By Lily Kuo
More people are living longer but not necessarily healthier lives.
By The Data Team
OVER the past 100 years, mankind has made great leaps in eliminating diseases and learning how to keep people alive. The life expectancy of a person born in America in 1900 was just 47 years. Eighty years later that figure had increased to 70 years for men and 77 years for women. But since then progress has slowed: a boy born in America in 2013 is expected to live just six years longer than his 1990 cohort. And not all of his twilight years will be golden.
The 2014 annual report provides a snapshot of a very busy year including:
Innovation: Our innovative faculty, students, and staff are solving global health problems with immense curiosity, creativity and effectiveness. Most of the research developments are made possible by strong partnerships with local experts and organizations, some of whom we have worked with for over 20 years.
By Johnny Harris
Where you were born can dramatically affect how and at what age you die. That's the conclusion the 2013 edition of a Global Burden of Disease study. Watch how and why people are dying early in every country:
Adjunct Professor Lisa Manhart has devoted much of the last five years of her life to launching a new model of student learning and engagement at the University, mentoring students in strategic analysis, and building a top-notch research and training organization.
By Brady Dennis
One of the biggest hurdles to halting foodborne illness outbreaks is spotting the source of the problem – and spotting it quickly. More often than not, by the time authorities recognize an outbreak of salmonella, listeria or any of the other pathogens that sicken an estimated 48 million Americans each year, it already has had time to spread.
By Rueters
An experimental vaginal gel containing a drug used to treat the AIDS virus could prevent half of cases of genital herpes, according to a study done in South Africa.
Among women who used tenofovir gel, the annual rate of infection with the genital herpes virus, known as herpes simplex virus type 2 or HSV-2, was 10.2 percent versus a rate of 21 percent for women who used a placebo gel.
By Will Greene / Techonomy
In many emerging markets, reliable data on healthcare systems is limited or nonexistent. This makes it difficult to address urgent healthcare challenges in many countries. But a growing number of tech entrepreneurs and public health activists are finding ways to fill the data gaps.
By Amy Vanderzanden
Cervical cancer is the leading cause of cancer death for women in 40 of the 48 countries of sub-Saharan Africa, according to the most reliable health statistics.
The Department of Global Health is pleased to announce that two of the three Washington Global Health Alliance (WGHA) 2015 Pioneers of Global Health Award winners are associated with the Department: Christopher Fox and the Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation.