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A medical laboratory technician at the Wits Antiviral Gene Therapy Research Unit poses for a portrait, in the research lab at the Wits University Faculty of Health Sciences, in Johannesburg, South Africa, on February 14, 2025.

The Ethics of AI-Driven Health Projects in Africa

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AI's success should be measured by how it respects dignity, protects privacy, and solves the problems people face

The 10 Americas: How Geography, Race, and Income Shape U.S. Life Expectancy

The 10 Americas: How Geography, Race, and Income Shape U.S. Life Expectancy

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The differences in U.S. life expectancy are so large it's as if the population lives in separate Americas instead of one

South Africa's Medical Negligence Crisis

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Understaffing and insufficient resources have led to poor quality care and a surge of medicolegal claims in South Africa

South Africa's Medical Negligence Crisis

China's Emerging Welfare Crisis

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Signs are surfacing of an impending crisis in the country's medical insurance system

China's Emerging Welfare Crisis

Trapped in the Crossfire: Gaza's Health Crisis

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A frontline look at Gaza's health-care system

Trapped in the Crossfire: Gaza's Health Crisis

Transitioning Afghanistan's Health Sector: The Urgent Need for Taliban's Responsibility

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Moving from short-term donor funding to Taliban-supported lasting solutions

Transitioning Afghanistan's Health Sector: The Urgent Need for Taliban's Responsibility

The Dollarization of Lebanon's Health Sector

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Government corruption and a weakened economy are hurting Lebanon's health sector

The Dollarization of Lebanon's Health Sector

Rwanda's Health-Care Success Holds Lessons for Others

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Three takeaways for other low-income countries

Rwanda's Health-Care Success Holds Lessons for Others

Heroes of Health

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Emergency medical technicians were lauded as heroes during the pandemic, but many struggle to make a living wage

Heroes of Health

Expanding Mobile Medical Care to Fight Hunger

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In Somalia, addressing malnutrition and infectious disease together

Expanding Mobile Medical Care to Fight Hunger

Why It's Hard to Understand How COVID-19 Affected Global Health System Performance

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Universal health coverage examined through the lens of tuberculosis

Why It's Hard to Understand How COVID-19 Affected Global Health System Performance

A "Radical Plan" to Produce Vaccines Locally

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Science reporter Amy Maxmen discusses "the hub" and the making of her new podcast for Big Picture Science

A "Radical Plan" to Produce Vaccines Locally