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Global Life Expectancy Declines for First Time in 30 Years

Global Life Expectancy Declines for First Time in 30 Years

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Overall life expectancy is struggling, according to a highly anticipated update to the Global Burden of Disease study

A Successful Battle Against the Bottle

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How the government, health-care professionals, and the community improved alcohol policies in Taiwan

Universal Health Care in Southeast Asia

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Aging populations and rising health-care costs are creating a “golden opportunity” to build better health systems

Visibly Invisible: Taiwan and Global Health

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The legacy of the past and practices of the present, dictate whose voices are heard

Visibly Invisible: Taiwan and Global Health

Aging Gracefully in Taiwan

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Mayor-physician Ko Wen-Je's quest to reshape Taipei for seniors

Containing COVID-19 Successfully

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How did Taiwan do it?

A tour guide adjust her face mask to protect herself from the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in an empty Taipei Sightseeing bus in Taipei, Taiwan, May 22, 2020.

Coronavirus in Toronto—Lessons Lost on a Second SARS

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The city's COVID-19 response is strongly informed by the experience of the earlier outbreak—but by no means exceptional

Bird's eye view: visitors take in a panoramic scene of the city of Toronto, Canada, from the 553 meters (1815 feet) high CN Tower, which just reopened after coronavirus restrictions on July 15, 2020. The photo shows a woman wearing a mask looking out from the skyview of the tall building with the Toronto cityscape beneath her. REUTERS/Carlos Osorio

All Bets Are Off for Measuring Pandemic Preparedness

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Three standard measures don't predict how countries fare in COVID-19—so how do we better prepare for the next pandemic?

Photo shows a pair of hands holding up the corners of two cards to reveal a pair of aces. A large stack of chips is in the background.

COVID-19 Highlights the Need for Universal Health Coverage

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Universal health coverage is achievable for all countries—and in the aftermath of the pandemic, it should be implemented

A woman gets her eyes tested at a free eye-care camp on the occasion of Indian politician Babasaheb Ambedkar's death anniversary in Mumbai, India, December 6, 2019. The photo shows an older woman with testing glasses on her face. REUTERS/Francis Mascarenhas

Taiwan's Response to COVID-19 and the WHO

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An interview with Taiwanese Minister of Foreign Affairs Jaushieh Joseph Wu on Taiwan's response to COVID-19 and the WHO

Taoyuan health worker Wang Tsui-lien rides a scooter to deliver care packages and to check on people who have been ordered to be under self-quarantine, in Taoyuan, Taiwan, on March 25, 2020. Photo shows a motorcycle on an abandoned street in an urban setting. REUTERS/Ann Wang