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Environment
An ambulance arrives outside a hospital following deadly floods, in Derna, Libya, on September 17, 2023.

Rebuilding Libya’s Health-Care System

by Mary Fitzgerald

Overcoming the legacy of conflict, natural disasters, and political divisions for a healthier future

Poverty
Two men stand on rubble from a building that collapsed from last month's deadly earthquake in the rebel-held town of Jandaris, Syria, on March 12, 2023.

Syrians Need Stable Humanitarian Aid

by Houssam al-Nahhas, Kasra Zarei 

Syrians have long suffered from preventable harms and a devastating earthquake compounds those difficulties.

An Syrian woman with a serious expression on her face dressed in dark colors holds a child who is partially obscured by a bright orange scarf draped over his head. On either side of her, are young men in winter coats walking with her through a desert landscape
Migration

Diabetes, Hypertension, and Heart Disease Don’t Stop for War

by Adrianna Murphy, Éimhín Ansbro

During humanitarian crises, chronic diseases become more complicated