November 1: “Facing Population Decline, China’s Xi Promotes ‘Childbirth Culture’ for Women” (TIME)
November 1: “Zimbabwe’s Cholera Crisis Fuelled by Chronic Water Shortages” (BBC)
November 7: “As Gaza Hospitals Collapse, Medical Workers Face the Hardest Choices” (New York Times)
November 8: “Ending TB Is Within Reach–So Why Are Millions Still Dying?” [Global] (New York Times)
November 9: “Hospitals in Israel Move Underground to Keep Working amid Rockets from Lebanon” (NPR)
November 10: “Feeling Crowded Yet? The US Census Bureau Estimates the World’s Population Has Passed 8 Billion” (Associated Press)
November 13: “Gaza’s 2 Largest Hospitals Have Ceased to Function, Health Officials Say” (NPR)
November 15: “Global Decline in Male Fertility Linked to Common Pesticides” (NBC News)
November 16: “WHO Makes Loneliness a Global Health Priority with New Commission on Social Connection” (CNN)
November 17: “Measles Cases and Deaths Rose at “Staggering” Rate Last Year, WHO and CDC Report” [Global] (Axios)
November 17: “Zimbabwe’s Capital Declares State of Emergency over Cholera” (Medical Xpress)
November 24: “China Provides Data to WHO on Wave of Pneumonia Cases among Children” (Wall Street Journal)
November 27: “China Ministry Seeks More Fever Clinics to Combat Respiratory Illness Surge” (Reuters)
November 27: “South Africa, Colombia and Others Are Fighting Drugmakers Over Access to TB and HIV Drugs” (Associated Press)
November 28: “Unvaccinated and Vulnerable: Children Drive Surge in Deadly Outbreaks” [Global] (New York Times)
November 29: “More People Are Dying in Puerto Rico as Its Health-Care System Crumbles” (Washington Post)
December 5: “Stigma, Regulatory Barriers Delay Mpox Response in Country That Needs It Most” [Democratic Republic of Congo] (Reuters)
December 7: “Residents in Southern Gaza Scramble for Safety, Basic Needs” (Wall Street Journal)
December 12: “The Dangers of Carrying a Child for Someone Else in China” (The Economist)
December 15: “Sickle Cell Affects More Families in Africa and India, But New Gene Therapies Are Out of Reach” (Associated Press)
December 18: “The WHO Recognizes Noma After Years of Medical-Dental Disconnect” [Global] (STAT News)
December 19: “New Hope—and an Old Hurdle—for a Terrible Disease with Terrible Treatments” [Columbia] (New York Times)
December 19: “Mystery amid an Anthrax Outbreak in Africa” (New York Times)
December 20: “JN.1 Covid Variant: WHO Charts Its Rapid Global Spread” (BBC)
December 20: “What Happens When Facebook Heats Your Home” [Global] (Wired)
Heather Zeiger, "Global Health Timeline (November–December 2023)," Dignitas 30, no. 4 (2023): 22, www.cbhd.org/dignitas-articles/global-health-timeline-november-december-2023.
