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In Uganda, motorcycles known as boda bodas are a key part of the transport system. The country has over 1.5 million boda bodas on the road, amounting to roughly 70% of all vehicles. Boda bodas are crucial in providing last mile transport for people and goods on short trips because…

When we dig into new research we see why all the alarming headlines are written, but also that science is bringing new hope, says Devi Sridhar, chair of global public health at the University of Edinburgh

Members of the Unite union launched an all-out strike last month over pay and jobs which has led to tonnes of black bin bags not being collected.

Ayoub Khan MP asked the Deputy PM whether Army personnel could ‘assist the local charities and organisations’ that are helping to clear the waste.

The campaign to make America dry is as dubious as the campaign for the food pyramid.

Sierra Leone's government has declared a public health emergency over the drug Kush.

The Trump administration clawed back $12 billion in grants for state and local health departments, leading to vaccine clinic cancellations.

Flooding in rural southeastern Oregon caused by historic levels snowmelt and rainfall has prompted evacuation orders, school closures and public health concerns

A South Carolina Senate committee has rejected the Republican governor's nominee to be the state’s top doctor after hearings dominated by the state's response to the COVID pandemic

Katherine Wells was celebrated early during the COVID-19 pandemic. Then public health became a political litmus test.

Other lives: Professor of pharmaceutical and public health policy at University College London who bridged the worlds of policy and industry