Best of 2014 lists
Everyone knows that the word ‘best’ is subjective. That said, here are a few best-of-Humanosphere story lists for 2014 we…
Editor’s Picks 2014
Latin American women organizing to fight sexual violence
Seattle hosts a gathering of Mujeres Adelante, in English ‘Women Forward,’ a joint program of the Seattle International Foundation (a Humanosphere sponsor) and the U.S. Department of State’s Office of Global Women’s Issues aimed at fighting violence and empowering women.
Visualizing the surprisingly massive toll of suicide worldwide
Yes, ‘surprisingly massive’ is the best way to describe it. The recent death of actor-comedian Robin Williams has sparked much-needed…
Eat insects to save the world: A chat with “Bug Chef” David Gordon
Future shock: Insects are almost certainly going to be a bigger part of your diet in the future. Present shock:…
A neglected ‘cold war’ and humanitarian tragedy at our doorstep
Guest op-ed by Mauricio Vivero, executive director at the Seattle International Foundatrion (a backer of Humanosphere, full disclosure). This post…
CIA promises not to do any more fake vaccination programs
The Obama Administration has promised that the Central Intelligence Agency will never again have its spies pretend to be doing…
Most nations, except US, making progress against maternal & child deaths
Two studies published today in The Lancet, both of them led by researchers at the University of Washington, report a…
Gates Foundation won’t take a stand on universal health coverage
A funny thing happened at the World Bank the other day. The international financial institution devoted to fighting poverty and…
Study finds ‘free’ health care DOES improve health outcomes
In the increasingly heated debate swirling around the global movement for Universal Health Coverage, the experts are dueling over some pretty equivocal data. If the poor have free access to health care, does their health improve? Some say the evidence isn’t there. But is this debate missing the forest for the trees?
The biggest global health program you’ve never heard of – NTDs
What if you could treat a poor person in Africa to cure or prevent seven horrible afflictions – river blindness, hookworm, elephantiasis, trachoma, snail fever and two other parasitic worm diseases – for only 50 cents?