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2024 Health Trends: Progress, Challenges, and Opportunities

Here are 10 health-sector developments—not ranked—to watch in the coming year, determined by media coverage, reader interest, and personal interest.

Global childhood vaccination remains resilient, but equity cracks are widening

In 2024, immunisation data from WHO and UNICEF show that while 115 million infants (89%) received at least one dose of DTP vaccine and 109 million...

The Hidden Cost of Global Conflict: Why Health Security Is the First Casualty

Global priorities are shifting and healthcare is paying the price. The world is entering one of the most consequential yet under-discussed public health crises...

Hepatitis D

Hepatitis is an inflammation of the liver. Viruses cause most cases of hepatitis. The type of hepatitis is named for the virus that causes it; hepatitis A, hepatitis B, hepatitis C, hepatitis D and hepatitis E.