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How the Pandemic Forced Patients Off Their Medication

Many Ugandans with noncommunicable diseases like epilepsy couldn't access medication because of funding cuts during the pandemic. The effects persist.

By Edna Namara

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How the Pandemic Forced Patients Off Their Medication

The Tiny Flea Behind a Disease Outbreak in Uganda

By Apophia Agiresaasi

First Milk Bank Fights Stigma and Infant Mortality

By Patricia Lindrio

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Americas

Coverage from Haiti, Mexico and Puerto Rico

Addiction Treatment Is Difficult. For Mothers, It’s Even Harder.

By Lucila Pellettieri

A Homemade Remedy for Menstruation Stigma

By Avigaí Silva

Terror and Trauma for Children Displaced by Gang Wars

By Anne Myriam Bolivar

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Asia

Coverage from Indian-administered Kashmir, Mongolia, Nepal and Sri Lanka

Economic Crisis and Unregulated Alcohol Collide

By Vetrichelvi Chandrakala

Shame, Stigma and Suicide: For Girls, the Pandemic Made It Worse

By Shilu Manandhar

Herbal Remedies Grow Popular Again, Thanks to Pandemic

By Khorloo Khukhnokhoi

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