To learn more about what today’s young people think about technology in global health, Devex, working with Fondation Botnar, the Partnership on Maternal, Neonatal and Child Health, PATH, and Women...

Detailed, updated satellite images of Earth, together with new and advancing analytical possibilities, offer incredible options to rapidly and inclusively provide data needed to reach the SDGs. Maxar...

Following New York’s Climate Week, GGGI’s Dr. Frank Rijsberman shares details on the progress made and that’s yet to be achieved by COP 26.

This focus area, powered by UN Women, highlights how data is being used to inform policy and advocacy to advance gender equality. Gender data is crucial to make every woman and girl count. Photo: UN...

This focus area, powered by GHR Foundation, illuminates the role faith actors and their communities play in strengthening global development outcomes. We aim to demystify the role of faith actors in...

There is increasing evidence that investing in menstrual health has a positive effect on women, girls, and other people who menstruate. Yet one overlooked factor is the sustainability of menstrual...

How can fourth industrial revolution technology power progress in achieving UHC? BroadReach’s Dr. John Sargent shares the lessons learned.

Why is government policy so important for technological innovation in social development programs? BroadReach Consulting’s Ernest Darkoh gives his view.

How is South Africa leading the way when it comes to tackling TB and its drug-resistant forms? From Johannesburg, Devex takes a look.

Are drones the key to moving life-saving supplies, picking up lab samples for diagnosis, and even testing results on return flights? Chemonics shares early insights on the application of drones for...

What does building resilience in HIV programming mean? Chemonics explains why ensuring local partners have the data, capacity, and tools is critical to effectively managing and monitoring the HIV...

If unlocking the potential of the private sector is key to achieving the Sustainable Development Goals, how should development implementers enable and facilitate that engagement? Chemonics shares...

While important strides have been made to stall the HIV epidemic, much remains to be done to decrease the number of deaths from advanced HIV disease. In Rwanda, Devex explores some of the barriers to...

As the world becomes increasingly digital, the gap between those with and those without internet access becomes wider and more pressing. Microsoft’s Shelley McKinley explains the power of reliable...

With potential new HIV treatment options on the horizon, how can a successful transition between regimens be secured at a country and local level? Drawing on its role in a recent transition to TLD,...

How can organizations target the challenges specifically facing minority communities while ensuring efforts contribute to the cohesion and stability of the whole society? Chemonics’ Catherine Kannam...

The World Economic Forum’s EDISON Alliance has committed to improving 1 billion lives through digital solutions. Deputy Chair Rima Qureshi reports the Alliance is already halfway to achieving its...

Speaking from the sidelines of UNGA, GE Africa’s Farid Fezoua explains why working toward universal health coverage means putting the improvement of primary health care systems first.

What is the value of digital literacy, and how can online learning nurture those skills? University of Southern California’s Dora Kingsley Vertenten explains.

How can data on development projects be collected in real-time so that amendments can be made to ensure the best possible outcomes? From Bogotá, Devex takes a closer look. #sponsored by @nativedata

The global coverage of satellite imagery is a perfect tool to support the Sustainable Development Goals. UNITAR’s Nikhil Seth explains how this can be done in practice.

Drones are an increasingly safe, rapid, and sustainable way to help smallholder farmers protect their crops against pests and boost their yields. CropLife's Diana Westfalia Moran Puente explains why.

On the eve of COP 28, the argument that the climate crisis is also a global health crisis is gaining momentum. African leaders Malaria Alliance’s Joy Phumaphi and Medicines for Malaria Venture’s...

When it comes to HIV/AIDS, how can the global health community accelerate progress towards the fourth 90? Gilead's Amy Flood explains.

The development sector has a crucial opportunity to lead the charge for diversity and inclusion. Chemonics’ president and CEO Susanna Mudge invites industry-wide and action and shares considerations...

