Blowing hot air: Africa’s big greenhouse gas emitters
Photo by Chris LeBoutillier on Unsplash South Africa is one of the world’s biggest greenhouse gas emitters. The 452 megatonnes of carbon...
Visualizing Changes in CO₂ Emissions Since 1900
Visualizing CO₂ Emissions Since 1900 Leaders from all over the world are currently gathering at the Conference of the Parties of the...
Ghana’s illegal mining continues because the rules and reality are disconnected
Illegal gold mining is spreading rapidly in Ghana. Wikimedia Commons/Flickr Artisanal and small-scale mining – a low-tech, indigenous...
TB Cases and Deaths Increase as COVID Pandemic Wipes Out Decades of Gains
Dr Tereza Kasaeva, director of WHO’s Global TB Programme. Tuberculosis cases and deaths have increased for the first time in decades,...
Tuberculosis deaths and disease increase during the COVID-19 pandemic
An estimated 10.6 million people fell ill with tuberculosis (TB) in 2021, an increase of 4.5% from 2020, and 1.6 million people died from...
Global tuberculosis report 2022
Overview The WHO Global Tuberculosis Report 2022 provides a comprehensive and up-to-date assessment of the TB epidemic, and of progress...
How Will Lack of Exercise Affect Global Health in the 2020s?
A report recently published by the World Health Organization (WHO) warns that, as a result of physical inactivity, almost 500 million...