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New Pope Brings Health-Care Hope

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Nearing 100 days of papacy, Pope Leo XIV could renew interest and investment in global health

Polluted Rivers Create a Public Health Crisis in Nepal

Polluted Rivers Create a Public Health Crisis in Nepal

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Unchecked urbanization has led to a surge of waterborne diseases among Nepal's poorest communities

The Economic Constraints on Clean Water

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Investing in water, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH) reduces the financial costs of disease outbreaks

The Economic Constraints on Clean Water

Kenya's Fluoride Problem

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Heavy fluoride in Kenya's water supply has consequences for the country's health and economy

Kenya's Fluoride Problem

Water Is Life

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An interview with Cardinal Michael F. Czerny on the Catholic Church's water, sanitation, and hygiene project

Water Is Life

Malawi's Cholera Outbreak Could Spill Over into Neighboring Countries

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Mozambique, South Africa, and Zimbabwe are all at risk of cross-border cholera outbreaks.

Malawi's Cholera Outbreak Could Spill Over into Neighboring Countries

Vaccine Nationalism and Africa

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African Union calls for a "People's Vaccine" as African Academy of Sciences begins mapping local clinical trials sites

Volunteers wait for their names to be called before testing and taking part in a COVID-19 clinical trial at the Wits RHI Shandukani Research Centre in Johannesburg, South Africa, on August 27, 2020. Picture shows a waiting room full of people. REUTERS/Siphiwe Sibeko

The Kids Are (Not) Alright

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Analyzing the evidence against—and in support of—reopening schools during COVID-19

U.S. school systems are stuck between two bad choices. A classroom chair rests between two dismantled water fountains at Edmondson Westside High School in Baltimore, Maryland, on April 28, 2020. The photo shows a red chair in a beige-colorored hallway where two porticos feature white porcelain basins now dry for the pandemic. REUTERS/Tom Brenner

What Happens When COVID-19 Ends?

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The pandemic has exposed cracks in our health-care systems, shortsightedness of human interests, and poor public policy

A man drives an auto-rickshaw depicting the coronavirus to create awareness about staying at home during a nationwide lockdown to prevent the spread of COVID-19—in Chennai, India, on April 23, 2020. The image shows a vehicle painted red and covered with crown spikes reminiscent of the virus, which appear to be made of paper mache. REUTERS/P. Ravikumar

Why Private Sector Engagement Should Be Part of the Solution in the Developing World

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It's time we push for a broader COVID-19 response that recognizes the role of business in systemic and behavior change

People stand in line to receive vouchers at a food distribution center supported by the World Food Program in Sanaa, Yemen, on June 3, 2020 amid the coronavirus pandemic. The photo shows several men lined up in a queue. They are all wearing facemasks. REUTERS/Khaled Abdullah

Handwashing Is Crucial for Combating Coronavirus

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Expanded hand-washing access could save thousands of lives from diseases like COVID-19—especially in low-income settings

Proportion of population with no access to hand-washing in 2019. The map shows that hand-washing access is lowest in low-income countries in sub-Saharan Africa, South Asia and the Caribbean.

COVID-19: It Ain't Over Until There's PPE All Over

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None of us are safe until all health workers are protected. The time to start is now.

Nurse Tatsanee Onthong, 26, receives help putting on PPE before attending to a COVID-19 patient in the ICU at King Chulalongkorn Memorial Hospital in Bangkok, Thailand, on April 22, 2020. Picture shows a nurse being helped into her PPE. REUTERS/Athit Perawongmetha