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The Pandemic's Global Impact

Uganda
Village Health Workers Stand at Center of COVID Fight

Locally trained health care workers have helped combat the coronavirus. But deep into the pandemic, they still lack basic protective equipment and medical supplies.

By Beatrice Lamwaka

and Patricia Lindrio

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Photos of the Week

Photo by Nansalmaa Oyunchimeg, Mongolia

Contributing Reporter

Otgonchimeg Baldanjamts stands at an altar after offering money to the gods at Khamar Monastery in Sainshand, Dornogovi province, Mongolia. Some worshippers believe the monastery, founded in 1820, is the center of energy in the world.
Photo by Coraly Cruz Mejías, Puerto Rico

Senior Reporter

Members of Respetable Logia Simbólica Masónica Amor Fraternal No. 1 (Respectable Symbolic Fraternal Love Masonic Lodge No. 1) pay homage to Ramón Emeterio Betances y Alacán, a 19th-century political figure who fought for independence and the abolition of slavery, in a public square in Cabo Rojo, Puerto Rico.
Photo by Merveille Kavira Luneghe, Democratic Republic of Congo

Senior Reporter

Kahambu Taheruka washes horse mackerel in Kikimba, Kirumba, Democratic Republic of Congo. Taheruka sells fried fish to help provide for her family.
Photo by Avigaí Silva, Mexico

Contributing Reporter

A reporter from Chilpancingo de los Bravo places a candle in a memorial cross outside the federal attorney general’s office in the state of Guerrero, Mexico. Reporters gathered to demand security after several journalists were murdered.
Photo by Ena Aguilar Peláez, Mexico

Contributing Reporter

Olegario Hernández carves maguey plants into a gourd, or jícara, in Santa Cruz Xoxocotlán, Oaxaca, Mexico. Gourds have been used since pre-Hispanic times as percussion instruments and containers for food and beverages.
Photo by Vetrichelvi Chandrakala, Sri Lanka

Contributing Reporter

From left, Christhobar Ajith, Mohammathu Sathaku Yasin, Ravuthar Mohammathu Pasith and Mohammathu Imthiyas Infan play carom as they wait for three-wheeler customers in a parking lot in Mannar, Sri Lanka.
Photo by Uranchimeg Tsogkhuu, Mongolia

Reporter

Purevsuren Lhagvajav, a member of Umnugovi province’s Music and Drama Theater, performs in the musical “Blue Sun” during a rehearsal for the Saint Muse International Theater Festival in Umnugovi province, Mongolia.
Photo by Vetrichelvi Chandrakala, Sri Lanka

Contributing Reporter

Mohan Jathusan, left, and Radnasingam Mohan weld a motorcycle engine at one of the few welding shops in Mannar, Sri Lanka.
Photo by Uranchimeg Tsogkhuu, Mongolia

Reporter

Racers urge their camels toward the finish line during the Ten Thousand Camel Festival in Dalanzadgad, Umnugovi province, Mongolia. More than 120 camel riders and 3,500 attendees participated in the event.
Photo by Lilette A. Contreras, Mexico

Contributing Reporter

Rarámuri women, who belong to one of the largest indigenous groups in northern Mexico, listen to Mass on Good Friday during Holy Week at a church in Norogachi, Chihuahua, Mexico.

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Country Spotlight

Uganda

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Crime-Fighting Program Stymied by Cultural Barriers, Low Enrollment

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Refugees Seeking Safety Confront Discrimination

The East African country hosts the most refugees and asylum seekers in sub-Saharan Africa. But many who hope to begin a new life say they are treated unfairly on several fronts — starting with housing.

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Community Insurance Bridges Health Care Gap

The country's public health care is unreliable, but private care remains pricey. Community health insurance plans offer rural Ugandans quality services at an affordable price.

By Nakisanze Segawa