the future of health care on the continent. Read more.
Can FAO's roadmap to transform agrifood systems meet its climate goals? →
The Food and Agriculture Organization's ambitious effort to get the world to transform food systems could have broad-reaching implications. But not everyone is on board with the direction of travel. Read more.
Can Zackie Achmat change South Africa from inside Parliament? →
One of the most successful activists in South African history, Achmat crusaded against apartheid and, after the country’s democratic transition in 1994, to secure LGBTQ+ equality. He drew international attention in the late 1990s when he launched the Treatment Action Campaign (TAC), a grassroots movement that helped win affordable access to HIV treatment globally. But he now believes he has reached the limits of outsider activism in South Africa.
Taking advantage of a 2023 change to the electoral law that allowed candidates to run for legislative seats without the backing of a party for the first time, Achmat has spent the past year assembling movements of young people, people with disabilities, people without secure housing, and members of the LGBTQ+ community and hopes to ride their support into office. He is not promising them legislative success if elected. In fact, he is not promising them anything except to use his parliamentary privileges to help compel the government to meet specific demands they believe will help secure their rights and improve their lives. Essentially, Achmat is positioning himself to be the outsider’s insider.
Luc Destanne de Bernis →
Obstetrician and gynecologist who championed midwives. Born on April 27, 1953 in Lille, France, he died of complications from prostate cancer in Montpellier, France, on April 6, 2024. Read more.
How Big Pharma kept COVID-19 vaccine negotiations in South Africa secret →
At the height of the COVID-19 pandemic, multinational drug companies sought to dictate the terms on which the South African government could negotiate for access to COVID-19 vaccines, according to newly released confidential contracts and documents.
John Philip Phair →
Infectious disease specialist and influential HIV/AIDS researcher. Born on July 17, 1934, in Paris, France, he died of heart failure on Feb 19, 2024, in Evanston, IL. Read more.
The struggle to provide health care to refugees, migrants in South Africa →
It's not easy for NGOs to deliver health services to refugees and migrants in South Africa without stoking the xenophobic outrage that causes those communities to shy away from services in the first place. Read more.
Tobias Welte →
Specialist in pulmonology, infectious disease, and internal medicine. Born on July 7, 1959 in Hanover, Germany, he died on March 10, 2024 in Hanover. Read more.
Nancy Elinor Adler →
Pioneering health psychologist. Born on July 26, 1946, in New York City, NY, she died of pancreatic cancer on Jan 4, 2024, in San Francisco, CA. Read more.
Sidney Wolfe →
Consumer health advocate and physician. Born on June 12, 1937, in Cleveland, OH, he died of a brain tumor on Jan 1, 2024, in Washington, DC. Read more.