Global AIDS Update 2023: Core Epidemiology Slides

This teaching pack on polio eradication explores the health care system challenges of eradicating an infectious and debilitating disease in two distinct conflict settings, Pakistan and Syria. Built around a four-part series of National Geographic articles on the social factors that influenced major polio outbreaks in conflict zones during the past decade, the pack includes an instructor’s guide; two lesson plans, “Polio Risk in a Messy World” and “Eradicating Polio in Conflict Settings,” each with…

This report from the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) examines the latest evidence on the status, trends, and inequities in the nutritional status of adolescent girls and women worldwide. Analyzing data from over 190 countries, the 2022 report highlights the global nutrition crisis in girls and women of reproductive age (15-49)– focusing primarily on undernutrition, micronutrient deficiencies, and anemia, which impact the most vulnerable girls and women in low-and-middle-income countries (LMICs). The report finds that…

This article from The Lancet Global Health estimates mortality trends in youth aged 15 to 24 using data from the Global Burden of Disease Study (GBD) 2019. According to the authors, the probability of an individual dying between 15 to 24 years was 11.2 deaths per 1000 youths in 2019. This demonstrates a 34% decrease between 1990 and 2019, from 17.1 deaths per 1000 in 1990. However, this progress is considerably slower than declines in…