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Petrochemicals and Pills: How the Iran War Exposed Medicines' Oil Vulnerability

Petrochemicals and Pills: How the Iran War Exposed Medicines' Oil Vulnerability

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A new analysis shows how the Iran War disrupted upstream inputs for pharmaceutical supply chains, as the United States and Iran move toward a deal

Two women cook dinner after Cuba's national electric grid collapsed for the second time in a week, amid the U.S.-imposed oil blockade, in Havana, Cuba, on March 21, 2026.

Cuba's Health Care Buckles Under Fuel Blockade

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A professor of Latin American public health details how the 2026 fuel blockade has affected every domain of Cuba's health system

Where the Iran War Could Disrupt Pharmaceutical Supply Chains

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Pharmaceutical company executives are responding to the immediate supply-chain threats by targeting unconventional routes

Worldwide Flight Services personnel prepare humanitarian aid packages for the first French humanitarian flight to Beirut, carrying 60 tons of relief supplies and pharmaceutical products, at Paris‑Charles de Gaulle Airport, in Roissy‑en‑France near Paris, France, on March 12, 2026.

Executive Order to Lower U.S. Drug Prices Could Hurt the Poorest Countries

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Cascading adoption of most-favored-nation drug pricing could erode affordable access to essential medicines

Executive Order to Lower U.S. Drug Prices Could Hurt the Poorest Countries

Pharma's Influence on India's Global Health Engagement

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India must balance its advocacy on behalf of developing countries with the interests of its growing domestic industry

Pharma's Influence on India's Global Health Engagement

Insights From India on Expanding Global Vaccine Production

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The Indian pharmaceutical industry offers lessons for building vaccine-production capacity in developing countries

Insights From India on Expanding Global Vaccine Production

Tolerating the Pain: Accessing Medical Morphine in Bangladesh

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Roadblocks to getting opioids leave seriously ill patients coping with unbearable pain

A worker dries fabrics at a dye factory in Narayanganj, Bangladesh, on March 9, 2022.

War-Proofing Ukraine's Health System

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An interview with Ukraine's former Deputy Minister of Health Pavlo Kovtoniuk

War-Proofing Ukraine's Health System

The Urgent Need for an African Medicines Agency

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Africa needs to continue strengthening and relying on its own health-care agencies

A deserted beach with umbrellas made of natural materials is pictured during an extended lockdown aimed at stemming the spread of COVID-19 in April 2020 in Tunis, Tunisia.

A Wake-Up Call Both Brutal and Urgent

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For faster medical product access in low- and middle-income countries, make long-term investments in regulatory systems

A pharmacist holds a medicine containing chlorine dioxide at the Farmacia Boliviana, amid the outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), in Cochabamba, Bolivia, on July 21, 2020. The photo shows a man wearing a mask holding up a wine glass filled with a bright yellow liquid. REUTERS/Danilo Balderrama

Untrained Drug Sellers Replacing Doctors—A Challenge for COVID-19

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Success controlling COVID-19 in lower-income countries will depend on implementing strategies appropriate to those areas

An aerial view of the Rocinha slum in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil on March 26, 2020—during the ongoing crisis over the coronavirus pandemic. The photo is a gorgeous shot taken from the sky showing the slums cascading down the mountain to the coast, which is dotted with modern skyscrapers, and the ocean beyond. REUTERS/Ricardo Moraes