International affairs
Reporting on Harvard’s global reach—from student fieldwork and faculty research to alumni impact around the world.
Harvard Plans Contingencies for International Students
The Kennedy School and School of Public Health are developing online options.
by Jonathan Shaw
Subtle Improvements
Seemingly small changes at a Durban hospital have major effects on patient care.
The Choice to Bear Children
Rethinking the conventional wisdom that HIV-positive adults should forgo having children
Life, on the Soccer Field
South African teens learn about leadership and health through their country’s most popular sport.
Bringing Pride and Plans to Life
Small loans for business help HIV patients in Uganda pay for treatment—and food.
Fighting Brain Drain
Relationships with Harvard scholars bolster scientific research in sub-Saharan Africa.
Stories from Botswana
In a new book, Max Essex and Unity Dow use stories to illuminate the science of HIV.
Slide Show: The Women of Mburahati
Supporting each other in living with HIV
Slide Show: On the Front Lines
A look at the daily life of Harvard scholars and students fighting HIV in Africa
In Russia, Economic and Political Effects of the Holocaust Linger
The Russian regions that lost the most Jews have shown slower economic growth and resistance to political reform, a new study finds.
Masauko Chipembere
Brief life of a pioneering African nationalist: 1930-1975