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Five Global Health Takeaways From the 77th UN General Assembly

Five Global Health Takeaways From the 77th UN General Assembly

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In a complex world, UNGA 77 sparks needed momentum on global health

The Life of a Foreign Aid Practitioner

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A review of "Bike Riding in Kabul," Jamie Bowman's unexpectedly humorous memoir of life as a foreign aid worker

The Africa We Want: Protecting Health and Livelihood

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Deepening economic integration to boost intra-African trade requires an equal investment in public health structures

A masked-trader carriers two female-form mannequins as he closes his business ahead of the lockdown resulting from the COVID-19 pandemic in Nairobi, Kenya.

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

Scaling up Surgery and Anesthesia, Post-Coronavirus

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Expanding access to surgery and anesthesia globally would be a win–win for health security and universal health coverage

An intubated patient tries to gesture at a medical worker holding his hand at the Sotiria hospital ICU during the coronavirus outbreak, in Athens, Greece, on April 25, 2020. Picture shows the hand of a patient in a hospital bed being held by the blue-gloved hand of a medical worker. REUTERS/Giorgos Moutafis

Bridging Health Gaps With Inclusive Urbanization

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To tackle health disparities, the global health community must promote inclusive urbanization

A slum dweller woman carries drinking water in Dhaka, Bangladesh, September 15, 2020. REUTERS/Mohammad Ponir Hossain

Combating COVID-19 Without Sacrificing Sustainable Development Goals

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We must not stop investing in long-term health projects—even under significant resource constraints in times of pandemic

The author argues for pandemic responses that do not sacrifice long-term health projects—just as Kenyan fashionista James Maina Mwangi, on July 30, 2020, blends 160 stylish suits with sensible masks. Picture shows James smartly dressed in a well-appointed purple suit with a matching mask. In the background are striking blue and orange and green suits hanging on the wall. REUTERS/Thomas Mukoya

Ending Female Genital Mutilation

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Best practices are known and political will may finally be here to end this extreme form of discrimination against women

Copy of an old papyrus seen in a souvenir shop in Cairo Egypt. Female genital mutilation is an archaic practice that most likely originated in Pharaonic Egypt. The image is of a papyrus GETTY/Izzet Keribar

COVID-19 Highlights the Need for Community Health

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Turning the tide on the pandemic and achieving greater global health security demands stronger community health systems

A general view of a food market after Nigeria's President Muhammadu Buhari called for a lockdown starting the same day to limit the spread of coronavirus in Lagos, Nigeria on March 30, 2020. The picture shows a market bustling with trade. REUTERS/Temilade Adelaja

An Improbable Success in a Troubled Region

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The Ouagadougou Partnership in Francophone West Africa advances access to family planning for health and development

Helping youth directly address their leaders: Mariam Abou Gado, Ouagadougou Partnership Youth Ambassador in Niger, meets with President Issoufou of Niger to discuss recommendations on family planning. The photo shows a smiling Miriam shaking hands with the president. PHOTO courtesy of EtriLabs/Yves Tamomo

The U.S. Government’s Role in Addressing Global Women’s Health

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What will happen to women and girls in low- and middle-income countries in the future as aid stalls and progress slows?

Young girls holding U.S. and Kenyan flags wait to greet U.S. Ambassador Robert Godec at a President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR) project for girls' empowerment in Nairobi on Mar 10, 2018. The photo shows four girls from the stomach down holding flags. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst

How to Prevent a Million Children’s Deaths

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Closing gap on child mortality for UN Sustainable Development Goal 3.2 in ten years may take baby steps, not giant leaps

Children play in water pipes at a construction site on the banks of the Yamuna River on July 26, 2010in the northern Indian city of Allahabad. Picture shows several rows of large, concrete sewer pipes stacked on top of each other with their fat openings facing the camera. Each is large enough to fit one child huddled at the opening. About ten children can be seen climbing about on the feature. REUTERS/Jitendra Prakash