COVID-19 disproportionately affects the poor and vulnerable. Community health workers are
poised to play a pivotal role in fighting the pandemic, especially in countries with less …

A pandemic of a novel Coronavirus emerged in December of 2019 (COVID-19), causing
devastating public health impact across the world. In the absence of a safe and effective …

While most of the world has enjoyed exponential economic growth, more than one-sixth of
the world is today roughly as poor as their ancestors were many generations ago. Widely …

Two decades ago, the genocide against the Tutsis in Rwanda led to the deaths of 1 million
people, and the displacement of millions more. Injury and trauma were followed by the …

Temperature is a strong driver of vector-borne disease transmission. Yet, for emerging
arboviruses we lack fundamental knowledge on the relationship between transmission and …

While most of the world is thought to be on long-term economic growth paths, more than one-
sixth of the world is roughly as poor today as their ancestors were hundreds of years ago …

Wildlife consumption can be viewed as an ecosystem provisioning service (the production of
a material good through ecological functioning) because of wildlife's ability to persist under …

Parasitic diseases of humans and livestock are ubiquitous in the developing world and have
substantial impacts on human wellbeing. For the estimated one billion people living in …

Understanding why some human populations remain persistently poor remains a significant
challenge for both the social and natural sciences. The extremely poor are generally reliant …

In the aftermath of the 2015 pandemic of Zika virus (ZIKV), concerns over links between
climate change and emerging arboviruses have become more pressing. Given the potential …