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People waiting for treatment at a hospital after undergoing cataract removals from a free but shoddy eye surgery camp that caused them to lose their vision—in Amritsar, India, on December 5, 2014. The photo shows several people sitting on hospital beds. One man in the foreground is wearing dark glasses. REUTERS/Munish Sharma

The WHO's Unheralded Role in Surgery

by Laura Hoemeke, Natalie Sheneman, Matthew Hey, Megan E. Bouchard

Why does the WHO matter? Its global health coordination makes surgical care more affordable and effective for everyone

Food
Four of the world's two billion children under the age of fourteen sit on a bench in the playground at St John's Primary School in in London on July 16, 2020 amid the spread of coronavirus. The photo shows four kids on a bench. One of them is looking at the camera. REUTERS/Kevin Coombs

Children, Hunger, Stress, and Coronavirus

by Hannah Todd, Nicky Joseph

We need to identify at-risk U.S. children and expand safety nets worldwide to keep kids fed, immunized, and looked after

Jiejin Qiu, six months pregnant with her first baby, poses underwater during a photo shoot at a local wedding photo studio in Shanghai on September 5, 2014—as China began easing its one-child policy. The photo shows the expecting mother floating underwater in a dream-like shot. REUTERS/Carlos Barria
Gender

Data for Contraceptive Security Decision-Making

by Thidiane Ndoye, Michael A. Cohen

Newly launched interactive visualization tool will help measure and track access to contraceptives and guide programs