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Paul Farmer and the Audacity of Accompaniment

Paul Farmer and the Audacity of Accompaniment

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Reflecting on Paul Farmer's extraordinary legacy

Why Harassing International NGOs Is Bad for Health

Why Harassing International NGOs Is Bad for Health

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Authoritarian leaders inadvertently weaken their countries' health infrastructure when they legislate against nonprofits

We Must Let a Million Flowers Bloom

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For India to thrive, the voluntary, non-governmental organization sector must survive

A million blooming flowers—and then some! Here a woman works inside her mustard field on the outskirts of Srinagar, India, on March 26, 2015. The photo shows a woman bending over in a field of bright yellow blossoms. REU-TERS/Danish Ismail

Expanding Health-Care Access in Times of Coronavirus

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Health and wellness centers have expanded access to primary health-care services in Punjab, India—even in the pandemic

Snapshot from a time when it's far from normal: women carry cattle fodder through a mustard field on Earth Day, amid the coronavirus lockdown, on the outskirts of Srinagar, India, on April 22, 2020. This is a stunning photo showing three women with large bales of freshly cut plants on their heads walking through a field thrown into a yellow hue because of the flowering mustard greens. REUTERS/Danish Ismail

A New Era for Health Policy and Systems Research

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It is now time to boost and embed health policy and systems research to handle crucial questions related to COVID-19

Where policy meets health: European Union leaders take part in the first face-to-face EU summit since the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak began, in Brussels, Belgium, on July 17, 2020. The photo shows a large round table from above with various leaders seated far apart from one another. REUTERS/Francois Lenoir

Silenced Voices in Global Health

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The field has come a long way from its colonial past, but global health still falls short of being diverse and inclusive

A woman living with HIV/AIDS stands in her hut in the northeastern Indian city of Siliguri on July 23, 2005. The photo shows the woman with a wrap covering her mouth. REUTERS/Rupak De Chowdhuri

The WHO We Need for the Next Pandemic

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The World Health Organization should be more independent, collaborate with NGOs, and increase emphasis on human rights

The shadow of a girl receiving an evening meal from a humanitarian service center is cast on a wall in front of her family home in Russeifa, Jordan, on April 28, 2020 during the coronavirus pandemic. Picture shows the girl's shadow on an old wall. REUTERS/Muhammad Hamed

The Trillion-Dollar Question With COVID-19

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How significant is climate on coronavirus transmission?

Migrant workers, who were stranded in the western state of Gujarat due to a government lockdown, inside a train as they leave for their homes in Ahmedabad, India, on May 2, 2020. The image shows a bright red train with people inside and a woman walking by the train outside. REUTERS/Amit Dave

Coronavirus in India

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Mitigating the health effects of COVID-19 beyond the immediate

This is an eerie and haunting photo with several people sitting on the ground in an outdoor location in low lighting. They are bathed in a dark red light.

Tackling Cancer Through Universal Health Coverage

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Turning the tide through prevention, treatment, and other cancer control interventions depends on strong health systems

People sit in a chemotherapy ward while undergoing treatment for cancer at the Korle Bu Teaching Hospital in Accra, Ghana on April 24, 2012. Most of Africa's 2,000 languages have no word for cancer. Picture shows two people in comfortable chairs from the chest down. at least one of them has an IV in her arm, presumably an infusion of chemo meds. REUTERS/Olivier Asselin

A Global Imperative for Local Support

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

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

Africa is not Starting from Scratch on COVID-19

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

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