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

Bridging Health Gaps With Inclusive Urbanization

by Jessie Pinchoff, Thoai Ngo 

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

Poverty
People at a coronavirus testing center on July 2, 2020 in Mugda Medical College in Dhaka, Bangladesh, where half of the medical equipment in public health facilities goes unused according to the authors. The photo shows a crowd of people wearing masks waiting on line in chairs while a health worker in full protective gear walks beside them. REUTERS/Mohammad Ponir Hossain

Who Gets What and Why?

by Héctor Castro

Countries need informed decision-making through health technology assessment to allocate resources during the pandemic

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
Governance

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