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Zimbabwean President Emmerson Mnangagwa gives a speech at the Heroes' Day Commemoration in Harare, Zimbabwe, amid the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic on August 10, 2020. GETTY IMAGES/Wanda/Xinhua

Coronavirus in Zimbabwe

by Chido Dziva Chikwari

The country is facing an unprecedented public health catastrophe—and action is required to prevent more needless deaths

Governance
Image shows a map of the world color coded according to percent of government spending on health in 2017.

Which Governments Prioritize Health Spending?

by Joseph L Dieleman, Hayley Stutzman, Angela E. Micah

As COVID-19 causes simultaneous health and economic crises worldwide, it's an opportunity to evaluate health spending

Going out in a storm is a tough choice. Here a woman braves a sandstorm in Timbuktu, Mali, on July 29, 2013. Far worse is the decision many face today whether to brave COVID-19 for other health care. The photo shows a woman with a baby on her back walking through a desert. The wind is blowing strongly, as evidenced by the billowing cloth on their heads. REUTERS/Joe Penney
Aging

Mothers, Children, and the Terrible Choice Between COVID-19 and Other Infections

by Chip Lyons, Chris Collins

Decisive action is required now to protect the most vulnerable from HIV, tuberculosis, and malaria during the pandemic