Global Health

The dismantling of US foreign aid has left a gap in the world's defences against disease. It is fixable, but only if countries like Australia act now

Computer simulations are helping develop a new generation of bacteria-busting molecules and demonstrating the deadly power that could help solve the antimicrobial resistance crisis

New research finds that the way vaccines are manufactured and priced is creating inequality between the world’s richest and poorest countries

A global team of experts has made ten crucial recommendations to urgently tackle the worldwide decline in male fertility

A single dose of the human papillomavirus vaccine (HPV) provides years of protection from cancer and simpler vaccination programs

Powerful commercial actors have a disproportionate influence on politics, the economy, our climate and our health. So how can we shift the focus from raising profits to improving health?

Australia is on track to be the first country to eliminate cervical cancer, but inequities persist

Medical science and research more generally, are key to solving some of the world’s biggest problems, but it needs to be fostered

COVID-19 has exposed the urgent need to reform incarceration systems globally to end overcrowding and improve health care

The COVID-19 pandemic has shone a spotlight on ‘scientific experts’ - perhaps none more so than US advisor Dr Anthony Fauci - but will there be a greater role for scientists in public life?