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Revellers take part in the annual block party 'Loucura Suburbana' organized by the Nise da Silveira Mental Health Institute during pre-carnival festivities in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, February 16, 2023.

A Neglected Challenge of Mental Health

by Yenny Guzman-Ruiz

Latin American and Caribbean countries rank among the world’s happiest, but mental health remains an undiscussed issue

Migration
Relatives and friends carry the caskets of Jair Valencia, 19, Yovani Valencia, 16, and Misael Olivares, 16, at their funeral in San Marcos Atexquilapan, in Veracruz, Mexico, on July 15, 2022. They died in a human trafficker’s truck, in Texas, in June 2022.

The Fraught Path from Latin America to the American Dream

by Isabella Rolz

The brother of two San Antonio truck tragedy survivors reflects on trauma and hope

A woman carries vegetables from the field at the end of the day in Tecpan, Guatemala, May 5, 2008.
Food

When Farmers Can't Put Food on the Table

by Isabella Rolz

How the war in Ukraine and climate change are affecting poor farmers in Guatemala

Chairs are pictured on top of tables in a classroom at Watlington Primary School during the last day of school, amid the coronavirus outbreak in Watlington, Britain, on July 17, 2020. The photo shows a number of tables with chairs stacked upon them. REUTERS/Eddie Keogh
Governance

COVID-19 This Week: On the Brink

by Tom Frieden

The United States is a global outlier—a long way from vaccines or containment, even as we consider reopening schools

The image shows a heat map of the United States with states colored according to the higher number of tests coming back positive
Governance

Coronavirus Epidemiology This Week

by Tom Frieden

We won’t stop COVID-19 until we focus on the data that matter

Argentine canoeist Sebastian Rossi trains in his girlfriend's pool, due to the coronavirus outbreak, as he prepares for the postponed Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games, in Buenos Aires, Argentina June 8, 2020. The photo shows the canoeist rowing furiously in a swimming pool. REUTERS/Agustin Marcarian
Poverty

Argentina's Quarantine—The Long View

by Carlos Javier Regazzoni

To build on the country's early success against COVID-19, we should envision an overall Latin American pandemic response

Soldiers on the Ecuadoran side of the border with Colombia, in Tufino, Ecuador, after their government announced the closure of borders to all foreign travelers due to coronavirus on March 15, 2020. The photo shows a border crossing with a large sign reading, Ecuador, and several soldiers in the frame. REUTERS/Daniel Tapia
Governance

Coronavirus in Ecuador

by Fernando Sacoto, Irene Torres

Pandemic highlights need for a future broad, multidisciplinary, independent commission to inform science-based decisions

Soldiers guard the Ecuadoran side of a border with Colombia in Tufino, Ecuador on March 15, 2020, after country leaders announced the closure of its borders to all foreign travelers due to COVID-19. The photo shows a simple border crossing through a small town with a big sign reading "Ecuador" above the street. The crossing is closed with metal barricades, and a soldier stands out front. REUTERS/Daniel Tapia
Trade

Coronavirus in Latin America

by Carlos Javier Regazzoni

How will the region cope with COVID-19 pressure on health care systems, weak economies, and unstable politics