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Masks are seen on a production line manufacturing masks at a factory in Shanghai, China January 31, 2020. New York City alone could face a shortage of millions of masks in the coming months. The image shows a human hand with two bright orange bandaids on the thumb and middle finger picking its way across a huge pile of masks. REUTERS/Aly Song

A Truce in the Trade War Will Save American Lives

by Susan Shirk, Yanzhong Huang

Immediately lifting all tariffs on personal protection equipment will enable doctors and nurses to safely do their work

Picture shows Olive Kobusingye, Executive Director, Injury Control Center at Makerere Medical School in Kampala, Uganda. She is looking at the camera against a bright, blurred out background wearing a red-and-blue shirt in this posed shot.
Environment

Injuries, Drowning and Boat Safety in Sub-Saharan Africa

by Jason Socrates Bardi, Thomas J. Bollyky

Interview with Olive Kobusingye, Executive Director, Injury Control Center at Makerere Medical School in Kampala, Uganda

Residents inspect a washed-out section of collapsed road after Hurricane Matthew hit the state, in North Carolina.
Urbanization

Our Infrastructure Should Make Us Healthier

by Diana Schoder

We can’t #BuildForTomorrow without prioritizing health today.