Global Pulse

US has limited leverage in pushing for ceasefire to end Israel-Hamas war, analyst says

August 1, 2024Israel-Hamas war

Airstrikes in Lebanon and Iran have killed two top leaders of Hezbollah and Hamas. The World’s host, Carolyn Beeler, speaks with Steven Cook, a senior fellow at the Council on Foreign Relations, about possible regional escalation.

Journey through Nepal

May 13, 2017Politics

Exciting, difficult times for global health journalists

May 13, 2017Politics

US officials pledge to let health aid recipients decide

May 13, 2017Politics

A call for young people to ‘get angry’ about global warming

May 13, 2017Politics

India’s polio progress and the global eradication effort

May 13, 2017Politics

With no new cases in a year, India is a model of transformation.

The growing threat of drug-resistant tuberculosis

May 13, 2017Politics

Poor TB treatment creates a vicious cycle in a variety of countries — creating much more dangerous cases of the disease including “totally drug-resistant TB.”

A determined TB nurse, and the impact on a young mother

May 13, 2017Politics

Psychology can have as much to do with surviving drug-resistant tuberculosis as medicine does.

Global Fund turns 10, but where’s the party?

May 13, 2017Politics

Last week, amidst all the furor over pink ribbons and the Komen Foundation, another, quieter story unfolded. Without much fanfare, the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria turned 10.

Health, nutrition become priorities at Davos

May 13, 2017Politics

At Davos, world leaders came together to discuss our shared economic burden. But it might be surprising to learn how the tiniest nutrition source, the multivitamin, has a global impact on the economy and development.