International Health

Climate change-driven saltwater intrusion into rivers and aquifers brings multiple health risks to the women of southwestern Bangladesh. 

How a humble Nobel laureate found a new mission: science diplomacy.

In 2023, Johns Hopkins-Pulitzer Center Global Health Reporting Fellow Blessed Sheriff traveled to Sierra Leone to report on efforts to transform mental health care in the country, including a psychiatric hospital’s innovative treatment methods and the first class of psychiatry residents trained there.

Despite their critical role, nurses in low-resource settings, in particular, often lack access to high-quality training and leadership roles, writes Belinda Karimi Mbaabu, a registered nurse from Kenya.  

A web of immigration and labor policies—and stigma—make it difficult for some sex workers to access the health care they need.