Drug-resistant infections are on the rise, and low- and middle-income countries are particularly burdened by the challenges posed. In Kenya, an initiative is combating these problems by strengthening...

The COVID-19 pandemic exposes inequities for underserved communities, with the risk heightened as vaccines emerge. Community-based approaches are key if these are to be addressed.

The COVID-19 pandemic has shone a spotlight on the fact that billions of people lack access to clean drinking water and sanitation services — critical to prevent and contain diseases. In this series...

Cities are taking the lead in reorienting cancer care to better meet the needs and local realities of people and communities. Learnings from Porto Alegre, Brazil, show how.

Devex speaks with CDC to learn more about how a new approach to investing is helping the DFI push for more market-shaping impact.

Smarter health and development programs need to be designed in a way that addresses structural constraints and actively considers the political and cultural drivers of change. Coffey, a Tetra Tech...

A report from Human Rights Watch and Amnesty International said that amid a campaign of ethnic cleansing, Amhara and Walqayte authorities have deliberately denied access to aid to Tigrayans in...

Despite a humanitarian truce, aid deliveries fall far short of the dire need in Ethiopia's Tigray region, says World Health Organization Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus.

This focus area, powered by Essilor, explores challenges, solutions, and innovations in eye care and vision.

The Ethiopian government has not allowed fuel into its Tigray region for humanitarian purposes since last year. The delivery of food, water, and medicine to people in need has become nearly impossi...

The war in Ethiopia has persisted for over a year. What was once a model health system in Tigray, is now in a state of collapse — first pummeled with attacks and looting, now by a blockade of...

The international response to the dire food insecurity in Ethiopia's Tigray region was repeatedly stymied by Russia and China working in the U.N. Security Council on the Ethiopian government's...

According to former World Food Programme Ethiopia Country Director Steven Were Omamo, leaders in the aid community said famine existed without the necessary food insecurity data to underpin it.

The solidarity that the world showed health workers during the COVID-19 pandemic has been missing for those in Tigray, who have been impacted by a siege on the Ethiopian region and left delivering...

Papa Seck, UN Women's chief statistician, sits down with Devex to discuss the promises and perils of new data sources and the power of disaggregated data.

The winners of this year’s Skoll Awards for Social Entrepreneurship are harnessing technology and data to tackle issues ranging from drug stock-outs to youth unemployment.

UN-Habitat’s Rafael Tuts discusses why a multisector, hazard, and stakeholder approach is the best way to build resilience in urban systems.

A report from Human Rights Watch and Amnesty International said that amid a campaign of ethnic cleansing, Amhara and Walqayte authorities have deliberately denied access to aid to Tigrayans in...

The Ethiopian government has imposed a de facto blockage of medicines into Tigray for months. The International Committee of the Red Cross said it was able to make its first delivery of medical...

Multiple micronutrient supplementation has the potential to save the lives of women and children, but how can it be made widely available? DSM’s Mauricio Adade explains.

The world has fallen behind in its climate goals. Collaboration among different kinds of networks can help.

The Ethiopian government has declared a "humanitarian truce" in the war-torn Tigray region. But will it follow through?

How can cloud computing, new data science approaches, and access to large data sets help to achieve universal health coverage while addressing the increasing burden of communicable and noncommunica...

Though it can be prevented, treated, and even cured, tuberculosis continues to be the world's leading cause of death from an infectious disease. GSK’s Pauline Williams outlines the need for new...

A WHO spokesperson told Devex: "The facts speak for themselves."

Data does more than set benchmarks and measure progress; it can be an engine for change. UN Women’s Sarah Hendriks explains how new "action coalitions" will help achieve gender equality.

The Ethiopian government has not allowed fuel into its Tigray region for humanitarian purposes since last year. The delivery of food, water, and medicine to people in need has become nearly impossi...

The international response to the dire food insecurity in Ethiopia's Tigray region was repeatedly stymied by Russia and China working in the U.N. Security Council on the Ethiopian government's...