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A sign pointing the way to the “colored waiting room” in a 1943 photo of a scene from Rome, Georgia, symbolizes how a legacy of historic racism leads to unequal health care for Black people, Native Americans, and members of other groups that still face discrimination today.

Journal Editors and Scholars Confront a History of Medical Discrimination

July 1, 2024

Understanding the roots of racism and social determinants of health to make a better future

A surgical team of doctors and nurses wearing blue scrubs, gauzy head coverings, and medical masks adjust lights, provide anesthesia, and perform other actions necessary for an operation, all gathered around the patient on the operating table. Health equity requires access to surgical care.

Global Surgery: A Bold Plan for Access, Equity

May 31, 2024

HMS-led community is working to bring basic surgery, anesthesia to 5 billion people who need it

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Preparing Medical Students and Doctors to Confront Climate Change

May 29, 2024

Gaurab Basu leads climate education efforts at Harvard Medical School and beyond

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Sustaining Health Care as Crisis in Haiti Escalates

March 21, 2024

Four decades of collaboration with HMS and beyond laid the groundwork for resilience and hope amid…

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What Will It Take to End Tuberculosis?

February 15, 2024

A boundary-pushing global collaboration is betting on the power of science

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Stories Can Help a Community Heal

May 17, 2023

How an animated film with a minimalist take on classical Indian dance hopes to address domestic…

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Gift to Honor Legacy of Global Health Champion Paul Farmer

January 10, 2023

Cummings Foundation commits $50 million for alliance between HMS, University in Rwanda

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Master’s Program in Global Health Delivery Celebrates 10 Years

December 8, 2022

In village health clinics and ministries of health, grads are building health equity around the…

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Harvard Honors Paul Farmer’s Legacy

October 1, 2022

The Harvard community and colleagues from around the world look back at Farmer’s contributions and…

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Reimagining Mental Health

September 20, 2022

Growing recognition of the global impact of mental illness has led to a movement to find solutions

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Pandemics in the 21st Century

June 9, 2022

Symposium focuses on causes, solutions, to health inequities

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In Memoriam: Paul Farmer

February 21, 2022

HMS, world lose global health pioneer, humanitarian

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