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Loss of US Aid Highlights Africa’s Slow Progress on Medical Research Goals
Could the loss of US funding be the catalyst countries like Uganda need to more fully fund their own research — and focus on the continent’s true needs?
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Global Health
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Taboos About Death Impede Nepal’s Response to Organ Transplant Crisis
Nine of 10 people needing transplants never find a donor. Updated laws increase the donor pool by allowing transplants from brain-dead patients. But religious beliefs about reincarnation make such donations rare.
Civil Liberties
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No Title. No Utilities. No Problem. Inside the Zimbabwean Ruling Party’s Land-for-Votes Scheme.
ZANU-PF's practice of giving land to supporters has resulted in haphazard development, including houses in the middle of roads. But the strategy wins elections.
Environment
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As Sewage Floods Homes, Argentina’s Government Looks Away
In Villa Fiorito, families battle infections as the country's budget cuts derail a critical sanitation project.