In recent years, conversations about the gender gap seems to be happening everywhere. But, what exactly is the gender gap, and how do we close it?
The World Economic Forum’s Global Gender Gap Index is a yearly report that addresses this question. This index, now in its 14th edition, records gender inequalities and how they change over time. It shows how we’re progressing, how large the gaps still are, and how we can close them for good.
A gender gap is...
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It’s that time of year again. The world’s most powerful leaders will soon be making their way to Davos for the annual World Economic Forum (WEF) meeting, where they will spend a week in their mountain conclave discussing the world’s problems.
Those problems are mounting up. The Iran crisis has prompted renewed questions about peace, security and stability in the world’s most volatile region. The bushfires in Australia provide a daily reminder of our failure to respond adequately to the...
The fights against gender inequality and preventable diseases are often considered two separate fights. But these two issues are closely connected, affecting each other in crucial ways. The goals of achieving gender equality and universal access to health services rely on each other.
Dr. Joannie Marlene Bewa is a world-renowned doctor and activist from Benin. She is also a public health researcher at the University of South Florida College of Public Health, focused on adolescents and youth sexual and reproductive...
The word “scary” likely brings to mind creepy creatures, spooky specters, masked murderers, or any number of iconic horror images. But “global development” likely isn’t the first scary thing that enters your mind.
While it won’t be the topic of the next big horror movie, some of the challenges facing development can be truly horrifying. From extreme poverty, to gender equality, to corruption, these issues affect millions of people worldwide. Even the most vicious, havoc-wreaking creature of the night wouldn’t...
In this series, we’re profiling real-life superheroes who are fighting to end preventable diseases. Each one has an alter-ego from our quiz, “Which Lifesaving Superhero Are You?” Take the quiz to find out which hero you are.
Meet Professor Moses Joloba, AKA Professor Data! Armed with data and information, he’s able to spot patterns and share his knowledge across Africa.
Inside Uganda’s Supranational Reference Laboratory, Professor Moses Joloba is hard at work in the fight against tuberculosis (TB). His mission...
In this series, we’re profiling real-life superheroes who are fighting to end preventable diseases. Each one has an alter-ego from our quiz, “Which Lifesaving Superhero Are You?” Take the quiz to find out which hero you are.
Meet Dr. Eliud Wandwalo, AKA Captain Cash! Backed with funding, he’s able to support technical innovations and programs to put an end to preventable diseases.
Of the 10 million people who fall ill with tuberculosis (TB) every year, only about six million are...
In this series, we’re profiling real-life superheroes who are fighting to end preventable diseases. Each one has an alter-ego from our quiz, “Which Lifesaving Superhero Are You?” Take the quiz to find out which hero you are.
Meet Martha Clara Nakato, AKA Wonder Njeri! When faced with stigma and discrimination, she fights back to make sure everyone has the acceptance and care they need.
Martha Clara Nakato is an HIV/AIDS advocate and volunteer for Uganda Network of Young People Living...
In 2018, 770,000 people died from AIDS-related causes. Malaria is back on the rise, especially among children under 5 years old, who account for two-thirds of all malaria deaths. More than 10 million people contract TB every year, but nearly 40% of those are left undiagnosed.
If you don’t live in a community where these diseases are prevalent, they might seem like far away issues — but global health affects everyone. That’s why everyone, everywhere, should play a part to...
We’ve been telling you about the power of The Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria all year. Recently, the Global Fund released a new report outlining the progress it has helped make in the fight to end AIDS, TB and malaria around the world.
Since 2002, countries where the Global Fund invests have seen:
AIDS-related deaths drop by 56%.
TB deaths drop by 22%.
malaria deaths drop by 46%.
And in 2018, countries where the Global Fund invests have...
Before she was diagnosed with HIV, Morolake Odetoyinbo, or Rolake, was living the life she’d always dreamed of. She had graduated from performing arts school, gotten married, and was running her own small bakery in northern Nigeria, where she lived with her husband on a military base. Then her husband tested positive for HIV, and five months later Rolake, 28, received the same diagnosis. Her doctor gave her between 5-12 years to live.
“At the time I was just a...