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A new Transfer Project book: "Evidence for Action: The Story of Social Cash Transfers and Impact Evaluations in Sub-Saharan Africa," sheds light on the effect of unconditional cash transfers on economic empowerment in Africa. UNICEF Innocenti social policy specialist Tia Palermo explains the...

In this audio, Professor Stanley Ulijaszek interviews Professor Cristina Padez as part of the Unit for Biocultural Variation and Obesity (UBVO) 'Instruments and Institutions' interviews series.

Surgeon and writer Atul Gawande interviews Katherine Semrau, an epidemiologist who leads the Better Birth program at Ariadne Labs, about how to improve maternal and newborn health worldwide in a special edition of PS Editors’ Podcast. To find out more, click here.

In this episode, Julia Wiklander, Founder and President of Girls' Globe, speaks with midwives and advocates of maternal and newborn health in humanitarian settings at the 31st ICM Triennial Congress in Toronto, Canada. Midwives from Mexico, Somalia and Afghanistan share their experiences and the...

This episode, released for World AIDS Day, discusses how HIV and AIDS continues to affect children around the world. The host speaks with Martina Penazzato (WHO), Mark Cotton (Stellenbosch University), and Tamsen Rochat (Human Sciences Research Council in South Africa). They speak about drug...

Dr. Queen Dube, head of pediatrics at the Queen Elizabeth Central hospital in Blantyre, Malawi; discusses how local technology is significantly reducing child mortality rates in the country. To access the podcast, please go to: https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/p055bg9k

In this episode of "Inform Me, Informatics", Piper Hale speaks with CHAMPS 'Senior Manager for Information Technology' Patrick Caneer about how CHAMPS and informatics are being used to reduce child morality around the globe. To access podcast, please go to the following link: https://www.phii.org...

The key to combating high unemployment among young people globally is forging stronger connections among employers, education providers, and youth themselves to build skills that lead to entry-level jobs in growth sectors. Staggeringly high rates of youth unemployment are a major economic and social...