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Gender

Harlem to Harare

Dr. Mary Bassett on how her upbringing and decades in Africa influenced her thinking about health in the United States

Environment

Telehealth's Transformation of Climate Change

Patient travel is a large driver of CO2 emissions, but telehealth can change that

Migration

How Shepherds Access Health Care in Lesotho

Hurdles and innovations for nomadic and semi-nomadic people

Governance

Religion and Childrens' Health in Nigeria

The medical, legal, and ethical issues when children of Jehovah's Witnesses need blood transfusions

Governance

How India Can Achieve Universal Health Coverage

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

Poverty

Tolerating the Pain: Accessing Medical Morphine in Bangladesh

Roadblocks to getting opioids leave seriously ill patients coping with unbearable pain

Gender

Women Are Transforming Health in Rural Villages in India

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

Migration

India Needs Cancer Care Outside its Big Cities

India's poorest often travel hundreds of kilometers to access cancer care

Poverty

Ebola in Uganda

An interview with emergency physician and Ebola survivor Craig Spencer

Poverty

Shining a Light on Native American Health

AIAN life expectancy has not improved over the past decades, but there are indigenous-led efforts aiming to change that

Trade

Sharpening the Tools in the Pandemic-Ending Toolbox

After nearly two years of negotiation, the WTO makes a decision about COVID-19 vaccine production and access

Migration

The Cat-and-Mouse Game of Providing Health Care in Ukraine's Conflict Zone

A Canadian physician reflects on his recent emergency medicine stint along the Ukrainian-Polish border