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June 22, 2019 | Nature
Meet the Ebola Workers Battling a Virus in a War Zone
Nature's Amy Maxmen talks with courageous Ebola responders who try to gain the trust of wary communities in North Kivu.
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Chronic Illnesses and Challenges
May 29, 2019 | Associated Press
AP Exclusive: Sackler Foreign Firm Caught Up in Opioid Probe
The police huddled for hours each day, headphones on, eavesdropping on the doctor. They'd tapped his cellphone, bugged his office, planted a camera in a trattoria.
April 17, 2019 | The University of Chicago Press Books
Choked: Life and Breath in the Age of Air Pollution
Nothing is as elemental, as essential to human life, as the air we breathe. Yet around the world, in rich countries and poor ones, it is quietly poisoning us.
March 01, 2019 | Science Magazine
A Prescription for Madagascar’s Broken Health System: Data and a Focus on Details
Improving Madagascar's ailing health system will require determination—and data.
December 19, 2018 | Miami Herald
Out of Sick Teen’s Cancer Ordeal, Haiti Doctors Find a New Way
Efforts continue to help Djooly Jeune battle Burkitt's lymphoma.
November 21, 2018 | Miami Herald
GoFundMe Launched for Haiti Teen Fighting Cancer
Two South Florida residents have launched a GoFundme to help a teen in Haiti with advanced Burkitt’s lymphoma. The goal of the fund is to help the teen get treatment in the U.S., or in Haiti.
November 15, 2018 | Miami Herald
How UM’s Little Haiti Cervical Cancer Research Overcomes Haitian Cultural Barriers
How a self-testing kit for cervical cancer is changing the way Hatian-American women are getting screened.
November 15, 2018 | Miami Herald
Two Haitian Boys Are Battling Cancer. 700 Miles May Make all the Difference
What prevents kids in Haiti from getting the care they need?
November 15, 2018 | Miami Herald
How Vinegar, Smartphones, and Factory Clinics Are Tackling Cervical Cancer in Haiti
Health organizations have been offering cervical cancer screenings to female factory workers in Haiti as a way to reduce deaths from the preventable disease.
November 15, 2018 | Miami Herald
Cervical Cancer is Treatable. Why Are Women in Haiti Still Dying From It?
In Haiti, where there is no radiation therapy or access to the HPV vaccine, women are dying from cervical cancer, a disease that’s both preventable and treatable.
November 12, 2018 | PBS NewsHour
In Liberia, Survivors of Ebola and Civil War Now Struggle With Mental Illness
In 2014, an Ebola outbreak ravaged three West African countries. Now many of the same communities are facing a new health struggle: mental illness.
June 29, 2018 | Goats and Soda
Trying to Stop Suicide: Guyana Aims to Bring Down Its High Rate
Most of Guyana's suicides occur in rural regions, where people turn to alcohol and self-harm to cope with feelings of hopelessness and economic despair.
Beyond 7 Billion
The largest generation in history is entering its prime childbearing years, poised to add 2 billion more people to the planet. Ken Weiss investigates the causes and consequences of such rapid growth.
1,000 Days: To Save Women, Children and the World
The story of 1,000 days–the vital period from the beginning of a woman's pregnancy to her child's second birthday. The fate of individuals, families, nations–and the world–depends on it.
Cambodia: An Emerging Epidemic of Silent Diseases
Like many poor countries, Cambodia is being hit by hypertension and diabetes epidemics. Most charities focus on infectious diseases. Can anything stop these chronic conditions from killing millions?
A Risky Recipe: Fast Food Boom in Dubai
While the fast food industry in the United Arab Emirate's flourishes, a dramatic increase in obesity, cardiovascular disease and diabetes threatens the nation’s health.
Cancer in the Developing World: The Economics of a Disease
More people in poor countries die from cancer than from HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis and malaria combined. Joanne Silberner looks at the human toll of cancer, and possible solutions.
Niger: Feeding the Forgotten
A Niger drought means there is not enough food to feed the country; United Nations reports estimate 7.9 million inhabitants are facing food shortages there.
Cuba: Tropical Depression
Six months after Fidel Castro's exit, Lygia Navarro explores the hidden epidemic of depression in Cuba. With the wait for social and economic transformation dragging on, many Cubans find escape from the difficulty of day-to-day life in black-market sleeping pills. Although Cuba's medical system is lauded internationally, the government...
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June 05, 2017 | General news, Project news
Pulitzer Center Gender Lens Conference Highlights
Two-day conference illuminates why diversity of perspective, across gender, race, ethnicity, religion, matters so much in storytelling.
May 01, 2017 | General news, Project news, Awards
Five Grantee Projects Honored in the 60th CINE Golden Eagle Awards
Two Pulitzer Center-supported projects win CINE awards for virtual reality and short documentary journalism. Three are finalists in documentary short and nonfiction series categories.
April 05, 2017 | Education news
The Michigan Daily Reports on Jon Cohen's University of Michigan Talk
Jon Cohen discussed his reporting on HIV/AIDS with University of Michigan students.
March 20, 2017 | Project news, Awards
'The End of AIDS' Wins Award for Excellence in Healthcare Journalism
PBS NewsHour's "The End of AIDS" wins award for excellence in public health reporting by Association for Healthcare Journalists.
February 07, 2017 | Newsletter
This Week: Caring for Mental Health in India, the Sunni-Shi'a Divide, Peace in Afghanistan
This week: the mental health system in India, how religion fuels conflict in the middle east, and peace talks in Afghanistan.
January 18, 2017 | Education news
Pulitzer Center Visits West Coast
Pulitzer Center journalists Misha Friedman, Jon Cohen and Amy Maxmen spoke to 425 people about their work featured in the e-book "To End AIDS" at different events in the San Francisco area last week.
December 15, 2016 | Project news
End of AIDS: Q&A with the Pulitzer Center
Pulitzer Center Contributing Editor Kem Knapp Sawyer speaks with Global Health Now about the newly launched Pulitzer Center e-book To End AIDS.
November 17, 2016 | General news, Awards
Ari Daniel and Jane Qiu Win AAAS Kavli Science Journalism Awards
Winning reporting focused on landslides in Nepal including work supported by the Pulitzer Center and published in Nature.
October 20, 2016 | General news, Education news
2016 Student Fellows Present: Day Two of the Washington Weekend
2016 student fellows tell the human side of global stories. Saturday’s panels explored several themes: “Refugees and Migrants,” “Women, Youth, and Opportunity,” “Global Health,” and “Ending AIDS.”
August 25, 2016 | Education news
Undergraduate Students Embark on a Research Relay to Explore Food Insecurity
Inspired by Roger Thurow's Pulitzer Center-supported "First 1,000 Days" reporting project, students in The Washington Center's Summer Internship Program build lessons for educators, create communication plans and write policy briefs.
August 05, 2016 | General news
Can a Dating App Erase HIV Stigma?
The July 2016 PBS NewsHour series “Ending AIDS” documents challenges of providing HIV testing to at-risk populations. A new study suggests that the gay dating app Grindr could help.
August 04, 2016 | General news
Pulitzer Center Showcases Reporting at 2016 International AIDS Conference
From discussing the role of journalism in ending the epidemic to focusing on women and HIV, Pulitzer Center-supported journalists present their reporting in panels, workshops and exhibitions.