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Pandemic Responses Should Not Rely on Border Closures

Pandemic Responses Should Not Rely on Border Closures

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Lessons learned from COVID-19 should inform future public health responses

A Gram Per Gun

A Gram Per Gun

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How U.S. guns fuel Mexican cartels' drug empire

Health Care at Hungary's Border

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Hungary has opened its arms and its health-care resources to Ukrainians fleeing Russia's war

Health Care at Hungary's Border

Lifting the Curtain on COVID Border Restrictions

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Tracking COVID-19 entry policies for Ukrainian refugees

People wait at the Ukrainian border in Vysne Nemecke, Slovakia after Russia launched a massive military operation against Ukraine

Border Management After COVID-19: New Strategies Required

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The WHO has an opportunity to align public health and domestic politics on border measures after the pandemic

Border Management After COVID-19: New Strategies Required

Health-Systems Strengthening in the Age of COVID-19

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As the pandemic stresses many health-systems to their breaking point, it's more important than ever to bolster them now

Beds at a temporary field hospital set up in a sports complex by Medicines Sans Frontieres during the coronavirus outbreak in Khayelitsha township near Cape Town, South Africa, on July 21, 2020. The photo shows a large gymnasium with lots of beds in rows. REUTERS/Mike Hutchings

Combating COVID-19 Without Sacrificing Sustainable Development Goals

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We must not stop investing in long-term health projects—even under significant resource constraints in times of pandemic

The author argues for pandemic responses that do not sacrifice long-term health projects—just as Kenyan fashionista James Maina Mwangi, on July 30, 2020, blends 160 stylish suits with sensible masks. Picture shows James smartly dressed in a well-appointed purple suit with a matching mask. In the background are striking blue and orange and green suits hanging on the wall. REUTERS/Thomas Mukoya

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

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

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

Argentina's Quarantine—The Long View

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To build on the country's early success against COVID-19, we should envision an overall Latin American pandemic response

Argentine canoeist Sebastian Rossi trains in his girlfriend's pool, due to the coronavirus outbreak, as he prepares for the postponed Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games, in Buenos Aires, Argentina June 8, 2020. The photo shows the canoeist rowing furiously in a swimming pool. REUTERS/Agustin Marcarian

Southeast Asia Needs Its Own CDC

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COVID-19 is a baptism by fire and highlights the need for an effective, durable disease control authority in the region

Firefighters wearing protective suits spray disinfectant at the National Monument area to prevent the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Jakarta, Indonesia, on June 17, 2020. Photo shows several workers in bright red protective suits walking though an open area spraying from tanks they carry on their backs. A monument can be seen in the background. REUTERS/Antara Foto/Wahyu Putro

Family Affair: Coronavirus and the Climate Crisis

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In the Bay of Bengal, where Cyclone Amphan collided with COVID-19, a glimpse of why we need environmental sustainability

Residents walk along a house on a flooded street heading to a shelter ahead of the expected landfall of the "super cyclone" Amphan, in the Dacope of Khulna district, Bangladesh, on May 20, 2020. Photo shows two people walking and hanging on to a building as they navigate the flooded streets. AFP/Munir uz Zaman via Getty Images

Taiwan's Response to COVID-19 and the WHO

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An interview with Taiwanese Minister of Foreign Affairs Jaushieh Joseph Wu on Taiwan's response to COVID-19 and the WHO

Taoyuan health worker Wang Tsui-lien rides a scooter to deliver care packages and to check on people who have been ordered to be under self-quarantine, in Taoyuan, Taiwan, on March 25, 2020. Photo shows a motorcycle on an abandoned street in an urban setting. REUTERS/Ann Wang