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A person with HIV/AIDS is helped to his bedroom by caregivers from a community home-based care team visiting him at his home in Matero township on the outskirts of Lusaka, Zambia on April 17, 2012. The picture shows the torso of a man wearing a loose-fitting light blue shirt being helped by two other people. REUTERS/Darrin Zammit Lupi

A Global Imperative for Local Support

by Charles Holmes

The novel coronavirus pandemic raises the stakes for strengthening local partners and capacity to deliver health care

Poverty
South Africa's President Cyril Ramaphosa speaks in Cape Town, South Africa on Feb 11, 2020 from the balcony where, 30 years before, Nelson Mandela gave his first speech after his release from prison. The images shows the president standing next to a life-sized statue of Nelson Mandela. REUTERS/Sumaya Hisham

Remembering America’s Global Connections in the Time of Coronavirus

by Sten H. Vermund, Chris Collins

Governance
Average level of preparation of the health system capacities for responding to an infectious epidemic, as measured by Joint External Evaluations of national progress in meeting targets of the International Health Regulations. Photo shows a map of Africa with different countries colored one of four colors according to the data. GIDA/Georgetown Infectious Disease Atlas

Africa is not Starting from Scratch on COVID-19

by Charles Holmes, Matthew Boyce, Rebecca Katz

Success against coronavirus will require national leadership, engaged local responders, and strong cooperation with NGOs