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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.

By Sunita Neupane

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Zimbabwe
New Tax Promises a Larger Fleet of Emergency Vehicles in Harare. Residents are Skeptical.

Residents doubt city leaders’ new levy will help pay for more critically-needed ambulances.

By Gamuchirai Masiyiwa
Zimbabwe
How Zimbabwe’s Health System Profits From the Dead

By Linda Mujuru
Democratic Republic of Congo
Closed Clinics, Empty Shelves: Patients Struggle as War Unravels Lubero’s Health Care System

Violence and road blockages have made it impossible to transport people and vital supplies to medical facilities.

By Merveille Kavira Luneghe

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Africa

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A ‘Mysterious Tropical Disorder’ Is Devastating Families in Northern Uganda

By Patricia Lindrio

Women Face Sexual Assault in Ugandan Mental Health Hospitals

By Apophia Agiresaasi

To Treat Cavities, DRC’s Traditional Healers Turn to a Surprising Ingredient

By Françoise Mbuyi Mutombo

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Americas

Coverage from Haiti, Mexico and Puerto Rico

Hoping to Curb C-Sections, Midwives Fight for Relevance

By Coraly Cruz Mejías

and Ena Aguilar Peláez

Virus Prevents Cemetery Visits, Silencing a Powerful Ritual

and Aline Suárez del Real

Medical Marijuana Users Find Little Relief

By Coraly Cruz Mejías

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Asia

Coverage from Mongolia, Nepal and Sri Lanka

As Coronavirus Surges, Doctors and Nurses Fight for Better Pay

By Odonchimeg Batsukh

and Dolgormaa Sandagdorj

Patients Languish as Health Centers Focus on Coronavirus

By Khorloo Khukhnokhoi

Mongolia Had Big Plans for a COVID-Free Summer. What Went Wrong?

By Myagmarsuren Battur

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