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A woman holds a small bottle labeled with a "Vaccine COVID-19" sticker and a medical syringe in this illustration taken on April 10, 2020, in Bosnia. The photo shows a woman holding a small vial to her face. She is wearing a mask and gloves and the vial reads, COVID-19. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic

A New Way to Drive COVID-19 Vaccine Development

by Adrian Towse, Kalipso Chalkidou, Rachel Silverman

How a "benefit-based advance market commitment" could build on existing Gavi COVAX and EU Joint Procurement initiatives

Poverty
A student washes her hands after clean up at a school in response to the novel coronavirus pandemic in Abuja, Nigeria on March 20, 2020. The photo shows a pair of hands actively lathering under a water tap against a blue background. REUTERS/Afolabi Sotunde

Where WASH Figures in the COVID-19 Fight

by Katherine E. Bliss, Tanvi Nagpal

Hard-sought health security in sub-Saharan Africa should build on WASH programs, which are already proven to save lives

A woman at a clinic in Olenguruone, Kenya on Oct. 29, 2013 undergoes an eye exam, cataract check, and retinal scan with a technology using smartphones that uploads the data to a doctor for analysis. The photo shows a mature woman wearing a bright orange scarf taking an eye test, holding a green patch to her left eye and raising her right hand in front of her face. REUTERS/Noor Khamis
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Diagnostic Gaps in Global Health

by Catharina Boehme, Madhukar Pai

Lack of diagnostic capacity in primary care impacts patient outcomes, damages health systems, and lowers health security