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Kesieana Onoge and her daughter Naomi Onoge, 6, struggle to navigate the online learning system from their home, in Lagos, Nigeria, on April 23, 2020.

Online Learning's Health Burden in Low-Resource Countries

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Once hailed as a great equalizer, online learning has deepened health divides in vulnerable student populations

Seeking Gender Equality in the Global Health Workforce

Seeking Gender Equality in the Global Health Workforce

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By adopting a gender perspective, policymakers can better address the challenges that women in the health sector face

The Expansion of Virtual Emergency Care

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Phones, cameras, and call centers improve patients' access to health care in Pakistan

The Expansion of Virtual Emergency Care

The Power of Health Information for People with Disabilities

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Knowledge gaps, data deficits, and stigma have stalled access to health information and care

The Power of Health Information for People with Disabilities

Five Billion Reasons for Ramping Up Global Surgery

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Creating surgical and anesthesia capacity is a win for pandemic preparedness

Five Billion Reasons for Ramping Up Global Surgery

Cancer in Africa, a Financially Devastating Disease

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A physician in Senegal shares her cancer story from "the land of universal health coverage"

Cancer in Africa, a Financially Devastating Disease

The End of New Zealand's Zero-COVID Policy

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Many worry it will magnify existing inequalities

The End of New Zealand's Zero-COVID Policy

Contact Tracing Requires Building Trust

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As states gear up their contact tracing efforts, here's how they should approach getting buy-in within their communities

A militarized approach to contact tracing is shown here as National Guard members at the Washington State Department of Health support contact tracing efforts in Tumwater, Washington—on May 20, 2020. The photo shows the guard members standing around a cubicle space talking. A table in the foreground is decorated with a drawing of a dinosaur and emblazoned with the words "I eat COVID-19 for breakfast. REUTERS/Jason Redmond