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How to Stop West Africa's Brain Drain

How to Stop West Africa's Brain Drain

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Investing in Africa's health-care workforce could contribute to a more resilient and robust global health infrastructure

The Future of Community Health Workers in Global Health

The Future of Community Health Workers in Global Health

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Over-performing, but under-utilized

Addressing Contraceptive Needs for Women Living With HIV

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How community health workers can help promote choice in reproductive health care

Addressing Contraceptive Needs for Women Living With HIV

How India Can Achieve Universal Health Coverage

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Empowering community health workers with digital tools will bridge health-care gaps

How India Can Achieve Universal Health Coverage

Women Are Transforming Health in Rural Villages in India

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Community health "entrepreneurs" prevent disease, strengthen social safety nets, and improve well-being

Women Are Transforming Health in Rural Villages in India

COVID-19—A Review of Community Participation

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Citizen participation can reduce damages caused by the pandemic and—crucially—help identify a sustainable path forward

Students attend a class at the beginning of the school year amid fears of the spread of the coronavirus disease (Covid-19) in Sanaa, Yemen October 18, 2020. The photo shows a darkened classroom with several students facing the camera. REUTERS/Khaled Abdullah

Expanding Health-Care Access in Times of Coronavirus

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Health and wellness centers have expanded access to primary health-care services in Punjab, India—even in the pandemic

Snapshot from a time when it's far from normal: women carry cattle fodder through a mustard field on Earth Day, amid the coronavirus lockdown, on the outskirts of Srinagar, India, on April 22, 2020. This is a stunning photo showing three women with large bales of freshly cut plants on their heads walking through a field thrown into a yellow hue because of the flowering mustard greens. REUTERS/Danish Ismail

In Africa's COVID-19 Response, Strive, Don't Settle

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Broad and equitable health systems could finally be within reach for African countries—closer than the world realizes

Maasai elders, wearing traditional clothes and facemasks due to coronavirus, gather within the Orboma Manyatta in Sekenani, near the Maasai Mara game reserve in Kenya, on August 10, 2020. This is a striking photo that shows a number of the elders in brightly colored reddish clothing on a clear day against a backdrop of what appears to be a village. REUTERS/Thomas Mukoya