As extreme weather events become more frequent and the impacts of climate change become stronger, countries around the world are strengthening their decarbonization efforts. The 2016 Paris Agreement ...

“This study found stark disparities in birth outcomes by poverty status, with inequities growing for low birth weight in recent years,” the authors wrote, indicating that for more vulnerable ...

Large-scale, government-led cash transfer programs drove significant improvements in health outcomes across low- and middle-income countries (LMICs), according to a major new study in The Lancet from ...

Food and nutrition security exists when all people at all times have access to nutritious food for the prevention and treatment of disease and the promotion of health and well-being. Food and ...

Energy insecurity, or energy poverty, is an inability to meet basic household energy needs, such as temperature, lighting, and electronic devices. It may contribute to worsening mental health, sleep ...

Since 1990, the World Bank has reported estimates of the number of people worldwide that live in extreme poverty. This poverty standard is based on how the poorest countries in the world define ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . The prevalence of diabetes is increasing faster in some low-income countries than elsewhere in the world, ...

Can poverty exacerbate mental health problems among the youngest family members? A new study by an international team, including a researcher from SWPS University, demonstrates that financial problems ...

Poverty is usually looked at as a socioeconomic problem, rather than as a health problem, but it is as big a health problem as smoking or obesity. Because of poverty, the average low-income person ...

Wealth has long been tied to longevity in the U.S. and other countries, but a new analysis helps quantify the gap between how long low-income older Americans and their more affluent peers tend to live ...