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Zimbabwe’s New Mothers Face Extortion for ‘Free’ Child Health Cards

The quiet return of maternity fees and the black-market sale of essential documents put extra burdens on mothers as they struggle to navigate a broken system.

By Gamuchirai Masiyiwa

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Uganda
In Uganda, Fake Doctors Cause Serious Damage

Rife with understaffed hospitals, corrupt licensing and people who claim to be doctors, the health system struggles to protect patients from deadly medical fraud.

By Apophia Agiresaasi
Bangladesh
Tuberculosis Care in Bangladesh Falters as US Pulls Aid

By Fabeha Monir
Nepal
Why Working Abroad Has Sparked a Kidney-Failure Crisis in Nepal

One-third of the dialysis patients at the country’s National Kidney Center came for treatment after working abroad, often at jobs with grueling hours and few water or bathroom breaks in stifling heat.

By Sunita Neupane

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Africa

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Zimbabwe’s New Mothers Face Extortion for ‘Free’ Child Health Cards

By Gamuchirai Masiyiwa

In Uganda, Fake Doctors Cause Serious Damage

By Apophia Agiresaasi

Tuberculosis Treatment in Jeopardy as Zimbabwe Loses US Aid

By Linda Mujuru

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Americas

Coverage from Haiti, Mexico and Puerto Rico

The Fight for Weight-Sensitive Health Care in Mexico

By Patricia Zavala Gutiérrez

Blood Money: Inside the Desperate — and Illegal — Search for Blood in Chihuahua

By Lilette A. Contreras

A Mexican Hotel for Sex Workers Is Also Their Clinic

By Samantha Páez

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Asia

Coverage from Mongolia, Nepal and Sri Lanka

Tuberculosis Care in Bangladesh Falters as US Pulls Aid

By Fabeha Monir

Why Working Abroad Has Sparked a Kidney-Failure Crisis in Nepal

By Sunita Neupane

The Trump Administration Is Gutting USAID. Nepali Infants Will Starve, Officials Warn.

By Yam Kumari Kandel

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