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Ignoring the science on social distancing, not congregating indoors, and wearing masks, young people listen to U.S. President Donald J. Trump at the Dream City Church in Phoenix on June 23, 2020. The photo shows a huge crowd of yound people, very few wearing masks, packed into theater-like seats. REUTERS/Carlos Barria

Why Global Health is Missing its Moment

by Jessica Pickett, Alanna Shaikh

The field has always been political, but our refusal to engage as such has sidelined experts just as they're most needed

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Image shows a map of the world color coded according to percent of government spending on health in 2017.

Which Governments Prioritize Health Spending?

by Joseph L Dieleman, Hayley Stutzman, Angela E. Micah

As COVID-19 causes simultaneous health and economic crises worldwide, it's an opportunity to evaluate health spending

The remote-controlled robot built by Egyptian mechanical engineer Mahmoud El komy to test people for coronavirus by running PCR tests, limiting exposure to suspected cases, is pictured in Cairo, Egypt, on June 12, 2020. Picture shows the robot and inventor eye-to-eye. REUTERS/Mohamed Abd El Ghany
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COVID-19 as a Digital Pandemic

by Steve Davis, Precious Matsoso

The tech sector is booming with health monitoring apps—but to realize their public benefit we need new ways to vet them