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Ava Kreutziger, 14, gives Croix Hill, 15, a high five after Croix received her first dose of the COVID-19 vaccine at the Ochsner Center for Primary Care and Wellness, in New Orleans, Louisiana, May 13, 2021.

The Problem of COVID-19 Vaccine Hesitancy in Teens

by Laszlo Bollyky

One high school senior says the decision to vaccinate should rest with teenagers

Governance
Dr. Patty García stands at a podium speaking. Dr. Garcia is professor and Dean of the School of Public Health at Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia in Lima, Peru. She is the former Minister of Health of Peru

When Inequity, Political Instability, and Culture Meet COVID

An interview with Dr. Patricia Garcia, former health minister of Peru and global health leader

U.S. President Joe Biden arrives at the White House on Marine One helicopter after a day trip to the U.S. Coast Guard Academy. Washington, DC, May 19, 2021.
Governance

A "Third Way" for World Order After COVID-19

by Amitav Acharya

The pandemic will accelerate the development of a "multiplex" world

A deserted beach with umbrellas made of natural materials is pictured during an extended lockdown aimed at stemming the spread of COVID-19 in April 2020 in Tunis, Tunisia.
Governance

The Urgent Need for an African Medicines Agency

by Evaborhene Aghogho Nelson 

Africa needs to continue strengthening and relying on its own health-care agencies

People whose jobs were affected by COVID-19 restrictions wait in lines to receive cash assistance from the government, at an elementary school in Quezon City, Metro Manila, Philippines, April 12, 2021.
Governance

A Tale of Two Countries During COVID-19

by Renzo R. Guinto, Sumegha Asthana

India and the Philippines have seen parallel health system challenges during the pandemic

A view shows a patient floor hall of an field hospital known as an Alternate Care Facility set up at the state fair ground as cases of COVID-19 cases spike in Wisconsin on October 12, 2020.
Governance

The Long Road to Universal Health Coverage

by Priyanka Sethy

President-Elect Joe Biden's team can learn from other democracies on how to move the needle on universal health coverage

A student watches an online lecture in a digital mobile education library—which provides mobile phones to children who lack access for education during COVID-19 in Mumbai, India, on October 16, 2020. The photo shows a small child at a school desk with a mobile phone on the table in front of them. REUTERS/Francis Mascarenhas
Governance

Big Data Requires Big Thinking on Data Governance

by Stefan Germann

We need concrete guidelines now to secure data privacy and address missing data, missed use of data, and misuse of data

Bird's eye view: visitors take in a panoramic scene of the city of Toronto, Canada, from the 553 meters (1815 feet) high CN Tower, which just reopened after coronavirus restrictions on July 15, 2020. The photo shows a woman wearing a mask looking out from the skyview of the tall building with the Toronto cityscape beneath her. REUTERS/Carlos Osorio
Aging

Coronavirus in Toronto—Lessons Lost on a Second SARS

by Allison Daniel

The city's COVID-19 response is strongly informed by the experience of the earlier outbreak—but by no means exceptional

Ignoring the science on social distancing, not congregating indoors, and wearing masks, young people listen to U.S. President Donald J. Trump at the Dream City Church in Phoenix on June 23, 2020. The photo shows a huge crowd of yound people, very few wearing masks, packed into theater-like seats. REUTERS/Carlos Barria
Governance

Why Global Health is Missing its Moment

by Jessica Pickett, Alanna Shaikh

The field has always been political, but our refusal to engage as such has sidelined experts just as they're most needed

A man is seen in silhouette as he smokes a cigarette at his shop in Peshawar, Pakistan May 28, 2019. The image shows a dark silhouette of a man in profile smoking and filling the air around him with smoke. REUTERS/Fayaz Aziz
Trade

Smoke and Mirrors in Bangladesh

by Bungon Ritthiphakdee

Three lessons we can learn from Bangladesh about tobacco industry influence and corruption

Migrant workers, who were stranded in the western state of Gujarat due to a government lockdown, inside a train as they leave for their homes in Ahmedabad, India, on May 2, 2020. The image shows a bright red train with people inside and a woman walking by the train outside. REUTERS/Amit Dave
Environment

The Trillion-Dollar Question With COVID-19

by Luke Shors, Michael Ferrari

How significant is climate on coronavirus transmission?

A formation of the Navy Blue Angels and Air Force Thunderbirds fly past the Washington Monument as a salute to first responders and essential personnel during the coronavirus pandemic on May 2, 2020. The photo shows two tight formations of several jets flying by the Washington monument on a brilliant blue sky day. REUTERS/Joshua Roberts
Governance

Public Health is Always Political

by Travis Bias

U.S. pandemic responses are human endeavors led by governments put in place by the people through political processes

A man coughs as children walk past roadside, during the coronavirus pandemic in Nairobi, Kenya April 19, 2020. This is a powerful image of two children looking at a man who is coughing into his had with his head turned. REUTERS/Thomas Mukoya
Urbanization

Coronavirus in East Africa

by Moses Tetui

Disease-induced divisions and challenges to regional blocs are set to deepen in the aftermath of the COVID-19 pandemic

George Washington is seen with a printed medical mask on the one-dollar bill near fifty-Euro banknotes in this illustration created during the coronavirus pandemic on March 31, 2020. The photo shows a bunch of paper money, dollars and euros, with a blue surgical-style mask on one of the bills. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic
Governance

Coronavirus in Europe: Who If Not Us?

by Ilona Kickbusch, Susan Bergner

Can the EU balance internal recovery with geopolitical influence and lift its gaze towards the international sphere?