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By FXB Research Assistant Carrie Bronsther On April 16, the Forum at Harvard School of Public Health, in collaboration with the GlobalPost, presented a panel discussion on The Cost of Inaction: The Consequences of Failing the World’s Children. The panel…

By Sara Gorman In recent years, a welcome increase in attention to specific psychological problems among refugees has led to important new insights. Some of this research interest stems from experience with troops and veterans of the Iraqi and Afghani…

An IPS article reports on the human rights violations and health plight of thousands in eastern Myanmar, a region experiencing frequent conflict along the volatile Thai-Myanmar border. The communities in this area are considered “highly vulnerable” and…

AlertNet reports that even amid government pledges to allow for easier access to food relief in areas of conflict around Sudan’s border states, aid groups believe these populations are still in danger of famine. The proposal was first suggested by a…

During a June 1 health conference held in Norway, Norwegian Foreign Minister Jonas Gahr and US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton pledged their countries’ aid  to a new initiative, “Saving Mothers, Giving Life,” which supports maternal health and aims…

By Rachel Kelley and Charlotte Greenbaum Reproductive health care funding has captured the American limelight in recent months. Whether responding to health care legislation or nonprofit philanthropies’ funding decisions, advocates across the country…