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Traders sit near a deserted crossing point between Goma, Democratic Republic of Congo and Rwanda amid concerns about the spread of coronavirus on March 23, 2020. The photo shows a number of women sitting in front of a storefront painted blue and adorned by a large cartoon figure of a cow giving a thumb's up. REUTERS/Olivia Acland
Poverty

Epidemics and Infodemics in the Post-Truth Era, from Ebola to COVID-19

by Sonya Stokes

Social media can be a powerful weapon in the post-truth era. Or it can be a catalyst for the next global health disaster

A worker in protective gear directs a masked passenger disembarking from the cruise ship Grand Princess in Oakland, California on March 10, 2020 amid concern over the growing COVID-19 pandemic. The picture shows a man wearing a mask and a cowboy hat standing facing a health worker in full protective gear. REUTERS/Stephen Lam
Governance

Coronavirus: A Twenty-Year Failure

by David P. Fidler

Unheeded warnings and past pandemic preparedness policy failures have left the world vulnerable to COVID-19

A student washes her hands after clean up at a school in response to the novel coronavirus pandemic in Abuja, Nigeria on March 20, 2020. The photo shows a pair of hands actively lathering under a water tap against a blue background. REUTERS/Afolabi Sotunde
Poverty

Where WASH Figures in the COVID-19 Fight

by Katherine E. Bliss, Tanvi Nagpal

Hard-sought health security in sub-Saharan Africa should build on WASH programs, which are already proven to save lives