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Health-care workers wait to take off their personal protective equipment after the end of a check-up camp for the COVID-19) at a slum in Mumbai, India on June 14, 2020.

Don’t Wait for COVID-19 to End Before Addressing Cardiovascular Diseases

by Gregory A. Roth, Catherine O. Johnson , Katherine Leach-Kemon, Elizabeth Serieux

Unfortunately, many countries are likely to be battling both diseases for a long time

Aging

a retired goat herder poses for a photograph in Choklamsar, a village nestled high in the Indian Himalayas, India September 27, 2016. When asked how living in the worlds fastest growing major economy had affected life, Takapa replied: "Traditional values are being lost as we focus on money."

An Aging World Requires More Support for Health Systems

by Joseph L. Dieleman, Emilie Maddison, Ritu Sadana, Angela E. Micah

Development assistance should reflect this need

A slum dweller woman carries drinking water in Dhaka, Bangladesh, September 15, 2020. REUTERS/Mohammad Ponir Hossain

Urbanization

Bridging Health Gaps With Inclusive Urbanization

by Jessie Pinchoff, Thoai Ngo

To tackle health disparities, the global health community must promote inclusive urbanization