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After a Year of Denying Covid-19, Tanzania Orders Vaccines
The East African nation of nearly 60 million people will receive its first vaccines in the coming weeks, a WHO spokesperson says
On Native American Reservations, the Push for More Clean Water and Sanitation
58 out of every 1,000 Native American households don’t have access to indoor plumbing
Up to 900,000 in Ethiopia’s Tigray Face Famine, US Says
The hunger crisis in Tigray is the world’s worst in a decade
Migrant Children Endure "Despair and Isolation" Inside Tent City in Texas
The level of distress among migrant boys and girls held by the U.S. government at a tent city in Texas has become alarming
Delta Coronavirus Variant: Scientists Brace for Impact
The rapid rise of the highly transmissible strain in the United Kingdom has put countries in Europe, North America, and Africa on watch
Brazil Reported One of the Highest COVID Death Tolls in the World
A severe drought has also gripped the country, the worst in at least 91 years
The Delta Variant Adds a Speed Bump to the Pandemic Escape Route
The fast-spreading version of the virus first detected in India is changing the rules of the game as the world tries to exit the pandemic
COVID-19 Cases Falling in India, but Disrupted Health System Still Causing Deaths
Coronavirus patients are not the only ones suffering from a COVID-fragile health system
G7 Leaders Pledge 870 Million Vaccines to Low-Income Countries
Vaccine donations come as WHO chief warns many countries face COVID surges
An Open Letter from Women in Global Health to the Leaders of the G7
It’s time to lead with humility, vaccinate the world, and invest in women who deliver health and social care
Biden Administration to Buy 500 Million Pfizer Coronavirus Vaccine Doses to Donate to the World
The doses will be distributed by COVAX, and are targeted for low- and middle-income countries
U.S. Report Found it Plausible Covid-19 Leaked from Wuhan Lab
The assessment is said to have been among the first U.S. government efforts to seriously explore the hypothesis that the virus leaked.