On the Ground Blogs

As we come to the end of another difficult year in global health, we must ask ourselves: What can we do to build a more equitable world?

COVID-19 has revealed the scale of our global mental health crisis. But are we willing to invest in the solutions to address it?

As a psychiatrist and Project HOPE volunteer, Dr. Cristina Riley-Lazo has helped Navajo health care workers cope with intense stress, burnout, and grief. What are the unique challenges these health workers face? And what does it reveal about our understanding of mental health care?

The scenes from the aftermath of Haiti's earthquake show how far people are willing to go to find care. Read the latest dispatch from our team on the ground in Haiti.

Rather than asking when we can return to “normal,” the reality is that our new normal is learning to live amidst COVID-19. But will we apply what we have learned from the pandemic?

Like so many other global health issues, the burdens of mental health fall hardest on women. Building a more equitable world means acknowledging — and addressing — that gap.

COVID-19 has impacted women disproportionately, erasing decades of gains in global health. We can rebuild toward a more equitable future — starting by viewing women’s health through a life-course approach.

Spending six weeks in a critical COVID ward taught Lisa Bartleson one thing: respect for the health care workers and patients who found the will to keep fighting.

COVID-19 has taught us hard lessons about our nation's pandemic readiness. If we are willing to take action, we can avoid repeating them.

After an unprecedented year, what lessons will we carry with us into 2021?

Maryland has conducted over 3 million COVID-19 tests, thanks in part to some creative thinking about how to get those tests to the people who need them. Read the latest dispatch from a Project HOPE volunteer deployed to Montgomery County, Maryland.

When COVID-19 devastated New York City, it presented an unprecedented new challenge for the city’s hospitals: protecting the mental health of those on the front lines.