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Zambia's Cholera Outbreak Rings Warning Bells on Climate Change
Environment

Zambia's Cholera Outbreak Rings Warning Bells on Climate Change

by Vanessa Kerry, Bassim Birkland

Cholera spikes are one of many signs foretelling the rapid emergence of climate-sensitive diseases

Road Safety in Lusaka
Urbanization

Road Safety in Lusaka

by Ted Alcorn

Mayor Chilando Chitangala on road safety, public health, and her political ambitions

Governance

U.S.-Africa Leaders Summit:  Zambia's Lessons on Governance, Health, and Partnership

by Charles Holmes, Mark C. Storella
U.S.-Africa Leaders Summit:  Zambia's Lessons on Governance, Health, and Partnership
Governance

What We Ask About Coronavirus in Africa

by Morine Amutorine, Elaine O. Nsoesie
A boy reads the Koran after morning prayers with his family during the holy month of Ramadan, as Egypt ramps up efforts to slow the spread of the coronavirus in Cairo, Egypt, on April 26, 2020. Picture shows the boy reading with his shadow cast on the wall behind him. REUTERS/Mohamed Abd El Ghany
Governance

A Global Imperative for Local Support

by Charles Holmes
A person with HIV/AIDS is helped to his bedroom by caregivers from a community home-based care team visiting him at his home in Matero township on the outskirts of Lusaka, Zambia on April 17, 2012. The picture shows the torso of a man wearing a loose-fitting light blue shirt being helped by two other people. REUTERS/Darrin Zammit Lupi
Governance

Africa is not Starting from Scratch on COVID-19

by Charles Holmes, Matthew Boyce, Rebecca Katz
Average level of preparation of the health system capacities for responding to an infectious epidemic, as measured by Joint External Evaluations of national progress in meeting targets of the International Health Regulations. Photo shows a map of Africa with different countries colored one of four colors according to the data. GIDA/Georgetown Infectious Disease Atlas