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Palestinians, who were displaced by Israel's military offensive on south Gaza, make their way as they attempt to return to their homes in north Gaza.

Gaza's Health Toll in Numbers

by Christina Bouri

With more than 800 attacks on health-care facilities, Gaza is facing increased levels of diseases and malnutrition

Urbanization
A nurse goes to her hospital shift after graduating from the nursing school.

An Academic Lifeline for Rural Hospitals

by Anika Nayak, Jaya Sarin Pradhan

A flurry of partnerships demonstrate how academic health systems can bolster rural hospitals

the family of Dr. Lorna Breen
Governance

When Someone Great Is Gone

by Sonya Stokes

Remembering Dr. Lorna Breen

Health workers, two male and one female, wear red emergency outfits, stethoscopes, and bullet-proof vests as they pose beside their yellow ambulance at a hospital in Kharkiv.
Governance

War-Proofing Ukraine's Health System

An interview with Ukraine's former Deputy Minister of Health Pavlo Kovtoniuk

Three South African children sit in a dark room look on as they use a parafin light to study during an electricity load-shedding blackout in Soweto, South Africa, on March 18, 2021.
Governance

Power Cuts in South Africa Wreak Havoc on Health Care

by Nadine Nanji

New and alternative energy solutions are needed to keep pace with hospitals' needs

A medical worker passes by street art featuring a frontline worker in a mask outside a clinic in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, during the COVID-19 pandemic, on October 27, 2020.
Governance

Not Your Canaries in the Coal Mine

by Sonya Stokes, Kavita Patel

New CDC guidelines fail to protect frontline workers from COVID-19

Students wear bright orange and blue face paint at an HIV/AIDS awareness campaign to mark the International AIDS Candlelight Memorial, in Chandigarh, India, on May 20, 2018.
Governance

Wrong Code

by Deepa Jahagirdar

How many HIV/AIDS deaths are we missing?

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
Governance

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

A man wearing a facemask takes a selfie in front of the legendary graffiti-covered John Lennon Wall as the coronavirus pandemic continues in Prague, Czech Republic, April 6, 2020. The photo shows a large graffiti mural of the legendary singer and peace activist with a mask draped over Lennon's face. A mane in the foreground holds his device at arm's length taking a selfie. REUTERS/David W Cerny
Governance

Masks: The Easiest Way to Save Lives and Spare Jobs

by Ali H. Mokdad, Katherine Leach-Kemon

All U.S. states have a long way to go on achieving widespread public mask use—which could save 33,000 lives by October 1

People stand in line to receive vouchers at a food distribution center supported by the World Food Program in Sanaa, Yemen, on June 3, 2020 amid the coronavirus pandemic. The photo shows several men lined up in a queue. They are all wearing facemasks. REUTERS/Khaled Abdullah
Food

Why Private Sector Engagement Should Be Part of the Solution in the Developing World

by Martin Short

It’s time we push for a broader COVID-19 response that recognizes the role of business in systemic and behavior change

Opposition supporters celebrate in Lilongwe, Malawi, on February 4, 2020 after a court annulled the May 2019 presidential vote that declared Peter Mutharika the winner—ordering a new vote June 23. The photo shows a man in a stilt costume dancing. This is a striking photo. REUTERS/Eldson Chagara
Poverty

Coronavirus in Malawi

by Allison Daniel, Fanuel Meckson Bickton

Shutdowns reversed amid an upcoming election, other disease threats, and more than half the population living in poverty

Monica Samudio, 46, whose husband Jorge Garcia, 51, died from coronavirus looks out of her window in Mexico City on April 29, 2020. Samudio faced discrimination when she contracted the disease. Picture shows the woman looking out her window and partially reflected in the glass. REUTERS/Edgard Garrido
Governance

Estimating the Latin Wave of Coronavirus

by Rafael Lozano

Projections show potential impact of COVID-19 on Latin America—Brazil, Mexico, Peru, and Ecuador among the hardest hit

Health care workers wheel the bodies of deceased people from the Wyckoff Heights Medical Center during the coronavirus outbreak in the Brooklyn borough of New York City on April 4, 2020. The photo shows two people in blue protective suits wheeling people away from a hospital entrance. REUTERS/Andrew Kelly
Urbanization

I Am an ER Doctor in New York City

by Vineet Kumar Sharma

The unseen mental and emotional cost of the COVID-19 pandemic—chronicled in the journals of one emergency physician

Physician Assistant Cori Kostick demonstrates a booth used to administer tests for coronavirus at the Brigham and Women Hospital in Boston, Massachusetts, on May 5, 2020. The photo shows the worker behind a protective barrier with incorporated gloves, allowing her to work with patients on the other side. REUTERS/Brian Snyder
Urbanization

Coronavirus Testing in New York—Well Short

by Tsion Firew

A call to prioritize COVID-19 testing for first responders from a city ER doctor who can't get a test, even with a fever