Global Pulse

Q & A: How to end extreme poverty

Countess Albina du Boisrouvray is the founder of FXB International, a nonprofit that takes a human rights approach to ending extreme poverty.

Q & A: How to end extreme poverty

To cure Ebola, look at sepsis

To cure Ebola, look at sepsis

A daughter's journey: Reflections from Cape Town on World AIDS Day

A daughter's journey: Reflections from Cape Town on World AIDS Day

Lessons from Ebola: Health care in Africa needs a PEPFAR-like approach

Lessons from Ebola: Health care in Africa needs a PEPFAR-like approach

Scientists call for more African-led research and development

Scientists call for more African-led research and development

How labor unions can help beat Ebola

Commentary: Rubber tappers in Liberia are helping with prevention and detection, representing an effective new approach.

How labor unions can help beat Ebola

Why maternal health and mortality matters

The issue could be losing out to other global health concerns, but advocates insist it should be a top priority.

Why maternal health and mortality matters

With no cure in sight, living with Ebola becomes a community effort

Mobilizing for education, sanitation, local engagement can help halt spread of disease.

With no cure in sight, living with Ebola becomes a community effort

Lessons from FDR can help regain public trust during Ebola crisis


How Roosevelt led US out of Depression is a model for countries confronting Ebola.

Lessons from FDR can help regain public trust during Ebola crisis


South African partnership hopes to prove text messages can save the lives of mothers and children

MAMA, a public-private partnership led by Johnson & Johnson and USAID, aims to inform pregnant women and new mothers via text messages. Despite its good intentions, the program is still proving itself.

South African partnership hopes to prove text messages can save the lives of mothers and children

In Tanzania, Coke improves medical distributions

A successful Coca-Cola partnership in Tanzania to better distribute medicine across the country shows that not all public-private partnerships have to be self-serving.

In Tanzania, Coke improves medical distributions

Across Africa, Coke is empowering women — to sell Coke products

Is a $100 million partnership between Coke and the International Finance Corporation empowering women - or just helping to sell Coke?

Across Africa, Coke is empowering women — to sell Coke products

Coca-Cola's river cleanup work in Tanzania shows mixed motives

Coca-Cola is partnering with governments, NGOs, and other companies to improve access to water, occupying a gray area where genuine charity meets corporate profit.

Coca-Cola's river cleanup work in Tanzania shows mixed motives

Argentina's abortion battle pushes women into legal labyrinth (VIDEO)

With approximately 500,000 underground abortions each year, Argentina's government and the Catholic Church have created a moral paradox of immense proportions.

Argentina's abortion battle pushes women into legal labyrinth (VIDEO)

'Humanure' may be an answer to Haiti’s tragic cholera epidemic

Commentary: Converting human waste into fertilizer would be a low cost source to boost farming.

'Humanure' may be an answer to Haiti’s tragic cholera epidemic