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Politics Hinder Prevention as HIV Races Through Uganda’s Prisons

Infection rates among incarcerated people are more than twice the national average. But behind bars, basic prevention tools are denied.

By Nakisanze Segawa

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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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Community Insurance Bridges Health Care Gap

By Nakisanze Segawa

Country’s Latrine Goals Pose Unintended Threat

Goats and Social Media: How a Zimbabwean Town Faces Coronavirus

By Vimbai Chinembiri

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