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A boy stand in front of a graffiti promoting the fight against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in the Mathare slums of Nairobi, Kenya, on May 22, 2020. This is a powerful photo of a young boy walking in front of a sinister depiction of the virus with a face that appears to be sneeringly looking at the boy. REUTERS/Baz Ratner

The Unpaid Debt of Underinvestment in Public Health

by Sonak D. Pastakia, James Akiruga Amisi, Tina Tran, David Mazza

Limited progress on the social determinants of health has left populations in Kenya and elsewhere vulnerable to COVID-19

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A health-care worker waits to test residents during a medical campaign for the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) at a slum area in Mumbai, India, June 30, 2020. The photo shows a worker wearing personal protective equipment standing awkwardly among residents, most of whom aren't even wearing a mask. REUTERS/Francis Mascarenhas

South Asia Needs a New Playbook (Now) to Stop the Coronavirus Catastrophe

by Vaibhav Gupta

COVID-19 offers a once-in-a-lifetime chance to correct years of health security neglect and chronic under-investment

Health-care workers, nurses, and doctors, protesting under the movement called "Take Care of Care" during the coronavirus crisis, at the MontLegia CHC Hospital in Liege, Belgium, on May 15, 2020. The photo shows a large number of health workers standing together and holding up a heart symbol above their heads. REUTERS/Yves Herman
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Collateral Damage of the U.S. Withdrawal from the WHO: Frontline Responders

by Sonya Stokes

Retreating from WHO in the middle of a pandemic dishonors and endangers health-care workers at home and around the globe