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Food
Mehr del Khan Rahmati, who is in charge of a bakery, passes a large flat piece of bread to people awaiting food, in Kabul, Afghanistan, January 31, 2022.

Mitigating Malnutrition

by Allison Daniel

An arresting global surge in the number of people experiencing hunger and what's behind it

Migration
An animated image of the documentary film’s protagonist, Amin, who fled Afghanistan as a boy with his mother and siblings.

The New Animated Film "Flee" Will Change How You Think About the Refugee Experience

by Mary Brophy Marcus

The documentary tells the real-life story of a man who fled Afghanistan as a child

Solidarity protest
Migration

"Last to Leave and the First to Die"

by Taylor Hirschberg, Mario El Khoury

Afghanistan's LGBTQI+ community needs support

A woman awaits consultation at a health clinic run by the medical charity Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) Holland in Kerfi, Chad, on June 10, 2008.
Governance

How 9/11 Transformed Aid and Global Health Programs in Fragile States

A conversation with global governance expert Stewart M. Patrick

George W Bush walks down the White house halls to the address the nation on the attacks on 9/11
Governance

From Synergies to Tragedies: 9/11, Terrorism, and Pathogenic Threats

by David P. Fidler

After the 9/11 and anthrax attacks, efforts to mesh counterterrorism and public health have failed

A baby is handed up to the U.S. Army over a perimeter wall at the airport in Kabul, Afghanistan, August 19, 2021 as Afghan civilians and U.S. citizens evacuated the city.
Governance

The Afghanistan Disaster and U.S. Foreign Policy on Global Health

by David P. Fidler

The Taliban's triumph has terrible implications for past, present, and future U.S. foreign policy on global health

A health-care worker waits to test residents during a medical campaign for the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) at a slum area in Mumbai, India, June 30, 2020. The photo shows a worker wearing personal protective equipment standing awkwardly among residents, most of whom aren't even wearing a mask. REUTERS/Francis Mascarenhas
Poverty

South Asia Needs a New Playbook (Now) to Stop the Coronavirus Catastrophe

by Vaibhav Gupta

COVID-19 offers a once-in-a-lifetime chance to correct years of health security neglect and chronic under-investment

Anisa Mangal on May 14, 2019 holds a photo of her daughter Mena Mangal, an Afghan journalist, parliamentary adviser, and advocate of women's rights who was killed last year in Kabul, Afghanistan. Picture shows the mother stermly looking at the camera holding a photo of her daughter. REUTERS/Mohammad Ismail
Gender

Caring for Survivors of Gender-Based Violence in Afghanistan

by Manizha Ashna

Health workers can treat, speak up for, seek justice for, and empower survivors of gender-based violence

Congolese girls displaced by war stand on the outskirts of a makeshift camp near Goma in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo on February 11, 2009. The photo shows two girls standing on a hill overlooking a camp filled with white tents at sunset. REUTERS/Finbarr O'Reilly
Gender

Dual Pandemics: Coronavirus and Gender-Based Violence

by Karen Sherman

With violence doubling in some places, women bear the brunt of COVID-19—lessons from Rwanda for a post-pandemic world

A homeless man stands in a queue as he waits for food during a 21-day nationwide lockdown to slow the spreading of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in New Delhi, India on April 3, 2020. The image is very striking showing the man with a large wrap around his head and mouth against a creamy, out of focus, colorful background. REUTERS/Adnan Abidi
Migration

Coronavirus in South Asia Takes Hold as April Arrives

by Erik Fliegauf, Alyssa Ayres

Density of crowds in India and Pakistan is thwarting social distancing measures as mass unemployment looms across region

India migrant workers and their families in Ahmedabad board a truck to return to their villages on March 25, 2020 after India ordered a 21-day nationwide lockdown to limit the spread of coronavirus. The photo shows the back of a flatbed truck from above. People are packed in the vehicle beyond capacity, sardined together for what looks like a bumpy ride. REUTERS/Amit Dave
Governance

Coronavirus in South Asia

by Erik Fliegauf, Alyssa Ayres

Pakistan counts up, India locks down, Nepal and Bhutan close, Sri Lanka imposes curfews, and Bangladesh nears shutdown

Photo shows a digital rendering of the 2019-nCoV virion.
Governance

Dr. Tom Frieden on the Politics of Epidemics

by Tom Frieden

Health protection can fight disease, reduce economic losses, and save lives

Peter Salama visits a makeshift school at Kule Camp in the Gambella region of Ethiopia on August 12, 2014, when he was the Country Representative of UNICEF Ethiopia. Picture shows Dr. Salama wearing a blue hat talking to several boys in a classroom. They are all smiling. UNICEF/Jiro Ose/UNI170605
Poverty

A Tribute to Peter Salama, a Champion of People in Fragile States and War-Torn Places

by Richard Brennan, David Nabarro

Original director of WHO Health Emergencies Program, he fought against Ebola and for Universal Health Coverage worldwide