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A health-care worker waits to test residents during a medical campaign for the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) at a slum area in Mumbai, India, June 30, 2020. The photo shows a worker wearing personal protective equipment standing awkwardly among residents, most of whom aren't even wearing a mask. REUTERS/Francis Mascarenhas

South Asia Needs a New Playbook (Now) to Stop the Coronavirus Catastrophe

by Vaibhav Gupta

COVID-19 offers a once-in-a-lifetime chance to correct years of health security neglect and chronic under-investment

Trade
A man is seen in silhouette as he smokes a cigarette at his shop in Peshawar, Pakistan May 28, 2019. The image shows a dark silhouette of a man in profile smoking and filling the air around him with smoke. REUTERS/Fayaz Aziz

Smoke and Mirrors in Bangladesh

by Bungon Ritthiphakdee

Three lessons we can learn from Bangladesh about tobacco industry influence and corruption

Nobel Peace Prize winner Leymah Gbowee on a phone in New York on October 7, 2011. The efforts of Gbowee and other women to peace-building in Liberia was seen as critical to securing a lasting peace. The photo shows the nobel laureate in great spirits talking on the phone. REUTERS/Shannon Stapleton
Gender

What Other Sectors Can Show for Women's Leadership in COVID-19

by Rachel A. George

Lessons on inclusion from the fields of conflict resolution, security, and business