Violence

Researchers at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health received a $770,000 grant from the Oak Foundation to investigate the generation of national political priority for addressing sexual violence against children.

A lifesaving win not only for gun violence solutions and public health, but also for evidence-based advocacy.

When we think of countries with high rates of violence against health care workers, we often think of countries embroiled in conflict. But in India, over 130 health care workers were attacked in 2020 alone.

As the global diaspora gathers in peaceful protests over the inhumane death of 22-year-old Mahsa (Zhina) Amini, we’re at a historic juncture in determining whether women will gain or lose their voice—with women in Iran at the forefront, writes Nika Elmi, MSPH in this exclusive commentary for Global Health NOW.

Systematic attacks on health facilities and targeting of health workers have become a go-to strategy of modern warfare. What will it take to end these crimes?